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Weekend picks: Idaho rockers, gritty shout-alongs and rock manifestos
Pictured: Built to Spill
FRIDAY
The Great Curve at Beerland. This is the new act from some guys who used to be in the Austin avant-garde rock band Steers, which was a force of nature back in 2005 or so. Check out myspace.com/thegreatcurvetx for some intriguing, almost-progressive rock and a manifesto. I love bands with manifestoes. With the Murdocks and more. 9 p.m. Free. Yes, free. — Joe Gross
Also recommended:
- Glenn Tillbrook at the Saxon Pub
- Kelly Willis at Threadgill’s
- Daniel Francis Doyle at Club 1808
- The Black Heart Procession at the Mohawk
- The Bravery at Emo’s
- Quiet Company at the Parish
- Dustin Welch at Antone’s
SATURDAY
Built to Spill & Dinosaur Jr. at Stubb’s. Veteran Boise, Idaho-based rockers Built to Spill, who bridge the gap between Neil Young and indie rock, are back with ‘There Is No Enemy,’ the follow-up to 2006’s ‘You In Reverse.’ Perhaps their most energized outing since the release of ‘Perfect from Now On’ and ‘Keep It Like a Secret’ in the late ’90s, ‘Enemy’ delivers everything fans have come to expect, including Doug Martsch’s nasally vocals and soaring guitar licks. With Dinosaur Jr., Lou Barlow & the Missing Men and Disco Doom. $25. 7 p.m. —Peter Mongillo
Also recommended:
- Wild America at Trailer Space (7 p.m.)
- Follow That Bird! Record release at the United States Art Authority
- The Midgetmen at Stubb’s
- White Denim (CD release), Brazos at the Mohawk
- Future of the Left at the Beauty Bar
- Michelle Shocked at the Cactus Cafe
- Art Brut at the Mohawk. After a slightly baffling tenure on EMI, this English/German outfit is back on an indie label for their new album ‘Art Brut vs. Satan,’ produced by, of all people, Frank Black of the Pixies. Fun and gritty and danceable and shout-along though it is, Lucifer wins. 8 p.m. $12 advance, $14 door. — J.G.
Also recommended:
- The Tragically Hip at La Zona Rosa
- Underground Railroad to Candy Land at Beerland
- Gods Revolver at Red 7
- Big Red Marbles at the Beauty Bar (early show, 6:15 p.m.)
- Nic Walker/La La Quarry at the Salvage Vanguard Theater
- Cold As Ghost at the Red Eyed Fly
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