Friday, August 1
Tilly & The Wall

Hailing from one of the current hotbeds of indie music, Omaha, Nebraska, Tilly & the Wall have forged a unique musical style within the realm of indie pop. With only a tap dancer providing the percussion, their music ranges from twee folk to jagged art-dance-pop. Released in 2004, the band’s debut Wild Like Children was one of the first releases on Conor Oberst’s Team Love label. With Oberst at the production helm, Wild Like Children won rave reviews for its sun drenched harmonies and memorable melodies of innocence and lost love. The group soon became a cult phenomenon, touring with bands such as Of Montreal, Rilo Kiley, and Bright Eyes. With the success of the two most recent records Bottoms Of Barrels and this year’s untitled release—often referred to as “O”—Tilly & the Wall have become not only more well-known but more electrified and intense. The mood may have gotten darker and the rhythms more angular, but the harmonies and off-beat references remain intact and the sound is still unmistakably their own. Opening are Sub Pop recording artists the Ruby Suns, with Buffalo’s own London vs. New York.

—eric boucher

8pm. Mohawk Place, 47 E Mohawk St

(855-3931/mohawkplace.com). $12.