British sonic electronic manipulators Audiojack and San Francisco's J Philip team up for a dance-a-thon Friday at Club 101.
Tickets are a cheap $10, on sale at All That Music & Video, the Headstand, Ticketbully and Groovetickets. Or you can pay a $10 cover before 10 p.m., $15 after.
SMG Events, the show's promoter, is also bringing Deadmau5 back as part of an extensive North American tour to promote the Canadian's new album, "For Lack of a Better Name," due Sept. 22.
The show will be Sept. 6 at Club 101. No ticket info yet.
In other concert news:
•Thanks to reader Robert Arriaga for catching the ad on the El Paso Diablos site for the Summer Showdown '09, a concert and car show featuring downfallen rapper DMX — whose brusk voice remains one of the most singular in the genre — on Aug. 1 at Cohen Stadium. It's from noon to 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of show, on sale at Diablos.com.
•They're having a Summer Explosion on July 17 in Las Cruces. Frankie J, Mr. Capone-E and Big Gemini will perform, along with Silver City rapper (bet you never thought you'd see those words together) Kilo Brown. It's at 6 p.m. at the Beverly Hills Nightclub, 150 N. Hermosa. Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door, on sale at Pik Quik stores in Las Cruces.
•Austin electronica duo Gobi — former El Pasoans Phil Arciniega and Justin Dillon — will be coming home for a July 31 show at Zeppelin's Pub. It's a 9 p.m.s how. They'll be joined by Antigone and Enferma.
• Tucson's Tryst, who describe their music as "desert funk/soul," play the Percolator at 8:30 p.m. July 18. They'll be joined by Jayden's Playground and Juarez's Acid Pie. It's a $3 cover at the door.
• Jazz-rock instrumentalist Dan Lambert plays his regular Thursday gig at the Magic Pan from 6-9 p.m. this week, followed by a 6-9 p.m. stint at Ripe on July 17, Mesa Street Grill from 8-midnight July 18 and the Coronado Country Club from 5:30-8 p.m. July 19.
• Jazz man and filmmaker Billy Townes takes his piano at Club Freelons, 8500 Dyer, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 19. Cost is $8. Call 219.1549.
• Local rockers Promise Coalition open for Austin's Set Aflame at 9 p.m. July 15 at Chic's and play a fundraiser for Sheriff Richard Wiles at 4 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Three Legged Monkey.
• Hot rumor: Kiss will play here before the end of the year. Chances of it happening? Good.
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