9 can't-miss shows to see in the Bay Area this week

🎸 Superchunk, the '90s-defining indie rock band from Chapel Hill, play today at The Independent at 8pm.

🎤 Boyish, the dream pop and shoegaze-inspired indie rock duo known for their emotional lyrics, play today at the Rickshaw Stop at 8pm.

🎹 Stereolab, whose retro-futurist sound helped define experimental rock in the '90s, began fusing krautrock grooves and French pop melodies before it was cool. They play today and tomorrow at The Regency Ballroom at 8pm.

🎚️ Goya, the heavy doom metal and sludge trio from Arizona, grace the stage tomorrow at Bottom of the Hill at 8:30pm.

🎵 John Maus, the emotionally charged and theatrical baritone singer with an experimental edge, plays Thursday at The Fillmore at 8pm.

🤘 Viagra Boys, the high-energy Swedish post‑punk band known for their provocative humor and sharp takedowns of toxic masculinity, play Thursday at the Fox Theater in Oakland at 8pm.

🖤 Garbage, the 90s alt‑rock band helmed by lead singer Shirley Manson, play Friday at The Warfield at 8pm.

🎶 Shannon & The Clams bring their vintage-tinged garage punk to the Great American Music Hall Friday at 8pm.

🔊 Subhumans will unleash their politically charged U.K. anarcho-punk at the Great American Music Hall Saturday at 8pm.

What's next: For more music, check out Psyched! Fest, which begins Friday and runs until Nov. 3.