DILLON FRANCIS
10 p.m. • Bar Fly • 18-plus • $17-$20
Although this 24-year-old entered the neo-rave mecca that is the L.A. dance scene with his dubstep dabblings, Francis' production work has hardly remained static. After getting turned on to moombahton (an electro-house/reggaeton hybrid genre) via Soundcloud and Dutch star Munchi, the dapper DJ found he could bring the bpm down while keeping partygoers up with his squeak-and-groove tracks. Aside from touring, the Skrillex and Diplo associate, who last played Minneapolis at this summer's Global Dance Festival, is readying a slew of singles and collaborations for scattered fall releases. Flosstradamus, World Class Art Thieves and others open. MICHAEL RIETMULDER
LOS STRAITJACKETS
8 p.m. • Fine Line • 18-plus • $15
Los Straitjackets celebrate the return of their Daddy-O Grande, Minneapolis' own Danny Amis, who was out of commission for a few years, battling multiple myeloma. The former Overtones member and composer of the wonderful "Calhoun Surf" is back on the road for select performances, plus he's featured on the rock instrumental band's fine new album, "Jet Set." Amis wrote five tracks, including the title cut, the brassy killer opening number "Crime Scene" and the delectably exotic island reverie "Low Tide." The band plays a double bill with California's finest purveyors of western swing and rockabilly, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys. TOM SUROWICZ
