Gigs: Monotonix, Jully Black, Library Voices

* Those crazy Israelis, Monotonix, will return to Edmonton on Thursday, Jan. 21 at New City. The garage-rock trio from Tel Aviv are known for their ridiculously wild shows -- playing in the middle of crowds, putting garbage cans on each other's heads, jumping on fans, hanging from ceilings ... you get the picture. Tickets are $20 plus service charges from this site. Two of Edmonton's finest, The Get Down and Paul James Coutts and Cowls, will open.

* Canada’s one and only R&B diva, Jully Black, will sing from the pages of her black book on Friday, Feb. 26 at The Starlite Room. Tickets are $25 plus service charges at Ticketmaster. The Black Book is Black’s third album of “durban rock” tunes — dance, urban and rock.

* With eight (or more) members in their entourage and a propensity for writing sing-along indie-pop anthems, Library Voices aren’t welcome in many bibliotheques. The Pawn Shop, however, is more accommodating — the Regina popsters will perform in the Whyte Avenue club on Saturday, Feb. 27. Tickets are $12 plus service charges.