The Llano Idea

Colors! Curiosity! Kaleidoscopes!

Not sure what to do this Friday evening. No worries for THE FIRST FRIDAY ART TRAIL is here, an exhibition of local works meant to excite the wild parts of your imagination and tickle your senses. There will also be a blank canvas for you to get your coloring groove on with.

@ 1104 Ave. J

with live music from:

DJ AWESOME AWESOMENESS

RUBBERBAND

THE NUMERATORS

THE DIAMOND CENTER

90% DEATHSEXX

Free food + booze!

Upcoming Shows 90% Death Sex, DJ Awesome Swesomeness, First Friday Art Trail, Rubberband, The Diamond Center, The Numerators

HEALTH
PICTUREPLANE
THE NUMERATORS
DJ CTRL Z

@ BASH’S 1 (UNIVERSITY AND MAIN)
DOORS @ 9
SHOW @ 10

$5 / $10 for minors

Returning to the Hub City is LA’s HEALTH. Fresh from recording their new album ‘Get Color’ (Lovepump) and touring with Of Montreal and Nine Inch Nails (of all people) the boys in HEALTH are touring the galaxies and are kind enough to fit Lubbock into their busy schedule.

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Upcoming Shows Bash's, Ctrl+Z, HEALTH, Pictureplane, The Numerators

TREASURE MAMMAL is coming back this Thursday (TONIGHT). He told us to tell the world (meaning the fine, and I mean fine, people of Lubbock) that this is going to be the most spectacular, out-of-this-world, inter-galactic, life changing, epic, soul-penetrating extravaganza a of show.

No joke kiddos, he has been like a witch conjuring up some major spells for us.

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Music, Upcoming Shows Bash's, Kitten Glitter, La Panza, Treasure Mammal

If you want to hear all the new and old underground, experimental, and DIY artists check out our live stream tonight at 8 pm CST.

Formerly Indie On the Rocks, Cowboys & INDIEns will be playing tunes that shake your rump, remind you of Christmas lights, and even some that will take you to Nibiru and back.

Remember:

Cowboys and INDIEns

Tonight (Monday 3/2)

8 p.m.(CST)

specialty shows Christmas Lights, Cowboys and INDIEns, DIY, Indie Rock, Nibiru, Rump

Hello everybody,

I was watching some videos today, and I thought, “Why not share all these awesome videos with awesome people?”

Enjoy!
-Snuffy

Animal Collective- I’ve Got Mine

Goblin Cock- We’ve Got A Bleeder

Marnie Stern, The Coathangers, Chairlift, and MGMT after the jump.

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Music Animal Collective, Chairlift, Goblin Cock, Marnie Stern, MGMT, The Coathangers

This is a very exciting time for us here at The Llano Idea. We have been working hard on this blog, programming, designing a new site, and labeling music, BUT we are also working on something else for the people. As you may know spring break is approaching ,which means that SXSW is creeping right behind it. This year before you head out for your spring break vacation, stick around town until Monday March 16th so you can head over to Bash Riprock’s II (located on I-27 and 19th street) because The Llano Idea presents The First Annual South By South Plains. This year we have very special guests No Age, The Mae Shi, and The Goat.

No Age is a L. A. noise punk/pop duo. Their latest release Nouns, out through Sub Pop, has been on a constant loop in my little mp3 player. It’s almost impossible to stop listening to. In case you weren’t here last time when No Age graced Lubbock with an appearance, YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS ONE. They put on one of the most amazing sets I have seen them perform. People were sweaty, pushing, crowd surfin’, breaking bottles, and that was only after the second song. Their positive punk outlook on life, speaks through their songs and seeped through those who attended that night. It was one of the most amazing times of my life here in Lubbock. If you don’t believe me, look at the picture above taken from behind drummer Dean Spunt at that very same show.

That is only the beginning. Also coming is L.A. noise-pop band The Mae Shi. They too have had a great year, with their 2008 release HLLLYH . These dudes have been constantly touring with the likes of Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and even The Mountain Goats. I saw these guys last year at SXSW; it was their last performance of 15 epic shows in only three days. It was the most hyperactive spazztastic show I saw last year. If that was them sleep deprived and all beat up, imagine them here in the Hub City fully rested and ready to rock.

Also playing will be The Goat, which features badass skateboarder Andrew Reynolds on guitar. With obvious influences from the Dead Milkmen to the Dead Kennedy’s (pretty much everything and anything Dead) and a constant rotating cast of individuals, this is probably going to be one of the most unique punk shows you will go to all year.

Good times are ahead for us here in Lubbock (Woovenhand, Treasure Mammal, HEALTH, and the upcoming spectacle above), so be sure to check back on our blog for updates on where to get tickets and even more info.

-Snuffy

Upcoming Shows Mae Shi, No Age, South By South Plains, Sub Pop, The Goat

So it was a great Tuesday night in Lubbock. I have never had the urge to drink so much whiskey at a show. Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band put on a killer show, as well as locals The Dirty Charley Band. There were sing-a-longs, yodeling, broken pickle buckets, and even a flaming washboard. Here are some pictures from the night. Enjoy!!!

-Snuffy

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Live Show Reviews Bash's, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, The Dirty Charley Band

My first SXSW experience was in 2006. My friends and I reached Austin the day before the events started and we were wristband-free (which has proven to be the best way to save money, because most of the bands featured in this week-long event play numerous free shows during the day and at night). On the first day of this mind altering festival Austin received some rain in the morning, and most of the streets were surprisingly empty. My friends and I headed over to a little bar on East 6th Street called Mrs. Bea’s. My brother said he wanted to check out this band from Brooklyn. The vibe at this small little mom-and-pop bar was amazing the minute I stepped out of the car and started walking towards the back patio area, where I could already hear someone setting up their drums. Lo and behold it was Pterodactyl ,and my love for them has not stopped. Read more…

Music Brooklyn, Cardboard, Mrs. Bea's, Oneida, Pterodactyl, Records, SXSW, Todd P

photos by: Ruben Castillo

Music band, local, Music, One Wolf, photo, show, St. Clair, Thrift Store Cowboys

FINALLY PUNK (www.myspace.com/finallypunk ) are a four piece band that scream out minute songs and switch instruments intermittently to bring the next dose of awesomeness. Many have put this band in the riot grrl genre, but in an article in the Austin Chronicle, Veronica Ortuño, one member of Finally Punk, says

“I definitely believe that riot grrl is relevant to culture today … I think some people hear the term and get the wrong idea of what it stands for. It’s like an automatic notion that it’s “anti-males” or something. There are a lot of males who support the idea of “pro-female” as a form of expression. A lot of my personal influences are predominantly female musicians, but my idea for Finally Punk is to learn my instrument and have fun with my friends. If I had to put it any way, I see us more as an existential punk band fronted by women.”

The band have a new EP out on Ann Arbor’s M’Lady’s Records (mladysrecords.com) called HYPERTENSION. If you want, follow the link and check out plenty of other releases that these fine folks have put out including TAMARYN and MUTATING MELTDOWN (which actually features two members of Finally Punk).

They are scheduled to play the KVRXplosion 2009 Party March 19th with Vivian Girls, Total Abuse, AIDS Wolf + plenty more during the SXSW festivities. If I could make one wish with the Make A Wish Foundation, I would want Finally Punk to bring their “twelve hits of acid, ice sk8rs, m.a.s.h., gg allin singing to a baby” influenced music out to Lubbock. Until then enjoy the videos!

-Snuffy

Finally Punk Vid 1

Finally Punk Vid 2

Music Abuse, AIDS, Ann, Arbor, Austin, Chronicle, Finally, Girls, HYPERTENSION, KVRX, Lubbock, M’Lady’s, MELTDOWN, MUTATING, Punk, Records, SXSW, TAMARYN, Total, TX, Vivian, Wolf