Weekender

Have to be more brief than usual, sorry. DL and SR wrote this, but mostly DL. See if you can guess who is who and see if we care. I doubt you do. You guys are the best.

-DL

Even more options for this weekend in our show calendar..... shows:

FRIDAY

Summer Spotlight Late Night with DJG (Dallas Museum of Art): Hopefully people will leave their 80's Night behavior back in Denton, as I don't think the DMA could afford to clean that up.

Big J/Chicken George (Suite): RSVP to suite.basement@gmail.com and use the side door ya turkey.

The schedule was a little confusing, but it appears, according to flier we've located, that all the following house shows are occurring tonight:

Survive (Stake House 5715 Junius):  Sounds pretty good actually.  Wish someone would have told us about this sooner.  Starts like now.... 9pm.

Sydney Confirm (5123 Victor, Victor House, Dallas):  1130 PM

Lose Lips Sink Ships (Mountain House, 5320 Tremont, 1015 PM/Caddywhompus (Annex House,1207 Annex Ave., 1245 AM)

SATURDAY

Fight Bite/Darktown Strutters/Akkolyte/The Great Tyrant/Eat Avery's Bones/Personal Victories (The Chat Room) This is a show not only for Ben Rogers' birthday but will also work as a benefit show for The Metrognome collective, a project he has been going full-force on since taking over a while back. As for the lineup, this includes mostly familiar acts save for the fairly new solo project, Personal Victories, fronted by Faux Fox's George Quartz, who we have recently posted some tracks by, including one earlier today from a separate project. Personal Victories also includes two more members of Faux Fox, two members of Mission Giant and an ex-member of Falcon Project, Thorazine Dreams, and Furniture Of The Gods. So this should be a good mix of some of the local underground's most interesting performers, spanning two decades.

Spector 45/New Science Projects/Shiny Around the Edges/True Widow/Fergus and Geronimo/Bad Sports/RtB2 (The Cavern): Neil Hamburger performed last night and I was noticing how similar the New Science Projects falsely coughing and hacking into the mic gag is to Neil's bit. Young Dale Projects finds himself the lone Jimmy Vaughn-like blues-man on the bill here (EDIT: FORGOT RTB2 is playing, maybe they can jam "Family Style" since they played together), along with what is mostly punk bands of either the leather-jacket, greaser gang, Deep Ellum variety (Spector 45) and the no-frills Denton variety (Bad Sports), as well as a couple of slower, more plodding, atmospheric groups (YW and SATE).

This show is most notable for the fact that it features a rather rare performance by the already much-discussed Fergus and Geronimo, and here's hoping that the group gets a fair chance to be taken at face value, rather than having to live up to an improbably large amount of pressure that they didn't necessarily ask for. Remember everyone: bands don't always ask for every uninformed idiot on the planet to write about them, it snowballs as soon people think they "should" write about something so as not to appear "behind the curve" or some other such ego-driven nonsense. Sometimes it's really not the artist's fault, as occasionally some random artist is unwittingly knighted with this kind of praise. And of course, some people seek out praise the way a dog hangs around the dinner table for scraps. All I'm saying is, don't hate some group simply because of hype, but simply because they suck. All that being said, Fergus and Geronimo do not suck. Thanks.

Yells at Eels/Zanzibar Snails/Akkolyte/Giggle Party/Snarky Puppy (Service Bar): Finally, Zanzibar Snails at Service Bar. A match made in awkward heaven.

Matthew and the Arrogant Sea/Sarah Jaffe/This Old House (Rubber Gloves)

I think Matthew And The Arrogant Sea have a knack for writing memorable songs, I really do, but man, their lyrics are devastatingly awful sometimes. I mean, unless your a 60's songwriting icon, you can't really get away with singing about Jesus and The Easter Bunny and shit like that, okay?

Happy Bullets/Amo Joy/Hardin Sweaty and the Ready to Go (Amsterdam):
I don't want to call anyone out, but you will learn to appreciate how fast the bartender at Amsterdam is after waiting for an eternity in line the way I did in Denton this past week. Socializing in line is part of the fun, I know, but sometimes local bands either just don't have much to say, or even worse, maybe too much to say.

SUNDAY

For Your Pleasure with DJ G (Rubber Gloves)

It List: Thursday

Neil Hamburger (The Cavern): Neil Hamburger has been killing me for years; I have no idea why I haven't seen him live. The Cavern is probably the perfect place since it's so small, and if you can't tell by now, I'm very into uncomfortable, or as I have mentioned previously, Funcomfortable performances. Anyways, expect Hamburger to delve into favorite topics such as incurable illness, pop stars, the internet, God etc. Of course these are well covered topics by many comedians, but you may have heard by now that Neil Hamburger's routine is that he's not funny, which is funny depending on your view of such anti-humor. He is responsible for my favorite prank call recording, "I'm In Your Band," where he answers an "alternative bass player wanted" ad and proceeds to try to convince the gentleman that placed the ad, that he is in fact already in his "fucking band" and that the guy can use all of his "fucking songs...lyrics too!," and "let's fucking jam." He also has a great way of dealing with hecklers, which should be a great show for this notoriously heckle-happy town.


Roxy Cottontail/Big J (Suite): Suite continues to increasingly absorb shows that were once at places like Zubar, The Cavern, or even The Loft, and though the RSVP and dress code setup are often complained about, having Cool Out in the Suite Basement, as well as acts like Roxy Cottontail certainly help in the face of the club's notoriously exclusive reputation. Roxy of course, is most known as the woman who brought the B-more sound to New York (and by proxy, the rest of the world), and will most likely be remembered as one of this decade's most successful out-of-nowhere promoters. It is as a musician however that she eventually began increasingly focusing energy on, whether it be through recording collaborations with artists such as Armand Van Helden and Melo-X, or through her very own DJ sets, which she takes very seriously and gave us this gem of a quote, "...I have great music taste as well, so why shouldn’t I be DJing?” Indeed. To RSVP:

Reservations@SuiteDallas.com

PVC Street Gang/Followed By Static/Cocky Americans/Hormones (Andy's Basement)

Billingham Defense System/Ctrl Alt Del (Fallout Lounge)

Rise Against/Rancid (Palladium Ballroom)

not new music this week

St. John Green - St. John Green (1968, Flick Disc)

There really isn't a hell of a lot of information about this record that I have been able to find. It wasn't at all uncommon for artists to have small bios or articles printed on the back of their album covers in the 60s, but the write-up on this one consists of four paragraphs that are more about Topanga Canyon, California than St. John Green. I did, however, get a kick out of the line "These Canyon Groups (as they have come to be known) are not neo-hippies, but serious artists who have fled the music profession's hangers on- all the phonies on the rock scene with their dubious talents and destructive ambitions."

This record truly is one of those 'lost psychedelic gems' that you read about all the time, and it may have been lost forever had it not been produced by Kim Fowley. Fowley looks back rather fondly on the album, telling Mike Stax of Ugly Things magazine in 2001 “[‘St. John Green’ is] one of the great lost records...Somebody will reissue it someday and people will start crying and jacking off and smoking dope to it. It’s a great record. There’s only a handful of records that I’ve made that are great.” While there has not been an official cd release to my knowledge, Acid Symposium issued a bootleg cd of this album in 2001 which may or may not still be available.

I'm not sure if this record has made people cry or jack off, but it has provided (at least for me) one answer to the question: What would it sound like if Johnny Cash and the Louvin Brothers took acid with Arthur Brown and Robert Calvert and made an album?

Art List

THURSDAY

Birth of Surf: The 1960s and 1970s Documentary Photography of LeRoy Grannis
American Institute of Architecture
1909 Woodall Rogers Freeway, Suite 100, Dallas, Tx 75201
Reception: July 16, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

2009 Art Guide Launch Party
CADD Art Lab
1608-C Main Street, Dallas, Tx 75201
Reception: July 16, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

FRIDAY

"FEMME/FOTO"
Tatyana Bessmertnaya, Jennifer Hayward, Nikki Mann, Michelle Persons, Jenny Snyder and Ratchaneekorn Suttikarn at the the
Arts Gallery of Collin County Community College
2800 East Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, Tx 75074
Reception: July 17, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Eyes Wide Shut
Chi Gallery
807 Fletcher Street, Dallas, Tx 75223
Reception: July 17, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Andrew Tolentino
Gallery at The Magnolia Theater
Reception: July 17, 7 - 10 PM

SATURDAY

Bildwerke-Dallas
Johannes Wunner
Sallie McIlheran
Norwood Flynn Gallery
3318 Shorecrest Drive, Dallas, Tx 75235
Reception: July 18, 12:00 Noon - 5:30 PM

Recovery and Reinvention
UNT Art Gallery
UNT presents their 2009 graduate student exhibition featuring work by Julie Barnofski, Bernardo Cantu, Mariko Frost, Bethany Gouldin, Karen Hamilton, Tom Leininger, Murielle White, and Sarah Williams.
Reception: Saturday, July 18, 4:30 - 6:00 pm

Color field image courtesy of Richardson Heights.

It List: Wednesday

Sonic Youth/Awesome Color (House of Blues): Sonic Youth, who just released their first album for Matador Records (kinda weird, isn't it?) are back for the first time (EDIT: second time, forgot about a more recent HOB show.  Apparently so did a lot of other people) since they played a pretty amazing show at the Gypsy Tea Room a few years ago (how great does THAT venue seem these days?). To be honest, it took me a long time, like until just a few years ago, to really start digging into Sonic Youth's catalogue. Sure, I had heard Confusion is Sex and "Bull in the Heather" and Goo and all that stuff in the 90's, but it wasn't until I saw the band live that I truly started to appreciate them on another level. Late bloomer I guess. Anyway, I was having trouble trying decide what my favorite Sonic Youth album was, and I wonder if anyone would like to discuss in the comments? Lately Bad Moon Rising has been getting a lot of spin around here, but I still think I might have to go back to Sister or Confusion is Sex if pressed to pick a favorite. Anyway, from the sound of some reviews I've read from this tour, SY are focusing about half their sets on newer material, which is a tad disappointing, but whatever-- I'm sure we'll all still get a lot of what we want tonight.

Queer Summer Camp with Pocket Change/Orange Coax/Dozal Brothers/Rival Gang (Mable Peabody's): I was going to make this about how much I respected the openly hostile atmosphere of Houston's music scene, but it turns out that Tense had to cancel. I hear he may be coming through in August, so at least there's that to look forward to.

As for now, this "Queer Summer Camp" costume party/show still boasts a great lineup, one that is still heavy with weirdo punk influences and performance art awkwardness, as well as a "make out tent (is that legal?)," and costume contest.

El Paso's Dozal Brothers have been described as an "electro freakout duo," with a sound consisting of often colorfully melodic synth parts, drum machine beats, and loopy, sometimes screaming vocals. Their cassette release on Seattle's UF Records came with a pair of 3-D glasses. This group has been recommended by the few people on earth whose taste in music I respect, so this should be, at the very least, entertaining.

A lot has been said here about the other groups, save for Pocket Change, who we haven't mentioned very much, but they are certainly what I would say is a band that should be seen. Or more specifically, seen to be believed. I won't try to go too far into explaining their sound other than so say that there is dancing, trip hop beats, very interesting rhymes, and a lot of seemingly confrontational repetition, not to mention confrontational sexuality. As forward and pushy as it seems, there is an underlying kind of innocence to it all; the duo seems genuinely inspired and enthusiastic about an act that would make most local crowds rather uncomfortable. I recently described Pocket Change's live act as making a Farah show seem like Miley Cyrus by comparison, no knock against The Big Eff of course. It's just that strange. I was really glad to hear some insight into their act, and there's a great interview on the Denton Deluxe website, which is the first in a series of interviews that the site will feature. I for one am glad that there is another local site that will feature interviews conducted by people with even remotely less obvious taste in music, or at the very least, people who don't need a group to be hyped on a million blogs or to be "Pitchfork approved" before they give something a chance. It's felt awful lonely out here lately. (DL)

Yes/Asia (Bass Performance Hall): I don't care what any of you shitbags say, The Yes Album and Fragile rule, and Close to the Edge is pretty good. I'd still NEVER go to this though. The proximity to Spinal Tap is simply too much, and its hard to support a band that hasn't released anything that hasn't been completely unlistenable in, oh, the past 25 years.

The Life and Times/Adam Franklin (Lola's Sixth): Adam Franklin was the guitarist for the British group Swervedriver, who were Creation Records labelmates with the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream and a variety of other excellent bands (although, obviously, not all at the same time).

It List: Tuesday

Disqo Disco (Fallout Lounge)

90's Night With Yeah Def (Hailey's): Yeah Def has a "90's Relic Item Giveaway" theme tonight. He'll be giving away the "Talkboy" Cassette Player, famously featured in "Home Alone 2: Lost In New York," to one very lucky attendee. Be there.

Baroness/Clutch (House Of Blues): I remember Clutch being the "smart band" that rap-rockers listened to when they'd try to relate to me in high school. As in, 'Yeah, bro, I like diverse shit too...um, like Clutch! Yeah, they're like..."weird."' Wherever you are Clutch dude, I still think you're pretty lame. The far superior Relapse group, Baroness will also perform.

It List: Monday

Other than Cool Out at the Cavern and Bad Ass Jazz, we've got nothing for you for now. However, check out news regarding Vega, Fergus and Geronimo and Rangers if you haven't already, and we'll have more on the main page soon.

Monday Morning Rock

SHOWS OF NOTE THIS WEEK

WED: Sonic Youth/Awesome Color (House of Blues)
WED: Queer Summer Camp with Pocket Change/Orange Coax/Dozal Brothers/Rival Gang (Mable Peabody's)
WED: Yes/Asia (Bass Performance Hall)
THU: Neil Hamburger (the Cavern)
FRI: Summer Spotlight Late Night with DJG (Dallas Museum of Art)
SAT: Fight Bite/Darktown Strutters/Akkolyte/The Great Tyrant/Eat Avery's Bones/Personal Victories (The Chat Room)
SAT: Spector 45/New Science Projects/Shiny Around the Edges/True Widow/Fergus and Geronimo/Bad Sports (The Cavern)
SAT: Yells at Eels/Zanzibar Snails/Akkolyte/Blood of the Sun/Giggle Party/Snarky Puppy (Service Bar)

Weekender

FRIDAY

Strange Boys/Coathangers/Bad Sports (the Lounge): I avoided the Coathangers for a while. I just didn't have room in my life for another Fader-friendly garage rock band from Georgia. However, further inspection revealed this to be a foolish preemptive dismissal, which we can all be guilty of, especially when you willfully overexpose yourself to the daily promo glut and accompanying bottom feeding aspects of the "industry." My point is, my interest was raised when I saw that The Coathangers were said to be reading a different (and less explored) page of Georgia's musical history, they were compared to Pylon. And though I wouldn't necessarily go that far, I can say that there is a more adventurous disconnect between the instruments that gives the group a similar kind of scrambling attack. Two more obvious garage punk-influenced bands are performing, and nothing against them of course, especially not the always great Bad Sports. (DL)

Hotel, Hotel/Sabra Laval/Emil Rapstine/New Science Projects (Annex House): Nice, diverse line up at Annex House this evening, with Austin headliners Hotel Hotel providing quite a change of pace from some of the other solid acts on the bill.

Deer Tick/Dawes (Hailey's)

The Paper Chase /Matthew and the Arrogant Sea/Tre Orsi (Dan's Silverleaf)

The Takeover with Select/AV/VMB (Zubar): This new monthly even on the second Friday of each month will feature reggae, hip hop, reggaeton, salsa, merengue, funk, and bachata. Sounds like it should be good, and certainly something different for a lot of our readers I'm sure.

Big J/Schwa (Suite)

Radix/Vortexas/Sore Losers/ Ian Bangs / Pudge B/ Stabbalanches (Rubber Gloves)

The Theater Fire (Lee Harvey's)

Matsuri/Moldar/Jubilee/They Mostly Come Out at Night (1919 Hemphill)

SATURDAY

Earth, Wind and Fire/Chicago (Nokia Theater): Has Earth, Wind and Fire seen an even bigger rise in their legendary profile lately after it was revealed that they were Barack Obama's favorite band of all time? Hard to say, but either way, they probably don't need it. Their early singles are undeniable, of course, "Shining Star," "Let's Groove," and "September," among others, but I've recently taken a liking to some of their later, 80's snyth funk material, of which the 1983 album Powerlight is the best example. This whole thing makes me wonder what some of our former Presidents' favorite bands were. I read somewhere that George W. Bush loved motherfucking Night Ranger, which makes sense-- can't you just picture that shithead pumping his fists to the chorus of "Sister Christian" alone on the couch at 6AM, polishing off that last beer with that one last line of coke, rejoicing in the fact that he'll never have to worry about anything for the rest of his life? God bless Texas, yall.

Echo Toll/Wu Fru de lu (Majestic Dwelling of Doom)

Hentai Improvising Orchestra (Lola's):  Featuring members of Zanzibar Snails, Great Tyrant and Dust Congress, among others. 

Books of Shadows (Metrognome's Firehouse Gallery):  Take the stage at 10pm.

Neckhold/Aphonic Curtains/Ascites (House of Tinnitus): This is a return to a more complete harsh noise lineup at HOT with the headlining act, Neckhold, impressively traveling all the way from Australia on an interhemispheric journey to perform their vicious combination of noise and screaming. Habeeb is the name of the solo project for Steel hook Prosethes' L. Kerr. He has been working on the project on and off since 2001. Though it's much more expansive and ambient-sounding than the rest of these acts, it is by no means less intense, and has a cloudy and brooding quality to the music. (DL)

Matt and Kim/Giggle Party (House of Blues): I know this show is in the smaller Cambridge Room, but its surprising that Matt and Kim are playing such a big venue, and even more surprising that a relatively new band like Giggle Party is opening-- two groups that normally stick to DIY venues

J-Live (the Lounge)

SUNDAY

Wanda Sykes (Nokia Theater): The Sykes roast of Obama is one of the funniest things I've seen in a while, particularly her comments about Sean Hannity. And her performances on Curb Your Enthusiasm are almost all gems, especially the Crazy Eyez Killa episode. I know a lot of people don't feel the same way, but I love Wanda Sykes.

not new music fridays

Raymond Scott - Soothing Sounds for Baby, volumes 1-3 (1963, Epic)

If you can't tell by the title of these albums, they were in fact meant to be played for babies as an "aural toy" during the "feeding, teething, play, sleep and fretful periods" that children endure over the course of their first 18 months.

Listening with the hindsight of the 46 years that have passed since their release, it becomes quickly evident that this set cannot be filed away under 'novelty' or 'children's albums.' The term 'ahead of it's time' is often abused, especially in music discussions, and many artists that have had this term applied to them were most certainly influenced, whether directly or indirectly, by Raymond Scott's work as a musician, band leader and DIY engineer. Instead of rambling on incessantly about Scott's accomplishments, I'll simply direct you to his official website, which is very thorough. Don't miss the article written by long time colleague Bob Moog if you are into the whole electronic music thing.

My daughter, for the most part, has been indifferent to these recordings, but some of you out there may have young children that will enjoy these albums as they were originally intended, though, after reading many of the posts in the comments sections lately, I seriously doubt that most of your dicks have been out of your hands long enough to reproduce...

Art List

So, approximately two weeks ago, wielding the Journalistic Weight of this here cutting-edge North Texas Art column, I randomly tried to interview Dallas artist Kim Wyly, when her show opened somewhere a couple of weeks ago (at Cerulean Gallery?) ---- but I couldn't because she was gallivanting about somewhere in Spain with an iPhone™ / paintbrush in hand.

While waiting for her response, and while perusing her web site, I decided I really like her stuff. There's a certain good-good Outsider Dirtiness that I think is hard to reproduce -- without some core true-good dirty-dirty Outsider characteristics. If you know what I mean.

I finally tracked her down via aforementioned iPhone™ this week (the true Outsider's Walkie-Talkie) and she had these timelessly hard-hitting art opinions to express:

Mini-Greatness: Kim Wyly

Richardson Heights: What is your studio set up like? What kind of environment do you create while you work?

Kim Wyly: The studio is above the garage. There is plenty of good light. There are 3 tables and 2 easels. The studio is pretty organized... There are stacks of magazines that I flip through to get inspired like Elle Decor, Art in America, or Nylon. Music also inspires me. I usually play anything from Santogold, M83, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gospel music, or the local 70s radio station.

RH: In your artwork do you employ any unique techniques that you've developed on your own?

KW: One technique that I use is I layer oil paints with gesso to create texture. I start with a painting or idea. Once the oil painting has dried, I apply a thin layer of gesso allowing part of the painting to show through, then I paint another design, creating a layered appearance.

RH: At what point, or after what event, did you start calling yourself an artist?

KW: I consider myself an "artist in training," because I am still learning. Art is a medium to communicate with others. Part of my art sales go to local non-profits. A few that have been or will be supported by the art shows are: New Friends New Life, Dallas Childrens Advocacy Center, Dallas Life, and Operation Kindness. This is a way to communicate and bring awareness of worthy causes.

RH: Can you describe how you develop titles for your work?

KW: Sometimes I think of a word that captures the symbolism of the painting. Most of the titles come from Caroline and Virginia at Cerulean Gallery. I will email photos of the work, then they come up with titles.

RH: How do you know a piece is finished?

KW: When I look at a piece and think, I would hang that on my wall.

RH: I couldn't agree more...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So, if you're not so concerned with how cool your Tight Indie Rock Pants (TIRPs) are going to look at The Granada's Neil Sedaka concert this week, you should attend an art show instead and feel slightly less like an asshole....

FRIDAY

SQUARED
Artists' Showplace
SW Quadrant of Coit and Arapaho in Richardson
Reception: Friday, July 10, 6 to 9 PM

Featuring live music by the "Paul Utay Band" (un-fortunately un-googleable).

save nikki
Nicole Morrow (?)
Rising Gallery
4631 Insurance Road, Dallas TX
Reception: Friday, July 10, 6 - 9:30 PM

"[Nicole] Morrow feels her work is a way to express herself without speaking." And that is precisely why I put a heat-sensing Hallmark Greeting card that sings "We Are The Champions" in front of every painting I create. That speaks for me.

FLUXHIBITION #3: Thinking Inside of the Box
The Gallery - UTA E.H. Hereford University Center
Reception: Friday, July 10, 6 - 8 PM

"Sponsored by the Student Art Association, The Gallery at UTA presents an international exhibit of "Boxes, Cases, Kits and Containers" from the Permanent Collection of the FluxMuseum in conjunction with the International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction."

Slow Cooked & Hickory Smoked
Etty Horowitz, Will Johnson, Linda Sheets, Katie Maratta, Kenney Mencher, Inki Min, Skip Noah (A++ Kick-Butt Artist), Jamie Pink, Andrew Wick, Camille Woods, and Dahlia Woods.
Dahlia Woods Gallery
Opens Friday, July 10, 6 - 8:30 PM

SATURDAY

Double Take
Joel Sampson and Maureen Brouillette
Garret Art Gallery
111 E. Virginia
McKinney, TX 75069
Located on the North side of the square.
Reception: Saturday, July 11, 7 - 10 PM.

Glenn Comtois
Eclectic Expressions
201 E. Sanford, Arlington TX 76011
Unknown time. Probably 6 - 9 PM.

Summer Series 09
Haley-Henman
2335 Hardwick Street, Dallas TX
Saturday, July 11, 7 - 10 PM.

"A group show featuring fifteen artists" [READ MORE]

Roberta Harris: UP
The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future
Reception: Saturday, July 11, 3 - 5 PM

Kenn Thorpe: Church and State
Afterimage Gallery
Reception: Saturday, July 11, 7 - 10 PM

Andrew Kendall
Metrognome Collective
Reception: Saturday, July 11, 8pm - with music by Book of Shadows at 10.

Image courtesy of Kim Wyly.

It List: Thursday

Low (the Loft): We've all had those dreams that involve us suddenly realizing that we have some kind of deadline at work we didn't prepare for or a really important test at school we didn't study for, and I sort of got a taste of that feeling this afternoon when I realized that I had to write about low today but had never really sat down and listened to a whole Low record all the way through. It seems strange, really, as I've sort of followed their careers from afar since the mid 90's, and have known countless people throught the years who have considered Low to be one of their favorite bands. Their mostly quiet and minimal arrangements and their often stunning harmonies have always been somewhat interesting in a certain context, although based on the rather limited amount of time I've spent listening to them over the years, it seems they've tried to diversify their sound a bit in recent years to varying degrees of success, trying to rock a little more here or add more electronics there. The point is that even for a person like me, who's a sucker for drugged out atmospheric music as well as quiet and depressing music, neither Low's music nor the stories surrounding the members of the group have ever compelled me to do much more than passively note "oh this is Low, this is pretty good I guess" as I listen to them on someone else's stereo. This isn't meant to be harsh, just honest, and besides-- after 15 plus years, how much is really left to explain about these guys?

Top Notch with Sober with Tony Schwa and Luke Sardello (the Cavern): For those who don't know, Luke Sardello was a major figure in the Dallas dance scene in the late 80's and 90's. He was one of the first to bring Chicago and Acid house to Dallas in 88 and 89 and began frequenting Dallas' underground warehouse party/rave circuit in the 90's. Should be a lot of fun to see out at the Cavern this evening. Read a nice Central Booking interview with Sardello here.

80's Night with DJ G (Haliey's)