Club Congress, in tandem with Stateside Presents and Jalph.net, is hosting a (so far) three show concert series and everyone wins because it's absolutely free. Tonight brings the first edition of the free concert marathon, with excellent shoegaze mope-rockers Pure X. The Austin, Texas group brings the droning bliss with fellow Texans Silent Land Time Machine, who are more on the experimental side of the equation, sounding approximately like a tape-loop of hymns, played on a ghetto blaster at the bottom of a pool. The fun begins at 8pm and all you need is your I.D. proving you were born on October 9th, 1992 at the very latest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhFl3Mr66Dk

Wicked Wisdom is headlining next Thursday at The Rock.

I was a bit shocked to hear that Jada created a metal band, but I listed to her music and I was impressed. Click here to listen to all the tracks from Wicked Wisdom's 2006 self titled album for free. Here's your chance to throw up some devil horns and rock with Gloria from Madagascar.

• C. Elliott
• Vampire Weekend at Rialto Theatre, Oct. 1, 2013

It would be so much fun to be able to say "Vampire Weekend sucks," and I'm pretty sure I'm not the first to think that. Alas, it'll never happen. They had me with "Oxford Comma." The uber-hip duo et. al. sold out the Rialto Theatre on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and delivered predictable crowd favorites as well as songs from May, 2013 release, Modern Vampires of the City.

In case you hadn’t heard, Cage the Elephant is once more out of the cage and back on the streets.

Remember Cage the Elephant? They’re the band that caught America by the balls back in 2009 with a self-titled debut album Cage the Elephant, a straight-up, no-additives-added offering of pure rock ’n’ roll. Since then, the band has been soldiering on in the name of good rock, releasing a sophomore album and touring almost constantly for the past four years. Until now, that is.

The Kentucky-bred Southern rockers recently finished up studio work on their third major effort, a full-length album entitled Melophobia. The new album has been the cause of small riot in the the musical world after the tantalizing single "Come a Little Closer" was released on August 8. Make no mistake: People are getting hungry. They want elephant.

Well, I got your fix. Just last Monday, the boys teamed up with RollingStone to offer a preemptive listen of the highly anticipated, album. The magazine’s website is now offering exclusive streaming of the finished Melophobia in its entirety. And it’s good. Click here to stream the album via RollingStone.

Check out highlight tracks such as the ripping, Clash-esque “It’s Just Forever,” the slinky, grooving “Come a Little Closer,” or the lackadaisical “Hypocrite”. The album will be available for purchase through RCA Records on Oct. 8.

It's a good night for music lovers. Of course it's happening all at once.

• Plush Facebook Page

Two of Portland's stellar indie rock bands Menomena and The Helio Sequence are performing tonight at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St. Gene Armstrong featured this show last week and Dan interviewed Menomena's Danny Seim for the Phoenix New Times three years ago. Tickets are only $15 and the Plush event page says the doors open at 7 p.m. but we all know that Menomena won't take the stage until 10 p.m. and Helio Sequence will start until midnight.

I haven't ventured to the Maker House but that might change tonight.

Sabra Faulk and Heather “Lil’ Mama” Hardy are performing the first concert in KXCI’s new monthly series at Maker House, in the courtyard of the Bates Mansion. Doors open at 6:30pm with opening act Kaia Chesney taking the stage at 7 p.m. All proceeds support KXCI. Advance tickets are $10 for KXCI and TKMA members, $12 general public. Buy your tickets here.

The party band Red Baraat is having a Red Baraat Hype Night at Tap & Bottle, 403 N. Sixth Ave., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2. The party comes complete with a DJ spinning Red Baraat tunes, Tap & Bottle's beer and wine selection and vittles from the Twisted Tandoor. You will also have a chance to win tickets to the Red Baraat show on Friday, Oct. 4, at the Rialto. Go out and party with the band described as "a hybrid of Indian bhangra and New Orleans big-band music," enjoy some libations and chow down on some good food. What else could you want?

RSVP on Facebook right now.

Indie/Alt Band, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, are playing tonight at Club Congress. The catchy band has been doing their own music and touring since 2008, (and went viral in 2012, with their cover-song videos, entitled: "Van Sessions" with this Hall and Oates remake), are making their first appearance in Tucson. The 21 and Over show starts at 7:00p.m. and the cost is $10. Now I CAN go for that! For tickets go here.

The Littlest Birds is kicking off their two month tour tonight in the Old Pueblo.

• The Littest Birds Facebook Page

The eastern California traditional folk band will be performing a free show from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Monterey Court, 505 W. Miracle Mile.

I'm always trying to scope out new bands and sounds and Monterey Court always books world class musicians and bands to play free shows. This looks like a winner and one alternative to the sold out Vampire Weekend show.

• C. Elliott
• Chamberlab and Joe Pagac

Chris Black's Chamberlab and muralist Joe Pagac, whose mural on the Rialto Theatre has taken Best of Tucson® honors since 2010, put their arts together for a collaborative work at Club Congress last Saturday night.