10. Dum Dum Girls
Taking their sound to louder, more slickly-produced places over the last year, Dum Dum Girls have passed by their many girl-group indebted peers to achieve a sound both deeply emotional and effortlessly catchy.

Free Yr Radio/KEXP, Thursday October 20, 2011 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street (between Broadway and Fifth Avenue); 212-679-2222.
Cantora Labs' Smartlounge Showcase, Thursday October 20, 2011 7:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Cantora Labs' Smartlounge, 190 Allen Street (at West Houston); no phone available.
Sub Pop/Hardly Art Showcase, Friday October 21, 2011 1:00 a.m. to 1:45 a.m., Mercury Lounge, 217 East Houston Street (between Essex and Ludlow streets); 212- 260-4700.
Showcase, Saturday October 22, 2011 12:00am - 1:00am, Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey Street (between Kenmare and Chrystie streets); 212-533-2111.

Photo: Via Dum Dum Girls