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Röyksopp

If Röyksopp’s Melody A.M., twinkling with the breezy beauty of tracks like “Eple” and “Remind Me,” dances in your memory as a top life experience from the early 2000s, you may also consider the Norwegian duo a gateway drug to electronic music. That Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland could lure the unsuspecting down a downtempo, ambient path as much as to the club at midnight is clear. Their own live sets inspired them to create a studio album, True Electric. Robyn and Alison Goldfrapp, among others, make it shine brighter. The Concourse is the penultimate stop of their North American tour. – Christina Garcia

Sat., May 31, 9pm
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The Concourse Project
Music

Spirit Adrift, Mean Mistreater, High Desert Queen [control room]

When Nathan Garrett purchased acreage just outside of Bastrop and relocated there from Phoenix on March 1, 2020, the heavy metal hero closed a lifelong loop. Visiting here during elementary school, growing up on ZZ Top and Waylon Jennings, and touring through Austin more than Oklahoma, where the singer-shredder was raised, Spirit Adrift’s astral projectionist identified as a Lone Star decades before arriving. Fifth and most recent full-length Ghost at the Gallows furthers his and drummer Marcus Bryant’s ascension metallurgy, while last year’s Hot & Heavy: Live in Tejas cements it. “Dazed and Confused is a huge reason why I’m here,” revealed Garrett that pandemic year. “Billy Joe Shaver: I listened to his self-titled album every day. It’s why I’m here, people like that.” – Raoul Hernandez

Sat., May 31, 8pm
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Empire Control Room & Garage
Film

Special Screenings

Metropolis With Live Score by David DiDonato

By playing original music live in a movie theatre to accompany the action onscreen, David DiDonato isn’t reinventing the wheel here; that’s just how things were done back in the silent film era. But they weren’t doing it on a double-neck electric guitar, that’s for sure. (Point DiDonato!) The Austin musician cycles through synthwave, dream pop, black metal, and more in his lively score for one of the all-time greats: Fritz Lang’s enduring sci-fi vision of a world where autocrats and automation conspire to keep the working class down. Hmm. If only there were some contemporary resonance there… – Kimberley Jones

Sat., May 31

Hyperreal Film Club
Music

ILLfest Day 2 w/ Wooli, BigXthaPlug, Tisoki, Ray Volpe, Netsky, Sodown, Delta Heavy, Taiki Nulight, more

Back to test local seismographs, music and street art celebration iLLfest looks to rattle the Capitol. Producing big, brash dubstep with elements of jungle, trance, and trap, PEEKABOO arrives with anthems like “Babatunde” and his latest, “leaving (dont tell me).” Tape B brings heavy nostalgia, reimagining classic hip-hop into festival smashes. Wooli’s dark melodic bass is reminiscent of Flux Pavilion’s early work. In an interesting fusion, Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug (breakout hit “Mmhmm”) and Bay City lyricist That Mexican OT, best known for his 2023 Paul Wall-featured single “Johnny Dang,” will also perform. Belgian drum and bass producer/DJ Netsky comes as this year’s truly legendary figure. – Kahron Spearman

Sat., May 31, 3pm
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Travis County Expo Center