Disco and house music are known to be vibrant and bubbly. English group Fujiya & Miyagi adheres to that rule with its upbeat rhythms and ascending synth lines, but with one major departure: lead vocalist David Best’s monotone vocals. His sing-talking stays consistent from track to track in his band’s repertoire, maintaining much the same cadence and inflection, aside from the occasional whisper. As musical madness swirls around him, his tone is unaffected by it all—adding a touch of darkness to otherwise feel-good music. With Magic Touch, Noddy. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8005, chopsuey.com. 8 p.m. $13 adv./$15 DOS. 21 and over. DH

Paloma Faith’s recent dabbling in acting is fitting for her entire persona. The pop and soul vocalist’s music harkens back to the music of the ’50s and ’60s, a time when musicians were often also actors, entertainers, and iconic, well-rounded showpeople. Faith’s music feels akin to theirs: big, with horns and crashing pianos. It’s easy to call her a throwback act, but it’s more like she’s joining the lineage of artists like Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe who could not be contained to one artistic medium. With Liam Bailey. The Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-4618, thecrocodile.com. 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. All ages. DH

Hollow Earth West Coast Electronic Music Showcase Bay Area producer Collin McKelvey uses analog synthesizers to create abstract soundscapes. His music is far from accessible, delving into relentless jams of repeated glitches and obscure vocal samples. But it’s not about immediate reward; it’s made for listeners to immerse themselves in all the weirdness. The tracks slowly fall apart, descending into chaos, stretching the listener’s perception of what makes a “song,” sometimes feeling more like ambient noise. It’s the ideal soundtrack for an impending robot apocalypse: haunting and weird, yet hard to look away. Also with RM Francis, Kaori Suzuki, Jonathan James Carr. Hollow Earth Radio, 2018 #A E. Union St., 905-1250, hollowearthradio.org. 9 p.m. $5–$10. All ages. DH