Bird Show of North America, Artis the Spoonman, Daguerreotypes
(Crocodile) How so un–punk rock of me to suggest you buy something the day after Thanksgiving. I know it’s Black Friday and all, but it’s not like I’m asking you to go to fucking Wal-Mart and get a blender for your sister or something. I’m just saying that maybe you should head to the Croc and pay a few bucks to see Bird Show of North America, a fantastically dynamic and playful instrumental act who play songs about birds. Or named after birds. There are no words, so I can’t say for certain that the songs are about birds. While the music plays, another member of the band paints and/or draws pictures of birds. And they’re not too bad! And they’re available for sale after the show for something like $20 a pop, which is a bargain price for everyone on your holiday list. MEGAN SELING

Green Velvet, Nordic Soul vs. Recess, Red Pony, Scott Lonheim
(Neumo’s) Green Velvet is something of an anomaly among rave anthemists. The producer, born Curtis Jones and formerly known as Cajmere, is a born-again Christian (though he’s not gonna shove a giant, flashing cross in your face about it) and his most recognizable hit, “La La Land,” almost seems like—gasp!—an anti-drug song (supposedly, Jones found God in the grip of a bad trip). But, whatever his personal inclinations, the man sure as hell knows how to make a banging, euphoric club track (such as electro-house delights “Shake and Pop” and “Flash”). And his DJ sets are enough to make even the most piously sober soul freak, sweat, and, well, shake and pop. Opening is a small host of Seattle talent, including a tag team set from Broken Disco heads Nordic Soul and Recess, the critically buzzed Red Pony, and Scott Lonheim. ERIC GRANDY

Read more about Green Velvet in this week’s Bug in the Bassbin too.

Green Velvet is one of the largest personalities in the world of techno, generating hits that work in both underground and mainstream contexts. After starting with house, he rose to fame as a neon-haired electro punk, creating timeless testaments to hedonistic excess, odes to booze, pills, and partying. Those tracks mark a stark contrast from his conservative religious lifestyle of the last few years.