Some fun stuff in Dallas this weekend and a couple interesting Saturday night shows in Denton. Let's do this:

FRIDAY

The Party (Zubar)
The Party DJs will be working with a four table set up tonight, which I assume means a lot of live mixing, etc. These guys could probably record themselves farting into a microphone and Zubar would STILL be packed with people waiting to hear it and let other people see them hearing it.

Big J and Schwa (Moosh)
I stopped by Big J and Schwa's new weekly last week and discovered that it was actually a pretty good time. Moosh used to to be some vip room for a sushi place or something, but they've opened it up into what is actually a nice bar with a decent amount of dance floor room and a suitable sound sytem. And since it's right next door to Zubar, I guess there is no reason why you couldn't stop by if you're headed to the Party tonight.

Rush (Superpages.com Center)

SATURDAY

Terry Riley's "In C" (Ft. Worth Modern)
This is a free performance of minimalist composer Terry Riley's famous "In C" by Elizabeth McNutt, a member of UNT's Nova Ensemble. I'm not sure exactly how many people will be participating in the performance along with McNutt, but you can read more about the original conception of the piece here. Starts at 2pm.

ADD: Dub Assembly vs Por Vida (Green Elephant)
Spinning hip hop and dubstep.

Hotflash (Fallout Lounge)
Killtronix and Schwa will be joined by Houston's Squincy Jones this evening, who seems to focus on dubstep and hip hop and a lot of harsh, high energy bass heavy crunk type of shit. He's got some really great remixes on his page as well.

Verulf | Matthew and the Arrogant Sea | New Science Projects | Febrifuge | The Heartstring Stranglers(Strawberry Fields): We've talked a great deal about Matthew and the Arrogant Sea and Verulf ever since we wrote that infamous article about them roughly seven or eight months ago, and it appears that a lot of other people are starting to take note of these two acts as well, given some of their new found friends in high places and high profile gigs. The other thing is that both are getting much better too. Good for them. The Heartstring Stranglers honestly probably have all the musical makings for a local hipster sensation: quirky, theatrical folk songs, lyrics sung in French, and a polished sheen that seems to be a prerequisite for the kind of "appeared in an Apple commercial" indie success that many younger bands seem to strive for these days. This is not a bad thing in and of itself, of course, and it should be noted that what they are doing is rather unique in the area and fairly interesting in the grand scheme of things... I just don't know if it's my thing. All of the material I've heard from them is well written and will obviously be appealing to a lot of Denton music consumers. Significantly more compelling in my mind is Febrifuge, another Denton act that I wasn't familiar with until recently. Do yourself a favor and check out the song "Adjusting Bodies" on the Myspace-- a sad pop ballad that sounds equal parts Jens Lekman, Phil Spector and Magnetic Fields with a touch of classic r&b burried deep beneath the layers of drama. The maturity, depth and power of this song is fairly remarkable, particularly for a relatively unheard of local artist, and I would guess that if this dude is able to crank out a few more like this, you'll be hearing much more about him very soon--highly recommended. By the way, this show is a charity event for the Center for Survivors of Torture, so quit being dickhole and show up for a while.

Rival Gang | Mistress | Snuff American Style (Wisconsin)
Hadn't really heard Snuff American Style until earlier today, but it sounds like some interesting snuff to me. Weird MacGuiver remixes and bits and pieces of found sound along with jumbled, mashed compositions backed with hip hop beats make up the basics of the sound here, and the results are often strange and funny. Throw in a bit of 8 bit blip and noise in the mix, and you have some stuff that is pretty unique for Denton. Kind of reminds me of Art of Noise mixed with Eno and Byrne and possibly one of those "goof off" Butthole Surfers songs (like there is any other kind) if it were covered by Crystal Castles on a mushroom trip. It'll be cool to see what this is like live. I still haven't seen Rival Gang live, but I've heard so many good things that I might drive up to Denton to judge the shit out of them for myself. The one track I DO have access to, on their Myspace page, reminds me of stuff like The Raincoats and the Breeders and Josef K, and those are all very good things. Looking forward to catching Andrew Michael and Shane English's extreme noise project Mistress as well.

Florene | Doyen | Sunnybrook | Cereboso (J&Js)
I would suggest that fans of Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, and Iron and Wine will REALLY dig Sunnybrook's stuff. I'm not even the biggest fan of any of that kind of stuff, but I've found myself drifting back to Sunnybrook's Myspace page a couple times this week to check out "Waving Hands," which also seems to have some of the same eerie sadness found in my favorite 70's prog folk act, Pearls Before Swine, even if Sunnybrook is considerably more pop oriented.

SUNDAY

Yea Big and Kid Static | Sticky Buns | Farah | The Triggermen (Rubber Gloves)
Yea Big and Kid Static tread dangerously close to being way too dorky for hip hop, but shit, the 8 bit influenced beats are pretty large and as MCs, these guys really have flow. I almost said no to this right of the bat, but the more I listen, the more I say yes.

97.9 The Beat Custom Car Show with Ludacris | Bun B | Rocko/Plies (Dallas Convention Center)
This month's XLR8r cover boy and former UGK dude Bun B will be the most notable performer here, but I wouldn't mind goofing off to a Ludacris song or two. The best thing about this show, of course, is that it is a custom car show, which I'm guessing means 20 inch blades and all that shit. Should be fun as hell.

wisconsin show ruled

I missed Rush. Twice in less than a year. GOOD GOING, ME.

denton was great!

chip

pretty great

right

how was denton last night?

the party is played way over-rated. played out, nothing new.

supposed DJ set tonight by mr. butthole surfers. at vickery park (sunday).

regards,
john/paradeofflesh.com

thanks to everyone who helped us raise over 200 buckers for the center. should ease some of their burden. strwbry flds show was worlds of fun. there are like 9 comps left over there, might use them for a future benefit who knows but if you still want one head over to the fields on tuesday to donate a tad more and pick one up.

i love you

frd

McNutt.

6:49 promotes torture, pass it on!

You can also buy the survivors of torture benefit cd at J&J's tonight.

You can also buy the survivors of torture benefit cd at J&J's tonight.

betty bye bozo

free show - snarky puppy and oso closo tonight at haileys! why no love for them on this site?

i demand a redaction of the UGK statement.

that's good to know mistress!

5 down, 50 more to go! come gettem! folly fandango is rockin the mic at the moment. dust congress and chris garver have yet to play.

fuck north texas this weekend. Peter Brotzmann & Han Bennink performing in Houston. Sunday.

rob of house of tinnitus will be performing with us tonight

i also went to the party last night we played mostly hip hop a little different for our typical nights. tried to rock with a 4 table set up.....

we also have "hands up" next month.....

www.centralbooking.blogspot.com

go and download the mixes.

select

I went to The Party last night. I don't get the hype. It seemed like a normal douchebag night in Dallas.

don't you have some recording to do? A-hem...
frd

Holy fuck- really?!? Brotzmann and Bennink in Austin tonight? Anyone wanna carpool?

one more note on the strawberry fields show. the line-up has changed a lil' bit b/c caleb is sick as a dog. your dog. take him to a vet!
the line up now is as follows:

Febrifuge (to close)
Matthew (of the Arrogant Sea)
J. Gray (last solo show?)
Heartstring Stranglers (most of us)
New Science Projects (verrrry excited to have dale open. yes. fuck yes.)

don't forget to get yourself a copy of the compilation at SF (8pm-12am), JupiterHouse (12am-7pm), or Wisconsin(9pm-12am).

frd

also, most of that is compilation.

Strawberrypalooza. Just too many bands on the line up. No?

also, if apple is reading this, i'll do it.

mind blowing, lol.

rival gang is yummy

I agree with Aaron Gonzales...anyone who thinks jazz stopped evolving in the late 60's should go to Austin tomorrow and see some rare mind-blowin' shit around these parts. That's gonna be sweeeeeet. Those two dudes got thick, thick bios and canons.

The Continental Gin Studios are having a big opening tonight and Saturday night. Booze, music, food, art. You can walk around and peek into the artists' studios. It's really awesome and everyone should go.

3309 Elm St. - Deep Ellum - it's the big 120 year old building with the graffiti water tower, across the street from Sons of Hermann Hall.

Joel from Mom will be playing with Sunnybrook tomorrow night at J&J's. Should be great. Show starts at 8pm. Free.

holy mullet,
thanks for the mention,
hope to see you there.

I'm going to have to go with RIP Pimp C on this one. UGK for life.

Also, Dub Assembly vs. Poor Vida at Green Elephant Saturday night. Dub step vs. hip hop from what I just learned. Dub Assembly needs to step their MySpace bulletin game up, just sayin'.

yo damn, if dem dudes fart up in that piece then i gots ta smell that shit.....peace!

Dub Assembly vs. Poor Vida at Green Elephant Saturday - Texas dubstep vs. Texas hiphop. SKATE contest at 9, free food for the 1st 100 thru the door with catering from Maggiano's. $10 cover.

Bun B did not used to be in UGK, "Its still UGK for life for all you haters out there"

more work at Benjaminhancock.com

and let other people see them hearing it. - thats funny i don't care who you are, thats funny

my grandpa is dead... thanks

anybody willing to brave the trek to austin should definitely go see the peter brotzmann-han bennink duo at the victory grill tomorrow....these two men are old enough to be your grandpa, but have more fire and energy than all the bands on this weekender combined and tripled.....

Saturday at the Angelika Theater in Dallas, Mystery Science Theater 3000 reunion with Joel Hodgsonand the rest of the cast.

Panel at 5:00pm and live riffing performance at 7:00pm.

Check the USA Film Festival website fro more details.

Afterwards is the premiere of the new Larry Blamire film "Trail Of The Screaming Foreheads" Anyone who likes Ed Wood films should check this one out.