You've got your JunoFest wristband but aren't sure what you should be staggering off to see. Relax. We've done the planning for you.

The Manvils
What: Rawk-tinted power pop.
Where & when: The Penthouse on Friday (March 27) at 11 p.m.
Why you should go: There are people who seem high on life, and then there are people who seem so goddamn excited you'd swear they subsist on Illy espresso and Red Bull–brand nose candy. Serving up one of the most frantic live shows on the West Coast, the Manvils have their sights on the latter.

Rich Hope & His Evil Doers
What: Incendiary roots-rock.
Where & when: Yale Hotel on Friday (March 27) at midnight.
Why you should go: Whether he's playing aching campfire country or fiery one-chord blues stompers, Rich Hope has long been one of this city's best performers. It's about time the rest of the country took note.

Christer
What: Sassy electro glam-rock
Where & when: Pub 340 on Friday (March 27) at 1 a.m.
Why you should go: After making a splash at CMJ with her pulsating blend of glitzy laptop pop, the local songstress is ready to soak up some JunoFest limelight. This might be your last chance to see Christer in action before she tours the Aussie countryside next month.

The Good News
What: Hooky, Brit-influenced indie pop that sounds like a less melodramatic, West Coast version of the Dears.
Where & when: Richards's on Richards on Saturday (March 28) at 8 p.m.
Why you should go: Despite titles like “Slut Parade” and “Backstage Underage”, the Good News's tunes are some of the classiest in the city. Rodrigo Gonzalez leads the sextet through its fusion of guitar jangles and high-energy dance beats.

Eldorado
What: No Depression–worthy alt-country.
Where & when: Railway Club on Saturday (March 28) at 10 p.m.
Why you should go: Singer Angela Fama is as adorable as Lyle Lovett, Dwight Yoakam, and that AquaNet addict from the Judds are hideous. As for the rest, Eldorado understands that, in its purest form, country might hurt like a shot of warm Jim Beam, but the afterglow is worth it.

16MM
What: Sincere and well-crafted indie pop.
Where & when: Biltmore Cabaret on Saturday (March 28) at 10 p.m.
Why you should go: If they didn't call this godforsaken backwater home, singer Matthew Moldowan and his cohorts might already be stars thanks to their brand of Brit-powered pop-rock.

Inhabitants
What: Out-there instrumental quartet riding a psychedelic wave of improvised free jazz and jarring noise rock.
Where & when: Libra Room on Saturday (March 28) at 11 p.m.
Why you should go: Led by trumpet virtuoso JP Carter, Inhabitants have a knack for loud-quiet-loud compositions that switch from sorrowful brass musings to crunching, prog-skronk guitars at the drop of a hat.

Hey Ocean!
What: Sweetly sung funk-pop served extra smooth. Where & when: The Media Club on Saturday (March 28) at 12:30 a.m.
Why you should go: Splitting the difference between Betty Boop and Nelly Furtado, flutist Ashleigh Ball's bubbly, versatile pipes tackle anything her bandmates throw her way, from banjo-infused flapper funk to acoustic ska-soul.

The British Columbians
What: Bare-knuckled blues raunch.
Where & when: Backstage Lounge on Saturday (March 28) at 1 a.m.
Why you should go: As befits a band with such a regionally specific moniker, the British Columbians make distortion-drenched gutter blues that seem to owe more to Vancouver's rain-slicked streets than to the Mississippi Delta.

Sex With Strangers
What: Synth-saturated robo-wave rock.
Where & when: Biltmore Cabaret on Saturday (March 28) at 1 a.m.
Why you should go: You remember Ridley Scott's neo-noir classic Blade Runner? Sex With Strangers suggest that the replicants have not only survived but reprogrammed themselves using the best bits of Ministry, Ladytron, and those bloc-rocking Frenchies, Justice.