The Weekender 8/11/06-8/13/06

FRIDAY

1. Laptop Deathmatch @ the Dallas Video Festival (Kalita Humphreys Theater, Dallas Theater Center- corner of Lemmon and Turtle Creek, Starts at 9pm): Click here to get more general info about the Dallas Video festival. It looks like there will be a ton of interesting shit going on, so you might want to check out some of the other things that will be happening there this weekend. Tonight at 9pm, 8 performers from the Laptop Deathmatch will be performing their music backed by some free form experimental videos. I'm not sure exactly what to expect from this performance, but I know its going to be the best thing going in Dallas tonight, so you might want to give it a shot. The event will be hosted by John Freeman, and will feature video work from Mazinga Phaser, Paul Baker and Video Jockey for Sub Oslo. Check this shit out from Paul Baker. Looks pretty cool to me. And after the Deatmatch:

you can get into the afterparty at Club One free with your ticket stub. The after party will feature performances from Laptop Deathmatch artists, as well as DJ Stephen R playing classic industrial (do people actually attempt to dance to Throbbing Gristle?), goth, new wave, and more. Club One is located at 3025 Main St. in Deep Ellum (bring a gun).

2. Mathstorm/Voot Cha Index/ Sarah Reddington (Rubber Gloves-Denton): This will apparently be Mathstorm's last show, and fans of indie pop should be sad, because they sound as if they could have developed into one of the better local bands in that genre, which says something when you consider that there are 8 million indie pop bands in these parts. We're not particularly crazy about them, but they're good at what they do. Voot Cha and the excellent Sarah Reddington are both worth checking out, and we hear SR is a forcefull live band as well. We believe that Voot Cha goes on before Sarah Reddington.


SATURDAY

1. The Clientele/ Great Lakes/ Theater Fire (Hailey's): If there is a "must see" this weekend, I'm going to have to say that this is the one. The Clientele is a band that continues to blow me away almost every time I hear them. The trick is, they don't do anything particularly new or original as far as style or influences, but they write these incredibly infectious (and extremely English) pop songs that seem to tap into certain internal visions and feelings that you can't really describe, but know that everyone shares. Its truly great music that sounds like nothing else, and will hit you with its beauty almost right away. Theater Fire opens, which provides even more of a reason to make the Denton trip. Brooklyn's Great Lakes play somewhat slick and complex indie pop... which is a lot better than that description makes it sound. I bet they'll be pretty good too.

2. Flashlight Party will be spinning at Rubber Gloves with The Pebble that Saved the World and Prom Nite.

3. Pleasant Grove will be playing at Lee Harvey's at 830. Go see one of the few Dallas bands that has both 1) been around for a long time and 2) is still really good.

4. Dub Assembly 2 will be going down at Wax, 2653 Commerce starting at 10 pm. Select has been spreading the word about this show all week, which means that there will probably be a good crowd out there, dancing to newest Dubstep. This is something you normally wouldn't hear in DFW, and most of what Select is involved with ends up being a good time, so give it a try.


Sorry we were a bit short today... check back this weekend for updates on other shows, parties, and events that we might have missed.