Pack of Wolves | Baring Teeth (The Nightmare)
Austin's Pack of Wolves prove that thrash/black metal can sometimes be about as intimidating as a breakfast taco. And is there anything worse on the entire internet than a "professional" myspace page?

Manned Missiles | Spooky Folk | Babar | Peopleodian (Rubber Gloves)
I refuse to search for a band called "Babar," sorry. And although I've heard them before, I hadn't realized until today that Spooky Folk sounds like Barenaked Ladies covering Jeff Buckley songs. Is this what "kids" listen to now?

Jessie Williams | Todi Stronghands | Adam and the Ancient Gods | 37 Cents (Hot Box Pizza)

The Toadies | Shiny Around the Edges | Here Holy Spain (Rockin' Rodeo)
Sheesh. I used to like the Toadies when I was 15 but doesn't Razor Bladez or whatever his name is wear dragon shirts and shit now? And why does the Idol Records' logo make it look like a label that was started by Master P's broke ass cousin or some shit?

Tech N9ne | E40 (Ridglea Theater)
This is without a doubt what I would do tonight if I were still around.

Wow, look at all the shit that's going on this weekend in your general vicinity.

WEEKEND EVENT

White Rock Lake Artist's Studio Tour (info)
Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

SATURDAY, October 16, 2010

Openings by Jules Buck Jones, W. Tucker, and Christopher Blay
Conduit Gallery
1626 Hi Line Drive, #C, Dallas, TX 75207
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

All That Glitters (Blakely Dadson)
The Public Trust
2919-C Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75226
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Ghost Stories (Tom Orr)
Marty Walker Gallery
2135 Farrington Street, Dallas, TX 75207
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Drawing From Life (group show)
Mary Tomas Studio Gallery
1110 Dragon Street, Bldg # 1080, Dallas, TX 75207
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

California Dreamin' (J. D. Miller)
Samuel Lynne Galleries
1105 Dragon Street, Dallas, TX 75207
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Allison V. Smith
Barry Whistler Gallery
2909 B Canton Street, Dallas, TX 75226
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

500X XPO: College (large group show)
500X
500 Expositon Avenue, Dallas, TX 75226
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

SUNDAY

24th Annual Día de los Muertos (very large group show)
Bath House Cultural Center
521 E. Lawther, Dallas, TX 75218
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Some people read We Shot JR for the utilitarian aspect; the "It List" if posted promptly can lead you to your evening's activities; The Weekender might very well determine your inebriated trajectory for three whole nights; and Monday Morning Rock could very well do both. But I'm not always about that. We both know that. See, I'm not necessarily here to serve you. What have you ever done for me? With some notable exceptions, probably not much, besides insulted me in comments and sometimes even in person. But I'm into that. I'm sick like that. I feed off of your negativity. It means you can read, and you can pay attention, thanks to Anna ISD and Mesquite ISD and whatever lame suburb you came from before going to UNT. And for those quiet moments, you're all mine. And I love it.

The It List is more...conceptual to me. It bums me out in our last days to see us just posting names and nothing else. Because to me, that's not what WSJR is about. It's about everything else. It's about you reacting to a band name and getting pissed without hearing them. And you swearing up and down that some new genre that recently came into vogue is the halfhearted media fabrication of a bunch of lame intellectuals that imagine things into being without ever stepping foot outside of their overpriced lofts. It's about us "forgetting" to describe the music and talking about anything else. I know, I agree. So many times I've read an article and I'm screaming at the magazine or ripping off the phone film while exclaiming, "YES, BUT WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE, ASSHOLE?!" I know the feeling. I hate pretentious people just as much as you do, and I love them even more.

It's really awful that I'm posting this so late, I already know that. One of these shows has even started already. Now that bothers me a little. But overall, really? I don't care. When this works as a show listing hub, that's great. But it's not the point. What matters is the reaction. Otherwise, who cares? I've seen a million show listing sites come and go, and I hardly remember them because they weren't interesting. But it wasn't us that made this interesting. It was you. So, thanks. I mean that. I've defended all of your filthy tongues with so many Voltairian comebacks that it's really worn me out over the years. I think some of you are unbelievably mean-spirited but you're really nothing compared to what I put up with in my daily life. So, no big deal. Thanks for keeping my attention. I just felt like saying that, on with the list:

Mose Giganticus | Naxat | People Men (1919 Hemphill)

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit | Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter | Mimicking Birds | Seryn (Haileys)

BC Tha Dinosaur/Sheptastic (Rubber Gloves): What is going on here exactly?

Serena Maneesh | Wovenhand (The Loft)

Sat. Oct. 30th
Rubber Gloves, Denton, TX

$3 for over 21, $5 for under
(poster by Nevada Hill)

Geistheistler 6:00pm (stage)
Cuckoo Byrds 6:30 (floor)
Stefan Gonzalez 7:00(s)
Fungi Girls 7:30(f)
Lychgate 8:00(s)
Eat Avery's Bones 8:35 (f)
Fur 9:00(s)
White Drugs 9:35(f)
Cygnus 10:05(s)
Orange Coax 10:40(f)
Early Lines 11:10 (s)
Vulgar Fashion 12:05 (f)
One Baptist General 12:30- (s)

hosted by Fred Holston with DJ G spinning records

Not much going on today other than Singles Going Steady over at Rubber Gloves, but it looks like there are plenty of decent shows going on throughout the week.... maybe if you're lucky one of us might even write about a few of them.

Peelander-Z | The Mustache Club | We Are Brothers (Rubber Gloves)

Cosmos (Hailey's)

Chicken Little | Curtis Heath | Intent | Star Commander (1919 Hemphill)

The Futureheads (The Loft)