by Moses Namkung

The Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival,
the two-week long extravaganza featuring an array of "local
independent concert promoters, musicians, artists, filmmakers, dancers
and multi-media performance artists",
finishes this week with shows throughout the city including tonight's
gig at Cafe Du Nord featuring singer-songwriter Miranda Lee Richards.
Her soft folky tunes can help sooth the pain of Monday, but if you're
instead in the mood to shell out $30 to hear audience members yell for
more cowbell, you can see Blue Oyster Cult at Slim's tonight, as well.


Also of potential interest later in the week, the heavily-hyped (translation: got 8.0+ on Pitchfork?) The Pains of Being Pure At Heart will return to Rickshaw Stop, while electro-pop duo La Roux heads up Cafe Du Nord on Wednesday. Over in the east bay, funky Of Montreal and Halle Berry's ex-husband will head up shows at Fox Theater on Friday and Sunday, respectively. See you out there.


Select list of shows around the city, after the jump...