Here's this weeks top five club picks from The Som Show, as appears the Entertainment Spokane weekly e-newsletter.
Belt of Vapor - Spokane experimental rock mainstay Belt of Vapor has had a red-hot winter, woodshopping new material, improvising newer material live on stage, and readying to release a new EP. The trio takes a crack at the big stage this week, along with La Cha-Cha, Sonic Death Ray and Rubberdiculous, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, at The Knitting Factory Concert House, 919 W. Sprague Ave. Cost: $5 in advance, $7 day or show.
No Quarter - Combining theatrical performance with huge rock, Led Zeppelin tribute No Quarter has played to packed houses across the nation. Catch the quartet's return at 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 30, at The Knitting Factory Concert House, 919 W. Sprague Ave. Cost: $10.
Oceans of Red - Metal band Oceans of Red appears with Bring Me Solace, With Scars to Prove and more at 9 p.m. on Friday, January 29, at The Blvd., 230 W. Riverside Ave. Cost: $5; 21-and-older only.
Portrait of a Gentleman - Indie-experimental outfit Portrait of Gentleman releases its new album with help from bedroom-psychedelic-electronica project Paper Astronomer at 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 30, at Empyrean Coffee House, 171 S. Washington St. Cost: $7.
Locke - Rapper, deejay and party promoter Locke is moving to Korea soon so catch his final night behind the wheels of steel in a special Whammy Wednesday showcase presented by The Som Show tonight at 9 p.m. at Sunset Junction, 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. Cost: Free.