and here's a list a friend sent me...she's more into indie than i am, so take it for what its worth...
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Elysium (705 Red River St.)
- The Hong Kong 8:00 p.m. Brooklyn, NY Pop/Rock
- I Am The World Trade Center 11:00 p.m. Athens, GA Electronic
Friends (208 E. 6th St.)
- Julie Delpy 8:00 p.m. Paris, France Singer/Songwriter
* Okay, not a must-see exactly…but she was good in that movie Before Sunrise with Ethan Hawke.
Hard Rock Café (222 East 6th St.)
- The Go 10:30 p.m. Detroit, MI Pop/Rock
- The Dresden Dolls 11:20 p.m. Boston, MA Pop/Rock
La Zona Rosa (612 W. 4th St.)
- Modest Mouse 1:00 a.m. Issaquah, WA Pop/Rock
* Okay, I’m not crazy about ‘em, but the other kids seem to like them a lot.
The Parish (214-B E. 6th St.)
- The Rosebuds 11:00 p.m. Raleigh, NC Pop/Rock
* My friend Rebecca moved here from Raleigh and she recommends this band.
Stubb’s (801 Red River St.)
- Division of Laura Lee 9:00 p.m. Vanersborg, Sweden Pop/Rock
- The Von Bondies 10:00 p.m. Detroit, MI Punk
* Jack White recently obliterated the lead singer’s face, but the music’s great.
- The (International) Noise Conspiracy 11:00 p.m. Sweden Rock
- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts 12:30 a.m. New York, NY Rock
VERDICT: GO SEE THE HONG KONG AT “ELYSIUM”, THEN HAUL ASS TO “STUBB’S” FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THEN, CATCH THE LAST HALF OF MODEST MOUSE’S SET.
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Austin Music Hall (208 Nueces St.)
- Cake 10:00 p.m. Sacramento, CA Pop/Rock
- Little Richard 11:00 p.m. Macon, GA Pop/Rock
- Blues Traveler 1:00 a.m. Los Angeles, CA Pop/Rock
Bigsby’s (505 E. 6th St.)
- Josh Rouse 11:00 p.m. Nashville, TN Singer/Songwriter
- The Posies 1:00 a.m. Seattle, WA Pop/Rock
The Blender Bar at the Ritz (320 E. 6th St.)
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists 1:00 a.m. New York, NY Punk
Buffalo Billiards (201 E. 6th St.)
- Sons & Daughters 9:00 p.m. Glasgow, UK Alt Country
- Mahjongg 10:00 p.m. Chicago, IL World
- Clearlake 11:00 p.m. Brighton, UK Pop/Rock
- Franz Ferdinand 12:00 a.m. Glasgow, UK Pop/Rock
* Red Alert people: This band is supposed to be amazing. Don’t hurt me if they suck live.
Caribbean Lights (612-614 E. 6th St.)
- Juliana Hatfield 1:00 a.m. Boston, MA Pop/Rock
The Caucus (912 Red River St.)
- The Killers 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas, NV Pop/Rock
Club de Ville (900 Red River St.)
- Brian Jonestown Massacre 1:00 a.m. Los Angeles, CA Pop/Rock
The Drink (325 E. 6th St.)
- Gelbison 8:00 p.m. Sydney, Australia Pop/Rock
Elysium (705 Red River St.)
- Telefon Tel Aviv 9:00 p.m. New Orleans, LA Electronic
- I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness 10:00 p.m. Austin, TX Pop/Rock
- The Church 12:00 a.m. Sydney, Australia Pop/Rock
Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St.)
- The Stills 1:00 a.m. Montreal, QC Pop/Rock
Exodus (302-304 E. 6th St.)
- The Sleepy Jackson 8:00 p.m. Perth, Australia Pop/Rock
- The Thrills 11:00 p.m. Dublin, Ireland Alt Country
* If you go to this show, please tell the lead singer to stop by “The Drink” and impregnate me.
- The Walkmen 12:00 p.m. New York, NY Pop/Rock
Fox and Hound (401 Guadalupe St.)
- The Cooper Temple Clause 1:00 a.m. Reading, UK Pop/Rock
Friends (208 E. 6th St.)
- +/- 11:00 p.m. New York, NY Pop/Rock
La Zona Rosa (612 W. 4th St.)
- Seachange 9:00 p.m. Nottingham, UK Pop/Rock
- Preston School of Industry 10:00 p.m. Berkeley, CA Pop/Rock
- Pretty Girls Make Graves 11:00 p.m. Seattle, WA Pop/Rock
- Mission of Burma 12:00 a.m. Boston, MA Pop/Rock
The Parish (214-B E. 6th St.)
- Pedro the Lion 1:00 a.m. Seattle, WA Pop/Rock
Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St.)
- stellastarr* 9:00 p.m. New York, NY Pop/Rock
- French Kicks 11:00 p.m. New York, NY Pop/Rock
- The Unicorns 12:00 a.m. Montreal, QC Pop/Rock
Rockstars (418 E. 6th St.)
- The Sounds 9:00 p.m. Helsingborg, Sweden Pop/Rock
* They’re touring with The Strokes, and the singer looks like the coolest woman in rock: Debbie Harry (back in the day).
Stubb’s (801 Red River)
- Scissor Sisters 9:00 p.m. New York, NY Pop/Rock
VERDICT: COME BY “THE DRINK” TO SEE GELBISON AND BUY ME A SHOT OF TEQUILA. THEN, HEAD TO “RED EYED FLY” TO SEE STELLASTARR*. RUN TO “LA ZONA ROSA” FOR PRESTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY AND PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES. LEAVE A LITTLE EARLY TO MAKE SURE YOU MAKE IT TO THE FRANZ FERDINAND SHOW, AND, IF YOU’RE STILL ALIVE, GO SEE THE COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE.
Friday, March 19, 2004
Antone’s (213 W. 5th St.)
- The Black Keys 12:00 a.m. Akron, OH Pop/Rock
Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W. 4th St.)
- The HaveNots 9:00 p.m. Leicester, UK Alt Country
Copper Tank (North Room) (504 Trinity St.)
- Canoe 9:00 p.m. Austin, TX Pop/Rock
* Lead singer, Justin Preston is a friend…representin’ Longview, TX, baby!
- Low Flying Owls 12:00 a.m. Sacramento, CA Pop/Rock
- Singapore Sling 1:00 a.m. Reykjavik, Iceland Pop/Rock
Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St.)
- David Cross 10:00 p.m. Atlanta, GA Comedy
- Alkaline Trio 12: a.m. Chicago, IL Punk
- NOFX 1:00 a.m. Los Angeles, CA Punk
Exodus (302-304 E. 6th St.)
- TV On The Radio 11:00 p.m. New York, NY Pop/Rock
- Calexico 1:00 a.m. Tucson, AZ Pop/Rock
Hole in the Wall (2538 Guadalupe St.)
- Andrew Bird 11:00 p.m. Chicago, IL Singer/Songwriter
Maggie Mae’s (323 E. 6th St.)
- Whirlwind Heat 12:00 a.m. Grand Rapids, CA Pop/Rock
* They look like they’re twelve and they spaz out onstage…awesome.
Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St.)
- The Fever 11:00 New York, NY Pop/Rock
Rockstars (418 E. 6th St.)
- The Fiery Furnaces 12:00 a.m. New York, NY Pop/Rock
- British Sea Power 1:00 a.m. Brighton, UK Pop/Rock
Stubb’s (801 Red River St.)
- Patrick Park 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles, CA Singer/Songwriter
- Broken Social Scene 11:00 p.m. Toronto, ON Pop/Rock
- The Polyphonic Spree 12:45 a.m. Dallas, TX Pop/Rock
* The gimmick’s getting old so see them now.
Texas Union Theatre (24th @ Guadalupe)
- Gary Jules 11:00 p.m. Los Angeles, CA Singer/Songwriter
* Who doesn’t love his cover of “Mad World” for the Donnie Darko soundtrack?
Town Lake Stage at Auditorium Shores
- Joss Stone 8:45 p.m. Devon, UK Soul
* I’ll personally never forgive her for butchering The White Stripes’ Fell in Love With A Girl, but she does bear a striking resemblance to the lovely Julia Stiles.
VERDICT: START THE EVENING OFF WITH PATRICK PARK, THEN STOP BY THE CANOE SHOW. HEAD BACK TO “STUBB’S” FOR BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, THEN GO TO “ROCKSTARS” FOR THE FIERY FURNACES AND BRITISH SEA POWER.
Saturday, March 20, 2004
Austin Music Hall (208 Nueces St.)
- The Crystal Method 11:00 p.m. Las Vegas, NV Electronic
- N.E.R.D. 12:00 a.m. Virginia Beach, VA Hip Hop
* If I don’t make it to this show, can somebody tell Pharrell Williams to meet me in the bathroom of “The Drink” at 2:00 a.m. sharp?
Bigsby’s (505 E. 6th St.)
- Your Enemies’ Friends 12:00 a.m. Los Angeles, CA Pop/Rock
- Dillinger Escape Plan 1:00 a.m. Randolph, NJ Metal
The Blender Bar at the Ritz (320 E. 6th St.)
- Minnie Driver 10:40 p.m. Los Angeles, CA Singer/Songwriter
* I saw her on the streets of London…she’s tall…but can she sing?
- Pete Yorn 12:45 a.m. Montville, NJ Singer/Songwriter
* Rumor has it my friend Austin will be at this show. Go say “Hi”.
Buffalo Billiards (201 E. 6th St.)
- The Decemberists 1:00 a.m. Portland, OR Pop/Rock
* Festival Highlight Alert!!! Code Red!!! Run, Don’t Walk!
Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W. 4th St.)
- Jesse Malin 12:00 a.m. New York, NY Singer/Songwriter
* Ryan Adams’ best friend…and a damn good singer in his own right.
Club de Ville (900 Red River St.)
- Dead Whale Tide 8:00 p.m. Austin, TX Pop/Rock
* If you don’t get to see Canoe, this is Justin’s other band and they’re apparently quite good. Just don’t call ‘em shoegazers.
Continental Club (1315 S. Congress)
- Scott H. Biram 10:00 p.m. Austin, TX Alt Country
* Comes highly recommended by Austin’s favorite New Yorker, Vedaben.
Emo’s Annex (603 Red River St.)
- Coheed And Cambria 12:00 a.m. Nyack, NY Pop/Rock
- Alexisonfire 1:00 a.m. St. Catherines, ON Punk
Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St.)
- Har Mar Superstar 11:00 p.m. Los Angeles, CA R&B
* This Ron Jeremy look-a-like tends to strip down to his undies onstage…don’t say I didn’t warn you.
- The Hives 12:00 a.m. ***ersta, Sweden Pop/Rock
Friends (208 E. 6th St.)
- Now It’s Overhead 10:00 p.m. Athens, GA Pop/Rock
- The Delgados 1:00 a.m. Glasgow, UK Pop/Rock
* I saw them across the street from my flat in London (at the famous Shepherd’s Bush Empire)…one word…amazing.
Hard Rock Café (222 E. 6th St.)
- Powderfinger 9:00 p.m. Brisbane, Australia Pop/Rock
* I hated them for a while because they called my Ben Lee a “precocious little ****”…but, they’re from my hometown, so I gotta show them some love. Possibly the most famous band in Australia.
La Zona Rosa (612 W. 4th St.)
- Cracker 11:50 p.m. Richmond, VA Alt Country
Maggie Mae’s (323 E. 6th St.)
- Mendoza Line 12:00 a.m. Brooklyn, NY Pop/Rock
Momo’s (618 W. 6th St.)
- Metric 9:00 p.m. Toronto, ON Pop/Rock
* I’ve been repenting ever since I missed their show at “The Parish” a while ago.
Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St.)
- Britt Daniel 11:00 p.m. Austin, TX Pop/Rock
* The music’s good but the way he pecks at the microphone is even better! Plus, he’s got big ears and his face is kinda jacked…but he’s fine.
Soho Lounge (217 E. 6th St.)
- Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players 8:00 p.m. New York, NY Experimental
- The Mosquitos 10:00 p.m. New York, NY Pop/Rock
* The Honorable James Jackson has been raving about The Mosquitos since he saw them at The Cactus Café.
Stubb’s (801 Red River St.)
- Old 97’s 11:00 p.m. Dallas, TX Alt Country
* Don’t hurt yourself trying to get to this one…they play Austin all the time.
VERDICT: CHECK OUT DEAD WHALE TIDE, THEN GO TO “MOMO’S” FOR METRIC. AFTERWARD, TAKE JAMES’ WORD AND SEE THE MOSQUITO’S AT “SOHO LOUNGE”. WATCH LOCAL HERO BRITT DANIEL AND THEN THE HIVES. DON’T MISS THE DECEMBERISTS AT 1:00.
