Dr. Dog
Don't these soulful Philly pop-rock groovers play here every year? Yep, and for good reasons. Their live shows are consistently some of the most jubilant affairs in indie-rock today, part Beatles, Wilco and NRBQ. Also, they continue to put out weirdly infectious and adventurous albums, including the week-old "Critical Equation." Fellow Philadelphian Son Little opens. (8 p.m. Sun., Palace Theatre, 17 W. 7th Place, $35-$50, eTix.com.)
Roma di Luna
A band that speaks to these disparate times on multiple levels, the folky, familial Minneapolis rock group abruptly ended in 2011 along with its leaders' marriage, but they left behind a lot of warm memories — and a lot of excellent unreleased songs, too. Channy Leaneagh of Poliça fame, Alexei Casselle of Kill the Vultures, Mixed Blood Majority, etc., and their all-star crew gathered up their leftovers and sparked up new ones for their moving reunion album, aptly titled "We Were Made to Forgive." (8 p.m. Fri., Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Av. S., Mpls., sold out.)
Chris Riemenschneider
