It's not too early to make plans for Halloween weekend, and if you want to make this year especially memorable, hop a plane to Las Vegas for the Vegoose Music Festival. It's an impressive lineup of tons of bands in one place: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Mars Volta, The Raconteurs, Cat Power and the Memphis Rhythm Band (we'll see about that), Gomez, Fiona Apple, Jenny Lewis, BRMC, and a bunch of those jammy/jazzy......

Special chock-full-of-mp3s-from-great-local-bands edition! Hailing from Helsinki, Husky Rescue blends the rich, cinematic production and songwriting of Marko Nyberg with the gorgeous, honeyed vocals of Reeta-Leena Korhola. The result is a hypnotic combination that lies somewhere between futuristic and backwoods. Listen to "New Light of Tomorrow" and enter to win a copy of their record Country Falls. Be sure to see their live show on Friday at the Rickshaw Stop. (Contest ends 9/13; winner will be......

Hey, have y'all been using our new "Recommend this" feature at the bottom of each post? This week we're bringing you the "Most Recommended" posts from across the -ist world, as well as recommending some of our own. Phillyist thinks that readers recommended this post the most because "most of our quieter readers (probably) agree with us that rude commenting sucks." Know what else sucks? Philly's not getting the Olympics, but they are getting thinner.......

Some of you more discerning readers may have noticed SFist's anglophile tendencies, which we indulged last Saturday night by taking in The Futureheads at the Fillmore. The four deliciously British lads did not disappoint. We arrived at the venue a bit late, having stopped for a quick bite (tasty seafood appetizers and a salad at the Elite Cafe), so we walked in during the last song of first opener Every Move A Picture. Clad in......

Well, if you didn't win those passes to the Amusement Parks on Fire show, you can still win passes to Friday's show featuring The Futureheads. Or... You can check out one of SFist absolute favorite musical acts ever, Illadelphia's "The Roots" perform tonight at the Grand at the Regency Center. Tickets aren't cheap (and if they're sold out, check Craigslist if you 'Need tickets. Tickets. Anybody need tickets'). Another one of our favorite musical......

Our concert picks for the week of 6/9-6/15. **Free stuff alert**: Guest lists aren't just for writers, weasels and friends of the band anymore. They're also for the fine, fine readers of SFist. Engage the Expand-O-Tron to get you +1 on the guest list for:Amusement Parks on Fire at Popscene on Thursday, June 16th The Futureheads at The Fillmore on Saturday, June 18thSpeaking of Popscene, tonight MSN Music presents a "Popscene Appreciation Party" with Kasabian......

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......

SFist Listens to more music than you can guess. Arcade Fire. Erland Oye, the postal service and more more more....