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Garage of Good

The Friendly Spot

“Drinking and Driving” – My kid rules!

Partridge in a PIE Tree

Uncommon Fare
Plaza de Armas

The Special Projects Social
The Brooklynite

This was shot yesterday (Friday), which is/was load-in day. The big big big thang goes down today. You outta go take a lookie-lu. Lady Bird Johnson Golf Park is heaven, the folks with the Vee-Bug craze are good’un’s, and it’s a perfectly divine day.

I woulda stayed longer, but there were too damn many bugs. Huh? HUH? Too many “bugs!” Get it?!? Man, I crack me up…

PS: I’m now blogging from the south Texas Hill Country…expect stuff from Austin to San Antone and beyond…, so this is the last of my DdFW/North Texas blather unless one of youse bands or artists or photographers or videographers or whomever come out and do shite in this neck of the woods. If so, I’d sure like to meet up with a camera and a smile…word…

…couple of last coolio moments I got to shoot video of – some of the best of Big D…

Artwork Courtesy of the Boy-Child

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This list is a li’l done – I gots more later to add…come back and see for yourownselves….xxox

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It’s a pretty darn decent week/end at AllGood Cafe – like 3 strong shows that made me cut’n'paste photos of the performers above…oh…and yeah, that’s Hal Samples pictured with porterdavis cuz…well…he tooked the photo.

AllGood Cafe
Thursday – Mario Matteoli
Friday – Menkena
Saturday – porterdavis

Club Dada
Thursday – Salim Nourallah / Ringo Deathstar / Street Hassel / DJ Wild in the Streets
Friday – Frog Eyes / White Hinterland / Evangelicals
Saturday – Strange Boys / Coathangers

Double Wide
Thursday – PPT(?) / DJ Middlefinger
Friday – Nuthin’
Saturday – Dead Twins / Magnet School / Space Cadet
Sunday – The Feds / Underwater / The Better Death

Red Blood Club
Thursday – Naked and Shameless
Friday – ANS / Unit 21 / Rageous Bros. / Seasick / Zheia Golov / Stymie

Fallout Lounge
Thursday – Lost Generation w/Wanz Dover
Friday – The Fever w/DJ El Macho & DJ C MacPhie

City Tavern
Thursday – Southern Swing
Friday – Spector 45 / Goodwin / The Dirty Sound
Saturday – Southern Drive / Truckstop Junkies

Opening Bell
Thursday – Suzanna Choffel / Lang Freeman
Friday – Dylan Sneed / Ryan Thomas Becker / Isaac Hoskins
Saturday – Brian Miller / Local Honey / Carman Menza

The Loft
Thursday – The RZA as Bobby Digital
Saturday – Joshua James / Scott McCurry / Lex Land / Justin Townes Earl

The Palladium
Saturday – Eric Hutchinson / Marie Digby / Justin Nozuka
Sunday – Rilo Kiley / Thao with the Get Down Stay Down / Benji Hughes

Lee Harvey’s
Thursday – DJ Sista Whitenoise
Friday – DJ Chikki G / The Tidbits
Saturday – DJ Sista Whitenoise / The Mumbles
Sunday – DJ EZ Eddie D

House of Blues
Friday – Matthew Ryan vs The Silver State / Jon Dee Graham

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The uber-cool-uber-fab-uber-hip House on Swiss pulls another good’un outta their collective adorable arses….

Saturday, June 14th
House on Swiss
Via Audio / Verulf / Jukebox the Ghost
10 pm – BYOB

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The Cavern
Thursday – Soulever Lift / The Boss Level / The Triggermen / Austin Brown – ZOO: The Video DJ Upstairs
Friday – Farstar / The JGB / JJ & the Rouges / Demihuman – DJ Red Eye Presents “Beat Stew” Upstairs
Saturday Grand Ole Party / Red Monroe / Man Factory – ZOO: The Video DJ Upstairs
Sunday – Ricki Derek Upstairs

If I gushed anymore about Ryan Bingham, then I’d be plumb outta gush and I need to save a little for later. His show…not…to…miss.

Thursday, June 12th
Granada Theater
Ryan Bingham / Dead Horses / Southern Drive / The Dedringers
Doors at 7 pm – It’s almost Sold-Out so Get ‘em while you can

Green Elephant
Thursday – C&W night with Brian Hughes and Friends

White Rock Coffee
Friday – Amanda Lepre / Andrew Stone
Saturday – Jordan Stephens

Love & War (Plano)
Friday – Thomas Michael Riley
Saturday – Houston Marchman CD Release
Sunday – Shiner Sunday w/Dale Watson

Obzeet
Thursday – Eric Erickson
Friday – Drop-Top Rockets

Hank’s
Friday – Texas Renegade
Saturday – Jesse Dayton

Dan’s Silverleaf
Thursday – Gretel / Sarah Jaffe / Doug Burr
Friday – Eric Keyes
Saturday – Big Daddy Alright
Monday – Paul Slavens

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This weekend, it’s all about the Gutterth boys. Cuz, they create some of the bestest shows ever. Yeah. I said it. EVER.

Friday, June 13th
J&J’s Pizza – 118 Oak Street – Denton
New Science Projects / Dust Congress / The Heartstring Stranglers / Parata

Saturday, June 14th
Hailey’s
Gutterth Live: Episode XXII
Balmorhea / MOM / Hotel, Hotel / Geistheistler
Doors at 9 pm / $6-$8 – All Ages

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Hailey’s
Friday – Hallelucination / Odis / Katsuk
Saturday – Balmorhea / MOM / Hotel, Hotel / Geistheistler

Rubber Gloves
Thursday – Weird Weeds / Shiny Around the Edges / Fight Bite / Verulf
Friday – R9 / DJ-G
Saturday – Cats & Dogs – Benefit for Denton Humane Society
Grillin’ Keggin’n'Helpin’ our 4-legged friends
Peforming Bands:
1:00pm – The Tellevators
1:45pm – Starhead
2:30pm – Ella Minnow
3:15pm – Violent Squid
4:00pm- Big Ol Bastards
4:45pm – Handbrake
5:30pm – The Fuzzy Coos
6:15pm – RTB2
7:00pm – Monkeytown
7:45pm – Audrey Lapraik
8:15pm – George Neal
9:00pm – Little Birds
9:45pm – Raised By Tigers
10:30pm – The Heelers
11:15am – Sarah Jaffe
12:00am – Tre Orsi
12:45am – Record Hop
DOORS OPEN AT NOON!
Bring your dog, and enjoy beer, burgers, bands all day long!

8.0
Thursday – Josh Weathers Band / Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights / Chatterton

1919 Hemphill
Friday – Outclassed / Difference Engine / Fatty Fabulous / Division of Power

The Aardvark
Thursday – Bob Schneider / The Campaign
Saturday – James McMurtry / The Dedringers

The Fairmount
Thursday – Mike McClure / Courtney Patton
Friday – Catfish Whiskey / The Ginn Sisters / Claire Moore and her Boys
Saturday – Josh Weathers / Jody Jones / Whiskey Myers

Fred’s
Thursday – Rodney Hayden
Friday – Villain Vangard
Sunday – Magee Payne / Kurt South

Lola’s
Thursday – The Backsliders CD Release / Fate Lions / RTB2
Friday – Joan of Arc / Tame Tame & Quiet / Yellow Fever
Saturday – Little Big Horn / Merkin / Hedkase

The Moon Bar
Friday – Maren Morris / The Royal West Co. / Grant Jones
Saturday – The Iliads / Binary Sunrise

Scat Lounge
Thursday – Johnny Reno
Friday – Ricki Derek & the Vegas Six
Saturday – Quamon Fowler Quintet

White Elephant
Thursday – David Matsler / Sam Anderson
Friday – Clay McClinton
Saturday – Steve Carasco – 2 pm – Billy Joe Shaver
Sunday – Brett Watts Songwriters in the Round (2 pm) / Cassie Phelps (7 pm) / Clubhouse Concerts w/Walt Wilkins and more

Woody’s Tavern
Friday – Ryan Turner / Josh Davis
Saturday – Josh Grider / Larry Hooper

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In-Stores

Bill’s Records
Saturday
Brett Dillon hosts!
2:30pm – The Black Prairie Band
3:15pm – The Dirty Sound
4:00pm – Guy Forsyth
4:45pm – Mike and the Moonpies
Free

Good Records
Saturday:
Via Audio
3 pm – Free

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Radio…

Friday

89.3 KNON – Rocket Radio – “underground electronic and dark music from the North Texas area and around the world”
Midnight ’til 4 am

Saturday

KTCU 88.7 – Radio Sputnik
Tune in at noon!

89.3 KNON – The Dungeon – hard rock, punk, metal and lots from our local unsigned bands
Midnight ’til 4 am

Sunday

The Local Show on KDGE 102.1 The Edge with the always hot ‘n hunky Chris Ryan – Tune in at 9:00 PM

The Front Porch on 99.5 The Wolf with the better ‘n buttah Justin Frazell – 6:00 PM

The Good Show on KTCU – 88.7 FM with my fave 3 2 stooges Tom U. Tony Diaz – starts at 9:00 PM.

90.1 at Night with my mentor Paul Slavens – 8-10 PM

Uncut with DJ Steve Nice – The absolute best in local Rap/Hip-hop/R&B 11 PM – K104 FM

89.3 KNON – Pagan Holiday- Open playlist, call in your requests! Lots of Indi and local rock.
Midnight ’til 4 am

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Artsy-Fartsy

Saturday, June 14th
Kettle Art

“Cathey Millers latest paintings depict portraits of women clad in tactical gear, gas masks, ski masks, and American flags inhabiting bunkers and rooms full of video screens. Miller uses bold colors and a painterly style to present a doomsday scenario that is tempered by the occasional orange bicycle, a sweetly smiling face, or a fluorescent jellyfish. Her inspirations for this new work are the constant stream of violent images on modern computer, television, movie, and gaming screens, and “Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness” issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Miller is a 1985 graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , CA.”

Saturday, June 14th
Hal Samples Gallery and SPACE
Performance by Fight Bite
Live Video Stream here on FineLineLive.com

I’m going to defer to my dear friend over at the Sub-Rosa for all your art-going needs. The chick knows her sh*t. Use her site often.

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I Love Math’s highly anticipated album, Getting to the Point is Beside It, sits all hot’n'bothered’n'ready for your insatiable CD player. Tonight, please join me in celebration by settin’ up over at Barley House for a good ol’ fashioned listenin’-to partay.

Out of town? Too lazy to make the drive? That’s kinda okay cuz we’ll be streaming the whole shindig live here at The Fine Line. Expect the cameras to roll ’bout 7 pm. The chat room will be up and running too, in case youse got questions for the band or somethin’.

Getting To The Point Is Beside It
We all get tired and we all get weary. Sometimes what we need is something true-a good, honest document stripped of all falsehoods and petty trickery. I Love Math’s new album, Getting to the Point Is Beside It is one such thing.

“It’s amazing what kind of magic some people can make with only the most basic of ingredients,” says Mundane Sounds about front-man/guitarist John Dufilho’s songwriting.

Dufilho (also the front-man for the Deathray Davies and drummer of Apples in Stereo), says “Mostly, I wanted to write and record a very straightforward album. I wanted it simple, to the point, and didn’t want to hide behind effects pedals, distortion, studio tricks, or irony.”

Drummer Philip Peeples agrees, saying, “On this record, I really enjoyed keeping it simple, playing into the songs, not simply through them. Also, John and Jason are amazing drummers, something that’s never far from my mind.” Accordingly, the band’s unwritten rule of “keep it sparse” makes perfect sense alongside another I Love Math mantra: “no cymbals allowed.” Simplicity over all.

On the 12 song Getting to the Point, pedal steel soars out over guitars you’d expect from the best of old school country. But this is no retro trip; songs like “Josephine Street,” “Some Bridges,” and “Too Many Demons” wouldn’t be out of place on a mix-tape with contemporaries like Jon Brion, Belle & Sebastian, Jonathan Richman, and Yo La Tengo (Fakebook-era) as it would with vintage Kinks, and like-minded harmonizers Simon and Garfunkel and the Everly Brothers.

As The Deathray Davies continues to move forward, I Love Math comes on as its own animal. This is no side-project; Dufilho writes endlessly, so pulling off two full-time bands is almost second nature. Recorded with Salim Nourallah at Pleasantry Lane Studio,.Dufilho and his Dallas-based band-mates, bassist Jason Garner (The Deathray Davies, The Paper Chase), drummer Philip Peeples (Old 97′s), and keyboardist Andy Lester (The Deathray Davies, Slider Pines), have given us an organic yet cinematic piece of music. Songs like “These Paper Walls,” “Volcanic Ash,” and “Better Days” come off like a soundtrack to a great movie that was never made.

On Getting to the Point, I Love Math deliver something modern yet classic. Welcome this record into your life. Your soundtrack has never been better.

“Josephine Street”

I simply love those times in which I can say, “told ya so.” Course, Salim Nourallah was already a local legend long before I stumbled upon him almost a decade ago (Happiness Factor), but that’s for another day.

Today, Salim found his way into Pop Matters (thanks Kevin) with a divine piece penned by Justin Cober-Lake…

I’d like to start by telling you that Dallas’s Salim Nourallah is a pop songwriter in the tradition of Ray Davies or Paul McCartney, but you’d probably assume you’ve heard it before. I could also try to get right to the fact that Nourallah takes on some of the weightiest personal issues someone can face, but then you might jump to the conclusion that it sounds ponderous and heavy and you’d turn away. So I’m stuck trying to convince you that you should listen to one of the best artists you haven’t heard (even though he’s been performing for most of this decade) without hitting the two most salient points…Read!

Salim is not only a talented musician, artist, producer, singer-songwriter, but also probably the kindest man I’ve ever met. I just love him.

“1978″ Live at Jovita’s – Salim Nourallah and Band – (Video by The Fine Line)

The Star of the Night, Gavin Nourallah Performs with Jayson Bales – Live at Jovita’s – Video by The Fine Line (like Daddy like…)

Deer Tick done stoled my heart at this year’s SXSW – Twangfest at Jovita’s.

Live video stream…

This is from the live video stream. Decent sound, slow video. These kids were great, though!

Gentleman Auction House remains a FineLineFave again at this year’s Twangfest. Yup…

Well it’s over. SXSW 2008 has come to an end, and a durn fine end indeed. I would have to say that I was probably the least hippest attendee. I never went to 6th Street. I only saw 1 electronica band, and it was quite by accident. I only went to 2 venues. I left a day early. I never got to say hi to Patrick. I only got 2 drunk text messages from Hunter.

For you see, when one goes off and sets up a bunch of equipment for live webcasting, one is, basically, stuck. However, the bands I did see were superb, the venues fab, the folks I ran into splendid.

In the crowd:
Jovita’s for Twangfest – nobody I really knew outside of the bands.

Maria’s for the Sin City Party – Jimmy Baldwin, Mike Snider, Patrick Nichols and family, Taylor Davis, some guy who wasn’t Jim Heath, Erik Blumenfeld

I ate nothing but unhealthy, fattening food. I drank my father’s weight in margaritas, but never got drunk.

One thing is for certain, though, and you can mark my words…I will reside in (or just outside) Austin by 2010. Everyone and their dang ol’ dog has up and moved to Austin. Jed Peters is living with Shilah Morrow in Austin. Collin Herring moved to Austin. Steve Collins, Todd Pertll, Micah P. Hinson…Austin, Austin, Austin. I love it there.

Two Cow Garage live at Jovita’s for the 2008 Twangfest party.

Members of Grand Champeen too…greatness…

Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh….a freakin’ gift to my womankind….Yo kids, dontcha ferget that this is a recording from the live video stream. The video is choppy, the sound is okey-doke….Shilah…I love ya girl….

Dayum, I love this band….links, rehash and all that crap forthcoming…

…more to come. Tired. Equipment covered in dirt, dust and tequila. Need day of rest…..later…

Friday, March 14th
Maria’s Taco Xpress
Sin City Social Club Party
2529 S. Lamar
12:30 pm – 9 pm
Performing:
12:30 – 12:50 Andrew Collberg
1:00 – 1:20 Austin Collins
1:35– 1:55 Dead Rock West
2:10 – 2:30 Collin Herring
2:45 – 3:05 Shurman
3:20– 3:40 Jesse Dayton
3:55 – 4:15 The Whipsaws
4:20 – 4:40 Tim Easton
5:00 – 5:20 The Mother Truckers
5:35 – 5:55 Band of Heathens
6:15 – 6:35 The Truckee Brothers
6:40 – 7:00 Steve Poltz
7:15 – 7:35 Patty Hurst Shifter
7:50 – 8:10 Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles
8:25 – 9:00 Heybale! W./ Redd Volkaert & Earl Poole Ball

viewing screen was here…now it’s gone…it’s like magic…

Yeah well, the Wifi in the hotel is most excellent, so I decided to go live…with really borring streaming…really…really….boring…just wanna ease some anticipated frustration when I go live from Maria’s today for the Sin City party…