When The Lights Go Down In The City

We're trying out** a new way for you to hear the music we're writing about this week. Ever heard of a service called Rhapsody? We've been subscribing for nearly a year now, and for less than the price of one record a month, we get access to tons of artists and albums to stream at any time. If you have Rhapsody, click on the link below for songs from 10 of the artists who are playing shows here this week. Click here to get a free 14-day trial of Rhapsody.

SFist's concert playlist for 1/12/06 (Track listing after the jump.)

Thursday 1/12
Nik Freitas @ 12 Galaxies
Fall In Light: a Jeff Buckley tribute featuring Chigmo, Judith & Holofernes, Petracovich, Kim Garrison, Odessa Chen, Jeff Pitcher, Garrett Pierce, Bright Brown @ Cafe Du Nord

Friday 1/13
Club ID with The Red Hearts @ Rickshaw Stop
Red Elvises @ Cafe Du Nord

Saturday 1/14
Kristin Hersh peforming the songs of Throwing Muses with opener Paula Frazer @ Swedish American Hall
SF Indiefest benefit party w/ Teenage Harlots, The Sermon, Tom Jonesing, Potion, plus DJs @ Rickshaw Stop
krs-one @ Red Devil Lounge
Wicked Wisdom @ Slim's -- Jada Pinket Smith portrays a hard rock singer with a live backing band!

Sunday 1/15
James Brown & The Godfather of Soul's Screaming 15-Piece Band @ Bimbo's
Helio Sequence, The Can't See, Black Fiction @ Rickshaw Stop
Finest Dearest, Love Like Fire, Empty Rooms @ Hemlock
“In the Name of Love" The 5th annual musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring Linda Tillery, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and more @ Oakland Scottish Rite Center

Wednesday 1/18
High on Fire, The Bronx, Big Business @ 12 Galaxies
Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon & Red House Painters, Matt Costa @ Great American

** By "trying out" we mean, this may not even work. (It worked for us after a little bit of downloading and fuss.) So let us know if you tried it, if it worked and whether or not you want to see it again. Here's the track listing:

1. Careful What You Choose - Nik Freitas
2. Lover, You Should've Come Over - Jeff Buckley
3. Sleep Music for Jeff - Odessa Chen
4. El Nino by the Red Elvises - Red Elvises
5. Bright Yellow Gun - Throwing Muses
6. Get Up Offa That Thing - James Brown
7. Blood Bleeds - The Helio Sequence
8. Sleep Until the Weekend - Finest Dearest
9. Notice of Eviction - The Bronx
10. Find Me, Ruben Olivares - Mark Kozelek