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musicRECOMMENDED EVENTS FOR APRIL 9 TO APRIL 15EDITED BY AUDRA SCHROEDERLonestar Rod& Kustom Round Up/Hot Rods-n-HoneysThe Lonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up puts thepedal to the metal early Friday, starting at theTravis County Expo Center with car exhibitions,a swap meet, and music from theVaquetones, Stone River Boys,Deke Dickerson, and Bill Carter& the Blame with Charlie Sextonand Denny Freeman. Drive SoCothat night with Morry Sochat & theSpecial 20s and the Jungle Rockersat Jo’s; the Thunderchiefs, the JadeIdol, and the Ugly Beats fire upTrophy’s; and Southern Culture onthe Skids deep-fries the ContinentalClub stage. On Saturday, the ExpoCenter hosts Two Tons of Steel,Big Daddy Alright, the Iguanas, andlegendary guitarist James Burtonin-stores| The KrayolasFriday 9-Sunday 11with pianist Earl Poole Ball. Nightmusic starts at Jo’s with Hermanthe German & Das Cowboy, MidwestMonster, and Redd Volkaert; Trophy’sreps Texas with Billy Joe Winghead,Loco Gringos, the Krayolas, andthe Hickoids; and the Continental’sredux features Benny Peters, JamesBurton & Earl Poole Ball, andSCOTS. Sunday, cruise up north toMercury Charlie for a free Hot Rodsn-Honeysbash with Junior Brown,Rosie Flores with Ruby James, andAustin’s most celebrated customcar, Nadine. – Margaret MoserFriday: Kat Edmonson, Waterloo Records, 5pmSaturday: The Night, Pepper Lane, Bearfoot, Trailer Space, 7pmSunday: Harlem, Waterloo Records, 5pmTuesday: Cocha Bomba, Naw Dude, Chest Pain, Hellgasm, Trailer Space, 7pmWednesday: Rum Drum Ramblers, Amelia’s Retro-Vogue, 4pm84 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E APRIL 9, 2010 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mlistingsHOLLY GOLIGHTLY& THE BROKEOFFSEmo’s, Friday 9Since relocating to rural Georgia,Brit singer-songwriter Holly Golightlyhas adjusted quite well to herSouthern surroundings. LatestMedicine County finds her and Brokeoffbassist/drummer Lawyer Dave in adark country mood. She’s still in lovewith the 1960s, but she simmersrather than flashes her bloomers onlead track “Forget It” and Tex Rittercover “Blood on the Saddle.” PinkNasty opens. Outside, Scottish quintetCamera Obscura confronts its ownSixtiesophilia. – Audra SchroederPOI DOG PONDERINGAntone’s, Saturday 10Frank Orrall and friends emerged asthe best kind of jam band when theyformed in the late 1980s, fusing ferociousfunk and liquid moods into a rapturousmélange. A recent show foundPoi covering the Smiths, the Verve, andBowie – proof the “old Austin” favesare adventurous as ever. It’s a joyousreunion, with Abra Moore joining herformer mates. – Jim CaligiuriSWAMP THINGFourth & Guadalupe,Saturday 10Bring your family and appetiteDowntown for the annual LouisianaSwamp Thing and Crawfish Festival,featuring 5,000 pounds of crawfishand music as good as any dance hallnear Opelousas. Terrance Simien, BigSam’s Funky Nation, Sunpie Barnes,Soul Rebels Brass Band, Lost BayouRamblers, Lil Malcolm, CharlesThibodeaux, Dr. Zog, Jimi Berg, and themighty Beausoleil let the good timesroll, starting at 10am. – Margaret MoserSOWETO GOSPELCHOIRBass Concert Hall, Sunday 11To hear the 27-member SowetoGospel Choir is to be wrapped up inpositive energy and lush harmony. TheGrammy-winning, Oscar-nominatedSouth African vocal ensemble followsin the footsteps of Ladysmith BlackMambazo and carries forth the legacyof the late Miriam Makeba with aheavenly mix of African and Americanspirituals. The choir’s latest album,Grace, stands as an embodiment.– Thomas FawcettTHE OCTOPUSPROJECT/SUSAN TYRRELLThe HighBall, Sunday 11Susan Tyrrell recently moved toAustin, and we can’t wait for thechance to yell, “One of us, one ofus!” The 65-year-old actress hasalways kept it weird and brings withher a new collection of animatedpaintings, called “Eyesores.” LocalsOctopus Project provide the night’sneon glow. At 7pm, don’t missa screening of the 1982 DannyElfman-scored netherworld acid tripForbidden Zone, in which Tyrrell playsa sadistic, amply bosomed queen,next door at the Alamo DrafthouseSouth Lamar. – Audra SchroederWHITE RABBITS,HERE WE GO MAGICThe Independent, Wednesday 14Following their eponymous 2009breakthrough, prismatic KrautrockersHere We Go Magic blossomed intoa quintet and jumped to SecretlyCanadian for June’s promisingPigeons, while frontman LukeTemple’s third solo album drops laterthis year on Austin’s Western Vinyl.NYC headliners White Rabbits retraceSpoon’s A Series of Sneaks with thejaded terseness of last year’s It’sFrightening, which was produced byBritt Daniel. – Austin PowellPAT METHENYParamount Theatre,Wednesday 14Solo Metheny isn’t a new innovation:The tumbleweed-haired guitaristswept jaws off Guitar Town’s floorat the One World Theatre as such.Latest Orchestrion (Nonesuch) maybe another matter altogether, aspianos, marimbas, guitarbots, vibraphone,“blown bottles, and othercustom-fabricated acoustic mechanical”instruments are all orchestratedinto tubular calypso by Metheny.Live, rabbits out of the hat can’t beruled out. – Raoul HernandezEASY STARALL-STARSFlamingo Cantina, Thursday 15In preparation for an April 16appearance at the Austin ReggaeFestival on Auditorium Shores, NYC’sriddim reimaginers settle into theirhome away from home to unwindlast spring’s Lonely Hearts DubBand and, of course, classics DubSide of the Moon and Radiodreadbefore that. Roots, rock, reggae, it’sin the stars. – Raoul HernandezsoundcheckBY AUDRA SCHROEDERANI DIFRANCOParamount Theatre, Friday 9Progressive folk taps on thebig stage.PAT GREENNutty Brown Cafe, Friday 9Austin country fave records live.ELTON JOHNErwin Center, Saturday 10Play “Captain Jack”!YEASAYERLa Zona Rosa, Saturday 10& Sunday 11Brooklyn electricians offer OddBlood transfusion.DAVID GARZACactus Cafe, Monday 12April residency from the Dream lover.THE TEMPER TRAPEmo’s, Tuesday 13Aussie anthems for anxious youth.OLD 97’S, BEN KWELLERStubb’s, Wednesday 14Texas twangers benefit the HillCountry Conservancy.NO IDEA 2010 SEEDS +SYSTEMS EDITION 2Austin Art + Music Partnership,Wednesday 14NOLA saxophonist Bhob Raineyand Baltimore electronicist BonnieJones pair up with local percussionistChris Cogburn.TEENANGERBeerland, Thursday 15Canadians take the fumes out ofBeefheart.HOLLY GOLIGHTLY (FRI., 4/9)ELTON JOHN(SAT., 4/10)Lotto fever at austinchronicle.com/earachePAT METHENY(WED., 4/14)EASY STAR ALL-STARS (THU., 4/15)live music venues p.86 roadshows p.90 club listings p.92