Saturday

Cure your Fourth of July hangovers with some really loud music and fried booze on a stick.

The Trashmen! @ the Taste of Minnesota Fest on Harriet Island, 8:30 FREE I might abandon the kid I'm closing shop with to see this. Seriously, if you follow one recommendation, just ONE, PLEASE make it this one. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!! Afterwards, head over to...

SURF NIGHT @ The Hexagon Bar.

Wet Dragons and Bumpin' Uglies (including such gems as Ran the Ultimate Artist; Skinny Committee; TnP; 61AStew; Swervin Pervin; and more!) @ The Cabooze, 8:30 $6 18+

Umbrella Sequence, Power of 2, and Kill to Kill @ The Triple Rock, 9pm $6

Atomic Flea CD Release show and the Humbugs @ Bryant Lake Bowl, $8/$10

BONDAGE A GO GO @ Ground Zero, 10pm $6. That secret box in your closet is getting dusty.

Haunted House, To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisies, All Tiny Creatures, and Like Snowflakes @ The Kitty Cat Klub.

If you need to be social, but are still in recovery mode, check out Fat Kid Wednesdays @ Cafe Maude in SE Minneapolis. It's jazz. It's relaxing. You'll still get street cred for going out on the weekend.

Grande Machine; Little Lebowski Urban Achievers; Superman Curl; Capitol Sons; Chris Thompson; and Strainer @ Stasiu's. 9pm $5.

There are obviously a million places to be tonight...go. Go on! Get outta here! Leave.