This weekend brings a little something for everyone, music-wise: from '90s rap legends Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at the Neptune, to the carpet-bombing noise of the Rita at Kremwerk, to a cassette release for pop-punk supergroup Topless. As always, feel free to peruse our complete music calendar for literally dozens of other live shows around town this weekend and beyond.

FRIDAY
1. Newaxeyes, Jo Passed, Hana and the Goose, Pleasures
"Seattle experimental electronic up-and-comers Newaxeyes blend ambient and alienating sounds to create noisy, grimy-yet-soothing textures. Their offbeat rhythm constructions can at times sound like a darker Oneohtrix Point Never, which is a serious compliment. Vancouver-based Jo Passed (ex-Spriing) plays big fuzz-pop hooks through a feedback-heavy psych gauze, but also reveals his noodle-rock/manic prog roots with histrionic arena-guitar solos." -Brittnie Fuller

2. PWR BTTM
"New York queer punk-pop duo PWR BTTM’s 2015 album Ugly Cherries was an intravenous blast of catchy garage rock delivered to your nervous system with neither warning nor apology. On tracks like 'C U Around' and 'I Wanna Boi,' guitarist/singer Ben Hopkins and drummer Liv Bruce make heartache and requited love sound as fucked up and messy as they really are, with an unflinching honesty and ear for hooks that’s more than welcome in our era of overcooked irony and tendency for eye-rolling." -Kyle Fleck

3. Squall
"Do you enjoy the sound of explosions? (Don’t front, pacifist—you know you do.) Well then, the Rita’s music might be up your debris-strewn alley. Unfamiliar with the work of the Rita (aka Sam McKinlay), I randomly clicked on the video for 'Anna Christie.' It sounds like a carpet-bombing in a bass-synth factory, a perpetual vomiting of rancorous noise. After a while, it becomes rather soothing—even if its malignant radio-static ambience signifies the merciless maw of hellfire that is our ultimate fate." -Dave Segal

4. Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
"Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats' biggest hit thus far is 'S.O.B.,' a heavy-hitting hip-shaker about the darkest moments of addiction. Rateliff leads a tight band that bellows, swings, and defies any of its anemic 'soul revival' counterparts of the past few years, and does not sacrifice substance for style." -Kathleen Tarrant

5. Pony Time
"Who plays the surf bass? Pony Time’s Luke Beetham may load his bass up with mega-crunchy distortion that would make Lightning Bolt’s Brian Gibson jealous, but those Pony Time licks are all beach-towel fun and games. That bouncy heaviness, exhibited equally well by Stacy Peck’s hard-hitting twos and fours, tells listeners that if they’re going to dance, they should do it really hard." -Todd Hamm

SATURDAY
6. Corridor Fest
"This multidisciplinary arts fest is an ambitious endeavor packed with 10 hours of intense intellectual and physical stimulation. Inventive musicians like minimalist-drone composer Sarah Davachi, unsettling tone sculptor Decimus, post-Coil ambient-music sorcerer Rene Hell, conjurer of alien electronic chimeras Raica, techno-brut producer Black Hat, and avant-garde choral group the Esoterics should offer a pleasantly disorienting soundtrack." -Dave Segal

7. Majical Cloudz
"You don't need to look up the lyrics to Majical Cloudz songs in the album insert—Devon Welsh's booming, expressive vocals shine front and center with each achingly personal word startlingly drawn out with no mask of distortion or cleverness. The Canadian pop band's epic ballads are about death and love and secret thoughts, theatrical but radically sincere and full of genuine dramatic feeling expressed over sparse electronic production." -Robin Edwards

8. Home Slice
"Silas Blak had a banner year in 2015, with releases like Editorials: (wartunes) and #BlakFriday just confirming what in-the-know heads had long held to be self-evident: The man’s ferocious on mic and in mind, with a penchant for gritty beats and filler-free editing style. Seeing him spit bars live would be reason enough to hit up this month’s Home Slice, but lucky you: The rest of the bill is equally strong." -Kyle Fleck

SUNDAY
9. Theories
"This tour send-off show promises to be raucous—concussive, even. Theories play constantly, but rarely get a headlining set, so this will make a good opportunity to hear some deeper cuts off their 2015 debut, Regression." -Joseph Schafer

10. Topless & Backchat
"It’s a cassette release show for local punk-party pop-band Topless, featuring members of the Shakes, Sweet Pups, and Cute Lepers. They've kept a relatively low profile so far, but let’s hope they play out more post-release. Also on the bill are a new indie-rock/shoegaze three-piece called Backchat, featuring Glitter Bang front-babe Nikki Danger on percussion, guitarist Misha Alexeeff, and bassist Brian Sharp." -Bree McKenna

11. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
"Tonight, at the Neptune, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony pay respect to the 20th anniversary of their Stonehenge, their Sphynx: A plangent sigh of a song, a simple lament to growing up and breaking down and miraculously making it through." -Kyle Fleck