Q: Is this the best week of 2012 for Orlando shows? A: Band of Horses (twice!), Temper Trap (twice!), Swans, Mono, Two-Piece Mini Fest, so much more

Monday, Oct. 15

• Band of Horses, Floating Action [House of Blues] + Band of Horses acoustic [Park Ave CDs]
• Ingrid Michaelson, Sugar & the Hi Lows [Beacham]

Tuesday, Oct. 16

• Swans, A Hawk & Hacksaw [Social]
• The Weeknd [House of Blues]

Thursday, Oct. 18

• Mono [Social]
• Bootleg Series, Woolly Bushmen, Lauris Vidal [Will’s]

Friday, Oct. 19

• Ani DiFranco [Plaza]
• Two Piece Mini Fest 4: the Moon is a Disco Ball, Juan Pablo, Disasteroids, Infinite Earths, more [Will’s]

Saturday, Oct. 20

• The Temper Trap, the Neighbourhood [House of Blues] + Temper Trap [Park Ave CDs]
• Tombs, 16 [Will’s]
• Thomas Wynn & the Believers, Kaleigh Baker, Roadkill Ghost Choir [Beacham]
• Reptar, Le Blorr, Eyes Lips Eyes [Social]
• John Hiatt & the Combo [Plaza]

Sunday, Oct. 21

• Broncho [Will’s]
• The Toasters [Social]
• CFCF Electronic Music Night [Timucua White House]
• Hellblinki, Meka Nism [Peacock Room]

This article appears in Oct 10-16, 2012.