Great Scott

“This song is about never getting jobs and forming a band and stuff,’’ said singer and keyboardist Alaina Moore midway through Tennis’s set at Great Scott on Monday. Not that anybody in the audience needed to be told that. The trio’s unfailingly sunny sound conjured up nothing so much as a beach party happening way off in the distance. Work simply doesn’t exist in the same orbit. Even so, it’s a party that seemed perpetually just out of reach, no matter how long you walk along the shoreline toward it. Coated with reverb and sung in a murmur that largely blended into the haze,...

See Gulman GARY GULMAN Just as he did for his last CD, Peabody native Gulman has been dropping in on the local clubs to work on material for his new one-hour stand-up special, which he will tape at these two shows. May 24, 7 and 9:45 p.m. $25. Wilbur Theatre. 866-448-7849, www.thewilburtheatre.com NICK A. ZAINO III CLUBS & DANCE NIGHTS NIKOS "NIVO" VOURLIOTIS This European house DJ is sort of a big deal back home in Greece, where he hosts his own late-night talk show and is the frontman for the Greek hip-hop group Goin' Through.

ALLSTON -- Their debut album won't even be out in the States for three more months, and already Editors, a young, fabulously fretful foursome from Birmingham, England, are getting song requests shouted at them. It happened in Los Angeles last week, where reportedly 400 people were turned away from each of the band's two sold-out club shows. And it happened here Sunday night when a zealous crowd crammed into Great Scott, swarming the stage to get a closer look at this shiny, shimmery new slice of UK exotica making its maiden trip to Boston.

Other Lives' "Tamer Animals" is already a widescreen record, a tug-of-war between acoustic melodies and orchestral arrangements that gradually swell and lift the songs like helium balloons, free to float into the ether. For shorthand, I like to think of the Oklahoma indie rockers as a hybrid of Radiohead and Midlake - they're out there, but still within reach. "Tamer Animals," the group's sophomore album released early last year, cemented that cinematic aesthetic. Its intimacy was shot through with grand intentions.

The traditional path to getting on the permanent guest list at a rock club takes a lot of work - what with the long hours of required schmoozing, the late nights, and probably more cans of cheap beer than are advisable. A new promotion from the indie-rock clubs Great Scott and T.T. the Bear's Place called the Bridge Badge aims to streamline that process for avid showgoers and would-be scenesters. The badges, which went on sale last week (at $149, available through www.cqpresents.com)

THE PILL 14th ANNIVERSARY It's been 14 years since this long-running indie-rock dance party began on Causeway Street. The Friday night staple relocated to various local haunts since then (including the Milky Way and the Paradise) before settling into their best-known digs at Allston's Great Scott . Resident DJs Ken and Michael V will be on hand to celebrate the Pill's birthday bash. Oct. 7, 10 p.m. Cover: $5. 21+. Great Scott. 617.566.9014, www.greatscottboston.com

The Dallas Opera has announced that it has commissioned an opera from composer Jake Heggie and playwright Terrence McNally, the team that collaborated on "Dead Man Walking. " "Great Scott," based on an original story from the Tony Award-winning McNally, will be given its world premiere at Dallas' Winspear Opera House on Oct. 30, 2015, the company said Tuesday. It will star American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and be conducted by Evan Rogister. Heggie's "Moby-Dick" premiered at the Dallas Opera two years ago. "Great Scott" will focus on a famous...

Detroit Rock City met Allston Rock City Tuesday night, as three bands from the former lined up at Great Scott. Headliners the Von Bondies came up in the garage-rock revival a few years ago, though not to the dizzying level of former Motor City pals the White Stripes. A widely reported altercation between Jack White and Bondies singer-guitarist Jason Stollsteimer killed that tie. In fact, the strawberry-blond Stollsteimer doesn't look like he backs down from many challenges - such as the fact that it was a freezing-cold Tuesday night and Great Scott was only a third full.

Equal billing doesn't necessarily mean equally thrilling. The Double and Celebration co-headlined a show at Great Scott on Thursday night. Despite great debut CDs from each of these new indie rock bands -- the Double has released "Loose in the Air" on Matador, Celebration's self-titled effort is on 4AD -- only one act translated its songs into a captivating performance. New York City quartet the Double never really got off the ground. Its labors seemed just that, heavy, burdensome, without spark or cohesion.

Watching the members of the Boston-by-way-of-New-Hampshire band Wild Light bounce around the stage at Great Scott Wednesday night, it was easy to see why the Killers thought the group would make an ideal opening act on their upcoming spring tour. The buzz-building quartet offer top-shelf musical goods in an attractive package: energetic songs with earworm hooks, singalong choruses, and rhythmic swagger that can kill at a club - as it did at Great Scott - but will also hold up well in a hockey rink full of people waiting for the headliner to come on. Plus, Wild Light's...

PICK OF THE DAY Award-winning tour On Feb. 14, 1961, some 80 million viewers watched Jacqueline Kennedy guide them through the White House. The TV broadcast brought attention to Mrs. Kennedy's efforts to restore the state rooms and it earned the first lady an honorary Emmy Award. Tomorrow's Kennedy Library Forum, the 50th Anniversary of the White House Tour With Jacqueline Kennedy, is a screening and discussion with White House curator William Allman.Feb. 15 from 5:30-7 p.m. Free.

The Dallas Opera has announced that it has commissioned an opera from composer Jake Heggie and playwright Terrence McNally, the team that collaborated on "Dead Man Walking. " "Great Scott," based on an original story from the Tony Award-winning McNally, will be given its world premiere at Dallas' Winspear Opera House on Oct. 30, 2015, the company said Tuesday. It will star American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and be conducted by Evan Rogister. Heggie's "Moby-Dick" premiered at the Dallas Opera two years ago. "Great Scott" will focus on a famous American singer,...

The traditional path to getting on the permanent guest list at a rock club takes a lot of work - what with the long hours of required schmoozing, the late nights, and probably more cans of cheap beer than are advisable. A new promotion from the indie-rock clubs Great Scott and T.T. the Bear's Place called the Bridge Badge aims to streamline that process for avid showgoers and would-be scenesters. The badges, which went on sale last week (at $149, available through www.cqpresents.com)

BOSTON HASSLE LAUNCH/COMPILATION RELEASE PARTY With Debo Band, Fat History Month, Creaturos, Needy Visions, Saralee, Ming Ming, Exusamwa, Kid Romance At: Great Scott, Sunday , 9 p.m. Tickets: $5-$10. 617-566-9014, www.greatscottboston.com The life of an under-the-radar music venue is typically short in any city - horrified landlords, troubles with police, and proprietors just plain moving out are common scene killers. Longtime booker, promoter, and all-around support man Dan Shea has seen his share of flame-outs: Allston basements, Dorchester warehouse spaces, Medford art...

CLUBS & DANCE NIGHTS I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S STRICTLY BUTTER Disco loving DJ Kon may be known for his R&B meets disco funk nights, but Cambridge hot spot Middlesex Lounge brings out his mellower side: think classic R&B and reggae beats. Smooth, like butter. Nov. 26, 9 p.m. Cover: $5. 21+ Middlesex Lounge. www.middlesexlounge.us FULL ON FRIDAYS Kick off the weekend by dancing your cares away. DJ Breezy spins electro and top 40 from 10 p.m. till close every Friday at Royale.

CLUBS & DANCE NIGHTS 2D ANNUAL MOVEMBER DATE AUCTION Seen a lot of lip fuzz lately? Must be Movember! Self-proclaimed "Professional Wingman" Thomas Edwards is hosting a charity date auction to benefit the Movember Foundation, which supports awareness for men's health issues. Guests can bid on available men and women, vote for the best mid-Movember 'stache, and munch on bites by chef Louis DiBiccari. Nov. 17, 6 p.m. Free to register ($5 suggested donation at the door). 21+ Storyville.

Chatting with Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe , who plays at Great Scott on Tuesday, via Skype from his home in Finland is truly an experience. The ever-cheerful rocker, whose classic glam-band influenced followers like Guns N' Roses, busted out a harmonica solo and an impromptu version of "Dirty Water" in between telling us the five key ingredients that make his vibrant new solo album, "Sensory Overdrive," an "authentic rock 'n' roll record. " 1. A "killer" band . "It's ironic, actually, even with the new [version of]

Other Lives' "Tamer Animals" is already a widescreen record, a tug-of-war between acoustic melodies and orchestral arrangements that gradually swell and lift the songs like helium balloons, free to float into the ether. For shorthand, I like to think of the Oklahoma indie rockers as a hybrid of Radiohead and Midlake - they're out there, but still within reach. "Tamer Animals," the group's sophomore album released early last year, cemented that cinematic aesthetic. Its intimacy was shot through with grand intentions.

THE PILL 14th ANNIVERSARY It's been 14 years since this long-running indie-rock dance party began on Causeway Street. The Friday night staple relocated to various local haunts since then (including the Milky Way and the Paradise) before settling into their best-known digs at Allston's Great Scott . Resident DJs Ken and Michael V will be on hand to celebrate the Pill's birthday bash. Oct. 7, 10 p.m. Cover: $5. 21+. Great Scott. 617.566.9014, www.greatscottboston.com