The people who organized the Jandek show happening this Saturday, July 21st at the Rose Marine Theater in Ft. Worth were nice enough to hook us up with a pair of tickets to give away to you guys, and since we already got our tickets, I guess one of you can have these.
So, if you'd like to go to the Jandek show this Saturday (starts at 730pm sharp), email us at weshotjrtix@yahoo.com any time between now and Wednesday at 4pm with "Jandek" in the subject line. Please state your full name as well.
And because someone asked, I thought I should tell you that everyone is eligible to win these contests. We actually do choose the winner randomly, so whether or not you are in a band that we either like or dislike has NOTHING TO DO with whether or not you're going to win. Promise.
SHOWS OF NOTE THIS WEEK TUES: David Vandervelde/Blitzen Trapper (Palladium Ballroom) FRI: Dead Echoes Festival II (House of Tinnitus) FRI: The Party One Year Anniversary (Zubar) FRI: Nightwounds/Modern History Duet/Red Faced Laughter (Fra House) FRI: The Wrens/Get Him Eat Him/Midgetmen (Hailey's) SAT: Jandek (Rose Marine Theater- Ft. Worth)
No One Conquered, Wyoming Potluck (715 Panhandle): I've had a chance to listen to some of Wagner Israel Cilio's songs, and I have to say I was very impressed by what I heard: brilliantly crafted lonely folk songs full of that lost highway echo that either really gets me or really turns me off, depending on how the rest of the music is put together. This guy has already developed a reputation for interesting live shows as he travels around the country playing houses and DIY venues, and although those looking to kick ass might want to look elsewhere for their fun this evening, I think this might be fun for the rest.
Starlight Mints | Robert Gomez | The Separation (Hailey's) Starlight Mints bring their smiling modern psychedelic goofiness to Denton once again. I've never been disappointed by one of their live shows, although I honestly haven't listened to Starlight Mints in a really long time.
DJ Select | She Dick (The Cavern) Part of the Melissa's Deluxe series, featuring a cross dressing joke band that received the full story treatment in the Observer this week. I could give two shits about them to be honest, but as many of you know, I pretty much can't stand joke bands in just about any capacity, so if you're into that sort of thing, you might not want to listen to me anyway. Select will make it worth it for my peeps, at least.
Roky Erickson (Granada) One of the most highly anticipated shows to come through town in a long time. From what I hear, this is the first time Roky has played in Dallas in over two decades, and it could very well be the last time he ever plays in Dallas based on his career record. They'll be showing the Roky Erickson documentary You're Gonna Miss Me at 7pm, followed by the show shorty after. A "can't miss" for anyone interested in psychedelic music in any way, shape or form.
UPDATE: It looks like the documentary might start at 8 as opposed to 7, which would make sense. But you can show up early if you want I suppose.
Hands Up Saturday with Nature/Sober/Select (Green Elephant) Central Booking takes it's show up SMU way which will probably force the regulars to make the "extra hot chicks equals extra douche bags" calculation in order to see if they're still interested. I'm sure they will be, and I'll be too. You can always ignore most douche bags anyway.
UPDATE: The 8th Continent show has been moved to SHQ, and all the performers from both shows will be taking the stage at some point over there. See the comments section for more detailed info.
Undoing of David Wright vs. Fishboy (Rubber Gloves) A highly theatric show collaboration between these two bands with an emphasis on audience participation and all that stuff.
The Subliminator | Oveo (Secret Headquarters) The Subliminator sounds like a robot Leonard Cohen with a Suicide fetish, and Oveo sounds like Oveo. They are ALWAYS worth seeing live, as you get something different every time.
Sarah Reddington | Clint Niosi | Tame...Tame and Quiet | Wanz Dover (The Chat Room Pub Ft. Worth) A fundraising thing for Metrognome Collective, which is something that the people of Ft. Worth should really be proud of. If you're in the area, go support these guys.
Weird Al Yankovic (Myers Park and Event Center) Look up. Look down. Now look at Mr. Frying Pan. I just said that because I have no idea where Myers Park is, and I don't feel like looking it up.
Theres a house party on Swiss Ave. Saturday night too. It starts around 9 and features three bands. I can't seem to track down the details right now, but I'll get them to you ASAP. All I know is that it's on the side of Swiss closer to Lakewood.
UPDATE: The house party is at 3114 Swiss, and gets started around 10. Some of the bands will be waiting to play until the Roky Erickson show is over and people have time to get over there. Performances from the likes of Happy Bullets, Lo-Fi Chorus and others.
I would have had this done sooner, but Myspace was going at a snail's pace for me today.... and unfortunately, that means some links are missing too. Sorry about that.
John Doe | Dead Rock West (Granada) You know, I feel some kind of duty to talk about this show, but I'll be quite honest with you: I checked out some of the stuff that John Doe is doing these days, and I honestly can't stand it. If it was performed by anyone who wasn't as "cool" as John Doe, it would be compared to John Cougar and tossed aside like it deserves to be. But whatever. I honestly don't even really like X that much either.... pretty overrated and unremarkable in the big scheme of things if you ask me. So I guess you X fans can take my opinion with a grain of shut up.
Koji Kondo | Seasick/Pools/The Bleach Boys (1919 Hemphill) This show starts just a couple hours from now, and serves as a tour kick off for Koji Kondo, who need to be seen by just about everyone reading this right now.
Matthew and the Arrogant Sea | Eaton Lake Tonics | Ryan Thomas Becker | New Science Projects (Rubber Gloves) Matthew and the Arrogant Sea is the clear highlight of this show, and we'll have more information on what those guys have been up to either later this week or early next week. New Science Projects is worth checking out for sure too.
We're happy to present the third installment of our We Shot A Mix series, and I should tell you-- this might just be the best one yet. As we pointed out the other day, Stereo on Strikeis the new DJ crew formed by Wanz Dover, and he was nice enough to put this thing together for us. I won't bore you with the details except to say that the track list is stellar and the mixing is flawless. The whole thing was mixed completely live too, which is something you'll appreciate even more once you hear it. Enjoy.
Felix Da Housecat - What Does it Feel Like (Royksopp Return the Sun Remix) Spank Rock - Bump(Switch mix) Evil Nine (featuring Aesop Rock )- Crooked Surkin - Radio Fireworks The Field - Over the Ice Roman Flugel - Gehts noch(Dominik Eulberg) We are your Frenz so worry about it later (Wanz vs Justice,Simian, Futureheads & Switch remix) Simian Mobile Disco - It's the Beat( Luke Vibert mix) The Frenz - Psychomagic DJ T - Stalker Zander VT - 44 less The Juan Maclean - Shining Skinned Friend Speaker Junk - Foxxy Sons and Daughters - Dance Me In (jd twitch and the truffle club optimo mix) Gang of Four - At Home He's A Tourist (The Others Remix) Ghosthustler - Parking Lot Nights(Wanz Dover long drive down I35 club remix) Anja Schneider - lily_of_the_valley Data - J'aime pas l'art(RMX 2007) Public Image Limited- Swan Lake( Wanz Dover Punk the Punks mix) Ellen Allien - Turbo Dreams [a]pendics Shuffle - Dirty Bed !!! - Me And Giuliani Down By The School Yard (A True Story) Killing Joke - Turns to Red
(Wanz and the rest of the Stereo on Strike gang play at Fallout Lounge every Thursday night)
Seth Sherman | Dana Falconberry | Chris Welch (Secret Headquarters) Former Early Lines member Seth Sherman brings a pretty effective brand of folk to SHQ tonight, with excellent intricate guitar playing, an interesting voice, and no sign of that annoying sensitivity disease that seems to afflict most local singer-songwriters who perform in a similar style. And although it's not exactly something I would jam out to in the car, Dana Falconberry's music is also quite good for many of the same reasons. I caught a performance of her's at SHQ a while back and enjoyed it quite a bit. Very instense yet soothing in some strange way. A noticeable talent. Have I mentioned that show before? I can't remember. Chris Welch is a member of Denton's Pinebox Serenade.
The Veils | Odis | Rober Gomez (Club Dada) The Veils are fronted by Finn Andrews, son of XTC's Barry Andrews. His band sort of reminds me of a mixture of Wolf Parade and the Bad Seeds, with a bit of a U2 thing happening... and that's pretty good I suppose. I'm sure some people will hate it, but what can you do?
So pretty much every time we go out in Dallas, we see a girl named Sally Glass walking around with a camera taking pictures of bands, DJs, and anyone else she finds interesting. And after seeing several of her photos over at the Central Bookingwebsite, we decided to ask her if she would take some pictures for us. She agreed.
Sally will be going to shows, parties and whatever else every week to take pictures, and we'll be posting some of them right here on this very blog every Tuesday. You'll also be able to check out all of her work any time right here.
Anyone who saw my camera phone pics from SXSW 2006 understands why this should have happened a long time ago.
Since there aren't really any noteworthy shows tonight, I would like you to tell us what you wish was happening in the form of anonymous comments. I'm really inspired by the parasitic role reversal in the form of "user based content" that many corporations have been pushing this decade. Hint: Try your hand at some fan fiction about how fun it would be to spend a Tuesday night with Stonedranger, Wildcat, Howard Bob Johnson, Dudes McRudes, Dudes Mctudes and myself. Guaranteed Laffs. You have no idea.
