Posted at 9:00 AM ET, 03/ 1/2010

March Mixtape

By David Malitz

Left-field electro-pop group Yacht plays at Rock and Roll Hotel on March 15. (Photo by Sarah Meadows)

If January and February are traditionally slow months on the live music circuit, March always more than makes up for it. The weather gets warmer, more bands hit the road and all of a sudden there are multiple can't-miss shows every week. Some of this month's highlights include a rare visit from L.A.'s king of all things funky, Dam Funk; Brazilian icon Gilberto Gil; scruffy New Zealand indie rockers Surf City (who open for Woods); and reinvigorated metal heroes Anvil.

For a complete list of this month's picks, check out the March Mixtape best bets list. After the jump, listen to streaming tracks from many of this month's featured artists.

--David Malitz

"Don't You Know at All" - Blood Feathers

"The Calcination of Scout Niblett" - Scout Niblett

"Despicable Dogs" - Small Black

"Feel It All Around" - Washed Out

"Toeachizown" - Dam Funk

"Cold War" - Janelle Monae

"Psychic City (Voodoo City)" - YACHT

"This Is Thirteen" - Anvil

"I Can't Swim" - Miles Kurosky

"Rehearsal Song" - Male Bonding

"Died In Love" - Christian Scott