Friday

R. Thies "Cartoonism"(Banter)
A closing reception with free wine and a copy of "Art Nog" Magazine for early arrivals.
7pm- Wild in the Streets
8pm- Boonesboro (from San Marcos)
9pm- Screening of "Diarrhea Diaries"

Jesus Galavan "Yellow Shots"(Decorazon)
Tequila tasting! Oh yeah, and there's some art, too.


Saturday

LAST DAY: Beverly Semmes & Paul Slocum (Dunn and Brown Contemporary)
SUNDAY

LAST DAY: Joshua Mosley (The Modern)


Ongoing Museum Exhibits

"Intimate Modernism: Fort Worth Circle Artists in the 1940s" and "100 Years of Autochrome" (Amon Carter Museum)

Phil Collins "The World Won't Listen" (Dallas Museum of Art)

Drink to Victory /Little Tedly | Deep Snapper | Koji Kondo (Rubber Gloves)
Several approaches to punk rock represented, from the thoughtful to the I don't give a shit if blood is spraying out of my face approach. Seriously, Koji Kondo put on one of the greatest shows many of us had ever seen a couple of weeks ago, and I would say that even if the lead singer hadn't dramatically completed his set after somewhat seriously injuring himself. And to think that the biggest concern some musicians have is not getting enough drink tickets at Hailey's or some shit. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw that blood spilling all over the floor. Laughable.

Slow Burners | Charlie Parr | Jenn Gooch (Dan's Silver Leaf)

Eaton Lake Tonics (Strawberry Fields)

The Great Tyrant | Record Hop | Red Monroe | (Lola's)
Saw a writeup this week that suggested this was a badly booked show. I think it makes perfect sense, especially from an economic standpoint. The Great Tyrant, Record Hop, and Red Monroe are more or less the flagship bands of their respective cities and each are well regarded as solid live acts. Seeing them all on the same night in Fort Worth is not only cool, but convenient. I can't wait to get my hands on The Great Tyrant's new 7-inch.

New Science Projects | Shibboleth | Analog Heartbreak (Club Dada)
Someone once thought I was hating on Shibboleth and upon hearing their music again recently, I think they're a fine band with some similarities to great instrumental acts such as Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet and Booker T And The MG's. No problems there. However, I do take issue with the glut of bands and Wes Anderson inspired imagery. Please, bands I beg you: Please stop wearing "funny" athletic headbands. You're killing me.

Bob Dylan (House Of Blues)
Saw Dylan about eight years ago, and if you can just get past the fact that he almost always has a really cheesy, young, hot-shot, lead guitarist, barely has any voice left, and passionately hates his audience, nothing can really ruin hearing "Spanish Boots Of Spanish Leather" performed live. I'm not kidding. It still ruled.

Lost Generation (Fallout Lounge)
Wanz will have some passes to the Melodica Festival tonight, so stop by.

80's Night With DJ G (Hailey's)

Sesame Street Live: When Elmo Grows Up (Nokia)
Hate to break it to you Elmo, but it sucks.




Photo by Layla Blackshear.

The Scoop (Fallout Lounge): This is a new weekly hip hop event at Fallout Lounge. Our own Sally Glass just returned from Israel, so you should take a second to say "hi" or pose for a picture since she's nice and doesn't hate you like we do.

Taxi Fare (Zubar)
On a somewhat related note Central Booking has a good interview and at least one exclusive track with Philly's Dev 79 on their blog. He'll be joining them at their Melodica showcase on Friday. The Party will also be playing the Gorilla VS Booze II day show at SXSW on Wednesday, March 16th. That's right, Wednesday.

"Semi Pro" Slam Drunk Party with It's What We Get | Bangs (Hailey's)
This is an event to promote the new Will Ferrell movie, "Semi Pro." Retro attire is encouraged (isn't it always?) and there will be both slam dunk and dribble contests. I'd pay cash money to see an anemic hipster slam dunk a basketball at Hailey's, but luckily it's free for 18 and up. Presented by Gordon And The Whale. Man, those guys score some crazy interviews. You know, with actual stars. We can't even get a trust fund alcoholic in some indie rock band to write us back sometimes.

ADD: Transmography at Art Club.

Just wanted to let you know that we're giving away two pairs of 3-day passes to the Melodica Festival. If you want them, just email weshotjrtix@yahoo.com any time between now and NOON tomorrow. Please type "Melodica" in the subject line and include your full name in the body of the email. Good luck!

Bexar Bexar | Balmorhea | Alex Dupree and the Trapdoor Band | Bryce Isbell (Rubber Gloves)
Sorry bros-- my computer is all fucked up today (as is our website), and I can't get Myspace players to work for some reason, which means that I didn't have a chance to take a close listen to much of this music today, even though I've luckily heard three of these four bands before (guess which ones). Austin's Balmorhea has been receiving a bit more attention in recent weeks thanks to a solid Pitchfork review, and Bryce Isbell's recent output has been quite interesting as well, focusing on atmosphere and found sound and all kinds of things that have nothing to do with "folk." Probably a pretty chill show if you're into that kind of thing, although the phrase "influences include Mogwai" always frightens me a little.

ADD:

The Wax Museums | Terrible Twos (Club Dada)
Meant to add this show much earlier. This looks to be an exciting pairing between two punk bands, one local and one from the proven punk hotbed of the Detroit/Ann Arbor area. I have it from a reliable source that Terrible Twos are one of the best live experiences going right now. Upon first listen they seem like straight ahead dirty rock music, but they couple the attack with synth as well as some cool stuttered guitar parts. Wax Museums are great, with a sound straight off of some obscure scene compilation from the hardcore era, where all the bands have weird names, weird songs, and weird recording methods. So authentic, it kind of creeps me out to be hearing this in 2008.

We Shot J.R. Presents.....

The Mae Shi (Los Angeles, CA)

Make A Rising (Philadelphia, PA)

Crime Novels (New York, NY)

Daniel Francis Doyle (Austin,TX)

Mittens on Strings (Chicago,IL)

Day Show.

Wednesday, March 12th.

At The Parlor, 100 B E. North Loop (53rd1/2 and Ave F).

Something for everyone.

Free. Free Beer. Free Nelson Mandela.

Details to come.

In addition to Cool Out at The Cavern and jazz at the Amsterdam, some of you Vampire Weekend people might be interested in sampling the real deal:

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the South African male vocal group that recorded Graceland with Paul Simon, will be performing this evening at Bass Performance Hall. Tickets are $25-50, which is obviously a bit expensive, but they are quite interesting in the sense that you can hear traces of so many modern forms of music contained in the group's more traditional African performances. I didn't know much about this group before today, but you can read a fairly interesting Wikipedia entry on them here.



ADD: The Party will be continuing their Monday night gig at the Foundation Room at the House of Blues this evening. I haven't been to this yet, has anyone else?

GOOD RECORDS LOCAL TOP 5

1. Mom - Little Brite
2. The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army
3. Shiny Around the Edges - Applied Quantum Physics 7"
4. Doug Burr - Promenade
5.(tie) Christian Teenage Runaways - Holy No No
5.(tie) Koji Kondo/Daniel Francis Doyle - History of Consideration Split 7"

GOOD RECORDS OVERALL TOP 20

1. Hot Chip - Made In the Dark
2. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
3. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
4. Nada Surf - Lucky (Deluxe Ed.)
5. Cat Power - Jukebox (Deluxe)
6. The Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who See but Cannot Feel
7. Holy Fuck - LP
8. Radiohead - In Rainbows
9. Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
10. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
11. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
12. Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation
13. Mom - Little Brite
14. The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army
15. Samamidon - All Is Well
16. Black Mountain - In the Future (Deluxe)
17. American Music Club - Golden Age
18. Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling
19. Magnetic Fields - Distortion
20. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin

Good choice on that Hot Chip, people. It's easily their best. And maybe I'm a wimp, but that Samamidon is fantastic as well. Great takes on classic folk songs that don't end up being too sentimental.

RECYCLED TOP 3

1) Bubba Hernandez w/ Alex Meixner – Polka Freak Out
2) Strawberry Fields’ “Denton Deluxe: Volumes 1 & 2”
3) Shaolin Death Squad – Intelligent Design

And everyone can say goodbye to Trey (the guy in charge of the local music section at Recycled), who will be leaving the store this week. In his time there, Recycled has more than quadrupled their sales in local music, and that is a good thing for everyone involved.

STRAWBERRY FIELDS TOP 3

1. Angry Business Men - 16 Songs
2. denton Deluxe v. III
3. Koji Kondo/Daniel Francis Doyle - History of Consideration Split 7"