A heads-up on one that I wasn't able to fit into print this week: Tonight (March 12) at Belvedere's, you can check out the cacophonous weirdness of Behold ... the Arctopus.

• Behold ... the Arctopus

Behold ... the Arctopus has been around for some years as the duo of Mike Lerner and Colin Marston (Dysrhythmia, Krallice), who plays a Warr guitar in the band. A couple of years ago, Weasel Walter, of Flying Luttenbachers fame, joined the group.

They play tonight with locals Microwaves, who are a good fit: loud, mathematical, extreme. Also opening: No Reason to Live and Horse Drawn Death Machine.

9 p.m., $7, leave the kiddies at home. For a sample of the most recent stuff from Behold ... the Arctopus, press play: