The best concerts in the Twin Cities this week: 1/16-1/22

Soundcheck

AA, $70, 8 PM, 11 PM

Transmission

Clubhouse Jager

Garage DJ Dance

21+, FREE, 10 PM

Soap's 2nd Annicersary Party with Useful Jenkins

Cabooze

Fresh Jams

18+, $2, 10 PM

Jam

AA, $100-150, 8 PM, 11 PM

Onuinu is one of the biggest new names on the electronic pop-music front. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Dorian Duvall -- whose moniker is pronounced "on-you-in-you" -- is a fresh face with a fresh game. He calls his music "disco-hop," and of all the made-up hyphenated genres he could have picked, it fits pretty well. It's music hipsters from another planet were listening to years before earthbound hipsters were born -- simultaneously familiar and otherworldly. You can pick any number of influences out of the cloud when you listen to Duvall's debut album, Mirror Gazer, from jazz to Michael Jackson -- you'll find that nothing musical is mutually exclusive. And with that kind of open-minded listening, who knows what sonic plateaus you'll reach? --NATALIE GALLAGHER 

Speeds The Name with Boats 

Turf Club

Modern Drive

21+, $7 9PM 

The Used with We Came As Romans, Crown the Empire and Mindflow

First Avenue Mainroom 

Raw Rock

AA, $27.50, 5 PM

Real-Phonic Radio Hour All Stars with Actual Wolf
James J.Hill Library
Twin Cities Remarkable Talent

AA, $20, 7 PM

Triple Rock 

Haunting Vocals

18+, $10 adv, $12 door, 8 PM 

Gay Witch Abortion, Ex Nuns and Animal Lover 

Turf Club

Energized Noise

21+, $6, 9 PM

Paul Kelly 

7th Street Entry

Australian Singer/Songwriter

18+, $20, 8 PM 

Prissy Clerks with Nice Purse and Jack Campbell

Cause

Soft Spoken Distortion

21+, $5, 9PM

First Avenue Mainroom 

Even if 89.3 the Current spins a few artists like Mumford & Sons and Adele that aren't starved for airplay, it's one of the half- dozen or so noncommercial radio stations keeping American airwaves vital. The station's laudable support of local artists is on full display for this weekend's two- night stand at First Avenue. Each night aims for maximum demographic-spanning appeal. Friday features fresh-faced folk-pop acts such as John Mark Nelson and Chastity Brown alongside established rockers the 4onthefloor and veteran musicians of the Twin Cities Funk & Soul All- Stars, who got their start in the 1970s. Saturday includes Picked-to-Click winners the Chalice, surging shoegazers Now, Now, and Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum alongside arguably the biggest draw of the whole weekend, Cloud Cult. The famously eco-minded pysch-pop group will be playing their first Twin Cities shows since July 2011 and presumably showcasing material from Love, their ninth album, due out in March.  --ROB VAN ALSTYNE

Walk The Moon with Pacific Air

Fine Line Music Cafe

Indie Dance Pop

AA, $15, SOLD OUT, 6 PM