More Cowbell

The Gristle Gals

9 p.m., Oct. 15, Moe’s

OK, so the group plays Celtic tinged folk music (complete with fiddler and mandolin player), but don’t be fooled, the members of The Gristle Gals have more in common with riot girls than Celtic women. Beneath the beautiful melodies and bad-ass fiddle playing is a pulsing rebellious streak that’s pure rock. Under influences, The Gristle Gals cite “Anyone that ever got fed up, pissed off, beat the hell out of their oppressors, took over, then wrote a song about it.”  Good luck finding anything more punk than that.

Also Playing: Jeremiah and The Red Eyes

Stronger Kills

9 p.m., Oct. 16, Bushwacker’s Saloon

Stronger Kills, five guys hailing from Castle Rock, has the distinction of being one of the few straight up Colorado rock acts that actually rocks. And not just by garage rock standards.  The band’s raw but ambitious sound deserves favorable comparisons to the sturdy sonic swagger of early Rolling Stones and the full-bodied ragged power of The Offspring. 

Satyricon

8 p.m., Oct. 17, Gothic Theatre

For almost 20 years, the black metal luminaries of Satyricon have tirelessly worked to push the horizons of their dearly beloved genre.  Hailing from Oslo, Norway (a major part of black metal street cred) Satyricon started playing a Wagnerian blend of metal and medieval music before branching into truly dark realms-industrial, electronic, and even acoustic.  And seriously, what better venue than the Gothic to witness such an unholy celebration?

Also Playing: Bleeding Through, Chthonic

Blitzen Trapper

8 p.m., Oct. 20, Fox Theatre

Blitzen Trapper is everything a listener could want from a Portland indie band.  Blitzen Trapper combines more “serious” influences like electric-era Bob Dylan, Pavement’s anti-rockstar alt-rock, and The Postal Service with a pop-wise songwriting sensibility so easy to listen to, you wonder why the hell you hadn’t heard of the group earlier.