Not the craziest weekend for shows, but what can you do? Go wear some white shoes or something. List em:

FRIDAY

Markus with a K | OCELOT | Bird Peterson | Fuckin' A (Hailey's)
This show is part of the Mischief and Trouble tour that starts tonight in Denton and dips down to Austin and Houston throughout the rest of the weekend. Markus with a K is of course an old Denton DJ dude, so he'll probably get a nice crowd out to witness his return. This whole thing seems to have something to do with the promotional organization/record company I Heart Comix, but I don't have the time or desire to find out what.

Marked Men | Young Offenders | Teenage Cool Kids (Secret Headquarters)
What an easy show to like. Every time I hear Teenage Cool Kids or see them live, I think I like them more. Will you be blown away by the originality of their sound? Nope. Will they make you want to move and sing along? Prob. Marked Men and Young Offenders are both of the same mold, but hell, I've liked every Marked Men song I've ever heard almost right away, which is rare for me when it comes to any kind of music. SHQ is a great location for this show, and from what I hear, Marked Men always draw a big crowd there. Quality all around.

History at Our Disposal | Shiny Around the Edges | Mom (Doublewide)
Us Dallasites have ourselves a pretty quality local bill of our own tonight, as Shiny Around the Edges, this year's WSJR Awards Best Band winners, are sandwiched between the excellent Mom and History at Our Disposal, a band I haven't quite figured out at this point. Bits and pieces of music concrete seem to fade in and out of the tracks I've listened to, and although this patchwork approach sometimes comes off as a bit forced in that Wilco sort of way, it seems to work on these tracks most of the time, adding layers of interesting textures and sounds to songs that otherwise seem to be fairly traditional well written pop songs that pull from the post-punk influence well that we're all more than familiar with at this point. Haven't got around to checking out Mom's newest release, but your homeboy got his copy in the mail and a review will be here soon I think. UPDATE: Just saw that Mom will headline, Shiny will open and History will be stuck in the middle, with or without you.

Alarm | Alan Smithee | Heinous Genetix | Pools (1919 Hemphill)
Interesting and intense hardcore show... starts at 6 or 7.

One Mo Time with Lance De Sardi | Redeye | A One | Tyronesmiley (Zubar)

FREE ALL AGES SHOW, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th @ FRA HOUSE in DENTON @ 9PM:

Rock Party (Main House)
Akkolyte
Koji Kondo
Angry Businessmen
Lebanon
Zanzibar Snails
Douche

Dance Party (Guest House)
The Party (Nature, Sober, Select)
Ghosthustler (DJ set)
Farah


Back Yard
Free Kegs of Beer (21 and up)
Total Party Zone (Fuck Yeah)
Hipster Photo Ops (Be Cute!)

Both sets of performances will be happening at the same time, and we'll have more details for you (including the line up, set times, and any other special info) early next week.

We've teamed up with the Granada to present two shows that we're really excited about, and we wanted to give you a heads up about them (we'll have tickets and prize packs to give away for both shows)

TUES OCT 9: Matthew Dear | Mobius Band | Treewave: After producing a couple albums of artful minimal techno and dance for the respected Ghostly International label, Matthew Dear went sort of pop this year with Asa Breed, which has been in heavy rotation at my house for months. A moody, strange electo/pop/dance record if there ever was one, Asa Breed seems to put Matthew Dear in the perfect position to turn some Postal Service fans in Kompakt kids. Ok, maybe not. But if anyone could do it these days, it would be him. Read the Pitchfork review of his latest record here.

THURS OCT 18: The Melvins | Big Business: If I need to explain to you why this show is going to be cool, then you shouldn't come because you're a loser.

Those Peabodys | White Drugs | Unwed Sailor | El Paso Hot Button (Rubber Gloves)
Unwed Sailor has changed so much over the years, there's no telling what kind of set they'll play tonight. Be prepared for "atmospherics" and a band that insists on using the same guy who did Talk Talk's cover art for their most recent albums. That might give you a better idea of where this group is coming from. Those Peabodys play 70's rock and that's like, so 2002.

Lost Generation With Wanz and Ineka (Fallout Lounge)
Special guest tonight is my pick for best local DJ, Select.

Slayer | Marilyn Manson | Bleeding Through (Nokia)
Slayer has remained an impressive live band for decades but Marilyn Manson's time of influence in our great nation has sadly passed. Look for people who refuse to believe that at the Lizard Lounge after-party.

Just Another Consumer | Yells At Eels | Life Death Continuum/ (Red Blood Club)
This show is the debut for Aaron Gonzalez' new psych-punk band, Life Death Continuum with the singer from Man Is Mostly Water. My pick for best local drummer, Stefan Gonzalez, plays drums and sings in Just Another Consumer. Both brothers play in the free-jazz group, Yells At Eels, with their father, making this show completely worth it. I heard the brothers' most celebrated project, Akkolyte is playing somewhere else soon.

Au Revoir Simone | Oh No! Oh My!/Sydney Confirm (Rubber Gloves)
Until like an hour ago, Au Revoir Simone was one of those blogger friendly bands that I pretty much just ignored-- in my mind, cute pictures + stereogum + Brooklyn= blow me, and I didn't see why this band would be any different. But having taken the time to listen to Au Revoir Simone's songs today, I have to say that I probably should have given them a chance initially. A lot of their music kind of has a dreamy Beach House feel to it with touches of Stereolab, 60's girl group, Joni Mitchell, Jon Brion and classic psychedelic pop mixed in as well. And with Austin's Oh No Oh My opening (another band I feel like I'm supposed to hate but don't), I might consider going to this thing. Locals Sydney Confirm are probably a bit too derivative of bands like Of Montreal at the moment, but they sound like they might have the talent to break out into their own thing. Pretty decent show all around.

Flosstradamus | Kid Sister | Sober | Select (Suite)
Flosstradamus has gained a lot of name recognition through their Sigur Ros | Twista mashup and more recently, a hyped video featuring a remix for DIY circuit champions, Matt And Kim, as well as being listed in URB's "Next 1000" and countless other articles. Kid Sister (technically the older sister of one half of Flosstradamus, J2K) might be the surprise show stealer with a very energetic style and the expert beat-making abilities of her brother as well as Kanye West's DJ and honorary Invisibl Skratch Piklz member, A-Trak. The track "Telephone" on her page has some lines worthy of B-Rock And The Biz. Sober and Select open at this controversial Uptown locale.

In our WSJR Awards picks post from the other day (the results will be here within the next 24 hours, promise) John from Parade of Flesh argued that Dallas' DJ Prince William is "underrated" locally. I, personally, have always really enjoyed what Prince William does, so until today, I felt like I "rated" the guy just fine. However, after enjoying the mix he made for us several times this evening on my headphones, I'm more inclined than ever to agree with John-- this guy should be getting a lot more attention around town.

The latest installment in our We Shot A Mix series, Prince Williams' XXXl, contains the kinds of little touches and details that often allude most DJs of any caliber-- the track selection is tasteful and diverse, the mixing is flawless, attention grabbing and surprising, and the overall package takes you on a purposeful journey that maintains intellectual interest and inspires movement. The tone of most of the mix is dark and hedonistic, but a relentlessly joyous party vibe pervades throughout and takes over in many spots, allowing the whole thing to come off as fun but not overly bubblegum, serious but not stiff. When you download it, you'll hear bits of late 80's/early 90's hardcore, Chicago house, synth pop, Detroit techno, fidget house, straight up disco pop, the blogger friendly stuff, and Psychic TV (they're their own category), but the whole thing is so seamless that you'll have to listen more than once to pick out all the little pieces. It's an honor for us to be able include this in our mix series, and I'm pretty sure you guys will dig it quite a bit.

Track list:

Carmilla-Lacquer remix
G Boys-Killdahype
Barbie's Back-Golden Bug
Temptation-Green Velvet
Deep Throat-Dj Sneak mix
Home Alone-Bobmo
Reactor Party-Plimsouls mix
L.D.R.-Style of Eye
Anyway You Choose-Boy 8 Bit mix
Life is Everywhere-Paul Woolford mix
Irst-te-Worthy
Wisconsin '98-Boys Noize
I Feel Love-Patrick Cowley mix
Ritournelle(choked up)-Hypnolove mix
Stranger-Baron Von Luxxury mix
Lovestoned-Justice mix
Midnight Conversation-Chemical Brothers
Make My Day-Eyerer and Chopstick
Horses-Golden Bug
Ov Power-Psychic Tv
DOWNLOAD IT: Here