MUSIC—Need more proof of the power of the internet? In 2013, an unknown seven-foot-tall clown set down his lantern (?), looked disdainfully into a camera, and boomed out a Lorde cover. Then reflect on how Puddles the Clown and his Puddles Pity Party are playing the Alberta Rose less than two years later. The guy’s talented as hell, but INTERNET. DIRK VANDERHART
Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta, 8 pm, $30
MUSIC—It’s only been five months since Zola Jesus swirled through town, but the Midwestern gothy gal is welcome back anytime. Her latest album, Taiga, is packed with wintery pop, huge symphonies of sound, and big operatic vocals. She also puts on quite the live show. CF
Magic Fades, Ghost Feet; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $3 w/RSVP to redbullsoundselect.com