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G=C@ ;CA71 =:G;>719A Now in its 11th year, Your Music Olympicks is the Central Coast’s premiere battle of the bands, pitting the region’s most active and aggressive rock bands against one another in a no-holds-barred battle for music supremacy. Sort of like a Central Coast–based American Idol (only with a lot more studded belts and actual tattoos), Your Music Olympicks promises bragging rights and $5,000 in cold hard cash and instruments for the dominant band. This year’s finalists are Almost Chaos, Jackie Rocks, God’s Gravy, Euphoria V SC, Muph and the Maniacs, and 3upFront, who’ll be bringing their best game to bring that pot home at the end of the night. Catalyst; $12 adv/$15 door; 7:30pm. (Paul M. Davis)

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laser lights and, most recently, a giant inflatable pig recalling the cover of the album Animals. The septet’s act, through relentless touring, has become something of a legend in Northern California, and while we’re not saying that someone should show up having consumed a mind-altering substance, we’re not saying they shouldn’t. Don Quixote’s; $15; 8pm. (Curtis Cartier)

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Known for innovation and eclectic musicianship, Soul Majestic stays true to its authentic reggae roots through thick and thin. In 2004, the band made an exodus to Kingston, Jamaica to record its second album, Until That Day, at Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong studio with the aid of reggae heroes Sly, Robbie and Anthony B. Soul Majestic’s now touring behind its third album, Better World, by living the dream: touring in a 15-person biodiesel van on a mission to raise awareness of global interconnectedness. Moe’s Alley; $10 adv/$12 door; 9pm. (Maya Weeks)

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bottleneck blues that sound as if they could have been tuned in on a short wave radio. The steel guitarist and uke maestra got her start as a classical player but found a lot more to work with in the high-low art of the hillbilly blues. Paired with blues fiddler and vocalist Suzy Thompson, Del Rey’s ingenious fingerpicking achieves a whole new level of depth. Thompson is a sympathetic foil to Del Rey, augmenting her sophisticated guitar arrangements without overpowering them. Don Quixote’s; $10 adv/$12 door; 7:30pm. (PMD)

Del Rey serves up heaping servings of jazz, ragtime, western swing and

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G3::3 What rhymes with “bell� and raises hell? That would be Yelle, a French trio which derived its name from an acronym for “you enjoy life�! Since forming in 2005, they’ve garnered a sparkling reputation for their multilingual, heart-stopping, partystarting electropop. “Ce jeu,� for example, is as tasty as an ice cream truck popsicle on a summer evening. They’ve covered Robyn’s “Who’s That Girl?� and are currently on tour with Katy Perry. Never mind that I don’t speak French, this much is clear: Girls do just want to have fun. Rio Theatre; $15 adv/$18 door; 8pm. (MW) @/7A7<5 B63 AB/93A Indie experimenters Joan of Arc at Crepe Place

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