Lot’s of good shows this week. Tons. Tonight, Saturday, Sunday, Monday… I mean, shit, we’re covered and then some. Smash that together with some Blazer games and more good weather and we’re all gonna be running on fumes. I couldn’t be happier.

The best bet tonight, I’d say, is HEALTH and White Williams at the Holoscene. White Williams, a smooth electro-popster, is getting the majority of the hype, but HEALTH could be the brighter light.

Williams has penned a good tune or two, but live may not be where the group shines. I had a feeling about this and found what I had feared: there are laptops. And of course, when there are laptops, performances often suffer (GET A DRUMMER!). Spontaneity is squashed. Watching people fiddle with nobs is a deadly bore.

“DID YOU SEE THAT DELAY PEDAL SOLO, BRAH?!”

No.

To Williams’ credit, at least from the footage I saw, there is some live instrumentation. So who knows, White Williams could surprise. I won’t counting them out.

But HEALTH is who I’m looking forward to. They’re a crazy, primal-drumming, cluster fuck of noise. Seems like they do a substantial amount of improv, and though at times the barrage might be a bit much, the explosions are tempered with catchy vocal harmonies and chanted hooks.

If HEALTH indeed open the show, White Williams is in danger of being blown the fuck out. But it might be a nice contrast. Who knows. Certainly it is nice to see bands with different musical agendas on the same bill. That said, they are both fashionable, hip and well-hyped… so you decide.

Here’s some footage of HEALTH to help. “Triceratops”

And for some songs and live picks for the rest of the week, check my podcast, Easier Than Reading, which has tracks from MGMT, Langhorne Slim, The Long Winters, No Age and more… (shit, it really is a good week).