Wand + Dreamdecay + Wet Piss

Leaving behind much of the heady prog-rock trappings of its previous records, SoCal outfit Wand's new album Laughing Matter establishes them as the heir apparent to forward-looking, perpetually shape-shifting acts like Wilco, Radiohead and Spoon. Touching on various strains of psychedelia, frontman Cory Hanson and his band transition from noisy guitar and synth freakouts to elegant, spacey ballads that are more grounded than past Wand compositions, but just as adventerous. Seattle punk act Dreamdecay and ‘80s-indebted synth-rock act Wet Piss open the show.