Great Northern

Hmmm. Not the group I would expect to open for the Gutter Twins, a dark and gritty band featuring Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli, two of modern rock's greatest heathens. But whatever! Great Northern (I hope the name is a Twin Peaks reference, but I'm not sure) are not from any great north at all, but rather they're from Los Angeles (which, actually, is north if you live in Mexico). Their tunes are light and breezy indie pop and would flow quite well on an iPod shuffle consisting of Twilight Sleep, Sea Wolf, and Silversun Pickups. In other words, they make very pretty music that will serve as a nice contrast to the gruffness of headliners Lanegan and Dulli. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. $15 adv./$17.

Listen to a sample of Great Northern's "hOMe."