Thomas Mudrick's music is a thrilling and unexpected stew of genres, calling to mind musical chameleons like Beck and Ween, but with a dedicated love of light psychedelia and soul. "Soul Glow" is a breezy bit of '70s beach funk, layered with dreamy aaahs and wah-wah guitars. "Do Me Like Jesus," with its winsome acoustic guitars and vibrant stomp, comes across like a long-lost party band from a defunct desert festival. Interspersed between Mudrick's more rock-oriented songs are bits of stripped down hip-hop ("Banana Peel") and world music-indebted electronica ("Boomarangatang"), adding to the kaleidoscopic experimentation that seems to define his music. While not every experiment hits the mark - a necessary risk when you're swinging so far afield - it's refreshing to hear an artist like Thomas Mudrick taking these kinds of loopy chances.

THOMAS MUDRICK, w/ Garage Heroes, Black Nite Crash, 9 p.m., The New Frontier Lounge, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma, $5, 253.572.4020