Like many Lafayette natives, guitarist Sarah Lipstate grew up bored with the music found on commercial radio. She’s since become one of the brighter talents in alternative music, performing and recording as the one-woman band Noveller. Without the benefit of vocals or conventionally structured songs, she builds inviting soundscapes that offer many corners to explore and get lost in, with the occasional burst of guitar heroics.

Most people first hear Noveller as the opening act for a much l...