| critics' picks friday | |||||
| 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | |
| Tim Perlich | Ten Words for Snow Club OV�s � Four words for quirky Detroit jangle pop. | Toof Oasis � Trey D�Amico�s mom thinks he�s cool. You will, too. | The Grates El Mocambo � Could be my second favourite Brisbane band. | Priestess El Mocambo � Get there early if you want to see these Montreal maulers. | The Deadly Snakes Gladstone Hotel � Check out songs from the Snakes� forthcoming disc |
| Benjamin Boles | Kids on TV Club 279 � Like Licensed To Ill done by rowdy fags. | The Uncut Gladstone � Indie rock reminiscent of upbeat Joy Division. | The Grates El Mocambo � Messy minimalist garage rock. | Magneta Lane Gladstone � Runaways-style dramatic indie pop. | The Deadly Snakes Gladstone � Toronto garage rock institution. |
| Michael Hollett | Ten Words for Snow Club OV�s � Power pop from Motor City. | The Uncut Gladstone � Local brooders prove the 80s revival isn�t all crap. | K�Naan Drake � Hiphop honesty from transplanted Somalian rhyme meister. | Hunter Valentine El Mocambo Upstairs � T.O. trio unleash girl-rock power. | The Deadly Snakes Gladstone � Cuz after midnight it�s time to turn the amps up to 11. |
| Sarah Liss | The Yoko Casionos El Mocambo � Twin-fronted harmony-drenched sunshine popsters | Erin McKeown Drake � Pint-sized guitar phenom graduates from Ani-friendly folk to raw pop �n� roll. | The Ladies & Gentlemen Rivoli � Thom D�Arcy resurfaces with synth-powered angular pop. | Hunter Valentine El Mocambo Upstairs � All-girl power pop trio with a double- barrelled assault. | Five Blank Pages Cameron � Heart-on-yer-sleeve brooding indie rock. |


