Before Conrad Keely and Jason Reece moved to Texas and formed rock band ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, they hung out in Olympia: Keely out at The Evergreen State College, musing over some genius project, Reece usually downtown, working at The Smithfield Café.  Keely, Reece and the rest of ... Trail of Dead will be back in Olympia on an official West Coast tour, promoting the band's seventh studio album, Tao of the Dead. Tight and psychedelic, heavy and prolific, this four-piece continues to power out jams with dreamy vocals, underlying death riffs and enchanting melodic timing. From appearances on David Lettermen and George Lopez, to high praise in Rolling Stone and Spin magazines, and now mention in the acclaimed Weekly Volcano, ... Trail of Dead have definitely made their mark. 

[Capitol Theater, with Ringo Deathstarr, Follow That Bird, Broken Water, 8 p.m., $7 OFS member, $10 GA, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia, 360.754.6670]