Roadkill
EARLIMART: The Southern California trio, who share the hometown of Modesto with beard-rockers Grandaddy, are touring behind their restrained, introspective new LP, Everyone Down Here (Palm), but they can also rip it up like the Pixies live. (Emo’s, tonight, Thursday, with Ozma and Slow Reader)
SIR MIX-A-LOT: Seattle’s high priest of gluteus maximus makes his way into Spiro’s new amphitheatre, where hopefully that full-length fur coat won’t cause Sir Swass to pass out. While we would never, ever argue with a round thing in our face, true Mix-heads are all about “Posse on Broadway.” Posse up! (Spiro’s Amphitheater, Thursday 24)
This article appears in April 18 • 2003.