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Weekend music picks: July 22-25
Thursday Summer Slaughter Tour at Emo’s. Christmas comes in July for metal fans, as 15 brutal thrashers commandeer both stages at Emo’s for an all-night-and-most-of-the-day explosion of carnage that offers plenty of bang for your buck. Acts range from Polish metal standbys Decapitated to Massachusetts’ the Red Chord to `technical death metal’ - that’s what happens when death metal strangles prog rock with its own riffs - masters the Faceless. Get your (devil) horns up. 3 p.m. $20. 603 Red River St. www.emosaustin.com. - Patrick Caldwell
Also recommended:
- Coma In Algiers at Beerland
- Raw Nerves at the Broken Neck
- The Frontier Brothers at the Hole in the Wall
- Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights at Antone’s
- Mike and the Moonpies at the Continental Club
- James McMurtry at the Shady Grove
- Blue October at the Paramount
- Jesse Dayton at the Broken Spoke
- Phosphorescent at the ND at 501 Studios
Friday Quiet Company at Threadgill’s South. This Austin quartet’s terrific new EP ‘Songs For Staying In’ is full of big, open-armed pop songs that will get you out. Former Eisley bassist Taylor Muse writes songs that frolic midway between `Pet Sounds’ and the Cowsills, while the band keeps a contempo ‘Juno’ lilt on the sound. Really irresistible stuff. $10. 10 p.m. 301 W. Riverside Drive. www.threadgills.com. - Michael Corcoran
Also recommended:
- The New Pornographers at Stubb’s
- Gobi and Richard Gear at Scoot Inn
- Bad Sports at Beerland
- Martyrhead (Motorhead tribute) at the Hole In the Wall
- Junior Brown at the Cactus Cafe
Saturday Will Taylor and Strings Attached at the Central Presbyterian Church. An unusual tribute within a tribute, as Austin’s masters of string reinterpretation of popular music tackle a full set of classic Willie Nelson songs - in the style of Western Swing titan Bob Wills. Karen Mal, Mark Utter and Steve Carter are guest vocalists. If you want the opportunity to hear some of Nelson’s best without staying up past midnight or baking in the sun all day, here’s your chance. 8 p.m. $10-$35. 200 E. Eighth St. www.stringsattached.org. - P.C.
Also recommended:
- Night Fever Vol. 3 at the Scoot Inn
- Birthday celebration for Laurie Gallardo with Stereo Is A Lie, the Midgetmen and others at the Mohawk
- Soulhat at Antone’s
- Lydia at Emo’s
- Kalu James at Momo’s
- Royal Forest at the Parish
- Opposite Day at the Hole in the Wall
Sunday The Coathangers at Mohawk. The opposite of Rihanna and Ke$ha, who are playing down the road in San Antonio this night, is this band of creatively violent femmes from Atlanta. The ideas are Weenish and the visuals squeamish. With Rayon Beach, Slang Chickens and Soft Healer. 9:30 p.m. 912 Red River St. www.mohawkaustin.com. - M.C.
Also recommended:
- Girling at the Hole in the Wall
- Heybale at the Continental
- Ralph White at Threadgill’s North
- Mike Flanigan at the Continental Gallery
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