JLK is a band from Montreal. Babysitter is a band from Victoria, B.C. Together, they have joined forces to become: JLK & Babysitter. Well, OK, so their combined moniker may be somewhat lacking, but the sheer inventiveness of their music is liable to blindside you. Sounding at once timeless and utterly original, JLK & Babysitter reach back and draw both from the sparse blues of the 1910s and the sound experiments and free jazz that burst out of the '60s and '70s. The result of this mash-up is frequently disquieting while remaining strangely hypnotic. At times, the build-up of tension and chaos can become overwhelming, as on their 13-minute slow burn, "Wanderings." Songs such as "Don't Drop It" have a way of burrowing themselves into your earholes, with creepily whispered lyrics that only become weirder the clearer they get.

JLK & BABYSITTER, w/ Happy Noose, Clayface, 10 p.m., Le Voyeur, 404 E. 4th Ave, Olympia, $5, 360.943.0710

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