Week of Nov. 16-23, plus new bars/venues

Nov. 16 Mon, The Gossip @ Bataclan

• Atlas Sound @ Pt. Ephemere

Nov. 17 Tues, The Gossip @ Bataclan

• Zero, La Maroquinerie

Nov. 18 Wed, DJ SF Sorrow Record Show @ la Mecanique ONdulatoire with guest DJ, 8pm-1h45am, FREE. Sounds of 2000s.

• Patrick Watson and the Wooden ARms Band @ la Cigale: Canadian indie singer-songer, in the vein of Rufus Wainwright.

Nov. 19 Thur, Inrocks Indie Club @ La Maroquinerie, featuring A Place to Bury Strangers. APTBS has become well known as one of the loudest bands out there, playing their brand of Jesus and Mary Chain meets Sonic Youth. If that's your bag, this is unbeatable. Also playing Dananananaykroyd, CQFD and Sarah W. Papsun

Nov. 20 Fri, No Frogs for Dinner @ La Maroquinerie. Kind of a trip, mostly poppy. Check it out.
Nov. 21 Sat, Treat Me Bad Festival @ Glazart. Excellent bands and djs. See flyer above.

• Grizzly Bear @ La Cigale. Indie hipsters, god has answered your prayers.
• Flying Over, Thee Vicars, The Wailin' Yeahs@ Le Picolo, St. Ouen. Retro Garage Rock at a venue very friendly to the genre. Myspace here.
  

Nov . 22 Sun, Black Joe Lewis @ Nouveau Casino. The Critics in the U.S. are lining up to salute this new retro garage soul sensation. If you like Eli Paperboy Reed, James Brown, The Dirtbombs, Bellrays, etc. Don't miss this. See video below.

• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ Pt. Ephemere. Good indie pop from NYC. Check here.
  

• Everybody Loves The Cramps @ La Maroquinerie. Tough night! Black Joe Lewis and this together. No One is Innocent, Lofofora, Swindle, Washington Dead Cats, Jesus Volt, Marc Minelli, La Danse Du Chien, Whodunit, Beef Paradise and Rhikka.
  

Additional notes:
The Indie Rock Haven La Fleche D'Or, closed last year, has REOPENED. Upcoming shows include Evan Dando and The Raveonettes.
For garage and rockabilly-friendly music and people, check out Les Combustibles, not far from Gare de Lyon, 14 Rue Abel.