| Friday, March 27 |
| Written by Dante Dominick | |
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Headliners are listed first, opening bands last. Times listed are when the opening band starts. Austin.com strives to be accurate in times and cover charges, but don’t sue us if we’re a couple bucks off. Tonight's recommendations are marked with our pick. The Amsterdam Elizabeth Wills 9:00  Antone’sWhite Denim, Built by Snow, Harlem 9:30 / $10 / All Ages Garage Rock, Electro, Indie Austin avant-punk trio, White Denim, continues in their quest to drop the last two words from their “one of the most talked about bands in Austin” status. Built by Snow’s perky electro sounds like The Cars playing early video game music (think ‘80s Atari) with pop vocals; add a crush on Devo and well-channeled nervous energy and you have a hell of a show. Harlem dwell in the psychedelic rock resurgence, but clearly were affected by the brown acid a bit more than most. Austin City Hall Plaza Marshall Ford Swing Band Noon / No Cover / All Ages Western Swing It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing…Texas style. B.D. Riley’s Irish Pub Eric Tessmer 10:00 / No Cover Blues Licks, chops, and blues rock. Tessmer’s SRV-style of Texas blues guitar does good service to the Austin tradition. Beerland The Bounce 10:00 The Belmont DJ Veg 10:00 / No Cover / All Ages Spinning the vinyl late night on the swank, outdoor patio. ‘Bout Time DJ Element 9:00 / No Cover House Jump and get funky with DJ Element’s weekly gig at this popular, friendly North Austin gay bar. Cactus Café Guy Forsyth 8:30 / $15 / All Ages Rock, Blues Blues guitar and harmonica virtuoso Guy Forsyth has steered more to the adult contemporary, rocking singer songwriter side. But he still pulls out the chops. Café Caffeine Southpaw Jones 7:00 Americana, Singer Songwriter Innovative songwriter with a knack for uncanny, but seriously dead-on, lyrics. Clementine Coffee Bar Governours Club 1808 Masshysteri, Mammoth Grinder, Porkeria 7:00 Garage Rock, Punk Masshysteri shows the garage rock explosion isn’t contained to Austin alone; the Swedish outfit teeters to the punk side and male/female vocals keep the tunes fresh. Continental Club (happy hour) The Blues Specialists 6:30 / No Cover Blues 20-year Austin blues gem, playing Texas jump blues, which is like West Coast jump blues but with a detectable lean toward T-Bone and Gatemouth. Continental ClubThe Skunks Present: Sons of Hercules, The Skunks, Flash Boys 10:00 / $10 Garage Rock, Punk Garage Rock Extravaganza hosted by Austin’s legendary punk outfit The Skunks, featuring Jon Dee Graham, Jesse Sublett, and Billy Blackmon, who spiraled from Austin in the late ‘70s to CBGB’s Max’s Kansas City and helped turn Patti Smith, Blondie, Elvis Costello and more on to a little town in Texas called Austin. Sons of Hercules unleash fuzzy garage rock with ferocity, drawing clear influence from MC5 and the Stooges. Flash Boys punk is throwback to ‘70s NYC when the New York Dolls and Heartbreakers were recklessly defining the soundtrack of angst. Continental Club Gallery Mike Flanigin B-3 Trio 10:00 / $5 Lounge, Jazz Upstairs at the Continental Gallery, Mike Flanigin—the local baron of the B-3, is holding court. Cool River Café Dysfunkshun Junkshun Funk Back in time to Morris Day and the Time. Creekside Lounge Saltworth Sundries, Victims of Leisure, Man Carter Bill Donn’s Depot Donn & The Station Masters 9:30 / $3 Piano, Pop The owner plays piano and sings, often accompanied by a bass player and a drummer. Donn has a very large repertoire, ask him to play your favorite song, chances are he'll know it. Dry Creek Saloon Damon Bramblett Americana With a bit of Woody Guthrie in his voice, Bramblett is as known for songwriting as performing. His songs have been recorded by Kelly Willis, Charlie Robison, and Sara Hickman. Elephant Room (happy hour) Nevada Newman’s Jazz Five 6:30 / No Cover A longtime string-instrument specialist in the Asylum Street Spankers, Nevada Newman helms his own band with a penchant for explorations. Elephant Room Beto y los Fairlanes 9:30 / $5 Latin Jazz, Big Band A bona fide party. Beto leads the big band with one mission in mind: to have fun. Emo’s (outside)Tribute Band Marathon w/ Big Mess, Barracuda, Orgasm Addicts, The Costellophones, A Joy Division Cover Band, and more 10:00 / $8 / All Ages ($10) Well, the name gives away the night of cover bands, but if you’re looking for a key: Big Mess = Devo; Barracuda = Heart; Orgasm Addicts = Buzzcocks; Costellophones = Elvis Costello; A Joy Division Cover Band = Motley Crüe. (OK, we made that last one up, but it should be obvious, no?) Emo’s (inside) Shapes Have Fangs, Wine & Revolution, The Gospel Truth, Giant Dog 10: 00 / $8 / All Ages Indie Rock Shapes Have Fangs rock in black and white, like The Kinks first discovering distortion. Gospel Truth sound like a drunken Elvis impersonator leading a garage rock band not sure if they want to play late ‘60s drug rock or late ‘80s minimalist punk. Cause Fiddler’s Hearth The Blaggards 9:00 / All Ages Celtic, Rock Hard Irish rock (or as they like to say, stout Irish rock), from Houston. It would be hard to cite any such band without a Pogues reference, but The Blaggards also have a Slade sound about ‘em (to throw out an obscure ‘80s reference). Flamingo Cantina The Bandulus, One Pin Short, Proper Villain Sound System 9:30 / $5 Ska, Reggae The Bandulus blur lines between reggae and ska, injecting soul into the party as well. Las Vegas’ One Pin Short kick ska with one kick-ass horn section. Giddy Ups (early) Scott Wayne 5:00 / No Cover Giddy Ups Derral Gleason 9:00 / No Cover Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon Jason Arnold & The Stepsiders 9:00 / No Cover Country The stepsiding refers to the two-steppin and swing. Buck Ownes gets a big nod in Arnold’s classic country set. Headhunters Broken Teeth, Thunderosa, Give Er Hell, Cirkus, Heroine, more 10:00 Hard Rock, Metal Full-on, high-voltage hard rock from Austin’s Broken Teeth, fronted by ex-Dangerous Toys’ Jason McMaster. The band burns fast and hard with a new album, Electric, available at shows. Heroine deliver hard hair rock sure to raise some headbanging out of fans of AC/DC and Mötley Crüe. Hole in the Wall The Blind Pets, The Shrieks, Sunglasses & Mushrooms 9:00 / $3 Sunglasses and Mushrooms add a reggae flavor to the hard rock. House Wine McKay Bros 8:00 / No Cover Jovita’sNakia & His Southern Cousins, Dertybird 8:00 / $8 Soul, Southern Rock Teddy bear Nakia’s southern-fried approach to the classic soul stylings of Al Green and Otis Redding results in an infectious groove that throws in shades of the Allman Brothers, Staple Singers. Soul is always front and center though. Dertybird relish in the glory days of southern rock. Lucky Lounge DJ Diamond Tip, Los Bad Apples, Everydudes Latin Hip-Hop Los Bad Apples do to dance and hip-hop what Santana did to classic rock. Maria’s Taco Xpress Leeann’s Traveling Barn Dance Women’s Review w/ Leeann Atherton, Gayle Day, Charlie Faye, Erin Harpe, and more 9:00 / All Ages Americana Americana mama Leeann Atherton puts together a revival of ladies with some boomin’ pipes. Mohawk Unwed Sailor, Clouds Are Ghosts Mother’s Café & Garden Thomas “Doc” Grauzer 6:00 / No Cover Celtic Harp (as in harp, not harmonica) history lesson. Grauzer plays traditional Irish, Scots and Welsh harp music and offers a little storytelling for context. One 2 One Bar Brannen Temple 10:30 Jazz You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone denying BT chops as top skins in town. Everyone from Dr. John to Janet Jackson has called on him. One World Theatre Najee 7:00 & 9:30 / $33-$73 Smooth Jazz The Parlor The Dickins, Buzzcrusher 9:00 / No Cover / All Ages Patsy’s Cowgirl Café Harry Bodine 7:30 Qua Bottle Lounge DJ Mondo Room 710The Dicks, World Burns to Death, Masshysteri, You People, Shootin’ Pains 8:00 Punk The Dicks were at the epicenter of Austin punk in it’s ‘80s heyday and wielded major influence on Mudhoney (who covered “Hate the Police”) and other regions given more credit for hardcore punk. Any concern the decades would temper their onslaught was laid to rest at the Austin Music Awards, where their set knocked the wind our of anyone within 100 feet of the stage. Masshysteri shows the garage rock explosion isn’t contained to Austin alone; the Swedish outfit teeters to the punk side and male/female vocals keep the tunes fresh. Ruta maya Ransom Notes, Reed Turner 9:30 / All Ages Salvage Vanguard Theater Frank Gratkowski w/ Chris Cogburn, Kurt Johnson 8:00 Jazz, Experimental No Idea Festival founder Chris Cogburn brings German saxophonist Frank Gratkowski to Austin for some exploratory avant-jazz music. Saxon Pub (happy hour) The Regulars 6:00 / No Cover Americana Weekly happy hour of acoustic rock Americana with influence from Steve Earle, America, even CCR. Saxon Pub Sunny Sweeney 8:30 / $10 Country Classic country with local gal Sunny Sweeney. Saxon Pub (later) Moot Davis, Driver 10:30 / $10 Alt-Country Driver plays pleasant rock in the Byrds or Eagles vein of Americana. Scoot Inn & Bier Garten DJ Manateeman, Bryan Gutmann, Ghetto Sketch Warlock, Ramirez & Gil Strap 8:00 Sherlock’s Backer St. Pub Chris Boss Rock Hard ‘80s rock from San Antonio. Shooters Billiards Metal Storm 9:00 Speakeasy Lost in Austin 9:30 / No Cover Classic Rock Cover band ripping through Van Halen, Bon Jovi, The Cars, Foreigner and endless other big time ‘70s and ‘80s rock acts. Stubb’s (inside) Twilight Broadcast, Courrier Pop Texas Bar & Grill Dawn Maracle Threadgill’s World Headquarters Mingo Fishtrap 9:00 / $10 Soul, R&B, Funk 8-piece Austin ensemble with a ‘Nawlins attitude. Think Sly and the Family Stone and the Neville Brothers in one. Trophy’s El Paso Heist, We Werewolves 10:00 / $5 Alt-Rock |
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