ATTN THIS WEEKEND: YOU ARE LIKE A PRELUDE TO GUANAJUATO

YUSS. Man. Last night was like Friday. Jenny Westbury, Black Snakes + Kangaroos, Arthur Yoria, Woozyhelmet... plus the bands at those shows we didn't even see!How could this weekend possible get any better? Oh, we know, maybe it's the countdown to going to Mexico for a week to hang out, walk the streets, and drink Buzz Aldrins with our Minka. Yes, that would be about the only way to top it. Sorry 'bout the boast post, let's get to what comes first!

FRIDAY
The Wiggins @ Discovery Green
Ever since we saw the plans for Discovery Green, the whips as coaches new park in Downtown, we've been thinking "hmm. What band would be on the top of our list to see play the outdoor stage there?" Well, it turns out, we didn't have to decide, because the kind and loading dock-having folks down at the Fresh Arts Coalition are having a little schebang in the park this evening, and they've called on Diverse Works to pick some entertainment of their own - the always out of place and therefore always right where he belongs one man rock-it-to-ya band known as The Wiggins. DOOGIE! Totally Free. Totally Starts at Seven. Totally hope we understand the combination of community groups that put this together. Party. PS - It's cheel if you miss this show cause The Wiggins are playing at their own 7" release party Monday at the Mink.

Arthur Yoria and Tody Castillo @ Avante Garden
So. Arthur Yoria started his set last night (just him, a drum machine and Stanley Kibrik's delay pedal) with "Lipstick Smiles" which morphed right into "I Wanna Be Sedated" and finally into a feedback drone noise exercise then suddenly BAM. Done. Crazy. He told us that he and Tody (whose new recordings, we are told by a source of authority are kinda crazy good - and have you been checking our Yoria's weekly MP3 releases too? Daaaamn 28s - where were we, oh yeah, what are they gonna do) are gonna keep it 'loose' and just have a good time about it. Noice.

Also
Lisa's Sons, BLACKIE + DJ sets from Jacob Calle, Bucky, Damon Allen @ Boondocks
They will be giving away iheartcomix cds, and it's a free show. Tuff.

Ladyheat, The Tontons, Piano Vines, Earnie Banks @ The Mink

The Red Dons, The Estranged, Something Fierce, Teenage Kicks @ Rudyards

SATURDAY
Saturday Secret Show @ The Shady Tavern
You know, last weekend we were at the SSS, as we often are, with a relatively small and stable group of people (if you ever want to see Lennie Briscoe, Sew What or Elaine Greer in person, this is your best bet to do so). One of our compatriots, whose fuzzy hat and white shoes shall remain nameless, commented that the one thing people really don't seem to understand about the SSS is the brilliant opportunity to "get totally wasted in the daytime." This is true. Were the bands and the grill not enough, The Shady Tavern does setups, and so if the day drink is your thing, take a bottle and a few bucks and its kind of a cheap and awesome mini-festival afternoon. We don't have any hints on this week's lineup yet, but hopefully Mr Secret will lay down one or two in the comments.

Glass Candy, Farah, TFT(?) @ MFAH
RETURN of the Starbucks Mixed Media Series at the Museum of Fine Arts, this time featuring the artist who we own more vinyl of than we would probably otherwise admit, Glass Candy. Seriously, where did all these 7" and 12"s come from?! The really odd thing is, that they are so much better on stage than on record too (actually, their last release was a big step in the right direction). We think it's the crowd - that whole energy cornball thing. Whatevz. We're just stoked that no local bands with a bad word in their name are on the bill. (PS - Bad Knives, PRKL8TR and Juan the Terrible on the decks wuut).

ALSO
Hardhats and Hotties Party @ Spacetaker
Not really a music thing (although DJ Sun and the Soular Grooves team will be on hand), but it is a semi-fund raiser for Spacetaker's Artist Resource Center, which is a cool thing.

Keiji Haino (acoustic set) @ The Menil Collection
Free. 7:30pm

Faun Fables, The Invincible Czars, The Judas Bear @ The Mink

True Colors Tour featuring Cyndi Lauper, The B-52s, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Wanda Sykes and Carson Kressley @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell

SUNDAY
Tom Waits @ Jones Hall
WHO? Tickets for this will be available for $10 from people outside who were not admitted due to dressing up like a mule.

also
Real Live Tigers, Redbear, Sabra Laval, Cory Derden @ Notsuoh

Boston, Styx, Night Ranger, Alan Parsons and Rick Derringer @ The Woodlands