This Week In Boston: Sharon Van Etten, Wye Oak and more

It's going to be a busy week for live music in Boston.  Here's a quick rundown of some of the shows we recommend checking out, along with free downloads from each band. 

Monday
Timber Timbre at Brighton Music Hall  |  Tickets
Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin On

Tuesday
Memphis, The Barr Brothers at TT The Bears  |  Tickets
Memphis - I Want The Lights On After Dark

Wye Oak at Middle East Upstairs  |  Tickets
Wye Oak - Civilian

Wednesday
Handsome Furs at Great Scott  |  Tickets
Handsome Furs - What We Had

Thursday
Sharon Van Etten, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, St. Claire at Brighton Music Hall  |  Tickets
Sharon Van Etten - Don't Do It

Friday
Hotels and Highways at Cafe 939  |  Tickets
Hotels and Highways - Train Whistle

Saturday
O'Death at Great Scott  |  Tickets
O'Death - Bugs

Also, check out this super-creepy video for Bugs from O'Death's upcoming album Outside (out April 19).  The video was shot along the Maine coast, which means I may never go to Maine again:

Preview: Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On

Timber Timbre's self-titled third album was in heavy rotation about a year ago this time (I was a little late on the 2009 Polaris Prize nominated album).  The band's sparse blues-folk songs feature Taylor Kirk's deep, rich voice and startling imagery - stark, haunting and a creepy in a backwoods Nick Cave kind of way.  It looks like the band's fourth album, aptly titled Creep On Creepin' On, will pick up where the last record left off.  Check out the slightly terrifying preview video below, along with "Demon Host" from the last album.  Creep On Creepin' On drops April 5 on Arts & Crafts, and Timber Timbre will be at Brighton Music Hall on 4.11 -- more tourdates below.

Timber Timbre - Demon Host

Creep On Creepin' On tracklist

Bad Ritual 

Obelisk 

Creep On Creepin’ On 

Black Water 

Swamp Magic 

Woman 

Too Old To Die Young 

Lonesome Hunter 

Do I Have Power 

Souvenirs

Timber Timbre 2011 tourdates

3/24 - Longueuil, QC @ Théâtre de la Ville w/ Patrick Watson

3/25 - Sain-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC @ Cabaret-Théâtre du Vieux-Saint-Jean w/ Patrick Watson

3/26 - Saint-Thérèse, QC @ Théâtre Lionel-Groulx w/ Patrick Watson

4/08 - Toronto, ON @ Trinity Church

4/09 - Ottawa, ON @ First Baptist Church

4/11 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall

4/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live

4/13 - New York, NY @ Joe's Pub

4/14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands

4/16 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre