Although tonight's live music options are limited, they'll conjure up some of your favorite 2002 post-boy-band-fad memories. Powerpop darlings The Click Five will be opening tonight's Hilary Duff concert at Radio City. Now, a lot of you are mid-scoff right now, but I'm sure you've had "Just The Girl" stuck in your head at some point. Tickets are available on Pollstar.

Looking for something a little harder? Hit the high seas, err...river tonight with Clutch as they bring their bluesy-metal fusion aboard the Temptress for one of the Rocks Off Concert Cruises. Tickets are currently sold out, but there are a few floating around Craigslist.

Cheapskates rejoice! NYC is hosting a number of free concerts tonight from bands that we love. Glasgow pop outfit Camera Obscura will be playing a free show at the South Street Seaport. The British six-piece will follow another act with a female singer, The Last Town Chorus - - they open the show at 8 PM.

If you're in Brooklyn, head over to Sound Fix Records at 10 PM for a free performance from White Rabbits. This six-piece is on the verge of breaking with their brand of bouncy pop rock.

This evening, The Giraffes will shake the walls of Mercury Lounge with their energetic live show. The Brooklyn based band subscribes to a harder rock sound, but with no sacrifice to melody. The show starts at 10:30 and tickets are $10.

If you're in the meat packing district tonight, Hiro Ballroom will be hosting another scandalous GBH party. This time, electro-punks Foreign Islands will be headlining the event, which will make the $8 beers seem worth it. Doors open at 10, and the show is free if you RSVP.

The XYZ Affair will be bringing their literate power pop to Union Hall in Park Slope tonight. The band, who recently released a Nickelodeon throwback video, will be joined by mellow Australians, Dappled Cities. Doors open at 7:30, and tickets are $8.

Looking for something hip hop? The Scream Tour will be making its way to Madison Square Garden tonight, with T.I., Ciara and Young Joc slated to headline. Tickets range from $30 to $70.

Bowery Ballroom will host The New Pornographers tonight, as they celebrate today's release of their anticipated album Challengers. The Canadian band has garnered loads of press attention this year with their relaxed pop sound. Tickets for tonight are sold out, but you may have a shot on Craigslist.

If you're above Houston st tonight, swing by Webster Hall, where upbeat foursome The Format will be performing their mid-century piano pop. Power pop darlings Piebald will be opening. Tickets are 17 beans, and doors open at 6.

Couldn't grab tickets for tonight's Justin Timberlake concert? Cry me a river. But don't fret - - the Lower East Side will be teeming with great live music tonight.

The Head Set, an unknown favorite of mine, will be opening tonight's Mercury Lounge show. This four piece from Brooklyn creates well structured, powerful pop songs. Classic rock inspired The London Souls will be headlining the show. Tickets will run you ten beans.

If you're in the mood for some old school punk, head down to Pianos where The Moon Rabbits will be shredding in their '70's punk style. Get there early (11 PM) to see LWMB writer Jens Carstensen rock out with his own punk group, Career Club. Tickets are $8.

Stoners will flood Williamsburg tonight as experimental jam band The Disco Biscuits headline a show at McCarren Pool. Fellow jammers Umphrey's McGee will kick the night off. Doors open at 5, and tickets are $40.

As mentioned in an earlier post, eccentric UK power poppers The Wombats will be playing at the Annex tonight at 10 PM. Tickets are $10.

Rooney will be shoo-shoo-shaking the walls of The Fillmore tonight with their uplifting pop catalog. Hello Stranger, a female-fronted edgy pop group, will kick off the show. Doors open at 7:30, and tickets are $17.

Want to break in those dance shoes with a group of drunk hipsters? Head down to Home Sweet Home for the Circus 68 party. The event will host a three way DJ battle between staples of the lower east side fashion world. With free Newcastles all night long, you really can't go wrong.

Danish duo Junior Senior will bring their pop-heavy electro-dance tunes to Highline Ballroom tonight for what promises to be a colorful performance. The enthusiastic Gravy Train!!!! will be opening. Doors open at 7, and tickets are $18.

If you’re willing to scour Craigslist for tickets, bass-driven alternative rockers Tokyo Police Club have sold out their Bowery Ballroom show. Harlem Shakes will be opening.

Female keyboard trio Au Revoir Simone will be bringing their brand of electro dance pop to the soaked docks of the South Street Seaport tonight. Get there early, and catch British electronica stars Metronomy. The free show starts at 7.

Up for an adventure? Grab the path train to Maxwells in Jersey, where punk-loving Sub-Pop band The Thermals will be playing their energetic set. They will be joined by the darker psychadelic stylings of The Big Sleep. Doors open at 9, and tickets are $12. For Hoboken travel tips, check out Jen’s nifty guide.

Since finding tickets for tonight’s Daft Punk is harder than beating the Buckethead track on Guitar Hero II, you’ll need a few other options.

Bowery Ballroom has an impressive lineup tonight, with three buzzed pseudo-punk acts. Foreign Islands, White Rabbits, and The Cribs will take the stage for what promises to be a high energy show. Doors are at 8, and tickets will cost you $15.

A personal unknown fave of mine, Hello Tokyo is playing an early show at Luna Lounge tonight. You can grab some of their smile-inducing pop songs here. Show starts at 7:30, and tickets are $10.

Hopefully, this morning's subway problems will clear up soon so you can get around tonight. Everyone's favorite hip-hop trio, The Beastie Boys, will be playing the Summerstage at Central Park at 7 PM. Tickets are $51, and can be bought here.

Too rich for your blood? Head out to Studio B in Brooklyn for Ed Banger's Daft Punk afterparty. Ten DJs will be spinning electro dance rock - - likely to put you of commission for work tomorrow. Tickets are $12, but you can get in for free if you RSVP.

Last time Tiffany Randol played at Mo Pitkins, she blew us away with her brilliant, eclectic setlist. Tonight, she returns to the upstairs lounge to play songs from upcoming album, Sammasati. Randol hits the stage at 9:30, and tickets are $7. Get there early to catch Brian Grosz an edgy singer/songwriter with an acoustic guitar.

If you're out in Brooklyn tonight, promoter Todd P will be throwing a show at Silent Barn. Australian chick band ninetynine will be bringing their electro-dance sound to the make-shift venue. They will be joined by a personal favorite of mine, The Epochs. The show kicks off at 8, and will cost ya $7.

It looks like prog-rockers Muse and the twang-lovin' Cold War Kids have outgrown their usual mid-size venues. The two bands will take over Madison Square Garden tonight at 8 PM. A good pair of tickets will run you $45.

Need something a bit more intimate? Head out to Southpaw where the 29-membered Swedish pop collective I'm From Barcelona will be singing about treehouses, tattoos and Britney Spears. They will be joined by LWMB favorites, The Harlem Shakes.

Want to feel the river breeze tonight? Turntable king RJD2 will be spinning his genius beats aboard The Temptress tonight as part of the Rocks Off Concert Cruises. The boat boards at 9, and tickets are $35.

Looking to party on dry land tonight? Head over to Studio B, where Brazilian party group CSS will be rattling the floor with their synth dance pop. They will be joined by Shout Out Out Out Out and Dirty on Purpose.

Canadian synth beasts Shout out out out out will incite a dance riot tonight at Hiro Ballroom with synth rappers TCC. The event is $20, but you can RSVP for free entry. The bar will be handing out free Lucky Beer from 10-11, so get ready to call in sick for work tomorrow.

If you're in the mood for some bold guitar playing, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead will be playing at Luna Lounge in Brooklyn tonight. Tickets are $5.

Female duo Tegan and Sara hit Hiro Ballroom tonight with their brand of whiny, yet addicting pop. Their new album The Con, has more of a synth dance vibe, so this should be an exciting show. Doors open at 7, and tickets are $22.

Got 55 bucks lying around? If so, head down to Madison Square Garden tonight to catch The Police. Believe it or not, the legendary 80's group still knows what they're doing, despite not having released an album in over twenty years. Show starts at 8.

Tonight, British rockers 1990s will be bringing their classic-rock inspired sound across the pond to Brooklyn's Union Pool. The always entertaining Cause Co-Motion will be opening the night. Expect incoherent lyrics backed with dancey, upbeat guitars.

If you want to try out those new dancing shoes, head down to Happy Ending on Broome St, where the new weekly party Death Disco enters it's second week. Bastard from Autodrone will be spinning rock, new-wave and electro.

Ben Kweller kicks off his three night residency at Southpaw tonight. The youthful folk/rock singer will be performing his 2002 debut album Sha Sha in it's entirety - - can't wait to hear "Wasted & Ready." Tickets are $29 at the door - - the venue is currently sold out, but there are a few floating around elsewhere.

If Brooklyn is not in the cards for tonight, check out the ASCAP showcase at The Annex. Punk rockers Generals and Majors will be joined by the insanely catchy The King Left.

It's like "What You're Doing Tonight" on PCP!

Well, gentle readers, if you're anything like me, you just about cream your jeans every weekend with the joy of knowing there is unlimited rawkness to be enjoyed in this great city of New York. Here is a rundown of some of this weekend's most exciting live shows, in roughly chronological order:

Old 97's will play two sets this evening on a Hudson River booze cruise as part of the Rockin' the River Cruises concert/party series. Day-of-show tickets cost $50, and you can catch the boat at Pier 83 (Circle Line), at 42nd St. and 12th Ave. Show times are at 7 and 9:30 p.m.

If poppy alt-country ain't your thing, perhaps you should dabble in lesbianism (however, the two are by no means mutually exclusive). All-girl Plant-and-Page wannabes Lez Zeppelin play at 9 p.m. tonight, and again tomorrow night, at the Blender Theater at Gramercy. Advance tickets cost $20; day-of-show tix are $25. What's better than hot lesbians who rock hard? I'll tell you what: hearing a girl have to strain to hit the high notes of Robert Plant's legendary squeals and moans.

Tomorrow and Sunday, the Rock the Bells festival takes over Randall's Island for what promises to be one of the biggest and best hip-hop festivals ever put on in New York. In addition to the newly-reunited Rage Against the Machine, fans lucky enough to score tickets to either of these long-sold-out shows will be treated to the entire Wu-Tang Clan (minus the dearly departed O.D.B., May His Soul Rest In Eternal Peace), Mos Def & Talib Kweli, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, The Roots (Saturday only), Jedi Mind Tricks, Immortal Technique, EPMD (Saturday only), Rakim (Sunday only), Pharoahe Monch, Erykah Badu (Sunday only), David Banner, Cage, and Sage Francis. Yeah, that's right. Prepare to feel the truth hit your face and the beats move your ass, and b.y.o.b. (bring your own blunt).

LWMB favorites Get Him Eat Him will be playing a free show tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Sound Fix Records in Williamsburg, followed by an 8 p.m. set at Union Hall in Park Slope. Check out their three-part exclusive-to-this-blog Tour Diary here.

However, you'll probably be missing Get Him Eat Him if you were quick enough to snatch up a $34 ticket (or buy a scalped $120 ticket on craigslist) to Sonic Youth's performance tomorrow night at McCarren Park Pool in Greenpoint (as mentioned earlier on LWMB). The elder statesmen of alt-rock will be performing their landmark 1988 album, Daydream Nation, in its entirety for the final time in the U.S. And if that isn't enough to raise the hairs on the back of your neck, riotous girl-punk pioneers The Slits will be opening. Gates are at 7:30 p.m.

And if you can recover from all the excitement in time to make it back to the Pool by Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. (or if you just pass out on Lorimer St. after Sonic Youth rocks your face off), you can catch NYC's own TV on the Radio playing a FREE concert as part of JELLYNYC's Summer Pool Parties series (also mentioned earlier). While the show is free, JELLY requires attendees to RSVP through the social networking site Going! in order to guarantee admittance. Unfortunately, the site was overrun with RSVP requests and had to shut down the system and stop accepting RSVP requests. Fortunately, there is still a small glimmer of hope for those who couldn't RSVP. Follow the instructions here.

Finally, if you haven't keeled over from exhaustion and you're willing to make the trek to the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, you can catch rock legend Meat Loaf [P.S. Meat Loaf has a MySpace account?! WTF?] doing his thing on Sunday night at 8 p.m. If they aren't already sold out, you can buy tickets here.

Happy Weekend, everybody!

All photos via the MySpace pages of the respective artists.

Manhattan is teeming with great concerts tonight. Here are some solid options:

South Street Seaport will be hosting a free show from the highly buzzed Bishop Allen. These guys create feel-good music with their unique percussion progressions and twangy guitars. They will be joined by folk-Americana collective Rock Plaza Central.

Hipsters will be doing the Lindy Hop over at The Annex. Locksley, who sound like an edgy reincarnation of The Beatles, will be putting on their second Ruff Club performance. These guys have been strong on my radar screen for the past year. Great live band.

Glam-punk outfit Valeze will be performing as part of the free Girls Rock! showcase tonight at Crash Mansion. This video will explain why I can't get enough of this chick-fronted band. Show starts at 8:45.

For another free show, check out the mellow electro trio, Mobius Band, as they play tonight's GBH party at Hiro Ballroom. Make sure you RSVP to avoid the cover.

There's no better cure for the rainy day blues than a healthy dose of happy hour and live music. After work, head over to the upstairs of Pianos, where Project Jenny, Project Jan will be putting on a free show at 8PM. The Brooklyn-based synth pop duo, whose album XOXOXOXOXO comes out on August 14th, just came off tour with Fujiya & Miyagi - - its going to be interesting to see their high energy in an intimate setting.

Looking for a big crowd in a small room? Head over to Mercury Lounge, where The Mooney Suzuki will attempt to pack their large fan base into a venue they outgrew years ago. Seems like New Yorkers can't get enough of their classic rock vibe. Tickets for this show will run you $10.

As reported earlier, the eclectic Jamie T will be playing his first American show tonight at hipster hot spot Union Pool in Brooklyn. T, whose music combines elements of reggae, punk, acoustic and rap, will kick off a Northeast tour in September. Illinois, who will be opening for The Fratellis tomorrow night at Roseland Ballroom, will join Jamie T tonight for an acoustic performance. Doors open at 8, and tickets are ten bucks.

If you're looking for something a bit more international, Brazilian legends Os Mutantes will be bringing their psychedelic rock to the Lincoln Center Festival at the Rose Theater. The band made their return to music in 2006 after a 25 year hiatus. This should be intersting...

The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear, and Land of Talk will be taking over the Central Park Summerstage today at 5 PM. This line up from indie-rock heaven quickly sold out of $30 tickets, but you'll still be able to hear the bands from the fields outside the concert area.

If you can't make it uptown to Central Park, The Shout Out Louds will be bringing their Swedish lisp-rock downtown to the Spiegeltent at Fulton Fish Market at 11:30. Tickets are $25.

Steve Jobs apparently likes remixes. Apple will be throwing a free dance party tonight at their midtown store in Manhattan at midnight, DJed by mash-up master Diplo. The British DJ is known internationally for his turn table and mixing skills. The crowd should be an interesting mash up of mac nerds and hipsters.

If you're downtown, check out Menomena and Beat the Devil, who will be putting on a free show at the South Street Seaport

As Jens pointed out yesterday, Courtney Love will be playing a free show tonight at Hiro Ballroom. Her latest single, "How Dirty Girls Get Clean," explains her recent stint in rehab. I'm intrigued to see how clean she really got. The Misshapes and Alex English will be spinning all night. Hiro opens up at 10, but make sure you RSVP here first.

If you need something a little less glam, check out one of my personal underground favorites, The Head Set. This brooklyn foursome, known for their strong hooks and upbeat charm, will be playing at The Annex tonight at 10:30. Make sure to check out their song "Enemies."

Last night, Texan indie pop rockers Spoon played to a packed audience at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square. If you missed it, you will have another opportunity tonight, as they make their way downtown to Rockefeller Park (downtown around Battery Park). The boys hit the stage at 7, but you may want to get there a bit early. Free entry + outdoor showcase + endless blogger buzz = everyone is going to be there.

Interested in hearing a great singer/songwriter in an intimate setting tonight? Tiffany Randol will be performing songs from her upcoming album, Sammasati at Mo Pitkins at 9 PM. Randol is an underground songwriting gem with a powerful voice. Couldn't recommend this show enough. Tickets are $7.

If you're in Chelsea, New York Magazine will be hosting Band of Horses at Hiro Ballroom as part of their Bad Art auction. Comedian Zach Galifianakis will host the event, and sell off his collection of discovered "bad art" before and after the band. All proceeds go to NY Cares.

The experimental Danish rock band Under Byen will join Benzos tonight at The Knitting Factory. Both bands have an ambient sound, so bring a pillow with you to the show. Doors are at 8, and tickets are $13.

For something less mellow, head over to Highline Ballroom, where the raucous Art Brut will be playing with buzzworthy newcomers White Rabbits. Doors are at 8, and tickets are $16.