Credit: Partisan Records

The Black Angels are an integral, if sometimes overlooked, part of the contemporary psych-rock scene. The veteran Austin outfit delivers reverb and riffs aplenty, and it also boasts a flair for adventurous sonic detours from its droning, driving backbone. In the live setting, the band’s experimental nature blooms into unpredictable explosions of smudged majesty.

$25, Fri Dec. 28, 7pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com.

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