Show Of The Week

There are so many great shows set to happen this week that I couldn’t narrow them down to just one particular recommendation.  I did, however, get my list cut to two.  My first selection is this Friday at Sidewinder, where the great Protomartyr will be joined by two of Austin’s finest punk acts – Spray Paint and Xetas.  The second gig is Saturday at Barracuda, where post-punk extraordinaires Mind Spiders are headlining a bill that also includes Manhunt, Jared Leibowich (The Zoltars) and Endless Youth.  Go to both and get more high quality rock than you probably deserve.

BONUS Show Recommendations:

Tonight:
– The Halfways, Sho Galago at Hotel Vegas
– “Witness: An Evening of Music, Photographs and Stories from Pre-War Syria” with Jason Hamacher

Thursday:
– White Denim at Beerland
– Protextor, Secret Levels, Dat Boy Supa, Muggzy Flows at Barracuda
– Radiation City, Deep Sea Diver at The Sidewinder
– Lomelda, Julia Lucille, Claire Morales, Dwight Smith, Cowboy Crisis at Hotel Vegas
– Young Mammals, Loteria, Muah, Dude Elsberry at the Hole in the Wall
– MUTEMATH, Nothing But Thieves at Emo’s

Friday:
– Jonly Bonly, The Sheiks, John Wesley Coleman, Jean, Street Dads at Hotel Vegas
– Holy Wave , Hidden Ritual, Tele Novella, Lake of Fire, Typical Girls, Al Lover at Barracuda
– MCG, Summer Salt, Alex Napping, Lomelda, Moji at Cheer Up Charlies
– Golden Dawn Arkestra, Riders Against the Storm, Heart and Soul Soundsystem DJs at the Mohawk
– Chipper Jones/Chris Lopez, Wire Nest, Tidals at the Mohawk

Saturday:
– Golden Dawn Arkestra, Annabelle Chairlegs, Dallas Acid, The Sun Machine, DJ Chiquita Bombita at the Mohawk
– Lochness Mobsters, Adult Books, Rotten Mangos, Mean Jolene at Hotel Vegas

Sunday:
– Big Bill at End of an Ear