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Decibel Festival

(Various venues) See preview and Data Breaker.

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Seattle Symphony

(Benaroya Hall) See Thursday.

Constant Lovers, Absolute Monarchs, See Me River

(Comet) See Sound Check.

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Jens Lekman - An Argument With Myself by DOJAGSC

Jens Lekman, Geoffrey O'Connor

(Columbia City Theater) Jens Lekman is the Swedish art-popper best known stateside for his 2007 record Night Falls over Kortedala, which pairs the vast musicality of Sufjan Stevens with the wry (song-) bookishness of Stephin Merritt, to ridiculously charming effect. Last month brought the release of a lush new EP, An Argument with Myself, and tonight the Jens Lekman Experience will materialize onstage at the appropriately charming Columbia City Theater. Australian and fellow art-popper Geoffrey O'Connor opens. DAVID SCHMADER

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Motown Tribute Night: Ancient Vessel Allstars, Georgetown Allstars

(White Rabbit) This summer, I had the pleasure of reading Keith Richards's autobiography Life and Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids, and I was thrilled to see both authors hold forth on their deep love for and indebtedness to the music of Motown. Of course, loving Motown is a chore on par with enjoying pizza—if you don't do it naturally and regularly, there's something wrong with you. (Maybe you're lactose intolerant and only like crap music?) Tonight at the White Rabbit in Fremont, the vast Motown songbook is the playground for two Seattle soul collectives, the Georgetown Allstars and the Ancient Vessel Allstars. Wear your dancing shoes and bring a sweat rag. DAVID SCHMADER

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The Young Evils, Ravenna Woods, Summer Babes

(Tractor) Writing about Odd Future (see Tuesday) worked me up into an angry frenzy—the same thing happens when I'm reminded that Mark Driscoll exists—but thankfully, Seattle's the Young Evils also exist. Their tambourine-laced jangly pop manages to bring my brain back down to non-nuclear levels with sweet and uncomplicated harmonies. Songs like "Get Over It" and "Crazy People" have the same effect on me as looking at a Google image search of baby badgers does—not just calming, but a reminder that not everyone in the world is a homophobic and misogynic asshole. Not everyone boos gay soldiers or raps about "faggot hipsters" to sell records. There's still good. Deep breath. Just sing along. It'll be okay. MEGAN SELING

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Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, Rocky Sandoval, Choklate, Caitlin Cardier, Nate Jackson

(ShoWare Center, Kent) Does it seem to anyone else like not enough time has passed for a '90s revival to be happening? And yet every time I see or hear the clothes, TV, and music of that decade, my dumb heart does a little dance. Well, your dumb something else is going to do a little dance, because BOYZ II MEN are coming to town. (Oh, the slow dances I've danced to them!) Local promoter Steve Brown has been selling out ShoWare Center with a series of '90s R&B concerts called "Ladies Night Out." Previous bills included Ginuwine, K-Ci and JoJo, and Tone Loc; this is "Volume 4." Let's follow Missy Elliott's advice (yeah, yeah, the song's from the early '00s) before the show, ladies: "If you're a fly gal, get your nails done. Get a pedicure, get your hair did." ANNA MINARD

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