Harry and the Potters may well be the nerdiest band in existence: They Might Be Giants-esque power pop that only concerns itself with Harry Potter ephemera. That they've been around for over a decade and released roughly one album a year in that time is a testament not only to how mythologically dense and circuitous that book series was, but also to the bloody-minded tenacity of the band itself. Over the years, they've enjoyed a robust career of touring clubs and libraries, playing to kids excited to delve into the Potter series, as well as drunken 20-somethings that grew up with the books. Now that Harry Potter has become as much a recognizable literary character as, say, Dorothy Gale, it seems as though Harry and the Potters can stick around for the long haul.

HARRY AND THE POTTERS, 7 p.m., Northern, 414 ½ Legion Way, Olympia, $8