Hey guys, DFA Records' Tim Sweeney will be spinning disco, house and more at Excuses, 3025 Main St. in Dallas, this Saturday night, and the first person to email weshotjrtix@yahoo.com with "Tim Sweeney" as the email subject and their full name in the body will receive 2 guest list spots to his performance. Be fast, and good luck!

Debris - Static Disposal (1976, Pig)

Some wild mid 70s greatness from Chickasha, Oklahoma of all places! Debris' Static Disposal has finally been getting some deserved recognition over the past decade, due largely in part to Anopheles Records 1999 cd release and vinyl reissues in 2002 and 2008. The original release was privately pressed in a limited quantity.

Debris' influences are well documented around this internet, and pretty much hit the nail on the head: Funhouse era Stooges, Captain Beefheart, Roxy Music. There are also a few comparisons to Pere Ubu, MX-80 and Chrome. I guess the impressive thing is that they managed to jam all of these influences, in practically equal parts, into a ten hour recording session AND come out of it with an album that is pretty damn awesome from start to finish.

I've only included the original lp track listing, but the cd issue has several bonus tracks including covers of John Cale's 'Gun' and the Stooges 'Real Cool Time.'

This week is the 25th anniversary celebration for Conduit Gallery. Danette Dufilho and Nancy Whitenack were nice enough to sit down with We Shot Jr to express eloquently some hard hitting art opinions...

MINI-GREATNESS: CONDUIT GALLERY

Richardson Heights: Art is a tough business. Most galleries fail. How has Conduit stuck around for 25 years?

Conduit Gallery: Fantastic artists. If there was a class, book or program that taught successful gallery practice, we'd certainly be first in line to learn. It's the artists and the work they make that have kept the doors open and the lights on.

RH: In what ways is the Dallas art world of 2009 different from when you
opened in 1984?

CG: Happily, the main difference is that the art scene here has grown much larger than in past years. There are more museums, non-profits, artist-run spaces and galleries than ever before. Having more art and cultural venues of all kinds help make what we're doing more viable. Also, for better or worse, there probably is much less Neo-expressionism around.

RH: What type of collector do you most respect and why?

CG: The kind without fear. Or the fearful ones that stay with works of art that scare them until it becomes understood.

RH: Can you describe one spectacular thing that's going to be in the show this weekend, or does it all remain a surprise?

CG: One of the most spectacular things about Saturday's party is that it won't be a typical exhibition opening at all. Suspend what you think you'd usually expect to experience at a gallery opening and come ready to attend a birthday party. We looked into having a pony here though it didn't pan out. I think we've got most other birthday party accouterments covered.

FRIDAY

DANCE!
And/Or Gallery
"One night only! Friday, July 24, 7pm - ???"

The Final And/Or Event: "For our final event at the gallery, we are creating a simulation of a rogue, acid warehouse techno dance party from the nineties, often referred to as a rave. This will be similar to other shows we've had here but with really loud house music. Video content will be provided by Kevin Bewersdorf, Petra Cortright, Travis Hallenbeck, Guthrie Lonergan, Kristin Lucas, Tom Moody, Marcin Ramocki, Paul Slocum, Michael Bell-Smith, and Spirit Surfers. Music will be selected and remixed by Tree Wave."

Landscape: Observed & Imagined
Jenna Burditt
Mokah Art Gallery
2803 Taylor Street, Dallas, TX 75226
July 24 : 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The title of Jenna Burditt's web site is "Please install the Adobe Flash Player". So, no link 4 u.

SATURDAY

Conduit Gallery 25th Anniversary Celebration and Party
Conduit Gallery
1626 C Hi Line Drive, Dallas, TX 75207
Reception: Saturday, July 25 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Pieces of Me
Laura Dinello
Cameron Gallery
1414 Dragon Street, Dallas, TX 75207
Reception: Saturday, July 25 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Laura Dinello seems to make very beautiful faux deco mosaics.

New Texas Talent XVI
Way too many artists to list.
Craighead-Green Gallery
1011 Dragon Street, Dallas, TX 75207
Reception: Saturday, July 25 @ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Summer Selections
Carlos Don Juan, Ansen Seale, Adriana Carvalho, Martin Delabano and Danville Chadbourne at the
HCG Gallery
1130 Dragon Street, Suite 1190, Dallas, TX 75207
Reception: Saturday, July 25 @ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

FRONTROOM = BACKROOM
Marty Walker Gallery
Way too many artists to list.
2135 Farrington Street, Dallas, TX 75207
Reception: Saturday, July 25 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

ARTS 1317
Way too many artists to list.
mod.shop Gallery
5840 Alpha Road #B, Dallas, TX 75240
Reception: Saturday, July 25 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Chaos and Order
Stephen Arruda, Dan Bristow, James Edgar Crowe, Roger Moore and Mary Tomas
Mary Tomas Studio Gallery
1110 Dragon Street, Suite 1080, Dallas, TX 75207
Reception: Saturday, July 25 @ 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

midsummer night's dream
Anila Agha, William Cannings, Elisa D'Arrigo, Ted Larsen, Jane Martin, Rusty Scruby, Howard Sherman, and Laura Wilson
PanAmerican ArtProjects
1615 Dragon Street, Dallas, TX 75207
Reception: Saturday, July 25 @ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Thornwood Gallery Artists Summer Celebration
Thornwood Gallery
1605 Dragon Street, Dallas, TX 75207
Reception: Saturday, July 25 @ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Image Courtesy of Conduit Gallery

Fur & Ops' "Atmosphere" (Rubber Gloves)

David Allan Coe | The O's (House Of Blues)
Sometimes this shit writes itself.

Jim Rose Circus | Jake The Snake Roberts | Bastardos De Sancho (The Loft)
Remember how in the 90's there would be freak shows at music festivals, and being into "alternative" culture meant you might have wild piercings and be into self-mutilation? Now it means you avoid gluten when you drink and you're really into bicycles. What the fuck happened there?

The Felons (Downstairs) | Top Notch with DJ Sober and DJ MEl (Upstairs) -(The Cavern)

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

Wild In The Streets (Amsterdam Bar)

Etc. Etc. and Helloooooo.com Present Gold Party with Classixx | Hoyo Toho | Mountblood (Suite)
 The only really amusing thing about Suite is the fact that no one can seem to figure out who they're cooler than when they're there.  You see, for those who haven't been, Suite is divided into two levels-- the main upstairs floor, which is a bottle service douchebag fest that somehow gets away with having a "strict guest list" despite the fact that no one with even an average IQ would want to be caught dead up there on most nights, and the basement floor, which is where Big J and friends host their Friday night events geared more towards the Dallas hipster/scenester set.  The basement dwellers rightly see the upstairs floor for what it is, a bunch of meatheads, SMU brats and strippers who aren't on the schedule for the night, but the problem is that there are separate entrances, and the security guards will not permit the basement patrons to enter the upstairs main floor, thus implying that anyone downstairs is missing something upstairs, and might, in fact, be less cool than the very people they look down upon (or I guess, literally, up upon).  You follow me?  

Anyway, the whole dynamic is kind of gross, and Suite is one of those classic Dallas places that believes itself to be infinitely classier and more important than it actually is.  The good news is that Etc. Etc. is bringing some solid DJs to the club, and if you can stomach the aforementioned  environment, then you'll probably have an excellent time.  Tonight Etc. Etc. has teamed up with Dallas/Los Angeles fashion/scene blog Helloooooo.com, which is apparently run by what I'm told are "influential" people who seem to be of the more glamorous hipster persuasion.  What exactly it is they influence I'm not clear on, but whatever.  I don't have the energy to find out.  Anyway, these two entities will be teaming up to bring Los Angeles' much buzzed about Classixx to Dallas.  Classixx seem to be into the fairly standard hipster friendly mix of Balearic, disco, house, and contemporary Italo influenced jamz popularized by Kisune and the like, and their Myspace includes remix work for Phoenix and Major Lazer, among others.  It's nothing new to anyone who's been following this music for a while, but its mostly good remix work, and I imagine their set will be an entertaining one.  Dallas based Hoyo/Toho will open things up.  

Fight Bite | Wild in the Streets (The Cavern)
 Nice pairing tonight at the Cavern.

Supersuckers | Speeddealer | The American Fuse (Granada)
 I remember back when I liked pretty much everything on Sub Pop just because it was on Sub Pop.  But I still didn't like these guys.  Neo rockabilly punk rock drinkin' music for people who like hard workin' rock bands my man.  And cussing.  

Skeletonwitch | Saviours | Trap Them (Rubber Gloves)
There's been a lot of talk about sponsorship on the site here this week, and I want to point out that these three bands are keeping no one in the dark about their endorsements. The three very similar Myspace pages have the logos of everyone from Emperor Cabinets to Converse All Star shoes. This is merely an observation of something that is pretty common in metal; it's very similar to endorsement deals in sports actually. To be fair, Guided By Voices also had an endorsement deal with Converse if I remember correctly. As far as the actual music goes, I prefer Saviours and Trap Them to the headliner, since they seem to have a rougher, more hardcore influence, though all of the groups will probably make for a good show overall. After all, we love "brutal" music.

90's Night With Yeah Def featuring Ian Bangs and Big J (Hailey's)

Disqo Disco (Fallout Lounge)

Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony (The Granada)
Ah, Matthew And The Arrogant Sea. You grew up so fast. One day you're a little band with nothing but a Myspace page, lying to us about some crazy major label deal, thus making yourself the favorite weapon and political tool of our critics and naysayers, and now you're headlining the main stage of the Granada, invited there by those very critics. Congratulations, fellas. It's been a fun, crazy trip together. We'll always have EMI.

Also, why didn't anyone tell me there was a "PUNK STAGE" at The Granada? Is it in the back by the dumpsters, so you can dive off into the "CIRCLE PIT?" Is it in that weird little Honeycomb Hideout spot between the theater and the dude-bro club next door? That is seriously pretty cool. Event is free (DIY, DUH) and doors open at 8.

You know, this shit can really suck sometimes. The local music scene. Sometimes it's just a real drag, and I wonder why I'm involved on any level. Saturday night at the Chat Room, however, was one of those nights that almost completely redeems the whole endeavor in my eyes-- no shitty attitudes, no "spinning," no talk of "Pitchfork approval" or "blog impact" or "tweets" or whatever else. Just mostly nice, mostly interesting people packed in to an infinitely inviting and friendly venue watching some of the most interesting local music around right now. Akkolyte was as punishing as it comes, Darktown Strutters were infectious, Great Tyrant was brutal, and the whole thing was just a great deal of fun. I know some of you are probably thinking that I'm writing this as a round about attack on the Observer showcase thing, but I'm really not, because there were a few good bands playing those showcases, and they're certainly worthy of your attention. I Just wanted to give a shout out to Ben Rogers and Fort Worth for a fantastic night at the Chat Room. Shows:

Mayhem Mondays (Fallout Lounge)
Could be a very nice little one two punch in Expo Park tonight. Mayhem Mondays is a new weekly event hosted by Stefan Gonzalez of Akkolyte and Yells at Eels and his friend DJ Meco Seco. They'll be playing hardcore/grindcore/thrash/black metal, etc. all night long starting at 10PM, and if anyone knows what the fuck they're doing when it comes to all the aforementioned genres, its one of the Gonzalez brothers. Should be an excellent time, but if the music gets a little too intense for you, you can always take a break by hopping next door to catch:

Bad Ass Jazz (Amsterdam)

Cool Out (The Cavern)

SHOWS OF NOTE THIS WEEK

TUE: Skeletonwitch/Saviours/Trap Them (Rubber Gloves)
WED: Fight Bite/Wild in the Streets (The Cavern)
FRI: Pterodactyl/Church of the Snake/When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (Handsome Kitten)
FRI: Magnolia Electric Co/Donkeys/Thousand Arrows (Rubber Gloves)
FRI: Darktown Strutters (620 Bolivar)
SAT: Tim Sweeney/Luke Sardello/Red Sean/Feezy/Red Eye (Excuses, 3025 Main St.)
SAT: Yellow Crystal Star/Wonder Wheel/Tan Dollar/Oicho Kabu (Majestic Dwelling of Doom)
SAT: Phoenix Project Benefit with Embolization/Vorvadoss/Cleric and more (Phoenix Project)
SUN: Rod Stewart (Nokia Theater)