Now, we’re not going to get alarmist about a potential Women breakup. Although allegedly, as reported by Exclaim! and Pitchfork, some band members exchanged blows onstage in Victoria, B.C. and cancelled the European tour, nothing is yet certain. What is clear, however, is the impending departure of Shagbots member Joseph Mosca. A sendoff for the bass player and his beloved dance-punk act will happen at Broken City on Friday, November 5 with garage rockers Seven Story Redhead in tow. Head to ffwdweekly.com for an interview with Mosca and the ’bots.

Alternatively, the Gateway hosts progressive metal powerhouses Truck along with intriguing post-rock upstarts Atomis. Featuring members of Somastate and Pure Cities — two bands that’ve never been confined by the generic conventions of metal, nor the collective size of their pedal boards — Atomis is an instrumental act boasting influences ranging from Cult of Luna to Russian Circles. First: That’s a hell of a way to grab our attention. Second: If the sum of its parts is any indication, it’s a band that just might have the chops to pull it off.

Next, celebrated Tel Aviv dubstep DJ Borgore hits the HiFi on Saturday, November 6. One of the dirtiest in a genre celebrated for its filth — look no further than his mind-bending rendition of The Sound of Music’s “My Favourite Things”— we’d tell you that he blends crushing, intergalactic breakcore with subtle ambient flourishes and a tasteful sprinkle of IDM. Music blog Sputnik, on the other hand, will tell you that it’s more disgusting than “letting an incontinent man squat on your face.” Or filthier than “fingering your sister and finding your father’s wedding ring.” Hey, those are their words. Not ours. We repeat: Not ours.

But then again, if stayin’ classy is part of your M.O., then head to the Ironwood to catch Warped 45s, also on November 6. Part of Toronto’s ever-strengthening roots contingency, it’s the band’s second western tour this year (and ever, for that matter). If you missed the band last summer, don’t make the same mistake twice: Its weathered brand of alt-country — driven by mandolins and fiddles — could harsh the headiest of buzzes and make us forget that the band hails from the urban country. Classier still is the Aspen Jazz Ensemble, one of the world’s most respected chamber groups, which, thanks to the efforts of the Pro Musica Society, will land at the U of C’s Rozsa Centre on Sunday, November 7.

Finally, the Ship & Anchor celebrates its 20th anniversary on Wednesday, November 10 with Toronto psychobilly act The Creepshow, Vancouver whatever-wave ska troupe Los Furios and Winnipeg’s Afterbeat. Veterans of Toronto’s punk scene, The Creepshow, led by the coy-gone-vicious singer Sarah Blackwood, perform pomade-slick punk rock better than the majority of its switchblade comb-totin’, scally-capped brethren. And even if that isn’t true, there’s no cover charge. Score!