What better time is there than Friday the 13th and Valentine's Day for the coming out of the Jilted Brides?

The Brides are a psychedelic folk/electronic group fronted by TanyaAndrea Stadelmann and Nicole Skeltys, a pair of Australian performers who have relocated to Pittsburgh and formed a five-piece band, including drummer Al Vish.

Their set, marking their Pittsburgh debut and also the release of the CD "Larceny of Love," is part of a Kiss of The Spider Woman Party at the Andy Warhol Museum Friday, benefiting the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force.

Stadelmann and Skeltys came to the States lastspring to be artists in residence at number of art colonies. At the Montana Artists Refuge, Pittsburgh poet Scott Reagan invited them to visit our city.

After gigs in New York City, they write in a blog, "We were in a bit of tight spot, needed somewhere to stay, so we thought we come out and stay with Scott for a while. Since then, the people were so friendly, we loved the beauty of the town, the vibrancy of the arts scene, the affordability of living here, so we decided to stay."

The Jilted Brides will play at 7 p.m., following a 6:30 p.m. DJ set by Soy Sos, who will also spin later in the evening. Admission is $7.50. There will be beer tasting for a ticket or $20 and there's a special VIP party on the fourth floor for $250 with performances by KnotDance, Zany Umbrella Circus, Zafira Dance Company, Vanessa German, and Bunny Bixler.

Details: 412-345-0593 or patf.org.

There are guys who get together in clubs and bash away on acoustic guitars -- and then there is a Pairdown, the hypnotic indie-folk duo of David Leicht and Raymond Morin. Following their fine EP on Sort Of Records, they issue "Holykyle," a limited-edition LP with a release show tonight at Garfield Artworks.

Leicht and Morin, who weave their fingerpicking guitarwork beautifully, also trade vocals on these 10 tracks, touching on influences from Leo Kottke and Love to Gastr Del Sol. They are joined by Nate McDermott, frontman of the Boston band Paper Thin Stages, in a sound that is rounded out with bass and drums.

"Raymond and I had only known one another for two months when we recorded the EP," Leicht says. "We feel fortunate to have captured that 'era' even though it's inarguably raw. The EP does contain the basic building blocks that reappear (in a more refined fashion) on the new recordings ... what I'd call 'inter-dependent' acoustic (often fingerstyle) guitar playing, plus the somewhat unusual songwriting. By the time we got down to recording 'Holykyle,' we'd been performing together over two years, with about 50 shows under our belts, and I think the recordings demonstrate (more effectively than the EP) what we're capable of."

As for the choice of vinyl, Leicht says, "The audio was mixed and mastered for vinyl, so it's the format we're advocating. Like many of our peers with vinyl releases, we are offering a free digital download with the vinyl purchase (as well as a complimentary CDR versions by request, at shows). At the moment, we have no plans for a separate CD release."

Opening the show at 8 p.m. are Becoming Projections, Kevin Finn and Chris Niels. Admission is $5.