Concert previews of the Paper Kites, Brother Cane, Nick Lowe, more [Seven in Seven] – Reading Eagle

Welcome to Seven in Seven, where we look at shows coming to the region over the next week. As always, whether your musical tastes are rock ’n’ roll, jazz, heavy metal, R&B, singer-songwriter or indie, there will always be something to check out.

Here are seven of the best on the docket for the week of Nov. 3:

Pop Evil — Friday at Reverb

Michigan-based hard rock group Pop Evil come to Reading’s Reverb on Friday as part of the “Flesh & Bone Tour,” bringing massive anthems and a rock ’n’ roll institution built on a foundation of showmanship, raw relatability and hooks. No matter the headline-grabbing declarations from legendary icons lamenting the changing of the guard, the slow-burning success of these guys demonstrates the hunger for hard-hitting, honest music.

The Paper Kites — Friday at World Café Live

Earlier this fall, The Paper Kites released the new album “At the Roadhouse,” a 16-track collection that serves as a gripping ode to what waits for us on the winding paths of love, loss, acceptance and wanderlust. Recorded among the red dirt and bushfire moons of Campbells Creek, a remote village outside their native Melbourne, Australia, the process began with the five-piece working together to build the music venue of their dreams. Converting an old gold-mining supply shop into “The Roadhouse,” the band began to craft the album during an unannounced and unadvertised residency, building on the DIY spirit that’s helped the indie folk outfit continuously win over new fans one at a time.

Quicksand — Friday at Underground Arts

Few albums fully establish and encapsulate a genre like Quicksand’s debut album, “Slip,” does for post-hardcore. Originally recorded in 1992 and released in early February 1993, the LP is as relevant and important today as it was 30 years ago. To celebrate the three-decade mark, the band reissued the album in multiple vinyl configurations and is now on tour performing it in full. Live — and on wax — “Slip” is a musical bridge between the 1980s New York hardcore scene from which Quicksand’s members cut their teeth and the burgeoning sound of the ’90s heavy rock. It’s an album that stands toe-to-toe with other great records released that year, but the band’s NY hardcore roots give the record an edge you won’t hear on Nirvana’s “In Utero” or Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream.”

Brother Cane — Saturday at Mickey’s Black Box, Lititz

At the heart of Brother Cane’s long-awaited reunion are its founding members, Damon Johnson on lead vocals and guitar and Glenn Maxey on bass. The two formed the band in 1991 in their hometown of Birmingham, Ala. Johnson’s distinctive guitar skills, vocals and stage presence, combined with Maxey’s solid bass lines and rhythmic foundation, formed the core of the band’s signature sound on hits like “Got No Shame” and “Hard Act To Follow” with the former reaching No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock charts. The chemistry between Johnson and Maxey has stood the test of time, as their musical connection effortlessly translates into electrifying live performances and a renewed energy and a deep sense of camaraderie on stage.

Dope Lemon — Sunday at Brooklyn Bowl

Following two albums that were spectacular and sprawling on a song-to-song level, Dope Lemon returned this fall with “Kimosabè,” an LP that consciously pulls things back for the project of Australian singer-songwriter Angus Stone. Drawing from the driving power of ’90s indie rock staples like Weezer as well as classic surf rock and even warm, tape-warped hip-hop instrumentalists like Madlib, it’s an album for those warm days that stretch into humid, starlit evenings and one that should heat things up on a chilly fall night at Brooklyn Bowl.

Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets — Tuesday at The Colonial Theatre

Los Straitjackets, America’s beloved masked men of surf-and-spy guitar instrumentals, have been hanging out together for about a decade now. Between 2014-18, the group accompanied Lowe on four well-received tours, and now it’s time to do it again with the latter’s wordplay and razor-sharp lyrics shining bright with the twang-friendly tones of the Straitjackets behind him. The trek, stopping in Phoenixville next Tuesday, follows the summer release of the 25th anniversary edition of Lowe’s acclaimed 1998 album “Dig My Mood,” featuring remastered audio and a limited LP pressed on blue vinyl with a bonus 10-inch EP on yellow vinyl.

Joe Samba — Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 118 North

Rising singer, songwriter and guitarist Joe Samba, who has quietly emerged as a phenomenon, racking up over 8 million streams, is in the midst of his first-ever U.S. headlining tour. Having the guitar slung low, microphone turned up, and emotion overflowing, he taps into the rock ’n’ roll spirit and reggae soul all at once. The New England multi-talent sonically teeters on an axis of island-inflected grooves and gritty guitar-craft balanced by his dynamic vocals and honest emotion. Samba first recognized music’s inherent power to connect as a kid, growing up surrounded by music in his household, and now he’s turning the tables, filling rooms with music of his own.

Soundcheck

• Pop Evil: “Skeletons”

• The Paper Kites: “The Sweet Sound of You”

• Quicksand: “Omission”

• Brother Cane: “Got No Shame”

• Dope Lemon: “Miami Baby”

• Nick Lowe: “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass”

• Joe Samba: “How We Do”