For the weekend of January 28th - 31st, 2010
It's another busy weekend of music in this town, so let's get down to business partying. We know - it can be hard to keep up with all the tunes in this town, but fear not: Houstonist has hand-selected some shows to which your presence would be a welcome addition.
So what to do with your Thursday? Well, we suppose the obvious selection is Yo La Tengo at Warehouse Live, but truth be told Houstonist is more excited about opening act Times New Viking. If you don't want to fork out the $20 to go see the show, however, there are free shows at Valhalla, Continental Club, and Charlie's Big Top. We'd like to see somebody brave enough to hit Super Happy Fun Land and report back on Blackbird Raum - a troupe of crazy folk-slangin' kids from California. Think washtub bass, banjo, accordion, washboard, mandolin, etc.
The schedule shoots up Friday like a gangly teenager that just hit his growth spurt, with shows a plenty. There's a great [and free!] benefit show for Abbas - one of the baristas at Brasil - at Mango's, and we hope you'll go and donate as he needs hip surgery. Sure, there are some other shows on Friday, but none so worthy as this one.
Houstonist is pretty giddy about Saturday, though. Caddywhompus returns to town to play Mango's with Female Demand, and they've brought along another instrumental Louisiana act: Smiley With A Knife. We actually picked up their demo last year at SXSW, and can vouch for their prowess. There's an all-day show at Super Happy Fun Land, and Pride Kills will be unleashing a new 7-inch at Walter's. You'll find Houstonist at Notsuoh for an epic show featuring B L A C K I E, Muhammid Ali, Legsweeper - a pair of super-legit punkers from Dallas, Limb, Somosuno, and Followed By Static - another legit duo from Austin.
Now, how to cap off our weekend on Sunday? You say we should we go see Girls at Walter's? Leave the picking and choosing to the experts, because the show to see is undoubtedly Something Fierce at The Mink. They'll be launching their new 7-inch, Where You Goin' Man?, and we need a copy. Everyone in this town does, but we hear there's only 500, so make sure you're on that exclusive list of folks in the know about one of Houston's premiere punk bands.
So, for what are you waiting? Fill up that calendar and come hang out with us this weekend!
Thursday, January 28th
The Allen Oldies Band at Warehouse Live [Studio]
Blackbird Raum, U Not I, Chicken Little!, Days n' Daze, Anna & The Annadroids at Super Happy Fun Land
Chelsea Hotel, Matt Mayo at Valhalla [Rice University]
Fred Eaglesmith at Mucky Duck
Hip-Hop Krylon Society at Bohemeo's
Los Pistoleros de Texas at Charlie's Big Top
Quadraphonic at Continental Club
The Renfrees, Coby Miller at Anderson Fair
Yo La Tengo, Times New Viking at Warehouse Live [Ballroom]
Friday, January 29th
Alison Fisher at Charlie's Big Top
Benefit Show for Abbas with Robert Ellis and the Boys, Two Star Symphony, Grandfather Child, Chase Hamblin, Grrl Parts, Davie Graves, Southern Backtones, Sideshow Tramps at Mango's
The Blue Threads, Radio Ark, Grizzly, The Mint, Cold Forty Three at Fitzgerald's [downstairs]
Fiery Furnaces, Drug Rug at Walter's
Green Mountain Grass, Fahl & Folk at Last Concert Cafe
Hermit Thrushes, Free Radicals, Anna & The Annadroids, Fist of Kong, Wiggins and Risk at Super Happy Fun Land
Jason Eady at Anderson Fair
Jody Seabody & The Whirls at Bohemeo's
Jonathan Richman at Continental Club
Blues Mafia, Love Street Light Circus Feel Good Machine at Dan Electro's
Morakestra at The Mink
P.L.F., Abrupt, H.R.A., Obama Nation at The Hot Dog Shop [6405 Brittmore]
Randy Weeks at Mucky Duck
Tyagaraja, The Fox Derby, The Language Room at Warehouse Live
Wings Burn Away, The 71's, Cyrios, 4 O'Clock at Fitzgerald's
Saturday, January 30th
Anti-Climax, The Lion Of Wall Street, Days n' Daze, Alimanas, Archaic 3, U Not I, LSD/Picking Scabs, Molotov Compromise, Rats In The Attic, Action Frank, Pelly Rodgers, Delta Bloc, Freddie Ghonerea & The Gunz at Super Happy Fun Land [4:30 pm]
Bigga Staar, Mr. Blacc Sheep, D.R.U.M., Kosmic Steel at Continental Club
Idgy Vaughn at Anderson Fair
Caddywhompus, Female Demand, Smiley with a Knife at Mango's
Carmeci, Aftermath, Witness The Fall, Electric Attitude, The Band Foster, Melissa Savcic at Jet Lounge
Carolyn Wonderland, Richard Cagle & The Voodoo Choir, Idol Hand, Mojofromopolis at Meridian
Del Castillo, Chango Man at Dan Electro's
Doyle Bramhall at Mucky Duck
The Dukes at Bohemeo's
I Am Ghost, Modern Day Escape, We Are The Becoming, Murder FM, Misery Loves Comfort at Fitzgerald's [downstairs]
Lee Alexander, Arthur Yoria, Petesimple at Rudyard's
Lethal Aggression, Scum Allegiance, H.R.A., Termination Force, Owl Witch at The Mink
Limb, Somosuno, B L A C K I E, Legsweeper Muhammid Ali, Followed By Static at Notsuoh
Patrick Godbey, Whurm at Last Concert Cafe
Pride Kills [7" Release], Hell City Kings, No Talk, Power Trip, The Burden at Walter's
Sunday, January 31st
Exterminating Angels, The Kaboxo Heads, Organ Failure, Organic Health Monkey, Sugar Glyder, Days n' Daze, Puppetrina, Bulletproof Gatorade, Rapeworm, PSA, Thou Shalt Not Kill....Except, Muzak John at Super Happy Fun Land
Girls, Magic Kids, The Smith Westerns at Walter's
Hey Kid, Something Fierce [7" Release], DJ No Fun, King Ghidora at The Mink
Houston Funk Factory at Continental Club
Moe Hansum Band at Dan Electro's
Red Molly at Mucky Duck
Photos: Valerie Tamburri [Something Fierce], Blackbird Raum MySpace
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