Live! Tonight! Not Sold-Out!

Want to see some live music tonight? Here are your best options, curated by the Willamette Week music staff.

MONDAY, OCT. 26

Small Black, Painted Palms

[SOFT DISCO] Brooklyn's Small Black just released its third record, Best Blues, a synth-ridden daydream lying somewhere between Snow Patrol and the Cure. With fanning guitar effects, rippling keys and gusty vocals, the new material is stacked while still remaining in orbit. Small Black's floating sound tends to be set to snappy four-on-the-floor percussion, affording it a modern disco feel. Experimental pop act Painted Palms, a group that draws from the likes of Animal Collective and Dan Deacon, opens. MARK STOCK. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St. 9 pm. $14. 21+.

Joyce Manor, Girlpool, Dogbreth

[REAL FEELINGS] Since releasing its flawless self-titled LP in 2011, Joyce Manor has done a phenomenal job of picking up the Get Up Kids' ever-lengthening slack. The Torrance, Calif., quartet should not be faulted for finding a defined form and perfecting it, but opener Girlpool does Joyce Manor one better and creates a weird and rending sound of its own. With a guitar and a bass and two sparkling voices, Girlpool fashions tiny universes bursting with the bright wonder and longing. While the duo shares a spirit world with such one-of-a-kind magicians as the Breeders and the Raincoats, Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad are on a plane of their very own. CHRIS STAMM. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St. 8:30 pm. $15. All ages.

TUESDAY, OCT. 27

Albert Hammond Jr., Walking Shapes

[COMEBACK MACHINE] The problem with the last three Strokes albums can be boiled down to this: too much Julian Casablancas, not enough Albert Hammond Jr. Of course, it's not quite that reductive, but the onetime rock-'n'-roll "saviors" have struggled to change their sound without coming off as corny and bloated. Hammond, meanwhile, just continues to improve as a songwriter, and on his third proper solo album, Momentary Masters, he skillfully incorporates the New Wave touches and skittering dance-punk rhythms that his main band has awkwardly dabbled in for far too long. Songs like the carefree, charismatic "Losing Touch" and punchy "Side Boob" tower over anything on the Strokes'Comedown Machine and will instantly transport listeners to the dirty, grungy Lower East Side we all miss so much. Sometimes, getting in touch with your roots can be a good thing. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St, 9 pm. $15. 21+.

Pure Bathing Culture, Heather Woods Broderick

[EFFERVESCENT POP] See our review of Pure Bathing Culture's new album, Pray for Rain, here (http://www.wweek.com/2015/10/20/pure-bathing-culture-pray-for-rain-partisan/). Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave. 9 pm. $12. 21+.

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