The Raven and the Writing Desk are about confounding expectations. A six-piece outfit from Denver, the Raven and the Writing Desk's music initially conjures up connections to bands like DeVotchKa (another literary allusion) and Beirut - these purveyors of gypsy-and-otherwise-worldly musical strains. It's notable that the heart of the Raven and the Writing Desk is located in their piano, violin, and percussion. These instruments can travel anywhere, but fit quite nicely into the sort of theatrical flourish that accompanies gypsy music.

Read Adam McKinney's full feature on the Raven and the Writing Deck in Northwest Military's Music & Culture section.

THE RAVEN AND THE WRITING DESK, 10 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, Le Voyeur, 404 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, no cover, 360.943.5710