Wednesday, March 25

Leeni Ramadan never falters in her character as Prom Queen, carrying herself with a Heathers-style mix of beauty and wickedness. She manages to make a pink guitar look totally hardcore instead of “Girl Power!” gimmicky. The band, whose music sounds like ‘60s bubblegum pop on Quaaludes, lists David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, and Alfred Hitchcock as influences, hinting that for Prom Queen, aesthetic is just as important as the music. Ramadan’s period wardrobe is pretty spot-on—she looks like she just walked off the set of Valley of the Dolls. Going to a Prom Queen show is a must for any Twin Peaks fanatics who loved the musical acts at the show’s swoon-worthy Bang Bang Bar. With Saul Conrad, Levi Fuller & The Library. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8005, chopsuey.com. 8 p.m. 
$8 adv./$10 DOS. 21 and over. DIANA M. LE

After more than 20 years together, storied rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is calling it quits as a quintet, but not before going out in a couple of big ways. First, all five group members—Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, and Bizzy Bone—will perform their most successful album to date, E. 1999 Eternal (which features “1st of tha Month,” “East 1999,” and the Eazy-E-dedicated, Grammy award-winning “Tha Crossroads”), in its entirety. And later this year, the group plans to follow Wu-Tang Clan’s footsteps and produce a single copy 
of its forthcoming final album, E. 1999 Legends, to 
sell at auction, setting the opening bid at $1 million. 
The Moore, 1932 Second Ave., 877-784-4849, stg
presents.org. 8 p.m. $22.50 and up. All ages. AZARIA 
C. PODPLESKY

Thursday, March 26

In a way, Ghost Modern, the fourth album from synth-heavy indie-rock band Geographer, wouldn’t have come together had it not been for writer’s block. The main force behind it, singer/guitarist/synth player Mike Deni, would visit a beach in San Francisco when he was stuck on a lyric, only to be inspired by the ocean: its size, beauty, and ability to allude to so much yet reveal so little about itself, a trait Deni found very human. This influence, as well as the idea of letting go of the lies we tell ourselves, made its way into several songs on the album, most notably the soaring “I’m Ready.” With Wild Ones, De Lux. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9442, neumos.com. 8 p.m. $15. 21 and over. ACP

Between Seattle’s Thunderpussy and The Fame Riot, tonight is about to be the glammest night of your entire life. Breaking down the math a bit, Thunderpussy is about 40 percent AC/DC, 40 percent Led Zeppelin, and 20 percent leather. There’s lots of high kicking and strutting, and you might get a high heel in the face (and like it). The Fame Riot, on the other hand, is about 30 percent Diamond Dogs–era Bowie, 60 percent Saturday Night Fever, and 10 percent feather boas. If you’ve got sensitive eyeballs, you’ll want to wear shades for this show—you’re pretty much guaranteed to get an aggressive glitter-spritzing. With the Hollers. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599, tractortavern.com. 9 p.m. $10. 21 and over. KELTON SEARS

Friday, March 27

As so often happens, from the ashes of one band rise another. Canadian art-rock quartet Viet Cong was formed by Women bandmates Matt Flegel (vocals/bass) and Mike Wallace (drums) after the group broke up in 2012. The duo wasn’t finished exploring Women’s art-rock sound, and recruited guitarists Scott Munro and Daniel Christiansen for a new project. On its self-titled debut, Viet Cong mixes industrial, noise-rock, and ’60s influences with the art-rock base Women fans are familiar with. The album can be jarring at times, but there’s no denying its captivating power, especially on the 11-minute epic closing track, “Death.” The band is currently undergoing some heavy scrutiny for its loaded name, which got them barred by concerned students from a planned show at Oberlin College this month. With What Moon Things. Barboza, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9951, thebarboza.com. 7 p.m. $10. 21 and over. ACP

Ian Kurtis Crist, Dan Shaw, and David Dempsey, transplants from Alaska and Massachusetts, met and formed Health Problems in Seattle a few years ago. Since then they’ve been warmly embraced in the city’s scuzzy DIY punk circles. Listening to the Counterproductive EP, it’s immediately evident that the band is heavily influenced by noise and hardcore bands like Fugazi and Pissed Jeans. The trio definitely has the whole snotty, aggro-teen-lashing-out-against-suburban-America thing down. With Marriage + Cancer, Nail Polish. Cairo, 507 E. Mercer St., temple
ofcairo.com. 8 p.m. $7. All ages. DML

Of course

Sir Richard Bishop’s new album was recorded solely using a mysterious, “enchanted” parlor guitar he haggled for in Geneva. This is the same dude who once who traveled to Indonesia with his brother and ended up embedding with a crew of fire-breathing magicians who played gamelan every night in the forest. One of Seattle’s elder grizzled wizards, Bishop has been shrieking his exoticized, Dada-inspired avant-rock into the ether for decades now. But on Tangier Sessions, recorded in a single week in Morocco, he tamps down his trademark beatnik jitters for a lovely, hypnotic, Arabic-influenced instrumental album that your mom might even like. With Ben Von Wildenhaus. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave., 784-4880, sunset
tavern.com. 9 p.m. $8. 21 and over. KS

Saturday, March 28

If you’re familiar with Caspar Babypants, chances are you’re a die-hard fan of the Presidents of the United States of America and/or have at least one toddler at home. PUSA lead singer Chris Ballew’s child-oriented side project seemed like a one-time thing for a nonprofit show in 2002 until Ballew made his formal Babypants debut in 2009 with Here I Am!, a collection of reinterpreted folk songs, nursery rhymes, and baby-centric originals. His lyrics are perfect for younger ears but not so silly that adults can’t enjoy multiple listens, too. Ballew released his ninth Babypants album, a batch of lullabies called Night Night!, earlier this month. The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., 682-1414, stgpresents.org. 10:30 a.m. $6/babes in arms free. All ages. ACP

Seattle’s brash and goofy Chastity Belt is beginning to break out of the bubble of the local music scene, scoring recent profiles in Rookie and on NPR and a mention in Paper. Time to Go Home, the band’s sophomore album, was released earlier this week to lots of fanfare focusing on the group’s cool-as-ice, lackadaisical approach to feminism. The ladies of Chastity Belt give teen girls everywhere the slutty role models they deserve with the record’s undisputable anthem “Cool Slut,” which boldly defuses the term’s demeaning connotations by assuring us all that “It’s OK to be slutty.” Yooooo—these girls are kinda magic. With Cool Ghouls, Dude York. The Highline, 210 Broadway E., 328-7837, highlineseattle.com. 9 p.m. $8. 21 and over. DML

Sunday, March 29

Just as I hate the use of the word “quirky” to describe . . . anything, I’m also starting to hate “weird” as a descriptor for bands. But keeping it real, the dudes in !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk) are straight-up WEIRDOS. Everything is a joke for them, every party a dance party. The band is a Frankenstein mishmash of Sacramento punk bands Black Licorice, Popesmashers, and Yah Mos, so between the thrashing and the dancing, there are a lot of vibes all chaotically vibing at once. Listening to the band’s self-described dance/punk/crunk/jerk elicits a couple of reactions—sometimes I’m like “!!!” and sometimes I’m like “???” With OCnotes. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave. S., 722-3009, columbiacitytheater.com. 8:30 p.m. $15 adv./$18 DOS. 21 and over. DML

Tuesday, March 31

It’s been a pretty stellar ride for Brooklyn duo Oh Honey (vocalist/guitarist Mitchy Collins and singer Danielle Bouchard) since the release of “Be Okay” from the With Love EP. The song’s folk-pop bounce and the tried-and-true “oh oh oh”s in the chorus caught the attention of Fueled by Ramen, home to acts like Paramore and Young the Giant, and led to two more EPs, Sincerely Yours and the recently released Wish You Were Here, the third of four parts in the duo’s “Postcard” series. Wish is as feel-good as “Be Okay” and should appease fans until Until Next Time is released later this year. Then a debut full-length is most likely on the horizon. With Public. The Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-4618, thecrocodile.com. 8 p.m. $12. All ages. ACP

Dear Diary, Mood: Morose. The band’s name may say emo, but its low, droning guitars and deep-throated screams say doom-and-gloom-core. There isn’t much else to know about the band—it’s pretty far off the grid. Its Facebook page lists its members only by their first initials: J, C, R, A. There are no photos, and only a solitary six-minute practice recording of a song called “Dehumanize” on its Bandcamp. I’m dying to go to the show just to see if this band actually exists IRL. With Muscle and Marrow, Same Sex Dictator, KA. Narwhal, 1118 E. Pike St., 325-6492, unicornseattle.com. 9 p.m. $7. 21 and over. DML