too many good shows this week!

[manny at telerama.com]

A lot of great shows coming this week Apr 11- 18:

tonight Sun Apr 11  indie rock/funk/disco
Drag City recording artists from Washington DC (aka Scene Creamers)
WEIRD WAR
with Good Morning (featuring Eric Topolski of Don Caballero/Storm & Stress
and his brother Joshua Ryan of world famous trance DJ fame)
and The Mobius Band (postrock)
7 pm  $7  all ages  Garfield Artworks, 4931 Penn Ave

tomorrow Mon Apr 12  avantjazz/improv
SATOKO FUJII (piano) and NATSUKI TAMURA (trumpet) from Japan
often compared to Cecil Taylor, Fujii has stormed out of the gate with
two dozen releases in the past decade including a quartet with drummer
Tatsuya Yoshida of Ruins, and CDs on Victo, Tzadik, Enja, and others.
with local improv ensemble Terpsichorribles
8 pm  $10  all ages  Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Oakland
(the building with the fountain, between Carnegie & Hillman Libraries)

Tue Apr 13   melodic IDM/synthpop
I AM ROBOT AND PROUD   Catmobile recording artist from Toronto
(strong beats and melodies for fans of Morr Music, Warp Records, etc)
with Random Number, Sixteens (dark Tuxedomoony synthrock from San Fran)
and Styles for Modern Living (ex-Joybox)
8 pm  $6  all ages  Garfield Artworks

Wed Apr 14  indie/folk
SCOUT NIBLETT  from the U.K., on Secretly Canadian Records
(mellow indie folky songwriter, for fans of Catpower, Edith Frost)
with Megan Williams, Rick Bach, and Evan Knauer  short solo sets
8 pm  $6  all ages  Garfield Artworks

Thu Apr 15  more IDM/synthpop
MIXEL PIXEL  from NYC, 80s and video-game inspired electro-rock with
live video projection fun
with Hearts of Darknesses (breakcore from Cleveland, on Schematic Records),
Alan Astor (NYC IDMer), Torus (Adam of Conelrad) and 8Cylinder (gameboys)
8 pm  $6  all ages   Garfield Artworks

Fri Apr 16  avantjazz/improv
DAVID BOYKIN TRIO   AACM-style free jazz from Chicago, on Thrill Jockey
and Boxmedia Records
featuring: David Boykin (sax), Karl Siegfried (bass) and Mike Reed (drums)
very much in the tradition of the Chicago radical black avantgarde, Boykin
cut his teeth in jam sessions at Fred Anderson's jazz lounge in the 90s.
with solo performance by Ben Opie (sax, from Opek and Thoth Trio)
8 pm  $10  all ages  Garfield Artworks

Sat Apr 17   noise/indierock
NEWTON  noise from Philadelphia on the Left Lung tour
with Dreadnots and Triangle & Rhino
8 pm  $5  all ages  Garfield Artworks

Sun Apr 18   indie rock
METHOD & RESULT  from Philly on Losing Blueprint Records, a husband and
wife keyboard-and-drums team that makes you think of recent indietronica
like Lali Puna, Postal Service and of course Mates of State
with Shark & Bear (mathy rock), Two Sexy Beasts and Jessica Silver (solo
debut from this filmmaking artiste)
8 pm  $6  all ages Garfield Artworks

and what else?
4/20 - Travelogue @ GA
4/22 - THE FALL & NEW MODEL ARMY @ Brew House, South Side all ages
keep getting those tickets in advance at Paul's, Eide's, Brave New World,
The Exchange Sq Hill and Dave's Music Mine Southside. They are going to
be picked up on 4/21 so don't dawdle! or you can just come to the door.
4/23 - Something About Vampires and Sluts @ GA
4/24 - Harangue @ GA
4/25 - Erik Friedlander @ GA
4/27 - just added  Bunnybrains @ GA
5/1 - Harm Stryker @ GA
5/3 - Thalia Zedek/Chris Brokaw @ GA
5/7 - Grand Buffet big blowout show! @ Brew House

see you at the shows!