Daniel Higgs occupies a space similar to other people who may be categorized as "mad prophets": vocalists like Isaac Brock or Nick Cave - artists who seem to speak only in proclamations and incantations, with fearsome intonation and a seemingly-possessed fervor in their eyes. These are men who seem to see straight down to the bone and the earth and all that we can't quite focus on with our measly brains. The lead singer of the unpredictable post-hardcore band Lungfish, Daniel Higgs will be performing by himself for his appearance at Northern. Accompanied by the ominous noise-rock band Nautical Almanac, this will be a show built for the shredding of the self and rebuilding in the mold of the wide-eyed and terrified. 

[Northern, with Nautical Almanac, Oak Rot, 8 p.m., all ages, $7, 321 Fourth Ave., Olympia, northernolympia.org]