THE NEW YORK HOWL at Black Betty (366 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn) Tuesday 4/29 11pm

TIGERS AND MONKEYS at Union Hall (702 Union St. Brooklyn) Wednesday 4/30 8pm

JASON ANDERSON at Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer St. Brooklyn) Wednesday 4/30 8pm

THE HOLD STEADY at Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St. Manhattan) Friday 5/02 7pm

NICK LOWE at Maxwells (1039 Washington St. Hoboken) Friday 5/02 7:30pm

DEAD PREZ at Galapagos (70 N. 6th St. Brooklyn) Saturday 5/03 9pm

I don't know about you, but I'm sick of staying inside watching the "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies on DVD and drinking beer with my roommates. It's getting nice outside (or at least warmer), and it's time to get back into the habit of going out without worrying about where you left your gloves and hat. May seems to be the month of residencies by artists I'd actually enjoy watching, with The New York Howl  starting a Tuesday residency at Black Betty and Jason Anderson (aka Wolf Colonel) continuing his NYC residency with a Wednesday stint at Pete's Candy Store.

Tigers and Monkeys, a serious (and seriously talented) indie-garage-pop band led by comedienne Shonali Bhowmik, formerly of Ultrababyfat play Union Hall in Park Slope on Wednesday.

Unfortunately, everyone is clamoring for Nick Lowe tickets for his few NYC dates in support of the Yep Roc re-release of his 1978 power-pop masterpiece Jesus of Cool, and his Friday Maxwells show is no exception. If you weren't lucky enough to get tickets don't fret too much, The Hold Steady, one of our personal favorites here at Lush Life, play at Webster Hall on Friday.

Finally, if rock n roll isn't you bag, Brooklyn political hip-hop originals Dead Prez play a short set of their classic tracks peppered with new songs on Saturday at Galapagos in Williamsburg.

So put away your gloves, hat, and 80's slasher flick DVDs and go rediscover what it's like to go outside again...