Friday, April 10Alex Guy, the woman behind Led to Sea, is a seasoned violinist who approaches pop music delicately, with great respect for the craft. Her vocals are soft and playfully charming, similar to those of Mirah, whom she has toured with. She is sometimes accompanied by Paul Kikuchi (percussion) and Jherek Bischoff (bass), two incredibly talented staples of the local scene. For this special CD release party for her third full-length, she’s joined by even more of Seattle’s most hXc musicians. Tonight is going to be a total master class for all you amateurs out there, so bring notepads. With Tomo Nakayama, Lori Goldston. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave. S., 722-3009, columbiacitytheater.com. 8 p.m. $10 adv./$12 DOS. 21 and over. DMLSaturday, April 11At last month’s Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Awards, avant-jazz quartet Industrial Revelation won Alternative Jazz Group of the Year and bassist Evan Flory-Barnes was honored as the N.W. Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year. Seeing as the nominees and winners are decided by local jazz fans, it’s safe to say Seattle has a pretty big sweet spot for the band—Flory-Barnes, drummer D’Vonne Lewis, Ahamefule Oluo on trumpet, and Josh Rawlings on Fender Rhodes/piano—a group that has entertained crowds with a mix of classic and modern-jazz elements since 2006. Industrial Revelation is currently hard at work in Robert Lang’s storied studio on a follow-up to its latest, Oak Head. With Whitney Monge. Blue Moon, 712 N.E. 45th St., 2675-9116, bluemoonseattle.wordpress.com. 9 p.m. $10. 21 and over. ACPWarren Defever started His Name is Alive in the late ’80s in his basement recording on a 4-track. He remains the only constant member of the project, now celebrating its 25th anniversary. In that time, the band has produced a massive output of EPs, live records, compilations, remixes, and full-length albums. Released last year, Tecuciztecatl is the band’s 14th studio album; it features some solo-heavy fever-dream pop with hazy vocals over layers and layers of noise. Under the “Artists We Like” section of its Facebook page is a single link to a video of “Every Thin Lizzy Guitar Solo 1971–1983.” Barboza, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9442, thebarboza.com. 7 p.m. $15. 21 and over. DML
Sunday, April 12Dust Moth is what happens when local musicians decide to use their combined superpowers for good, not evil. The band, which came together in 2012, features former and present members of Undertow, These Arms Are Snakes, Minus the Bear, and XVIII Eyes, and falls somewhere between heavy rock and shoegaze, as heard on its debut album, Dragon Mouth. It opens with an ambient instrumental track called “Pounding” before moving into songs like “Months,” which is heavy through and through and features Irene Barber’s expansive wail. P.S.: This is one of Chop Suey’s weekly Kill the Keg! shows, which means drafts on select kegs are only $1 “until they blow!” With Charms, Art Fad, Leatherdaddy. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8005, chopsuey.com. 4 p.m. $5. 21 and over. ACPAhmir “Questlove” Thompson, the legendary drummer himself, is so insanely CrazySexyCool that he will never have to fight for relevancy in pop culture. Along with his bandleader duties in the Roots (the house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) and his day job as a NYU music professor, he still produces (Common, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, John Legend, etc.) during his free time, which he says lies between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. This DJ set will be his only Northwest appearance. With dj100proof, DJ Roy. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9442, neumos.com. 8 p.m. $20 adv. 21 and over. DML
