The trio of Raven Marcus, hailing from San Francisco, consists of Natalia Montana Rose Miner (vocals and mandolin), Rob Johnson (drums and percussion) and Bronwyn Dexter on bass. They describe themselves as "cowboy glam rock," which does a nice job of describing their folky approach to pop songs. With a mandolin as the lead instrument, there is an inescapable lightness that lends a bouncy quality to even their darkest compositions. The trio of voices harmonizing gives a grace to their songs that even surpasses the delicacy of the instrumentation.

Read Rev. Adam McKinney's full feature on Raven Marcus in the Music & Culture section.

RAVEN MARCUS, w/ Aan, Fruit Juice, 8 pm, Friday, Jan. 9, Deadbeat Olympia, 226 N. Division St, Olympia, $5, 360.943.0662