Events This Weekend: Moving Units, Handsome Furs, The Telephones…

• Moving Units | Friday March 6 | 8:00 pm | $20 | The El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA – Map | The Los Angeles-based dance-punk band – whose album “Hexes for Exes” (released last October) displays a hard edge smoothed over with electronic New Wave components – will be headlining a line-up of musical guests at the standing-room-only venue. Click here for tickets.

• Handsome Furs | Friday, March 6 | 9:00 pm | $15 | Mercury Lounge, New York, NY – Map | The Montreal-based husband and wife duo – whose work is highly influenced by the experience of travel and therefore is abstract enough to stand out – is currently on their North American tour. They will be heading across the pond in April to promote their new album, “Face Control”, which will be released on March 10th. For more information, call (212) 260-4700.

• The Victory Gins | Friday, March 6 | $8 | 6;00 pm | Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL – Map | The Chicago-based rock band – equipped with tracks from their recent EP, “Ego, Check “- will be headlining a sizable line-up including Danger is My Middle Name, Tonight the Prom, and Dear Noel. Click here for tickets.

• Sara Bareilles | Saturday, March 7 | 8:30 pm | $27 | 21+ | Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA – Map | Pretty girl makes big with her trusty piano and unexpected hit single “Love Song”. Pretty girl makes even bigger with a new single and multiple sold-out shows at cross-country venues. Pretty girl will be sharing this evening with fellow singer-songwriter Tony Lucca. For more information, call (415) 861-5016.

• The Telephones | Saturday, March 7 | 9:00 pm | Free | Freddy’s Bar, New York, NY – Map | State of the economy or not, nothing says ‘I love you’ (or a phrase of equivalent sentiment) more than a free show. Yes, the band sound great, too. For more information, call (718) 622-7035.

• Tina Dico | Sunday, March 8 | $11.50 | 8:00 pm | Roxy Theater, West Hollywood, CA – Map | The Denmark-born singer-songwriter is currently touring the US promoting her fifth studio release, “The Trilogy” – “A Beginning, A Detour, An Open Ending” – making friendly with her guitar and perhaps the idea behind writing in that the more concrete and simple the execution, the more powerful the message. Quincy Coleman and Tim Myers will also play throughout the evening. Click here for tickets.

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