SLCene Suggests: Mark Kozelek at The State Room

MARK KOZELEK, THE STATE ROOM, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m., $24

If the name Mark Kozelek doesn’t immediately ring a bell, there’s a decent chance you know some of the music the Bay Area folk troubadour has produced under the names Red House Painters or Sun Kil Moon. Through the years, he’s released searing songs that can be as beautifully produced as they are hard to shake after hearing them. Even his Sun Kill Moon album of all-Modest Mouse covers was a must-listen, proving Kozelek is as engaging performing others’ music as he is doing his own. After three releases in 2013 under his own name, Kozelek returned to the Sun Kil Moon name for last year’s Benji. Expect a wide-ranging set when Kozelek plays The State Room this week.