Very simply stated, it is crucial that you see My Morning Jacket live in concert, and more specifically on this current tour. The group’s most recent effort, Evil Urges, represents its largest sonic departure yet: a new energy of soulful, electro funk infiltrating the tried-and-true psychedelic-Americana sound of past releases. Never has there been a better opportunity to enjoy the band in its preferred live setting as it draws from its most disparate album yet. Even if Urges isn’t your speed, there’s sure to be something amongst the anticipated three-hour set (!) that is. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., 628-0888. www.ticketmaster.com. 8 p.m. $34. RAECHEL SIMS

Sun., Sept. 28, 8 p.m., 2008