Mixer with USB (help a very confused newbie)

Hello there Ladies & Gentlemen,



I'm here in search of help. I hope you can forgive my English and my very poor understanding of audio engineering. Keep it simple please.



I want to buy a mixer with a USB port, so that I won't need a separate audio interface (I'm short on money).



I'd like the mixer to be efficient for home recording (basic stuff: some folk stuff - like Springsteen's "Nebraska" or Elliot Smith's "Roman Candle" and some noisy Burzum-like black metal)



and I'd like to use it also for band rehearsing and small pub gigs (no need to mic the drums)



I've been looking for some models in the shops around here but I don't know which features I should look for in a mixer.



So, do you have any tips for me? Any particular model? Any particular feature?



Thanks for your time & help.

Mixer with USB (help a very confused newbie)