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There's a good deal of shows going on this week, with many indie acts and hyped-up bands performing on the same night. What to do, what to do?! Passion Pit vs. Dirty Projectors on Thursday! The Antlers vs. Condo F***s vs. Patrick Wolf on Sunday! Better Than Ezra vs. nostalgia on Saturday! Who will win? You decide!

Bruce Springsteen will play TD Banknorth Garden on April 21 and 22 as part of his Working on a Dream Tour, and you could be in attendance. The Boss has donated several tickets to the Greater Boston Food Bank, which is auctioning them off to benefit its operations. For an opening bid of $1000, you get the chance at four Springsteen tickets and backstage passes. If the winning bid is $10,000 or more, the tickets and passes come with a kicker: the opportunity to meet Bruce himself, along with his band. If you're a big-time fan with big-time bucks, this is a great chance to realize your dreams while also benefiting a worthy cause.

Maybe you don't want to think about anything with the word "blizzard" in it right now. We understand. Unless you've already got a flight scheduled, though, you're going to be looking at this snow for a while. But it will be warm inside Cambridge's Lizard Lounge tonight, and we expect it will get downright hot when the Blizzard of '78 takes the stage to show off their new album, Book of Lies.

7pm, 21+, $10 (no advance tickets, and there's always a line)

Having trouble getting concert tickets lately? The changes on Lansdowne Street might be to blame, as suggested by Michael Marotta at the Herald. Renovations on Avalon and Axis hasn't started, and bands who would have been perfect for that spot in a bind. Either they play shows in venues that are too big, which makes the band look lame, or their shows sell out in small venues. Take what's happened to Editors and Justice for example:

The temperature heats up a little this week. There will be a bit more humidity in the air. But unlike last week we're not going to be engaged in the same mad-dash around the city every night to catch all the good music. This week we can take our pick, settle in with a pint, and catch the good tunes at a single venue. Fantastic line-ups mark this weeks picks. From the opening band...

Wednesday 6/7

We know you are excited, we have renamed "Upcoming Music Events and Concerts" the Breakdown (at least for the time being). So here it is, the second installment of must-see gigs for the weekend, next week, and in the future. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for events that you want people to hear about that don't manage to make it on the Bostonist radar - just shoot us an e-mail at bostonistmusic (at) gmail dot com.

Hang on Mike [download]
Bostonist Stefan lists The Candy Butchers among his favorites and although had issues narrowing his track choice down to one, recommends "What to Do with Michael" as your first download. Boston shout out: Mike Viola, lead singer, grew up in Stoughton.

Get ready, here comes Bostonist's first installment of "Upcoming Music Events and Concerts" (catchier title to be determined at a later date.)