Again, we want to thank everyone who came out for our earthquake relief benefit on Monday, and would like to encourage you to keep donating (check out the handy link at the top of our page). There’s plenty more Haiti relief events happening in the coming weeks, which have been helpfully rounded up by the lovely Christine Liu over at CitySearch, here.

As usual, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to round up the best shows happening this weekend because, to quote Freezepop, “we just wanna rokk.”

This is our weekend to-do list. Print it out. Check it off. Enjoy.

–TeaParty

P.S. Feel free to add your own events in the comments!

FRIDAY

THE LIGHTS OUT

[ ] Figure out why Midatlantic aren’t called The Bleedin Bleedins anymore

when they play with The Lights Out, Muy Cansado, Leo Blais at the Middle East Upstairs

[ ] Get your Baroque-ballet-set-to-African-drumming fix (you’ve totally been craving, no?) with Alonzo King Lines Ballet

at the ICA

[ ] Read up on The Everyday Visuals, Me And JoanCollins, Thick As Thieves to prep for their show

at TT the Bear’s Place

[ ] Ask Ad Frank where his Fast Easy Women are when he plays with other “& Bands” Corin Ashley & the Shy 5, Mike Gent & the Rapid Shave

At Precinct Bar

[ ] Experience real, live “NH Funk Music Band Supreme” Welcome to Florida

With Tubby Love and Sugar Mama at Harper’s Ferry

SATURDAY

Thomas Parr and Chaetan Newell of CROQUET & PREGNANCIES

[ ] See the combined bigness of The Big Big Bucks and The Big Disappointments crammed into the Cantab Lounge Downstairs

With Croquet & Pregnancies and Horsehands

[ ] Appreciate the convenience and coincidence of old timey string band Carolina Chocolate Drops are playing where one can actually purchase candy

At the Somerville Theatre (concessions, FTW)

[ ] Party even MORE for Haiti at the Adam Ezra Group CD release show-turned-Haiti relief benefit

With Girls Guns and Glory at the Paradise

[ ] Try to describe the show at the Middle East Upstairs without using the word “fusion”

In regards to Love in Stockholm, The Phix, Re Up, Joy Daniels

[ ] Pretend the 80s weren’t, like, 30 years ago at Heroes

with DJ Chris Ewen spinning 80’s new wave, while Bartrendress Terri quenches your thirst at TT The Bear’s Place

[ ] Get your bleepy bloop  music, Wintertime-style at Winter’pop 2010

with Freezepop, BM Linx, Twin Berlin, DJ Michael V., DJ Vadum Rankin at Great Scott

NOUVELLE VAGUE