I can’t even begin to work out a satisfactory plan of attack for this amazingly busy musical weekend. Definitely the 2nd Street Festival on Saturday, but I’ll leave the rest up to you. Your (many) options:

Thursday

Battle of the Blogs Featuring The Victor Victor Band, Splash1, Lima Research Society
@ the North Star, 8pm, $8

New York Dolls, Black Joe Lewis, Haley, Starskream
@ the Troc, 7pm, $24

The Capitol Years, The High Strung, The War on Drugs
@ Kungfu Necktie, 8pm, $10

Lost in Trees, The Josh and Pete Band
@ the M Room, $10

Friday

Elvis Perkins in Dearland
@ WCL for XPN’s Free at Noon

Elvis Perkins in Dearland, JBM
@ Johnny Brenda’s, 9pm, $12

Free Energy, Harlem Shakes
@ Kungfu Necktie, 7pm, $10

Major Lazer, A-Trak
@ Electric Factory, 8pm, FREE

Cotton Jones, The Antlers
@ the M Room $10

Metric, Sebastien Grainger
@ the Troc, 9pm, $21

Saturday

2nd Street Festival
11am-8pm, FREE, more info here

Patrick Wolf, Living Things, Plasticines, Jaguar Love
@ the North Star, 7pm, $20

East Hundred, Adam and Dave’s Bloodline, An American Chinese
@ Johnny Brenda’s, 9pm, $10

The Rosewood Thieves, The New Time
@ the Khyber, 9pm, $8

Toy Soldiers, Orbit to Leslie, Tongue Sculptors, Norwegian Arms, Birdcage, Lady
@ the Fire, 9pm, $7

Sunday

Bag of Songs presents The New Motels
@ M Room, $8

A Sunny Day in Glasgow
@ WCL, 8pm