Better turn off those cell phone ringers for this show.
Brandi Carlile — the local favorite who has turned into a national star — promises fans that they will be able to hear a pin drop at her upcoming show, which will feature an all-acoustic set with no amplification.
The show, which starts at 8 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Moore Theatre, will double as a benefit for Seattle’s KEXP radio.
Carlile got her start playing at any venue that would take her in Seattle. The singer, who was born in Ravensdale, eventually won a record deal and then a national following. Each of her studio albums has charted higher on the Billboard 200 than the last, with her most recent disc, “Bear Creek,” hitting No. 10.
Now she’s gearing up to release her latest, “The Firewatcher’s Daughter.” She will appear on “Conan” on March 3, the date the album sees release.
Fans might get to hear some of those songs at her upcoming date — just remember to keep the noise down.
Tickets are $32.50 to $72.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
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The Cold War Kids also play at 8 p.m. Feb. 20, as the indie rock band rolls into the Showbox.
The prolific group has released three albums in the past four years — “Mine Is Yours,” “Dear Miss Lonelyhearts” and this past October’s “Hold My Home.”
The California-based act got its start in 2004 as a buzzed-about (and blogged-about) band. While the blogs have since gone slightly lukewarm on the act, the buzz has continued thanks to its increasingly steady release of new material.
The band’s polished take on indie rock has been showcased on songs like “Audience,” “Miracle Mile” and the new single “All This Could Be Yours.”
Tickets are $25 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.
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Bebel Gilberto — the New York-born world-jazz artist — is playing the Neptune Theatre at 8 p.m. Feb. 20.
Gilberto was born into one of Brazil’s music families and learned how to sing at a young age, recording at age 7 on an album by her mother, Miucha.
Since then, she’s dabbled in bossa nova, samba and Brazilian pop. On her own albums, she’s welded together electronica and jazz. She’s touring now behind the album “Tudo,” a hit on the jazz charts.
Tickets are $35 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
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Meanwhile, Leighton Meester will continue splitting her duties between acting and singing as she plays a concert at the Showbox at 8 p.m. Feb. 26.
Meester started out as the star of “Gossip Girl,” but soon signed with Universal Records. Since then, she’s been a hard singer to pin down.
She was featured on a pop-rock track by Cobra Starship, “Good Girls Go Bad.” Then she worked on dance-friendly material with Robin Thicke and, after appearing in the movie “Country Strong,” some country music.
In October she finally released her debut album, “Heartstrings,” which found her splitting the difference between alt-pop and adult contemporary music.
Tickets are $20 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.
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Finally, electronica favorite Borgore will headline the Showbox SoDo at 8 p.m. Feb. 21.
The dubstep producer, who hails from Tel Aviv, Israel, has sparked interest with his outro-style and cartoonishly crude lyrics that reference the usual excesses — sex, drugs, etc.
Tickets are $27 to $32 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.
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