Over the years, theres been no pinning down Warren Defever, the prolific mainstay of His Name Is Alive. The Michigan native has glided from twitchy dream-pop and lush Beach Boys homage to recontextualized soul and blues. Perhaps thats why his albums age so well – theyre out of time and place from the second he makes them. His career has been defined by freewheeling variety. Defever often has a female singer deliver his surreal, romantic lyrics, creating a certain distance between us and him. But his omnivorous taste, askew sensibilities, and dewy production are all over everything he does. With Perfume Genius. DOUG WALLEN
Mon., April 26, 8 p.m., 2010
