Guiding Light, Commercial Breaks, Heartknit

There’s an implicit pressure in choosing a band name that pays homage to Television’s pivotal debut Marquee Moon, but Guiding Light rises to the challenge, churning with a jangly anarchism that Tom Verlaine himself would sign off on. Last year’s self-titled drop introduced the band as a bona fide force in local post-punk, driven by the unrelenting vigor of vocalist Elise Cook. Catch the art punk quartet at their Hotel Vegas home base before they embark on their first non-Texas tour dates; support from Heartknit and brand-new act Commercial Breaks ensures additional alt-rock electricity. – Genevieve Wood