Hoping Portland-based four-piece Plastic Cactus’ upcoming set at Rontoms includes a tease of whatever new stuff they’re working on for their next album. Dually fronted by Michaela Gradstein and Brooke Metropulos, the desert-inspired surf rock band hasn’t released a project since their excellent set of gloomy EP’s from 2017-2018—Pricks and Moth Eyes, respectively—but they’ve dropped a fantastic new single every year since: A delightfully mellow, surf-rock jam “Mystery Boy” in 2019, a cover of the Everly Brothers’ rock and roll classic “All I Have To Do Is Dream” in 2020, and last year’s live recording of the hair-raising “Ghost of Tom (Live at Holocene),” which featured some ultra-spooky organ plunks throughout. Opening up the night is terrific psychedelic dream-pop duo Shady Cove, composed of songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Sarah Rose and Sarah Nienaberwill—both formerly of the band Candace. by Jenni Moore