Weekender 7/6/07-7/8/07

FRIDAY

Christian! Teenage Runaway Release Party with Koji Kondo and Kaboom (1007 Oakland St. Denton): This sounds like it's going to be a blast. A house/record release party for C!TR, who will be starting their set some time around 10, followed by performances from Koji Kondo and kaboom some time later in the evening. According to a post in one of our comment threads, the current incarnation of CTR won't be around for long, so you might want to see them while you still have a chance. Two great live bands plus Kaboom, who I wouldn't call "great" just yet, although they seem like they might be on their way to something good.

St. Vincent/Scout Niblett (Hailey's): I'm not sure if St. Vincent's moody, dramatic pop is exactly my thing, but I guess if that kind of thing is your kind of thing then you might dig her kind of thing. She reminds me a lot of Tori Amos, but that's probably just because I'm an asshole.

DJ Battle with Select, Prince William, Big J and more (Absinthe Lounge): These are usually a pretty good time, although Absinthe Lounge would be doing everyone a favor if they got a bigger sound system. The excellent Select and Prince William should keep things interesting.

SATURDAY

Shearing Pinx/Eat Avery's Bones/Nouns Group/Christian! Teenage Runaway/Koji Kondo/Icarus Crane (UTD Campus-Richardson): Probably the biggest bill of the week, and it will be a good one. I've never heard Shearing Pinx before, but they sound pretty good, and I bet anyone who is into any of the other local acts on this bill will probably enjoy them. This show is going on at the UTD campus in Richardson just outside the student union near the tennis courts. Go to Radio UTD's website for more info. If it rains, they have a plan to move everything inside. Starts at 8pm and serves as a charity event for Operation Kindness, which helps baby puppies and lil' kittens and shit.

Zanzibar Snails/Cue/Balmorhea (Hailey's): Cue and Zanzibar Snails sound like quite a perfect pairing to me: while Zanzibar might just cause massive paranoia with their nervous and violent build ups of ecstatic noise, Cue seems to be quite good at playing up the calmer, more "post-rock" chamber music influenced side of things, keeping you nice and calm before ZS knock you down.

The Night Game Cult/Angry Businessmen/Ribelle Scaltro/Delphi
(8th Continent): I believe these shows usually start around 9 or 10, and they're always free. Go see what kind of show Kyle from Night Game decides to put on, because you never know what you're going to get. UPDATE: THIS SHOW IS CANCELED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE AT 8TH CONTINENT.

Voot Cha Index/The Happy Bullets/Hardin Sweaty and the Ready to Go/Chris Garver (Rubber Gloves): This is both a reunion show and a countdown to the inevitable end for Voot Cha Index, as the band gets together for the first time in a while before most of their members move off to college at the end of the summer. Fans won't want to miss this show.

Dj Pierre (Minc Lounge): Surprised there aren't a few more people talkin about this show. DJ Pierre was a major figure in the original wave of Chicago acid house, developing some of the first tracks to prominently feature the Roland 303 as a member of Phuture, who released one of the most important acid house tracks in history ("Acid Trax"). Pierre has also worked with or received props from such DJs and producers as Carl Craig, Bob Sinclar and Michael Mayer. Some people would even say that the guy INVENTED acid house, although there were obviously a lot of other producers involved. Anyway, a true dance music legend at Minc for a $10 cover. Sounds worth it to me.

Sorta/Current Leaves (Dan's Silverleaf): Go see Current Leaves open for Sorta, and maybe try to track down some of the Hardline dudes while you're at it. Do they go to Danny's shows? I have no idea. And Sorta has a fairly decent cover of Pavement's "Stop Breathing" if you care to listen.

SUNDAY

Violent Squid/Koji Kondo(Rubber Gloves)

The Beatdown/Thee Finelines (SHQ Denton)