What You’re Doing This Week (April 23-29) (Orlando Weekly)

Alright, people. This week, we’re gonna do this a little differently. Instead of a few great things on just a couple nights of the week, I’m going to pick ONE awesome thing for EVERY night of the week. Even Monday.

Thursday, April 23

• The Ludes are opening up for Electric Six and the Living Things. While I tend to champion local bands to an often-annoying level, I can say wholeheartedly that the Ludes will deliver a classic-rock ass-kicking far beyond what the headliners can muster up … and given the live power of the headliners, that’s no mean feat. [The Social]

Friday, April 24

• You think I’m gonna say to go see Torche, right? Or P-Funk? Oh, you know me so well! However, you are wrong. One, Torche is stuck opening up for Dredg, a band I just CANNOT advocate for. (The world only needs one Tool.) Two, there’s a couple of shitkickers known as Cashman from Tennessee who indulge in blues-trash awesomeness that’s 40% distortion, 30% groove, 20% mess and 10% a song called “Whiskey Weed and Women.” Oh yeah. That’s the one. [Will's Pub, duh]

Saturday, April 25

• God I miss The Punching Contest so much. Spazzy. Loud. Unpredictable. Wonderful. REUNITED! Hot damn! Khann and Watch Me Disappear open. This is, without a doubt, the show of the week. [Will's Pub]

Sunday, April 26

• It’s the “White Trash Bash” with the Goldminers. Yes, there will be PBR on hand. [Will's Pub]

Monday, April 27

• I’m not supposed to write about things that have already been written about in the paper, but Richard Lloyd is playing at the Copper Rocket and you should go.

Tuesday, April 28

• Ditto on Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. (By the way, these guys have been back here three times since I was promised that Carla Kihlstedt would do a 2 Foot Yard show … oh, the promises broken!) [The Social]

Wednesday, April 29

• The wobbly, wonderful indie pop of the Pauses just keeps getting better and better (although, I must admit, I’m a bit puzzled by my buddy Bao’s enthusiasm for them; doesn’t really seem like his brand of whiskey). Anyway, this show – with Great Deceivers, the Tape Delay and Grey Market – is a far better expenditure of funds than the “oh-him-again” Cursive show. (The Independents are also playing tonight, but I’m not predicting a whole lot of audience crossover here. [Back Booth]

First appeared April 23, 2009 at Orlandoweekly.com.