PORLOLO
Thoughtful indie rock kick-starts tonight’s Hurricane Katrina benefit show. The concert features Albuquerque’s Soular. Club 156, University of Colorado at Boulder. 8:30 p.m. $5.
FREDDY & THE IVORY SENSATIONS
The reggae-calypso outfit heads tonight’s Caribbean party at Kilimanjaro Sports Bar & Night Club, 2648 S. Parker Road. 9 p.m. $5.
THE METRONS
See whether these Boulder rockers really are “Star Trek” nerds in their first Denver gig Saturday with Breezy Porticos and Cat-a-Tac. Lion’s Lair, 2022 E. Colfax Ave. 10 p.m. $5.
DENVER BRASS
The city’s 12-part symphonic brass ensemble joins the Denver Young Artists Orchestra, the Colorado Children’s Chorale and Mayor John Hickenlooper on Sunday at a free concert and community celebration honoring the rededication of the Quigg Newton Denver Municipal Auditorium, home of the new Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Noon, Denver Performing Arts Complex Galleria.
SILENCE IN CONTEMPT
This Denver trio spins melancholy violin rock with new wave sensibility. Wednesday at Cricket on the Hill, 1209 E. 13th Ave. With John Nathan and the Rotten Gamblers, and Small Objects. 9 p.m. $3.
– Elana Ashanti Jefferson can be reached at 303-820-1957 or ejefferson@denverpost.com.
