Wednesday, Oct. 30

Charli XCX At 21, pop/R&B singer Charlotte Aitchison is a music-biz veteran. Her first professional recordings came at age 14, and her name has been bandied about on music blogs since time immemorial (so, like, 2008). Her long-awaited sophomore album True Romance nicely bridges the gap between pleasure pop and electronic experimentation. With Kitten, Liz. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9442, neumos.com. 8 p.m. $12 adv. ANDREW GOSPE

Janelle Mon

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e pays attention to detail. You can see it in the way she presents herself: the crisp white tuxedo shirt and black slacks, perfectly coiffed hair often tucked beneath a porkpie hat. You can hear it in her songs: sultry vocals laid over a smorgasbord of sounds that bounce among funk, soul, jazz, and pop. Most of all, it’s in the elaborate production of her out-of-this-world live show, the ultimate packaging of her entertainment aesthetic. There, the successful universe the artist built on her debut EP, Metropolis: Suite I; her first studio album, The ArchAndroid; and now the critically acclaimed The Electric Lady is a cinematic, android-friendly realm of sensory overload, and an unparalleled live experience. Watching all these details come together onstage makes the 27-year-old artist’s recent Billboard nod—just ranked its 2013 Rising Star—a well-earned distinction. With Roman GianArthur. Showbox SoDo, 1700 First Ave. S., 652-0444, showboxonline.com. 9 p.m. $27. All ages, bar 21 & over with ID. KEEGAN PROSSER

Thursday, Oct. 31

The Accused For this Halloween show, the legendary crossover thrash band will mash up members from its 30-year career, including founding member Tommy Niemeyer and former vocalist Brad Mowen. This self-described splattercore band is the perfect soundtrack for All Hallows’ Eve: dark riffs, blood-soaked lyrics, and it’s loud as hell. With Millhous, Triple Sixes. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8005, chopsuey.com. 8 p.m. 
$5 adv./$8 DOS. DAVE LAKE

Hell’s Belles Thirteen years and thousands of shows across the world have instilled serious rock-’n’-roll ’tude into this all-female AC/DC tribute band, whose members reside in Washington and Texas. If you’re lame and doubt its skills, know that Angus Young, in a 2003 interview with Blender, called the quintet the best AC/DC cover band he’s heard. With HalloQueen, Belles Bent for Leather. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151, showboxpresents.com. 8 p.m. $20. 
21 and over. AZARIA C. PODPLESKY

Hoodie Allen may be 2013’s answer to Asher Roth—or he could be the next Mac Miller (it’s up to you which of those would be preferable). Regardless, Allen’s white-boy party rap straddles the line between cheesy and clever in just the right way. Case in point: the catchy-as-hell yet snarkily sex-obsessed “Two Lips.” With OCD: Moosh & Twist, D-Why, Shelton Harris & Tyler Dopps. Showbox SoDo. 7:30 p.m. $25. All ages, 
21 & over bar with ID. KP

I Will Keep Your Ghost Bryan Bradley and Aaron Coughlin combine fuzzy guitar riffs with synths and electronic beats perfect for the dance floor. The duo is in the studio finishing its new EP, It’s Natural, slated for a November release, which was funded through a Kickstarter campaign. With Gold Wolf Galaxy, Gems. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880, 
sunsettavern.com. 9 p.m. $7. All ages. ACP

Friday, Nov. 1

White Lung Ironically, this Vancouver-based punk band wrote on its Facebook page earlier this month that this tour will likely be the last time it plays songs from its latest album, Sorry, which was released last year. The good news: The trio will soon be ready to head back into the studio to work on more material. With Antwon. Barboza, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467, thebarboza.com. 
7 p.m. $10. 21 and over. ACP

Grumpy Old Bear Records Showcase Brandon Lorrekovich, Art Lipatan, Andy Glover, and Grumpy Old Bear president Norm Bowler are scheduled to perform at this showcase, highlighting some of the area’s best acoustic pop. On the event’s Facebook page, there’s a hint that performers might team up for a song or two, so arrive early, stay late, and expect the unexpected. Cafe Racer, 5828 Roosevelt Way N.E., 523-5282, caferacerseattle.com. 9 p.m. Free. All ages until 11 p.m. ACP

The Dwarves It may be the day after Halloween, but Dwarves guitarist HeWhoCannotBeNamed will definitely still be in his costume: a Mexican wrestling mask and nothing else—well, besides his guitar. With Poison Idea, Toxic Holocaust, The Insurgence, Toe Tag. El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave. E., 262-0482, elcorazon.com. 8 p.m. $13 adv./$15 DOS. DL

Def Leprechaun is not a Def Leppard cover band comprising little people, but a Celtic bar band comprising old men from Nashville who play songs about “Galloway Girls,” mermaids, and getting sloshed Irish-style. When that little-people Def Leppard cover band does come through town, however, Seattle Weekly will be all over it. With The JV. Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave., 441-5823, jewelboxtheater.com.10 p.m. $8. 21 and over. KELTON SEARS

Touche Amore This show’s headliner is AFI, the soundtrack to many a 20-something’s high-school Hot Topic phase, but more interesting will be Los Angeles band Touche Amore’s cathartic post-hardcore. September’s Is Survived By is an old-school emo throwback—raw, confessional, and melodic, but in a way that could appeal to adults, too. With Coming. Showbox at the Market. 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. All ages. AG

Curtains for You The pop duo led by the handsome and affable Gervais brothers bids itself adieu tonight. It’s for good reason. While the band has been filling Seattle clubs with its throwback harmonic power-pop songs and opening shows for bands including The Head and the Heart and the Posies, drummer Dave Lawrence has been working on his Ph.D. in fisheries. Despite the band’s skin-thwacking demands, he recently mounted a successful defense of his thesis, and is now on his way to some wonkish gig in Washington, D.C. Brothers Matt and Mike Gervais will continue with their strummier and mellower Mikey & Matty project, but tonight it’s curtains for Curtains for You. With Hannalee and Not Amy. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880, sunsettavern.com. 9 p.m. $8. MARK BAUMGARTEN

Slayer Want to keep your Halloween hangover going? With 30-plus years of the hardest, fastest metal on the planet under its studded belt, Slayer will tear through classics as well as material from 2009’s World Painted Blood, which Pitchfork called “the best album to come from the Big Four of Thrash since the 1990s.” With Gojira, 4ARM. WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S. 381-7555. 7:30 p.m. $40 adv./$45 DOS. DL

Saturday, Nov. 2

Gram ParsonS Tribute Tuesday would have been Gram Parsons’ 67th birthday, and one can only imagine what all the cosmic musician would have accomplished by now if he hadn’t been cut down in 1973. Tonight Country Dave and a bar full of deeply indebted musicians will honor his memory by attempting to recreate the innovative mix of country, rock, and blues that the man created as a member of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers and on his own before his death at age 26. If you’ve got a Nudie suit, wear it. Conor Byrne, 5140 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-3640, conorbyrne
pub.com. 9 p.m. $12. MB

Sunday, Nov. 3

Buddy Guy Touring behind his latest record, the oh-so-apropos Rhythm and Blues, the last great representative of the fabled Chicago-based Chess Records is back to prove one thing and one thing only—you’re damn right he’s still got the blues! Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, 425-888-1234, snocasino.com. 7 p.m. $40.55. CORBIN REIFF

Monday, Nov. 4

Mazzy Star After three well-received albums, this ’90s cult band quietly parted and its two core members, Hope Sandoval and David Roback, went on to pursue other projects. Now reunited, the group’s latest, Seasons of Your Day, ends the 17-year gap in its discography, but its re-emergence does raise the question of relevance. Fortunately, the timing is good. The new-folk-saturated market—and the zeitgeist with it—has given way to more nuanced sounds, and the dream-pop groundwork laid by Mazzy Star’s three seminal albums (’90’s She Hangs Brightly, ’93’s So Tonight That I Might See, and ’96’s Among My Swan) has lately been reprised by bands like Beach House and Pure Bathing Culture. You couldn’t be faulted if you thought Seasons was produced by a new group breaking onto the scene; but in fact it’s this pair, now squarely middle-aged (he is 55, she is 46), that over two decades ago seamlessly fused psychedelic, drone-addled, Doors-esque anthems with a ’90s laissez-faire style, perfectly captured by Sandoval’s dreamy, languid vocals. On Seasons, the band resumes the vibe: Gentle acoustic strumming is fleshed out with noodly, bluesy electric guitar, walls of psychedelic reverb, hypnosis-inducing drums, and Sandoval’s still-youthful vocals. But with age comes wisdom; now things sound cleaner, tighter, and, yes, all the more seasoned. With The Entrance Band, Mariee Sioux. The Neptune,1303 N.E. 45th St., 682-1414, stgpresents.org/neptune. 8 p.m. $35. GWENDOLYN ELLIOTT

Sepultura Tonight this long-running Brazilian metal act will focus on songs from its 13th LP, the just-released The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart—which is the first to feature new drummer Eloy Casagrande, and which was produced by Ross Robinson, who last worked with the band on 1996’s Roots. With Unearth, Kataklysm, Scar the Martyr, Dark Sermon, Lesbian. Neumos. 6 p.m. $25 adv. DL

Iron and Wine Following 2011’s Kiss Each Other Clean, Sam Beam has continued to explore his brighter side. His fifth studio album, April’s Ghost on Ghost, features the same intimate voice fans know and love, only now set against a jazzier, poppier, upbeat backdrop. With Laura Mvula. The Paramount, 911 Pine St., 682-1414, stgpresents.org/paramount. 7:30 p.m. $29.50. All ages. ACP

Tuesday, Nov. 5

Twenty One Pilots Some sort of love child of Matt & Kim and 3OH!3, this duo mixes tongue-and-cheek pop-infused indie rock with fun electronic arrangements that are sure to have you jumping up and down. The Pilots’ tunes don’t quite have the same feral energy as those of either of those precursor acts, but the duo’s muted production and angsty delivery are interesting enough to stand on their own. With Robert Delong and Sirah. Neptune. 8 p.m. $16.50. KP