So, in case you haven't heard, there's this little performance going on tonight at Emo's. This little sold out show by some mish-masher called Girl Talk. And say you were one of the unfortunate many who slept on buying tickets, and now you're locked out of one of the hottest Monday nights in months. Well, there's no need to fret or weep or pity yourself into your pillow, because you should know there's another option tonight, and it's not sold out, and as a matter of convenience, it's actually in the same venue as the night's "pretty big deal." So, without further ado, your official "next best thing" (or "best thing," if you're one of those who think Girl Talk's a hack, and we know you're out there): Canada's Born Ruffians, with support from fellow countrymen Plants and Animals, will be bringing the sound to Emo's Inside, and, actually, both of these bands are pretty darn swell, even if they do suffer from making their own music on true-to-life instruments....

After being threatened with a lawsuit by "Handsome Dick" Manitoba in 2004, Toronto native, London resident, and Ph.D. mathematician Daniel Snaith was forced to change his recording alias. What was once called Manitoba (not Handsome Dick) is now Caribou, and tonight, this electronic psychadelic dreamy pop outfit (a full band plays live) will be at Club Deville. Snaith's latest album Andorra is maybe his best yet. Streams of orchestral pop closely rivaling that of......