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Solsa
Andrew W.K.
Beware of Darkness
High Beamz
Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub, 10:30 p.m., $6-$12 With the tagline, “Sacramento’s Hottest band for Latin and R&B,” expect to get down with some funky moves, and sing along to classic hits like “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Brick House,” peppered with some newer chart toppers like Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” and Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack.” For almost a decade, Solsa has been bringing R&B, Motown and rock music with a Latin flair to the greater Sacramento area. Popular at weddings and corporate events, Solsa boasts of its ability to perform music R&B/LATIN for any group at any occasion. Versatility has won this eight-person ensemble the WeddingWire’s Bride’s Choice Award for best wedding band in 2011. 2708 J Street, www.solsaentertainment.com.
Assembly Music Hall, 7 p.m., $15 Asked why he randomly guested on the sitcom Dharma & Greg in 1999, Bob Dylan explained that every time he’d done someROCK thing it seemed he should, it’d turned out bad, and there was no reason to do this, so he thought, “Why not?” That’s essentially Andrew W.K.’s career. Whether turning TV-pundit exchanges into song, offering motivational speeches based on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, recording an album of improvised piano pieces or writing the dumbest hard-rock song of the new millennium, the classically trained pianist and music-jingle writer simply seems to do whatever he wants, and that ruleless abandon translates into joyously over-the-top, unaffected sonic enthusiasms. 1000 K Street, www.andrewwk.com.
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Ace of Spades, 7 p.m., $9.85
Torch Club, 8 p.m., $5
Following the release of its debut album Orthodox in May, Beware of Darkness embarked on a tour, and now it’s making a stop in Sacramento. Spanning alternative to hard rock, the band exudes raw emotion and tortured genius, singing heartfelt ballads of loneliness and lost love. One such lyric, “When you leave this life, the world will be a darker place for all who remain,” seems to touch the blackest depths of the soul. With ROCK Tony Cupito’s grooving, subtle drum beats, Daniel Curcio’s driving bass, and Kyle Nicolaides’ somber guitar and lilting voice, this newcomer to the rock scene is already getting rave reviews as a band who will do great things. 1417 R Street, www.bewareofdarknessmusic.com.
—Jessica Rine
When he’s not in the studio recording a solo album (he’s currently at work on a followup to 2011’s Transmissions), Chris Zanardi is working on one of many collaborations like The Africa Project, Jamaican Haitian BLUES/FUNK American Musicians or Five-Eyed Hand. He’s performed with members of the Talking Heads, Sly & the Family Stone, Mermen, and the Waybacks. This multigenre composer and guitarist finds inspiration in nature, whether he’s rock climbing in Yosemite National Park or hiking the backwoods. His band High Beamz features different Bay Area musicians (Erin Cassidy and Sam Phelps for this show) and a sound that mixes musical styles, including world, jazz, soul, blues and a bit of funk. 904 15th Street, http://zportalmusic.com.
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