If you haven't noticed, there is an overload of very tempting shows happening between September 9 and 15 in New York. The more I look at those seven days and try to decide what to see and what to miss, the more ridiculous it seems. Take September 9. Bloc Party just announced at show at Roseland with the Kills. Thanks a lot. I already have tickets to see The National and Clap Your Hands that night at the Bowery. If you see Bloc Party and notice a dearth of hipsters and bloggers, you know what's going on.

Then there's the money question. Do I fork out up to $50 + fees for Sigur Rós on 9/12, or do I save myself only a few bills and see one of the heroes of my teenage years, A-Ha, at Irving Plaza for $30? How about paying a scalper several hundred for a Rolling Stones ticket for September 13 at MSG? If I make it through these with anything left in my wallet, it will be spent on beers and hamburgers at the Arcade Fire show in Central Park on the 15th.

Time to count my blessings that I live in New York, I suppose. It's better to have too many choices than none at all. Here's the rundown of shows announced so far for 9/9 - 9/15:

September 9 - The National and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Bowery Ballroom)- SOLD OUT
September 9 - Bloc Party and the Kills (Roseland)
September 10 - Nouvelle Vague (Joe's Pub)
September 11 - Seu Jorge (Bowery Ballroom)
September 12 - Sigur Rós (Beacon Theatre)
September 12 - A-Ha (Irving Plaza)
September 12 - Seu Jorge (Bowery Ballroom)
September 13 - Sigur Rós (Beacon Theatre)
September 13 - Nouvelle Vague (Joe's Pub)
September 13 - Rolling Stones (MSG) - SOLD OUT
September 15 - Arcade Fire (Central Park Summerstage) - SOLD OUT