ATTN THIS WEEKEND: YOU ARE A BEACH

OH MAN! Sadly, we won't be joining you to see any of these shows this weekend, due to the need for michelada and grill maintenance at the famed Skyline Network Most Extreme Spring Break Beach House. It's just like the MTV one except no Kid Rock. Ok we're joking, of course Kid Rock will be there. We'll take some pictures. Sadly, while we're eating chicken wings and trying to convince Mr. Rock that it's really a bad idea to build his next mega-hit around a Eddie Rabbit sample, we'll be missing a ton of good stuff! LIFE IS HARD, CHECK IT:

FRIDAY
Colour Revolt, Snowden, The Riff Tiffs @ Walter's on Washington
CUE THE MARK MORRISON - the Riff Tiffs are back in town. Local purveyors of Texas psychedelics, the quartet is using this show to launch a new single, their first release since last years decidedly underrated Afflictinnitus. They've got maybe 100 copies of it, so hit up this show to be sure you end up with one. Oxfordians who may or may not carry the flame of RL Burnside, Colour Revolt, headline.

Old 97's @ The Meridian
We caught the boys from Dallas the other day at their Cactus in-store, and we have to say, they still got it.

SATURDAY
Sad Like Crazy, Rossi Misior @ Rudyards
SLC PUNK! Ok not really, but we've always enjoyed Sad Like Crazy, even way back when we used to accidentally refer to them as Satellite Crazy. Uh, tribe band, anyone? Glad to see them taking the time to play another reunion show. Catch it!

David Allen Coe @ Hawg Stop
Ok, we don't even know where this place is, but no amount of obscurity can cover up our rednecks. Country DJs knows that he's an outlaw, and they most likely won't go see him in this dive. Note the signs saying he's been in prison and don't be the loudmouth in the corner.

Cop Warmth, Blackie, Giant Princess, Caprolites @ Somewhere in Pasadena
Ok, so, the people who are organizing this show are being tight lipped about where it is (note that we realize how hillarious it is to use the word 'organize' with these bands). We do know it's called "The Patterson Place" and is "appr. 50 yards south of the corner of pasadena blvd and strawberry...on strawberry" according to the Caprolites, which is more words in a row than any of the lyrics on their recent Grey Ghost release. Yes, we are making fun of you.

UPDATE: we are so bad at it. We totally forgot this one:
AWAKE, The McKenzies, Gold Sounds @ The Mink
OUR BAD! YOUR GOOD! We've been meaning to catch the Gold Sounds forever, and this is a rare inside-the-loop opportunity to do so. AWAKE is going to destroy you.