Big gigs: Glass Animals, Sonny Knight & the Lakers

Currently enjoying radio play across the local dial — from pop station KDWB to alt outlet 89.3 the Current — this lightly psychedelic, electro-smooth rock quartet got its break in 2014 from Adele and Florence + the Machine collaborator Paul Epworth, who made them the flagship act of his label. Their peanut-buttery hit "Gooey" and widespread festival gigs last year led to big hype for their month-old second album, "How to Be a Human Being." And now they've jumped from the puny 7th Street Entry to the metro's biggest nightclub in two short years. London's Pumarosa opens. (7 p.m. Fri., Myth, all ages, $31-$36, eTix.com.)

Best known for its fun romp "Juicy Lucy" and covers of Rodriguez and Beatles tunes, the multigenerational eight-man groove machine gets serious about songwriting on its new sophomore studio album, "Sooner or Later." Various members pitched in on a strong batch of nine original tunes that speak to modern struggles and cover a wider array of sonic territory, from Curtis Mayfield-style psychedelic soul to classic Stax sounds to gospel-tinged ballads. Their release party features Duluth throwbacks Big Wave Dave & the Ripples and local R&B upstarts Nooky Jones. (8 p.m. Sat., First Avenue, $15-$17.)

CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER