California's Sound Tribe Sector 9 claims that instrumental music can reflect the tension of the times. In fact, the five-man collective considers its dense Eno-esque swirl of pulsing live and electronic sounds a means of "conversation" between band and listener. Peaceblaster, STS9's fourth studio album, finds band members in a dark mood that's occasionally tempered by shimmering rays of light. That new material should work extremely well onstagethe place where the band has built its cult following. They play an 8 p.m. show at the Rave tonight.
Sound Tribe Sector 9
Tonight @ the Rave - 8 p.m.
