Tonight is a BIG night, TV-wise, so much so that we can't stand to DVR anything - we need to see it actual time. (Well, we are DVRing it so we can watch it over and over again, but you get the idea and urgency.) There's the Gilmore Girls finale, the Veronica Mars finale, and then a Kathy Griffin special on Bravo! (Okay, the Kathy Griffin special will probably repeat 10 times before the weekend,......

Thoughts from Saturday's show at the Mercury Lounge: - Both The Pernice Brothers and The Tyde put on good shows; The Tyde pretty much ran through the whole track list for their new album. - Crowd was older than expected for The Pernice Brothers. - 6'4" guy had no compunction about standing in the front and blocking people's line of vision. - Girl essentially doing Elaine's little kicks dance (but without the hands) during......

The hot music ticket this weekend might just be the Pernice Brothers with The Tyde at Mercury Lounge tonight and tomorrow, and that's because both bands are actually really good. The Pernice Brothers's new album, Yours, Mine & Ours, is lovely and lyrical (listen) while The Tyde's, Twice, is totally joyful pop (listen). CNN and the Daily News on Joe Pernice and the Pernice Brothers. Gothamist on The Tyde. Gothamist is going to Saturday's......