It's the second transit snafu weekend in a row with most of the subway
lines not doing things that they usually do or doing things that they
usually don't do.  Here in the Slope, the F and G trains are being
replaced by shuttle buses from Jay Street (F) or Bergan Street (G) to
Church Avenue.  The festivities start at midnight tonight and last
though Monday morning at 5am, so be sure to check with the MTA before
you leave home.   With that out of the way, here are some suggestions
for the weekend.

Friday – Sydney Wayser: Sydney's main instrument is piano and her band
consists of electric guitar, upright bass and drums.  Her songs combine
elements of classical, show music, rock and chanson française (Sydney's
father is French and she spent some time in Paris growing up).  But the
most impressive instrument in Sydney's band is her voice.  Extremely
expressive and perhaps a touch breathy, it is the hook that ultimately
pulls you into her music.

Sydney Wayser – Mercury Lounge,  217 E Houston Street (F Train to Second Avenue, use the First Avenue exit), Friday 8pm, $10

Saturday – "Hans and Sven:"  The website for The Rockwood Music Hall
lists Hans and Sven playing, but if you Google that name you will
quickly find out, courtesy of  The Living Room's website that Hans and
Sven are really Pete and J.  If a picture is worth a thousand words I
guess a video is worth, what, maybe 10,000?  So here is one I posted
previously.  Expect high energy pop rock, and since it's The Rockwood on
the weekend, a crowd.

"Hans and Sven" – The Rockwood Music Hall, 184 Allen Street, (F Train
to Second Avenue, use the First Avenue exit), Saturday 11pm

Sunday – L'il Mo and The Monicats: Monica Passin leads this excellent
band.  Expect to hear country, rockabilly, blues, retro pop and
perhaps something else as well by the time the set is over.  And I'll
repeat what I've said before, this year's L'il Mo and the Monicats
album, On the Moon, is one of the year's best.

L'il Mo and the Monicats – Spike Hill 184/186 Bedford Avenue (L Train to Bedford Avenue) Sunday 9pm

 –Eliot Wagner