: For all her talk of the future, Janelle Monáe is perfectly suited for the pop-parsing present (Playing Nov. 17 at the Ryman)
True Romantic: British pop starlet Charli XCX, the particularly grown-up 21-year-old (Playing Nov. 18 at Mercy Lounge)
The Book of Daniel: Twenty-four-year-old guitarist Daniel Bachman evokes the wisdom of a much older artist (Playing Nov. 17 at Bang Candy Co.)
Hammered Like the Wolf: Black-metal heavies Wolvhammer are great for headbanging but bad for hangovers (Playing Nov. 17 at Springwater)
In The Spin: Black Lips with Tweens and JP5 at Exit/In, Thurston Moore with Leslie Keffer and more at Cumberland Pub
Plus Critics’ Picks on Denney and the Jets, Communion Nashville, Bernhoft, Buffalo Clover’s album release, Night Beats, Thelma and the Sleaze’s EP release, Geographer, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Wooden Indian Burial Ground and more
