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Weekend picks: Fuzzy pop rock, mutant folk and modern metal
Pictured: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Jay Janner AMERICAN-STATESMAN
FRIDAY
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at the Mohawk.The New York indie band, still going strong on the release of its critically acclaimed self-titled album earlier this year, has a new EP, ‘Higher Than the Stars,’ out this week. Like the full-length, the new release is steeped in fuzzy synth-driven pop rock. With the Depreciation Guild and Cymbals Eat Guitars. $12. 9 p.m. — Peter Mongillo
Also recommended:
- Tiny Tin Hearts (CD release) at the Parish
- Peelander-Z, the Birthday Suits, Woodgrain, HUG at Red 7
- Datarock, Esser at Emo’s
SATURDAY
Cave Singers at the Mohawk.This Seattle trio’s country-bluesy mutant folk was downright hypnotic at Fun Fun Fun Fest in ‘07. Their new album ‘Welcome Songs’ is one of the year’s best; as Pete Quirk’s mumble-to-a-moan has become more assured, the music has gotten more confident as well. It’s brave, spare, beautiful stuff. With headliners Asobi Seksu and Lightning Dust, which features members of Black Mountain. 9 p.m. $10 advance, $12 door. — Joe Gross
Also recommended:
- The Horrors at Emo’s
- Busdriver at Red 7
- the Deaf Ears CD release at Club Deville
- day two of Red Eyed Fly’s 10-Year Anniversary with Dangerous Toys at the Red Eyed Fly
SUNDAY
Lamb of God at the Austin Music Hall. Once, this Richmond, Va., band was called Burn the Priest, which has got to be one of the greatest names of all time for a metal band. Then they switched to (the more marketable) Lamb of God and proceeded to become one of the most consistent modern metal bands around, blending tropes from death metal, precision math-punk and whatever language Pantera invented. With the always amusing Gwar and up-and-comers Job for a Cowboy. 8 p.m. $32.50. — J.G.
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