THE AGGRESSIVE MEDIOCRITY OF ISRAELI DUBSTEPPER BORGORE
It's the Aokify America Tour, people. Get pumped! Rich LA boy/faux DJ Steve Aoki is bringing some of his chums to stun you with their aggressive mediocrity. Maybe the most interesting of the lot here is Borgore, an Israeli dubstep producer whose nom de musique sounds more suited for death metal. His new single, "Wild Out," which features rapper Waka Flocka Flame (who's also on the bill) and female vocalist Paige, is a dubstep/hiphop/R&B fusion that does none of those styles exceptionally well. Borgore's music is neither crazily heavy nor melodically interesting enough to excite. With Botnek and Kryoman. Paramount, 7:30 pm, $32.75/$100 VIP, all ages.
GET DOWN TNGHT WITH LUNICE'S FRACTURED HIPHOP
Montreal producer Lunice is half of TNGHT with Scottish phenom Hudson Mohawke. Similar to that project, Lunice creates rhythmically fractured and texturally vivid hiphop that's out to jangle your nerves as much as it is to move your ass. This is maximalist, neon-saturated music that never quite stays in the pocket, but rather rips it to shreds. Tonight's show is part of the Red Bull Music Academy Tour. With B. Bravo, Rockie Fresh, and WD4D. Nectar, 8 pm, $10 adv/$15 DOS, 18+.
DEASTRO'S DULCET ELECTRONIC POP
UPDATE: Unfortunately Deastro has canceled. He'll be replaced by Grunge 2000 (Bankie Phones and Chris Davis of Brain Fruit).
On 2009's Moondagger album, Detroit producer Deastro (Randolph Chabot) came off like a shinier Animal Collective or a more danceable Why?—all wide-eyed vocals floating over reverb-glazed, squeaky-clean electronic pop that's as cuddly as a lapdog. His Mind Altar EP further refines his dulcet, song-based electronic music while increasing the tempos, punching up the beats, and thickening the reverb. With Airport and Ecstatic Cosmic Union, two of the best Seattle acts about whom I've written copiously. Vermillion, 9 pm, free (donations accepted for touring act), 21+.
THREE BRITISH ELECTRONIC-MUSIC MAVERICKS WALK INTO A CLUB...
Three classy Brits fill out this Decibel- curated lineup. Nathan Fake makes pretty, occasionally glitchy techno that colors outside the grid in pastel hues. Jon Hopkins has collaborated with Brian Eno, and his own early down-tempo ambient and triphop productions glisten with a subtle beauty. Hopkins's new album, Immunity, seriously toughens up his sound, adding muscular bass throb and textural grit to his unpredictable techno cuts. Warp recording artist Clark, whose 2012 Decibel Fest set was a stunner, has been creating an exciting, chameleonic brand of electronic music for a dozen years. His prevalent style's frantic, abstract electro funk, but he also forays into ambient, techno, and IDM with extraordinary intelligence. The near-constant tension in his music between beauteous order and harrowing chaos makes for a fascinating show. Crocodile, 8 pm, $15, 21+.
