Bandgeek!: A MoFo party, an Accordion Babes Revue and a Manhattan Murder Mystery
So Ghostface Killah isn’t playing this weekend (that’s in two weeks). Dinosaur Jr. won’t be here until the April 13. Wiz Khalifa’s not until May and you’ll have to wait until June to see The Airborne Toxic Event. Still, you wouldn’t call this a slow week for the scene.
Let’s jump right in. Let’s BANDGEEEEEEEKK!!
- TONIGHT:
- Fulton 55 presents another Donuts event. W/ electronic music from Dailon (from the bay area), AF the Naysayer (New Orleans) and beatmaker Ikabod Bum. 9 p.m. 5. (Flier link)
- Audie’s is so Metal. W/ Fresno metal bands Azazel and Gristle. Plus south Valley metalers Catharsus and Dawning of a Massacre. 8 p.m. $3. (Flier link)
- San Francisco lo-fi electonica duo Teenage Sweater is at CYC. 7 p.m. $5. All ages. (Event link)
FRIDAY:
- Numbskull presents Latin super group Psycho Realm. At Fulton 55. 9 p.m. $20-$22. (Flier link)
- MoFo Party Band celebrates its 24th anniversary with a blues bash party at Audie’s Olympic. They’ll be playing two sets. 9 p.m. $10. (Flier link)
- Religious Appeal presents Bay Area shoegaze heroes Whirr. W/Nothing (from Philly), Disapproval (El Monte) and Value (Las Vegas). At CYC. 7 p.m. $7. All ages. (Flier link)
- Frank’s Place has country music from Terra Bella and locals Richfield. 8 p.m. $10-$15. All ages. (Flier link)
- Americana indie-folksters Underwater Track Team release its self-titled EP. W/Rin Tin Tiger Golden Youth, Brolly and Mongrel City. At Kuppajoe. 7 p.m. $4, $6, $8 at the door. All ages. (Flier link)
- Sound n Vision presents Natural Child Family Band (from Nashville). W/ Evelyn and Fletcher C. Johnson. At Cellar Door in Visalia. 9:30 p.m. $7.
- Support local metalcore w/Embrace the Nightmare, Keep Your Fingers Crossed, Rise Over Run, Dreamers, A Resident of Necropolis, Chase:The Magic Dragon, Variance and Failed Creation. At Club Retro. 7 p.m. $8-$10. All ages. (Event link)
- If you’re out Orosi way, check out the farewell show for Werebear’s drummer. W/Sci-Fi Caper and Basura. At the Step Up Youth Center in Orosi. 7 p.m. Donations accepted. All ages. (Flier link)
- 90s hard rockers Love/Hate are at the Starline. W/locals Gutterfish, Don’t Tell Her That and Hammerdown Sindrum. 8 p.m. $17.50-$22.50. (Flier link)
- It’s another Homegrown Friday at the Babylon. W/No Halo, The Creeping and Street Light Junkie. 8 p.m. No cover. (Flier link)
SATURDAY:
- Another night of heavy music at the CYC. W/Alive in Me (Vegas), For a Better Kind, Compassion, Premises, Needles, Firm in Faith and Witness. 6 p.m. All ages. (Flier link)
- The Long Black Veils play Audie’s Olympic. W/Ocher from Visalia and Blue Crown. 9 p.m. $5. (Flier link)
- Local metal masters HateFX release their “Under Destruction” CD. W/Serpent and Seraph and Grooveyard. 8 p.m. $8 at the door. (Flier link)
- Ladies love the squeezebox. Or at least the ones in the Accordion Babes Revue. They play Frank’s Place at the Warnors Theatre. 8 p.m. $10-$15. All ages. (Flier link)
- From New York it’s Fat Possum records artist Caveman. W/Pure Bathing Culture. At the Cellar Door in Visalia. This is an early show. 8 p.m. $7. (Flier link)
- From L.A. it’s punky-folk rock (or folky punk rock) from Manhattan Murder Mystery. Plus Seasons and Cardoza (also from L.A.) At Tokyo Garden. 9 p.m. $5. (Flier link)
- The ’80s new wave dance party Big Brother returns to Fulton 55. Get here early for “connoisseurs hour” with rarities, B-sides and other stuff off the Billboard radar. 8 p.m. $8. (Flier link)
SUNDAY:
- Underground hip-hop superstar Murs returns to Fresno. W/ Prof. At Fulton 55. 8 p.m. $15. (Event link)
- Guitarist Michael Chapdelaine plays the Revue Cafe’s back room. 6 p.m. $15-$20. All ages. (Flier link)
NEXT WEEK:
- Hard-core straight-edge band Clarity comes in from Seattle. W/locals Squid Squad, Crush and Inside the Sun. 7 p.m. Monday. $3 donation. All ages. (Flier link)
- More touring hardcore bands at the CYC. W/Old Wounds (from New Jersey) plus Vices (Florida), Of Feather and Bone (Colorado) and locals Reunion and Luddite. 7 p.m. $5. All ages. (Flier link)
- Portland metal band (yes, there is metal in Portland) Headless Pez brings its West Coast tour to Audie’s Olympic. W/Gorgon Stare, plus locals Thrawtle and Hossbruten (which seem like it should have an umlaut). 9 p.m. $5. (Event link)
- Finch Records punk band Bad Daddies plays C.A.F.E Infoshop. W/Friendcore bands Sci-Fi-Caper, Murder Park and Dovves. 8 p.m. Wednesday $4 donation. All ages. (Event link)
- It’s the first of a two-show collaboration with Sound N Vision. It’s Strange Vine and Friends. W/Fulerton’s pop-rock masterminds The Steelwells, plus visual art by Omas. At the Art House. 8 p.m. Thursday. Free. All ages. (Flier link)
- Brother Luke plays Piazza Del Pane (Cedar and Nees) for the restaurants Russian Standard Vodka tasting. 7 p.m. Thursday. $20 or $25 day of the event. (No flier link)
That’s what I found. Feel free to add your event in the comments section of email me at jtehee@fresnobee.com