The Dream Syndicate @ Turf ClubL.A.'s great (greatest?) '80s students of the Velvet Underground are gonna play their debut album, The Days of Wine & Roses, which you probably want them to. Since that landmark was so dependent on the way long ago departed guitarist Karl Precoda, filtered Lou Reed through psychedelia, I'm a little curious about how guitarist Jason Victor, who stepped in when the band reformed, adjusts the sound to his own talents. Judging from the reformed band's latest, Ultraviolet Battle Hymns and True Confessions, Victor has plenty of tricks of his own.

Mystery Meat, Let's be Kids, Mary Jam, Ray Gun Youth @ Underground Music Cafe

The Gated Community (Album Release) @ Uptown VFW

Mersiv @ Varsity Theater

We Are the Willows @ White Squirrel

Friday, November 11

Mother Banjo + Jaspar Lepak @ Aster Cafe

Dan Ristrom & The Big Throwdown @ Bunkers

The Soft Light with Junior Choir and Beulah Rue @ Cabooze

Johnnie Brown Sings Lionel Richie @ Crooners

Doug Anderson and Lori Dokken @ Crooners

Maggie's Afterglow with Rick Carlson and Prudence Johnson @ Crooners

Steven Page @ Dakota

Matt Herzog Band, Lovercraft @ Driftwood

Men I Trust with Feng Suave @ First Avenue

Vibin Viernes with DJ William El Buenon and Live Drum by Franky Rivery @ Granada

Brass & Bodyworks + Porky’s Groove Machine + Golden Morrison @ Hook and Ladder

AfroGeode and The Gemstones, Big Salt, Charmme @ Hook and Ladder

Tim Sparks @ Icehouse

Brunette + Hyooman @ Icehouse

Erin McCawley’s Harrison Street Band @ KJ’s Hideaway

Lisa Deguiseppi @ KJ’s Hideaway

SayMyName @ The Loft

Floodwater Angel, Erik's Iridescent Tent, Larry Wish @ Mortimer’s

Joe Bonamassa @ Orpheum Theatre

The Backseat Lovers with Bendigo Fletcher @ Palace Theatre

The Union Suits, Goatroper, and Hemma @ Palmer’s

The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute @ Pantages Theatre

Just Mustard, Been Stellar @ 7th St Entry

Annihilation Process @ Studio B

Rod Wave @ Target Center

WHITE LINE DARKO, The Briefly Gorgeous, Admiral Fox @ 331 Club

Arch Echo with The Resonance Project @ Turf Club

Come As You Are: A 90’s Alternative Party! @ Uptown VFW

Warren Zeiders @ Varsity Theater

Warcake with Blood Cookie, The Havana Sleeve, Falcon Arrow @ White Squirrel

Saturday, November 12

Floodwater Angel with Murf, Lunar Moth, and Magick Flavour Station @ Amsterdam

Ice Nine Kills, Motionless in White, Black Veil Brides + Atreyu @ Armory

Space Hug + Jeff Ray @ Aster Cafe

Chase & Ovation: The Music of Prince @ Bunkers

Beth Orton with Heather Woods Broderick @ Cedar Cultural CenterA quarter-century ago, Orton was a quiet pioneer in the world of post-expressive singer-songwriters, fusing British folk stoicism with a mix of electronic and organic settings that nailed a certain wistful mood. Her first album in six years, Weather Alive, could almost sound like a victory lap in celebration of how ahead of the game she was--if Orton wasn't so modest about it all.

Connie Evingson and Andrew Walesch @ Crooners

Kate Beahan and Friends @ Crooners

Pamela McNeill @ Crooners

Maggie's Afterglow with Rick Carlson and Jennifer Grimm @ Crooners

American Roots Revue @ Dakota

The Hackmasters, the Rolling Clones @ Driftwood

ThankOween 5: The Heavy Sixers, 13 Howell, PEAL, The Boot R&B and Haters Club @ Eagles 34

Nightly with vaultboy @ Fine Line

DeVotchKa @ First Avenue

Zakir Hussain with Niladri Kumar @ The Fitzgerald Theater

GRRRL SCOUT: Cloud Nine @ Hook and Ladder — FEATURED IN EVENT HORIZON

The Dollys @ Icehouse