Slim Twig, Contempt! (Paper Bag) Meet actor-musician Max Turnbull—better known by his Rip Torn–inspired stage moniker Slim Twig—a pompadour’d Goth-dandy from Toronto. (Think Jack Skellington in 1950s Memphis.) On his debut long-player, Contempt!, Turnbull moves away from his avant-rockabilly roots found on early EPs in favor of more macabre fare, layering Elvis-like vocals over gritty, reverb-heavy samples and found sound. Surprisingly likeable, his track “Patty Ann” even adds hip-hop to the mix, one of many sonic curveballs from the new poster boy for indie-quirk. —Annie Clinton

Normally, Flavorpill tells the alcohol-inclined what events are worth going to. Turns out, they throw pretty decent bashes themselves. Take, for instance, the monthly One Step Beyond dance parties at the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center. "You know you're in for a good time," says Flavorpill's VP of Talent Relations, Lynnel Herrera. Before the warm-weather museum parties start up (think Summer Sessions at Cooper-Hewitt) and Cai Guo-Qiang's galloping, taxidermied wolves are still limiting capacity at the unbelievably crowded Guggenheim First Fridays (where the sole bar is always difficult to get to and nobody really dances anyway), check out OSB's next event—indie techno artist Matthew Dear on April 25th from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.

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