Yo. With the weekend comes the latest edition of Aural Sex, which is significantly better than last week’s, which is nice.
There’s not a lot of huge names, but quite a few bands out there making the rounds (like Yo La Tengo…a show I missed last night…for no reason whatsoever…damn it.)
Take the jump to see who is playing where.
As always, if you want your band/city added to the Aural Sex breakdown shoot us an email at blog@brahsome.com
Mucho take it easy.
Asheville
Saturday – The Machine (Orange Peel), Four Finger Five (Hannah Flannagan’s)
Sunday – The Motet (Emrald Lounge)
Tuesday – Emmylou Harris/Patty Griffin/Shawn Colver (Thomas Wolfe Auditorium)
Atlanta
Friday – Dresden Dolls (Variety Playhouse)
Saturday – Yo La Tengo (Variety Playhouse), Big Head Todd & the Monsters (Roxy)
Austin
Friday – Lee Boys (Antone’s), Muchos Backflips! (Room 710), The Derailers (Continental Club), Shawn Mullins (Cactus Cafe)
Saturday – The Iguanas (Continental Club), Topaz (Lamberts), Shawn Mullins (Cactus Cafe)
Tuesday – Alejandro Escovedo (Continental Club)
Wednesday – Greyhounds (Continental Club)
Birmingham, Al
Friday – Jason Left Williams (The Nick)
Saturday – Natti Love Joys (Base Camp)
Sunday – Big Head Todd & the Monsters (WorkPlay)
Tuesday – Yo La Tengo (Workplay)
Boston
Friday – Guy Forsyth (Johnny D’s)
Saturday – White Williams (Middle East Upstairs)
Monday – Plain White T’s (TD BankNorth Garden), The Pierces (Paradise Lounge)
Carrboro/Chapel Hill
Friday – Cosmic Charlie (Cat’s Cradle)
Saturday – The Moaners (Local 506)
Monday – Emmylou Harris/Patty Griffin/Shawn Colver (Memorial Hall)
Charlotte
Friday – Yo La Tengo (Visulite Theater), Soulganic (Tempo)
Saturday – Cosmic Charlie (Visulite Theater), Incognito Mosquito (Neighborhood Theater)
Chicago
Friday – Fareed Haque Chicago Afrobeat Project (HOB), The Von Bondies (Abbey Pub)
Saturday – Little Big Fat (Underground Lounge), Wattson (The Note), Moonshine Drive (Montrose Saloon), Common (House of Blues)
Dallas
Saturday – Art Garfunkel (Majestic Theater), Chris Brown, Bow Wow, Soulja Boy (American Airlines Arena)
Sunday – Are Garfunkel (Nokia Theater)
Monday – Spoonfed Tribe (HOB)
Los Angeles
Friday – Social Distortion (HOB), Bill Frisell (Jazz Bakery), The Black Heart Procession (Spaceland), Droid (Whisky a Go Go)
Saturday – Social Distortion (HOB), Rolla (Room 5)
Louisville, Ky
Friday – Moon Taxi, Euphonic Brew (Hideaway Saloon), Vessel (Dark Star Tavern)
Wednesday – Yo La Tengo (930 Listening Room)
New York, NY
Friday – Allen Toussaint (The Blue Note), Richard Buckner (Mercury Lounge), Bela Fleck (Joe’s Pub), Richie Havens (Highline Ballroom)
Saturday – Bela Fleck (BB Kings), Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave. (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Streetlight Manifesto (Blender Theater At Gramercy), Hot 8 Brass Band (Sullivan Hall), Wu Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah (Hammerstein Ballroom), Allen Toussaint (The Blue Note)
Monday – The Mars Volta (Terminal 5), Les Paul (Iridium Jazz Club)
Portland, Or
Friday – Floater (The Crystal Ballroom), Hurt (Hawthorne Theater)
Saturday – The Minus 5,Casey Neill and the Norway Rats (Doug Fir), The Head Cat (Dante’s), The Floydian Slips (Alladin Theater)
Raleigh
Friday – The Machine (Lincoln Theater), Enter the Haggis (Hideaway BBQ)
Saturday – Random Experimental Freedom (Pour House)
San Diego, Ca
Friday – Xavier Rudd (HOB),
Saturday – The Black Heart Procession (Casbah)
Seattle
Friday – Lupe Fiasco (The Showbox), Eddie Spaghetti (Tractor Tavern)
Saturday – DJ Mark Farina (Nuemos), The Section Quartet (Chop Suey), Peter White (Jazz Alley), Hurt (El Corazon)
Sunday – Peter White (Jazz Alley),
Washington, DC
Friday – Brooks Wood Band (McGinty’s), Silver Beats (9:30 Club)
Saturday – Midnight Spaghetti & The Chocolate G-Strings (Zodiac Grill – I have never heard of them, but great name)
Wednesday – Blonde Redhead (9:30 Club)
