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Weekend Picks: Cartoonish metal, sultry vocals and summer festival fun
Friday: Andrew W.K. at Emo’s. The man in the white jeans who once screamed ‘Don’t Stop Living in the Red’ returns with all-new anthems, most likely urging you to party, believe in yourself or something similarly optimistic and loud. With Against Me’s Tom Gabel and more. 10 p.m. $10. - Joe Gross
Friday: Los Bad Apples at the Belmont. This hip-hop/reggaeton group got a big boost during the SXSW Music Festival when they landed an opening gig for rapper Ludacris at a private party. With their bangin’ beats, booty-movin’ grooves and witty rhymes it was a natural fit. The group is MCed by Zeale 32 with former Grupo Fantasma artist Joseph Serrato on the beats and sultry vocals from Anita Benner. They celebrate the release of their new video ‘Don’t Stop.’ 10 p.m. —Deborah Sengupta Stith
Friday: Kanko at the Continental Club. Speaking of ex-Fantasmanites, Grupo’s original frontman, Brian Ramos, heads the wildly adventurous project Kanko. A little ska, a little punk and a little bit of breakneck cumbia creates a great big sound. Charanga Cakewalk headlines. —-D.S.S.
Saturday: ‘Born on the 5th of July’ EXIT Music Festival at Waterloo Park.Exit Music Group presents a festival of Austin music and art. Participating bands include Black & White Years (for a story on the band, see page 10), Alpha Rev, Ricardo Sanchez, South Austin Jug Band, Patrice Pike and many more. Yes, there is a drum circle stage. Doors at 9 a.m., show 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. $12.25 (kids 10 and younger), $23.25, $56.25. - J.G.
Saturday: Ring the Alarm at the Parish. DJs Baby G, Jah Mighty and Jr. Vibes throw down the dancehall reggae for your bumping, grinding pleasure. —-D.S.S.
Sunday: Dethklok at the Austin Music Hall. The central characters of Cartoon Network’s hit ‘Metalocalypse,’ Dethklok is a real band sort of the way Gorillaz is. With less-animated (hah!) metal acts Chimaira and Soilent Green. 7:30 p.m. $25. . — J.G.
Sunday: Ulrich Schnaus at the Parish. His latest album, ‘Goodbye,’ has been one of this German ambient electronic artist’s most widely reviewed and one of his best received. Expect music in cloud form. With Austin’s shoegazing space cadets Experimental Aircraft and more. $8 advance, $10 day of show. 7 p.m. — J.G.
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