THE ELECTROLYTES

Saturday, June 27

The Electrolytes don’t invite you to dance. They somehow program you to. The combined guitar, keyboards and vocals of this four-piece seep into your being, forcing you to move in rhythm. It works with your brain’s chemistry, compelling you to re-consider your musical existence as your body jerks and grinds in a welcome groove. Next thing you know, you’re fully rocking out and wondering how it all began. These guys deliver the musical equivalent of what their name implies — much needed nourishment to weary bones, cellular health and hydration to the desert of your soul. The Electrolytes addicting pop/rock style has not yet been approved by the F.D.A, so ingest at your own risk. And enjoy. — Nikki Talotta

[Bob’s Java Jive, with Tim and The Time Machines, The Timbreines, The Hard To Get, 8 p.m., $5, 2102 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma. 253.475.9843.]

GROUPER

Saturday, June 27

Do you dream in reverb? Grouper certainly does. The ethereal melodies created by Liz Harris echo within the venues and throughout the albums, finding a thought-provoking path to your brainwaves. The music creates an almost suspenseful air and leaves a listener unsure of how to react to the contradictory combination of the spooky and the beautiful. Harris achieved recognition beyond the obscurity of a Xiu Xiu collaboration record when the solo musician toured with and opened for Animal Collective: just another notch in this bedpost of experimental tunage. Grouper promises an undeniably spiritual musical journey as Harris’ songs of pure beauty are found to possess a creepy underlying tone. Don’t we all like to be kept guessing? — Lauren Napier

[northern, with Desolation Wilderness, Invisible River, 9 p.m., all ages, $7, 321 Fourth Ave., Olympia, www.olympiaallages.org]

INTERVISION

Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28

Bobble Tiki loves Steely Dan and Jamiroquai. What can he say? Call him left handed if you must, but Bobble Tiki has no shame. Bobble Tiki loves to groove — and for this reason he loves Portland’s Intervision. Singer Paul Creighton, guitarist Tony Stovin, keyboardist Kit Taylor, bassist Mike Glidden, saxophonist Joshua Cliburn and drummer Jon Barber met at Clackamas Community College, located south of Portland in Oregon City. At the time, it was 2004, the six friends probably didn’t realize that within a few years they’d be playing Portland’s massive, Willamette Week sponsored MusicFEST NW or opening for the Neville Brothers — or, for that matter, being awarded the “Best R&B Song of the Year” at the 2008 Independent Music Awards. What the six friends probably did realize is they shared a passion for challenging compositions with ferocious pop sensibility. They probably also realized they had a chance to put the “sex” back in sextet, which they’ve effectively done. Check Intervision out at Doyle’s and the Taste of Tacoma this weekend. — Bobble Tiki

[Doyle’s, June 27, 9:30 p.m., no cover, 208 St. Helens Avenue, Tacoma, 253.272.7468]

[Taste of Tacoma’s BECU/KJR FM Meadow Stage, June 28, 12:40 p.m., no cover, Point Defiance Park, 5400 N. Pearl, Tacoma, www.tasteoftacoma.com]

SHOEMAKER BROTHERS

Thursday, July 2

Think all four brothers from Shelton can do is drain halfracks? Think all bands that call Pullman home probably evoke a mix between Sublime, the smell of walking by Abercrombie and Fitch at the mall and the sound of dry heaving? Think again. The Shoemaker Brothers, four siblings originally from Shelton that found their way to Pullman, are the exception. Strings and honesty galore with this band — think folk rock pounded out on a cello and violins. Think real musicianship. Think about the possibility you’ve probably never experienced quite anything like the Shoemaker Brothers before. Amidst all that thinking, send a positive thought to the Shoemaker Brothers’ mother, who along with pushing all four of them out into this world, managed three more — for a total of seven Shoemaker children. I guess we should just consider ourselves lucky this band isn’t hitting town in a multicolor school bus with Reuben Kincaid behind the wheel. No, far from it. These Shoemaker Brothers should soothe the weary Doyle’s Thursday night crowd like a clean shot of Jameson. And they’ll sound impressive doing it. — Matt Driscoll

[Doyle’s, 8 p.m., no cover, 208 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.7468]