Alkaline Trio
8:30 p.m. Mon.-next Thu. • Triple Rock • 18-plus • sold out
There's more than one Chicago area band settling in for multiple Minneapolis shows over the next week (see page 9). Warped Tour vets the Alkaline Trio are setting up shop and promising to play all eight records in their discography over the course of four nights, part of a series of shows dubbed the Past Live Tour. Die-hard fans might need to store up on the experience, should rumors prove true of frontman Matt Skiba becoming Tom DeLonge's replacement in Blink-182. The Bombay Sweets,Empires, Hide and Pet Symmetry open one night apiece, in order. Chris Riemenschneider
Acid Mothers Temple
8 p.m. • 7th Street Entry • 18-plus • $12-$14
Hailing technically from Japan but essentially from Neptune, this experimental-rock collective is known for its super-psychedelic values and noise-rock sound. A collision of cosmic and religious iconography, these freak-rockers with multiple offshoots resemble a hallucinogenic space cult. Their most successful incarnation — Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (Underground Freak Out) — is in the midst of a national tour. For a taste of their aesthetic, each member of the five-piece outfit has an alias identity such as "cosmic joker" or "dancin' king," and they play songs like "E.S.P. (Experimental Spooky Peace)." It sounds just like how you'd expect it to sound. Austin's ST 37 opens. Alex Nelson
