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Music Menu / News Plant and Animals, Anoop Desai, The Smokers Club Tour, Andy the Doorbum tonight (Oct. 27)

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PLANTS AND ANIMALS Montreal-based collective Plants and Animals, like many of its Canuck compatriots, prefer loose song structures, foot-stomp choir crescendo, and soaring, anthemic takes on what it takes to come — and stay — alive in tough times. But whereas an Arcade Fire might aim for a broader sweep with its writing world view, Plants and Animals most often stays within its own particular phylum (and/or species): broad, lush rock about love and loss and regret and all those other interminable facts of life. The fact they can make a simple song about heartbreak sound like the end of the world says something about them, and about us too. But most importantly, it says something about the heart, and is therefore universal. With Frightened Rabbit, The Phantom Band. $15, Neighborhood Theatre, www.neighborhoodtheatre.com (Timothy C. Davis)

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ANOOP DESAI Desai is a crooner with a sweet, soul-infused, old-school R&B voice, that when dipped in pop and rhythms of his Indian heritage creates brightly lit pop songs. Yeah, he was a finalist on the eighth season of American Idol, but Desai has already matured beyond the confines of that clique, and his music and writing skills are in full display on his debut recording All is Fair earlier this year. Grand things await this Chapel Hill native. With Sallie Mosely and Isaac Russell. $10, The Evening Muse, www.theeveningmuse.com (Shukla)

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THE SMOKER'S CLUB TOUR If you don't know the name Big K.R.I.T. by now, you've been missing out on one of hip-hop's newest, most unique talents. 2010 has been a whirlwind for the Meridian, Miss., rapper/producer, who went from relative unknown before releasing K.R.I.T Wuz Here, to Def Jam signee and rap blog household name, in just a few months. He joins forces with frequent collaborators, Curren$y, who's had a standout year himself, releasing Pilot Talk (produced entirely by N.C.-born, legendary hip-hop hit maker, Ski Beatz) and flooding the Internet with visuals, and Smoke DZA, for a show I'd gladly put my name behind. $20, Amos' Southend, www.amossouthend.com (Mike McCray)

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ANDY THE DOORBUM You may think you know what you're in for when you see Andy the Doorbum grab an acoustic guitar and take a seat on stage as he gets set to perform, but chances are, you'll be surprised. Instead of the typical singer-songwriter stuff, Andy's work not only finds depth in its lyrical approach, but floor-shaking energy in his growled vocals and momentary fits of strumming. The only bad thing is that a lot of his releases are on cassette. Anyone got a tape player? With Little Teeth and Bob Fields. $6-$8, The Milestone, www.themilestoneclub.com (Jeff Hahne)

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