While many Fowler Out Loud events have an obvious appeal to a college audience ““ like the UCLA jazz band ““ tonight will see a program embracing something a bit more niche.

The bulk of Clinic’s fifth release “Do It!” is simply the updated version of its 2004 and 2006 albums, but maybe that is what is right about it.

Though Dan Bejar’s unique vocal stylings are more popular in their New Pornographers chamber-pop vehicle, he has actually delivered more work under the name Destroyer, which has been around as some group of musicians or another since way back in 1995.

Most events at Royce Hall are just about what’s happening on stage.

It’s been done before ““ that is, setting the work of Walt Whitman to music ““ but the Dream Brothers, UCLA Extension professors Stephan David Hewitt and Gary Glickman, thought there was always something missing.

Even if Ben Chasny were not playing at the Echo tonight, he would be playing somewhere, not minding if no one heard but himself.

Consider the golden years of a beloved band.