Shake it loose but don’t drop it, because it’s liable to be stepped on the way these two get the joint hopping. Hobex leader Greg Humphreys took an entirely different tack after the break up of jangle popsters Dillon Fence, tackling Philly soul and Motown with a crack horn section and a phat R&B backbeat. Hank Sinatra two-steps dirty, seventies-inspired garage rock with hardcore Hank Williams honky-tonk for loud and twangy, whiskey-fueled rock’n’roll. $10-12/10 p.m.

Hobex and Hank Sinatra, Pour House, Friday, Dec. 31

Bio: After a fond stint in the Triangle, Chris Parker lives in Cleveland, Ohio, where he writes about music and politics for a variety of newspapers and magazines. He has written about music for INDY Week since 2002.