HRVRD w/Junior Astronomers Charlotte, N.C.’s HRVRD is fresh off supporting letlive.’s tour, and headlines this leg of dates with their cinematic angular post-rock, backing a much-anticipated sophomore full-length and debut on Equal Vision Records, From the Bird’s Cage, its underlying dissonance bringing a sense of disquiet to the record. Fellow Charlottians, Junior Astronomers, open with raw post-punk flavor. (The Hub, Tampa)
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
Queen Latifah We don’t see Queen Latifah step aside from her coveted acting career to take the stage too often, though she started as a ball-busting hip hop artist and in recent years transitioned into the role of jazz chanteuse. Once she starts her hosting gig this fall on The Queen Latifah Show, I imagine a chance to see the Jersey-born Queen belting jazz standards — as she does on this four-date Florida tour — will grow ever smaller. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Minus the Bear/Circa Survive w/Now Now In “Sharp Practice” off 2012’s Violent Waves, the high jagged wails of Circa Survive lead singer Anthony Green climb and wheel over beds of clean and distorted dueling guitars notes, all carried on galloping rhythmic propulsion. The Philly fusers of prog, metal and alt rock self-released and produced their fourth LP, an attempt to capture their dynamic live sound on disc. Circa Survive joins Seattle outfit Minus the Bear for this co-headlining tour. “These guys consistently put on some of the best live shows I’ve gotten to witness,” CL freelancer Andrew Silverstein wrote after Minus the Bear’s Orlando show last fall. “Yeah, they fell off the map after poppy math rock faded into obscurity in the early 2000s, but have still managed to ride on some modicum of success with a linear succession of solid-and-catchy to droll, desperate albums over the past few years. Guitarist Dave Knudson is a wildly interesting figure on stage as he taps, loops, and strums through a finger-breaking assortment of weirdly-catchy and asymmetrical riffs that have become the band’s defining trait.” Warming up the stage is Now, Now, a Minneapolis alt-rock trio with sweet-toned girlish vocal harmonies and upbeat pop appeal. (The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City)
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