Events This Weekend: Black Lips, AR4TM, Damien Jurado…
By Lindsey Darden
Farewell, April… hello, May. Hello, weekend! Check out these shows below:
- Black Lips | Friday, May 1 | 7:00 pm | $17 | El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA – Map | Flower punk, eh? One listen is all it takes, and you too will be in on what flower-child-meets-rebel-maniac means. The Atlanta-based band beholds a perfect balance of angst and mellow that is neither too much nor too little. Click here for tickets; for more information, call (323) 936-6400.
- A Rooster for the Masses | Friday, May 1 | 8:00 pm | Arlene’s Grocery, New York, NY – Map | The band also known as AR4TM takes revolutionary feel behind classic rock and the relative bright-and-shiny quality of hard modern rock and combines it in an unexpectedly engaging fusion. For more information, call (212) 995-1719.
- Curtis Peoples | Saturday, May 2 | 8:00 pm | $10 – $12 | Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA – Map | Plain and simple, Peoples is endearing with his brand of pop acoustics. That’s what he knows and he does it well, which is the smartest move one can make in a genre that isn’t short of attractive men with guitars slung over their shoulders. Also set to take the stage: Tony Lucca, Josh Hoge, and Sara Haze. Click here for tickets.
- Railroad Earth | Saturday, May 2 | 9:00 pm | $25 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA – Map | Railroad Earth has a knack at likely yet unlikely musical combinations, such as blues and bluegrass. Thinking out of the box Click here for tickets; for more information, call (415) 346-6000.
- Damien Jurado | Sunday, May 3 | 8:30 pm | $10 – $12 | Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA – Map | We’re loving the sound and visuals of his most recent music video, “Caskets”. Just, whoa. What do you say to that? Also set to take stage: Laura Gibson, The Coral Sea, and Rey Villalobos. Click here for tickets.
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