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After enjoying Thanksgiving leftovers galore on Friday, it’s quite normal to wallow in the turkey induced comatose or hit the hay early. Not this year. Instead, muster up all your energy and head down to Beerland where local trio Woven Bones will undoubtedly revive, replenish, and then hypnotize with thunderous jolts of reverb soaked garage-rock. The band departs on a West Coast tour in December so this may be your last chance to catch ‘em in town this year. We touched base with vocalist and guitarist Andrew Burr earlier this week and learnt that the three current band members actually relocated to Austin from three different states. Naturally, we delved deeper to enquire about the band’s origins, and sought Burr’s thoughts on the recent vinyl revival as well as living in the “Live Music Capital of the World.”

Having trouble getting over the hump? Midweek malaise got you down? Turn that frown upside down at Beerland this Wednesday. Better Than The Van and Do512 have put together a nice little free happy hour show featuring Ringo Deathstarr, Visitors, and O’Brother to nudge us towards the promised land that is the weekend.

Mike Farris’ resume includes a stint as the singer for Double Trouble and that honor alone should perk up blues fans’ ears as he brings his energetic live show to Antone’s tonight. Prior to the aforementioned shift, Harris made his name as the vocalist for Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies -- the band released three albums during the 90’s, including a self-titled debut full-length on Atlantic Records. Lately, Harris has been showcasing his versatility with The Roseland Rhythm Revue, churning out a stirring brand of Americana that touches upon decades of soul, gospel, and blues.

Music was a big part of Doug Sahm’s life from a very early age -- he was just 11 when he not only released his first album but also had the honor of performing with the one and only Hank Williams. His esteemed career included a plethora of stellar recordings as a solo artist and with the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, guaranteeing his legendary status in Texas’ music history. Sahm passed away in 1999.

For post-psych and prog fans everywhere, Cave's Psychic Psummer (Important Records) is a dream come true. Following the Chicago outfit's Hunt Like Devil/Jamz EP, this new full-length brings the group to a new level, offering major riffs, expert jams, percussion freakouts and repeating phrases that build into throbbing crescendos that would make Explosions in the Sky pee their pants. Pulling from Can's influential horizon-focused approach to songwriting, Cave takes intricate, crunchy guitar hooks and builds each song from the ground up. There's a lot of stuff in here for the metal stoner, but for fans of phrase elevation, Reich and digression, there's even more. Don't let the tie-dye and long hair fool you: these are thoughtful, talented guys with a serious devotion to the organized, detail-oriented jam.

Trash Talk & Propagandhi at Mohawk, photos courtesy Alison Narro and Nash Cook. For more Trash Talk, as well as Strange Boys, Thermals, Cro-Mags, the 3 a.m. show on the Lamar Bridge, and much, much more, follow the jump.

Photos from last night's Black Panda, Broken Gold and Bellrays show courtesy Amanda Klaus.

Despite the fact that this record is a debut, none of these guys are first-timers. Singer, songwriter and guitarist David Williams has been around just about every block there is musically; he's performed with Texas punk outfit Vomit Pigs, post-punked with Self Is On the Throne, and even made his way through NYC's underground hip-hop scene with the Jungle Brothers. Now settled in Austin with his current bandmates, Williams finds himself nestled in a niche somewhere between post-punk and something like classic rock (think: Pavement).

There's a big ol' bevy of music on tap at Beerland tonight, including local psychedelic soundsters Shapes Have Fangs, Italian blues-punk peddlers Movie Star Junkies, local bluegrass act John Schooley & His One Man Band, and Austin's own psyched out Americana act, the Transgressors.

Tangled up in the network of friends and artists responsible for The Secret Show series, the Annie Street Art Collective and a bunch of similarly-spawned bands, Ted Hadji is a songwriter who, when not performing with The McMercy Family Band, helms his own pop-Americana under his own name but occasionally with the assistance of a backing band called The Wholly Ghosts.

It’s such a pity that free week has come to an end and Red River is no longer a fantasy land where music and fun are free and your only expenses are a $2 High Life and a slice of pizza at the end of the night to help soak it all up. But, the street is not totally devoid of fun. Beerland has a show tonight that is more than worth your buck. Austin’s gritty, fun psych-rockers The Golden Boys are teaming up with The Uptown Bums and The Wax Museums, both from Denton.

Free Week wraps up this weekend but not before another onslaught of amazing acts playing live at various venues on Red River St. for $0 -- if you’re over 21 that is. The youngsters can enjoy all the music for a measly $5. The Mohawk had an unending line last Friday and Saturday and there’s no reason to not expect more of the same this weekend. On Friday, the venue hosts a legit pop-fest featuring some of Austin’s finest melody makers. Retro flavor from Dans la Lune and The Ugly Beats outside, and the talented trio of The Laughing, Moth!Fight!, and Golden Bear inside make this a must for anyone craving a bit of local magic. (Golden Bear and The Laughing also put in shifts at Clementine Coffee Bar’s third birthday celebration earlier on Friday, at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively.)

The original home of Free Week, Emo's isn't going to let this wonderful concept disappear from within its fabled walls. The venue, now sans Lounge but always a cornerstone of the blooming Red River music scene, has assembled quite the line-up to kick off its 2009 Free Week.

For one reason or another, The Golden Animals journeyed to the sweltering southern California desert to write their first full-length piece, Free Your Mind and Win a Pony. By escaping the tribulations of city life, they hoped to discover some of nature’s best-kept secrets. Now that they’ve reached the gold at the end of the mythical (and most likely hallucinogen-filled) rainbow, they’re on tour and making a stop at Beerland tonight.

Flosstradamus brought the dance party to Austin on a Tuesday recently and judging by the impressive collage of beats they bestowed upon us that evening at The Mohawk, Black & Tan best be prepared for a Friday night to remember. J2K (Josh Young) and Autobot (Curt Cameruci) started spinning as Flosstradamus in Chicago in 2005, and over the years, have gained prominence with their scintillating mixes. The duo flawlessly blends electronica, hip hop, and rock ‘n’ roll, and their collaboration has yielded some killer remixes -- check out Flosstradamus’ interpretation of Matt & Kim’s “Yeah Yeah” on their MySpace page. Flosstradamus’ star has risen from the early days of spinning at house parties and Town Hall Pub in Chicago, to gigs at major festivals like SXSW and Coachella. The Cool Kids, Amanda Blank (Amanda Mallory), and Young’s older sibling Melisa Young (better known as Kid Sister) are all expected to play a role in Flosstradamus’ much anticipated full-length. Should be quite the pseudonym fest. King Louie and Doneski support this evening at Black & Tan.

If you've been broken up about the seeming demise of local anti-melody noise rockers Horse + Donkey, you'll be thrilled to know that Followed by Static is still standing.

Here comes another weekend and thus, the perfect time to push away those rat race blues. Rock-A-Round Entertainment brings us two days of melodies and harmonies in the form of the first annual Wild Weekend Power Pop Festival at The Mohawk.

Editor’s note: Pastiche is a bi-weekly column exploring the diversity within the Austin music community. The views expressed in Pastiche are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the outlook or beliefs of anyone else in the IST network.

We'd be remiss if we didn't point out that there's a show tomorrow kicking off Diagonals upcoming tour with instrumental powerhouse and beloved locals Octopus Project. The aforementioned slanted band will also be releasing a new EP, which paves the way for an album this fall. It's nice to see they're keeping themselves busy.

If you didn’t get a chance to commemorate Hole in the Wall’s 34th Anniversary this past weekend, then you best show some love to two redoubtable local venues on Red River St. this coming weekend. Room 710 celebrates eight years of existence with a flurry of shows starting on Thursday all the way until their actual Anniversary day on Monday the 23rd. Beerland's 7th Anniversary bash is on Saturday. (Details after the jump.)

On this day in music history, David Bowie released the "Space Oddity" single to coincide with humankind's first lunar landing. And now, onward! Here's your Midweek Show Jumpstart:

Straight up punk rock may be all the rage at Beerland on most nights but pop melodies are in vogue this Saturday when The Strange Boys and Shapes Have Fangs headline with sugary sweet potions that will keep your heads bobbing in unison throughout. The sound of the '60s is unavoidable in both bands’ lo-fi garage-rock and we decided to catch up with each of them for a quick rundown on the state of affairs in their respective circles.

Beerland, known for music, old school video games, and, um, beer, will host a kind and compact cluster of five bands this Friday night, with all five bands making names for themselves within the confines of our fine city. Headlining will be The Diagonals, a subtle and scratchy outfit that, despite their somewhat workmanlike stylings while on stage, carries an innate danceability. Beyond that, Diagonals vocalist Steve Garcia, in some of his more speed-speak moments, has been compared to a young Michael Stipe...you know, before Michael Stipe had that whole fifteen years of boredom thing.

Viking Moses has been self-releasing cassettes since 1994, and ten years after his start, the music he made found a truly receptive audience after being included on the Golden Apples of the Sun compilation put out by Arthur magazine. The comp, curated by Devendra Banhart, also featured Joanna Newsom, Iron & Wine, CocoRosie, Little Wings and Jana Hunter, and it signaled the rise (in popular perception, anyway) of what came to be known as New Weird America.

Didn't Beerland already have Ground Zero Fest like three weeks ago? Didn't half these bands play Emo's Free Week? Well, you can't have too much of a good thing: in what promises to be another all-night blowout, Beerland and Emo's are co-hosting Megon Fest, featuring Austin garage-punk stalwarts Manikin, The Young, The Hex Dispensers, and nihilistic Latin punks Deskonocidos, with out-of-towners headlining each night.

Once again, Beerland is delivering the goods this week with a four bands worth of impressive up and comers. For hyperactive guitar-led jams that feature whip smart drums and a keyboard backbone, look no further than Shapes Have Fangs. Also harnessing the kinetic energy of garage jams are Diagonals, whose frontman Steve Garcia also rocks in Peek-A-Boo records signees Black Lipstick.

This weekend has to be dominated by the various Emo’s Free Week shows -- look for previews to those events on the site.