THE BAD DIRECTIONS
Influenced by the likes of Neil Young, Tom Waits, Pearl Jam, Metallica and Johnny Cash, this trio opens at Bender’s Tavern, 314 E. 13th Ave., tonight for The Hosty Duo from Oklahoma. With the Highland Mountain Boys. 9 p.m. $7. Bender’s also is hosting a raucous July 4 show featuring The Adicts, King Rat and Frontside Five. Advance tickets are recommended. $15 at the venue, Wax Trax or Twist & Shout.
NIGHTINGALE
The Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, hosts a tour send-off show tonight for these down-tempo psychedelic rockers with Pacific Pride, Tigerlily and A Dog Paloma. 9 p.m. $6.
THE SKIVIES
This young art-punk band appears to be conceding to its inner metalhead. The guys put out a call for all “experimental people” to check out tonight’s show with Paperboy Jack and The Take. The Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut St. 9:30 p.m. $6.
ETHYL AND THE REGULARS
We count on the Skylark Lounge, 140 S. Broadway, to host this kind of low-cost honky-tonk show. Tonight. 9 p.m. $5.
-Elana Ashanti Jefferson
