Because Dinosaur Jr sucks and we can’t go out like that…

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Dinosaur Jr skipped Nashville on their reunion tour last year, but they’re taking another spin around the U.S. this spring and landing at City Hall tonight.

8 p.m.
$23

Gris Gris (pronounced “Gree Gree”) will be playing songs from their latest release, For the Season, tonight at Springwater. You can check out the song “Skin Mass Cat” to attempt to get an idea of what to expect but the band is apparently known for a variety of combinations of garage rock, noise, psychedelia, feedback, sludge, and handclaps.

What more can we say? Oasis. Ryman. Not exactly a match made in heaven. But whatever. Of course, the odds are pretty even that they don’t actually play the show.

Jenny Lewis, originally known as Hannah, the cute red-headed girl in Troop Beverly Hills, and more recently known as the cute red-headed girl in Rilo Kiley, will now be known as the cute red-headed girl with a solo career that draws comparisons to the likes of Loretta Lynn and Neko Case. Lewis plays the Belcourt Theatre this evening with The Watson Twins, who also appear on her January solo debut, Rabbit Fur Coat.

Doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.
$16 (tickets.belcourt.org)

Tonight is the final night of the Nashville installment of the International Pop Overthrow Showcase, so if you’ve been wondering if you should attend or not - this is your last chance. Here is the schedule:

7:30 Billy King
8:00 Andy Zipf
8:30 The Season
9:00 The High Caliber
9:30 Bang Bang Bang
10:00 Everyday Atlas
10:30 The Luxury Liners
11:00 Watershed

The best part about the International Pop Overthrow Showcase would be that each night there is at least one band that you are probably already familiar with. With that knowledge in mind, you will be able to attend the show with a guilt-free concious about spending that $6 entry fee that the rest of the bands are hopefully in the same league. Here’s tonights schedule:

7:30 The Junior League
8:00 Lylas
8:30 David Brookings
9:00 e. joseph
9:30 Deluxe Leisure King
10:00 Walter Egan
10:30 Disappointed By Candy
11:00 The 8th Grade

Has anyone noticed that the International Pop Overthrow Showcase is still going on? Hope so, because there’s a good solid three days left of it. Here is tonights schedule:

7:30 The Injured Parties
8:00 Barry Holdship
8:30 Heath Haynes
9:00 Mark Johnson
9:30 Van Duren
10:00 The Tim Lee Band
10:30 Johnny Microwave

Minus 5 will be playing at the Mercy Lounge with the lineup of McCaughey, Peter Buck, Bill Rieflin and John Ramberg. The band will be supporting the “The Gun Album” which was released in early February. Download “Twilight Distillery” from the Yep Roc site. Reviews of this record include phrases and terms such as “chamber rock”, “sublimely soulful electrified busker rock”, and as having a “guest list indie rock wet dreams are made of.”

The States bring their Animals-meet-Television rock to The Boro tonight. They’re joined by local Kinks-inspired psych-folkies, Lylas. And it’s not just Murfreesboro bands. St. Louis Garage rockers, The Gentleman Callers play as well. These guys sound like they just stepped out of the Nuggets box set. Come out and get your Jerk on.
10 pm, $5