I’ve been listening to too much prog rock this week.
Svet’s got the arty farty stuff covered here.

I: Into the Darkness (Thur)

-Prepare for getting snowed in by going to the grocery store/CVS*, calling your drug dealer, and padding your watch instantly queue.
-Head to the Velvet Lounge for a Haiti benefit with a bunch of local DJs and some bands upstairs that you’ve never heard of but are probably not bad.
-Go see Magnetic Fields if you want to be disappointed that Stephen doesn’t actually sing that much at shows and is grumpy.
-Watch Dr. Strangelove while standing up and getting drunk.
-Catch some stoner rock at the hotel.

*pro tip: when you get CVS extra bucks, walk back into the store right then and use them otherwise you never will

II. Under the Shadow of the Wintery Mix Queen (Fri)

-Check facebook regularly to see which events are actually still going on
-What are some cool boots for dudes to wear in the snow?  Comment with links please.
-Pick up some No Wave Hookers at Jimmy Vs.
-Finger artists welcome at Hottboxx & Backgammon players at RAW
-You can probably request some actual prog rock at We Fought the Big One
-Finally get around to downloading that sweet DJ mix
-Watch some of these snow movies
-Apparently somebody doesn’t want me to tell you about this snow ball fight.  Watch out for the cops.  And Pedro.
-Play dress up and take photos.

III. The Snow Dog Cometh (Sat)

-Don’t you wish you had taken my advice from Part I?
-Finally hang up that painting you framed but then just left sitting in a corner for a year
-Play some World of Goo.  Even if you’re a stupid girl who hates Rush you’ll like this game.
-This Rattler show got cancelled once already, there’s no stopping it now… maybe
-My high school band called The Jalopys used to cover It’s a Shame About Ray.  And Longview.
-AutoRock is a better DJ than you.
-Don’t surround yourself with yourself, move on back two squares, and GET YOUR ASS TO THE YES SHOW*

*the show does not actually feature Jon Anderson, but a Yes tribute band singer instead. This actually may turn out to be a good thing.

IV. The Revealing Science of God (Sun)

-Are you done digging your car/bike/segway out of the snow?
-Total weirdos The Residents are at 9:30 Club
-The best damn live band touring right now, The Screaming Females are at the Black Cat.  Don’t miss this.  It’s even going to be better than that Yes show.  Don’t tell By-Tor I said that.
-Download some Kenny vs Spenny episodes from iTunes, they’re pretty funny.
-Oh, apparently there is some big sporting event happening on this day.  If you’re interested in this sort of thing, I suggest just looking at the score afterwards and save yourself the trouble.
-Curse your magic sky God for once again ruining your weekend
-Move to LA

Other ideas of things to do?  Comment below.  And don’t promote your own events, that’s lame.