Together, Peter Morén, Björn Yttling and John Eriksson form the Swedish indie-rock trio Peter Bjorn and John.

Named after a common physical feature in their hometown of Olympia, Wash., L.A.K.E. actually changed to an acronym after discovering ’70s German band Lake.

If it hasn’t come to the attention of the Detroit electro-metal band Electric Six already, I would like to point out the powerful trend in their most recent tour.

Sticking to what they know, Shannon and the Clams from Oakland, Calif., is a three-piece who have been playing together in the Bay Area for just a couple years, but they could easily fool first-gen Shangri-Las’ fans and second-gen Runaways’ fans alike with their re-revival of garage-rock music.

Instead of dressing up and handing out candy this Halloween, go down to Plush and watch a band that is doing their part to keep Portland weird.