This week promises to be one of the finest weeks of the year as far as live music goes. Long Winters, The Faint, Cat Power, Tapes n’ Tapes, and the Little Ones all visit our fair city this snowy week. Local boys and one of my favorites Dusty 45′s are at the Tractor for an Animal Rescue Benefit (which means it is obviously a great place to pick up chicks). Something to see everday except, well, today.

Tuesday Nov. 28 – Cat Power – Showbox

Wednesday Nov. 29 – Dusty 45′s – Tractor Tavern

Thursday Nov. 30 – The Long Winters, Tapes n’ Tapes, “Awesome” – HUB Ballroom

Thursday Nov. 30 – The Little Ones, Small Sins – Neumos

Thursday Nov. 30 – Manplus – The Crocodile Cafe

Friday Dec. 1 – Amy Millan, Greg Laswell – the Triple Door

Saturday Dec. 2 – The Faint, Ratatat, DJ Colby B – Showbox

Sunday Dec. 3 – Silversun Pickups, Wolfmother – Moore Theatre – sold out

Next week is also a major week with the Death Cab-Jenny Lewis show, the Deck the Hall Ball with the Shins, Joanna Newsom, and the KEXP Benefit with Cold War Kids and Ted Leo.