Cool shows this week: Pinche Gringo and more!

(Pinche Gringo, Saturday at Slim's) THIS WEEK'S SHOWS Friday, Nov. 28: The Proclivities with Hammer No More the Fingers, The Pour House The Proclivities make snappy, happy, head-bopping pop. Hammer No More the Fingers kind of make snappy, happy, head-bopping pop too, but they get a little crazier in the process. I imagine them wearing blazers and being from some bleak English town, but instead they're from Durham, so I guess they got the bleak part honest. Friday, Nov. 28: Blankface (reunion show) with I Was Totally Destroying It, Local 506 I don't know the first thing about Blankface, but apparently they're having a reunion show, so if you missed them, this show is for you. IWTDI is going to be the biggest band in America within six months. After hearing "Done Waiting," I can't figure out why they're not the biggest band in America right now. Saturday, Nov. 29: Jucifer with Black Skies, Volume 11 Despite my love of loud, heavy rock, Jucifer has always left me cold (see my earlier post about Caltrop and how they DON'T rely on sludge for sludge's sake). Black Skies, will melt your ears and have you begging for more. Saturday, Nov. 29: Thad Cockrell with Bright Young Things and The Moderate, The Pour House One of the best alt-country songwriters around, and with with a beautifully smooth, sweet voice, Thad deserves to be a lot more well-known than he is. SHOW OF THE WEEK! Saturday, Nov. 29: The Loners with Pinche Gringo, Slim's The Loners always pack the house, and put on a great show. I don't know what to make of Pinche Gringo. Pinche Gringo is awesome, sloppy, lo-fi garage rock from the drummer for The Spinns, who apparently moved to Mexico, formed a band, and then brought the band back with him. Monday, Dec. 1: Annihilation Time with Double Negative, Logic Problem, Tooth and Sir Arthur & the Royal Knights, Volume 11 Annihilation Time is hilarious, offensive and rockin all in equal measure. I just can't figure out how Sir Arthur fits into this. NEXT WEEK'S SHOWS Wednesday, Dec. 3: O'Death with Megafaun and Prayers and Tears (Perry solo), Local 506 Dec. 4: FKON, Tir na Nog Dec. 5 Magic Babies with Static Minds and The Huguenots, Slim's Static Minds are formerly Suburban Sweethearts, now with Andy Kerr of The T's on guitar. Saturday, Dec. 6: Viva la Venus, Dive Bar Saturday, Dec. 6: American Aquarium, The Pour House Dec. 6: Death Metal Fest, Volume 11 I waiting for Volume 11 to send out more info on this Death Metal Fest. Or maybe it would just be better to go and be surprised. , Saturday, Dec. 6: Reservoir 4-year anniversary party With Transportation, Fin Fang Foom, Caltrop and Monsonia Dec. 6: Goner with Here Lies, Slim's Now here's an odd double-bill: Angry synth-rock (Goner) and death metal (Here Lies). Should be a fun night. Saturday, Dec. 6: Actual Persons (Living or Dead) with Basalt and Roxcetera, Bull City HQ Sunday, Dec. 7: Chip Robinson, Sadlack's Monday, Dec. 8: Off with Their Heads and Dear Landlord, Bull City HQ UPCOMING IN GENERAL Saturday, Dec. 12: Old Habits Mayhem Holiday Bash, The Pour House Dec. 13: Nikki Meets the Hibachi (Early); Dirty Little Heaters with The Loners (late), The Cave Monday, Dec. 15: Trekky Records presents Christmas at the Cradle With the Trekky Yuletide Orchestra, which now has its own CD. Saturday, Dec. 19: Chatham County Line Holiday Ho Down, The Pour House Dec. 20: Evil Wiener Christmas show, The Cave Sunday, Dec. 20: Pinche Gringo with Dirty Little Heaters, Local 506 Dec. 20: Patty Hurst Shifter, Slim's Thursday, Dec. 25: Terry Anderson's 9th Annual Christmas Throwdown, The Pour House Dec. 27: Colossus with Hellrazor, Slim's Colossus is a must-see for Judas Priest fans. Hellrazor describes themselves as "breakneck heavy metal" on their myspace page, and that pretty much describes the music I've heard by them. Wednesday, Dec. 31: Urban Sophisticates, The Pour House Check out the footage my former colleague Rob Roberts got of Urban Sophisticates a couple of years ago. Wednesday, Dec. 31: Kerbloki, Red Collar, Hammer No More the Fingers, Local 506 Jan. 9: North Elementary CD-release party, Cat's Cradle With guests Kingsbury Manx, Erie Choir and Popular Kids (stand-up comedy) Jan. 14: Viva La Venus, Lactose Quervo and HOW, The Pour House Jan 16: Transportation, Slim's I have, until now, not been aware of Transportation, but when I googled them, I found reviews by esteemed local critics David Menconi, Ross Grady and Grayson Currin. Apparently they're a soft-ish pop group from Chapel Hill, with a CD out on Demonbeach. CORRECTION: This CD is on Fractured Discs. Jan 21: Vic Chesnutt, Local 506