THE SECTION QUARTET, PSEUDOSIX (Dante’s, 1 SW 3rd) The Section Quartet are billed as “the loudest string quartet on the planet.” Wait, is that a good thing? I’m all for ambitious descriptions, but I hardly associate a string ensemble’s quality with their ability to reach an extreme level of volume. Granted, maybe if a band claimed to be “the loudest black metal band in the Nordic fjords,” I’d take a bit more interest, but when it’s a quartet of band nerds from California clutching stringed instruments, it just ain’t the same. Regardless, the Section Quartet perform rock songs on the cello, and while their Fuzzbox recording is a bit forgettable, they seem like an act that begs to be witnessed in the live setting, on stage, bows in hand. Tonight, they’ll tackle their own material in addition to covering songs from Radiohead’s OK Computer, all the while heavily squinting as they pay homage to Thom Yorke’s lazy eyelid. EZRA ACE CARAEFF

The Section Quartet - “Black Hole Sun” (live)