ALTERED STATES—Austin’s finest purveyors of psychedelia, the Black Angels, return to town with their thumping acid rock, so buckle up for a trip to lysergic lands. Don’t miss Bay Area openers Sleepy Sun, whose dynamic brand of psych is downright mind expanding. NL
Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell, 9 pm, $15-18, all ages
WAR JAMS—Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars create perhaps the world’s most upbeat music about horrific rebel warfare. The real-life refugee band’s West African sounds match perfectly with emcee Black Nature’s smooth lyrics. (Hometown bonus: He wound up going to community college in Portland!) SM
Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie, 8 pm, $22, all ages