Portland-based experimental pop maestros Aan are making their return to Olympia for a show at Deadbeat Olympia, a record store that's quickly making a name for itself with exciting in-store shows. Although Aan opened for the Smashing Pumpkins, there's little of the Pumpkins' melodramatic posturing to be found in Aan's music. Rather, there's a crispness and clarity of vision to accompany their wildly exploratory pop music, ripping apart songwriting crutches and stitching them together again, like Frankenstein's monster, before electrifying them into something wholly new and exciting. Their most recent release, Amor Ad Nauseum, finds them continuing to push the envelope, sonically, while remaining utterly accessible for those averse to having their minds completely obliterated. Also on the bill are local favorites Fruit Juice and Wild Berries, who stun with glam-rock kaleidoscopes and soulful garage rock, respectively.

AAN, w/ Fruit Juice, Wild Berries, 8 p.m., Deadbeat Olympia, 226 N. Division St., Olympia, $5, 360.943.0662