BUFFALO MOON + CHELSEA BOYS @ RED STAR 8/18

BUFFALO MOON of Minneapolis (via Ecuador and South Dakota) will bring their wonderful bossanova/psych/pop sound to RED STAR on Wednesday 8/18. Their forthcoming 7" single on the great MOON GLYPH (Velvet Davenport, PC Worship, etc) has been receiving widespread acclaim, which is well-deserved considering the tropical perfection of its b-side "Low Tide Moon" (available HERE).

CHELSEA BOYS (also of Minneapolis) will be opening the show with their highly energetic synth-pop. The MN DAILY describes their performance as "a splash of Nintendo, a dollop of cocaine, a sprinkle of Black Flag and an ocean of sex," so in other words you're insane if you sleep on this one.

DJ HARRY LOUCHINS (of Airships) will man the virtual 1's & 2's, pumping out global synth and disco grooves between sets.

Doors at 9pm. Bands at 10pm. $5 cover.

RAYON BEACH + NAOMI PUNK + MASTERS & JOHNSON @ THE TEEN WING TONIGHT!

We're having another house party at the TEEN WING in Taylor, MS tonight!

RAYON BEACH (Austin, TX)

"Rayon Beach take us on an incredible ride through surreal soundscapes and off-center arrangements, and pull it all together under a tight black umbrella, soaked in afterbirth and glowing like weird moon rocks." - Hozac

NAOMI PUNK (Seattle, Wa)

"The fresh-baked melodies and jarring jangles are enough to induce a peyote trip. This is the kind of music that makes you stoked to be alive" - Weekly Tape Deck

MASTERS & JOHNSON (Olympia, WA)

"These young dudes look like they grew up in a Ballard tavern circa 1978. They sound like a grungy, fuzzy, northwest take on experimental post-punk." - Menthol University Press

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DONATION OF $5 FOR THE TOURING BANDS.

Music starts at 8pm sharp, but come earlier if you want. We'll be hanging out all day! Directions after the jump:

FLIGHT "MI$$I$$IPPI LEAN" CASSETTE OUT NOW ON BATHETIC

FLIGHT's much anticipated "screwed" tape MI$$I$$IPPI LEAN is out now and available HERE. Limited to 100 copies via BATHETIC, so dust off your codeine stash and cop this thing ASAP.

DEAD GAZE + GRAY THINGS SPLIT CASSETTE OUT NOW ON CLAN DESTINE

Click HERE to purchase the new split cassette from two awesomely psyched out Mississippi bands, DEAD GAZE and GRAY THINGS. Limited to 60 copies via CLAN DESTINE.

GIRLFRIENDS + WEED HOUNDS @ RED STAR 7/8

Two killer bands are playing at RED STAR tomorrow night (Thursday 7/8):

GIRLFRIENDS (Boston, MA):

"a highly pleasant, bubblegum flavoured, lo-fi bedroom pop trio from Boston. their delivery has a nice snotty edge, almost like some weird garage group on K Hep." - The Wire

WEED HOUNDS (Brooklyn, NY):

"...catchy melodies, great boy/girl alternating vocals, and a whole lotta noise!" - Skatterbrain

Also, DJ HARRY LOUCHINS (of Airships) will be cranking out some space disco, cosmic funk, and soulful 80s R&B throughout the evening!

doors 9:30pm
cover $5

JULIAN LYNCH + DENT MAY @ RED STAR 7/1

Dear Oxonians, two good dudes will be performing tunes at Red Star tomorrow night. New Jersey native JULIAN LYNCH splits his time between working at a Ph.D in ethnomusicology and building a prolific collection of homemade experimental pop recordings. He uses diverse instrumentation to create warm and inviting sounds fit for soundtracking front porch hang sessions with friends or cannonballs into the neighborhood pool. His gorgeous new album MARE is out now on the excellent label OLDE ENGLISH SPELLING BEE (Ducktails, James Ferraro, Rangers). Check out a video for the soothing track "In New Jersey" HERE and Pitchfork's glowing review of the album HERE.

Opening the show will be local breezy listening Paw Tracks popster DENT MAY, testing out the waters for some new electronic sounds and reimagining some of his ukulele-era favorites. Check out a summery smooth mix he put together HERE, dedicated to Pickwick Lake and posted by the promising new Brooklyn-based INTERNATIONAL TAPES.

Doors are at 9:30pm. Music starts at 10:30 sharp. Cover is $5. Hope y'all can make it!

MAGENTA'S CARESS 3 SCREENING 6/23 @ THE LYRIC

Mysterious Clarksdale, MS underground filmmaker WILL GOSS will present the highly anticipated third installment of his DIY classic MAGENTA'S CARESS series at 7PM this Wednesday 6/23 at The Lyric. Some of the first MC was filmed in the infamous jacuzzi at the now defunct Cats Purring Idea Trailer, so you know it's legit. GOSS writes, directs, and stars in MAGENTA'S CARESS, many clips of which can be found HERE.