We don't "live blog" at SXSW, ok? We don't go to like Echo and the Bunnymen at Auditorium Shores or whatever so that we can tell you about how long the line was or how amazing it was when they covered a Bob Dylan song or something, alright? We don't care. We're co-hosting this day show today, and we're going to be pretty busy with that. We have a show calendar you can look at for shows in the DFW area, and there are a million other idiots "live blogging" about the secret Justin Timberlake show at the Perez Hilton party, so just check in with them, ok? If anything really cool happens, we'll tell you about it, but if not, then we'll probably see you on Monday. Have so much fun guys!
So between House By House Fest this week and the upcoming South by South Flesh (enough with the puns already!), DFW fans will have a chance to see many of the most buzzed about and exciting bands playing SXSW this year without having to travel to Austin at all. John from Parade of Flesh was nice enough to hook us up with a pair of tickets to give away to this Sunday's South by South Flesh show at the Lounge, which will featuring this very solid line up:
YOUNG WIDOWS THEE OHSEES WOMEN The COATHANGERS MY DISCO TRASH TALK ABE VIGODA PTERODACTYL SLEEPY SUN WAVVES VAMPIRE HANDS HOWL FRESH & ONLYS JUAREZ
Anyway, if you'd like to win these tickets, just email weshotjrtix@yahoo.com any time between now and noon on Friday with your full name in the email body and "south by south flesh" as the subject. Good luck!
We have to be briefer and more foolish than usual. Forgive us. We are killing ourselves to live; going into "peregruzka" mode, and trying to make sure everything is not complete chaos down in Austin. Nothing really happens until we show up, I thought you knew? -By SR AND DL
Skeletonwitch | Kylesa | Blacktusk | My Son My Exectutioner (Club Dada) Thrashy, heavy show, which would be a pretty big event on any other Wednesday, especially with Kylesa on the bill. This being the week that it is either results in shows being packed or criminally underattended, since there are so many big shows every day. Hopefully that isn't the case, especially for locals My Son My Executioner. Frustrations | The Weakends | Bass Drum Of Death | Outer Spacist (Bunker Hill) The Weakends have received a lot of praise for their garage rock, which is much more infused with traditional blues than most bands playing that particular genre, and how did I just know that Bass Drum Of Death was a one-man-band before I even checked? I was glad to discover that The Box Elders were not, according to the band, named after the single that launched Pavement's career.
Devo (The Palladium) What would you do if David Bowie and Iggy Pop helped you get your first record contract, or if Brian Eno insisted on producing your debut album? It's hard to imagine how that must have felt for Devo, but maybe the reason it happened to them in the first place is because they seem like the kind of guys who really wouldn't give a shit. Do contemporary Devo shows take on the kind of "Old Guys playing old songs" vibe that many older bands give off? I'm not really sure, but I'd be willing to take the chance.
Prince William | Roy G. And The Biv | Schwa | Darktown Strutters (The Lounge) Very solid show that we played a small role in helping put together, although Vigilante music group is the main force involved in making this happen. We've told you quite a bit about Roy G and the Biv over the past few months, and they are aiming to make a pretty big push at SXSW this year, playing several shows both inside and outside the official festival. Providing a nice contrast to the glossy synth pop of Roy G will be Darktown Strutters' brand of mutant disco meets Cramps and Nico sludge, as well as tasteful and eclectic DJ sets from Schwa and Prince William.
I'm sorry. I tried to resist the temptation of St Patrick's Day, but it was unavoidable. If ever there was a record to represent the Irish drinking 'holiday,' this would have to be it. Not only is 'Jailbreak' arguably the finest hard rock album to ever come out of Ireland, it is also a sure sign of the previous night's excessive alcohol consumption to wake and find this one still sitting on the turntable in the morning...
(It's my fault that this wasn't posted on St. Patrick's Day. Sorry friends.) SR
NOTE: The show at 818 Hickory was combined with the 715 Panhandle show.
Wavves | Abe Vigoda | Fungi Girls | Fergus And Geronimo (715 Panhandle) Big show, little space, and one of the biggest in the entire HXHF schedule. Now let's talk about why that is exactly. What are ABC News and The New York Times trying to do, man? Embarrass this guy into an early grave? Or how about MTV News having a "Top albums of 2008" list that looked like it was lifted right off of Terminal Boredom?
Aren't you guys just so hyped about South By? I know I am. I'll let you in on a little secret: If you go into that weird, junkyard-antique area behind End Of An Ear when you're hanging out at one of their day-shows, you'll come upon a statue of a brass calf, inscribed with the words, "RSVP ONLY." You're only supposed to go in there if you're a publicist, booking agent, or blogger but just trust me. Knock three times and you enter a corridor which leads to a beautiful candlelit scene that features vegan catering, an endless supply of Tito's, and free wi-fi. Mix and mingle with the masons of indie rock as you partake in sacrificial rituals and decide who to crown as king this year. Last year it was obviously Nathan Williams. Poor guy. Who's it gonna be this time?
In all seriousness, along with a wild stroke of "right sound,/right place/right time" good fortune, Wavves is an extremely catchy project, even when buried behind the fidelity of a Panasonic KX-T1450. Much to the chagrin of the underground, people that like Lady Gaga are really into Wavves and everyone's just going to have to suck it up.
One promising development I've seen more and more over the past few years is the willful elusiveness of decades past, where artists release records sometimes with little or no information at all, as well as limiting their online presence. Some say it's a gimmick, and a gimmick it may be, but I'll take it in this super saturated era.
Abe Vigoda is another group that went from playing small shows to grander, though not necessarily more enjoyable events like opening for No Age at The Loft. However I think that their liberally reverbe-d "tropical punk" with its shifty prog rhythms is a little less inviting than Wavves, though still accessible.
As far as local groups that have achieved a lot in a small amount of time, Fergus and Geronimo seem to have barely played out at all, and yet they have records coming out on Woodsist, Tic Tac Totally, and most notably, a full-length debut on Troubleman Unlimited. Which will technically make Fergus & Geronimo label-mates with Farah. Wonder what some of the punk rockers I know will think of that. I've returned to the sincere pop with Motown-leaning instrumentation on this group's page multiple times, and I can't wait to hear the forthcoming records.
Oh, and you guys have heard of Fungi Girls, right?
Lover! | Yuppies | Thomas Function | Psychedelic Horseshit (Moved To 715 Panhandle) I have really liked what I've heard of the forceful style of punk performed by Yuppies. I enjoyed what I saw of Thomas Function when they played Panhandle last year, but unfortunately I was called out on the blog by some "just sayin'" kid for playing basketball on the infamous 715 backyard court during part of their set. Correction: Totally schooling some poor sap during part of their set, thank you very much.
Fishboy | Amo Joy! | Caddy Wompus | Thomas Function (J&J's Pizza) I don't have much time to delve very deeply here, but Amo Joy makes Voot Cha Index sound like a grindcore band.
Marnie Stern | DD/MM/YYYY | Medications | Edie Sedgwick (The Lounge on Elm) I can't hate Marnie Stern. Maybe it's because everyone else seems to, I don't know. Such a huge fuss is raised, people claiming music being the most annoying sound since happy hardcore with most detractors not being able to decide if its her voice or hyper-shred guitar technique they hate so much. I could probably do with a little less guitar heroine-ics, but I think the music is layered and strange enough to inject some innovative revisionist history into her near-constant tapping and soloing method.
After quite a long hiatus, the resilient, Ft. Worth based non-profit Metrognome Collective has returned with a new venue and some exciting plans for the Ft. Worth independent art and music community. Perhaps most importantly, the group, which ran a high profile DIY space in Ft. Worth in 2006, will be taking over the Firehouse Gallery at 4147 Meadowbrook Dr. and transforming it into a live music venue and new visual art gallery space. The group plans to set up two PA systems on two stages in separate rooms, and will present "quick" shows (featuring 2-4 bands per) in which one band will play on one stage while another band sets up on the other stage and begins playing immediately following the previous set (much like the set up at The Smell in Los Angeles).
Metrognome is aiming for an April 1st opening date, and will retain the name "Firehouse Gallery" for the venue while making improvements both inside and outside the building. They will also be working closely on the project with two non-profit groups, James Watkins' Tolstoy House and Q Cinema, Ft. Worth's long running gay and lesbian film festival. Details, along with a new Metrognome Collective website, are forthcoming....
Tonight marks the beginning of the onslaught of the House by House Festival in Denton, which is taking place at several different DIY venues around town tonight and tomorrow night. They have gathered a fantastic line up of out of town touring acts for this thing, so do yourself a favor and venture over to the dark side of cheap shows, nice people and BYOB (By SR and DL)
King Khan and the Shrines (the Loft) You guys are aware that King Khan is way better than Jay Reatard, right?
Magic Lantern | Vibes | Robedoor | Totally Dad | Zanzibar Snails (J&Js) Considering the press these acts get, I would recommend this show if you want to really catch something you're not likely to see again; what basically amounts to a Not Not Fun showcase in Denton, and at J & J's of all places.
Magic Lantern are one of those groups so shamelessly into wearing psychedelia on their (paisley?) sleeve, that they will call some of their tracks "ragas." The thing is, as with most of these bands, there is something always slightly off about it, whether it be the recording process, or the especially noisy or haphazard approach to each piece of music, separating it from much safer takes on various strains of classic rock styles.
Vibes has members of Pochahaunted, as well as other Not Not Fun projects, and pushes forward with more garage and gospel oriented grooves than most of the other dronier and more detached acts on the label.
Robedoor is the standout group here; really haunting and menacing sounds that resemble Skullflower's drawn-out wash, with Jandek-like vocals on top. I wish I had more time to pick apart the hilarious concept behind Totally Dad, and try to figure out if it's a joke or not, but I want to add that I saw Zanzibar Snails with Mike Forbes (sax), Adam Calhoun (drums), and Sarah Alexander (treated vocals) the other night, and it was really something.
Psychedelic Horseshit | Drug Mountain | Fungi Girls (Chat Room) One of two really big shows Fungi Girls will be playing this week (the other is tomorrow night with Wavves and Abe Vigoda), and they couldn't have asked for better headliners. Psychedelic Horseshit seem like they're on tour like 300 days out of the year, and my favorite thing about their live shows is probably their obvious on-stage attitude problems-- they obviously aren't up on stage to please you or anyone other than themselves, and I kind of like that. Why does everyone have to be so nice and humble all the time? Anyway, you might miss a tad of that scratchy, no-fi shitgaze sound when the band plays live, but for many people, especially those who arent' accustomed to listening to such recordings, this actually works in the band's favor, as it allows their solid songwriting and ferocious yet sloppy playing to shine through and present itself as the wonderful mess it really is. This will be your first of two chances to catch Psychedelic Horseshit this week, but your only chance to see them with Drug Mountain, who are worth driving to Ft. Worth for all on their own.
Viking Moses | Pictish Trail | Golden Ghost | Rozi Plain (Muscle Beach) Perfect small setting to see Viking Moses. Moses is most well known for his association with Devendra Banhart's Golden Apples of the Sun "Freak folk" compilation, but the guy actually works in a number of different musical templates. His lyrics are often playful and the presentation is sort of that self aware silliness that you might expect from some of his Pac NW counterparts, but it still manages to be appealing enough to recommend. Be sure to check out Pictish Trail's excellent Hot Chip remix on Myspace before you check out Golden Ghost-- an understated, female fronted folk/doo-wop duo that might actually steal the show at Muscle Beach tonight with sugary sweet vocals and haunting melodies that'll make you wonder why you've never heard them before. Take a listen and get there early.
Tricky | Damaged Good$ | Prince William (Granada) So if you gotta stay in Dallas tonight but still want to hit the town (and why not? It's Monday night and the economy rules!), then this could be a solid bet for you. Of course, most people know that Tricky was supposed to be the marquee name behind the short lived but much hyped mid 90's "trip hop" craze, although its pretty safe to say, looking back, that there weren't too many artists in that era who were able to do very much that hadn't already been done by Massive Attack, including former Wild Bunch members like Tricky. That being said, his work on Massive Attack's essential 1991 release Blue Lines, as well as his 1995 solo debut Maxinquaye, are both considered masterpieces within the genre, and the influence of those records stretched far past the shelf life of "trip hop" itself, affecting everything from American hip hop to downtempo to IDM before eventually playing a role in laying the framework for the emergence of grime culture, even though there were much more audibly obvious influences at work in the creation of that movement. Damged Goods will be a solid opener to pump up the crowd, and Prince William is one of the few DJs in Dallas who will really be an effective opener and mood-setter for this show: Prince Will is the kind of DJ that knows how to avoid making extensive knowledge and dance floor accessibility mutually exclusive.
Paleo | Doyen | Eyes and Ears (Fra House) Holy crap... is M Ward in Paleo? I don't mean that as a dis or something either, because I actually like Paleo, but this guy really sounds like M Ward. Actually, Paleo is David Strackany, and we've written about him before-- he's the guy who released one song a day ever day for an entire year, and guess what? Most of them are NOT complete crap, or even really gimmicky or anything. Give it a listen... if this guy wrote 365 as good as the ones on his Myspace page, I would be pretty damn impressed to say the least.
Tricky plays tonight at the Granada Theater with Damaged Good$ and Prince William, and we have a pair of tickets to give away to you... but since our software issues prevented us from posting the contest on Friday (or earlier this morning), we're doing it today, and because of the obvious time constraints, we're going to give the tickets to the first person to email weshotjrtix@yahoo.com with "Tricky" as the subject line and a full name in the email body. Go to it!
And so do we... look for stuff later today and the rest of the week! And the comment numbers on the main page might not reflect the number of comments in each section for a while, so you'll just have to look to see if someone responded to your amazing insult.
MON: King Khan and the Shrines (the Loft) MON: Magic Lantern/Vibes/Robedoor/Totally Dad/Zanzibar Snails (J&Js) MON: Psychedelic Horseshit/Drug Mountain/Fungi Girls (Chat Room) MON: Viking Moses/Pictish Tail/Golden Ghost/Rozi Plain (Muscle Beach) TUE: Wavves/Abe Vigoda/Fergus and Geronimo/Fungi Girls (715 Panhandle) TUE: Efterklang/Human Highway/The Magic/Peter Broderick (Hailey's) TUE: Phosphorescent/Here We Go Magic/The Callers (Mountain House) TUE: Psychedelic Horseshit/Thomas Function/Yuppies/Lover! (818 Hickory St.) TUE: Marnie Stern/DD/MM/YYYY/Medications/Edie Sedgwick (The Lounge) TUE: This Bike is a Pipe Bomb/Mose Giganticus/Shellshag/Stupid Party/Hermit Thrushes (1919 Hemphill) WED: Japanther/Prizzy Prizzy Please/Drug Mountain/The Pharmacy/Rocket for Ethiopia (1919 Hemphill) WED: Box Elders/The Weakends/Frustrations/Bass Drum Of Death/Outer Spacists (Bunker Hill) WED: Skeleton Witch/Kylesa/Blacktusk/My Son My Executioner (The Lounge) WED: Roy G and the Biv/Prince William/Darktown Strutters/Schwa (the Lounge) WED: Devo (Palladium) SAT: The Deathset/Team Robespierre/Ninjasonik/Cerebal Ballzy/Totally Michael (The Lounge) SUN: South By South Flesh w/ Wavves/The Oh Sees/Abe Vigoda/Women and more... (the Lounge)
WOW. We had an absolutely overwhelming response to our My Bloody Valentine ticket contest. Several hundred of you entered, but don't worry-- we haven't notified the winners yet because we haven't had time to pick them, but we'll do it soon... so if you're waiting for that magic little email in your inbox, you'll have to wait a little longer. And Jesus Christ, there are some fucking shows this weekend (check our show calendar for even more)(post written by SR and DL)(also, the comments still aren't functioning properly, but we'll have that resolved this weekend and we'll update you when we do)
FRIDAY
Zanzibar Snails | Forbes-Young-Gonzales | Drink To Victory (Fra House) With all the hoopla concerning, well, just about everything this weekend, I'm stuck with the unexpected situation of being more excited about jazz-related happenings than anything else listed, meaning the Harvey Pekar event and this Fra House show. Mike Forbes, saxophonist, former Denton resident, UNT student, and one of the few musicians that could give Ryan Williams a run for his money as far as the amount of people he has collaborated with, pays his old town (and scene) a visit on leave from his current Chicago home.
Devin the Dude (the Lounge) Can't believe we forgot this... sorry!
Chicago has a very active underground jazz and noise scene, and Forbes has done well for himself, collaborating with the iconic noise/Now Wave/free jazz icon Weasel Walter, and helping to run a DIY Space called The Mopery.
I always considered Forbes a real "argument stopper" when discussing local music. He could hold his own on a crowded stage with the furious volume of groups like Notes From Underground, but seemed just as comfortable with any variety of dynamics and technique necessary to play with trained musicians in a small combo. Speaking of which, he'll most likely find himself in both situations tonight; playing through the avant fog of oscillations and violin noise in Zanzibar Snails, as well as improvising with the Gonzalez brothers. The very non-jazz, no-improv Drink To Victory is also performing, and we're excited about this show to say the least.
Centro-matic | Robert Gomez | Doug Burr | RTB2 (Dan's Silverleaf) This will probably be one of, if not THE biggest show at NX35 this weekend, thanks to the impressive staying power of Centro-matic, who have been one of Denton's best draws for a very long time, especially when they play Dan's Silverleaf.
Possessed by Paul James | The Theater Fire | New Science Projects | Delmore Pilcrow (Rubber Gloves) Possessed by Paul James is an Austin performer folk/blues/country songwriter who, with his scheduled appearances on tours like "Hillgrass Bluebilly North America," seems like a waste of time for everyone but "soulful" frat dudes. Fortunately, this is not the case. James, aka Konrad Wert, creates uneasy and arresting music that successfully straddles a line between vintage Americana and newer, indie/folk/pop at its least cringe-inducing. With a strong, compelling voice and a solid, raw cover of Lead Belly's "Bourgeois Town" as a Myspace page highlight, Possessed by Paul James might provide a pleasant surprise for those of us who aren't sure why most blues-based mid 20's singer/songwriter suburbanite types think we're supposed to buy their bullshit. Fans of M Ward and early Devendra Banhart will surely be impressed. The opening acts will be a solid compliment as well.
The Frenz | Jack with One Eye | Stumptone | Violent Squid | Sarah Alexander/ All Day BBQ and More (1314 Austin St.) A lot of bands will be playing this house show, which was advertised to us an "all day event," even though we're not exactly sure about the line up or when it starts. But since its Denton and its a BBQ and its a Saturday, I would guess mid afternoon at the earliest. A diverse and quality all local line up.
Silver Arrows | Tame... Tame and Quiet | Zest of Yore | Ella Minnow (Dan's Silverleaf) The former Denontines in the Silver Arrows have certainly maintained a solid fanbase in town, and we've told you quite a bit about Tame... Tame and Quiet over the length of the band's existence. Zest of Yore recently received a rather positive review in the Big Takeover Magazine and although I've only managed to hear a bit of their power-pop/Guided by Voices/Beatles influenced indie pop, you'll find most of it quite enjoyable if you dig the aforementioned references.
SUNDAY
M. Ward (Dallas Museum of Art) An interesting venue for M Ward to play but probably a fantastic setting for a show like this. And even if you don't actively listen to M Ward but still might enjoy some of his material (like me), you can look forward to all the attractive vegetarians that will surely be in attendance. Ward made quite the artistic and critical splash in 2008 with side project She and Him, and his newer solo material seems to take a bit from the more pop leaning approach of that project. The work generally doesn't suffer, however, and some of stuff on the recent Hold Time is among his catchiest and best, especially first single "Rave On."
Monotonix | The Show is the Rainbow | Beep Beep | Sybris (Hailey's) So I pretty much hate whenever I hear about bands who are "SOOO much better live than on record" and are "totally crazy" and blah blah blah. Who cares? Shows usually aren't that fun anyway. Well, the one band that is the exception to this rule is Israeli group Monotonix, who actually DO put on a "crazy" live show that is absolutely worth seeing any time, anywhere. They wowed a decent sized crown at the Lounge in Deep Ellum a couple months back, so much so that more than one person (myself included) claimed that it was the best show they had seen in Deep Ellum in years. And I mean this when I say it-- pretty much ANYTHING can happen at a Monotonix show (pictured above), including fires, vandalism, physical injuries and about anything else that could go "wrong" at a concert venue, including the pervasive feeling that you might be forced to join in the shenanigans at any time. The group runs around, hangs from the fucking rafters and still play some fantastically loud and aggressive garage rock that sort of transcends genres and just exists as mean rock music at its best. Nebraska's Show is the Rainbow plays a sometimes fun and sometimes annoying brand of "dance rock" that might not blow your mind all the time but adds a requisite amount of interesting influences (everything from new electro psychedelic like Of Montreal to IDM and hip hop) to make it a possibly nice set up for the main attraction. But no matter who opens, this show is highly recommended.
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone | Laura Gibson | Sleep Whale | Moth Fight (Dan's Silverleaf) I heard a pretty great CFTPA cover of some pop song (Gwen Steffani or some shit) on Radio UTD the other day that almost changed my mind about this guy. However, his small yet devoted fan base will surely be out for this one, so you really don't need me, do you?
The Baptist Generals | Spooky Folk | Mike Miller (the Hydrant) This show helps kick off the much discussed NX35 festival with festival organizer Chris Flemmons' band The Baptist Generals headlining at, uh, the Hydrant? I don't even know where the hell that is, other than "somewhere in Denton." Anyway, you may have seen a lot of "buzz" and relatively positive coverage of the festival in this week's edition of NX35's media sponsor the Dallas Observer, and there are certainly some positive things one can take from this festival-- for one, it might help raise awareness of Denton to a small degree, and the infrastructure that was put in place to organize the festival could very well serve as a skeletal blueprint to how future, improved NX35s (or something similar) could be run within the city, thus leading to a higher profile and a modest influx of cash flowing in to the city's music scene, and then, who knows? Maybe more. Maybe Denton will one day turn into a "must stop through" for relevant SXSW acts, or maybe become a festival destination of its own. Furthermore, there are a handful of quality local acts being showcased throughout the week's festivities, and that is never a bad thing, even if many of Denton's most interesting groups are not participating for one reason or another.
However, there seem to be some glaring issues concerning the way the festival has come together this year, and two of them are especially problematic-- For one thing, there just isn't a compelling list of outside touring acts participating this year. Other than moderately well known groups such as Monotonix, Riverboat Gamblers and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (who, along with James McMurtry are easily the biggest non local acts in the entire line up), the festival seems a bit clogged with SXSW also-rans. This isn't to say that none of them are good, of course, nor that a festival needs big commerical names in order to be successful. However, the out of town roster leaves quite a bit to be desired as far as quality, name recognition and diversity of sound (the overwhelming focus is on alt-country and folk), and this leads to the second issue-- the price of the festival badge: $65 for an all access pass and $50 for a night shows badge seems to be more than a little much, especially since many of the highlights of the festival (Baptist Generals, Centro-matic, Dust Congress, Make Believers, Theater Fire, etc) are groups that play in Denton constantly, on almost a weekly basis. Thankfully, Flemmons and company were smart enough to recognize the fact that many who wished to attend would prefer to pay individually for a couple shows rather than paying for the entire badge, which, unfortunately, calls into question exactly what this festival is if such a large percentage of patrons plan to pay at the doors of local venues to see mostly local acts at scattered times throughout the weekend as they mix with a few lesser known touring acts, many of which are regional. In some ways, that sounds like a typical weekend in Denton minus many of the exciting local groups who might not appeal to the festival's target demographic.
Of course, this isn't to say that there is anything wrong with any of this per se, nor that the festival will not be a success in the eyes of the organizers. It also seems as though many involved with NX35 are aware of and open to these issues and the need for improvement in the future, and some of the things they've done this year (such as brining in Harvey Pekar) are quite positive. It's just that I, for one, hope that the organizers learn from what they did right AND what they did wrong, and apply these lessons to putting on another festival that will present both a more exciting touring act roster and a local line up that truly reflects ALL of the exciting and relevant music currently being created in Denton. Best of luck to them.
We Shot J.R. is thrilled to announce that My Bloody Valentine will be playing in Dallas as part of a very limited club tour on Wednesday, April 22nd at the Palladium Ballroom, and the folks at AEG have been kind enough to give our readers a chance to win one of four pairs of tickets (EDIT: according to the band's website, tickets are already on sale here).
Most of you probably know the story of My Bloody Valentine backwards and forwards, but for those who weren't aware of the band's recent activities, here's a little update--
After releasing their almost universally celebrated masterpiece, Loveless, in 1992, the group sort of imploded, failing to release a follow up, and, after a brief period of time, ceased all live performances and band related activities. However, in November of 2007, the band announced that after more than a decade of inactivity, they would play a small series of shows in the UK, which was soon followed by several festival appearances and a small handful of North American dates.
This year, the band is set to play Coachella in April, and they have announced a very limited number of club dates in the U.S., one of which is fortunately taking place in Dallas (other shows will take place in Austin, Denver and Seattle as well).
If you'd like to win the tickets, please email weshotjrtix@yahoo.com any time between now and tomorrow at noon. Please give us your full name in the email body and make the subject line "My Bloody Valentine." We'll choose 4 winners at random. Good luck!
