Tue. June 5 | Clocking in under 30 minutes, Gentle Leader (Mint Records) from L.A. surf punks Peach Kelli Pop sprints through addictive Ramones earworms, a sugar rush of mega-hook power-pop anthems. Rob Craig and VLADRM duo: FR open at 9:30 p.m. at Circle Bar.
Tue. June 5 | Sprouting from the tie-dyed forehead of neo-psychedelic Australians Tame Impala, POND shares a similar hazy cosmic pop sound, showcased on 2017's The Weather, an extra-terrestrial-inspired dance trip. Internet explorer Fascinator opens at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.
Tue. June 5 | Chanteuse, guitarist and jazz composer Sarah Quintana and BeauSoleil bandleader and Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet made reciprocal guest appearances with their respective bands at Jazz Fest in April. The two rendezvous to share the stage at Chickie Wah Wah at 8p.m.
Wed. June 6 | In this Scatterjazz series show, improvisational jazz drummer Hamid Drake is joined byrising star New York saxophonist James Brandon Lewis (currently in an artist residency at The NewQuorum), guitarist Jonathan Freilich and Nate Lambertson. At9p.m. at SideBar.
Sun. June 10 | Canadian singer Shania Twain became the queen of country pop in the 1990s with the albums The Woman in Me and Come on Over. After selling more than 100 million albums, she retired in 2004. Her return album Now debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart in September 2017. Bastian Baker opens at 7:30 p.m. atSmoothie King Center.