(Contributions from SR and DL on this one.)

FRIDAY

The Vietniks (Secret Headquarters)
The Vietniks consist of three Texas filmmakers who play music along with projected images that they produce themselves. The music sounds like dirty minimal blues slop from the sixties, a decade they obviously draw heavily from. (SR- I would say that bands like Vietnam and Pink Mountaintops are good contemporary reference points based on what I've heard, which of course means Velvet Undergound by default. Doesn't everything?)

Kettle Art: Dallas Video Fest Classics: The Kettle Art Gallery in Deep Ellum has partnered with the Dallas Video Festival to present some of the best selections from the DVF archives. And it actually looks awesome. Here's the 80's-centric lineup:

From 1987:

MTV "Art Breaks"

"Buzzbox" with Pee Wee Herman

From 1988:

Selections from the Dallas Show where Dallas artists interpret the assassination of JFK, including:

Blessing by Rev. Bob

’63 by James Chefchis

The Single Gun Theory by The Church of the Subgenius

Taste the Legend with Jackie Matrix by Mark Ridlin

Selection from Dallas at the Crossroads (with Walter Cronkite)

Selection from "Dick Talk" by X

"Free Society: The Way Things Go" by Paul Garrin

From 1989:

Selections from The Texas Show, including:

Rev. Bob heals the Videotape by Farley Scott

Susanville: The Epic – Part I by Susan Magilow and Susan Teegardin

Exoskeleton by Dave Hynds

and Selections from DEVO: A Retrospective

SATURDAY

The Angelus | The Frenz | The Great Tyrant (Double Wide)
Epic show. The Frenz is Wanz Dover with some "friends" helping him out, including members of Ghostcar, Jack With One Eye, and Paul Baker of the late Sub Oslo, who will be providing projected images for your visual stimulation. The Angelus continues the cinematic atmospherics but does it through their music as opposed to having a visual aid. The Great Tyrant blew everyone away at our Art Prostitute show back in December by not only overcoming the notorious sound problems in that room but also coming close to blowing the audience through the front windows with sheer force. They also recorded a song for a Magma tribute, which is one of the coolest things a local band has ever done.

Sparklehorse | Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter (Gypsy Tea Room): Mark Linkous' greatest musical achievement might his production on Daniel Johnston's Fear Yourself. The fact that this man is even alive is also quite an accomplishment. So go see a real survivor at Gypsy Tea Room, which for better or worse, is not quite the survivor that Linkous is.

Eat Avery's Bones | Nouns Group (Secret Headquarters)
Eat Avery's Bones will look especially bizarre in whatever costumes they're wearing under the eerie blue glow of the SHQ space. I have never seen this band play with anything except unabashed and contagious enthusiasm, and a lot of sour rock stars should take a page from their book. Nouns Group doesn't have a Myspace profile.

The Paper Chase | Dove Hunter | Tre Orsi (Rubber Gloves)
Tre Orsi is the Texas supergroup that has members of South San Gabriel, Okkervil River, and Little Grizzly. I've heard that the band is a good rough-edged live experience and pretty much steers clear of any sad-bastard country rock posturing. The Paper Chase end their trio of Texas shows with this one and will be back on the road later this month to play a rare (for any band) Alaska stop with Cursive before starting another ultra-ambitious tour in March. Dove Hunter has members of 54 40" or Fight band Mandarin, but they are a lot more country than calculus.

SUNDAY

The Frenz | Night Game Cult | Chief Death Rage (Rubber Gloves)
The Frenz stay busy with their second show in the same weekend and are spoiled with another solid lineup. Chief Death Rage will make sure that nobody is left standing and I'm convinced that Night Game Cult rule more than ever after their triumphant performance at SHQ, no matter what the fucking Observer says.

It was wonderful as always. I want to bear Kyle Night's children!

Was it good for you too?

the frenz + night game + CDR = really fun show for a sunday night.

what an enjoyable weekend.

yeah adub plays with shiny around the edges sometimes so its gotta be an adub imposter

That ain't adub, ya fucks.

Aw, but they are such nice fellows!

12:57 a-dub for post of the week.

That's great. Wanz is in on the joke. He plays along. It doesn't bother him. It doesn't bother him. It doesn't bother him.

Fuck the Lek Brothers page. With few exceptions (like Fuzzbuzz), most of the crowd they cover is pure fucking slime.

Hey thanks for coming out to our party, it was too much fun! Here are the Lek Bros photos, we'll be back in April!

http://www.lekbrothers.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=12855

I'm 62 you young whippersnappers....hehehehehehehehehehehehehe.

I thought he was 47.

go have some cocoa and sit in the sunshine you surly bitch

Fuck you and Fuck Wanz Dover Presents The Frenz. The dude is 45 years old, he damn well finally be in a good band.

nice to see positive comments for a change on here

the frenz were totally awesome! night game had a great set. i really enjoyed the show!

Congrats to Lollipop Shoppe for existing in Dallas this long the cds you gave out are amazing!!!!!!

You finally did it Mr.Dover. After all of these years you finally pulled the rabbit out of your hat. Can't wait to see The Frenz again. Congrats.

well done, wanz. best set yet.

That party was off the hook!

Got my Lollipop cherry popped last night. What a great party! I had no idea we had anything like this going on in Dallas. Good show at Double Wide last night also.

Great Tyrant, Frenz, Angelus...what a great night of music!

The Frenz were fantastic!

First time I ever saw pAper chAse and was blown away. Most amazed by what I thought were two different guitar tracks on the latest album actually being played live on one guitar. And that hollow metal tube that Sean played was cool.

i love meat. and slaves. and moaning.

sounds pretty sweet.

A Dub is the most pretentious name ever. Have you ever made love to a woman?

Kyle kills goths? Cool in my book!

This was easily one of the best shows we've had up here.

The Denton noise scene is a big ass titty. Furthermore, Frapandorf sucks too. And they all pray to the gods of dingleberries and Lars Larsen.

You are the Pooneverse
Notes Fromunda Cheese
Shiti*Ramen
Cheap Date Rape
Fra Handjob
Slimy Around the Asshole
Meat Slavery's Moans

U GUYZ SUCCCKKK!!!!

-A Dub

for deepdicking call: Shane English

alan is queerbait

kerm is a fag

dig squared i mean.

In unrelated news, I perfected the dirty martini on Friday night in Hurst.

Or like Yow fronting the Jesus Lizard ... with kind of a playful trainwreck/circus thing. Plus the violin! dig.

The tunes on Nouns Group's site sound like David Yow fronting Shellac with Morgan Fichter sitting in. I dig.

nouns group are one of the best local bands ever. EVER.

nouns group are one of the best local bands ever. EVER.

"They really are one of the most interesting and better bands in the area. A lot better than several bands that get mentioned on here and elsewhere over and over."

Amen!

Oh yeah, and I forgot to say that Chris Mosley from Early Lines is in NG as well. But really...who cares anyway?

Nouns Group has j. britt robisheaux on bass, whom released a song on a Silkworm tribute album. The song is "Pearly Gates." http://www.silkwormtributerecord.com/ I really hope that weshotjr didn't skip over checking out Nouns Group. They really are one of the most interesting and better bands in the area. A lot better than several bands that get mentioned on here and elsewhere over and over.

Are you guys kidding? Nouns Group, who are easily the most interesting/original band playing this weekend, get no acknowledgment because they don't have a myspace?

Rock is dead.

I'm going to make a Nouns Group tribute page.

Congleton occasionally sounds like Todd Lewis. Sorry.

John Congleton sounds nothing like Todd Lewis.

PWND!! "nouns group doesn't have a myspace so we can't link them" haha. you suck!

paper chase's singer sounds like todd lewis sometimes

http://www.nounsgroup.com/ - you fucking dolts.

Anyone who is not at RGRS for the pAper chAse tonight is a FOOL.

I'm sorry, but Jesse Hughey is a cocksucker. He gives reporters a bad name, and gives The Observer(very suitable name, by the way) an even worse name than it already has.

The Observer makes Dallas look REALLY FUCKING SOULESS. Luckily, We Shot JR doesn't. Thanks We Shot JR!

myspace musicmyspace music

Dove Hunter will kick your ass live.

NightGame looks much improved. And that's all that counts.

"I have never seen this band not play"

i took that picture of kyle!!! yay!!!!

save me a cupcake

one less idiot. Awesome!!!

the kettle art thing looks good for tonight. thank for writing and informing us of this shit btw.

Rev. Bob!

I'm there after the Frenz play!

No prob, just don't want anyone missing out on cupcakes and free cd's dude.

Nelson voice: ha ha.

Sorry, Fuzz Buzz. And thank you, Merritt Martin.

Wow, I never thought I'd say that.

Neglected! The Lollipop Shoppe has been throwing shows and booking local bands for about three years now, it's been hard work in a hard town and we're having an anniversary party for anyone who's interested. $6 BYOB at Avenue Arts Venue (825 Exposition Ave) FEB. 3rd
10PM
At 8PM we're having a rad sale of local arts, gifts etc. Visit our page if you're interested in more
http://www.myspace.com/lollipopshoppe

i actually cant wait to see daniel johnston. ravi shankar is playing austin in april.

I think you meant Mark Linkous. ;)

this woyaokaung is pretty aggressive. Thats his second post in like two minutes. Check out his user friendly browser everyone!

bahahahahhahaa. nouns group doesnt have a myspace profile. awesome.