The It List: Saturday 2/11/6

1. Fishboy/ Voot Cha Index (Rubber Gloves Denton): Both of these bands played for free today at Good Records, but if you're reading this and you didn't see them already, then you're outta luck. Voot Cha Index plays a cool sort of space pop thats worth giving a listen, while Fishboy is like a non retarded Daniel Johnston, which is a good thing since being retarded would suck.

2. Red Monroe (Club Clearview): Ok ok, I guess every fly-over city in the United States needs their own local Strokes these days, and the Valentines are ours. They aren't particularly bad or anything and they write catchy songs, its just that we've heard them all before... being played by other bands that is. Needless to say, this means that the Valentines have a better chance of being big than most of the bands in Dallas right now. Red Monroe, a band we like quite a bit, is opening for them along with What Made Milwaukee Famous (pretty average) and the infamous Belafonte (you know what we think of them).

3. Lollipop Shop (Avenue Arts 825 Exposition Dallas): Cute girls and art kids and hipsters dancing to soul, garage, psyche and other 60's stuff. Five bucks, BYOB, starts at 10 and goes until after 2. Probably the best place to meet a new friend tonight if you dress cool.