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Junior Vasquez

Fuck Madonna for still being mad at Junior Vasquez (for using her phone messages for his devious remixes). Her unwitting contribution to the Philly-born gay go-go god's high-holy-house music vibe, vexing beats and diva-licious surround sound was her finest work in years. --A.D. Amorosi

Sat., Sept. 6, 10 p.m., $30, with DJ Mark Bieker, Emerald City, 460 N. Second St., 215-413-2500.

Q and Not U

Taut like a drum head and loose-limbed like the head cheerleader, enigmatic D.C. dance punks Q and Not U are kinetic energy in popular power-trio format. Pouring lurching rhythms, knifing guitars and booty-shakin' beats into brain-blender song structures, the band's live show, like its sophomore album, Different Damage, is a recipe for frenetic eclecticism. --Brian Howard

Sun., Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m., $8, with Black Eyes, El Guapo and Electric Turn To Me, First Unitarian Church, 22nd and Chestnut sts., 800-594-TIXX.

Christian Smith and John Selway

Ever since Sweden's funk-driven techno-legend, Smith (a.k.a. Neuromancer), relocated to New York, his production with partner Selway has gone through the roof. They've had a profusion of 12-inch singles on labels like Primate, Intec and Smith's own Tronic, and their tech-house club-stormers have been rocked by the likes of Sasha, Josh Wink and Carl Cox. They continue their internationally acclaimed Tronic Treatment parties every Monday in N.Y.C. --Sean O'Neal

Wed., Sept. 10, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $5, with Jamie Morris and Olivetti, Fluid, 613 S. Fourth St., 215-629-0565.

Mogwai

In early shows, circa 1997, Mogwai often took to the stage in pajamas. The Scottish four-piece -- a controlled-release system of tremulous melodies and fearsome, thrashing, active reverbs -- don't get sleepy so early these days. This year's Happy Songs for Happy People (with a title so reeking of nu-metal's lowbrow irony, it must in itself be a joke) whispers loudly, while its ambient chill keeps us out of the bedroom. --Juliet Fletcher

Mon., Sept. 8, 8 p.m., $14.50-$16.50, with Part Chimp, The TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011.

Willie and Lobo

The Tin Angel reopens after its two-week summer break with a sonic boom of an act. World-music surfin' dudes duo Willie and Lobo -- players of violin and flamenco guitar, respectively -- create uniquely seductive sounds that both exhilarate and soothe. This "gypsy bugaloo," as they call it, is never better than onstage, where their melodies can fly off to strange and beautiful places when Willie's flow-state kicks in. --Nicole Pensiero

Wed., Sept. 10, 8:30 p.m., $15, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0770.

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