Friday

An Evening w/ King Sunny Ade & his African Beats. 9:30 club. $25. All ages.
The Paulverizers, Idle Americans. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
Oleta Adams. Birchmere. $39.50.
Novalima, Pistolera. Black Cat. $18/$22. All ages.
Lovvers, Small Doses, Cigarbox Planetarium. Comet Ping Pong. All ages.
John Legend, India.Arie. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $36–$109.
Hello Society, Marbin, Lucky Dub. The Red & [...]

First there was Breathe Carolina, which Rise Records heralded as the creators of "an entire new genre," and now there's Watch Out! Theres Ghosts [sic], an "experimental/live electronics" duo from California. If this is Rise's idea of signing new, "ground-breaking" talent, I've got news for the Oregon-based hardcore label: The new stuff blows. It's terrible [...]