1.) Heaviness will reign on Saturday as two of North Texas’ most thunderous metal acts –– Pinkish Black and Solomon –– perform at Lola’s Saloon (2736 W. 6th St., 817-877-0666).
With the local darkwave duo Wire Nest. Admission is $7.
2.) God bless reggae. The good vibes that will flood Lola’s Saloon (2736 W. 6th St., 817-877-0666) on Friday when Pablo & The Hemphill 7, Lion Eye, and Bogus Green perform as part of Soundclash ’14 will be palliative for, well, at least some of us.
No word on cover.
3.) So this clown is playing Dallas on Monday.
Just kidding. Ace could be a cool guy for all I know. I just like dissing him as a way of irritating my two best friends back in my hometown of Pittsburgh, to whom Ace Frehley and, to a greater extent, KISS represent the guiltiest of all guilty pleasures. And, minus my pals’ exaggerated-for-a-joke Space Ace worship, I’m right there with them. Early/made-up KISS is righteous, dumb fun. “Calling Dr. Love”? “Do You Love Me?” “Strutter”? “Christine Sixteen”? “Plaster Caster”? “Cold Gin”? “Ladies’ Room”?! Every other glam-rocker on the planet can only dream of writing stuff that catchy and head-bangable.
Space Ace’s show is at Trees (2709 Elm St., 214-741-1122) with some band called Generator and another called Carbon. Admission is $35.
4.) After a bunch of touring, The Longshots are back home and will be playing only sparingly as they record their sophomore album. Be sure to catch them on Saturday at Shipping & Receiving (201 S. Calhoun St., 817-887-9313).
No word on cover.
5A.) Pack some warm clothes, load up on adult beverages, and pilot the wagon to the country, Romney, Tex., to be exact. That’s where some groovy local acts, including Blank-Men, Sealion, Tornup & Berto G., and many others, will play a mondo-house party of sorts this Friday and Saturday as part of Novemberfest 9.
Cover is $20. For more info, e-mail ahk183@yahoo.com.
5B.) And for those of you lucky enough to live near extended family and who will be celebrating Thanksgiving not too far from where you live, Lola’s presents a primo opp to get the hell outta the house post-dinner, post-tedious/formal convos. Big Mike Richardson’s Box of Rock will reunite for one night only.
No word on cover.
