Monday Monday

Hello, we hope you all had a good weekend. We did, and now that we're all rested, we're ready to hit the streets for more music and drinking. This night, however, looks to be a slow one. Still, here are some hearty recommendations for you people who go out on school nights.

Some Nighttime Activities

If it's still going on, visit the Fallout Lounge in Expo Park for open mic, where the always wonderful, slightly intimidating John Freeman plays host. We heard that if no one shows up to play, he just takes the mic and does his own thing. Is that true? Anyone?

Unwed Sailor/Comrade/Chao are at the Cavern tonight, where you'll be charged $6 to see them perform. Unwed Sailor describes themselves as ambient, progressive and experimental. Two of those descriptions always make us cringe, but really the band is quite harmless. Explosions in the Sky fans will enjoy this band. Comrade sounds promising. Here's what the Dallas Observer and Beautiful Room's Andrea Grimes says about Comrade:

Anyone who digs Pleasant Grove, Jeff Buckley, Red House Painters, Bedhead - and dare I say it? Coldplay or Keane! - is probably going to like this band. The songs are beautiful, the vocals are haunting, the piano work stays with you, and the arrangement and instrumentation is more than interesting enough to keep people from getting bored. If the Coldplay thing scares you, fear not piano-heavy pop. There's plenty of guitar and, I think, a horn of some kind.

Yeah, we think that sums it up nicely.

Paul Slavens performs at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton. Slavens is one of Dallas' most talented musicians. Catch him whenever you can.

Amsterdam Coffeehaus presents its Bad Ass Jazz Night. We've been a couple of times, and yes, it can get pretty bad ass in there. Cool Daddy.