RECOMMENDED EVENTS FOR AUG 1 TO AUG 7 JAY REATARD SONNY LANDRETH Red 7, Sunday 3 Zilker Park, Wednesday 6/ Jay Reatard: the reason MTV declared Continental Club, Thursday 7 “lo-fi is all the rage.” The Memphis mav- Mississippi-born Cajun dweller erick and reigning king of garage-punk Sonny Landreth always struck churns out more singles than a strip club, me as Louisiana’s answer to each somehow more grating and melodic A-Town’s Eric Johnson. On his than the last. In the Red Recordings latest slide-guitar slice ’n’ dice, EDITED BY AUDRA SCHROEDER recently compiled his Singles 06-07, and From the Reach, you’ll find the listings music he’s halfway through a six-part 7-inch aural resemblance in instrumen- series for Matador. Nashville’s Cheap Time tals such as chunkster “The TANGLED SNARK and locals the Golden Boys and Manikin Milky Way Home” and shredding, SUMMER PARTY kick-start your heart. – Austin Powell penulimate closer “Überesso.” Monarch Event Center, Friday 1 Stealing thunder from Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Bridging dissonance and joy, Chris FREEDY JOHNSTON Chicago last year, Landreth Simpson’s conglomerate Zookeeper Saxon Pub, Tuesday 5/ remains a six-string überesso all mingles with Austin sixpiece/Belle Momo’s, Thursday 7 his own. – Raoul Hernandez City Pop! labelmates Sad Accordions. Simpson (Gloria Record, Mineral) It’s been too long since Freedy’s been demolished the walls of songwriting on to Austin, but this week he makes up for BLACK COBRA/ Zookeeper’s 2007 debut LP, Becoming it with two shows of dynamic Americana. All Things, and Sad Accordions’ Slint- At the Saxon, the current New York City LAIR OF THE meets-Wilco slow burn translates into resident is solo acoustic, the best way MINOTAUR A Bad Year for the Sharons. Locals to hear his winsome vocals, while at Red 7, Wednesday 6/ Loxsly, Bill Baird’s Sunset, Frank Smith, Momo’s, he brings the band for a show Thursday 7 and Wine & Revolution join in on the that’s sure to rock, twang, and break summer fun. – Darcie Stevens some hearts. – Jim Caligiuri Two nights, two metal bands with requisite mythical-sounding animal names. SF duo Black EMMYLOU HARRIS Cobra took thrash to task on BLUE MOUNTAIN Continental Club, Saturday 2 Stubb’s, Wednesday 6 last year’s Feather and Stone (At a Loss), amping up the pum- This year Emmylou Harris was inducted After going on hiatus in 2002, mel factor with just guitar and into the Country Music Hall of Fame, an Blue Mountain is back, and it’s like drums. Fellow SFers Slough overdue honor for one of the most dis- they never left. One of the top bands Feg open. Chicago’s Lair of the tinctive and pure voices in music. Her Bill Frisell during the alt.country scare of the Minotaur hoof it up a notch on excellent new album, All I Intended to Be, 1990s, the Mississippi-based trio cel- latest War Metal Battle Master Continental Club, Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 delicately weaves meditations on memory ebrates the release of two new discs: (Southern Lord), a grinding “con- and mortality, retracing her past equally in “I hate it when the music stays stagnant,” the all-original Midnight in Mississippi cept album” that’s screaming sound as in theme by reuniting with origi- and Omnibus, new recordings of older to be turned into a video game. nal producer Brian Ahern. Guitar master insists guitarist Bill Frisell from his Seattle home hits. Road reports say their roaring Sourvein, Four Days to Burn, and and recently named No Depression “artist country-rock revue remains relentless Canyon of the Skull play first. of the decade” Buddy Miller opens. in anticipation of his two-night stand in Austin. and raw. – Jim Caligiuri – Audra Schroeder – Doug Freeman “I don’t just want it to stay the “It’s kind of a new group, same every night. I want it to be although I’ve played a lot with each FOREVER CHANGES, constantly evolving.” musician in different settings,” he THE BELLFURIES BY AUDRA SCHROEDER soundcheck Frisell, recently voted Guitarist states. “There are all these dif- of the Year in both the Down Beat ferent relationships between us, Lamberts, Saturday 2 FILASTINE THE SECRET MACHINES Critics Poll and Jazz Journalists and a whole bunch of music that’s Arthur Lee and Bryan MacLean are Salvage Vanguard Theater, Friday 1 Stubb’s, Saturday 2 Association Jazz Awards, keeps common to us, but we haven’t gone, but members of the Ugly Beats Infernal noise via Barcelona. Get in while you fit in. evolving by pairing with different actually all played together at the and Nervous Exits keep Love alive I KILL CARS UNDERWATER SLEEP PROJECT musicians. same time.” with Forever Changes, a full-bodied Scoot Inn, Friday 1 Carousel Lounge, Monday 4 “You get these people who have The in-demand guitarist has tribute to one of L.A.’s best-ever New 10-inch At Ease With Your Local quintet makes sweet, absorbed the music, and then consistently returned to the bands. The Bellfuries’ new salvo, Haste lays waste. sleepy noise. when you put different combina- Continental. “I just love play- Palmyra, embodies a touch of Love-like THE PACK A.D. INDIAN JEWELRY tions of musicians together, you ing there! I remember the first ambition in its multicolored pastiche Hole in the Wall, Saturday 2 Emo’s Lounge, Wednesday 6 get these chemical reactions,” time driving down from Dallas. of all things pop, while McLemore The blues-rock duo made you a H-Town pumps in the gunk, with he explains. I’d never been to Austin before Avenue brings the Memphis groove Funeral Mixtape. locals Expensive Shit, Cry Blood That’s exactly what happens on and didn’t know anything about with finger-poppin’ fervor. No bummer Apache, and Benko. his new Nonesuch album, History, the Continental Club. It was such in the summer here. – Greg Beets OMAR TAMEZ Mystery, a spacious, orchestral affair a cool place. Everybody was so Salvage Vanguard Theater, Saturday 2 NELLIE MCKAY that alchemizes strings, horns, and a hospitable, and the audience is The wonder shredder rolls solo and Stubb’s, Thursday 7 rhythm section. Executing said sound always great. I feel like I can just with Alex Coke, Arjen Gorter, and Tina You just want to pick her up and in Austin is a quartet with violinist do whatever I want in there.” Both Chatting up Blue Mountain, Girls Marsh. 9pm. hug her! Eyvind Kang, bassist Steve Moore, shows start at 8pm. (Rock Camp) on film, and more at and drummer Kenny Wollesen. – Jay Trachtenberg austinchronicle.com/earache live music venues p.82roadshows + club listings p.86 Monday: Weekend Nachos, in-stores Hassanchop!, Naw Dude, Friday: I Kill Cars, Trailer Space, 6pm Streetcleaner, Trailer Space, 6pm Saturday: The Takes, the No No No Tuesday: Earlimart, Waterloo Hopes, Trailer Space, 5pm; Clint Records, 5pm Niosi, End of an Ear, 6pm; Less Wednesday: Thao With the Get Down Than Jake, Encore Records & Stay Down, End of an Ear, 3pm Video, 6pm Thursday: Barkus, Sly & the Golden Sunday: Doom Siren, Panther Zora, Egg; Pianos Become the Teeth; and more, Snake Eyes Vinyl (1101 the Caution Children; Oriana Navasota), 3pm Raeo; Trailer Space; 5pm | L - R: THE PACK A.D. (SAT., 8/2) | JAY REATARD (SUN., 8/3) | EMMYLOU HARRIS (WED., 8/6) 80 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E AUGUST 1, 2008 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m.