ESPERANZA SPALDING'S RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY
7:30 • State Theatre • $33-$73
After her ambitious "Chamber Music Society," Grammy-winning jazz bassist/singer Spalding gets even bolder on "Radio Music Society." Not exactly for jazz purists, her fourth album tries to find a connection between jazz and soul, pop and hip-hop. She uses a mix of jazz players (Joe Lovano, Jack DeJohnette), hip-hoppers (Q-Tip produced two tracks) and soul singers (Lalah Hathaway, Algebra Blessett). It's a diverse, challenging and ultimately rewarding project. JON BREAM
Laetitia Sadier
7:30 p.m. • 400 Bar • 18-plus • $10-$12
Former Stereolab singer Sadier is making a welcome return to the road, two albums into a solo career and three years since her old band went on indefinite hiatus. The French indie crooner's newest record, "Silencio," is an all-out protest record based on Europe's crumbling state of affairs, with her familiar, Nico-like voice and layers of loungey cafe-pop and ethereal synth arrangements belying the sharp edge of the lyrics. Portland's surf-punky Orca Team opens. CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER
THEE OH SEES AND TY SEGALL
9 p.m. • Turf Club • $12-$14
Few have their fingerprints on as much of the crowded Bay Area garage scene as John Dwyer. Thee Oh Sees' mastermind and psych-rock statesman has played in myriad projects since the late '90s and released his peers' work via his label Castle Face Records. This month, the fecund frontman added another full-length ("Putrifiers II") to his immeasurable catalog. Fellow San Fran reverb-rocker Ty Segall has had a prolific year, with his third 2012 LP due in October, following the sterling "Slaughterhouse" and a collaborative album with White Fence. MICHAEL RIETMULDER
