ATTN THIS WEEKEND: YOU ARE FREAKING US OUT LIKE ANNE RICE

Remember back in the day when Anne Rice wrote books about vampires and body thieves and devils and every kid in your theater class who had a discman full of Cure jams and black fingernail polish and clove cigarettes in their bag also couldn't quite decide if it was ok to like the movie Interview with a Vampire? Well, according to our sources on the radio, it turns out that lately she's been writing a series of books fictionalizing the life of The Christ. And not in a heretical, Last Temptation sort of way either. No less a endorser than President Bush's director of Faith Based Programs gave it a glowing review. Freaky. Here's whats going on this holiest of weekends.

FRIDAY
Studemont Project, Peekaboo Theory, J. Tyagaraj, The Ton Tons @ Warehouse Live
Is it Tontons or Ton Tons? Regardless, not less a respected authority than the maddeningly deposed former Press Music Editor Chris Gray called the band his number one discovery at SXSW this year. We recently saw that the Free Press considered their new EP excellent in spite of how long it had been sitting on his desk without a review. We'd have to agree on both parts. J Tyagaraj is of Million Year Dance and will no doubt will bring the dharma, while Houston Music Award winners Peekaboo Theory should be on your check-out list if you haven't before. Live rock-rappers Studemont Project headline. WARNING TO ALL RAPPERS: We are changing our editorial policy and writing critically about you this year.

Perseph One CD Release Party @ Sucker Punch Clothing
We really like the production on the few of her tracks we've heard to date: on the modeling synth side of the scales; more Analog Brothers than Black Elvis, and Dan the Automator would probably go running as fast as he could (whatever happened to that dude, by the way?) As we warned above, look for us to write more about her in the new future as soon as we get the vocabulary to do so.

Rory & The Artificial Heart, The Eastern Sea, Ernie Banks, The Wild Moccasins, The Giddy Multitudes @ Walters
According to the flyer, this show starts at 8pm, which seems unlikely because we don't think Roy is able to go out of the house that early. Austin headliners describe themselves as having "quickly evolved their sound into a fusion of new school rock and disco by way of a raw emotional state characterized by the vocals and tense guitar hooks." Be careful what you put in your one-sheet, because sometimes people are lazy and will cut and paste it. The Eastern Sea, also from Austin, we will describe as "quickly evolved with sound into a fusion of folk and indie by way of a raw emotional state characterized by vocals and acoustic guitars." Locals Ernie Banks are on our watcho list, and the Wild Moccasins should probably be on yours. Kazoo-sounding steel guitar pwners The Giddy Multitude open up.

SATURDAY
David Dondero, benjamindavismurphy, Mitch Vegas @ Walter's on Washington
YUS!

The Wiggins, Nectarine, Hungry Villagers, A Thousand Cranes @ The Engine Room
People Rave about a thousand cranes. We have no clue how to write about noise music. What the Rice is Nectarine doing on this bill?

SUNDAY
Lenny Briscoe, Sew What, Like Yeah @ Boondocks
Lenny Briscoe is the husband/wife team of JD and Stacey Tucker, who are also half of Over Sea/Under Stone, have been known to back-up Sew What when she plays live. Will they make it three for three and do drums and bass for Like Yeah as well?!?! Guess you'll have to show up for this free show to find out.
UPDATE:turns out this show is on Monday.


Drawing of Anne Rice by Craig Hamilton