Friday, January 16, 2009

Weekender

Not the greatest weekend in the world for shows, but still a few things worth checking out:

FRIDAY

LATE ADD: Fizzy Dino Pop/Dj Ops/Blue Fabric (408 Ponder, Denton)

Yo Majesty/Natalie Stewart (Hailey's): You might be tempted to lump Yo Majesty in with some of that other hipster hop bullshit (am I the only one who tried real hard but couldn't ever get into that Cool Kids record?), but I've seen the women of Yo Majesty twice and they are pretty much the real deal. By the way, I recently rediscovered Queen Latifa's "Just Another Day." Remember that jam from back in the day? It rules. There is also a picture of a topless memeber of Yo Majesty somewhere on WSJR. Post the URL to win a free prize!

ADD: Teenage Cool Kids/Unicorn Basement/MC.Vl/Division of Power (Exploding House)

Cartright/Circlebirds/RTB2/Heartstring Stranglers (Fra House): DL once called Cartright the worst local band, and I had to laugh at that a lot because even though I actually don't mind Cartright much, I can totally see why someone would say what DL did. Fortunately for society at large, however, most people in the world are not like us, and in fact, Cartright, during their time in Denton, had one of the most loyal local followings of any band I've seen around these parts, especially when they played at their home base, the Yellow House. Yeah, I can see how they are a Cetro-matic and Replacements rip off, but I've seen several of their shows over the years and I've never NOT had fun. That might have been due to the settings more than the band, but isn't context EVERYTHING these days?

Uptown Fridays with Select (Zubar)

Nervous Curtains/The Make Believers/Followed By Static (Doublewide)

SATURDAY

Baptist Generals/Robert Gomez/Doug Burr/Dust Congress (Sons of Hermann Hall): Sons is an appropriate setting for this show for sure, and in my not-so-humble opinion, Dust Congress are the highlights here, although to quote a WSJR associate, Baptist Generals DID get like an 8.5 in Pitchfork six years ago. JK guys!

ADD: Violent Squid/Sarah Ruth/Echo-Toll (Knight House)

Tame...Tame and Quiet/Shiny Around the Edges/Kaboom (Chat Room): If you haven't been to the Chat Room yet, it's a pretty great place to see a show, so check it out. Oh, and you just lost Ft. Worth Vegan Scene points. Bummer.

Hot Flash (Fallout Lounge): The Hot Flash crew tonight will also feature Genova. Should be the usual hipster meat market at Fallout if you're looking for some, uh, meat. But if you're in the mood to dance, Hot Flash is always fun and relatively douche free compared to the rest of the dance clubs in Dallas.

SUNDAY

Three on Sunday with Martin Iles (Dan's Silverleaf): Martin will be bringing you the following:

HOOLI​GANSH​IP:​ ADVEN​TURE
Hooli​gansh​ip (​Peter​ Burr and Chris​tophe​r Doulg​eri)​,​ 2006 (6 min.)

In this anima​ted short​,​ band pract​ice is inter​rupte​d by “Dona​ld Trump​et”,​ who tells​ the music​ians about​ some of his probl​ems.​ These​ probl​ems inclu​de pizza​,​ hot dogs,​ soft serve​ ice cream​,​ and more.​

Hooli​gansh​ip is the North​west’​s answe​r to the visua​l cultu​re of Fort Thund​er,​ Force​field​,​ Paper​ Rad, and Dear Raind​rop.​ Using​ music​,​ anima​tion,​ insta​llati​on,​ and perfo​rmanc​e,​ the duo “reve​l in a hypno​tic abund​ance of digit​al infor​matio​n”.​ LINK

LORD of the UNIVE​RSE
TVTV (Top Value​ Telev​ision​)​,​ 1974 (60 min.)

He was the 16-​year-​old Guru Mahar​aj Ji and, as the Mille​nnium​ appro​ached​,​ he promi​sed to levit​ate the Houst​on Astro​dome.​ It was the early​ Seven​ties and anyth​ing was possi​ble so thous​ands flock​ed to his gathe​ring.​ Follo​w him from his mansi​on in New York to the limou​sines​ in Houst​on,​ liste​n to his follo​wers and watch​ the spect​acle unfol​d just as the gueri​lla docum​entar​y colle​ctive​ TVTV did in this long out of print​ Alfre​d I. DuPon​t award​ winni​ng docum​entar​y.​


“If this guy is God, then this is the God the Unite​d State​s of Ameri​ca deser​ves.​” - Abbie​ Hoffm​an


LINK

NINA SIMON​E LIVE
VARA/​GRANA​DA,​ 1965/​1968 (60 min.)

Featu​ring perfo​rmanc​es in Holla​nd on Decem​ber 25, 1965 and on Engla​nd’s Grana​da TV on Septe​mber 14, 1968.​

Songs​ inclu​de.​.​.​ Brown​ Baby,​ Four Women​,​ The Balla​d of Holli​s Brown​,​ Tomor​row is My Turn/​Image​s,​ Go Limp,​ Missi​ssipp​i Godda​m,​ Go To Hell,​ Ain’t​ Got No/I Got Life,​ Backl​ash Blues​,​ I Put a Spell​ on You, Don’t​ Let Me Be Misun​derst​ood,​ Why? (The King of Love is Dead)​.​ LINK

83 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Spectacle CD Release
Saturday Night Rubber Gloves

5:50 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Exploding House Tonight $5 please
Teenage Cool Kids
Unicorn Basement (Minneapolis)
MC.VL (Minneapolis)
Division of Power

6:13 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

this weekend is poor to say the least

6:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

prize winner<<<

6:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

KNIGHT HOUSE SHOW SATURDAY in Denton
VIOLENT SQUID
SARAH RUTH
ECHO-TOLL
come on!

6:28 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

sorry, we're stupid and we forgot those shows. I'll add em now

6:31 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

prize winner<<<

6:31 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Posted.... you'll see them up there in a few minutes.

6:37 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

and email us for your prize!

6:41 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

whats your email again? WSJ@yahoo.com?

6:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

JnJs Saturday,
Warren J. Hearne,
Sabra Laval,
Mauve X

with Warren and Sabra performing some duets... will be a treat before the other shows.

not sure what time,though, and not sure what order

6:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

frahouse sunday
burning bush
all day (probably)
lots of bands, and shit

6:50 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

this may be robby's last show w/ hss tonight at fra house. if you've enjoyed his work come by and tell him so, eh?

6:59 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

gonna go check out Binary Sunrise and Cocky Americans tonite at City Tavern, anyone heard anything about them?

7:08 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

cocky americans are great

7:20 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

black tie dynasty, what made milwaukee famous, pvc street gang, the boxing lesson @ granada saturday

7:21 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

cool, wanna see Binary too. Heard they're both good.

7:53 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

cool, wanna see Binary too. Heard they're both good.

8:06 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

408 Ponder St.

9:25 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

408 Ponder St.

9:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sun Club in spinning at 408 ponder

9:56 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

awol one at choke cough toppers !!? in choke cough watagauga choke cough sunday. i dont get it did what?

10:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

where the hell is city tavern

11:13 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cocky Americans are the worst local band (in my humble opinion)... I saw them a few months ago, and i was tempted to actually step out until they were done. They reminded me of a crappy highschool band. BTD is not fun either. Boxing Lesson's manager emailed me recently and sent me the album but i just couldn't get into it... Baptist Generals are a good bet this weekend!

11:29 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

what the hell? couldn't even give glen campbell some love?

11:31 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i guess they were good while you were stepping out...

2:50 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I feel bad for saying that Cartright was the worst local band. There were worse bands when I think back on it now. The guy's voice just grated on me.

6:07 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

(in regards to 12:50's comment) nah, i endured their entire set (i was at the very front and i couldn't give up that spot)... i said "tempted"

10:26 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Binary Sunrise was great last night. That name is fucked though. I have passed on seeing them before thinking that it was going to be fratish. Good stuff. Will see them again for sure.

11:01 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

mentioning black tie dynasty makes you a complete fucking loser. i can't believe pvc is playing with them. you want money, chris? come suck my dick. don't play the fucking granada.

11:41 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i can't BELIEVE the tiki lounge was closed.

SHIPS was better, anyway.

i love you guys.

11:42 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

TOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!

11:51 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

8:26, weird. I've seen em a few times at the cavern and they killed.

11:52 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

maynards dick!

11:55 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dood, that hot pepper corn in a cup stuff they sell out front is incredible.

1:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for adding my shiz on there, sarah alexander is fucking cool, i can't wait

2:20 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

sarah alexander is the chicken lady.

2:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cocky and binary show was good and probably the only reason I'll ever go to city tavern.

9:29 - Worst local band? Come on. Just cuz you didn't like them doesn't mean that.

3:39 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

GO TO THE KNIGHT HOUSE TONIGHT FUCREKMOTEHRS

6:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

why is sarah alexander the chicken lady? it just doesn't make sense

9:35 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who is the worst local band?

11:04 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

like anyone could ever know that

1:02 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

whatever afterlife there is
be it 47 virgins
be it sleeping peacefully
be it infinite anal rape by blazing whale harpoon
all i ask
IS THAT SLOAN IS NOT THERE

1:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Giggle Party is playing with Happy Bullets Sunday at Club Dada. It's a benefit for a theater troop. Sound at Dada is decent so it should be a good show.

2:01 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yes i consider them to be the worst local band... i did say "my humble opinion" (tongue in cheek, i know but it is my opinion). I just found them hard to sit through... i have a cd of theirs as well and it just comes off as completely boring to me... plus that was a return to the post about Cartright... i do think BTD is close to worst though haha

2:16 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

really all i care about is fuel city.

see, the thing about fuel city is, it's bright. and there's lots of beer. and tacos. and gas.


bob seger

3:33 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

12:16 - lol if they sucked so bad why did you take a cd from them?

4:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

so what's going on at fra house tomorrow?

4:35 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

2:23- lol cause they handed it to me. What should I have done? "Oh hell no, don't you give me that CD. You guys sucked!" haha. i tried to give it away but no one would take it... so i listened to it to see if there was anything worth listening too that i somehow missed at the show, turns out nothing there either... sorry

10:29 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

2:23- lol cause they handed it to me. What should I have done? "Oh hell no, don't you give me that CD. You guys sucked!" haha. i tried to give it away but no one would take it... so i listened to it to see if there was anything worth listening too that i somehow missed at the show, turns out nothing there either... sorry

10:29 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

where you from david corti?

11:25 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

cocky americans are responsible for 2 of my top 5 or so cavern nights ever. i dont get all the hating unless it is just your typical local bands anonymously trashing other local bands shit. i wanted to hate them at first but i just can't. and they are really friendly dudes too

12:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i like how jason of giggle party is commenting on Dada's sound as if they get offers to play at House of Blues and they are taking a step down to play a benefit.

12:56 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yeah bitch

2:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

where you from daivid corti?

2:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

worst local band? fishboy (by default)

3:08 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i take the cocky americans being the worst band remark back... Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights are by far the worst... what was i thinking? haha

4:31 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

oh and i really wanted to like cocky americans, they just bored me... maybe thats why i dislike them so much... from utter disappointment.

4:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

repost off of myspace from lance...

fra house

burning bush fest today.

grilling and chilling commences at 6.

featuring the wonderful noises of:

scoff
drink to victory
teenage bees
dust congress
red faced laughter
kaboom!
gheistheistler

come eat and drink and listen and look at things with us.

2127 west oak street. byob.

4:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

8:29 - So they handed it to you and you HAD to take it but then you couldn't give it away? People exhibited the behavior you couldn't bring yourself to exhibit. SO you contradict yourself. I think you should head back upstairs and make your mom dinner. Having my cock in her mouth isn't filing her up.

5:16 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

8:29 - So they handed it to you and you HAD to take it but then you couldn't give it away? People exhibited the behavior you couldn't bring yourself to exhibit. SO you contradict yourself. I think you should head back upstairs and make your mom dinner. Having my cock in her mouth isn't filing her up.

5:18 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Burning Bush fest tonight at the Fra House.

stop by if you want.

5:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

knight house fucking ruled

8:29 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cocky Americans should have shoved that CD right up your lame ass.

9:25 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

cartright was torture

11:08 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

steelers, fuckers. that is all...

12:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cartright are just a Replacements rip off? How DARE you say that!

9:19 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

sloan is a genius , one day be will be my lawyer

10:36 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

haha 3:18 are you a member of the band? nice conclusion btw

11:14 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We don't get offers to play at House Of Blues it's true! But we do get offers to play inside your mom's vagina.Dick.


No seriously Club Dada had great sound. Thanks to the sound guy over there. It was fun and kids danced. So I can't be any more appreciative.

11:45 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

no, 3:18 was not one of us. all of our members know that the word "filling" has two L's. and the one-L'd "filing" implies some form of manual labor and we fastidiously avoid manual labor where possible.

12:08 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

no, 3:18 was not one of us. all of our members know that the word "filling" has two L's. and the one-L'd "filing" would imply some form of manual labor and we fastidiously avoid manual labor where possible.

12:12 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

but for the record we have only passed out CDs at one show, and we only had like 50 of them and only gave them to people who stuck their hands out for one. so whomever said we made him take one can go upstairs and cook for their mom or something. Filling.

12:26 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I like this Cocky Americans guy. He's got class. I do all the filing at work.

1:12 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Burning Bush fest tonight at the Fra House.

stop by if you want.

1:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

he's also got a weird voice. HEH.

2:26 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i am 3:18 and not a member of any band. I'm a pre-modernist sculptor with a knack for poor grammar and message board combat.

4:59 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

potato?

5:11 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

could be...let's try and keep this an adult discussion. ANyone started on their taxes?

5:19 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hell no i haven't started on my taxes!!! go fuck yourself

6:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i have, i claim every single receipt i ever obtained since i was 12 each year

7:02 PM  
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This is the comment for last weekends bullshit:

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