Last week we got to see one of our favorite new bands Scanners twice, in two different cities. At Cafe Du Nord there were maybe 50 people in the house, but in New York we were sardined amongst a few hundred sweaty, sweater-clad CMJers. No matter the size of the audience, frontwoman Sarah Daly pouts, glowers, stares and gives it her all. This band is talented, comely, exciting, dynamic both live and on record, and......

Our concert picks for the week of 9/8-9/14. If you don't get yourself out of the house this week to see some live music, SFist is going to have to stage an intervention. SFist will get you started by giving away a copy of Tralala's self-titled CD, in honor of their show Saturday at the Hemlock. We like to think of Tralala as Tilly and the Wall's hip cousin from Brooklyn (sans the tap dancer),......