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Dntel Dntel's 2001 album Life Is Full of Possibilities was one of the first records to seamlessly mix indie-rock with the clicks 'n' cuts and ambient textures of what was then called IDM-Intelligent Dance Music. Jimmy Tamborello - the man behind Dntel-dra

Dntel

Dntel's 2001 album

Life Is Full of Possibilities

was one of the first records to seamlessly mix indie-rock with the clicks 'n' cuts and ambient textures of what was then called IDM-Intelligent Dance Music. Jimmy Tamborello - the man behind Dntel-drafted Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard, among other vocalists - and that partnership blossomed into the Postal Service and the 2003 classic

Give Up.

For its 10th anniversary,

Life Is Full of Possibilities

is getting the deluxe reissue treatment from SubPop, and Tamborello is out on a short solo tour that comes to Johnny Brenda's on Wednesday. Tamborello continues to explore the possibilities of electronic songcraft: A pair of abstract, dreamy EPs last year; a surprisingly engrossing set of Enya remixes this year. This Wednesday's Dntel show promises to be a fascinating journey.

- Steve Klinge

Tedeschi Trucks

Seems it was only a matter of time before husband-wife blues rockers Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks would officially join forces after years of playing on each other's albums and occasionally hitting the road together. With the newly formed Tedeschi Trucks Band and its acclaimed debut CD,

Revelator,

the dynamic guitar-playing duo (co-fronting another nine musicians) show off their individual talents with flair, while creating something even more potent together - a blues-gospel, no-holds-barred, Dixie-funk concoction.

With a focus on tighter song structures (rather than free-flowing jams), the Tedeschi Trucks Band has barnstormed through the United States on its debut tour, mixing up original numbers with revved-up remakes of everything from Stevie Wonder ("Uptight") to Jimi Hendrix ("Manic Depression"). It's a big-sounding affair too, with no fewer than two sets of drummers, three horn players, and a couple of backing singers to supplement Tedeschi's clear, husky vocals and Trucks' always-dazzling slide work. (Don't be late or you'll miss another talented husband-wife team: roots-rocker Steve Earle and band, featuring vocalist/wife Allison Moorer.)

- Nicole Pensiero

Bob Dylan and Leon Russell

Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour is a rousing storm gaining force each year. There may be shifting musical chairs in the Dylan band (blustery guitarist Charlie Sexton is back in the fold) and a fine opening act to embrace. This round, though, may be hard to beat. Some might say that it would be impossible to open for the bard, who has been accompanying his classics on organ and harmonica with strong, sinewy voice. This time out, the opener is more like a co-headliner now that Leon Russell's touring with Dylan. The white-haired pianist, arranger, composer, and drawling vocalist recently teamed with Elton John on

The Union.

The good doctor of the Oklahoma swamps has played on a handful of past Dylan recordings ("Watching the River Flow," "When I Paint My Masterpiece"). Better, though, is Russell's grand solo career of mixed-up honky-tonk, blues, gospel, country and R&B-tinged rockers ("Delta Lady," "Tight Rope") and baleful ballads ("Lady Blue," "This Masquerade"). Don't miss a minute of this thrill ride.

- A.D. Amorosi