Dead Meadow + Whalebones + SubArachnoid Space

Man, the stoners haven't had a pairing this perfect since Comets on Fire played the same night as Hempfest in '06. Whalebones, as we know, is our local hero of rootsy stoner rock. Listening to them is like sifting through some cool old dude's records at a flea market: heavy on the Crazy Horse, Band, Stones, '70s riff rock, etc. In a live setting, they fuckin' bring it, jamming on chords as if they're riding a bucking horse. Dead Meadow, from D.C., is all about oozy electric riffs, mixing the narcotic swell of Spiritualized, the blooze-choogle of Blue Cheer, and the spacier nod-off moments of the Verve's Storm in Heaven. Tonight, the two are joined by SubArachnoid Space, a Portland band specializing in heavy space-prog instrumentals that fans of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions in the Sky, Floyd, Earth, and the like would do well to check out. See what I mean? Total stoners' paradise. With Patrol. El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave. E., 381-3094. 7 p.m. $10 adv./$12. BRIAN J. BARR
Sat., May 17, 7 p.m., 2008