Boston Weekly Picks (Mar 21-Mar 27, 2011)

Our concert picks for the week… (Parts And Labor pictured. Photo by Tod Seelie.)
Every week we listen to over 200 bands playing in the Boston area in order to compile our Weekly Picks. Stream the selected bands below. Check back weekly and add the Weekly Picks calendar to your iCalendar or Google Calendar for automatic updates as we add more shows. Subscribe to the Weekly Picks Calendar Add to your Google Calendar Add to your iCalendar application
Wednesday, March 23
Thick Shakes, The Jacuzzi Boys, Emeen Z, and The Big Big Bucks     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Thick%20Shakes%20-%20Baby%20Youre%20a%20Starfish.mp3″ text=”Thick Shakes – (Baby) You’re a Starfish” dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Thick%20Shakes%20-%20Glass%20Mask.mp3″ text=”Thick Shakes – Glass Mask” dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Thick%20Shakes%20-%20Go%20Back%20to%20New%20York.mp3″ text=”Thick Shakes – Go Back to New York” dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/The%20Jacuzzi%20Boys%20-%20Blow%20Your%20Lights%20Out.mp3″ text=”The Jacuzzi Boys – Blow Your Lights Out” dl=”0″ dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/The%20Jacuzzi%20Boys%20-%20Smells%20Dead.mp3″ text=”The Jacuzzi Boys – Smells Dead” dl=”0″ dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/The%20Big%20Big%20Bucks%20-%20Be%20A%20Baby.mp3″ text=”The Big Big Bucks – Be A Baby” dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/The%20Big%20Big%20Bucks%20-%20Summer%20Bummer.mp3″ text=”The Big Big Bucks – Summer Bummer” dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/The%20Big%20Big%20Bucks%20-%20Midwest%20Twister.mp3″ text=”The Big Big Bucks – Midwest Twister” dl=”0″] Church Door 7pm, 18+, $8
Thursday, March 24
Ott and Phutureprimitive     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Phutureprimitive%20-%20Cryogenic%20Dreams.mp3″ text=”Phutureprimitive – Cryogenic Dreams” dl=”0″ dl=”0″] Middle East Downstairs 18+, $16.50 The Brain Trust
Magic Magic and Sleeping In The Aviary     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Magic%20Magic%20-%20Tsunami.mp3″ text=”Magic Magic – Tsunami” dl=”0″ dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Magic%20Magic%20-%20Shove.mp3″ text=”Magic Magic – Shove” dl=”0″ dl=”0″] Middle East Upstairs 18+, $10
Friday, March 25
Civil Twilight, A Silent Film, and The Rassle     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Civil%20Twilight%20-%20Letters%20From%20The%20Sky.mp3″ text=”Civil Twilight – Letters From The Sky” dl=”0″ dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/A%20Silent%20Film%20-%20You%20Will%20Leave%20A%20Mark.mp3″ text=”A Silent Film – You Will Leave A Mark” dl=”0″ dl=”0″] Brighton Music Hall Doors at 8 PM, 18+, $12
Art Decade     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Art%20Decade%20-%20The%20Queen.mp3″ text=”Art Decade – The Queen” dl=”0″] Middle East Downstairs 18+, $10, CD Release
Baby Shakes and Beware The Dangers Of A Ghost Scorpion     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Beware%20The%20Dangers%20Of%20A%20Ghost%20Scorpion%20-%20Cateye%20Glasses.mp3″ text=”Beware The Dangers Of A Ghost Scorpion – Cateye Glasses” dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Beware%20The%20Dangers%20Of%20A%20Ghost%20Scorpion%20-%20Zombie%20Dance%20Party.mp3″ text=”Beware The Dangers Of A Ghost Scorpion – Zombie Dance Party” dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Beware%20The%20Dangers%20Of%20A%20Ghost%20Scorpion%20-%20We%20Welcome%20the%20Living%20But%20Only%20if%20they%20come%20Here%20to%20Die.mp3″ text=”Beware The Dangers Of A Ghost Scorpion – We Welcome the Living (But Only if they come Here to Die)” dl=”0″] PA’s Lounge 8:30pm, 21+, $10 Thirsty and The Miserable Recordings
Saturday, March 26
Hallelujah The Hills and Parts And Labor     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Hallelujah%20The%20Hills%20-%20Classic%20Tapes.mp3″ text=”Hallelujah The Hills – Classic Tapes” dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Hallelujah%20The%20Hills%20-%20Nightingale%20Lighting%20Live.mp3″ text=”Hallelujah The Hills – Nightingale Lighting (Live)” dl=”0″]     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Parts%20And%20Labor%20-%20Rest.mp3″ text=”Parts And Labor – Rest” dl=”0″ dl=”0″] Great Scott 9pm, 21+, $12, Hallelujah The Hills 7” release
Sunday, March 27
Papercuts and Still Corners     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Papercuts%20-%20Do%20You%20Really%20Wanna%20Know.mp3″ text=”Papercuts – Do You Really Wanna Know” dl=”0″ dl=”0″] Brighton Music Hall Doors at 8 PM, 18+, $10
Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears and Those Darlins     [wpaudio url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/foundwaves/audios/Those%20Darlins%20-%20Night%20Jogger.mp3″ text=”Those Darlins – Night Jogger” dl=”0″] Middle East Downstairs 18+, $16 MassConcerts