Music Notes, 10.19.07

St. Vincent at The Modern: You won't be able to sling a cat without hitting a blogger tonight at The Modern: 7:45 pm is Tame..Tame and Quiet, 8:30 pm is Sleeping States, 9:15 pm is Doug Burr, 10 p.m. is Peter & the Wolf and 10:45 pm is St. Vincent, featuring alt-rock darling Annie Clark, former member of Polyphonic Spree.

The S.P.E.A.K. Project: This Saturday at the Ridglea Theater, Black Tie Dynasty, PPT, The Burning Hotels, and the cut*off, among others, are performing a benefit concert put on by the S.P.E.A.K. Project, a brand-new ad hoc nonprofit group dedicated to raising awareness of sexually transmitted diseases among young people. Tickets are $10-$12. Doors open at 3 p.m.

David Garza at John "Beard" Brewer Benefit: David is the first artist to confirm that he will play the John "Beard" Brewer benefit show set for October 28 at Club Dada. For more information about the benefit plus some David-love, read Unfair Park.

Carter Albrecht Memorial concert: The Saturday show at the Granada Theater features Sorta, the Old 97’s, The Slack, Salim Nourallah, the Drams, Junky Southern and other "special guests." Proceeds will go to the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation being set up by Albrecht's parents through Northern Trust Bank. Tickets are $30.