There was a moment in my conversation with Jima, frontman of Seattle band the Purrs, when I expressed how inadequate it is to simply call the Purrs a psychedelic indie rock band. While that might be ultimately accurate, it just doesn't quite do justice to what the band does. Let's take a moment, for instance, to consider the bands that the Purrs have shared stages with: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Pearl Jam and Okkervil River, just to name three markedly disparate acts. The Purrs are able to drift among scenes in a manner befitting of their intangible sound.

Read Rev. Adam McKinney's interview with Jima in the Music & Culture section.

THE PURRS, w/ Trees and Timber, People Under the Sun, DJ Melodica, 9 p.m., Saturday, March 29, The New Frontier Lounge, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma, $5, 253.572.4020