Tonight, buzz band Surfer Blood plays with milkshake fanatics Art Brut at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave. (at N. 11th St.), Brooklyn, 718-963-3369; 9, $14
Metal rules when Krallice, Orphan, Malkuth and Liturgy take over Union Pool, 484 Union Ave. (at Meeker Ave.), Brooklyn, 718-609-0484; 9, $10
For noise connoisseurs of a different ilk, Pterodactyl, Child Bite, Hermit Thrushes and Fiasco play Death by Audio, 49 S. 2nd St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Brooklyn, no phone; 8, $TBA
On Saturday, Craig Finn & Tad Kubler from The Hold Steady do their thing at (Le) Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. (betw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts.), 212-228-4854; 1, $10
Shonen Knife, Jeff: The Brotherhood and the fantastic Girls At Dawn are at Maxwell's, 1039 Washington St. (at 11th St.), Hoboken, 201-798-0406; 9:30, $12
Helium frontfox Mary Timony is back with Soft Power, playing with The Shondes, Royal Pink, The Low & The Lonesome and Franz Nicolay at Southpaw, 125 5th Ave. (at Sterling Pl.), Brooklyn, 718-230-0236; 8, $10
On Sunday, Awesome Color, Glass Rock and Druid Perfume bring it to Glasslands, 289 Kent Ave. (at S. 4th St.), Brooklyn, no phone; 9, $TBA
Or Band Of Skulls and Violent Soho are at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Brooklyn, 718-486-5400; 7:30, $15
