Willamette Thursday: 5 Things to Do and See in Portland on November 6

The Wytches, Us Lights, Talk In Tongues
[HOWLING PSYCH] It’s refreshing to see a band take its time developing a personality before issuing a slew of albums. Having taken about three years to release its first full length, Annabel Dream Reader, the U.K.’s Wytches arrive as a self-assured psych trio. Easy hallmarks are apparent: There’s an occasional Black Lips jangle on some of the faster-paced tracks, and it’s difficult to ignore a ’90s disaffection in singer Kristian Bell’s delivery. Songs like “Summer Again,” though, belie a broader interest—something slower and more persistent, pointing to the possibility that all the gut-wrenching howling accompanying the track serves as the beginning to a long career. DAVE CANTOR. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. 8 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.

Frankie Rose, Cold Beat, Ephrata
[SYNTH PUNK] Frankie Rose has a résumé that would cause a lot of people to salivate. She’s been a founding figure in shapeshifting groups like Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls. Tonight, she’s at a small venue, playing selections from her own futuristic pop-rock catalog, including cuts from 2012 standout Interstellar and last year’s edgier, garage-rocking Herein Wild. Rose manages to partner her punk-rock prowess with metallic, synthetic elements that make for a frayed, chilly and memorable sound. MARK STOCK. Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water Ave., 894-9708. 10 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.