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Dan DeLuca's Mix Picks: Titus Andronicus and Craig Finn, Bombino, Basia Bulat, Lee Ann Womack's daughter Aubrie Sellers, and Wussy.

Titus Andronicus and Craig Finn. Two loquacious lyricists, to say the least, are on this bill headlined by Patrick Stickles-led North Jersey punk band Titus Andronicus, whose double CD about bipolar disorder, The Most Lamentable Tragedy, was one of 2015's best. On the Easter Sunday undercard is Finn, a gifted storyteller on a solo tour apart from his regular band, the Hold Steady. 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Union Transfer.

Omara "Bombino" Moctar , a standout at SXSW, will perform Tuesday at World Cafe Live. COLIN KERRIGAN
Omara "Bombino" Moctar , a standout at SXSW, will perform Tuesday at World Cafe Live. COLIN KERRIGANRead more

Titus Andronicus and Craig Finn.

Two loquacious lyricists, to say the least, are on this bill headlined by Patrick Stickles-led North Jersey punk band Titus Andronicus, whose double CD about bipolar disorder,

The Most Lamentable Tragedy

, was one of 2015's best. On the Easter Sunday undercard is Finn, a gifted storyteller on a solo tour apart from his regular band, the Hold Steady. 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Union Transfer.

Bombino. Omara "Bombino" Moctar is a Tuareg guitarist from Niger who is the leading solo light of the northern African trance-blues clutch of bands that include Tinariwen and Terakaft. He was a standout at the SXSW music fest last week in Austin, Texas, and Azel, the follow-up to his terrific, Dan Auerbach-produced 2013 album Nomad is out this week. 8 p.m. Tuesday at World Cafe Live.

Basia Bulat. Canadian multi-instrumentalist songstress Bulat's fourth album, Good Advice, is a breakup work of raw, emotional songs brought into relief by production from Jim James of My Morning Jacket. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Boot & Saddle.

Aubrie Sellers. Born into a (country) musical family, the daughter of Lee Ann Womack steps to the head of the class of new Nashville female songwriters that includes Margo Price and Caitlyn Rose. Opening for the Felice Brothers, 8 p.m. Thursday at Ardmore Music Hall.

Wussy. The Cincinnati band co-fronted by former Ass Ponys leader Chuck Cleaver and ace songwriting partner Lisa Walker surround themselves with shoegaze guitar haze on the vibey Forever Sounds, their new follow-up to 2013's tremendous Attica! 8 p.m. Thursday at MilkBoy Philly.