This week's cool shows: Loners and Bain Project!

(The Loners) THIS WEEK'S SHOWS Thursday, March 5: The T's with Static Minds, Tir na Nog SHOW OF THE WEEK (TIE!) Friday, March 6: The Loners, Tir na Nog Release party for new Cd, "The Revolution" with Dirty Little Heaters and Pinche Gringo. $6 cover or $10 combo cover which includes LP and MP3 download. Friday, March 6: Night Prowler with Judas Rising, Lincoln Theatre Friday, March 6: Strange Faces, The Pour House Friday, March 6: Future Islands with Goner, Berkeley Cafe From the press release: Triangle/Triad electro/dance-punk favorites Future Islands return to Raleigh with their Wham City collective colleague Ed Schrader. Raleigh's beloved power pop trio Goner will open the show Friday, March 6th at the Berkeley Café. Goner rides the success of their latest release, Rock N’ Roll Always Forgets. Having played together for a decade, Goner continuously upgrades their level of performance. It gets louder, it gets faster, this trio’s sound consistently keeps you bouncing. Following this Triangle favorite, Future Islands unleashes their hyper-energetic electro madness once again. They return to the Carolinas straight from European tour ready to share some enthusiasm. The Village Voice describes their sound as full of "...happy happy hooks, wiry dance grooves." Combined with Baltimore comedian Ed Schrader, a well-rounded eclectic evening to remember is guaranteed. For more band details, please visit their web pages at http://www.myspace.com/futureislands and http://www.myspace.com/goner . $6 cover for 21+, $8 for 18+. Friday, March 6: Thad Cockrell with Caitlin Cary, Pour House Old friends and collaborators Caitlin and Thad have been busier with other projects in the past couple of years, so it's good to see them back together again. Saturday, March 7: Hank Sinatra, Slim's SHOW OF THE WEEK (TIE!) Saturday, March 7: Bain Fundraising Concert, 313 Martin St., Raleigh THE LINEUP THUS FAR (subject to change): 12:00-Razor Wire Safety Net 1:00-Tomas Phillips 2:00-Subscape Annex 3:00-Craig Hilton 4:00-Benito Crawford there will be a 1 hour break from 5-6 6:00-MG3+One 7:00-The Tender Fruit 8:00-Old Bricks 9:00-Ivan Rosebud 10:00-Mount Weather Dj FTB to provide interlude music throughout the night. Space provided and concert sponsored by Clearscapes. Saturday, March 7: Curtains of Night, Reservoir Saturday, March 7: Nathan Oliver with Schooner and The Proclivities, Local 506 Saturay, March 7: Cool John Ferguson and the Swingin' Johnsons, The Pour House Saturay, March 7: The Virgo 9 with The Wigg Report and Blood Red River The Pinhook Saturday, March 7: Nathan Oliver, with Schooner and The Proclivities, Local 506 Sunday, March 8: Future Islands with Lonnie Walker, Nightlight Sunday, March 8: Hymns with Death on Two Wheels and The Bridges, Slim's Sunday, March 8: Future Islands Nightlight NEXT WEEK'S SHOWS Wednesday, March 11: Red Fang with Early Man, The Pour House Thursday, March 12: Vetiver, Cat's Cradle San Francisco freak-folkies with roots in Greensboro's early '90s pop-genius group Raymond Brake. Thursday, March 12: Lonnie Walker with Lake Inferior, Tir na Nog Friday, March 13: Colossus, Reservoir Friday, March 13: In the Year of the Pig, Nightlight There will also be an early event from 6-9 p.m.: NL Collective Art Show- check out North Carolina artists during Chapel Thrill's Second Friday Art Walk 6PM-9PM walk, bike, booze around Friday, March 13: Hellrazor, Dive Bar Friday, March 13: Whatever Brains, Slim's Friday, March 13: American Aquarium, Lincoln Theatre Friday, March 13: Olympic Ass-Kicking Team with Chip Robinson & the Heavy Beat Outfit, The Pour House Saturday, March 14: The Proclivities with The Moderate, Pour House Saturday, March 14: Automag, The Brewery Saturay, March 14: Maple Stave with Tiger Bear Wolf and Actual Persons Living or Dead The Pinhook Sunday, March 15: Swap Meet, The Pour House Come get some free stuff! 6 p.m. UPCOMING IN GENERAL Wednesday, March 19: Huguenots with The Catch Fire, Nightlight Wednesday, March 19: Lake Inferior with I Was Totally Destroying It, Local 506 Friday, March 20: American Aquarium, Lincoln Theatre Friday, March 20: Steep Canyon Rangers, The Pour House Friday, March 20: Embarrassing Fruits with Sorry About Dresden and Blag'ard Local 506 Saturay, March 21: Johnny Cash Birthday Celebration, The Pinhook Thursday, March 26: Whatever Brains with Pink Flag, Tir na Nog Friday, March 27: Colossus with Black Skies, volume 11 Friday, March 27: Richard Bacchus & the Luckiest Girls, Slim's Friday, March 27: ASG with Colossus, Black Skies and Power Pellut, Volume 11 Tavern Friday, March 27: A Rooster for the Masses, Pour House