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    SHOWS // Thursday 5/17/12

    All Asia: Mercies, and more

    Atwood's: Klezwoods, Ezekial's Wheel

    Brighton Music Hall: Boysetsfire, I Hate Our Freedom, Acrobrats

    Bull McCabe's: Scotch Bonnet Band

    Cantab: Rich People Food, Arcane Comedy, The Big Lonesome, VLR

    Church: Bundles of Joy, Vivian Darkbloom, Golden Retriever, ONSLO

    Club Passim: Chad Perrone

    Great Scott: The Strange Boys, William Tyler, The New Highway Hymnal

    Johnny D's: Tom Appleman Band

    Lily Pad: Hayes Griffin and Daniel Hawkins, Vessela Stoyanova and Valerie Thompson, Leah Hennessy and Dave Cordes, Jun Young Song and Fausto Sierakowski

    Lizard Lounge: Rick Berlin & the Nickel and Dime Band, Coyote Kolb, The Old Edison, The Whiskey Boys

    Magic Room Gallery: Beardfish, The Tea Club

    Middle East Up: Cowgill, Stereo Soul Future, Ariel Rubin, The Milkman's Union

    Middle East Down: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Tubby Love, Dubbest

    Mily Way: Dan Tedesco, Speechless, Almost Righteous

    O'Brien's: Orange Television, Ready Steady Torpedo, Via Lotus, Ryan Jackson

    PA's Lounge: H, Arthur, Surprise Party, Sub-Par Co-Star

    Plough and Stars: Mondo Thursday featuring Darling Pet Munkee, Sarah Blacker

    Precinct: Merrimack Delta Dub Set, Sour D, DCLA, DJ Saint Julian

    Radio: Camden, Nemes, Camp Hope (upstairs); He Said She Said featuring Henry and Jen from Aloud, Mike and Nichole from the Spearmint Sea, Space Cranes (downstairs)

    Rosebud: Artie and the Amoebas, The Fearless Leaders

    Sally O'Brien's: Greg Klyma

    Scullers: John Pizzarelli

    Toad: Melvern Taylor and His Fabulous Meltones (7:30pm); Faces For Radio (10pm)

    TT's: Junta, Pick Up Freud, Met Calf, Nicole D'Amico and friends