I'm going to be out of town this weekend now (cue: awww), so that just means you'll have to go to these shows for me. Tonight at the Gramophone, slow-burning Canadian rockers The Pack A.D. are appearing, along with Fattback and the Belgrade Liberation Army (ex-Wormwood Scrubs). Like the White Stripes and bluesy-garagey bands of its ilk? You'll dig these cats. MP3: The Pack A.D., "Making Gestures"
On Friday night, I highly suggest you head to Cafe Ventana -- yes, the place by SLU -- for a free, a