Here's this week's top five club picks from The Som Show, as appears in the Entertainment Spokane weekly e-newsletter.

Mon Cheri - After last year's controversy over sound levels at the neighborhood venue, music is back on the menu at Rocket Market. The outdoor summer concert series powered by The Som Show kicks off Saturday with a special acoustic performance by four-time Sommy winner, jazz-pop sensation Mon Cheri. The Som Show patio parties are back with a quiet and respectful vengeance all summer long. Enjoy Rocket Market's top-shelf selections of beer and wine and the interstellar delectables at Rocket's Jupiter Bistro during the summer music series re-launch with Mon Cheri at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, at Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd. Ave. Cost: Free, all ages welcome.

Local Natives - One of the most blogged about bands of the year so far, buzzy worldly folk rockers Local Natives pay a visit to Spokane before making an appearance at the Gorge for the Sasquatch! Music Festival. See what all the hype is about at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, at Empyrean Coffee House, 171 S. Washington St. Cost: To be announced.

Anadonia - Local bands from Spokane's fledgling experimental scene take their turn at rocking the big house. Featuring Anadonia with Monuments, Bodhi Drip, and Bunkdoozy, it will be a night of odd time signatures and sprawling instrumentals, starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 21, at The Knitting Factory Concert House, 919 W. Sprague Ave. Cost: $7.

Tech N9ne - Regarded as one of the best selling indie acts of any genre, juggalo hip-hop specialist Tech N9ne returns with his merry men of mayhem, with support from Brotha Lynch Hung, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoob, Prozac, Cognito and former Spokie, Knothead, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 at The Knitting Factory Concert House, 919 W. Sprague Ave. Cost: $26 in advance, $28.50 day of show.

Fear Factory - With a quasi-new lineup highlighted by the return of founding guitarist Dino Cazares, Fear Factory is back in effect with a new album, "Mechanize." See the latest incarnation of this metal veteran act at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19, at The Knitting Factory Concert House, 919 W. Sprague Ave. Tickets: $20.