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Weekend music picks: June 3-6
Tonight
Amy Cook and Leatherbag at Stubb’s (inside). Local singer-songwriter Cook is on a roll, with critical praise for her new Alejandro Escovedo-produced ‘Let the Light In’ CD and radio play for ‘All I Have.’ Thinking man rockers Leatherbag are well-placed here. A night of wall-to-wall songcraft. 9 p.m. $10. 801 Red River St. www.stubbsaustin.com.
- Michael Corcoran
Also recommended:
Buttercup and the Service Industry at Continental Club.
Follow That Bird! and Dikes of Holland at Mohawk,
Blind Willie Johnson tribute at Momo’s,
Ed Miller at the Cactus Cafe,
Lee Barber at the Hole In the Wall.
Friday
Kid Sister at the Mohawk. With Of Montreal’s psychedelic glam-rock apocalypse last month and Chicago electro-hop sensation and Kanye West protege Kid Sister on Friday night, the Mohawk’s bolstering its dance party credentials all the time. Born Melisa Young, Kid Sister melds club beats and casual hip-hop for a sweaty good time. Stick around afterward for Austin’s own astonishingly different but equally excellent Royal Forest. With Riders Against the Storm, Perseph One and Mic Skills. 9 p.m. $15. 912 Red River St. www.mohawkaustin.com.
- Patrick Caldwell
Also recommended:
Pansy Division at Red 7,
Midlake at Antone’s,
Givers at Emo’s,
Manikin at the Scoot Inn,
Quiet Company and the Steps at Threadgill’s South.
Saturday
Dwight Yoakam at Nutty Brown Cafe. This 3,000-capacity outdoor venue at the city line has been drawing some big names lately, so this booking isn’t as out of left field as it may have seemed months ago. Yoakam doesn’t have hits these days, but with an incredible body of work, he does great on the concert trail. 8 p.m. $42- $100. www.nuttybrown.com.
- M.C.
Also recommended:
Neil Young and Bert Jansch at Bass Concert Hall,
Greg Laswell at Stubb’s,
James Hand at the Continental Club,
Scott H. Biram at Red Eyed Fly,
Cro-Mags at Red 7,
Melvins at Emo’s,
El Tule at Flamingo Cantina,
Eliza Gilkyson and Sahara Smith at Threadgill’s South,
The Kids are Alright Fest at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
Sunday
Night of the Bat with the Band of Heathens at the Congress Avenue Bridge. Austin fairly hops with music tonight, from an extremely sold out set from new wave synthpop duo MGMT at Stubb’s to the second day of the impressive under-21 The Kids Are Alright Fest. But the place to be Sunday night is the Congress Avenue bridge, where the city will celebrate the kick-off of bat season with a free festival (not to be confused with Batfest) featuring a set from always enjoyable Austin country-rockers Band of Heathens. But the real reason to show up? A live appearance by Adam West and the ’60s Batmobile. The Blue Lapis Light dance company perform on the Hyatt Regency building afterward. 6:30 p.m. Free. Congress Avenue Bridge. www.nightofthebat.com.
- P.C.
Also recommended:
MGMT and the Clouds are Ghosts at Stubb’s,
The Kids are Alright Fest at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum,
Junior Brown and Tanya Rae at the Continental Club,
The Bells of Joy at Stubb’s,
`Star Wars: In Concert’ at the Frank Erwin Center.
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