Lambeth, London’s Palma Violets play Kung Fu Necktie tonight.  The punk band has built a strong following through playing live shows, despite having released only a handful of songs.  One track, “Best of Friends,” was voted NME’s song of the year for 2012.  Palma Violets have also been nominated for BBC’s Sound of 2013 poll.  Blending garage punk with psychedelic rock influences, Palma Violets have a debut album set for release on February 25th through Rough Trade.  Tickets and information for the 21+ show with Dreambooks can be found here.  Below, watch the new video for “Step Up For the Cool Cats.”

Guitarist Chris Forsyth will perform at Johnny Brenda’s tonight.  The local musician blends many styles of guitar playing, including art rock, folk and blues to create a hypnotic experience of textured layers and international influences.  Moving on from being part of Peesseye to primarily working solo, Forsyth has collaborated with Meg Baird, Steve Gunn and others.  2012 saw the release of Kenzo Deluxe on Northern Spy, a paired down approach to his electric guitar compositions.  Tickets and information for tonight’s 21+ show with Ben Seretan and The Neighborhood Choir can be found here.  Watch Chris Forsyth perform “Downs and Ups” from Kenzo Deluxe below.

Canadian outfit Purity Ring stop by Union Transfer tonight.   The duo put an airy, dreamy pop spin on bass drenched electronica with glittery synths and Megan James’ sweetly innocent vocals.  With instrumentalist Corin Roddick, Purity Ring broke off of Born Gold when Roddick began exploring production techniques and beat making.  Last year’s Shrines LP was Purity Ring’s debut and was released on 4AD.  Tickets and information for the all-ages show with Young Magic can be found here.  Watch the video for “Fineshrine” below.

The band’s last releases — the Trimmings of Hides and Sibir’ EPs — came out just over a year ago, and the band has since recorded a full album that they’re set to release as soon as they can find a label. But the two have a lot going on besides: Slick (or Doc Awk, as he’s credited on the band’s websites) is full-timing it with Dr. Dog while Mulvihill (aka Keith Birthday) just returned from a trip to Chile with ESL Folk, a project he started with friends to help students in other countries learn English by way of American folk music.

But fear not, there’s still time for shows. On June 30th, Norwegian Arms will play Johnny Brenda’s along with New York-based Young Magic, Boston’s Quilt, and local psych-folk band Weyes Blood. Tickets to the 21+ show are available here for $10. Below, stream “Kiva Ikva” from Norwegian Arms’ forthcoming album, Wolf Like A Stray Dog.