Weekly Music Picks: Did Someone Say V-Day?

We’ve been digging out all day. After we held our ground on the second floor yesterday only to find that our exterior door was all but snowed shut when it was time to go to work this morning. A bit of shoveling later we’re turning to warm hearts not cold snow. There's a good week ahead of us, temperatures are due to rise, indoors and out. Dinner reservations are hard to come by for tomorrow, and $54 prix fixe is steep. Bostonist has another plan: grab a bottle of Mad Dog, a paper bag, and hop the T for one of this week’s music agenda shows:

Tuesday 2/14
Load up the iPod with 15 minutes of your favorite "love sucks" tunes and head over to the Common Ground's So You Wanna Be an mp3J? night. Need some eclectic playlist suggestions? Bostonist suggests the Mothers of Invention's "I Ain't Got No Heart to Give Away," Biz Markie's "Just a Friend," MC 900 Ft. Jesus' "If I Only Had a Brain," and Lords of Acid's anti-romance opus "Rough Sex."

The Middle East offers a Punk Rock Valentine with The Spoilers, Zippo Raid, Meat Depressed, Mass Bay Colony Punks, Natural Disaster. 18+ 8PM $8
Superficial.mp3 | Groupie Whore.mp3 | purchase

Bill's Bar will let you dance your heartache away with their Electric Valentine featuring Certainly, Sir, Cyanide Valentine, Boy in Static (look for an upcoming Bostonist interview), The Westward Trail. 18+ 9PM $10
Cyanide Valentine: Freaks.mp3 | Natural Born Liar.mp3 | purchase

If you really want to feel your blueness, head to the Lizard Lounge where John Stirratt's (Wilco) The Autumn Defense will play sleepy tunes. Locals The Everyday Visuals open. 21+ 9PM $15
The Everyday Visuals: radio edit singalong.mp3 | Her Breathing is Music.mp3 | purchase

Wednesday 2/15
A day later, Great Scott celebrates the 4th Annual St. Valentine's Day Massacre with Bastards of Young (mem. of Dropkick Murphys) and DJ Adam Shaw (Lost City Angels). 18+ 9pm $7

Thursday 2/16
The Twenty Twos secure another Boston guest spot at the Paradise, this time starting off a night that will end with sleazy rockers The Vacation and Living Things. Show should enjoy some hype, Spin Mag just called them "one of the most ferocious straignt-ahead rock albums since Nevermind." They've also got a tune on a cingular commercial. 18+ 8pm $10

Friday 2/17
The Morning After Girls share more than fondness for shoegazing British rock with Brian Jonestown Massacre. Their recently-released Prelude EP 1 & 2 spans Echo and the Bunnymen pop euphoria as well as sinister dronescapes, while donning cover art reminiscent of BJM’s Strung Out in Heaven. The (co-ed) Girls will be sharing a bill with BJM offshoots Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Avalon this Friday. Doors 6:15 $20
The Morning After Girls: Straight thru you.mp3 | Hi Skies.mp3

Saturday 2/18
Bostonist favorites Furvis and Mittens team up for a promising showcase of Boston’s local wealth at Great Scott. Furvis seek to achieve rock perfection through imperfection a la Pavement, while Mittens’s mission is to whittle the pop formula down to concise, undeniably enjoyable tunes. And it’s a Saturday night. Ahh Saturday. 21+ 9pm, $8.

TT's is counting on the fact you probably have a real date on Tuesday, and offer their V-day show on Saturday.
"A Show Of Love -Electronic Valentines Day Party" headlines the Guitar Hero-featured Freezepop, with
Porsches On The Autobahn, Cassette, and San Serac. 9PM, $10
Freezepop: Here Comes a Special Boy.mp3 | purchase

Mike, Matt, Alex, Christine, and Lora all helped pull this list together.