Your weekend guide to being a more musically educated Fresnan and beyond, It's The FresGeek:
FRIDAY
PALOMINO'S: Yes! Ms. Soulflower and her DJ-ing, party hosting, ways are back! Tonight's jawm is a tribute to The Roots. No, Jimmy Fallon will not be there but KP and Pretty Franco will be, along with Devoya. [Time: 9:30 Cost: Free]
KUPPAJOE: It's more indie-rock-pop with Headliners Sleep For Sleepers, along with Everfound, Fresno's The Thomas Confession and Elephants And Crayons. [Time: 7 Cost: 7]
HERO'S SPORTS LOUNGE: All this weekend HR7 is playing the second floor of Hero's and Funking your face off. [Time: 8-11 Cost: Free?]
AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: One of Fresno's largest bands (in member size and importance), 40 Watt Hype, will be doing what they do with The Bayonics and DJ Jammal Renel. [Time:9 Cost: 8]
STARLINE: Hot Topic vets, A Current Affair, will be unplugged and playing with Windowsill Rose and Robopop (those guys are everywhere lately). This show will be benifit the Leukemia and Lympnoma Society. [Time: 9 Cost: 5 -21 8 +21]
THE LUCKY 13: Fresno Metal Gods, HateFX, have a new album out and they'll be selling it and playing stuff off it, Friday night. From The Fallen and Rock Sawlid will be metaling it up as well. [Time: 9 Cost: 6]
HOT TOPIC: Yes, they are doing another show inside Fashion Fair. This time around it's metal band Mercury Bullet. No truth to the rumor that Timmy T is playing inside Gamestop. [Time: 6 Cost: Nothin']
ZAPPS PARK: A night of rock with Something For Tomorrow and Subconscious Fountain. [Time: 9 Cover: 3]
THE CROSSROADS: From NY, Hunt Club, Two Headed Spy from SF, Rites of Retribution, Gods & Kings and Trust. [Time: 8 Cost: 6]
LIMON: The city allows music to be played North of Herndon? Really? Alright, well the awesomeness that is Patrick Contreras playing in The NW (that's our nickname for Northwest Fresno now), should be good. [Time: 9 Cost: ?]
OTHER COOL STUFF
TOWER THEATRE: The fine fine folks at Fresno Filmworks have another gem to show Fresno. This one has Joaquin Phoenix beding two women before he went all fake crazy. The movie is call Two Lovers. Nice. [Showtimes: 5:30 and 8:00 Cost: 10]
FIG GARDEN BOOK STORE: The Miller Brothers will be there and signing their book Either You're In Or You're In The Way. Yep, we're alerting you to a book signing - we're all fancy and educated and such. The reason for the alert is because this one sounds cool. The Dumb Drum and Fresno Famous agree:
SATURDAY
BABYLON: Punk and metal, in a what is basically a cool basement with lots of beer, with Serial Spillers, Hadean, It'll Grow Back and Rites of Retribution. What could be better? [Time: 8 Cost: 5]
SWEDE FESTIVAL: Fresno's internets have been talking about it for a while and it's finally here. Come nerd-out with some creative spoofs of movies. Mike Oz did a great article all about it. It's Downtown at Corridor 2122. [Time: 6 Cost: Free]
PIMP YOUR SHIZZ!
Hey Fresnans! (alright, you too, Maderans) There's more stuff going on but we need your help: What are YOU out to do this weekend? What band are you seeing? What was missed here? Leave a comment and totally promote yourself or your friend's junk. Afterward, come back and give a review of a show you saw. Kick some Fresno ass!
