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Snug 6007 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday , May 25, 26 and 27. SnugHarbor, 1228 Gordon St. $6. 704-333-9799. The annual Plaza-Midwood alternative to Speed Streetfeatures Temperance League, Pullman Strike, Hungry Girl, Steer, and BrandaddyLonglegs Friday; One Another, Baby Shaker, Chalkies, Jeremiah & the HowlingOwls, Hey Baby and Junkhat Saturday, and AM/FMs, Overmountain Men, WiggleWagons, Scowl Brow and Poontanglers Sunday.
Ancient Cities8 p.m. Saturday, May 26, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave.$7-$10. 704-358-9200. With a pedigree that includes Secondhand Stories’ StephenWarwick and members of Small Talk Industries and the Noises 10 this promisingnew project should deliver the musical goods with Hello Handshake and Luzopening up the show.
The Dandy Warhols9 p.m. Saturday, May 26, Fillmore, 1000 NC Music FactoryBlvd. $27. www.livenation.comFor nearly two decades this Portland outfit has beenstraddling lo-fi alt-rock,  psychedelicgrooves, and goth mysticism in its own quirky, signature way. Opening night inSan Francisco revealed ample material from its new album “The Machine” as wellas a career overview full of fan favorites.


The Coathangers8 p.m. Sunday, May 27, The Haunted Mill, 6325 W. WilkinsonBlvd. Belmont. $7. http://thecoathangers.tumblr.com/The ladies of the Atlanta indie rock act hang with thegrittiest of punk and garage rockers on stage, but have also matured into astellar modern day girl group (hear the track “Go Away” for example). The BYOBconcert series is also a potluck dinner, so bring food to share. Admission to TheMill’s haunted attraction and mini-golf is an additional $3. 
The Polyphonic Spree7:30 p.m., Monday, May 28, McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. CollegeSt. $19.50-$27.50. 704-372-1000.Though the uniformedorchestral pop ensemble appears as a cult (or sometimes a paramilitary group), TimDeLaughter’s post-Tripping Daisy outfit (which is the closest thing thealt-rock world has to a colorful choir) examines life and death with zeal anddynamics on its digital and vinyl single series.
Church ofMisery/Gates of Slumber7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, Tremont, 400 W. Tremont Ave.$13-$15. www.etix.com A preoccupation with death (serial murder in particular),Sabbath-ian riffs, and `70s metal color this Japanese import’s doom rock.Indiana trio Gates of Slumber (along with Hail! Hornet) open the show with itsown brand of hypnotic and spooky blues-anchored metal.
Jerry Joseph &the Jackmormons8 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave. $10.704-358-9200. This veteran singer-songwriter writes raw rocking rootsysongs and manages to channel artists as disparate as Elvis Costello and JohnHiatt (with a touch of Springsteen) on songs that are musically gritty andlyrically witty with substance. 

2013 Wolves
9 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, Snug Harbor, 1228 Gordon St. Free.704-333-9799.The Charlotte duo, who has evolved into a genre defying, atmosphere-crunching, well-oiled manic machine of gospel, punk, blues, and metal, ends its month longresidency at the Plaza-Midwood haunt. Next month? The Aqualads.