ATTN THIS WEEKEND: YOU REMIND US OF THE CONFLICT ADDRESSED ONE AE HOUSMAN POEM IN PARTICULAR

And that poem is ‘Terence, this is Stupid Stuff’. EXCERPTED QUOTE:

Oh many a peer of England brews
Livelier liquor than the Muse,
And malt does more than Milton can
To justify God’s ways to man.
Ale, man, ale’s the stuff to drink
For fellows whom it hurts to think:
Look into the pewter pot
To see the world as the world’s not.

In other words, the constant struggle – whether to spend a weekend wasting, or to take in some of the finer arts. Fortunately for you, there’s always plenty to do – and often you can do both. Here’s our picks:

FRIDAY
The Jonx, Studemont Project @ Valhalla
HOLLA! Shows at Rice are the jam. The Jonx @ 6pm, Studemont Project to follow

Devendra Banhart’s Some Drawings Opening @ Diverseworks
Peep our heads up on the event here, and recall there will be three secret performers. Also, there’s still time to enter our drawing for tickets to Performance (career ender) taking place at DiverseWorks that night too.

Whorehound/New Disaster/Rustler @ Rudyards
Blue denim tuffness. Whorehound and Rustler are two of our heavy favorites.

Manifesto @ The Mink’s Backroom
This dance party benefits Workshop Houston, the fine folks who brought you Third Ward Bikes, among other completely whips outreach program for children.

The Ugly Beats, Sabra Laval, Black Black Gold @ The Jet Lounge
The Ugly Beats are alleged to be doing two sets. Could this be the show that ends our embargo on visiting the Jet?

SATURDAY
Saturday Secret Show @ The Shady Tavern
Last week featured Teenage Kicks, Sabra Laval and Brooklyn’s Animal. Who’s playing this week? Gonna have to show up to find out. DJs start at noon, bands at two

Spain Colored Orange, Invisible Czars, Western Civilization @ Rudyards
SCO’s record release got pushed back, so you’ll have to go see em live for a while longer to get yr fix. This is Western Civilization’s first show back since their tour, go check em out and demand a tale or two.

Linus Pauling Quartet Record Release Party @ The Proletariat
All Things Are Light hits the street! And LP4 is joined on the stage by The Matletes (featuring The Dimes), The Jonx and Jenny Westbury.

Tody Castillo, The Small Sounds and Travis Hopper @ Warehouse Live
This show is a benefit to raise money for pancreatic cancer research. Good cause – support it.