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Weekend Picks for May 13-15
Weekend Picks for May 13-15
Friday
Cavalera Conspiracy at Emo’s. Igor and Max Cavalera, formerly drummer and singer, respectively, of South American thrash metal titans
Sepultura, formed this new family affair under the name Inflikted in 2007. The brothers’ new album, “Blunt Force Trauma,” arrived in March. 9 p.m. $18.
(Though it is a separate cover, punk/ska vets Citizen Fish play the inside Emo’s stage with Austin punk’s outstanding rising stars, Deskonocidos. 9 p.m.
$10.) 603 Red River St.www.emosaustin.com.
Also recommended:
- Manikin record release at Cheer Up Charlie’s
- Cowboy Mouth at Antone’s
- Jackson Browne at ACL Live
- The Maine, Augustana at La Zona Rosa
- The Indian Givers at Trailer Space
- Love Inks at the Legendary White Swan
- Magnifico! (Queen tribute) at Red 7
- The Zoltars, How I Quit Crack at Beerland
- The Ripe at the Ghost Room
- Strange Attractors CD release at the Beauty Bar
- Thieves, Zlam Dunk at Stubb’s
- Eagle Claw, Maleveller at the Scoot Inn
Saturday
Benefit for Nick Curran at Red 7. Local musician Nick Curran, who has played with Ronnie Dawson and the Fabulous Thunderbirds and in a
variety of local acts, was diagnosed with oral cancer last year. It seemed cured but reappeared in April. This benefit for him features local musicians
from acts such as the Riverboat Gamblers, Stabba, Drug SxE, World Burns to Death and more in tribute bands: Rockaway Bitch, an all-girl Ramones tribute
act; Chepo in Heat, a Misfits cover band; and Good Head covering all of Turbonegro’s “Apocalypse Dudes.” 9 p.m. $7 suggested donation, but surely you
can give more. 611 E. Seventh St.www.red7austin.com.
Also recommended:
- Paramount’s 95th & State’s 75th Anniversary Gala with Smokey Robinson at the Paramount Theatre
- Jimmy Drake at the Red Eyed Fly
- Los Lonely Boys at Stubb’s
- The Long Tangles at the Scoot Inn
- El Canero, the Scandals at the Broken Neck
- Yellow Bike Project’s 14th Birthday Party with Hex Dispensers
- Mole People at 1216 Webberville Rd
- Wild Moccasin at the Spiderhouse Ballroom
- Cutting Losses, Mindless at the Parlor
- Ivan and Alyosha at the Mohawk
- The Last Place You Look at the Parish
- Mustard Plug at Emo’s
- Monarchs at the Ghost Room
- McMercy Family Band at Skinny’s Ballroom
- Axis Unity Ivory Ghost at Flamingo Cantina.
Sunday
Walter Daniels & Ralph White at Beerland. Roots and blues take on an intriguing cast in the hands of these two Austin musicians.
Daniels has played blues harmonica in various outfits for years, while White, a member of the Bad Livers in the 1990s, has become increasingly avant
garde with his banjo and kalimba. With steampunky crooner Izzy Cox and headliners Pine Hill Haints. 9 p.m. 711 Red River St. www.beerlandtexas.com.
Also recommended:
- The Smoking Popes at La Zona Rosa
- The Mauve Avenge at Red 7
- The Low Lows at the Hole in the Wall
- The Hell if I Know at the Red Eyed Fly
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By jw
May 13, 2011 8:06 AM | Link to this
Why do we get reviews from the same old venues each week? What kind of deal do you have with the emos, stubbs etc? Can’t we get news about other genres?