Though Minneapolis’ Love In October, who play a 10 p.m. show tonight at Points East Pub, prefer to shroud their album covers and Web site in the vintage aesthetics of the early 20th century, their take on bittersweet, Saturday afternoon alt-rock is distinctly modern. In January, the relative newcomers . . .

Thursday, Aug. 14, Love in October w/ Luminol @ Points East Pub, 10 p.m. Though Minneapolis’ Love in October prefers to shroud their album covers and Web site in images from the early 20th century, their take on bittersweet, Saturday-afternoon alt-rock is distinctly modern.

Like another Minneapolis group, Motion City Soundtrack, rockers Love in October enliven their emo-pop songs with liberal hits of Moog synthesizer. With a timely sound, a new album helmed by Senses Fail/Get Up Kids producer Ed Rose, and increased attention from modern-rock tastemakers Spin and CMJ . . .

The oft-observed irony of the Dark Star Orchestra is that the group pays homage to the Grateful Dead, a group renowned for their improvisational spirit, by robbing their music of any improvisation, recreating the Dead’s classic shows song for song, sometimes even solo for solo.