OK Go

8 p.m. • First Avenue • 18-plus • sold out

Riding the wave of yet another hit, the sweet synth-pop throwback “The Writing’s on the Wall,” OK Go had no trouble selling out First Ave quickly this time and will probably be back for a summer gig to match their sunny aesthetic. The choreography-loving, Chicago-reared pop/rock band broke big in 2007 with the video for its choppy hit “Here It Goes Again” — aka “that treadmill video” — and continues to find clever ways to stay popular, including the old-school method of writing catchy tunes. Los Angeles’ groovy melody makers White Arrows open. Chris Riemenschneider