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SATURDAY, NOV. 14
Russian Circles are often lumped in with the dreamier and typically instrumental branch of metal known as “post-metal.” But there’s a reason the band cited Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse as influences for their ninth album, Nine. It’s relentless. Though there’s nary a death growl across its terse 38 minutes, Russian Circles has never sounded more like a classic heavy metal band. It’s as if they remembered why they loved playing this music in the first place. Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St. 6:30 pm. $39.24. All ages.
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
Seattle composer Blake DeGraw makes, in his words, “music that behaves badly.” Who could be up to the task of interpreting such insouciant compositions? The Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra makes seeking out such challenges its mission. Comprising musicians from Seattle, Portland and San Francisco, the ensemble is perfectly primed to take advantage of a climate in which experimental guitar music is having a moment. See: Bill Orcutt’s recent jaunts with Geese, the popularity of ML Buch, the coup of Shane Parish’s Autechre Guitar. They’ll be playing a new piece by DeGraw written for guitar and found objects. Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont St. 6 pm. $10. All ages.
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
Bonobo came to fame at the tail end of the trip-hop era, when his smoked-out beats no doubt soundtracked thousands of bong-rip seshes back when weed was still illegal and countercultural. But he adapted remarkably well to the EDM era, shifting to a four-on-the-floor milieu while maintaining the dewy mystique of classics like Animal Magic and Black Sands. His new album, Distance in Static, is his most complete excursion into club music to date, and he’s hinted this might be his last “traditional” album as Bonobo before pivoting to a more DJ-forward career path. Whether he’s making heads nod or feet move, the animal magic is still there. Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave. 8 pm. $57.60. 21+.
