Capturing experience from a youth inspired, playful perspective, Laser Background dishes out a marshmallow pillow of airy psych-pop. With some new material on the docket, the Andy Molholt-led group puts a Willy Wonka spin on their songs. The shapes and atmosphere of the resulting cathartically twisted sound doesn’t play by standard rules. In this sonic space, imagination reigns supreme. Tonight, at Johnny Brenda’s, Laser Background lays the groundwork for the distinctively funky art-R&B of Brooklyn’s Ava Luna, whose jubilant tones are continuously in motion, while the vocally rich, soothing sounds of Teen headline. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $12, 21+ – Michael Colavita
