Some like it smooth; some like it rough. Have it both ways as UK soulsters Floetry team with Tampa electro-crunk duo Yo Majesty. The former has mainstream accolades, but the latter flat out tears it up. Down south dykes Shunda K and Jwl. B flaunt “Kryptonite Pussy,” and the thigh-slapping beats of new LP Futuristically Speaking … Never Be Afraid (Domino) suggest heteros should keep their hands to themselves lest they get smacked like that unfortunate fellow at South by Southwest 07. – Thomas Fawcett

The perfect swell to ring against de Ville’s rock grotto, local songsmith Paul Banks and his Carousels quartet build mesmerizing pop wrought with vocals that split the difference between Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley. Amorphous chamber-rock collective Noise Revival Orchestra opens with the driving force of up to 13 musicians plying horns, strings, and myriad percussion, unloading songs from its recently released sophomore EP. – Doug Freeman

God bless Church of the Friendly Ghost for spacing out. Last year, it tried several different setups to eradicate the wall between audience and performer. Tonight it brings Byron Westbrook, who performs under the name Corridors and strategically places amplifiers and video projections for maximum ambience. At 8pm, 7 Inch Stitch and Carlos Villarreal perform back-to-back pieces of psych and drone, and then at 10pm, Spelunker and Hotel Hotel do the same. Call it surround sound. – Audra Schroeder

Starting in 1999, DJ Sue’s monthly Fuzz Club gatherings became Austin’s premiere destination for 1960s trash-rock vinyl paired with fellow travelers like the Ugly Beats and Sons of Hercules. Fresh from a stint in L.A., Sue is back to resurrect Fuzz Club every second Saturday at Scoot Inn. January’s inaugural installment features high Western jangle from Teen Sensations and guest DJ Scott Gardner from KOOP’s Stronger Than Dirt. – Greg Beets

The reputation for irascibility of “Mr. Bojangles” comes well-earned (see "Viva Belize!), which for veteran singer-songwriters means a time-honed way with a story. At one of JJW’s recent winter visits to the intimately palatial One World Theatre, his tall Texan tales hadn’t lost one iota of bite and fight, vigor and vulnerability. Sitting onstage with little more than his storied past, Walker becomes Lone Star mythos incarnate. 7 & 9:30pm. – Raoul Hernandez