Live music picks for WEDNESDAY JUNE 8 through TUESDAY JUNE 14, 2011.

THURSDAY JUNE 9 / JUNIOR BOYS / PHOENIX / 410 SHERBOURNE ST / $18.50 / 19+
Hamilton, Ontario's indietronic duo Junior Boys (Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus) are back in the city to headline another sweat-fest show at the Phoenix, this time in support of their newest record It's All True. Special guest Caribou will do DJ sets in-between openers Miracle Fortress and Junior Boys.

THURSDAY JUNE 9 / YOUNG EMPIRES / THE DRAKE HOTEL / 1150 QUEEN ST W / $12 / 19+
Freedom or Death opens for fellow locals and rising electro-pop band Young Empires at the Drake Hotel. Like their name suggests, Young Empires are fresh and new (about a year and a half in existence), but good grooves and solid performances pave limitless skies for the trio.

FRIDAY JUNE 10 / OKKERVIL RIVER / PHOENIX / 410 SHERBOURNE ST / $19.50 / 19+
Okkervil River brings the visceral energy of their sixth LP I Am Very Far onto the Phoenix Concert Theatre stage, with new anthems, like album-opener "The Valley" and the waltz-like "Wake and Be Fine." At times quiet and restrained, at other times eye-opening and forceful, Okkervil River's tunes veer into different styles, winning attention at every turn. New Jersey's Titus Andronicus and Baltimore's Future Islands open.

SATURDAY JUNE 11 / ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI / MOD CLUB / 722 COLLEGE ST / $20 / 19+
Melbourne-based indie-pop outfit Architecture in Helsinki bring tunes from their fourth LP Moment Bends, their color-matched synths, and their eighties-inspired tracks onto the stage at Mod Club. Architecture in Helsinki have built a solid rep on quality upbeat vocal performances, high energy, catchy choruses, and even choreographed dances — if the audience is lucky. New York buzz-band Hooray For Earth starts.

TUESDAY JUNE 14 / THE ANTLERS / MOD CLUB / 722 COLLEGE ST / $17.50 / 19+
Montreal's Little Scream opens for The Antlers, who return to Toronto following the release of their highly-anticipated sophomore LP Burst Apart. Led by the falsetto of front-man Peter Silberman, The Antlers sing beautifully-crafted, ironically transcendent melancholia.

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Lead photo of The Antlers by Sup3r_Fudg3.