Museum of Love @ Neumos
New DFA Records signing Museum of Love follow in the semi-long tradition of that label’s penchant for artists who meld interesting sound design with adroit songwriting chops and expressive vocals. It makes sense: MOL feature former LCD Soundsystem drummer Pat Mahoney (Dennis McNany fills out the lineup). Their self-titled debut album from this year exudes a Bryan Ferry–esque suaveness (especially “The Who’s Who of Who Cares”), a Brian Eno–esque eeriness (especially “Monotronic,” which sounds like a sly homage to “No One Receiving”), early Simple Minds (especially “Down South”), and an aptitude for dramatic composition that whispers crossover potential. Intriguing and slinky, Museum of Love is one of the best DFA releases in recent years. DAVE SEGAL

Francisco the Man @ Barboza
The lush, shoegaze-y rock on LA-based Francisco the Man’s Fat Possum debut album Loose Ends sounds tailor-made for youth-oriented Hollywood romantic dramas. Scotty Cantino’s falsetto vocals soar over gently bruised guitar and bass swells, and you can sense teens and twentysomethings swooning at the swirling majesty of it all. To get a grip on Francisco the Man’s range, play the urgently surging and luxurious “Progress” and the gorgeously stoned “It’s True, It’s You” back-to-back. They do both styles with exquisite poise. DAVE SEGAL

Satanic Temple Info Meeting @ Fremont Library
"Come help us fight the tyranny of the religious establishment! We are an activist group fighting for social justice, tolerance and individual liberty. We welcome atheists, secular humanists, Satanists and all who wish to combat religious oppression!"

Opera on Tap @ Blue Moon

For an evening of potential cognitive dissonance, it's opera performed in the U District's historic dive bar. It's recommended, considering that attending the Seattle Opera will cost you around fifty times more than this program of excerpts.

Images of the Northwest @ Central Library

It's a book. In the book, Randlett's iconic portraits of Theodore Roethke, Betty Bowen, Jacob Lawrence, Tom Robbins, and others are paired with biographical essays written by Frances McCue, founding director of Hugo House.

And on and on and on and on and on uh. -Erykah Badu