Wednesday, September 7
The Slackers, Georgetown Orbits
Club 90ne9, $23.50, 9 pm
Get your skank on! The Slackers, a.k.a. the rude boy kings, are in town with the Georgetown Orbits, who are worth seeing on their own. Throw the school blues in the river with this two-tone ska venture. And here’s hoping they play “Married Girl.”
Wednesday, September 7
PS I Love You, Balkans
Lucky Bar, $12, 9 pm
Lo-fi noise rockers PS I Love You play Lucky Bar with the equally noisy Balkans. PS I Love You will be playing songs off their new B-sides EP, Figure It Out. Kick out the jams.
Friday, September 9
Handsome Furs, Talkdemonic, Kingdom Cloud
Club 90ne9, $18, 6:30 pm
Touring their brand new third album, Sound Kapital, The Handsome Furs will be getting all post-punk (and totin’ a lot more keys) with folktronic duo Talkdemonic and synth pop act Kingdom Cloud. Get rare groove, get Handsome.
Sunday, September 11
Jeff Andrew, Star, X True Nature X, Without a Net, Mike XVX, Zac V, Testament
Solstice Café, $5-$15 sliding scale, 6 pm
As a part of September’s Festival of Anarchy, several local and non-local artists will be performing acoustic, spoken word, and hip-hop at the Solstice Café. This event is fully wheelchair accessible and all ages. Visit victoriaanarchistbookfair.com for more info.
Sunday, September 18
Junior Boys, Young Galaxy
Sugar, $15, 9 pm
Tired of Victoria’s dance scene? Check out Ontario’s Junior Boys when they’re in town for some great electro pop. They’re currently on tour through North America and Europe, reppin’ their new album It’s All True.