The Short List for July 16 through July 22.Published on July 15,

September 24, 2012 12:00 am
Wednesday, July 16Between Johnny 5's tight rhymes, Brer Rabbit's gravity-defying dance moves, Mackenzie Roberts' viola prowess and the rest of the Flobots crew's mad skills, all of the pieces fall into perfect place. Who would've known that the Denver music scene would produce something so hot? El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave. E., 381-3094. 7 p.m., $13 adv, $15 dos. All ages. Listen to the bandaE™s Handlebars.
Wednesday, July 16Between Johnny 5's tight rhymes, Brer Rabbit's gravity-defying dance moves, Mackenzie Roberts' viola prowess and the rest of the Flobots crew's mad skills, all of the pieces fall into perfect place. Who would've known that the Denver music scene would produce something so hot? El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave. E., 381-3094. 7 p.m., $13 adv, $15 dos. All ages. Listen to the bandaE™s Handlebars.

The Short List for July 16 through July 22.Published on July 15, 2008

Wednesday, July 16While his first name implies a full cycle on this planet, Lyfe Jennings actually only did a dime behind barsaE”which probably feels like a lifetime, so heaE™s forgiven. The Toledo native has been compared to Curtis Mayfield and DaE™Angelo, and with good reasonaE”his voice is light but raspy, impassioned but not inflamed with the scars only hard livinaE™ brings. With Ray Lavender. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m., $27.50 adv, $30 dos. All ages. Listen to the bandaE™s Never Never Land.

Wednesday, July 16While his first name implies a full cycle on this planet, Lyfe Jennings actually only did a dime behind barsaE”which probably feels like a lifetime, so heaE™s forgiven. The Toledo native has been compared to Curtis Mayfield and DaE™Angelo, and with good reasonaE”his voice is light but raspy, impassioned but not inflamed with the scars only hard livinaE™ brings. With Ray Lavender. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m., $27.50 adv, $30 dos. All ages. Listen to the bandaE™s Never Never Land.

Thursday, July 17Animal Farm may be named for the infamous Orwell novel, but these party boys are more interested in jamming out than getting too serious-- not that politics donaE™t come up, itaE™s just that theyaE™d rather be fun (or funny) than call the public to arms. With Tulsi, Specs One, DJ Able. Comet Tavern, 922 E. Pike St., 323-9853. 9 p.m. Listen to the bandaE™s Move It.

Thursday, July 17Animal Farm may be named for the infamous Orwell novel, but these party boys are more interested in jamming out than getting too serious– not that politics donaE™t come up, itaE™s just that theyaE™d rather be fun (or funny) than call the public to arms. With Tulsi, Specs One, DJ Able. Comet Tavern, 922 E. Pike St., 323-9853. 9 p.m. Listen to the bandaE™s Move It.

Friday, July 18For those of you know gearing up for that Los Lobos show on the 25th, why not get the party started a week early and shake your rumps to the Blasters? Both bands emerged from the same early aE™80s scene. With the Dirty Birds and the Memphis Radio Kings. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m., $17.50 adv, $20 dos. Listen to the bandaE™s So Long Baby Goodbye.

Friday, July 18For those of you know gearing up for that Los Lobos show on the 25th, why not get the party started a week early and shake your rumps to the Blasters? Both bands emerged from the same early aE™80s scene. With the Dirty Birds and the Memphis Radio Kings. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m., $17.50 adv, $20 dos. Listen to the bandaE™s So Long Baby Goodbye.

Friday, July 18A few years ago, Dmitri Coats aE” frontman of the L.A.-via-Philadelphia power-rock trio Burning Brides aE” said to me, aEœWhere are the bands that make you feel like youaE™re driving 90 miles an hour in a convertible? Where are the bands that make you feel like walking around with gold spray paint, yaE™know, spray-painting pigeons? You know, bands that move you and make you think weird fuckinaE™ thoughts?aE Since 1999, Coats and his bride, Brides bassist Melanie Campbell, have tried to be that band. King Cobra, 916 E. Pike St. 8 p.m. Listen to the bandaE™s Lovesick.

Friday, July 18A few years ago, Dmitri Coats aE” frontman of the L.A.-via-Philadelphia power-rock trio Burning Brides aE” said to me, aEœWhere are the bands that make you feel like youaE™re driving 90 miles an hour in a convertible? Where are the bands that make you feel like walking around with gold spray paint, yaE™know, spray-painting pigeons? You know, bands that move you and make you think weird fuckinaE™ thoughts?aE Since 1999, Coats and his bride, Brides bassist Melanie Campbell, have tried to be that band. King Cobra, 916 E. Pike St. 8 p.m. Listen to the bandaE™s Lovesick.

Saturday, July 19As with everything he does, JuradoaE™s vocals for Hoquiam are as rustic and warm as a piece of driftwood, and his finger-plucks on acoustic are as hypnotic as a campfire. Drake matches those familiar elements with drawn-out moody notes evoking the low-hanging clouds of Coastal Washington. With Pickwick, WinteraE™s Fall. Q CafAc, 3223 15th Ave. W. 7:30 p.m., $7. Listen to the bandaE™s Hope Ocean.

Saturday, July 19As with everything he does, JuradoaE™s vocals for Hoquiam are as rustic and warm as a piece of driftwood, and his finger-plucks on acoustic are as hypnotic as a campfire. Drake matches those familiar elements with drawn-out moody notes evoking the low-hanging clouds of Coastal Washington. With Pickwick, WinteraE™s Fall. Q CafAc, 3223 15th Ave. W. 7:30 p.m., $7. Listen to the bandaE™s Hope Ocean.

Saturday, July 19Getting too much of something over and over again isnaE™t always a bad thing. Sex, for example. Or sweetly punkish power-pop. Yes, thereaE™s about a bazillion bands in the world marrying gritty, crunchy guitar to instantly catchy hooks and fist-pumping melodies, maybe with a touch of synth here, and bright, double-tracked shouts about young love and rockinaE™ out there. But itaE™s always a joy--and sometimes even feels like the first time-- when you hear an outfit like SeattleaE™s Boss Martians doinaE™ it, and doinaE™ it well. With The Cute Lepers, the Pranks. SlimaE™s Last Chance Chili Shack & Watering Hole, 5606 1st Ave. S., 762-7900. 9 p.m. Listen to the bandaE™s No One to No One.

Saturday, July 19Getting too much of something over and over again isnaE™t always a bad thing. Sex, for example. Or sweetly punkish power-pop. Yes, thereaE™s about a bazillion bands in the world marrying gritty, crunchy guitar to instantly catchy hooks and fist-pumping melodies, maybe with a touch of synth here, and bright, double-tracked shouts about young love and rockinaE™ out there. But itaE™s always a joy–and sometimes even feels like the first time– when you hear an outfit like SeattleaE™s Boss Martians doinaE™ it, and doinaE™ it well. With The Cute Lepers, the Pranks. SlimaE™s Last Chance Chili Shack & Watering Hole, 5606 1st Ave. S., 762-7900. 9 p.m. Listen to the bandaE™s No One to No One.

Sunday, July 20Well, MakLak has given his three-months notice: After September, the venerable one-man band (with live rhythm section support) wonaE™t be playing any more shows. Presently, this is the only gig on his concert calendar, so local music enthusiasts whoaE™ve been meaning to see MakLak for the past twelve years but havenaE™t quite gotten around to it should probably seize the opportunity. El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave. E., 381-3094.6 p.m., $10. All ages. Listen to the bandaE™s Roseblood.

Sunday, July 20Well, MakLak has given his three-months notice: After September, the venerable one-man band (with live rhythm section support) wonaE™t be playing any more shows. Presently, this is the only gig on his concert calendar, so local music enthusiasts whoaE™ve been meaning to see MakLak for the past twelve years but havenaE™t quite gotten around to it should probably seize the opportunity. El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave. E., 381-3094.6 p.m., $10. All ages. Listen to the bandaE™s Roseblood.

Monday, July 21The Copyrights appear to have infringed liberally on a sound trademarked by the Buzzcocks and the Ramones, but when youaE™re dealing with goofy, fun pop punk, no oneaE™s going to get too haughty about intellectual property. This Carbondale, Illinois-based band isnaE™t G-rated (while the Descendents deadpanned aEœEverything Sucks,aE the Copyrights assess that aEœShitaE™s FuckedaE), but it is general-audience accessible, with massive hooks and friendly-sounding vocals that eschew the genreaE™s standard snottiness. With The Damage Done, Off Centered, Keith Ledger. Studio Seven, 110 S. Horton St., 236-1312. 7:30 p.m., $8 adv. All ages. Listen to the bandaE™s She Turns It Up.

Monday, July 21The Copyrights appear to have infringed liberally on a sound trademarked by the Buzzcocks and the Ramones, but when youaE™re dealing with goofy, fun pop punk, no oneaE™s going to get too haughty about intellectual property. This Carbondale, Illinois-based band isnaE™t G-rated (while the Descendents deadpanned aEœEverything Sucks,aE the Copyrights assess that aEœShitaE™s FuckedaE), but it is general-audience accessible, with massive hooks and friendly-sounding vocals that eschew the genreaE™s standard snottiness. With The Damage Done, Off Centered, Keith Ledger. Studio Seven, 110 S. Horton St., 236-1312. 7:30 p.m., $8 adv. All ages. Listen to the bandaE™s She Turns It Up.

Tuesday, July 22Judas Priest and I were born in the same year-- 1970. How are we doing 38 years later? Well, I need more naps, and hangovers are really becoming a bitch. Priest, however (which joins Sabbath and Maiden in metalaE™s Holy Trinity) continues to rock as loudly and proudly as always. With Testament. WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S. 7:30 p.m., $49-$79. All ages. Listen to the bandaE™s One On One.

Tuesday, July 22Judas Priest and I were born in the same year– 1970. How are we doing 38 years later? Well, I need more naps, and hangovers are really becoming a bitch. Priest, however (which joins Sabbath and Maiden in metalaE™s Holy Trinity) continues to rock as loudly and proudly as always. With Testament. WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S. 7:30 p.m., $49-$79. All ages. Listen to the bandaE™s One On One.

Tuesday, July 22The Master Musicians of Jajouka are one of world musicaE™s pioneering outfits. Although Smithsonian Folkways and the Ocora label had been producing field recordings as far back as the aE™50s, the 1971 album Brian Jones Presents: The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka was one of the first instances of Western pop intersecting with sounds from non-Occidental cultures. Neumo's, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m., $18. Listen to the bandaE™s You Can Find The Feeling.

Tuesday, July 22The Master Musicians of Jajouka are one of world musicaE™s pioneering outfits. Although Smithsonian Folkways and the Ocora label had been producing field recordings as far back as the aE™50s, the 1971 album Brian Jones Presents: The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka was one of the first instances of Western pop intersecting with sounds from non-Occidental cultures. Neumo’s, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m., $18. Listen to the bandaE™s You Can Find The Feeling.