Thursday, August 23

Carrboro
THE WAILERS
CAT’S CRADLENow 26 years after Bob Marley’s death, it’s possible to argue that the touring Wailersan ever-evolving cast of players and singersis just shy of being a cover band. They’ve released nearly a dozen albums of their own, but their musical legacy is nil. Aston “Familyman” Barrett, now in his 60s, is The Wailers’ salvation, then: Still filling the pockets of the rhythm, Barrett’s swollen, steady marchunderappreciated but essentialremains perfect. He doesn’t hire slouches to play the music he’s spent a lifetime with, either. With The Movement at 9:30 p.m. for $23-$26.Grayson Currin

Raleigh
PATTY HURST SHIFTER
TIR NA NOGThe guys in Patty Hurst Shifter bristle a bit when called alt-country. Sure, their Beestinger Lullabies, an anthemic and occasionally dirt-roady debut, was within spitting distance of that tag, but the songs on subsequent releases feel more compact and coiled. Part of WKNC’s Local Beer, Local Band program at 10 p.m. Rick Cornell