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The Daily Fix in The ATX: Melt-Banana, with XBXRX and Finally Punk!

A lot of people slept on the Aviador Dro appearance at Flamingo Cantina last year (shame, shame). But I'm sure that won't be the case this time with the legendary noise band from Japan. Perhaps due to the American fascination with Japanese pop culture. Melt-Banana's appearance was briefly mentioned in the Music Listings section of The Austin Chronicle:

"Melt-Banana, xbxrx, Finally Punk
Emo's, Saturday, May 26
Music for breaking things."

I made a bet if they weren't listed in the Recommended or Roadshows section, then I would buy and listen to the next Killers album. Damn. Anyway... Melt-Banana is touring the west with Oakland punk phenomenon xbxrx.


xbxrx defies the bubblegum punk trend- and gravity. Photo by Chris Woo.

One day I hope to have time to sit down with them for a nice chat and interview, because they have made punk an exciting genre again. After stopping in the DFW area last night (at Rubber Gloves in Denton, TX where Austin's experimental heavies Count Dracula's Weed Smuggling Jam Engine opened the show Friday), Melt-Banana continues the western leg of their Bambi's Dilemma U.S. Tour at Emo's. The album brings a quick-paced fury to the band's controlled chaos. Local little darlings Finally Punk open on the outside stage tonight.


Finally Punk live at The Parlor in Austin, TX (2006). Photo by Ben Aqua.


Finally Punk will be on KVRX's Local Live the following night, and have already announced a tour of the west and mid-west in June, and the release of Primary Colors (7" EP). I'm crossing my fingers that "Environmentality" and "Boyfriend Application" make the cut.


Crazy fan art: You could say I went a little bananas with this.

Emo's
603 Red River
Austin, TX
Doors: 8:00 pm
Show: 10:00
$8/All Ages




The Last of the Gang to Die: Morrissey Comes Back to Austin

We all want more Morrissey, and I hope La Snacks drummer Jamey Matte finally gets to see him live after a couple of missed opportunities. The man is legendary (there's a lot of use of that word this week, "legendary"). From his fronting The Smiths eons ago, to orchestrating a "comeback" that involved huge music festivals instead of small venues as is customary. Morrissey proves that this wasn't really a comeback feat, but a triumph of good taste. Opening is rock vocalist and pianist Kristeen Young. She's so cool, she doesn't have a MySpace profile. Or I just couldn't find it.

The Backyard
Austin, TX
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