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Weekend picks: Addictive riffs, grandiose gutter punk and the Dixie Dude
Friday
Charlie Robison at Antone’s. The brash, former football stud and Dixie Dude is an easy guy to dismiss as a forced outlaw. But his talent is unmistakable onstage, where he leads the party, and on record, when he reflects alone. “Beautiful Day,” aka the divorce album, was unjustly overlooked except for a couple radio hits. Just when you think you’ve gotten over Bruce’s big bro, he’ll slay you with his songs and the way they run through him. With Jason Eady and Stonehoney. 9 p.m. $15 213 W. Fifth St. www.antones.net. — Michael Corcoran
Also recommended:
- This Will Destroy You at the Mohawk
- Ume, Ringo Deathstarr at Emo’s
- Two Tons of Steel at Broken Spoke
- Turbo Fruits at Red 7
- Air Review at the Parish
- Roscoe Beck & Anton Fig at the Saxon
- Doug Moreland at the Continental
Saturday
The Murdocks at the Ghost Room.Try not to crack a smile at a Murdocks show. I dare you. The Austin trio fuse punk rock riffs with pop hooks for some seriously addictive music — particularly on this year’s long-awaited sophomore release, the rock-solid “Distortionist.” All that sunny-sounding music often features frontman Franklin Morris lashing out at divorce and unemployment, making it all the more endearing still. With Through the Trees, Excited States and Antic Romantics. 8:30 p.m. $5. 304 W. Fifth St. ghostroom.com. — Patrick Caldwell
Also recommended:
- The Zoltars and How I Quit Crack at Beerland
- DJ Chorizo Funk and Maneja Beto at the Beauty Bar
- Eyes Burn Electric and Zeale at the Parish
- the Mother Truckers and Cowboy and Indian at Antone’s
- the Dan Dyer Band at Momo’s
- W.C. Clark at the Saxon Pub
- Monte Montgomery at Saxon Pub
- Junior Brown at Continental (early)
- Heybale! at Continental (late)
- James McMurtry at Continental Gallery
Sunday
Mind Spiders at Beerland. A side project for Mark Ryan, who leads Fort Worth’s Marked Men, this band just released a four-song 7” single that owes as much to New Order’s new wave cascades as the garage-punk it’s lumped in with. There’s something grand in this gutter. With Flesh Lights, OBN III’s and Wild America. Not bad for a Sunday. 10 p.m. $5. 711 Red River St. www.beerlandtexas.com. — M.C.
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