Beach Music, the forthcoming new album from Alex G, will arrive on October 9 via Domino Recording Company. Its new single “Salt” occupies an intimate, sun-setting atmosphere, as electronic percussion breathes around wisps of twinkling guitar and vocals that touch on a beautiful yet glum resonance. Alex G is set to perform at First Unitarian Church on Saturday, November 14 with Girlpool, Eskimeaux and Brandon Can’t Dance.

With bludgeoning drums and a burrowing, underlying guitar riff, Beach Slang have an easily attachable anthemic rocker on its hands with their latest "Young & Alive." The second single off their forthcoming album, The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us, pushes and pulls with equal intensity, finding its relatability to listeners on opposite ends of the emotional spectrum. The LP is set for release on October 30 via Polyvinyl. (Photo by Ryan Muir)

“Commune in real time with a soul from another dimension,” tonight marks the opening night of four-evening consecutive run at Union Transfer, where the creative forces of Pig Iron Theatre Company and Dr. Dog team up for collaborative effort that is has been christened The Dr. Dog Pop Detachment & The Pig Iron Psychedelic Signals Auxiliary Present: Dr. Dog – Swamp Is On. Curated in the 2015 Fringe Festival with support from Knight Foundation and PNC Arts Alive, the band in conjunction with the avant-garde theatre company is attempting to decipher/translate messages from a man named Francis, living in a parallel universe known as the psychedelic swamp. The performance (which is a year in the making) takes place on a stage specially built for the event. Combining Pig Iron Theatre Company’s renowned experimental experience with Dr. Dog’s psych-pop/rock, this magnetizing spectacle will include rare and unreleased recordings, bridging the vast expanse between the here and now and another dimension. The show begins promptly at 8, and will be followed by a Dr. Dog set. So arrive early, strap in, and enjoy the ride. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 8pm, $30-$35, All Ages – Michael Colavita

Spazzy post-hardcore quartet Combine has unleashed a new full-length album onto the world, entitled You’ll Be Dirt. The record was produced by Kyle Pulley at The Headroom. It is now available on clear vinyl, and comes with hand-stamped sleeve art, lyrics, and a download in a bag of dirt. You can also stream and purchase the LP in its entirety below. (Photo by Diego Muya)

We are doing a ticket giveaway for the Chelsea Wolfe/Wovenhand show this Thursday, September 10 at Underground Arts. To enter for a chance to win a pair of tix, just send an email to thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line "Hungry Like The Wolfe!" Please also include your cell number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency). Good luck!

Found on NAH’s latest release Light As Fuck, this video for “Woosh," which premiered at Noisey, is an alarming display of intensity. Interlocking keys and percussion and establishing a tight beat, the track takes a heavy foreboding turn. Watch out for that creepy man in the mask and the juxtaposition of the red strobe interacting with the black & white footage. It may make you feel a little funny inside. (Photo by Christophe Crénel)

Daytrotter recently posted their session with Philly psych-pop outfit Laser Background. The recorded in-studio performance included songs from the group’s latest EP Kelly Wisdom as well as unreleased tracks "Midnight Domestic" and "Tropic of Cancer." You can listen to and download the session HERE (w/membership). (Illustration by Johnnie Cluney)

Some bands warm to the task incrementally shifting upwards to maximal speed and power. +HIRS+ is not one of those bands. The grindcore outfit unleashes primal revolts in obliterating sonic bursts, attacking the status quo with tireless kit-into-kindling percussion, thrashing guitar that momentarily simmers in a sludgy stomping march, and thundering vocals. It’s a sonic boom that rushes past you demanding that you get on board or get out of the way. The mind-warping, psych/shoegazing experience of Harsh Vibes marinates one’s brain, seeping in with a steady hypnotic sear, occupying a cosmic domain. In support of their latest LP Death & The Internet, Brooklyn trio Advaeta doses out soothing yet gritty shoegaze vibe, tearing through the upper atmosphere with an irritated traffic-jam edge. Everybody Hits, 529 W. Girard Ave., $5-$7, 9pm, All Ages – Michael Colavita

Establishing and maintaining a space where like-minded people can express, perform, and absorb creativity is a complex/ tricky endeavor. DIY spaces are a vital component to a city’s underground and independent music scene. However, these spaces are often short-lived. Tonight the 1-year anniversary of Lavender Town is commemorated with a lineup befitting of celebration including the jarring emotional alt-rock exploits of Mumblr and melodic indie rockers The Mellowells. Abi Reimold with a full band delivers her accustomed clash of musical weather currents, resulting in a beautiful yet turbulent storm. The outlaw hip hop of Cornelius The Third, the funky surf-rock concoction of New Brunswick’s Professor Caveman, the tempered charge of New York punks InCircles, and acoustic folk rocker Curtis Cooper help to ring in the beginning of year 2. Cheers! Lavender Town, (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) 6:30pm, $3-$5, All Ages – Michael Colavita

Country-blues crooner August John Lutz II (of Levee Drivers) has a new solo EP to share with the world, and he’ll be celebrating its release tonight at Bourbon & Branch. The album, entitled O’ My Foolish Heart, was recorded with The Lawsuits‘s Brian Dale Allen Strouse and Josh Friedman. "This EP is very personal to me and tells the story of 5 different relationships I’ve been in or come upon throughout the years, whether it be with past or present ladies, friends or family," said Lutz. Hopefully it can hold you over as Levee Drivers get set to record a new full-length album this fall in Mississippi with Water Liars’s Andrew Bryant. Also on the bill this evening are Song Dogs, New Sweden, and Haint Blue. Bourbon & Branch, 705 N. 2nd St., 8pm, $10, 21+ (Photo by Lisa Schaffer) – H.M. Kauffman