REV. ADAM MCKINNEY: INSIDE EMPEROR MOTH >>>

Jasper Spicero's songs feature mostly keyboard, but they're not light affairs. It's exciting to listen to layers of beats and sounds get folded into the mix, creating as close to a cacophony as the hissy trappings can manage. Spicero, aka Emperor Moth, is playing only one more shows - tonight - before leaving for Portland, and it would be a shame if he left without Tacoma letting Spicero know that it loves him back. 

[The Den @ urbanXchange, Saturday, Aug. 22, Emperor Moth with Lucretia Bourgeois, Christmas, Panda Teeth, Farms, 6 p.m., $5, 934 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.2280]