Some excellent shows taking place this weekend. Consider the following:

Thursday

Secret Machines, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, The G
@ First Unitarian Church, 8:30pm, $12

Dead Meadow, Brother JT, Robes
@ Johnny Brenda’s, 9pm, $10

Ingird Michaelson, Greg Holden, Johnny Marnell
@ TLA, 9pm, $23

Saturday

Gildon Works, Pattern is Movement, Arc in Round
@ Johnny Brenda’s, 9pm, $10

Jolie HOlland, Matt Bauer
@ the M Room, $15

Sunday

The Weakerthans, Rock Plaza Central
@ WCL, 7:30pm, $25 - $35

Fanfarlo, The Extraordinaires
@ Kungfu Necktie, 8pm, $10