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March 02, 2008
Texas: March Shows
Five Willie Nelson shows over a five day span highlight the month of March in Texas. That schedule load is par for the course for the IRS-indebted Red Headed Stranger, but some other well-known names will make welcome returns to Texas this month much less prolifically. Built to Spill, They Might Be Giants, the Breeders, Bob Mould and Van Morrison all hit Bat City during the next 31 (or so) days. There will even two Irish-themed acts appropriately showing up within ten days of St. Patrick's Day. If bagpipe-infused punk isn't your cup of stout, at least head over to Dirty Nelly's on the River Walk on the 17th to see the green-dyed water and sing-along to some holiday traditionals. All sound fun, nut it's an odd pairing in Houston that gets my pick for show of the month.
Some time ago, I balked at my best chance to see Yo La Tengo in concert, so I'm only assuming that they've got a groovy live show to match their nearly flawless run of albums. I have, however, seen My Morning Jacket on stage - outdoors, to be exact - at the Austin City Limits music festival in 2004, which is best known as the Pixies return to Texas. One of MMJ's speakers was blown, so they played the set minus the lead guitar. Initially, "One Big Holiday" was nothing but high-hat until the other instruments victoriously crashed in. Is it fair to call Jacket's the best performance of the day? I think so. YLT and MMJ share a bill at the Verizon Wireless Theatre in Houston.
And you'll notice a gaping, SXSW-sized hole missing from this month's Lone Star Listings, but fear not - we'll put together a proper preview as the event approaches.
Abilene
11 Willie Nelson at Abilene Civic Center
11 Phosphorescent at Monks
Austin
01 Citizen Cope at Stubb's
01 Marilyn Manson w/ Ours at Austin Music Hall
01 Ourformation at the Parrish
02 Built to Spill at Stubb’s BBQ
03 Justice w/ DJ Mehdi, Fancy at Stubb’s BBQ
05 They Might Be Giants, Oppenheimer at Stubb's
07 Beach House and Papercuts at Emo’s
07 Dropkick Murphys at Stubb's
07 Faceless Werewolves at Waterloo Records
07 the Mother Truckers w/ Nakia & His Southern Cousins at La Zona Rosa
07 What Made Milwaukee Famous record release party at Emo’s
08 Silverstein, The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember, Protest the Hero at Emo's
08 Big Balls, Ass Cobra, Horse Core at Room 710
11 Van Morrison at Austin Music Hall
13 Blitzen Trapper at Schuba’s
14-15 Willie Nelson at the Backyard
15 The Breeders at Waterloo Park (Mess with Texas Party)
17 Acid Mothers Temple w/ Danava at Emo's
20 Bob Mould at Antones
21 The Moody Blues at Austin Music Hall
25 Travis Morrison at the Mohawk
25 School of Language also at the Mohawk
26 Gutter Twins at Antones
27 The Hold Steady at Emo’s
29 Fu Manchu, Burning Brides, Max Cady at the Mohawk
Dallas
04 Justice w/ DJ Mehdi, Facy at Palladium Ballroom
05 Blitzen Trapper w/ Fleet Foxes at Walter’s on Washington
10 Bowerbirds w/ Phosphorescent and Bodies of Water at the Cavern
10 Phosphorescent at Good Records
11 the Evangelicals w/ Headlights at the Cavern
11 Parts & Labor w/ Pterodactyl at Double Wide
14 Jens Lekman at the Grenada
16 MSTRKRFT at the Palladium
19 Brother Ali at the Prophet Bar
Denton
04 Blitzen Trapper w/ Fleet Foxes at Hailey’s
08 Beach House and Papercuts at Haily’s
12 Islands at Haily's
18 Acid Mothers Temple w/ Danava at Haily’s
Fort Worth
01 Built to Spill at Ridglea Theater
17 O’Death w/ Langhorne Slim at Lola’s
19 The Dodos at Lola’s
Houston
01 Snoop Dogg at Warehouse Live
02 Wolves at the Door w/ OZeaL, the McKenzies, the Army of Sleep & Brown vs. Board at Warehouse Live
03 Built to Spill at Warehouse Live
06 Beach House and Papercuts at Walter’s on Washington
09 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony w/ the Pack & Kenika at Warehouse Live
10 My Morning Jacket w/ Yo La Tengo at the Verzion Wireless Theatre
10 The Slits w/ Shellshag and This Bike is a Pipe Bomb at Numbers
11 The Death Set at Boondocks
11 Flogging Molly w/ The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band & Cherry Cokes at Warehouse Live
12 Sia w/ Har Mar Superstar at Warehouse Live
13 Apes w/ An Albatross at the Mink
11 Parts & Labor w/ Ecstatic Sunshine at the Mink
14 MSTRKRFT w/ the Bloody Beetroots at Rich’s
16 Cryptacize w/ Why? at Rudyard’s Pub
23 The Dodos at Mink
28 Les Claypool w/ Tom Fite at Warehouse Live
31 Tokyo Police Club w/ Eagle Seagull at Meridian Red Room
Lubbock
02 Outformation at Bash Riprocks 2
Marfa
19 The Dodo’s at Ballroom
RGV
01 Jonas Brothers at the Dodge Arena, Hidalgo
San Angelo
12 Willie Nelson at the San Angelo Coliseum
Waco
13 Willie Nelson at Heart of Texas Coliseum Waco
Posted by Randall Monty at March 2, 2008 10:42 PM
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Randy,
Your expectation that Yo La Tengo would have a groovy live show, given their run of excellent albums, makes sense, but I found them to less than compelling as a live act--prone to long workouts with backs turned to the audience and not especially charismatic. It is entirely possible that they have loosened up in the years since I saw them play, but I heard this complaint from a friend in London about a show last year.. I hope I'm wrong.
Posted by: david at March 3, 2008 07:07 AM
