Our live music picks for the week of 3/10-3/16.

Whether you long to discover new artists, or your hanker for the music you grew up with, San Francisco's venues have something special in store for you this week.

If you don't have tickets to see Slint's sold out reunion shows tonight or tomorrow, why not check out some new music? The Futureheads bring their British buzz to Slim's tonight. Their cover of Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love" will satisfy your nostalgia. The Eagle Tavern's installment of Thursday Night Live includes hard-partying, well-coiffed locals Mutilated Mannequins. UK popsters Embrace make their US debut at Popscene's 330 Ritch. SFist Chesh wants you to know that singer-songwriter Greg Tannen is playing at Epic Arts in Berkeley. He says it's a really small space (a very cool converted house), so get there early or you'll be relegated to a cute little Victorian parlor room where you can hear just fine but you can't see &#$%. SFists Isaac and Rita recommend the noise pop of IQU and locals Citizens Here and Abroad at Cafe Du Nord, part of the Asian American Film Festival. The 3rd Annual Joe Strummer/Clash Tribute, featuring the Avengers, happens Saturday at Bottom of the Hill. SFist Rita recommends another SFIAAFF event on Sunday night. "Sorceress of the New Piano," a documentary on avant-garde pianist Margaret Leng Tan, screens at the Castro Theatre at 6pm, preceeded by a live performance by Tan on toy pianos.

On Monday night, Bob Dylan begins a three night stand at Oakland's Paramount Theatre with Merle Haggard and Amos Lee. That's Dylan and Haggard. Some musicians are so legendary that you forget that they still actually tour. Our favorite free movie night, Cinema Drafthouse, brings "Ray" to the Independent. Maybe Jamie Foxx will show up to thank his grandmother. If you like singer-songwriters, you have a tough choice between the gritty ballads of Joseph Arthur at Cafe Du Nord and The Frames and Mark Geary's lovely Irish folk at Great American.

Tori Amos disappoints you after the jump.

Tuesday night is about us regular folks rubbing elbows with famous, accomplished musicians. Ian Brown, former frontman of Stone Roses, plays Great American on Tuesday night, then heads to the Blue Cube to dance with you at Popscene's afterparty. Fairy-diva Tori Amos visits Booksmith to sign copies of her new book, Tori Amos: Piece by Piece, and new record The Beekeeper. Amos fans are truly fanatic, so expect this ticketed event to fill up quickly. This just in: Tori has cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. Guess she can't bilocate after all. Not to worry, she'll be back in April at Davies Symphony Hall with local troubador Matt Nathanson.

Wednesday night is all about cutting edge females. M.I.A., born Maya Arulpragasam in Sri Lanka, is a graffiti artist, MC, and recipient of some of Peaches' teaches. She brings her electro-world-dancehall amalgamation to the Independent. Rickshaw Stop has local female synth-pop duo Secret Synthi. We haven't heard their music yet, but anyone who sings about mittens, motobikes and unicorns sounds alright by us.

Image of Mutilated Mannequins from their website. Image of Secret Synthi from their website.