Strange Wilds

Sub Pop Records

8pm, Blackheart

Popped in 1988, Seattle’s landmark indie pioneered grunge, signing Mudhoney, Nirvana, and Soundgarden. Since then, pop cults from the Shins to Beach House have ruled an ever-eclectic roster. Openers Strange Wilds arrive as ferocious Olympians whose debut LP, Subjective Concepts, dropped last summer. Fellow label newcomer Porter Ray adds his edgy, Seattle-spun hip-hop to the mix before Georgian punks Arbor Labor Union tease their forthcoming Sub Pop debut sounding like deadly low-end mongers Lungfish. Noise-rock trio So Pitted follows, the Washingtonians’ showcasing their first LP, Neo. Next, former Smith Westerns singer Cullen Omori premieres his solo debut, New Misery, which marks the Chicagoan’s first recording since the 2014 disbanding. Finally, New York-based songwriter Noel Heroux ushers his own palatable indie pop to conclude Friday’s stacked bill.

This article appears in March 18 • 2016.

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