Leave it to a couple of fine Minnesota indie-rock groups, well acquainted with the brutal cold, to warm up your January night. Peter Wolf Crier's strong debut, Inter-Be, is full of echo-drenched vocals and rustic instrumentation, with floor-stomping peaks and poignant, introspective valleys. Their tourmates, Retribution Gospel Choir (featuring Alan Sparhawk of Low), push an aggressive mix of power-pop and psychedelic rock. This north-country pairing is perfectly poised to defrost your New Year. Mon 9 p.m.

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