The Showdown: Howling endlessly and shrilly at the dawn.

Every Monday we look at what's what and tell you who'll be where and when. Watson Twins. It's only raining on one of them.

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The Showdown: Howling endlessly and shrilly at the dawn.

POSTED: Monday, February 23, 2009, 10:29 PM

Every Monday we look at what's what and tell you who'll be where and when.

Watson Twins. It's only raining on one of them.

Monday: Superfruit four-piece from Cincinnati play their brand of artsy rock pop with surf undertones. Pomegranates with Mercury Radio Theater & Western Dresses. At Kungfu Necktie. Doors at 8 p.m., tickets are $8.

Tuesday: Despised Icon’s badass metal-core breakdowns and riffs will make you two-step and throw down, so make sure to wear your dancing shoes and bring the mosh. With Beneath the Massacre, Carnifex & Neuraxis. At First Unitarian. Doors at 7:30 p.m., tickets are $12.

Wednesday: Indie experimentalists Folklore team up with members of Elf Power for a night of bohemian beats and sixties rock transcendence. With Hesta Prynn In Civil Shepard, Instamatic & the Lemon Treasures. Khyber. Doors at 8 p.m.

Thursday: Less painful than Dan Deacon, Philly’s Mincemeat Or Tenspeed's live set will stupefy and surprise your ears. With Drums Like Machine Guns, Satanized, Memes, Hot Guts & My Mind. At Kungfu Necktie. Doors at 8 p.m., tickets are $8.

Friday: Identical backup singers for Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis open for Ben Kweller at the TLA. Let’s hope these Watson Twins play their folked out dreamy cover of "Just Like Heaven" before the night is through. With Jones Street Station. Doors at 9 p.m., tickets are $20.

Saturday: Mellow instrumental indie rock by Atomic Square tonight at Doc Watson’s. Think Mogwai but from Philly and less melancholy. With It’s A King Thing & Makeout Part. Doors at 9 p.m., tickets are $8.

Sunday: Portland natives Blitzen Trapper, masterminds behind "Furr" (below) and "Silver Moon," unpack their collection of acoustic indie country songs. With Alela Diane. At First Unitarian. Doors at 7:30 p.m., tickets are $12.

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