This Week's Live Picks

Monday: Saturday Looks Good To Me + Spanish Prisoners @ Knitting Factory 6:30pm $8
For a Monday night lineup this is about as solid as you're going to find. Two bands with loads of buzz hitting a small stage together, sounds like a party and they're keeping it relatively cheap.
Saturday Looks Good To Me - "Lift me Up"
Spanish Prisoners - "Where God Does His Laundry"

Tuesday: Boris + Growing @ Knitting Factory 7pm $15
I meant to see Boris last October when they Japanese trio hit Music Hall of Williamsburg, but for whatever reason I didn't make it out to that show and I felt I had wasted an opportunity to see them. Well, the band is back, with a new album to promote, and they're playing the much smaller Knitting Factory! Throw in the fact that I've been dying to see opener Growing and we have the makings of a very fun night.
Boris - "Next Saturn"
Growing - "Lateral"

Wednesday: White Williams + Pterodactyl @ Knitting Factory 7pm $8
I've been waiting way too long to see White Williams and tonight may just be the night where I finally give in to seeing the band. As for Pterodactyl we know we love them and we're prepared with ear plugs for anytime they take a stage! Be prepared yourselves unless you don't mind the hearing loss.
White Williams - "Route to Palm"
Pterodactyl - "Esses"

Thursday: Men @ Union Pool 9pm $tba
Tonight there are several excellent lineups around town, but most of those feature bands we've seen numerous times already. So instead of going over familiar ground we're opting to check out a brand new band that formed from the ashes of one we really enjoyed. Men have sprung from the remnants of Le Tigre and sound a lot like them and that's really all we need to know to get our butts out for the night.
Men - "Shake Off"

Friday: Ra Ra Riot + Bear Hands @ Bowery Ballroom 8:30pm $13
Okay so after one night of experimenting with a new band, we'll be right back to checking out one of our faves when Ra Ra Riot hit the Bowery stage. It's been a while since we last saw them (and that was in DC!) so we're stoked to see some new material and some familiar oldies as well. We hear nothing but good things about Bear Hands so seeing them is like a double bonus.
Ra Ra Riot - "Run My Mouth Off" (from WOXY session)
Bear Hands - "Long Lean Queen"

Saturday: Working for a Nuclear Free City @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 9pm $10
Fresh off their Short List nomination, Working for a Nuclear Free City have decided to hit the US to give us a little sampling of their music. I haven't delved to far into the band's sound but their pedigree may just be enough to get me out to Music Hall for this show.
Working for a Nuclear Free City - "The Tape"

Sunday: Shara Worden (aka My Brightest Diamond) @Union Hall 7pm $8
Sunday night's are usually reserved for laundry and relaxing, but seeing Shara Worden doing her thing on the Union Hall stage might just be enough incentive to get us out of the laundry room and into a packed venue.
My Brightest Diamond - "We Were Sparkling"