Keeping Up With The Local Show Schedule

For those of you looking to attend some shows or events coming up in the near future, here's a rundown for the Baltimore, DC, Maryland area....

May 8th-Under The influence Of Giants & Young Love@The Ottobar ($12, sweet deal!)
May 9th-Air@9:30 Club ($40, a nice chunk of change there)
May 12th-The Kooks@9:30 Club (sold out)
May 13th-LCD Soundsystem@9:30 Club ($15, now sold out)
May 13th-Sloan@Black Cat ($14, perfect for you indie fans who missed the LCD tix)
May 14th-!!!@9:30 Club ($18)
May 16th-Arctic Monkeys@9:30 Club (sold out, duh!)
May 19th-"AN UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY PARTY"
THE 1ST ANNUAL MORRISSEY/SMITHS CONVENTION!
Live music from Girlfriend In A Coma, Smiths/Morrissey karaoke
Morrissey look-a-like contest, vendors, & more! @The Ottobar
May 20th-Pretty Girls Make Graves@Black Cat ($13)
May 28th-The Faint@9:30 Club ($18)
June 12th-Mika@9:30 Club ($20)
June 17th-Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, Debbie Harry, Dresden Dolls,
The Gossip & Rufus Wainwright@Merriweather ($41-$76)
June 21st-Wilco@Merriweather ($25 lawn, $40 pavilion)
July 14th-The Decemberists@Merriweather (don't know yet)