Chromeo, 9 at the Mezzanine. $Free with RSVP.
"Perhaps Chromeo, two Canadians who call themselves Pee Thug and Dave 1, believe in authenticity over originality. Their raison d'etre is 1980s electro-funk, the kind peddled by one-hit wonders such as Timex Social Club and Mac Band. They are so convincing that you half expect them to sport Jheri curls and red codpieces. Eddie Murphy parodied such a band in Coming to America (they were called Sexual Chocolate), but Chromeo are serious about their funk." -- Guardian Unlimited
Tokyo Police Club, 8 at the Independent. $12.
"Those who write off Tokyo Police Club as "watered-down Strokes" are probably the same people who say that Oasis were "just ripping off The Beatles". Look, you illiterate dog-botherers, you're allowed to nick stuff, provided you turn it into something brilliant - it's pop music, not the bond market. Anyway, TPC have taken 'Last Nite' and made it a lovely new suit out of group-shouting." -- NME
Ryan Adams, 8 at Herbst Theatre. $39.50.
"A native of Jacksonville, North Carolina, Adams grew up on classic country singers such as Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash; in his early teens, however, he discovered punk rock and began playing electric guitar. He formed Whiskeytown with the intention of exploring his country and pop influences, and despite constant lineup changes, the band developed a large cult following, which in turn helped Adams' first solo album (2000's Heartbreaker) become a critical and commercial success. Adams' subsequent work — he's released as many as three albums in a calendar year — has continued to establish him as an uncompromising and inventive songwriter. His new disc, Easy Tiger, finds him mixing blistering rock 'n' roll with gentle folk ballads, demonstrating Adams' confidence and firm grasp on his iconoclastic identity." -- NPR
