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Weekend Picks: Primitive rock, aggressive garage and beloved REK
Friday: Times New Viking at Emo’s. This Ohio trio moved to biggish indie Matador Records with their latest album, ‘Rip it Off,’ and somehow got noisier and more primitive. With Austinites When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Ume and amazing Mexican band Los Llamarada. 10 p.m. $8. —-Joe Gross
Friday: Robert Earl Keen at Stubb’s BBQ.There’s a short list of artists genuinely beloved in Austin. Willie Nelson is of course at the top. Keen has to be up there —- people just adore the guy. With Austin’s Band of Heathens. 7 p.m. $30 advance, $33 day of show. —- J.G.
Friday: Move Something 7 at the Whisky Bar. Chicken George returns to Whisky Bar for another installment of his ongoing turntable extravaganza designed with one aim and one aim only, to make you move. Whisky Bar regular DJ Tats will join CG to rock the party on 4 turntables. No cover. —-Deborah Sengupta Stith
Saturday: Red Dons at Emo’s. A wonderfully varied bill here, the kind one wishes would happen more often in Austin. The headliners play aggressive garage rock. With noise-pop oddballs Psychedelic Horse(expletive), spare and driving Portland trio the Estranged, Austin garage rockers the Hex Dispensers, Australians Fabulous Diamonds and Austin hardcore kids Deskonocidos. 8 p.m. —-J.G.
Saturday: An Arabian Night at the Enchanted Forest. The artsy folk of the Enchanted Forest open the wooded compound for an evening of belly dance, fire dance, world groove and more benefiting KOOP Radio. The culinary goddesses of Ararat will be on hand to serve Middle Eastern fusion cuisine. $15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (includes Ararat buffet), $10 8:30 p.m. to close. —-D.S.S.
Saturday: Horse + Donkey at the Hole in the Wall. A CD release party for this frantic Austin trio’s newest album, ‘Dreams.’ With Yellow Fever and Basic. 10 p.m. —- J.G.
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