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Whimsical Texan singer/songwriter Ben Kweller teams up with indie darlings Death Cab for Cutie for a pop-filled night that is sure to leave you feeling all gooey inside. Kweller just released On My Way, his follow-up to the irresistibly charming Sha Sha. Death Cab are touring off their Seth Cohen of the OC approved 2003 album Transatlanticism. Tickets $18. All ages. 6 p.m. Avalon Night Club, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston...
N.E.R.D., which stands for “No One Ever Really Dies,” may be the pet project of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo—who are responsible for many a rap and teen-pop hit as the Neptunes—but, their genre bending records have made them favorites of even the most jaded music fan. The socially conscious hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas also perform. Tickets $22.25. 18+. 8 p.m. Avalon Night Club, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston...
Since the dissolution of the Elephant 6 Collective, it seems that the players involved have been content to leave behind the sound that made the group so popular in the musical underground: bombastic, psychedelic arrangements condensed into indie-pop gems, with alternating absurdity and striking poignancy. Athens, Ga.’s Elf Power continue to depart from this sound on their new release, an album striking mostly for its choice of Athenian forebears—abandoning the region’s mid-90s psychedelic boom, here the Elves seem to be doing their best R.E.M. The album...
Beggar Boys does have its pop moments. The leadoff track, “Never Believe,” is a riveting opener that belies the monotony that follows. Driving synth opens the album, and quickly gives way to peppy jangling guitar. Only slightly dampened by Andy Rieger’s nasal, expressionless voice, the song is a pleasant chunk of modern folky pop. But after ten more songs of the same, one questions how much of this sound one can take...
...Bloody Lovelies have an energetic pop-rock sound that is at once retro and yet utterly accessible. The fun the band is having comes through loud and clear on the album, making for happy sing-alongs and dreamy introspection alike. There are some standard piano-driven numbers like the opener “Hologram” and the gentler “Lonely Town.” The latter is sung with a delicate longing by vocalist Randy Wooten. But Wooten and his band prove they are just as capable of playing a good rollicking rock song with...