Fri. music picks: Walk the Moon

Walk the Moon

7 p.m. Fri.-Sat. • First Avenue • all ages • sold out

With its infectious and sugary dance-pop, Walk the Moon has glided to Top 40 stardom. In concert, the Cincy quartet may have a hint of U2 pretension and Bowie-esque affectations in the person of lead singer Nicholas Petricca. But it's mostly about the bubbly electro beats, contagious energy and hits like "Shut Up and Dance" that will keep fans, um, dancing. Opening are the Griswolds, indie rockers from Australia. Jon Bream

Shpongle

9 p.m. • Skyway Theatre • 18-plus • $25

Still touring on 2013's hypnotic "Museum of Consciousness," electronic weirdo Simon Posford brings his psybient spectacle to the Twin Cities. The imaginative U.K. producer founded Shpongle in the mid-'90s with hippie flautist-turned-DJ Raja Ram, though Posford handles most of the touring solo. The psychedelic project combines psytrance, ambient and world music, with creepy-crawly electronic pulsations and Ram's flute flourishes. Posner brings his towering Shpongletron stage setup (version 3.1) with visuals from artist Zebbler. Glitchier Bay Area producer Phutureprimitive also performs. Michael Rietmulder

The Magnolias

A cultish following and a little MTV "120 Minutes" airtime wasn't enough to keep the Magnolias going full-time through the mid-'90s, but the Minneapolis pop-punk vets came back to life in the '00s and thankfully never really went away. Give pint-sized, hook-savvy frontman John Freeman big props for playing the anniversary card instead of the reunion card, in this case his crew's 30th. Kevin Bowe & the Okemah Prophets and the Badinovs open. Chris Riemenschneider

Kristin Diable

9 p.m. • Turf Club • $8-$10