Wavves + Christmas Island + The Babies

Nathan Williams, the leader of Los Angeles surf-punk trio Wavves, has never strayed far from the Internet’s caustic gaze, though his powerfully punchy, melodic yet grungy surf rock is seldom the cause of controversy (“I’m a professional melter-downer,” he told TONY recently). Still, the attention is justified, as Williams’s new album, King of the Beach, attests, and when he’s not spazzing out, Wavves is an awesome live proposition.