So yeah, it's April Fool's Day. I hate April Fool's Day. Being named April, people think that it's extraordinarily clever to riff on that fact every April 1st of my life. I think it's pretty boring and it makes me pretty grumpy. I've already told someone to go kill themself this morning. So yeah, no jokes, just facts today. Brutally honest facts. That's my AFD contribution.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 2009
Ok, to start off my brutality, I've gotta say that "Poopy Lungstuffing" is a really gross name, I feel kind of sick every time I see. BUT you go over to her myspace page and what you find is actually quite wonderful. It's like what if Joanna Newsome was a character made up by Miranda July and played the ukulele instead of the harp? It would be the kind of thing that you would stay up all night listening to with your secret pot buddy. She's making a racket over at Super Happy Fun Land with Spazzathon (not sure what they sound like), Sievert (Megaman was always my favorite video game soundtrack, but for realies, this is some good 8-Bit noise!), Flakey (SHFL owner playing the Kazoo, perhaps?), The Nonsense Music Band (sorry, too much goofenthal for my tastes...pirates=boring) and Muzak John (yeah, I think he's a wizard and his music is just the sound of him casting, just don't request "Avada Kedavra" and you should be fine). So, that's my recommendation for tonight. It seems like it will be pretty fun. Other goings-ons (was that right?) include Whiskey Boat and Buckshot at The Continental Club. I guess that meets it's like roots-country-americana night or something. Is it just me or does it seem like a lot of the bands at The Continental Club are actually the same band using different names and playing different genres depending on the night/crowd? Oh and then there's Chick Corea at Verison. If you were going to this, you'd probably already have you tickets but just in case. Go jazz yourself. Um, okay, so that leaves Java Jazz. I usually have no idea who the band who play there are and this is no different. The Word Alive have a dude named "Zack Hansen" (who is at Walmart right now according to his twitter-esque thing on the myspace) and are more than likely a Christian Band. Confide all have the same hairdo and might be Christian, too. But they're from LA, so they might not have souls. I dunno. And completing the line-up are November. They're from Montgomery. They're releasing and EP. I hope people buy it from them.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 2009
Ok, to start off my brutality, I've gotta say that "Poopy Lungstuffing" is a really gross name, I feel kind of sick every time I see. BUT you go over to her myspace page and what you find is actually quite wonderful. It's like what if Joanna Newsome was a character made up by Miranda July and played the ukulele instead of the harp? It would be the kind of thing that you would stay up all night listening to with your secret pot buddy. She's making a racket over at Super Happy Fun Land with Spazzathon (not sure what they sound like), Sievert (Megaman was always my favorite video game soundtrack, but for realies, this is some good 8-Bit noise!), Flakey (SHFL owner playing the Kazoo, perhaps?), The Nonsense Music Band (sorry, too much goofenthal for my tastes...pirates=boring) and Muzak John (yeah, I think he's a wizard and his music is just the sound of him casting, just don't request "Avada Kedavra" and you should be fine). So, that's my recommendation for tonight. It seems like it will be pretty fun. Other goings-ons (was that right?) include Whiskey Boat and Buckshot at The Continental Club. I guess that meets it's like roots-country-americana night or something. Is it just me or does it seem like a lot of the bands at The Continental Club are actually the same band using different names and playing different genres depending on the night/crowd? Oh and then there's Chick Corea at Verison. If you were going to this, you'd probably already have you tickets but just in case. Go jazz yourself. Um, okay, so that leaves Java Jazz. I usually have no idea who the band who play there are and this is no different. The Word Alive have a dude named "Zack Hansen" (who is at Walmart right now according to his twitter-esque thing on the myspace) and are more than likely a Christian Band. Confide all have the same hairdo and might be Christian, too. But they're from LA, so they might not have souls. I dunno. And completing the line-up are November. They're from Montgomery. They're releasing and EP. I hope people buy it from them.
So, if I were to actually go out on Thursday night I would probably go to Jet Lounge. Adam Bricks is doing that super sweet little singer-songwriter thing, makin' all the ladies want it. He's joined by Phillip Foshee (also making the ladies want it) and Quiet Life (ladies are still wanting it). Oh and I think Eat Grapes will be there (ladies?). And then there's the show at Notsuoh. Jerkagram sounds pretty good from the one song on their Myspace. Kind of like Besnard Lakes...a little too close if you ask me. Tour mates, Talibam! have got some kind of future space jazz thing going on, you know if you like that. Locals Anquish in Exile (less jazz, more metal) and Stove Blow (sound pretty good for all that nuevo-clatter stuff Hella caused) round out the show. Black Queen Speaks are playing at Rudyard's. They're soul patch rock. There are a few other things like the Reciprocity event over at Avant Garden benefitting the MD Anderson Cancer Center. There will be smooth grooves there. I'm borded. Moving on.
If I wasn't obliged to go to this Notsuoh show already, I'd go of my own volition. You've got Lisa's Sons kicking off their tour. You've got Fucking Theif, not getting things stolen, Muhammid Ali continuing to be the best band in town, B L A C K I E making and then keeping it real, Limb...I'm not sure what they do, Balls Deep rapping about hurricanes (likely) and dumb ol' Guitars, that is, if they can fit their big dumb heads through the front door. Oooooh but at The Artery sweet ol' Domokos and his Future Blondes are threatening to make it a last show. I optimistically call bullshit. The wonderful Balaclavas are joining them. Over at The Meridian there is this Indie Artists Music Festival. Feel free to go look up the listing, I'll wait here. Have you heard of any of those people? I think it might be some kind of R&B deal. It's confusing when people use the word "indie" sometimes. Each morning you can wake up not sure what it's going to mean. Sadistic Intent are being all thrashy and violating Photobucket terms of service over at Walter's. My oldest friend in the world will never come out to see my band, but I bet if we were playing with Woolgather, Fear of the Known, Skepticynic, 5 Fathoms, and Shattered Display at Jet Lounge she would (her favorite band is Disturbed, btw). Oh and there's two parties: Glow in the Dark Party at Boondocks and a "sun's still up, let's drunk now" type party at Cactus it's the Pocket Full of Soul Party. Oooooh but here's the biggest bummer...Salim Nourallah, one half of Dallas's Nourallah Brothers is playing at Rudz with Vanessa Peters & Ice Cream On Mondays and The Dragliners. Bummer for me because I'm a fan of the Nourallah Brothers.
SATURDAY APRIL 4, 2009
Tonight things are happening. I know a friend of mine is having a birthday party. I'll be there. But where will you be? Well, there's a MDA Crawfish Boil Benefit at Warehouse that would be a nice thing to go to. A few blocks over at Jet Lounge (boy they sure do have a lot of shows lately!) are The-Front, The Ginslingers and Burn the Boats. It's all that crunchy-dressed-all-in-black-covered-in-tattoos kind of stuff. You know what I mean. And if you are what I mean, you will like this show. Oh and there's Two Star Symphony with Chiara String Quartet at Avant Garden. That there is some music to drink wine to. But probably red, not white. And then at SHFL I call an embargo on all badly named things. It's the Lazy Squid Rekkids Showcase. I really hate when people spell "records" like that. A lot. Rudyard's has an Austin thing going on with Lick Lick, Inivisible Czars and Opposite Day. So if you like to keep it weird, that's the place for you. And all-in-all you could do a lot worse that the Strangefeather and Tod the Fox show at Notsuoh. Alot worse. In fact, maybe do that.
There are only two things that I'm going to bother with for Sunday. Jandek at Rudyard's at 4pm. And then at 7pm at Avant Garden, Sandy Ewan of Weird Weeds (very excellent, and she tells good jokes as well as makes good music) headlines a great little "ladies can do it better" fest with Houston's own Wols and Dogebbi. And this is all brought to you by your friends at Signal to Noise and Sound Exchange.
MONDAY APRIL 6, 2009
Jet Lounge is really coming on strong with all these shows and Monday is no different. You've got Shayna and the Bulldog and The Small Sounds. One time this guy got really mad that Small Sounds don't receive as much attention as Wild Moccasins. It was kind of funny. Then at SHFL you can go see Realicide (not Alan Vega), Yatagarasu (not the Jewish rapper guy), Dog Shit Taco (not a good dinner), and We Both Know (that a dog shit in your taco). And then the weekly free show at Boondocks with Hueman and Espantapajaros (it means "Scarecrows" and they kind of have a Brian Jonestown vibe but in Spanish!).
TUESDAY APRIL 7, 2009
Chiara Sting Quartet are making the rounds, maybe you can catch their awesome Prince cover at The Menil. The opposite of chamber music is going on at Walter's. It's MDC (millions of dead chamber ensembles?), Embrace The Kill, Final Conflict, Blackmarket Syndicate and HRA. Wear your helmet and knee pad. It'll get ouchie. Oh and this week Campfire Stores are back at the Alvin Bowling Center with After Time Has Passed and The Fuct. I know a lot of time has passed, but do you remember that brand Fuct? Yeah, me neither.
Alright, I'm done here until next week. I've gotta go close my blinds. There's some creep staring in my window and I can't see where his hands are. YIKES.
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