Backstage Pass

Lykke Li, "I'm Good, I'm Gone"

8 p.m. THE MORNING BENDERS. Their dreamy pop is sweet and clever without trying too hard. (Puma Store)
9 p.m. MARK RONSON. The British producer behind Amy Winehouse and much of the retro-soul movement does an increasingly rare DJ set. (SOB’s)
10 p.m. DEERHOOF. The Bay Area outfit combine Japanese pop and indie-rock tension. (Spiegelworld)
11 p.m. LYKKE LI. The Swedish sensation, with her clever videos and Bjorkish twist on electronic music, is set to be one of the festival’s breakthroughs. (Bowery Ballroom)
11:30 p.m. MAGNETIC MORNING. The side project of Swervedriver’s Adam Franklin and Interpol’s Sam Fogarino celebrates the release of its debut. (Southpaw)
1 a.m. THE BRONX. Take the SoCal edginess of Jane’s Addiction and add the ferocity of their namesake borough and lots of guitars. (Fontana’s)