IPO might still elicit thoughts of Initial Public Offering for many around Boston. This week it stands for International Pop Overthrow. About a thousand bands each take stage for a short set at the Paradise Lounge before the next act gets up. Ok, so it's not a thousand, but there are at least 40. The festival kicks off on Wednesday with Bostonist favs Anuska Pop and play all week. Each show is $10 and next week IPO hops the Fung Wah to NYC. Read all about it at the IPO site.

Wednesday 11/1
The Swayback & Van Gunn
Post punk meets '60 protopunk when Denver's Swayback "merge the dark,
spacious atmosphere of Joy Division with psychedelic fuzz and
Detroit-derived noise." With LA's (by way of the Netherlands) Van
Gunn. Shark and Love Me For The Money open.
Abbey Lounge, $7, 9pm
The Swayback: website | myspace | forewarned.mp3
Van Gunn: myspace

The Rapture
Post Punk, Punk Funk, Dance-Punk – call them what you like but be ready for what you're getting into. It certainly isn't the end of the world…One of the few acts we know that can give you the wild energy of a punk show and still be spot on with their music.
Axis
The Rapture: website

Peanut Butter Wolf, Madlib & Friends
Stones Throw Records' 10th Anniversary Tour is an underground hip hop dream show. With the legendary Peanut Butter Wolf, Madlib, the soulful Aloe Blacc, and Georgia Anne Muldrow (the most exciting new voice in jazz and neo-soul influenced hip to emerge in years). Expect to hear a lot of the wild Chrome Children project. With J.Rocc and Percee P.
Paradise Rock Club, 18+, $18, 7pm doors
Stones Throw: website

Madeleine Peyroux
Her newest, and fourth, album just came out a little over a month ago. Half the Perfect World will likely be showcased at this show. If you like jazz inspired female vocals, and even if you don't, you'll enjoy this performance
Berklee Performance Center, $32.50-$36, 7:30pm
Madeleine Peyroux: website

Thursday 11/2
The Black Keys
Thickfreakness! The pride of Fat Possum Records! Bostonist's favorite garage punk blues duo (and yeah, that's counting the White Stripes) and everybody's favorite Akron Ohio band, the Black Keys grace Avalon. The group's latest album Chulahoma, is a tribute to the songs of Junior Kimbrough.
Avalon, all ages, $20, 8pm
website | myspace | grown so ugly.mp3 | have love will travel.mp3

Bobby Previte's Coalition of the Willing
Bostonist caught a preview of Bobby Previte's Coalition of the Willing project at Berklee in April as part of ropeadope record's "What is Jazz?" festival (we really liked it). The full project should be even more of a treat, especially since it features guitar giant Charlie Hunter (and Robert Walters and Skerik). II Papas open.
Middle East upstairs, 18+ $20, 9pm
website | myspace | ministry of truth.mp3

Friday 11/3
Lloyd Cole
He broke out with Lloyd Cole and the Commotions in the 80's. He's been doing just fine as a singer-songwriter in his own right ever since.
Paradise Rock Club, $15, 7pm; 18+
Lloyd Cole: myspace

Marta Gomez
WIth her mesmerizing voice, Berklee alum Marta Gomez performs original compositions based on traditional South American indigenous folk music, including Colombian cumbias and Argentine zambas, with a great deal of hip jazz and indie folk thrown in to freshen the mix.
Regattabar, $16, 7:30pm & 10pm
website | myspace

Saturday 11/4
Hot Chip
Hot Chip's latest album, The Warning, is one of the freshest electro-pop-dance-rock party albums Bostonist has heard in a long time. The white hot band was recently nominated for a Mercury Prize. Catch them in a small venue while you can.
Paradise Rock Club, 18+, 8pm doors, $12
Hot Chip: website | myspace | purchase

Monsters Are Waiting, The Changes, Cloud Cult, Little Man Tate
Cloud Cult is the biggest little band maybe you've heard of…maybe not. Our friends at Gothamist turned us on to them at a MoveableHype show, then for shows here in the Hub, and we've all but signed up for the fan club cult. The Cloud Cult takes stage amongst other strong acts in the "anchor" position.
Great Scott, 9pm, $9, 18+
Cloud Cult: myspace | website

Matt Durutti and C. Fernsebner contributed to this week's picks