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FEBRUARY 2010
SPECIAL EVENTS
ALL EVENTS HAVE A 9pm DOOR UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
A FIVE BUCK DONATION IS ASKED TO SUPPORT THE SPACE AND ARTISTS
Every Saturday in February – HEATHER WOODBURY’s AS THE GLOBE WARMS
continues 8p to 8:30p
This is truly one of the most special things we’ve ever been a part of. For the better
part of January, award-winning writer/actress/shaman Heather Woodbury has been
weaving a strange and consuming story of small town America merging with the
omniverse of the interweb, for better or worse. Mix in fair doses of political satire,
religious comments, and environmental concerns, and you have “AS THE GLOBE
WARMS”… of course, the next week she does it, all that might change, cuz this
thing is evolving quicker than that freakin’ Second Life thing. So, come on out for
this show every Saturday, but get there early for a seat, and then stay for the music
show after.
Sun, Feb 7th – ZOE BOEKBINDER + THE WEATHER STATION +
ILO MAR + ON HOLIDAY
It’s been a long time coming, but finally one of the Vermillion ladies has come to
play our little sexy juke joint. And besides delivering a good ol’ bluesy jazz infused
set, she is bringing a bunch of other sexy ladies along for the ride. Now, don’t go
calling me a chauvinist pig or anything, these gals can also sing and play some of
the most memorable jams today. Besides being one of my favorite people in the
world, Vanessa Micale aka ILO MAR devastates with her looped guitar (newly
electrified) and her haunting voice, part chant and part poetry. Tonight is gonna
live up to the sexy vibe of the month, especially with the last minute addition of
another of our most favoritest lady performers, the enigmatic and always charming
ON HOLIDAY, performing a new batch of mini-electro concertos for celeste and
drum machine… Expect a magical start to the evening with her special shadow
dancers!!!
www.myspace.com/zoeboekbinder
www.myspace.com/theweatherstationband
www.myspace.com/vanessamicale
www.myspace.com/onholiday
Mon, Feb 8th – JOE JACK TALCUM + AMERICAN SHERIFF + LORD GRUNGE +
THE BASSTURD + DJ JESTER THE FILIPINO FIST $6 tickets for this one.
Um, what to say about this one? I am gonna just forward the press from their
awesome show-setter-upper, cuz it pretty much covers all the bases. You are
gonna regret this if you miss it.
Joe Jack Talcum co-founded the Dead Milkmen (newly reformed!) in 1983,
performing guitar and some vocal duties until they broke up in 1995. During that
period, and still today, Joe makes solo home-recordings of songs that could only
come from the mind of a slightly warped genius.
An edited list of projects that Joe has been involved in over the years (besides the
Milkmen) would look something like this: Ornamental Wigwam, Touch Me Zoo, Jiffy
Squid, We're Not From Idaho, Sock, The Town Managers, The Big Mess Orchestra,
Butterfly Joe (the band), The Low Budgets, The Cheesies, Consumer 925, and The
Headaches.
Lord Grunge is one-half of the Pittsburgh based hip hop duo Grand Buffet. He has
toured extensively with Sage Francis, Of Montreal, MGMT, and many others. He is
currently working on completing his first solo album. This string of dates will mark
his first live offerings as a solo act.
The Bassturd is a one-man keyboard act from Las Vegas, NV. Effortlessly tearing
through countless styles, The Bassturd has self-released 19 full-length albums. He
just completed his most ambitious project yet, a 20 EP set released over 3 years.
An obsessive home recorder, The Bassturd also boasts a back catalogue of literally
thousands of unreleased songs. He is a former member of the Sucka MCs, as well
as a former roommate and collaborator with the late, great Wesley Willis. "Better
than the Smashing Pumpkins" - Chuck Eddy - The Village Voice
DJ Jester the Filipino Fist has always been an anomaly. As a DJ, he has toured the
world with the likes of Kid Koala and Of Montreal, as well as serving part-time duty
behind the tables for Grand Buffet and Lederhosen Lucil. DJ Jester’s unique style
of flawlessly melding songs from multiple genres, (hip hop, country, indie rock,
death metal, punk, etc.), has led to a well-established following in Texas, as well as
other regions around the world. He has won multiple awards, including URB
magazine’s NEXT 100 Award in 2003, and has been voted San Antonio’s best dj for
six of the last eight years. Here is a link to one of his mixes. http://www.urb.
com/permalink/7479/DJ-Jester--The-Inside-Story-%28MP3%29.html
www.joejacktalcum.com
www.myspace.com/thegrungeman
www.myspace.com/thebassturd
www.myspace.com/filipinofist
www.myspace.com/americansheriff
Tues, Feb 9th – HOD HULPHERS + SHAKEY GRAVES + CAVE COUNTRY
www.myspace.com/andhod
www.myspace.com/cavecountry
Wed, Feb 10th – THURLOW + SAMUEL STEWART +
MOUSE KILLS TIGER + THE HELIGOATS
Oh, this started out seeming like a world’s collide kind of thing, but it actually came
together quite nicely. THE HELIGOATS are visiting from the Pacific Northwest, and
they are bringing their cracked yet beautiful folk songs to the space like a cold fog.
If their Neutral Milk Hotel meets Mountain Goats vibe doesn’t melt you down, then
get ready for the insanely young and amazing SAMUEL STEWART. Aside from
being the son of Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, this fellow can jam like Billy Bragg
on crack. Newly localized THURLOW and returning MOUSE KILLS TIGER bring a
much needed dose of electronics to the night, alongside some top notch
songwriting.
www.myspace.com/thurlowmusic
www.myspace.com/samuelstewartmusic
www.myspace.com/mousekillstiger
www.myspace.com/theheligoats
Thurs, Feb 11th – BODY PARTS + ALINA CUTRONO + MICAH JAMES +
DEATHDAY PARTY
BODY PARTS have got the Talking Heads vibe down, and it is no surprise that that
they are the local kings of intellectual pop. ALINA CUTRONO cuts a mean line
between the folk of Mitchell and the astro-rock of Bowie, creating earthbound sky
songs for the modern day. MICAH JAMES was described by BODY PARTS as “an
intellectual rapper”, so get ready for a treatise on bootie shaking. DEATHDAY
PARTY rocks like a four piece but is only two young dudes, killing it in the vein of
Hella or Protect Me.
www.myspace.com/thebodyparts
www.myspace.com/alinacutrono
www.myspace.com/deathdayparty
Fri, Feb 12th – DOG + THE CRYSTELLES + ACTUARY + GERONIMO + SISSISTER
The return of DOG, ACTUARY and the CRYSTELLES signals not only a return to
slight ear ringing for a few days, but also the return of strange mechanized
nightmares, ones with large smiling dudes wringing the evilest sounds from their
odd devices. GERONIMO brings their more rocked out version of the Bastard
Noise camp to the Curio and they may actually succeed in opening the gate to Hell
with their glorious cacophony.
www.loveearthmusic.com
www.myspace.com/soundsofgeronimo
www.myspace.com/thecrystelles
www.myspace.com/actuarysound
www.myspace.com/sissisters
Sat, Feb 13th – DEVOTIONALS + FOXTAILS BRIGADE + THE KARABAL NIGHTLIFE
FOXTAILS BRIGADE has an absinthe-drinking, séance holding kinda vibe, but with
a Drake-ian take on folk music. DEVOTIONALS is a unique blend of guitar, violin
and drums, swirling somewhere between classical sensibilities and freaked folk
ascensions (and features Tyson, the awesome drummer from TWO GALLANTS).
www.foxtailsbrigade.com
www.myspace.com/buildingsofheart
www.thekarabalnightlife.com
Mon, Feb 15th – NEW MUSIC MONDAY with PETER WEISS (featuring DSS and
NICK DEWITT) + JOSH KLINGHOFFER + BLACK CHURCH
Ok, tonight is yet another of the increasingly insanely amazing nights curated by
Mr. DAVID SCOTT STONE , and while he is not presenting one of his amazing solo
performance, he is performing with the infamous PETER WEISS (of Thelonious
Monster fame) who is presenting musical poetry along with an all star band.
Recent Red Hot Chili Pepper addition, JOSH KLINGHOFFER is gonna present an
undetermined solo set as well, and we’re pretty excited for that too. And local
looper BLACK CHURCH holds mass for us as well… remember these nights start
early and end early, so be here at 9p to see all the action.
www.myspace.com/joshklinghofferunofficial
www.myspace.com/blackchurchplus
Tues, Feb 16th – CHEESE ON BREAD + ROYALCHORD + BIG WHUP
CHEESE ON BREAD has been described as Joan Baez and Raffi singing about
sucking cock. Others claim that listening to it will lead to a deadly joygasm. We just
know that it is gonna be fun, fun fun. Joining them is Australia’s royalchord, all
lower case on purpose, to understate the amazing lo-fi majesty you are going to
experience. I can’t say enough how many amazing travelling bands come through
here and how much you should try to see them as often as possible, cuz this
makes our big world that much smaller and friendlier. And not to ignore our
amazing local bands too, we’ve just added the always challenging and yet deeply
satisfying three ring circus of rock, BIG WHUP. Easily the smartest night of rock we’
ve ever had!!!
www.cheeseonbread.com
www.myspace.com/royalchordroyalchord
bigwhup.wordpress.com
Wed, Feb 17th – ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO’s MALAIKAT DAN SINGA +
COREY FOGEL + INFINITE BODY + KEVIN GREENSPON
Any time ARRINGTON comes to town, it is a reason for celebration, and thanks to
our new friend Leigh, we can actually get to host him here at the gallery with his
new psych-trance freakout, called MALAIKAT DAN SINGA. We thought it best to
match the trance side of it, leaving the freakouts for his other performance at L’Keg,
but whereas you might not smash around listening to the triumphant sonics of
INFINITE BODY, your brain will be doing somersaults and stagedives inside your
cranium when the lights go off and the sine waves start baking.
www.myspace.com/arringtondedionyso
www.myspace.com/pleasenottoday
www.myspace.com/kevingreenspon
www.myspace.com/coreyfogel
Thurs, Feb 18th – SHOENBERG KNIFE FIGHT ENSEMBLE record release +
MMM's MATTHEW TEARDROP solo acoustic + SEASONS + GARBAJ KAETZ
The SHOENBERG cats dropped off a test pressing of their new vinyl, and I have to
say, these guys are the only hope for industrial music today… screw that Cold
Cave stuff! Joining them are our favoritest Highland Park rockers, the always
sublime SEASONS and the always calamitous MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY.
Strap on your army helmet, it is gonna be a bumpy night!
www.myspace.com/shoenbergknifefight
www.myspace.com/ssseaons
www.myspace.com/manhattanmurdermystery
Fri, Feb 19th – C-HORSE + THE LONESOME HEROES +
ROCKING HORSE PEOPLE + THE TERRAPIN
Alright, we have a delirious night of bands we’ve never had here before. That is a
good thing, cuz lord knows there are lots of groups in LA, not to mention touring
around. C-HORSE is the brainchild of Cecilia Enriquez, and with a little help from
her friends, she creates enrapturing pop gems out of thin air. LONESOME HEROES
have some chill moments as well, swirling pedal steel into the smoky air, singing
bittersweetly to the darker corners of Middle America. ROCKING HORSE PEOPLE
and THE TERRAPIN kick the psych guitar edge of the night up a notch.
www.myspace.com/starsinmybrains
www.myspace.com/theterrapin
www.thelonesomeheroes.com
www.myspace.com/rockinghorsepeople
Sat, Feb 20th – CHUCK DUKOWSKI SEXTET + INSECTS VS. ROBOTS +
THE SHRINE + VOODOO MERCHANT
Remember when rock bands used to rock, and sometimes roll. Remember before
the posturing and make-up and special pedals and efx… CD6 is that band,
rampaging out of the primordial mist, wielding thunder god basslines and wailing
hurricane guitar washes. INSECTS VS. ROBOTS will go down as the Prince and
the Revoution of the next generation, blowing the mind of the unborn everywhere.
THE SHRINE basically won the best band to play here last year in many people’s
mind, basically blowing minds en masse.
www.myspace.com/chuckdukowskisextet
www.myspace.com/insectsvsrobots
www.myspace.com/shrinefuzz
www.myspace.com/voodoomerchant
Sun, Feb 21st – KICKING SKUNK + DAVID LEE PAULSON (aka MINIONS) +
DUALITY + guests
Micro-korg, delay pedal, lap top, cello, kazoo, behringer key amp, peavey tko65
bass amp, Amanda Courtney, DA Witter, 40 oz beer, Noise from Echo Park =
KICKING SKUNK… tonight is and always will be a total mystery.
www.myspace.com/birdsbeware
Tues, Feb 23rd – BLESSED DEEP + PUPPIES AND KITTENS + GARBAJ KAETZ
BLESSED DEEP visits us from the great northwest, hopefully leaving their rain
clouds behind, but soaking us instead with their psychedelic rainbows and heavy
muddy sludge. PUPPIES AND KITTENS comes to us from Jeff Levitz, and we
thank him every time for his guitar-heavy visits. And good ol’ loud as hell GARBAJ
KAETZ have been ravaging LA for almost a year, and we never get tired of em.
www.myspace.com/blesseddeep
www.myspace.com/puppiesnkittens
www.myspace.com/garbajkaetz
Wed, Feb 24th – ELAINE’S HELLA HIPSTER HOEDOWN #10 with MYSTERY
LIGHTS + MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY + HI HO SILVER OH + THE SHADE +
THE LAYABOUTS
Good ol’ ELAINE LAYABOUT… just laying around, cooking up sick shows, making
cornbread, and hauling haybales… yeah, there’s nothing this lady can’t do.
Tonight’s no exception as the tenth (and possibly best) installment of the HELLA
HIPSTER HOEDOWN rolls into Curioville. We already talk too much about
MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY, so there isn’t much mystery there, though the
MYSTERY LIGHTS are finally here to play a show, and we’re psyched for their
youthful garage rock sound. HI HO SILVER OH might look a little like the Foo
Fighters but their crunchy sound is on the lusher side of grunge.
www.myspace.com/teenagecatgirlsthemysterylightshow
www.myspace.com/hihosilveroh
www.myspace.com/theshademusic1
www.myspace.com/manhattanmurdermystery
Thurs, Feb 25th – ELLIE FORTUNE + MASON LINDAHL + FEATHERBEARD +
JEFFERTITI's NILE
Get set for a night of weirdness and wonder, from the singing swami himself
FEATHERBEARD, to the constantly evolving songs of ELLIE FORTUNE and
MASON LINDAHL. Expect some magic tonight, mixed with laughter and tears.
www.myspace.com/masonlindahlsongs
www.myspace.com/elliefortune
www.myspace.com/featherbeard
Fri, Feb 26th – DRAMATURGY presents THE DOWNTOWN TRAIN +
TRICKY SIZZLER + RALPHEENE + SPRING QUEEN
And another classy show from the folks at DRAMATURGY (local bands should
check them out for booking help and such). TRICKY SIZZLER features Travis from
Piebald (remember them!!!). RALPHEENE brings us some heavy Texas rock-n-fun.
SPRING QUEEN wrote some funny graffiti in our bathroom once… It’s gonna be a
hoot.
www.myspace.com/thedowntowntrain
www.myspace.com/ralpheene
www.myspace.com/springqueensongs
Sat, Feb 27th – matinee show with ELEPHANT MICAH + POWER DOVE 3p to 5p
Nothing like two shows in a day (three if you count the Heather Woodbury
performance between these), especially when the first one is the cracked psych
folk of ELEPHANT MICAH and the graceful and haunting acoustics of POWER
DOVE. If you haven’t heard ELEPHANT MICAH’s release on TimeLag, well, then
shucks you are out of luck.
www.elephantmicah.com
www.myspace.com/powerdove
Sat, Feb 27th – evening show with PANGEA (tape release party) +
GOD EQUALS GENOCIDE + MOSES CAMPBELL + guests
From the last time these guys played, we’re still squeegee’ing the sweat off the
roof. PANGEA knows how to party, in a triumphant big band kind of way. Now if
we could just figure out the rest of the bill, I’d be happy.
www.myspace.com/togetherpangea
www.myspace.com/godequalsgenocide
Mon, Mar 1st – ZAIMPH + STELLAR OM SOURCE + PACIFIC CITY NIGHTLIFE
VISION BAND + M. GEDDES GENGRAS
This is gonna be a killer show, PCNVB is Spencer from SKATERS and VODKA
SOAP jamming with two other dudes. We also got the incredible NYC sound
artist/explorer Marcia Bassett, playing here as ZAIMPH. And to top off the deal, we
have the Dutch vibrationist and keyboard ritualist STELLAR OM SOURCE here to
shake us slowly to sleep.
www.zaimph.org
www.myspace.com/omsource
good luck finding the PACIFIC CITY NIGHTLIFE VISION BAND anywhere.
Tues, Mar 2nd – PEACE, LOVING + HORAFLORA + headlight + LOLA LOSHKEY
Well, we moved our art drop back a day to help out these fine folks, slyly named
PEACE, LOVING travelling from New England, bringing with them a calamitous
cacophony of metal and whirling free jazz. SF’s HORAFLORA also shares this love
of prepared instruments and strange sonic disturbances. Our very own headlight,
on the other hand, will seem like a gentle dream, a synth-based slalom into the
abyss. And also recently added is the newly developed LOLA LOSHKEY, a
frightening trip into the realm of dead pets, stuffed unicorns and skeleton suits.
http://whitehausfamilyrecord.com/blastzone/artists/peace-loving/
www.myspace.com/horaflora
Wed, Mar 3rd – ART DROP for the PEOPLE WE KNOW SHOW 7p to 10p
I know, we usually do art drops on Tuesdays, but this one is gonna be Wednesday,
so that we can have the Peace,Loving guys play. But don’t let out tardiness fool
you, we’re super psyched about the phenomenal Rebekkah Clendening coming up
with the idea for this show, and we’ll be featuring many of her portraits of local
figures from the neighborhood. But what kind of neighbors would we be if we didn’
t open up the show to everybody… so come and bring us your portraits, photos,
sculptures and even stories about people you know, people we might get to know!!!
Fri, March 5th - PEOPLE WE KNOW SHOW opens
Sat, March 6th - LACC BENEFIT SHOW all day and night
Sun, March 7th - L’ORCHIDEE D’HAWAII + BELLA NOVELLA + MANICORN +
GEORGE GLASS
Mon, March 8th - NEW MUSIC MONDAY with DAVID SCOTT STONE
Tues, March 9th - TATERBUG + TRACY TRANCE + guests
Wed, March 10th - CASSORLA + LEARNING MUSIC +
BOY EATS DRUM MACHINE + DYLAN TREES
Thurs, March 11th - BELISS + ORA CORGAN +
AMANDA JO WILLIAMS + FORT KING
Sat, March 13th - EXTRA LIFE + JESUS MAKES A SHOTGUN SOUND + guests
Sun, March 14th - GUN OUTFIT + DUNES + RESIDUAL ECHOES +
SO MANY WIZARDS
Tues, March 16th - REPTET + guests
Thurs, March 18th - ADAM’s HIP HOP SHOW
Fri, March 19th - EARLY DOLPHIN (record release) + FRENCH SEMESTER
+ THE SPIRES
Sat, March 20th - LET’S PAINT TV + FLUGELDAR!!! + MANNLICHER CARCANO
Sun, March 21st - ELECTRIC JELLYFISH + BLACK APPLES + YOUNG HUNTING
Mon, March 22nd - NEW MUSIC MONDAY with DAVID SCOTT STONE
Wed, March 24th - Y LA BAMBA + BAD WEATHER CALIFORNIA
Thurs, March 25th - VANTAGE + THE RHONE OCCUPATION + RANDOM
PATTERNS + FAMILY PORTRAIT
Fri, March 26th - STAG HARE + BIGGER INSIDES + SUMMER REC CAMP +
BLUE BIRD
Sat, March 27th - KIT + DEATH SENTENCE PANDA + 60 WATT KID
Sun, March 28th - AARON DRAKE + SCOTT CAZAN + jones.keusch +
ULRICH KREIGER, MATTHEW SETZER & ANDY NIVEN
Mon, March 29th - BLAINE CAMPBELL + guests
Tues, March 30th - BIZZART + BITTERENT + CYAN IDES +
THE RETURN OF WALTER GROSS + DROWNING SWANS
Wed, March 31st - ZOLA JESUS + guests
Thurs, April 1st - CHRIS CORSANO
Fri, April 2nd - LAURA GIBSON
Mon, April 5th - NEW MUSIC MONDAY with DAVID SCOTT STONE
Tues, April 6th - ART DROP for our NO THEME SHOW
SPECIAL EVENTS
ALL EVENTS HAVE A 9pm DOOR UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
A FIVE BUCK DONATION IS ASKED TO SUPPORT THE SPACE AND ARTISTS
Every Saturday in February – HEATHER WOODBURY’s AS THE GLOBE WARMS
continues 8p to 8:30p
This is truly one of the most special things we’ve ever been a part of. For the better
part of January, award-winning writer/actress/shaman Heather Woodbury has been
weaving a strange and consuming story of small town America merging with the
omniverse of the interweb, for better or worse. Mix in fair doses of political satire,
religious comments, and environmental concerns, and you have “AS THE GLOBE
WARMS”… of course, the next week she does it, all that might change, cuz this
thing is evolving quicker than that freakin’ Second Life thing. So, come on out for
this show every Saturday, but get there early for a seat, and then stay for the music
show after.
Sun, Feb 7th – ZOE BOEKBINDER + THE WEATHER STATION +
ILO MAR + ON HOLIDAY
It’s been a long time coming, but finally one of the Vermillion ladies has come to
play our little sexy juke joint. And besides delivering a good ol’ bluesy jazz infused
set, she is bringing a bunch of other sexy ladies along for the ride. Now, don’t go
calling me a chauvinist pig or anything, these gals can also sing and play some of
the most memorable jams today. Besides being one of my favorite people in the
world, Vanessa Micale aka ILO MAR devastates with her looped guitar (newly
electrified) and her haunting voice, part chant and part poetry. Tonight is gonna
live up to the sexy vibe of the month, especially with the last minute addition of
another of our most favoritest lady performers, the enigmatic and always charming
ON HOLIDAY, performing a new batch of mini-electro concertos for celeste and
drum machine… Expect a magical start to the evening with her special shadow
dancers!!!
www.myspace.com/zoeboekbinder
www.myspace.com/theweatherstationband
www.myspace.com/vanessamicale
www.myspace.com/onholiday
Mon, Feb 8th – JOE JACK TALCUM + AMERICAN SHERIFF + LORD GRUNGE +
THE BASSTURD + DJ JESTER THE FILIPINO FIST $6 tickets for this one.
Um, what to say about this one? I am gonna just forward the press from their
awesome show-setter-upper, cuz it pretty much covers all the bases. You are
gonna regret this if you miss it.
Joe Jack Talcum co-founded the Dead Milkmen (newly reformed!) in 1983,
performing guitar and some vocal duties until they broke up in 1995. During that
period, and still today, Joe makes solo home-recordings of songs that could only
come from the mind of a slightly warped genius.
An edited list of projects that Joe has been involved in over the years (besides the
Milkmen) would look something like this: Ornamental Wigwam, Touch Me Zoo, Jiffy
Squid, We're Not From Idaho, Sock, The Town Managers, The Big Mess Orchestra,
Butterfly Joe (the band), The Low Budgets, The Cheesies, Consumer 925, and The
Headaches.
Lord Grunge is one-half of the Pittsburgh based hip hop duo Grand Buffet. He has
toured extensively with Sage Francis, Of Montreal, MGMT, and many others. He is
currently working on completing his first solo album. This string of dates will mark
his first live offerings as a solo act.
The Bassturd is a one-man keyboard act from Las Vegas, NV. Effortlessly tearing
through countless styles, The Bassturd has self-released 19 full-length albums. He
just completed his most ambitious project yet, a 20 EP set released over 3 years.
An obsessive home recorder, The Bassturd also boasts a back catalogue of literally
thousands of unreleased songs. He is a former member of the Sucka MCs, as well
as a former roommate and collaborator with the late, great Wesley Willis. "Better
than the Smashing Pumpkins" - Chuck Eddy - The Village Voice
DJ Jester the Filipino Fist has always been an anomaly. As a DJ, he has toured the
world with the likes of Kid Koala and Of Montreal, as well as serving part-time duty
behind the tables for Grand Buffet and Lederhosen Lucil. DJ Jester’s unique style
of flawlessly melding songs from multiple genres, (hip hop, country, indie rock,
death metal, punk, etc.), has led to a well-established following in Texas, as well as
other regions around the world. He has won multiple awards, including URB
magazine’s NEXT 100 Award in 2003, and has been voted San Antonio’s best dj for
six of the last eight years. Here is a link to one of his mixes. http://www.urb.
com/permalink/7479/DJ-Jester--The-Inside-Story-%28MP3%29.html
www.joejacktalcum.com
www.myspace.com/thegrungeman
www.myspace.com/thebassturd
www.myspace.com/filipinofist
www.myspace.com/americansheriff
Tues, Feb 9th – HOD HULPHERS + SHAKEY GRAVES + CAVE COUNTRY
www.myspace.com/andhod
www.myspace.com/cavecountry
Wed, Feb 10th – THURLOW + SAMUEL STEWART +
MOUSE KILLS TIGER + THE HELIGOATS
Oh, this started out seeming like a world’s collide kind of thing, but it actually came
together quite nicely. THE HELIGOATS are visiting from the Pacific Northwest, and
they are bringing their cracked yet beautiful folk songs to the space like a cold fog.
If their Neutral Milk Hotel meets Mountain Goats vibe doesn’t melt you down, then
get ready for the insanely young and amazing SAMUEL STEWART. Aside from
being the son of Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, this fellow can jam like Billy Bragg
on crack. Newly localized THURLOW and returning MOUSE KILLS TIGER bring a
much needed dose of electronics to the night, alongside some top notch
songwriting.
www.myspace.com/thurlowmusic
www.myspace.com/samuelstewartmusic
www.myspace.com/mousekillstiger
www.myspace.com/theheligoats
Thurs, Feb 11th – BODY PARTS + ALINA CUTRONO + MICAH JAMES +
DEATHDAY PARTY
BODY PARTS have got the Talking Heads vibe down, and it is no surprise that that
they are the local kings of intellectual pop. ALINA CUTRONO cuts a mean line
between the folk of Mitchell and the astro-rock of Bowie, creating earthbound sky
songs for the modern day. MICAH JAMES was described by BODY PARTS as “an
intellectual rapper”, so get ready for a treatise on bootie shaking. DEATHDAY
PARTY rocks like a four piece but is only two young dudes, killing it in the vein of
Hella or Protect Me.
www.myspace.com/thebodyparts
www.myspace.com/alinacutrono
www.myspace.com/deathdayparty
Fri, Feb 12th – DOG + THE CRYSTELLES + ACTUARY + GERONIMO + SISSISTER
The return of DOG, ACTUARY and the CRYSTELLES signals not only a return to
slight ear ringing for a few days, but also the return of strange mechanized
nightmares, ones with large smiling dudes wringing the evilest sounds from their
odd devices. GERONIMO brings their more rocked out version of the Bastard
Noise camp to the Curio and they may actually succeed in opening the gate to Hell
with their glorious cacophony.
www.loveearthmusic.com
www.myspace.com/soundsofgeronimo
www.myspace.com/thecrystelles
www.myspace.com/actuarysound
www.myspace.com/sissisters
Sat, Feb 13th – DEVOTIONALS + FOXTAILS BRIGADE + THE KARABAL NIGHTLIFE
FOXTAILS BRIGADE has an absinthe-drinking, séance holding kinda vibe, but with
a Drake-ian take on folk music. DEVOTIONALS is a unique blend of guitar, violin
and drums, swirling somewhere between classical sensibilities and freaked folk
ascensions (and features Tyson, the awesome drummer from TWO GALLANTS).
www.foxtailsbrigade.com
www.myspace.com/buildingsofheart
www.thekarabalnightlife.com
Mon, Feb 15th – NEW MUSIC MONDAY with PETER WEISS (featuring DSS and
NICK DEWITT) + JOSH KLINGHOFFER + BLACK CHURCH
Ok, tonight is yet another of the increasingly insanely amazing nights curated by
Mr. DAVID SCOTT STONE , and while he is not presenting one of his amazing solo
performance, he is performing with the infamous PETER WEISS (of Thelonious
Monster fame) who is presenting musical poetry along with an all star band.
Recent Red Hot Chili Pepper addition, JOSH KLINGHOFFER is gonna present an
undetermined solo set as well, and we’re pretty excited for that too. And local
looper BLACK CHURCH holds mass for us as well… remember these nights start
early and end early, so be here at 9p to see all the action.
www.myspace.com/joshklinghofferunofficial
www.myspace.com/blackchurchplus
Tues, Feb 16th – CHEESE ON BREAD + ROYALCHORD + BIG WHUP
CHEESE ON BREAD has been described as Joan Baez and Raffi singing about
sucking cock. Others claim that listening to it will lead to a deadly joygasm. We just
know that it is gonna be fun, fun fun. Joining them is Australia’s royalchord, all
lower case on purpose, to understate the amazing lo-fi majesty you are going to
experience. I can’t say enough how many amazing travelling bands come through
here and how much you should try to see them as often as possible, cuz this
makes our big world that much smaller and friendlier. And not to ignore our
amazing local bands too, we’ve just added the always challenging and yet deeply
satisfying three ring circus of rock, BIG WHUP. Easily the smartest night of rock we’
ve ever had!!!
www.cheeseonbread.com
www.myspace.com/royalchordroyalchord
bigwhup.wordpress.com
Wed, Feb 17th – ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO’s MALAIKAT DAN SINGA +
COREY FOGEL + INFINITE BODY + KEVIN GREENSPON
Any time ARRINGTON comes to town, it is a reason for celebration, and thanks to
our new friend Leigh, we can actually get to host him here at the gallery with his
new psych-trance freakout, called MALAIKAT DAN SINGA. We thought it best to
match the trance side of it, leaving the freakouts for his other performance at L’Keg,
but whereas you might not smash around listening to the triumphant sonics of
INFINITE BODY, your brain will be doing somersaults and stagedives inside your
cranium when the lights go off and the sine waves start baking.
www.myspace.com/arringtondedionyso
www.myspace.com/pleasenottoday
www.myspace.com/kevingreenspon
www.myspace.com/coreyfogel
Thurs, Feb 18th – SHOENBERG KNIFE FIGHT ENSEMBLE record release +
MMM's MATTHEW TEARDROP solo acoustic + SEASONS + GARBAJ KAETZ
The SHOENBERG cats dropped off a test pressing of their new vinyl, and I have to
say, these guys are the only hope for industrial music today… screw that Cold
Cave stuff! Joining them are our favoritest Highland Park rockers, the always
sublime SEASONS and the always calamitous MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY.
Strap on your army helmet, it is gonna be a bumpy night!
www.myspace.com/shoenbergknifefight
www.myspace.com/ssseaons
www.myspace.com/manhattanmurdermystery
Fri, Feb 19th – C-HORSE + THE LONESOME HEROES +
ROCKING HORSE PEOPLE + THE TERRAPIN
Alright, we have a delirious night of bands we’ve never had here before. That is a
good thing, cuz lord knows there are lots of groups in LA, not to mention touring
around. C-HORSE is the brainchild of Cecilia Enriquez, and with a little help from
her friends, she creates enrapturing pop gems out of thin air. LONESOME HEROES
have some chill moments as well, swirling pedal steel into the smoky air, singing
bittersweetly to the darker corners of Middle America. ROCKING HORSE PEOPLE
and THE TERRAPIN kick the psych guitar edge of the night up a notch.
www.myspace.com/starsinmybrains
www.myspace.com/theterrapin
www.thelonesomeheroes.com
www.myspace.com/rockinghorsepeople
Sat, Feb 20th – CHUCK DUKOWSKI SEXTET + INSECTS VS. ROBOTS +
THE SHRINE + VOODOO MERCHANT
Remember when rock bands used to rock, and sometimes roll. Remember before
the posturing and make-up and special pedals and efx… CD6 is that band,
rampaging out of the primordial mist, wielding thunder god basslines and wailing
hurricane guitar washes. INSECTS VS. ROBOTS will go down as the Prince and
the Revoution of the next generation, blowing the mind of the unborn everywhere.
THE SHRINE basically won the best band to play here last year in many people’s
mind, basically blowing minds en masse.
www.myspace.com/chuckdukowskisextet
www.myspace.com/insectsvsrobots
www.myspace.com/shrinefuzz
www.myspace.com/voodoomerchant
Sun, Feb 21st – KICKING SKUNK + DAVID LEE PAULSON (aka MINIONS) +
DUALITY + guests
Micro-korg, delay pedal, lap top, cello, kazoo, behringer key amp, peavey tko65
bass amp, Amanda Courtney, DA Witter, 40 oz beer, Noise from Echo Park =
KICKING SKUNK… tonight is and always will be a total mystery.
www.myspace.com/birdsbeware
Tues, Feb 23rd – BLESSED DEEP + PUPPIES AND KITTENS + GARBAJ KAETZ
BLESSED DEEP visits us from the great northwest, hopefully leaving their rain
clouds behind, but soaking us instead with their psychedelic rainbows and heavy
muddy sludge. PUPPIES AND KITTENS comes to us from Jeff Levitz, and we
thank him every time for his guitar-heavy visits. And good ol’ loud as hell GARBAJ
KAETZ have been ravaging LA for almost a year, and we never get tired of em.
www.myspace.com/blesseddeep
www.myspace.com/puppiesnkittens
www.myspace.com/garbajkaetz
Wed, Feb 24th – ELAINE’S HELLA HIPSTER HOEDOWN #10 with MYSTERY
LIGHTS + MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY + HI HO SILVER OH + THE SHADE +
THE LAYABOUTS
Good ol’ ELAINE LAYABOUT… just laying around, cooking up sick shows, making
cornbread, and hauling haybales… yeah, there’s nothing this lady can’t do.
Tonight’s no exception as the tenth (and possibly best) installment of the HELLA
HIPSTER HOEDOWN rolls into Curioville. We already talk too much about
MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY, so there isn’t much mystery there, though the
MYSTERY LIGHTS are finally here to play a show, and we’re psyched for their
youthful garage rock sound. HI HO SILVER OH might look a little like the Foo
Fighters but their crunchy sound is on the lusher side of grunge.
www.myspace.com/teenagecatgirlsthemysterylightshow
www.myspace.com/hihosilveroh
www.myspace.com/theshademusic1
www.myspace.com/manhattanmurdermystery
Thurs, Feb 25th – ELLIE FORTUNE + MASON LINDAHL + FEATHERBEARD +
JEFFERTITI's NILE
Get set for a night of weirdness and wonder, from the singing swami himself
FEATHERBEARD, to the constantly evolving songs of ELLIE FORTUNE and
MASON LINDAHL. Expect some magic tonight, mixed with laughter and tears.
www.myspace.com/masonlindahlsongs
www.myspace.com/elliefortune
www.myspace.com/featherbeard
Fri, Feb 26th – DRAMATURGY presents THE DOWNTOWN TRAIN +
TRICKY SIZZLER + RALPHEENE + SPRING QUEEN
And another classy show from the folks at DRAMATURGY (local bands should
check them out for booking help and such). TRICKY SIZZLER features Travis from
Piebald (remember them!!!). RALPHEENE brings us some heavy Texas rock-n-fun.
SPRING QUEEN wrote some funny graffiti in our bathroom once… It’s gonna be a
hoot.
www.myspace.com/thedowntowntrain
www.myspace.com/ralpheene
www.myspace.com/springqueensongs
Sat, Feb 27th – matinee show with ELEPHANT MICAH + POWER DOVE 3p to 5p
Nothing like two shows in a day (three if you count the Heather Woodbury
performance between these), especially when the first one is the cracked psych
folk of ELEPHANT MICAH and the graceful and haunting acoustics of POWER
DOVE. If you haven’t heard ELEPHANT MICAH’s release on TimeLag, well, then
shucks you are out of luck.
www.elephantmicah.com
www.myspace.com/powerdove
Sat, Feb 27th – evening show with PANGEA (tape release party) +
GOD EQUALS GENOCIDE + MOSES CAMPBELL + guests
From the last time these guys played, we’re still squeegee’ing the sweat off the
roof. PANGEA knows how to party, in a triumphant big band kind of way. Now if
we could just figure out the rest of the bill, I’d be happy.
www.myspace.com/togetherpangea
www.myspace.com/godequalsgenocide
Mon, Mar 1st – ZAIMPH + STELLAR OM SOURCE + PACIFIC CITY NIGHTLIFE
VISION BAND + M. GEDDES GENGRAS
This is gonna be a killer show, PCNVB is Spencer from SKATERS and VODKA
SOAP jamming with two other dudes. We also got the incredible NYC sound
artist/explorer Marcia Bassett, playing here as ZAIMPH. And to top off the deal, we
have the Dutch vibrationist and keyboard ritualist STELLAR OM SOURCE here to
shake us slowly to sleep.
www.zaimph.org
www.myspace.com/omsource
good luck finding the PACIFIC CITY NIGHTLIFE VISION BAND anywhere.
Tues, Mar 2nd – PEACE, LOVING + HORAFLORA + headlight + LOLA LOSHKEY
Well, we moved our art drop back a day to help out these fine folks, slyly named
PEACE, LOVING travelling from New England, bringing with them a calamitous
cacophony of metal and whirling free jazz. SF’s HORAFLORA also shares this love
of prepared instruments and strange sonic disturbances. Our very own headlight,
on the other hand, will seem like a gentle dream, a synth-based slalom into the
abyss. And also recently added is the newly developed LOLA LOSHKEY, a
frightening trip into the realm of dead pets, stuffed unicorns and skeleton suits.
http://whitehausfamilyrecord.com/blastzone/artists/peace-loving/
www.myspace.com/horaflora
Wed, Mar 3rd – ART DROP for the PEOPLE WE KNOW SHOW 7p to 10p
I know, we usually do art drops on Tuesdays, but this one is gonna be Wednesday,
so that we can have the Peace,Loving guys play. But don’t let out tardiness fool
you, we’re super psyched about the phenomenal Rebekkah Clendening coming up
with the idea for this show, and we’ll be featuring many of her portraits of local
figures from the neighborhood. But what kind of neighbors would we be if we didn’
t open up the show to everybody… so come and bring us your portraits, photos,
sculptures and even stories about people you know, people we might get to know!!!
Fri, March 5th - PEOPLE WE KNOW SHOW opens
Sat, March 6th - LACC BENEFIT SHOW all day and night
Sun, March 7th - L’ORCHIDEE D’HAWAII + BELLA NOVELLA + MANICORN +
GEORGE GLASS
Mon, March 8th - NEW MUSIC MONDAY with DAVID SCOTT STONE
Tues, March 9th - TATERBUG + TRACY TRANCE + guests
Wed, March 10th - CASSORLA + LEARNING MUSIC +
BOY EATS DRUM MACHINE + DYLAN TREES
Thurs, March 11th - BELISS + ORA CORGAN +
AMANDA JO WILLIAMS + FORT KING
Sat, March 13th - EXTRA LIFE + JESUS MAKES A SHOTGUN SOUND + guests
Sun, March 14th - GUN OUTFIT + DUNES + RESIDUAL ECHOES +
SO MANY WIZARDS
Tues, March 16th - REPTET + guests
Thurs, March 18th - ADAM’s HIP HOP SHOW
Fri, March 19th - EARLY DOLPHIN (record release) + FRENCH SEMESTER
+ THE SPIRES
Sat, March 20th - LET’S PAINT TV + FLUGELDAR!!! + MANNLICHER CARCANO
Sun, March 21st - ELECTRIC JELLYFISH + BLACK APPLES + YOUNG HUNTING
Mon, March 22nd - NEW MUSIC MONDAY with DAVID SCOTT STONE
Wed, March 24th - Y LA BAMBA + BAD WEATHER CALIFORNIA
Thurs, March 25th - VANTAGE + THE RHONE OCCUPATION + RANDOM
PATTERNS + FAMILY PORTRAIT
Fri, March 26th - STAG HARE + BIGGER INSIDES + SUMMER REC CAMP +
BLUE BIRD
Sat, March 27th - KIT + DEATH SENTENCE PANDA + 60 WATT KID
Sun, March 28th - AARON DRAKE + SCOTT CAZAN + jones.keusch +
ULRICH KREIGER, MATTHEW SETZER & ANDY NIVEN
Mon, March 29th - BLAINE CAMPBELL + guests
Tues, March 30th - BIZZART + BITTERENT + CYAN IDES +
THE RETURN OF WALTER GROSS + DROWNING SWANS
Wed, March 31st - ZOLA JESUS + guests
Thurs, April 1st - CHRIS CORSANO
Fri, April 2nd - LAURA GIBSON
Mon, April 5th - NEW MUSIC MONDAY with DAVID SCOTT STONE
Tues, April 6th - ART DROP for our NO THEME SHOW
