Only a few more hours and the weekend will officially be upon us (that is, unless you started it last night... is so, my hat is off to you!).

There are so many good shows to thrust us to and fro. Tonight, the Fruit Bats will be at the Vera Project with Sonny Smith and Tu Fawning while another TIG recommended show, Drew Grow and the Pasters Wives will be at the Comet.  And then there's Steve Earle at the Moore (zow!).  Here's the full list of tonight's choices:

• AFI, Showbox SoDo
• Randy Hansen, Showbox
• Steve Earle/Hayes Carll, Moore Theatre* !
• Hot Sue/Duel/Astrovan, Skylark
• Ships/Eastern Grip {ep release}/Alligators, Sunset
• Zepparella/The Fixers, Tractor {7pm & late}
• Fruit Bats/Sonny Smith/Tu Fawning, Vera* !
• Super Sonic Theatre/Pure Cirkus Roadshow, Neumo's
• Hard Money Saints/Banzai Surf/Earle Thunders, Shanty Tavern
• Goldfinch/Hallways/Drew Grow & The Pastors Wives/Kate Tucker, Comet
• WD4D/Miss Shelrawka/Gregory Skidmore/Jimini Cricket/DJ Verse/Kadeejah Streets/Rob Noble/XBen, Chop Suey
• Secondhand Sunday/Sherri & Michael Duo, 15th Ave Coffee & Tea*
• The Kings/Zero Down/Toe Tag/Last Gasp, Funhouse
  
  
  Where are you headed?
  
  

{Photo: Hilary Harris from the TIG Sparkly Indie-Pop Photo pool}