This week in Davis –
StereoEarth, Neurotunnel, Crazy Ballhead
Women’s Research and Resource Center Benefit Dance Party
Birdstrike Theater
Mayyors, Death Sentence: PANDA!, Warm Streams
Friday, 8 p.m., $5
Funcastle in Sacramento
Aaron Ross, Sundance Kids, Ayla Nereo
Tuesday, 9 p.m., $5
Primary Concepts at 219 E St.
MUSIC
Death Pilot, Cursed Lullaby, Awaiting the Apocalypse, Infectum, Mind Furnace
Today, 8 p.m., $10 in advance
The Boardwalk in Orangevale
With vocals a bit too sonorous and compositions significantly more harmonious than the full aural assaults I typically associate with strict metal, Los Angeles group Death Pilot has taught me a thing or two about melodic metal.
Women’s Research and Resource Center Benefit Dance Party
Friday, 8 p.m., $2
Delta of Venus
I have a specific sequence of moves that I like to bust out every so often on the dance floor, starting with the Cabbage Patch and ending with the Robot. Hopefully the music at this dance shindig, which features sets from DJ’s Vee, Scenery and Michelle, will be suitable for such movements.
The Box Elders, Photobooth, Thee Makeout Party!, Beware of the Knight
Friday, 8 p.m., $5
300 Room in West Sacramento
An obsolete pronoun, the arrogant name, the obnoxious punctuation – the slightly bratty sensibility of Anaheim band Thee Makeout Party! should come as no surprise. Even so, any off-putting first impressions can be forgiven with the band’s jangly and upbeat tunes, a composite of ‘60s pop a la Pet Sounds and ‘80s powerpoppers Redd Kross.
Mayyors, Death Sentence: PANDA!, Warm Streams
Friday, 8 p.m., $5
Funcastle in Sacramento
Karen O of garage rock revivalists Yeah Yeah Yeahs looks comparatively tamer next to Kim West, the commanding-but-cutesy front woman of Death Sentence: PANDA! The San Francisco-based band takes an even artsier, grimier and punkier approach to noise rock that should appeal to fans of acts like AIDS Wolf.
Crazy Ballhead, Stereo Earth, Neurotunnel
Saturday, 10 p.m., $3 to $5, $21
The G Street Pub
This doesn’t apply to rapper Crazy Ballhead or Davis-ites Neurotunnel, but Sactown trio Stereo Earth makes the kind of music my dad would think is cool – think reggae-flavored rock with a tinge of ‘70s funk and some slightly embarrassing rapping.
Arden Park Roots, Livin’s Easy, Solid Fellas
Friday, 10 p.m., $10, 21
Harlow’s in Sacramento
What happens when four bros from Sacramento (hailing from the Arden Park neighborhood) get together to make music? Enjoyable dude rock – more specifically, a reggae-dub rock band in the style of Sublime and Pepper.
The Amazements, Mucky the Ducky
Saturday, 8 p.m., donations accepted
Fort Douglass
There’s a positively nostalgic take to the raw garage rock of Los Angeles trio The Amazements, who started playing together as preteens back in 2001.
Mucky, Adam Sampler, Woman Year, David Novick
Sunday, 7 p.m., donations accepted
Villanova House
It’s a sampler platter of local talents: There’s a solo set from Mucky the Ducky, some electronic tinkering from Adam Sampler of Afternoon Brother and Sholi as well as one-half of lo-fi lovin‘ psychedelic duo San Francisco Water Cooler.
Aaron Ross, Sundance Kids, Ayla Nereo
Tuesday, 9 p.m., $5
Primary Concepts at 219 E Street
Now normally I wouldn’t put my love life out in the open, but it must be known that I’ve recently developed a musical lady crush on Ayla Nereo. Probably best known as one-half of Bay Area sibling duo Beatbeat Whisper, her solo work takes the same simple, pared down approach to sweet quiet folk. Nereo’s latest album, Floating Felt, was released yesterday on Oakland-based record label Populus Tremolo.
AT THE MOVIES
The International
Monday only, 8:30 p.m., free
Campus Cinema is up on the whole free screening biz-nass, and that’s something I certainly can’t complain about. Another plus? This film’s star: Clive Owen.
ART / GALLERY
Blending Time & Place
On display now at the Pence Gallery (212 D St.)
UC Davis alumna Kristine Bybee recreates the world around her with pastels as her medium of choice. For more information on the exhibit, check out page __.
Foliage
On display now at The Basement Gallery (basement of the Art Building)
This exhibit of plant-related art explores the relationship between nature and human culture. An opening reception will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the gallery.
COMEDY / MONDAVI
Fables, Fairy Tales and the Arts
Today, 5 p.m., free
Studio Theatre
Theatre and dance professor Della Davidson, English professor Lucy Corin and comparative literature professor Brenda Schildgen discuss the impact of fairy tales and fables in the arts as well as their own work.
Birdstrike Theater
Friday, 7 p.m., free
126 Wellman
Facebook is the nucleus of many a college student’s social network, and everyone’s favorite on-campus funnymakers are looking to lampoon the site in their first mini-improv show of the quarter.
Cinderella
Friday, 8 p.m., $45 general admission, $22.50 with a student ID
Jackson Hall
The classic fairy tale is brought to life on stage, featuring the Voronezh State Theatre of Opera and Ballet and musical accompaniment by the Sacramento Philharmonic.
RACHEL FILIPINAS can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.
