Gothenberg, Sweden has proved to be an unlikely boon to the international pop music community its the home of Jose Gonzalez, Jens Lekman, The Knife, and, of course, Ace of Base. Despite what her name implies, the singer Yukimi Nagano was born and raised in Gothenberg and formed the electropop quartet Little Dragon with three of her high school friends (keyboardist Håkan Wirenstrand, bassist Fredrik Wallin, drummer Erik Bodin). Nagano is a professed R&B aficionado, and the bands dancefloor electronica as heard on 2007s self-titled debut and 2009s glossy Machine Dreams is notable for its tinges of warm undertones of colorful soul. Little Dragon spent much of 2010 supporting Gorillazs massive international Plastic Beach tour, which should have provided more than ample prep for their current headlining U.S. outing. With Billygoat, SunTzu Sound. ERIN K. THOMPSON
Wed., Jan. 12, 8 p.m., 2011
