Laser Background made a recent stop at the studios of Break Thru Radio. Check out the performance of their unreleased song "Tropic of Cancer" for BTR Live Studio sessions! You can also catch them live again in Philly on Saturday, August 22 at LAVA Space. (Photo by Koof)

Laser Background, the Andy Moholt-led sugary psych-pop outfit celebrates the release of its new EP Kelly Wisdom, available on cassette via Endless Daze. The album incorporates those accustomed dream-oriented oddities, while retaining a cozy sense of hypnosis, drawing listeners into a sense of calm albeit in an exotic environment. Tonight, at A House Named Virtue, The Lentils and Grape Room a pair of Vermont-based bands, whom deliver intriguing pop-rock with traces of a vintage feel respectively help to complete the lineup that also includes Control Top. A House Named Virtue, (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.), 8pm, $5-$7, All Ages - Michael Colavita

With a forthcoming LP Correct already sitting in the can, Laser Background released a new EP Kelly Wisdom earlier this week. The album, whose recording was split between Lake Balaton, Hungary and a cabin in rural Pennsylvania, retains Andy Molholt’s slightly ajar, candy-coated, psych-experiencing sound, implementing synth and drum machine with his distinct, quirky, higher pitched vocals. However, these songs also touch on an internal searching/reflection, anchored beneath that dreamy spider web of instrumentation. This lineup runs deep including the four-piece ensemble of Myrrias, whom take synth-fueled dream pop and augment it with dark, jagged edges, creating hypnotic layers of brooding in the process. Drone Ranger develops a thick, hazy psychedelic atmosphere, inviting your mind to temporarily explore uncharted territory that is guided by a hard-rocking hand. The inventive yet pop sensible tunes of New York’s Zula complete a billing that asks you to reach out without pushing too hard. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 8pm, $10, 21+ - Michael Colavita