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12.18 THE SIBLING PROJECT @ THE CAVE
When Lindsey and Danny Ranck—the real-life siblings whose project highlights this weeknight pop show—sing together, their just-off harmonies give crucial conflict to the duo's simple, effervescent keys/ guitar/ laptop setup. As such, their imperfections become the band's most appealing attributes—sour notes making for sweeter songs. With Cool Ethan and Hey Euphony. 10 p.m. —Bryan Reed
12.19 TENDER FRUIT/ MIDTOWN DICKENS @ THE PINHOOK
With this Durham-bred pairing, Southern folk tradition hits a crossroads, diverting between Tender Fruit's sparse, fragile blues and the Dickens' Olympia-learned blend of Kimya Dawson twee and Appalachia. Both hit the same soulful core: Tender Fruit's Christy Smith (of the late, great Nola) creates heat with her bold but fragile voice, guitars alternately plinking and roaring behind her melancholic melodies. Midtown Dickens fills space with any instrument it can get its hands on, layering simple phrases into the warm vocal harmonies that drive the band's direct songs. Also, The Beast. 10 p.m. —Bryan Reed
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