musicRECOMMENDED EVENTS FOR AUG 1 TO AUG 7EDITED BY AUDRA SCHROEDERBill Frisell“I hate it when the music stays stagnant,”insists guitarist Bill Frisell from his Seattle homein anticipation of his two-night stand in <strong>Austin</strong>.“I don’t just want it to stay thesame every night. I want it to beconstantly evolving.”Frisell, recently voted Guitaristof the Year in both the Down BeatCritics Poll and Jazz JournalistsAssociation Jazz Awards, keepsevolving by pairing with differentmusicians.“You get these people who haveabsorbed the music, and thenwhen you put different combinationsof musicians together, youget these chemical reactions,”he explains.That’s exactly what happens onhis new Nonesuch album, History,Mystery, a spacious, orchestral affairthat alchemizes strings, horns, and arhythm section. Executing said soundin <strong>Austin</strong> is a quartet with violinistEyvind Kang, bassist Steve Moore,and drummer Kenny Wollesen.in-storesContinental Club, Saturday 2 & Sunday 3“It’s kind of a new group,although I’ve played a lot with eachmusician in different settings,” hestates. “<strong>The</strong>re are all these differentrelationships between us,and a whole bunch of music that’scommon to us, but we haven’tactually all played together at thesame time.”<strong>The</strong> in-demand guitarist hasconsistently returned to theContinental. “I just love playingthere! I remember the firsttime driving down from Dallas.I’d never been to <strong>Austin</strong> beforeand didn’t know anything aboutthe Continental Club. It was sucha cool place. Everybody was sohospitable, and the audience isalways great. I feel like I can justdo whatever I want in there.” Bothshows start at 8pm.– Jay TrachtenbergMonday: Weekend Nachos,Hassanchop!, Naw Dude,Friday: I Kill Cars, Trailer Space, 6pm Streetcleaner, Trailer Space, 6pmSaturday: <strong>The</strong> Takes, the No No No Tuesday: Earlimart, WaterlooHopes, Trailer Space, 5pm; Clint Records, 5pmNiosi, End of an Ear, 6pm; Less Wednesday: Thao With the Get DownThan Jake, Encore Records & Stay Down, End of an Ear, 3pmVideo, 6pmThursday: Barkus, Sly & the GoldenSunday: Doom Siren, Panther Zora, Egg; Pianos Become the Teeth;and more, Snake Eyes Vinyl (1101 the Caution Children; OrianaNavasota), 3pmRaeo; Trailer Space; 5pm80 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E AUGUST 1, <strong>2008</strong> a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mlistingsTANGLED SNARKSUMMER PARTYMonarch Event Center, Friday 1Bridging dissonance and joy, ChrisSimpson’s conglomerate Zookeepermingles with <strong>Austin</strong> sixpiece/BelleCity Pop! labelmates Sad Accordions.Simpson (Gloria Record, Mineral)demolished the walls of songwriting onZookeeper’s 2007 debut LP, BecomingAll Things, and Sad Accordions’ Slintmeets-Wilcoslow burn translates intoA Bad Year for the Sharons. LocalsLoxsly, Bill Baird’s Sunset, Frank Smith,and Wine & Revolution join in on thesummer fun. – Darcie StevensBLUE MOUNTAIN EMMYLOU HARRISContinental Club, Saturday 2Stubb’s, Wednesday 6After going on hiatus in 2002, This year Emmylou Harris was inductedBlue Mountain is back, and it’s like into the Country Music Hall of Fame, anthey never left. One of the top bands overdue honor for one of the most distinctiveand pure voices in music. during the alt.country scare of theHer1990s, the Mississippi-based trio celebratesthe release of two new discs:the all-original Midnight in Mississippiand Omnibus, new recordings of olderhits. Road reports say their roaringcountry-rock revue remains relentlessand raw.– Jim CaligiuriFOREVER CHANGES,THE BELLFURIESLamberts, Saturday 2Arthur Lee and Bryan MacLean aregone, but members of the Ugly Beatsand Nervous Exits keep Love alivewith Forever Changes, a full-bodiedtribute to one of L.A.’s best-everbands. <strong>The</strong> Bellfuries’ new salvo,Palmyra, embodies a touch of Love-likeambition in its multicolored pasticheof all things pop, while McLemoreAvenue brings the Memphis groovewith finger-poppin’ fervor. No bummerin the summer here. – Greg BeetsChatting up Blue Mountain, Girls(Rock Camp) on film, and more ataustinchronicle.com/earacheJAY REATARD SONNY LANDRETHRed 7, Sunday 3 Zilker Park, Wednesday 6/Jay Reatard: the reason MTV declared Continental Club, Thursday 7“lo-fi is all the rage.” <strong>The</strong> Memphis maverickand reigning king of garage-punkMississippi-born Cajun dwellerchurns out more singles than a strip club,Sonny Landreth always struckeach somehow more grating and melodicthan the last. In the Red Recordingsrecently compiled his Singles 06-07, andhe’s halfway through a six-part 7-inchseries for Matador. Nashville’s Cheap Timeand locals the Golden Boys and Manikinkick-start your heart. – <strong>Austin</strong> PowellFREEDY JOHNSTONSaxon Pub, Tuesday 5/Momo’s, Thursday 7It’s been too long since Freedy’s beento <strong>Austin</strong>, but this week he makes up forit with two shows of dynamic Americana.At the Saxon, the current New York Cityresident is solo acoustic, the best wayto hear his winsome vocals, while atMomo’s, he brings the band for a showthat’s sure to rock, twang, and breaksome hearts.– Jim Caligiuriexcellent new album, All I Intended to Be,delicately weaves meditations on memoryand mortality, retracing her past equally insound as in theme by reuniting with originalproducer Brian Ahern. Guitar masterand recently named No Depression “artistof the decade” Buddy Miller opens.– Doug Freemanme as Louisiana’s answer toA-Town’s Eric Johnson. On hislatest slide-guitar slice ’n’ dice,From the Reach, you’ll find theaural resemblance in instrumentalssuch as chunkster “<strong>The</strong>Milky Way Home” and shredding,penulimate closer “Überesso.”Stealing thunder from Clapton’sCrossroads Guitar Festival inChicago last year, Landrethremains a six-string überesso allhis own. – Raoul HernandezBLACK COBRA/LAIR OF THEMINOTAURRed 7, Wednesday 6/Thursday 7Two nights, two metal bandswith requisite mythical-soundinganimal names. SF duo BlackCobra took thrash to task onlast year’s Feather and Stone(At a Loss), amping up the pummelfactor with just guitar anddrums. Fellow SFers SloughFeg open. Chicago’s Lair of theMinotaur hoof it up a notch onlatest War Metal Battle Master(Southern Lord), a grinding “conceptalbum” that’s screamingto be turned into a video game.Sourvein, Four Days to Burn, andCanyon of the Skull play first.– Audra SchroederBY AUDRA SCHROEDER soundcheckFILASTINESalvage Vanguard <strong>The</strong>ater, Friday 1Infernal noise via Barcelona.I KILL CARSScoot Inn, Friday 1New 10-inch At Ease With YourHaste lays waste.THE PACK A.D.Hole in the Wall, Saturday 2<strong>The</strong> blues-rock duo made you aFuneral Mixtape.OMAR TAMEZSalvage Vanguard <strong>The</strong>ater, Saturday 2<strong>The</strong> wonder shredder rolls solo andwith Alex Coke, Arjen Gorter, and TinaMarsh. 9pm.THE SECRET MACHINESStubb’s, Saturday 2Get in while you fit in.UNDERWATER SLEEP PROJECTCarousel Lounge, Monday 4Local quintet makes sweet,sleepy noise.INDIAN JEWELRYEmo’s Lounge, Wednesday 6H-Town pumps in the gunk, withlocals Expensive Shit, Cry BloodApache, and Benko.NELLIE MCKAYStubb’s, Thursday 7You just want to pick her up andhug her!live music venues roadshows + club listings p.86p.82| L - R: THE PACK A.D. 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