Live music picks: Jan. 6-12

Atlanta quintet O’Brother – from left, Johnny Dang, Aaron Wamack, Tanner Merritt, Michael Martens and Anton Dang – celebrates the release of full-length debut album, “Garden Window,” at the Masquerade Friday, Jan. 6. Photo: Christy Parry FRIDAY O’Brother A list of the acknowledged influences of this Atlanta quintet won’t really tell you what they sound like, but it gives a hint at the adventurous nature of the band’s music. They mention indie rock experimentalists Blonde Redhead, Radiohead and Sigur Ros; modern progressive rockers Oceansize; metallic sludge merchants Torche and the doomy folk-flecked drone of Earth. You wouldn’t think all of… >>
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Swedish electronic pop outfit Little Dragon - from left, Erik Bodin, Fredrik Wallin, Yukimi Nagano and Håkan Wirenstrand - plays the Masquerade Friday, Oct. 21. Photo courtesy Life and Death PR ...
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Sam Beam, the man behind Iron & Wine, comes to the Buckhead Theatre Friday, Nov. 11. Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Records FRIDAY Iron & Wine It’s been nearly 10 years since Sam Beam’s Sub Pop de ...