Tickets: $7 plus Mercury Dimes is an art-punk band out of Albemarle fronted by Laura Staples on guitar with Nathan Curlee on drums and Wesley Mauldin on bass. The band translates Staples’ lyrics, a collection of her personal views and experiences, unleashing varied reflections in a torrent of sound. In their debut album, Broken Down Everything, the band pushes to translate the intangible feeling of being worn, utilizing each song to cover a particular problem or feeling.