Wielding a keyboard, Columbus' Electric Grandmother (pictured) sings about '80s sitcoms like a punk-rock Weird Al. For now, songs like "Dragnet '87" represent the undisputed pinnacle of an uncrowded genre the 'Mother calls sitcomcore. Opening act Presque Vu features the musical two-thirds of alt-rap group Johnny La Rock & Mush Mouth, joined by RMS for a group in the vein of DJ Shadow, Boards of Canada, and Alias. Beats come first, lyrics come last — if at all. The music does the talkin'.
