November 30- December 3 Crazy Haps in the FW

Hey Guys! Did you miss me last week? I was all getting turkeys cooked and eating pie. I did get to squeeze in the Queers show at Lola's which I might tell you about later but for now let's focus on this week's awesomeness.

So according to my stats from my last post you dig it when I just throw a quick post together so here goes.

Tonight is the usual Humpday House Party at The Wherehouse but this week features the aforementioned Air Review and the romantical crooning of Taylor Craig Mills. The theme is Nautical so throw on your Pashmina Afghan and your Flippy Floppys and head out there. It's 12 bucks but BYOB so that sort of balances out.

Maybe I'll dress like this but with a shirt because it's,like,cold outside

Fast Forward to Friday for the Food Truck Park (alliteration! what what) grand opening which is super exciting!!!! If you haven't noticed the whole food truck thing is kind of a big deal in Fort Worth with such noms as Taco Heads, Weiner Man , The Bacon Wagon, and Crazy Sisters. (I am so severely addicted to Taco Heads that they know my name when I get there yeaaa) Well instead of trying to figure out where the trucks will be every day there will be one spot where they stay. Check out their facebook page for their regular hours, but the big opening is Friday  from 6-10 and includes free beer from Rahr! The trucks for now include :    
Good Karma Kitchen
YES! Taco
Nammi Truck
Lee's Grilled Cheeses
Red Jett Sweets
Jake's Hamburgers
The park will be right behind Montgomery Plaza on 7th.

After you're full of free beer and food stuffs head down to Berry for the Refugee Bicycle Benefit Show at the Cellar and Stay Wired coffee shop. It's only 10 bucks for both venues and you get to see
At the Cellar:
The Quaker City Nigh Hawks
Secret Ghost Champion
Bird and Gator

Stay wired:
Skeleton Coast ( if i miss them again this week Ima freak out)
Collective Dreams
The Cleanup
( BTDubs the Cleanup just recorded a two song CD with totally awesome handmade CD cover's and will be selling them for only $3 so if you haven't heard them you should go grab one at this show.) 

All proceeds go towards giving Bicycles to refugees in the area. Go do something nice for the Christmas season and then maybe Santa will bring you an iPad or something.   


For those inclined to Artistic Awesomeness there are two rockin events in Dallas And Fort Worth:


Dallas Observer is Hosting Artopia at Dallas Contemporary. Included in the price are food samples , complimentary bevs, a performance by The Burning Hotels and of course Art!


Meanwhile in Fort Worth cruise back  behind Montogomery Plaza for an event of too epic for this planet: The Homecoming Committee Launch Party. Bring a space item for half off the $10 cover to add to a space creation. This may be the one time you can let your sci-fi freak flag fly without ridicule and without having to go to comi-con. You get to check out art by Elliott Johnson, M, Christopher Blay, Tim Harding and Kris Pierce. DJ JuanSolo is providing the tunes anddd most importnantly OPEN BARRRR what what.

Maybe you can build a date

Ok darlings, as always check out my twitter for events I leave out or find out about later @shastinalynn on twitter. Toodles!

Blargh Nov 18-20

Hey all so I'm feeling particularly lazy this week  so I'm just going to give you a quick rundown


Tonight / Friday

In Dallas Japanese Punk band Melt Banana is playing at The Prophet Bar- I lurve them.

Or you can go to Sons of Herman Hall to see the reunion of [daryl]. They were pretty sweet standard Alt Rock band back in the day around 2001 I think( this old lady brain of mind doesn't always remember dates).Ok, this isn't their video but hey this movie was rad.

If I go out though I'm probably going to bar hop the lower 7th: Skeleton Coast and Goodwin at Wild Rooster, Taylor Craig Mills and Co. at The Grotto,  and Calhoun at Lola's.

Saturday is another sweet reunion show of Alt Country band Woodeye at Lola's . Here's the FW Weekly write up (it's significantly better than my post this week). I don't know what's up with all these reunion shows lately but I like it. I guess you can chalk it up to a renewed interest in the local scene. I love it though because I can say hey go see the see people who set up a precedent for the peeps who are popular today to anyone who wasn't around for the first time music was big here. ( I only witnesses the end of it but I was there. One of these days Ima give you guys an entry all about that)
 
That's all I got today people I ate a lot of turkey and deviled eggs at my works pot luck so I'm spent.

Saturday November, 12. Pick an awesome show any awesome show

Thank God I work tonight because there are just too many shows to choose from. Some of the best bands in the DFW area are playing throughout Dallas and Fort Worth so get out there and support your community (or go to the one non-local show I mention. Well technically  by going to the local venue you are supporting your local community. OK am I rambling? let's move on).

If you want to head to Dallas, well just flip a coin or something because it's a tough choice.

At the Granada Rhett Miller, Sarah Jaffe, and the O's are playing a benefit for cystic fibrosis. So, not only will this show be amazing but the money goes towards a good cause. Hey maybe you can write off the ticket price?

aww look at Rhett being all pretty

At Dada Fate Lions, Calhoun, and Little Black Dress. Fate Lions were one of my favorites at the Fort Worth Weekly music awards showcase as well as on the CD.

 The only non local show that I have heard about that should be bahmazing is A.A.Bondy  at the Prophet Bar. Most of his other tour dates were canceled so we ( the dfw area) should feel special.

If you want to stay in Fort Worth you should go to 8.0's to see Seryn, The Orbans, and Telegraph Canyon. They are closing out the Lone Star International Film Festival. It's only five bucks. So you have no excuse not to go especially if you haven't seen any of these guys yet. This is some of the best Indie Folk in town.

                                       This video is rad


Special homey shout out to Great American Novel playing at the Cellar. If you want to keep it low key tonight and I'm pretty sure it's free.

                      Here's a a sneak peek at exactly what you are in for

Art and Movies and Music oh My! Nov. 10-14 part 1

So much stuff to do this weekend and so little time!

Let's break it down into some categories shall we?

ARTSCHMART

Holy Crap JOHN PAUL GAULTIER exhibit opens the 13th at the Dallas Museum of Art!

oh Dita Von Teese! I lurve you so.

"The Fashion World of John Paul Gaultier" exhibiting 130 pieces of his work from the 70's until now. The fancy schmancy member's events are all this week but it opens to the public the 14th ( their page says the 13th but their closed on Mondays,Jerks). The Late Night party on Friday the 18th will involve the exhibit as well if you want to hold off for that.  

At Dallas Contemporary there is an exhibit showing tattoo photography by and a documentary  about tattoo artist Jason Brooks which looks pretty awesome. The exhibit closes December 4th so hurry up and get over there.

In Fort Worth there is some buzz about Sarah Green's  exhibit at Artspace 111. You can pick up a copy of FW Weekly for the full write up on the ole cover (or you can click here)

 For those of you with kiddos The Amon Carter is having a Family Funday on Sunday (ew that's so rhymey) so there will be activities for childrens and as always it's free. Ok enough about art.

MOVIESSSS

First of all can I say I'm so pissed noone is  playing "This is Spinal Tap" this weekend near here on 11/11/11. It's playing in San Antonio and Austin but not here harumph. 

Good news though the Lone Star International Film Festival is this weekend which is always fantastic. The movies they are showing that I personally am excited about are 

• "High Road" the directorial debut of Upright Citizen's brigade's Matt Walsh ( or you may know as the doctor from "The Hangover") ok I can't actually watch the trailer for this right now because it's red band but you can check it out here.
• "The Artist" because when Chris Kelly  put on his Movie You Haven't head of  festival at The Modern he said he tried to get this movie but could not because of complications involving some big festival in NewYork.
  
• "We Need To Talk About Kevin" because it looks extra creepy like a movie version of the "Jeremy" video (without the whole suicide bit or maybe I don't know) also because Tilda "She looka like a man" Swinton is awesome 
• "Slacker 2011" which is sort of a sequel  to the original "Slacker" about Austin Directed by Richard Linkletter who I like a lot. I liked "Waking Life" more but I  digress (btw the Slacker link is to the movie in it's entirety on YouTube and not just some hack splitting it up like the whole movie so check it out)

• Most importantly the Modern Art Museum is playing HBO documentary " Paradise Lost 3" on Friday which will tell the full story of the West Memphis Three from 1993 until their recent release from prison. There will also be a Q&A with producer Jonathan Silberberg BTW I will be working a bar at this event because nothing helps you stomach the injustice of our country's legal system like a couple of glasses of alcohol. So come say Hi.

• AND AND AND on Friday, Piper "First the blood then the boys" Laurie and Bettie Buckley will present a showing of "Carrie". Holy crap I love this movie you have no idea. Obviously  I'm working though  which is lucky because I don't think I could choose between the two.

creepiest scene everrrrr

Anyway movies and showtimes are all over the place so check out the LSIFF page to buy tickets. p.s their site is very confusing so look for the picture of Tilda to scroll by and click it to get you to a page where you can search the movie you need tickets for.

MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC part 1

  As usual there are quite a few sweet local shows going on this weekend. I'm trying not to repeat the same bands over and over but chances are A. You might not have checked them out yet when I mentioned them the first time B. You might be totally not paying that much attention C. Maybe you did see them and you want to see them again so without further ADIEU

Thursdays are free free- Skeleton Coast and Phantom Caste are playing at 8.0's for free at 7. And the Dancetastic Ishi is playing at Basement Bar. This show costs $5.00 but if you mention their Facebook ad you can get in for free ( here's the ad btw so you can actually mention the ad without being a liar ) Also it's my buddy Minaz's birthday - Happy birthday Minaz!

Friday at Club Dada  Sphynx | Sunward | Cowboy Indian Bear are playing. I have only heard some clips of Sunward and they sound legit ( plus the description said space rock which is one of my most favorite musical genres) Here's a dreamy Cowboy Indian Bear video.

So I don't have time to tell you about all the shows this weekend today but I've got you caught up to Friday with stuff to do so come back tomorrow. KTHANXBYE

This week in Haps Nov. 3/5th and that's about it

You Guys, It is taking me a lot of motivation to write this post because I am particularly depressed about not going to funfunfunfest. Leee sigh. Well anyway I''ll get over it. let's get back to what we can do if we don't go to there. 

I think everything interesting this week is happening Thursday and Saturday and that's it. Weird right?

Air Review and Doug Burr are doing an acoustic set which should be awesome. It's at 7:30 at Episcopal Church of the Incarnation 3966 McKinney Avenue

Tonight the two bands I mentioned liking the most at the Dallas Observer Music Awards, Soviet and Sealion, are playing together in Dallas at Canton Co-op. (I didn't even know they had anything on Canton since Deep Ellum Live, crazy) They are asking for a $3 donation and it's all ages ( which can be a positive or negative to you).

Ra Ra Riot is playing the Granada tonight. Honestly you should just follow the Granada and sign up for their newsletter because they have some of the best touring acts come through IJS.

I have no idea what's going on Friday. Like I said I'm depressed let's move on.

Saturday is jam packed with haps.

During the day you should come to my hood in Fort Worth and check out the Doc Records moving sale. Doc Records is one of the few record stores in Fort Worth and it's located on Montgomery, but it's moving to Camp Bowie so he is selling a ton of stuff for super cheap. So check it out.

The Moon is also moving to Camp Bowie ( I would say the two moves are connected but Doc's is wayyyy further down on Camp Bowie) and will be near the Ridglea which will be so AWESOME for me because I live closer to the Ridglea than Berry. Woo Hoo. So Saturday is their big blast off party. I went by there on Tuesday and was packed with some local who's who's so I'm assuming the same might happen Saturday.

500x's next exhibit called GOLDEN: Mathew Clark and VARIATIONS ON A THEME: Bruce Monroe, opening shindig is Saturday at 7. I've seen some of Matthew Clark's other work and it is amazing so I'm excited about it. 500x is right off of Exposition so if you drive by this weekend you should check it out for sure. ( OR go to the opening night for freee wine hellooo)

Here's an example of Matthew Clark's work. I mean seriously how cool is this?

All Right kids that's all I got for this week. Thanks for reading!