See & Do - Music: Animal Collective September 19 2007

Wed., Sept. 26

Formed in Baltimore and currently based in New York, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE is the valedictorian of the indie-rock world. The band’s music is part pop rhapsody and part psychedelic-folk mystery, blending sometimes-indecipherable voices and strange percussive instruments. It has practiced its craft with startling consistency: Each album it releases – including Strawberry Jam, which came out this month – is greeted with rave reviews and cultish fervor. Solo artist Tickley Feather opens the Wed., SEPT. 26, show. $15-$17.50. 8:30 p.m. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. 404-524-7354. www.variety-playhouse.com.