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Weekend picks: Golden Boys, Thurston Moore, Sadie Hawkins Valentine’s Dance
(Brian K. Diggs AMERICAN-STATESMAN)FRIDAY
Golden Boys at the Beauty Bar.“Dirty Fingernails,” the soon-to-be-released fifth album from Austin-based band the Golden Boys, is a howling chunk of rock ‘n’ roll gems. With Ghost Knife, Broken Gold, Lights Go Out. $5. 9 p.m. 617 E. Seventh St. thebeautybar.com/austin — Peter Mongillo
Also playing:
- Ben Kweller at the Beauty Ballroom
- Octopus Project, Deep Time, Hidden Ritual at Mohawk
- Action Bronson, Phranchyze, Table Manners Crew, Applied Pressure at ND
- Lennings, Miranda Dawn, Meggan Carney at Hole in the Wall
- Spray Paint, Nazi Gold, Same Sack, Cruddy, Marriage at Beerland
- Carolyn Wonderland, Minor Mishap Marching Band at Antone’s
(Jay Janner AMERICAN-STATESMAN)SATURDAY
Thurston Moore at St. David’s Episcopal Church.The (former? once and future?) Sonic Youth frontman’s solo album “Demolished Thoughts” is the largely acoustic pluck-fest fans knew he would someday make. With Christina Carter of Charalambides fame (most likely) playing hazy clouds of improvisational guitar hum. Doors at 7:30 p.m. $17 (technically sold out). 301 E. Eighth St. 472-1196. www.stdave.org — Joe Gross
Also playing:
- Coma in Algiers, A Giant Dog at Trailer Space
- Lemonheads at the Mohawk
- Schatzi, Dynamite Hack at the Parish
- YOB, Eagle Claw at the Beauty Ballroom
- Z-Ro, Trae tha Truth at Emo’s East
- Wizard Wolf at the Legendary White Swan
- White Ghost Shivers at Skinny’s Ballroom
- The Soldier Thread at Stubb’s
- The Alice Rose at Frank
- Punx Picnic ATX at The Music Ranch
SUNDAY
Sadie Hawkins Valentine’s Dance at Hotel Vegas. It’s almost Valentine’s Day! Bobby Jealousy, Kay Leotard, Megafauna, Agent Ribbons and Foreign Mothers will help you remember how to love. $5. 8 p.m. 1500 E. Sixth St. www.hotelvegasaustin.com — P.M.
Also playing:
- Ringo Deathstarr, TS & the Past Haunts, Heywood at ND
- Tacks the Boy Disaster, Laura Gibson, Breathe Owl Breathe at the Mohawk
- Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Brother of Pearl at Stubb’s
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