ONE OF THE finest rock groups to come out of Illinois, the dynamic duo known as Local H invades San Jose this week. Though it has been around for more than 20 years and had a hit in the mid-’90s with “Bound for the Floor,” the band has only recently been receiving the critical acclaim it deserves. Ironically, Local H’s cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” a few years ago got it more attention than its tour de force album, Pack up the Cats. A concept album about (not) making it in rock & roll, it landed in 1998, full of darkly funny lyrics and piles of guitar hooks, but it’s just starting to get a rep now as one of the overlooked masterpieces of the ’90s. Local H also has a penchant for coming up with great live show ideas, like when the band played its albums consecutively in chronological order, one album per night, in 2008. For this, the “Seven Angry Albums” tour, an audience member picks an album name out of a hat, which the band will then play. Left Brain Heart and Four Star Affair open.
Tuesday, 9pm
VooDoo Lounge, San Jose
$10
