Erasure
Heroes in both the synth-pop world and LGBT community, singer Andy Bell and his Depeche Mode-co-founding partner Vince Clarke are back in full force with their late-'80s duo. They channeled the dramatic but buoyant sounds of their best-known hits "Chains of Love" and "A Little Respect" on last year's well-received comeback album, "World Be Gone," and then issued a classical reworking of those songs newly dubbed "World Beyond." Now they're earning raves on their first major North American tour in a half-decade. DJ Jake Rudh kicks off the night. (7:30 p.m. Sun., State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., $35-$89, ticketmaster.com.)
Chris Riemenschneider
Bebel Gilberto
The veteran Brazilian singer is leaning toward a mesmerizing minimalism these days. The daughter of Brazilian music heroes João Gilberto and Miúcha, she splits her time between Rio de Janeiro and New York City, where she was born. Her style incorporates the bossa nova of her heritage as well as popular music. Let's hope she does her version of Radiohead's "Creep." It's special. (7 & 9 p.m. Sun., Dakota Jazz Club, Mpls., $35-$60, dakotacooks.com)
Jon Bream
