Witchcraft & Wizardry
After learning the songs that same day, Javelin Boot and Diamond Smugglers drummer David Mider filled in for Sheryl Crow‘s stickman last weekend at a local house party. Meanwhile, former West Mall troubadour Davíd Garza just got tapped to open Fiona Apple‘s fall tour. Oh, to be a fly on the wall during that sound check.Local label Glurp! and Encore Video are relocating, but only one to Seattle. Guess which one? That would be the present home of Li’l Cap’n Travis and Grand Champeen, heading off to the Emerald City after owner Eric Zappa‘s employer was bought out by Microsoft. The Cap’n and the Peen, plus the Deathray Davies, send Zappa and wife Jennie off in style Dec. 9 at Emo’s. Encore, meanwhile, is just going down the street a bit: from Burnet and 183 to 1745 W. Anderson Ln., between Burnet and Lamar.
Single of the Month Club: Try “Do the Hippogriff” by the Weird Sisters, whom Quidditch afficionados will recognize as Hogwarts‘ house band in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. A sloppier cousin to either “Pump It Up” or “Dancing With Myself,” it’s not half bad – and shouldn’t be, considering the Sisters include fop supreme Jarvis Cocker and two-fifths of Radiohead. Could change what people mean when they talk about musicians “waving their wands.”
Happy anniversary to Casino el Camino, celebrating 11 years of stiff drinks and tasty burgers this Wednesday. The Sons of Hercules, with Casino himself on bass, headline the free show, with DJ Hucklebuck in the booth and budget-friendly drink specials. English adoptees Nic Armstrong & the Thieves, officially halfway through their quest to play every room in town, open up at 10pm.
After a gangbusters Threadgill’s date earlier this month, Roky Erickson & the Explosives hit the Saxon this Friday for KGSR’s Lone Star State of Mind. Showtime is 10pm; tickets are $15. Veteran axeman Van Wilks takes the midnight slot to release his new CD, Running From Ghosts.
This article appears in November 18 • 2005.