[METAL] + FRI, OCT. 18

Oh Kylesa, how you reek of sludge and doom, yet co-mingle with the heaven of drums, riffs and vocals hammering down a mighty force of pleasure. How your psychedelia and metal create a blistering twist of emotion on the soul. This is why tens of thousands of people flock to your shows, sporting Kylesa insignia and banging heads. Kylesa is touring in support of their newest release on Season of Mist Records, Ultraviolet, which Pitchfork magazine claims to be darker lyrically and sonically than previous works, containing more vocals from singer/guitarist Laura Pleasants. Ultralviolet is Kylesa's sixth studio album. Taking their name from "kilesa mara," a Buddhist term denoting delusory mental states, Kylesa will rumble Olympia's Capitol Theater with their Black Sabbath meets Tool meets Mastodon sound. {NIKKI MCCOY}

KYLESA, w/Pinkish Black, Sierra and Witchburn, 9 p.m., all ages, 21+ mezzanine lounge seating, Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia, $12, $8 OFS members, 360.754.6670

[HIP-HOP] + SAT, OCT. 19

Rapper Ang P has been grinding for a more than a minute in Olympia. If you follow the local hip-hop scene and haven't heard his name come up in the past, then you probably don't follow closely. This weekend, Ang will be releasing his new seven-track Chronic and Patron EP as well as his brand new music video for "Chronic and Patron," produced by Newspin and RLC. Those in the know will see the video Friday at a private theater in Tacoma. Saturday, the official Olympia video premiere will be at Le Voyeur with guest performances. If the video premieres aren't in the cards, check it out on YouTube. Be sure to drop him a line in the comment section. {NIC LEONARD}

ANG P video premiere of "Chronic and Patron" w/Zikki, Breathe Eazy, two special unannounced performances and MC battle Reid vs Diagnostic, 8 p.m., Le Voyeur, 404 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, $5, 360.943.5710

[AMERICANA] + MON, OCT. 21

Before folk and bluegrass became a vigorously polished commodity with acts like Mumford & Sons and the Lumineers rising to take over the world, these were genres of lowly real people. These were songs of the masses, honest to a fault, and raggedly charming. Ex-Cowboy is a band that lets these tattered edges not only show, but shine. An errant discordant twang from a guitar string here, a missed beat there, a cracked voice on a high note - these imperfections add up to create something immeasurably more affecting than any plastic honky tonk Mumford & Sons could drum up. Influences from the likes of Sufjan Stevens and DeVotchKa make their presence known in the music of Ex-Cowboy, without detracting from the humble purity of the band. {REV. ADAM MCKINNEY}

EX-COWBOY, w/ Joe Capoccia, 10 p.m., Le Voyeur, 404 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, no cover, 360.943.5710

[SURF-ROCK] + TUES, OCT. 22

On the surface, Posole bear many of the telltale signs of a surf-rock band, but the San Francisco band folds in elements of mariachi and Latin rhythms. Sometimes, they approach the sort of desert rock of groups like Los Lobos, with horns adorning their cinematic narratives. All the while, the guitars are louder and more aggressive than one would expect when listening to a band that describes itself as "dream pop." The dreamiest Posole gets is on songs like "Trail Of...," which shuffles along like the theme to a spaghetti western, as reverb-y guitars shimmer in the distance. Elsewhere, "Freedom Fighter" finds them at their most dramatic, with its "whoa whoa" refrain and insistently chugging guitars, which build toward a nearly anthemic release before receding back into classic rock noodling. {REV. AM}

POSOLE, w/ Tatarus and Mister Master, 6 p.m., Le Voyeur, 404 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, no cover, 360.943.5710

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