Concert picks
Nina Nastasia and Jim White with Jim Becker and Scott Tuma, 10 p.m. today at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $12. (773) 525-2508.
This is a collaboration no one saw coming: New York City singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia, known for her quiet, spooky Americana ambience, collaborates with drummer Jim White of the Dirty Three, the grimy Australian blues-rock trio, on "You Follow Me" (Fat Cat), a stripped-bare album featuring just drums and guitar. Recorded in Chicago with Steve Albini, the album is a sinewy interchange of musical ideas that, as the album unfolds, becomes less precious and more sharply visceral.
Bob Mould, 9 p.m. Tuesday at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $15. (773) 525-2508.
For fans of Husker Du and Sugar, here's a special treat. Lead singer and songwriter Bob Mould, one of the more sensitive hearts and melody-charged leaders of the post-punk era, will play a short acoustic set and take questions from fans, book-ending a full-length screening of his new DVD, "Circle of Friends" (Granary Music), documenting a full-length concert at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., released next week.
Grizzly Bear with Beach House, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago. (773) 929-5959.
Your hipster rating will go into the red if you make this show featuring Grizzly Bear, one of the more cherished indie bands known for creating provocative audio art. This year's "Yellow House" (Warp) received major attention for its lo-fi ambience, unorthodox folk instrumentation and mystical backdrop, close to the psych-folk crowd but also going way beyond. Whatever the case, this show is well-suited for the pristine acoustics at the Park West.
Interpol, 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Aragon, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. $30. (773) 561-9500.
Fall in love with Joy Division all over again: Interpol, the suave New York New-Wavers who came to prominence in the "new rock" wave of bands earlier this decade, were last in Chicago headlining Lollapalooza. They continue on the road to promote a third album, "Our Love to Admire" (Capitol), featuring the single "No I in Threesome," a wry but weary take on relationship resuscitation.