The Adrian Younge Sound Orchestra featuring Dennis Coffey, Michael Leonhart, & Shawn Lee): Adrian Younge has become well-known for the improbable accuracy of his work featuring the historic sounds he mined for the soundtrack to 2009′s revisionist Blaxploitation update Black Dynamite. The record was released on Wax Poetics, the beat and vinyl scholarly publication and label based out of New York.  Though Younge performed impressively at last year’s South By Southwest, tonight’s show will be extra noteworthy, since it features the talents of Detroit legend, Dennis Coffey.

Coffey has a career that is impossible to neatly summarize and one that transcends the overlooked quality of life as a session musician. He performed with Del Shannon (how did ol’ Del manage to get mentioned here twice in the same month?), played on some of the most well-known Motown Records, performed with George Clinton, Funkadelic, WAR and many others employing tons of wah and effects that became his trademark.  Coffey even scored a hit of his own, the instrumental funk classic “Scorpio,” which led to his appearance on Soul Train; quite an achievement since he was the first white artist specifically requested to do so.

He basically had the kind of career that puts to shame many other guitarists of his era, in terms of diversity, quality and innovation.  But to say “his era” is inaccurate. Coffey’s music continued to infiltrate the public consciousness after the pop, R&B, and funk respective musical heydays.  This was because of the ridiculous amount of times that his work has been sampled by Hip Hop artists, which cemented his reputation and endless cred by way of his playing staying recognizable to over half a century’s worth of fans in so many different musical genres.

Coffey also has a brand new record released by Strut, which is admittedly a favorite as far as contemporary labels go, since they have an especially strong grip on the past while continuing to release new and interesting music.  The eponymous record features Coffey teaming up with younger musicians that were obviously influenced by his life’s work, though that’s probably easy to find.  Guests include Lisa Kekaula from The Bellrays, as well as fellow proud Detroit disciples from The Dirtbombs and Detroit Cobras.

Considering that Coffey even played on some of the original 70′s records that influenced Younge’s take on the era, tonight’s show should be a privilege for all involved.  Also, be sure to check out Shawn Lee’s interesting take on “Hey Ya,” in the tradition of old jazz and soul instrumental covers.

Silent Diane (Malaia, located at 300 E 6th St): There are probably plenty of opportunities to catch Silent Diane at various free daytime appearances, but I still would like to see them in the confines of an industry-focused setting.  This is largely due to the fact that they are easily one of the more digestible acts out of Austin’s rather crowded synth-enthusiast scene. They could easily gain recognition outside of the scene, as they have seemingly done so very early on.

DJ Premier (Fuze, located at 505 Neches): Though some purists will suggest that Premier modified his sound accordingly when Wu Tang made dissonance more mainstream in the early 90′s, I still find the balance he struck between the atonal elements and smoother sampling habits one of the most satisfying approaches in the history of his chosen genre.  Considering not only the work he did in Gang Starr but also that he is usually the highlight on any record he guests on (especially on Notorious B.I.G.’s first two albums), he makes an excellent case for being in the top handful of all-time DJ’s.  Premier  goes on at 1 am.