Tonight you’ve got many fine options to choose from in the entertainment department, to say nothing of the VP Debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden or, as Palin might have named him, Beans Harpoon Biden. So, whether you’re planning on hitting the town for some jams or sticking around the house to play gaffe bingo, this evening is your delicious dozen of raw oysters. Debate starts at 8pm on every television channel ever (LOVE the commentators on Lifetime), and here’s the skinny on everything else:

Ooga Booga, Welfare Mothers and Gnaugahyde @ Rudyards
Hey - check out this barely safe for work poster. Ooga Booga is from Australia, home of Men in Hats, INXS and Crocodile Dundee, so look for this band to be heavy on the 80s gated snare, since we haven’t received any evidence of anything out of the vast island nation since then. Ok, actually, we’ve heard only that they are “rock and roll by good blokes”, and here is a video to prove it. Local heroes the Wellfare Mother are also on deck, and if you haven’t already, you should check out the romping A-Side from their first 7″ below. 21+ show likely starts at 1am, it being Rudyards and all.

Yip Yip, Pataphysics, B L A C K I E and //TENSE// @ The Mink
We <3 Dusti Rhodes’ description of Yip Yip crafting “sounds you would expect if Kraftwerk, Devo and Danny Elfman jammed inside your Nintendo console.” BIG TOP PEE WEE SOUNDTRACK! BLACKIE’s massive deconstructivist take on hip hop and TENSE’s glittering KRAUTRONICA round out the bill. This is an early show, doors at 7, bands at 8. $7. Note that all shows at the Mink are now 21 and up. (Sorry folks, looks like Walter’s is the only venue you can get in anymore - that sucks). We strong moose suggest you enjoy B to the L to the A to the C to the K to the I to the E apostrophe S “That’s Right”.

PS: YOU HAVE UNTIL MONDAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE. DON’T BLOW IT.