Some local fans are prone to lament the ascension of Future Islands, a Baltimore-via-North Carolina band who, only a year or so ago, might have spent the night at smaller local haunts like Kings or, in Chapel Hill, even The Cave. But thanks to a steady stream of good-to-spectacular records and seemingly endless live shows that make big-tent revivals feel staid, Future Islands rightly take their place in one of the region's biggest rock clubs. There's no doubt they'll handle the setting just fine. With Talk Normal and Airstrip. —Grayson Currin
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