The Planet The

Mixing staggered-signature virtuosity with beefy, bouncy bass lines, The Planet The might be the most dance-friendly act in prog-rock’s choreography-defying history. Its throbbing rhythms and Rush-meets-breakbeats mash-up approach ensure that concertgoers won’t just stand there in the time-honored tradition of mountains that come out of the sky. The Hot Children make butts move in a more conventional fashion, using drum-machine blasts and irrefutable keyboard hooks. Now a pared-down dynamic duo, this local pot-boiler returns from its several-month hiatus with plenty of instantly absorbing new material.