Horse+donkey: On The Radio- Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh...

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The Daily Fix in The ATX is on hiatus until I find more time during the week to update the blogger. So I'll keep this short and sweet- like me. (Ha-ha...)

In a matter of minutes, experimental psychedelic rockers Horse+donkey will be performing live on KVRX 91.7 FM right here in Austin, TX. You can hear them online @ kvrx.org.

Good Samaritans Rock Club DeVille Tonight

At the very last minute, Youngmond Grand, the band that recorded my favorite radio-friendly indie rock song of 2005, "Pressing The Holes" (The Sculptures Fall), is having a benefit show for Tuscon, AZ natives The Solace Brothers, who fell on hard times when the transmission on their van went kaput. So show some love if you can and make your way to Red River and make a donation. Zookeeper opens the show.

The Solace Brothers Benefit Show
11:00 pm
Club DeVille
900 Red River
Austin, TX

Sing "Rock The Casbah" Outside The Shower Tonight:
Rock & Roll Karaoke @ Beerland



This is probably my shortest blog ever, after an 8-day hiatus from the exciting world of entertainment blogging. But I'm back to announce something besides the last days of The Original Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. (Alamo's actually moving to the location formerly known as The Ritz on 6th Street). I'd like to announce that other cool event that gives most Austin musicians a break.


I spy a trademark copycat pattern here...

Hosted by Nathan Black (Dr. Sketchy), Rock & Roll Karaoke Night at the indie rock hot spot Beerland is going strong with 1000+ songs. There's no cover, so you can afford to splurge on a beer or a frozen mojito- and you can impress your friends with your uncanny ability to sing. Or not...


I love this guy- actor Sam Rockwell.

Rock & Roll Karaoke
w/Nathan Black
9:00 pm
Beerland
711 1/2 Red River
Austin, TX
21+/No Cover

The Daily Fix in The ATX:
Sweatbox Reopens and Austin's Adult Swim Party Returns!

Since I'm still recovering from my day job training (still in progress), I've decided to restrict my Sunday entertainment updates to one or two event mentions, instead of the 7-day scoop.


I can hardly wait to review stellar local CDs produced here! (Click on image to get a better view.)

Sweatbox Recording Studio in Austin, TX Reopens and You're Invited to The Party- Today!

I got the official word from one of my favorite bands, Cat Scientist. Ever since reviewing their stellar CD Cicada (Australian Cattlegod) which features Austin's own partylife theme song "Precipice"), I've been a fan, and hope to see and hear a lot more of them this summer. You lucky Austinites will get to hear them in a free show today featuring a dozen other bands I adore, such as labelmates Attack Formation, and some other bands I enjoy hearing live- Tia Carrera, Youngmond Grand and MonkeyTown (San Marcos, TX).

These bands are celebrating the re-opening of the world-renowned Sweatbox recording studio, in a wonderful new East Austin location. You can read the official news in Austin360.com.

This is the line-up with approximate performance times, subject to change:

American People 6:00
Meat Purveyors 5:40
Attack Formation 5:20
Tia Carrera 5:00
Cat Scientist 4:40
Youngmond Grand 4:20
Good Times Crisis Band 4:00
Peglegasus 3:40
the Easies 3:20
Emily Sparks 3:00
Monkey Town 2:40
Snake Trap 2:20
Sisterunaked 2:00

Sweatbox Reopens!
2:00 pm
1406 Smith Road
Austin, TX
All Ages/Free

And according to Cat Scientist, besides "a shitload of bands", there will be 5 kegs! (Please drink responsibly and have a designated driver on your way to the next event.)

And later today...


Click to view larger image of flier.

The Compound Presents The Return of [austin swim] Tonight

I'm excited about it, but until my schedule allows me to stay up later, I'll be recording [adult swim] on Cartoon Network instead of attending the Austin's [adult swim] party. For those who can stay up a little later than the rest of us working stiffs, this is the 4-1-1 from the [austin swim] MySpace bulletin:

1) We're at the original location again
2) Paris Hilton WILL NOT BE THERE
3) Hellapeño @ 9pm, Lucas Molandes @ 8:30, and Troy Dillinger @8pm
4) You can TiVo the Sopranos and watch it later
5) Free Pizza from Rockin' Tomato @ 8pm
6) [adult swim] @ 10pm
7) You'll be done in time to get to Elysium

See ya there!!!

Austin Swim
When: Sunday Jun 10, 2007
at 8:00 PM
Where:
The Compound
1300 E 4th St
Austin, TX 78702
Click Here To View Event

The Compound is actually outside Scoot Inn in East Austin. It's the perfect new home for the [adult swim] summer parties here in th. Get there early to get a good seat, for free pizza (now ever Sunday!), to hear live music from Texas rockers Hellapeño and Troy Dillinger, and comedy from Lucas Simon Molandes. And of course, view [adult swim] on a jumbo screen. Don't quote me on this, but I think the cover is just a couple of bucks more than the cost of a gallon of petrol- $5.

The Daily Fix in The ATX: Moses and the Burning Bush "Sings Off Key and Says F*ck A Lot"


Moses and The Burning Bush @ Beerland(?). Thursday, 31 May 2007.
(Wow. Somebody's a worse photographer than I am.)

I'm so tired from my day job today, I was tempted to paraphrase a CD review. (One I actually wrote.) But I will take the high road and give you three reasons why you shouldn't miss the next Moses and the Burning Bush show.

1.) It's at The Beauty Bar. A really cool franchise I've never had the pleasure of visiting locally, but obsess about a lot these days. I've made a few attempts, in vain, to attend shows at the downtown cocktail party spot for indie rockers and DJs. But for different reasons, the gods don't want me to be there until I'm ready to rock with the beautiful people.

2.) There's no cover. Or at least it's not advertised anywhere. So you can knock back a cocktail or two and not break the bank.

3.) I recommend it. I was going to type "because I said so," but I thought that would be facetious. Just go and have fun this Tuesday!

Moses and the Burning Bush @
The Beauty Bar
617 E 7th St.
Austin, TX
21+/No Cover(?)
Call 512-391-1943 for more info.

The Daily Fix in The ATX: Music Monday at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema


This Week's Trailer!

I was busy getting baked by the sun on a party boat yesterday instead of doing some reading and internet research to post my picks for the week, so I'm still playing catch up about a lot of events. The description of this weeks so movie is so well-written and succint, I thought I'd save readers the agony of my writing for one day and simply post the link that describes this epic french new wave music flick:

Le Brune et Moi (1979)

For $2, you also get to hear local rockers The Teeners play before the movie. So call your friends, reserve some seats online, and get there early!

Le Brune et Moi
NR; 60min; Director:Philippe Puicouyoul
9:45 pm
Alamo (Downtown)
409 Colorado
Austin, TX
$2

The Weekend Fix in The ATX: Breaking Up and Getting Back Together in One Weekend


Taken the first night I met The Cocker Spaniels.
Photo by Merrick Ales (merrickales.com)

There are so many cool shows tonight with The Cocker Spaniels at The Parlor, and the big showcase @ Emo's outside stage with The Octopus Project announced in The Austin Chronicle, featuring Peel, Palaxy Tracks, and For Those Who Know. But there is a little bit of sad news I'm compelled to report.


For Those Who Know recently announced break-up. And they look so happy in this photo...

I'm sad to report that For Those Who Know, one of the first bands I interviewed for INsite, will be performing their last show tonight. James Vehslage, amazing drummer and manager, is moving on to pursue other music interests. He has performed with Ringo Deathstarr and Peel, filling in percussion sounds for the latter band's self-titled debut album (Peek-a-boo Records). So tonight's showcase is a goodbye for one more entertaining band.

But inside Emo's, it's hello again. After a 10-year hiatus, ska-punk legends Gals Panic reunite. I won't go on and on about how much I love and miss the band. You can read about it in this month's issue of INsite Magazine.

And here's the flier:



Don't miss the opening acts starting at 10:00, including the experimental rock 'n' blues band The Catfish Hunters featuring GP guitarist/songwriter Jerm Pollet (also of The Total Foxes) on piano. The nostalgia and mosh pit action og Gals Panic headlines the show.

Since The Cocker Spaniels is a one-man band, I'm happy to report they aren't breaking up or reuniting for a show. Unless he has some other issues I'm unaware of... Anyway- you can't go wrong no matter where you are this weekend. Just plan for crazier downtown traffic (more than usual) since the ROT/Biker Rally is still in progress.

The Cocker Spaniels w/The Grass Fight (Denton, TX)
9:00 pm
The Parlor (North Loop)
Austin, TX
Free/All Ages
(But bring $ for tips, pizza, and beer)

Gals Panic (Reunion) w/The Tricker Treats (ft. Dan Potthast of MU330), The Total Foxes, and The Catfish Hunters
10:00 pm
Emo's (Inside)
603 Red River
Austin, TX
$8/All Ages Pre-sale
$10 @ The Door

Free, High Quality, Uncompressed mp3s? Yip-Yip Hooray!


Yip-Yip: Either Yip 1 or Yip 2... Awthum Fetht, 18 March 2007.
Photo by Danna Marrón Williams

I couldn't resist the pun. Today I neglected to read some MySpace bulletins or post recommended shows (besides Whoopsy! Night), and nearly missed one golden bulletin from a certain Winter Park, Florida duo. I feel like a gossip columnist, but I will freely admit that I was ready to be unimpressed, even after hearing Zom Zoms brag about touring with zolo soundscape artists and friends Yip-Yip (SAF Records). I finally got to hear them live at 2007's Awthum Fetht in March (the last day of SXSW) expecting an instrumental set dull from a week of overexposure to the behemoth 5-day music fest. Instead of being unimpressed I was flabbergasted. Yip-Yip could've played for hours and I would've sat there listening to every note. "Club Mummy" stole the show - no, the festival. (No disrespect to the other bands, including ASSACRE.) Kill The Critic is not an mp3 blog, but I had to share my thoughts about Yip-Yip, and links to all 6 available downloads mentioned in the bulletin. (Not that anyone cares, but that's my lucky number, 6.) And one of these 6 free mp3s is "Club Mummy". Oh, joy! And they've got the original track and a remix of "Candy Dinner" for In The Reptile House fans. It appears that a lot of people were complaining about not being able to properly download the free MySpace downloads they offered, so the guys put their checkered heads together to come up with a great alternative. OK - less blog and more mp3 file sharing:

Club Mummy mp3

Audacity Beach mp3

Candy Dinner mp3

Candy Dinner mp3 (Casio Remix)

High Heel to Mammal III mp3

Munch Much Mush? mp3


Yip-Yip: Candy Dinner

After downloading the tracks I didn't have without any trouble, they sounded great on my iTunes player. I recommend upgrading to the latest version of your mp3 compatible player of choice, and a high-speed connection (i.e., DSL, Cable) to ensure a successful download. There should be no need to disable your firewall or other internet security software if you're using a PC.

If you're reading this and will be on vacation in Orlando, or live in the area, forget the amusement parks for a couple of hours and don't miss their next live performances with Dan Deacon (Baltimore, MD) on Saturday, June 2nd, or Melt-Banana (Tokyo, Japan) on Sunday, June 3rd. A lot of us fans in Austin, TX eagerly await Yip-Yip's return.

mp3 Rating:

(4 out of 4 Joysticks)

I'd also like to add that I really think this dynamic duo needs to score movies and video games. My Nintendo DS-addicted nephew would probably agree. After I explain to him what a joystick is, I'll play a few Yip-Yip mp3s for him so he won't think I'm a fossil.

Yip-Yip* is
Yip 1: Jason Temple
Yip 2: Brian Esser
myspace.com/yipyip

*Kill The Critic's pick for best band web site.

The Daily Fix in The ATX: Get a HUG @ Whoopsy! Night


Click image above for larger view of hot green woman kicking ass.

I only have one minute to post this before I head out for the night, so I will just express that Whoopsy! Magazine is having their monthly fundraiser, and the line-up of bands is the bomb.

HUG headlines, but be sure to get there early to listen to all the bands. (Including Cry Blood Apache.)

Mohawk
912 Red River
Austin, TX
$5/o.b.o.