Even with several sold-out shows this week, there are still some amazing concerts that you can get into and for fairly cheap ($10-26). Tonight Alice Smith, the sexy/sultry R&B/pop singer, will be headlining at Bottom of the Hill. We called her sound a mix between "Toby Lightman, a little Alicia Keys and a more sophisticated Amy Winehouse." She's definitely something to talk about.

Boredoms, from Osaka, Japan, will be playing a very special show at the Fillmore on Tuesday night. They will be performing "In the Round" – one of only four dates that the band will play this way on the eleven city tour this March. Kinda crazy, right? Their experimental/rock/psychedelic sound is definitely as outrageous as their stage show. Don't miss out on this one.

Tuesday, Switches (pictured to the right) will be celebrating their CD release, Lay Down the Law at The Roxy in L.A. They will be in San Francisco, performing at popscene, on Thursday night with The Pigeon Detectives. Switches didn't play San Francisco on their last U.S. tour, so we were extremely happy that they decided to come and visit us on this one. This infectious Brit-Pop band recently had an extremely successful run at SXSW and is releasing their first album tomorrow; the show is gonna be hot!

The weekend is already full of sold-out shows ranging from Vampire Weekend to Explosions in the Sky. Since we already had the opportunity to see Vampire Weekend play (only a couple of months ago), we decided we'll be checking out Sea Wolf supporting Nada Surf at the Fillmore on Saturday night.

Take the jump for full music listings...

Monday, March 19th 2008:
Alice Smith @ Bottom of the Hill, $14*
The Pillows and Noodles @ Slim's, $26
Jetboy with The Frail @ Cafe du Nord, $12
Culann's Hounds @ Great American Music Hall, $20
St. Patty's Day Punk Bash VIII @ Elbo Room, $8
The Hooks and Sore Thumbs @ Hemlock Tavern, $6

Tuesday, March 20th, 2008:
The Boredoms with Human Bell, Kim Hiorthy @ Fillmore, $26.50*
Jason Collett and The Parson Red Heads @ Independent, $15
The Presidents of the United States of America @ Great American Music Hall, $18
Last Days of April @ Cafe du Nord, $10
Dev Sidhu and Carroll Glenn @ Hotel Utah, $6
Brax @ Elbo Room, $7
Sonya Cotton and Foxtails Brigade @ Hemlock Tavern, $6
Oppenheimer with 60 Watt Kid @ Bottom of the Hill, $8

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008:
The Black Crowes @ Fillmore, $45
Shawn Mullins @ Great American Music Hall, $20
Paul Kelly @ Cafe du Nord, $15
Ryan Auffenberg @ Hotel Utah, $6
The Velvet Teen @ Rickshaw Stop, $12
Renee Sebastian @ Elbo Room, $5
Sic Alps @ Hemlock Tavern, $6
Black Moth Super Rainbow @ Bottom of the Hill, $12

Thursday, March 20th, 2008:
The Pigeon Detectives and The Switches @ popscene, $10/12*
Travis Morrison @ Rickshaw Stop, $10
Carbon/Silicon and matt pond PA @ Independent, $15
Blue Oyster Cult with Sticks and Stones @ Slim's, $30
Explosions in the Sky @ Great American Music Hall, SOLD OUT
The Felice Brothers with Justin Towne Earles @ Cafe du Nord, $12
Goat Flower (Feat. Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance + members of Magik Markers) @ Hotel Utah, $7
The Last of the Blacksmiths @ Hemlock Tavern, $6
Born Ruffians and Cadence Weapon @ Bottom of the Hill, $8

Friday, March 21st, 2008:
Headlights and School of Language @ Hemlock Tavern, $10*
Japan Nite 2008 @ Independent, $15
Kinky @ Fillmore, $25
Saul Williams @ Slim's, $20
Explosions in the Sky @ Great American Music Hall, SOLD OUT
Loquat and The Prids @ Cafe du Nord, $10
The Cliks @ Hotel Utah, $10
Bayonics @ Elbo Room, $10
Dead to Me @ Bottom of the Hill, $10

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008:
Vampire Weekend and Yacht @ Independent, SOLD OUT*
Nada Surf and Sea Wolf @ Fillmore, $22.50*
Jens Lekman plus The Honeydrips @ Bimbo's, $18*
Nile @ Slim's, $30
Explosions in the Sky @ Great American Music Hall, SOLD OUT
Tristan Prettyman @ Cafe du Nord, $15
The Cliks @ Hotel Utah, $10
Bayonics @ Elbo Room, $10
Black Cobra @ Hemlcok Tavern, $7
Say Hi (to your Mom) @ Bottom of the Hill, $10

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008:
Vampire Weekend and Yacht @ Rickshaw Stop, SOLD OUT
Jens Lekman @ Bottom of the Hill, SOLD OUT
Phosphorescent @ Independent, $12
The Blank Tapes @ Hotel Utah, $7

Photo courtesy of: popscene and Switches by Autumn de Wilde