From the Stranger Suggests:

Why?, Mount Eerie, No Kids

(Vera) Why? frontman Yoni Wolf is one of the best lyricists in indie rock (or anywhere else) right now, a tongue-tying fast-talker who twists hiphop cadences and tightly-wound couplets to his own compellingly morbid, hyper-self-conscious ends. His band's latest, Eskimo Snow, was culled from the same recording sessions that produced 2008's Alopecia, but its songs are sentimental rather than sly, instrumentally looser and more live. Mount Eerie is the ongoing project of the Microphones' equally existentially concerned (though slightly more solaced) Phil Elverum. No Kids are a delightful chamber-pop trio from Canada. This is a flawless bill. (Vera Project, Seattle Center, 956-8372. 7:30 pm, $12/$13, all ages.) ERIC GRANDY

More on Why? and Mount Eerie here and here. Do not miss this show.

From Up & Coming:

The Oregon Donor, the Femurs

(Sunset) The Oregon Donor's new record, A Pageant's End, starts with "Pageant," which spends the first minute or two tricking you into thinking it's a pretty ballad. But don't be fooled; the song evolves into a swirling and fun flurry of piano, fuzzy guitars, and harmonies. The following track, "Hostages," does the opposite—spending the first couple minutes paying homage to Built to Spill's infamous, frenzied jam sessions before chilling out into a romantic pop song. But just as most romances do, it gets sour at the end. In fact, that seems to be the Oregon Donor's MO—lure in the listener with sonic sweetness, and once the victim's in their sights, blast them back against the wall with an epic, distorted freak-out. Well played, Oregon Donor. MEGAN SELING

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