Weekend Show Forecast: 10/15
Thursday, Oct. 15
Ghostland Observatory
Where: The Pageant
When: Doors at 7
Austin electro-rockers Ghostland Observatory create some of the more electro-rockin’ party music you can drink to these days, and where better to do just that than a show sponsored by SoCo? This show promises to be pretty rowdy; with Southern Comfort providing the drinks, there will be no shortage of ass-shaking. Want to go? Text “ST LOUIS” to 68405 to get your free ticket.
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Dr. Dog @ The Gargoyle, 10/13/09
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I walked by the entrance to the Gargoyle a few hours before Dr. Dog took the stage, and I saw trees and ferns being loaded in alongside amps, drums and guitar cases. I was beginning to suspect that this would be a great show. Turns out I was right, and the trees, flowers, pink flamingos and other miscellaneous plants and animals covering the stage certainly didn’t hurt – I felt like I was watching a show in a botanical garden. Or Jurassic Park…
Dr. Dog – The Breeze
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Say Anything – Say Anything
Say Anything’s self-titled new album is most accurately described as remarkably relatable. It is the familiar story of an underdog growing up in today’s society, drawing from the experiences we’ve all dealt with: being angry with the authoritative figures in your life, feeling like a total failure and seeking solace in the deepest despairs of heartbreak. These are themes interwoven throughout the album in the form of melodic tunes like “Do Better” and unforgettably angsty refrains proclaiming “Hate Everyone.” It’s my story. It’s your story. It’s our story.
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Mastodon and Dethklok @ The Pageant, 10/13/09
Mastodon and Dethklok: surely two of the biggest names in the metal scene today, if for totally different reasons—Mastodon for their trademark brand of prog rock/sludge metal fusion, Dethklok as the fictional band from the Adult Swim cartoon “Metalocalypse.” Regardless of their differences, with these two heavy hitters teaming up to headline, many a metalhead was lined up at the door of the Pageant to witness this monster of a show. (more…)
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They Might Be Giants @ The Pageant, 10/9/09
When They Might Be Giants says they are playing Flood, their platinum selling record from 1990, in its entirety, you know you are in for a real treat. But what does playing Flood actually entail? On October 9 at the Pageant, for the audience it meant singing along to all those tenderly loved classics on Flood.
They Might Be Giants – I Am a Paleontologist (ft. Danny Weinkauf)
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Atlas Sound – Logos
As Atlas Sound, Bradford Cox is not a punk from Georgia anymore. And although Logos is two years and two albums removed from the memories of Deerhunter, his last noisy band, it nevertheless contents itself in remembering the murky, often eerie sound of the past. If Deerhunter was the sound of Cox as a thrashing punk grotesque with Marfan syndrome in the Gothic South, Atlas Sound is his inward journey to a more surreal plane.
Atlas Sound – Walkabout (ft. Noah Lennox)
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Photos: Screaming Females @ The Gargoyle, 10/6/09
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Screaming Females – Bell
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“Diggin’” – Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground
Months ago, I was incredibly exhilarated when Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground released “Diggin’,” the debut single of its second self-titled album. Whether indicative of the band’s truly remarkable sophomore effort or my own poor writing merit, I find “Diggin’” to be largely indescribable. Like previous Kay Kay works, it aptly blends so many musical elements and themes that the listener is found questioning how many songs the track truly contains, and whether its play-time (3:55) is a crude under-estimation.
Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground – Diggin’
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Weekend Show Forecast: 10/8/09
Thursday, Oct. 8
The Aggrolites, Murder City Players
Where: Off Broadway
When: Doors at 8, show at 8:30
The Aggrolites, natives of Los Angeles, play some of the most soulful and honest reggae around. Reggae is one of those genres that is often reduced to imitation, or else utilized by modern bands for the sake of having varied influences. But real, honest-to-jah reggae is hard to come by these days. For the Aggrolites, it’s all there, from Bunny Lee’s organ shuffle, to the “Simmer Down” ska of The Wailers. Sure, tickets are $15 for those of age (and $18 for you young’uns), but you paid $7 to see your friend’s ska band in high school … think of it as inflation.
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Built to Spill – There Is No Enemy
Built to Spill, the ever-unchanging lineup of Doug Martsch, Brett Nelson, and Scott Plouf, is a staple of 90′s music nostalgia. Their dreamy guitar-plucking and Martsch’s unassumingly simple lyrics have come to symbolize for many listeners, including myself, a time long gone. But after a string of untouchable records in the 90′s, the oughties brought a lull in which BTS fans only heard a few jam-heavy records that hid the occasional gem. But here, the silence is broken, the hazy and wandering guitar solos are rolled aside, and Martsch and Co. deliver There Is No Enemy, a proper BTS album that will be counted among their best.
Built to Spill – Hindsight
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