Badass Weekend on the Home Front (But I’m Heading for the Hills)

Er, forests. I spent the day frantically trying to meet a biggie work deadline and gather/pack all kinds of camping gear for the midget’s first-ever family camping trip the starts tomorrow, up in the Sam Houston National Forest (where they let you have actual campfires — woo-hoo!), and I have flat run out of time.

So I’m afraid I’ve dropped the ball on letting y’all know about the many, many good shows going on tonight — sorry, Suspects, Born Liars, & Scout’s Honor… And I’m going to have to skimp on what to check out the rest of this weekend, too, or I’m gonna pass out tomorrow while attempting to be all manly and make fire to impress the wee one. Here’s what I’d do, were I gonna be in town:

Sat., March 21:
Phosphorescent/listenlisten @ The Orange Show (7PM; $10)
Andrew Bird/Heartless Bastards @ House of Blues
South By Due East, featuring Ardis Turner, Patrick Brink, Teri Greene Band, Dr. King Cobra & The Texas Dub Crusaders, John Hogan Band, Chango Man, Little Screamin’ Kenny, Celeste Terrell, The Blue Threads, Tressie Seegers, Skyblue72, Kris Moore, Tom Tranchilla & Buddy Allen, The Journey Agents, dirtymind, Celeste Terrell, Fahl & Folk, Generation: Landslide, & more @ Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
Thursday/Bring Me The Horizon/Four Year Strong/Pierce the Veil/Cancer Bats @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Martin Atkins/The Queers/Los Skarnales/Simpleton/The Cute Lepers/B.P.C./Chant/Whorehound @ The Meridian
Skeleton Witch/Kylesa/Black Tusk @ Rudyard’s
Gagakirise/Steve Kenney/Slither/New Pledgemaster/2 Dollar Sound @ Super Happy Fun Land

Sun., March 22:
Japanther/THEART/Muhammid Ali/Fat Tony/Female Demand/Caddywhompus/My Name Is John Michael @ Caroline Collective
American Fangs @ RocBar
Star Fucking Hipsters (ex-Leftover Crack/Choking Victim)/Molotov Compromise/O Pioneers!!!/Blackmarket Syndicate/Rats In The Attic @ Walter’s on Washington
The Crash Kings/Paris Falls/Bobby DJ/Airon Paul Dugas @ The Mink
Bogart and the Addictives/Gospel Gossip/The Daily Beat @ Notsuoh
AIDS Wolf/Fiasco/Cop Warmth/B L A C K I E @ Numbers
South By Due East, featuring Oz Knozz, Zen Archer, Rock Romano, Hank Woji, Glenna Bell, Little Joe Washington, Chase Hamblin, Muzak, Suspenderman, Randy Soffar/Guy Schwartz, Jambolism, Buxton, Rozz Zamorano Trio, Black Queen Speaks, Chris Sacco, Tony Xpress, Wrecks Bell, & more @ Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
Golden Animals/US Girls/Talk Normal/Sgt Dunbar & the Hobo Banned/Boo & Boo Too/Cactus’s @ Super Happy Fun Land
Texas Metal Fest, featuring Carcass, Samael, Decrepit Birth, Suicide Silence, Arsis, & Pinhed @ The Meridian

Mon., March 23:
Chairlift/Yacht/The Tontons @ Warehouse Live
Drew Danburry/Viking Moses/The Wild Moccasins/The Pictish Trail/Golden Ghost/Rozi Plain/The Deep Sea Goes @ Super Happy Fun Land ($2)
French Horn Rebellion/The Factory Party/Dunnock’s Ill Advisory/GRRRL Parts @ Boondocks
South By Due East, featuring Sorry OK Yes, One Eyed Doll, The Small Sounds, Cam King, Freddie Steady Krc, & James Reese Band @ Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
Jade Simmons (CD release)/Roburt Reynolds (Room 101) @ Rockefeller Hall (3620 Washington)

Tues., March 24:
Hollywood Undead/Senses Fail/Haste The Day/Brokencyde @ House of Blues
The Ghost Storys/Unzipped/The Fuct/Campfire Stories @ Alvin Bowling Center (Alvin)

Have a good one, y’all…