Neon Indian, once a multimedia music collaboration between Alan Palomo and Alicia Scardetta, has evolved into a full live band with impressive musical chops. Palomo dabbles with synths and sings the lazy, breathy vocals that are at the core of the band’s electro-dream-pop appeal. Think a less-abrasive version of MGMT or M83 with wobbly bass and more than enough bleeps and bloops. Give a listen to the 2010 indie smash “Deadbeat Summer” on YouTube for a better idea. You can catch Neon Indian on Monday night at the Bluebird Theater with the ominously named opening act Friends. Tickets, $18-$20, are available through .
Despite its name, Country Mice’s unpolished country-rock is not produced in rural green pastures. The alt-country band may be a fish out of water in contemporary Brooklyn, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Last year’s “Twister” is a fine release steeped in “Zuma”-era Neil Young, with clean, meandering guitar lines and nasally vocals telling stories about nature and loss. The band will hit the Hi-Dive on Wednesday with support from Serious Moonlight and the Maykit. Tickets, $10, are available through .
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