Recommended music: KMFDM, The Great Curve, Built to Spill & Dinosaur Jr., Art Brut, Dirty Projectors, Islands, The Pogues

The Great Curve at Beerland. This is the new act from some guys who used to be in the Austin avant-garde rock band Steers, which was a force of nature back in 2005 or so. Check out www.myspace.com/thegreatcurvetx for some intriguing, almost-progressive rock and a manifesto. I love bands with manifestoes. With the Murdocks and more. 9 p.m. Free. Yes, free. 711 Red River St. www.beerlandtexas.com — J.G.