Bob Log III is playing the Croc tonight. Here's just a tidbit of what Dave Segal had to say in this week's paper:

Bob Log III is a one-man ruckus-bringer from Tucson, Arizona, who used to be in the similarly ruckus-bringing duo Doo Rag. Doo Rag released a couple of buzz-generating records that came off like a lower-fidelity Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, without the Ivy League pedigree and corny Elvis shtick. Then in 1996, just when Doo Rag had picked up momentum and were opening for Beck, Blues Explosion, R. L. Burnside, and Ween, percussionist Thermos Malling bailed while Doo Rag were on tour with the latter, leaving Log to finish out the dates alone. Thus was born Bob Log III. Necessity is the motherfucker of invention.

The Shins, Delta Spirit
(Showbox at the Market) The Shins have been awfully quiet lately. Following 2007's fair but not life-changing (sorry) Wincing the Night Away, the band split with Sub Pop and announced vague plans to self-release a fourth album. Since then, not a peep. So, who knows? Tonight might see the band unleashing a slew of untested new material, or it might just see them leaning on their considerable catalog of impeccable indie pop. Either way, expect the band's live set to be relatively quiet as well, as the Shins tend to fade waaay back onstage and let their songs speak for themselves. Or, less charitably: They're kind of a ho-hum live act. Fortunately, their fainting pop songs are still perfectly, painfully eloquent. (Both shows are sold out.) ERIC GRANDY

Iron and Wine, Yogoman Burning Band
(Vera) Grouse about the ad world's appropriation of your favorite band if you must, but understand such deals can mean the difference between your favorite artist praying she never needs the health insurance she doesn't have and your favorite musician driving to her chiropractor in a fully functional automobile and designer shoes. Presumptive case in point: Iron and Wine, whose recordings have been used to sell everything from M&M's and Ask.com to the fourth-season finale of House M.D. and the prom scene in Twilight. As good as the residuals: the musical work to which Sam Beam will devote the rest of his life. Tonight's show at the Vera Project (and tomorrow's at the Triple Door) comes in advance of the release of Iron and Wine's Around the Well, a compilation of B sides and rarities (including Beam's well-loved covers of New Order and the Postal Service) due out on Sub Pop May 19. DAVID SCHMADER

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express
(Triple Door) For 40-plus years, Brian Auger's been making his Hammond organ purr, snarl, roar, and burble in a slew of jazz, R&B, rock, and funk songs that all sorts of producers have sampled (check out Bentley Rhythm Ace's use of the stunning "Tiger" in "Midlander [There Can Be Only One]"). The British keyboardist excels at high-energy dance music, but, especially with singer Julie Driscoll, he has displayed a supple melodic sensibility, too. At age 69, Auger may not have the vigor of his prime, but his repertoire abounds with thrilling cuts, and recent videos prove that this ivory tickler hasn't lost his swift, deft touch. The latest incarnation of Oblivion Express includes Auger's son Karma on drums and daughter Savannah on vocals. DAVE SEGAL

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