Art Brut w/ Gil Mantera’s Party Dream — First Unitarian Church, 8 p.m.
Did they miss their “hype cycle”? Maybe. But that doesn’t detract from the nonsensical, in-jokey cheekiness that made Bang Bang Rock & Roll one of last year’s funniest records. With a wink and a pumping fist, Eddie Argos tells the story of the in-crowd in all their self-loathing glory!
Actually, it seems fitting now that they’ve missed their hype cycle…