This Week in NYC: November 15-21, 2010

Monday

Big-ticket show: Mumford & Sons, Cadillac Sky, King Charles @ Terminal 5 (also Tuesday)

The Owl Mag recommends: Oh Land @ Mercury Lounge

Tuesday

Big-ticket show: Kings of Leon @ Madison Square Garden

Free show: Oceanographer, Minor Stars, Leslie Sisson (of Wooden Birds) @ Bruar Falls

For dream pop fans: The Joy Formidable, Grouplove, The Dig @ Bowery Ballroom

For electropop fans: Glasser, ARP, Blood Orange @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Wednesday

Big-ticket show: Thao Nguyen @ The Bell House

Local treat: Electric Tickle Machine, Mirror Mirror, Hooray For Earth, Mon Khmer, Autre Ne Veut @ Pianos

The Owl Mag recommends: The Big Sleep, Chappo, ArpLine, Red Wire Black Wire @ Glasslands

Thursday

Big-ticket shows:
The Morning Benders, Twin Sister, Cults @ Webster Hall
Tame Impala, Stardeath And White Dwarfs, Kuroma @ Bowery Ballroom (also Friday)

Best throwback: Buffalo Tom w/Dinosaur Feathers @ Mercury Lounge

Friday

Big-ticket shows:
Kate Nash, Peggy Sue @ Terminal 5
Bear in Heaven, Twin Shadow, Sun Airway @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Local treat: Darlings, Tough Knuckles, Sweet Bulbs, Y/Y @ Bruar Falls

The Owl Mag recommends: Light Pollution, Acrylics, Blood Orange, Unsolved Mysteries @ Glasslands

Saturday

Big-ticket show: The Frames @ Terminal 5

Local treat: Kittens Ablaze, Team B, Baby Alpaca @ Glasslands

Crazy times: Peelander-Z, Starscream, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re @ Santos Party House

Sunday

Big-ticket show: Delorean, Lemonade, Light Pollution @ Bowery Ballroom

Hot DIY ticket: Javelin, Future Islands, Lonnie Walker @ 285 Kent Avenue