Out on the Weekend 3/30-4/1
Seems like it was only days ago that I posted the sometimes-usual, what-to-do-this-weekend stuff. What can I say, it’s been a slow week. I haven’t seen any sort of musical performance (not counting karaoke at DB Cooper’s on Wednesday) since last Sunday, when Ghosty paid admirable tribute to Big Star. I feel so out of the loop. Don’t ask me what’s going on — tell me what’s going on. That’s my new motto.
But if you got nothin’, here are some shows I recommend, after you peruse the music section for our choicestest picks, of course.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
We covered bits of the Sonic Spectrum Anniversary Party here and here, but here’s a complete line-up of the all-star bangup weekend at the Record Bar.
Friday: State Bird, the Caves, Minus Story, the Starlight Mints
Saturday: Softee, Ghosty, the Pedaljets, American Catastrophe
JUST FRIDAY
Bacon Shoe returns, with its original Toine, to Mike’s tonight for a sure-to-be-bacon-serving throwdown. Hopefully, the boys’ll have copies of their new CD for sale. If not, demand they come equipped next time. Not many folks have heard it, but Back from Stinktion: Return of the Vaginosaur is the tits.
Now Hawkins, Miles of Wire, and the Capsules play tonight at the Brick, and I have never heard of any of those bands. I don’t feel like this is entirely my fault. I bet at least one of them is good, maybe all three. Jessica Horn, the Smith Brothers and the Jerry Dowell Band play at Davey’s, in reverse order from how I just listed them. According to Jerry, “We’ll be answering the question: can there really be a country music scene in Kansas City?” If you go and find out the answer, let me know what it is, if you don’t mind.
SATURDAY
The Afterparty, Crawling with Kings and OK Jones at the Hurricane. Country-juke-rock-funtime band the Afterparty and OK Jones (who sound like the Pernice Brothers with a dash of Field Music) are both in my top local 20, and I’ve heard good things about Crawling with Kings, so this just might be an excuse to go to the ‘cane for a change. By the way, the Afterparty has some dandy pictures up on the band’s MySpace blog that were taken when they crashed Willie’s ranch outside Austin last month.
Also tonight, Pieta Brown and David Lindley strum their geetars at Knucklehead’s.
SUNDAY
Hey, it’s actually a good Sunday to see at show. At McCoy’s: Be/Non and Lovers in Transit. At Fred P. Ott’s on the Plaza: the Caves and Crawling with Kings (again); and at the Record Bar, a show for bright young pop fans, with Skybox, the Stock Market Crash and Five Star Crush.
Personally, this is more my speed right about now:
Whatever you decide to do, have fun and leave a big tip.
