Tonight || November 15, 2007

Our longtime friend Chelsea Callahan generally throws great concerts for her annual birthday party, and this year's edition at the Double Wide is up to snuff. Glen Farris and Dove Hunter open, and they're proven Dd favorites, so if you have to go to bed early, you can still enjoy the gig's early half (9-11). Dallas' Justin Wilson is up next to unveil his 4,000th band, Brake! Vegas--sounds like his art-rockin' Red Animal War with a large infusion of Supersuckers-style punkabilly. And headliners Little Big Horn sound like the cover band in Guitar Hero II playing Louder Than Love-era Soundgarden...at the very least, that's way better than sounding like the cover band in Guitar Hero III. Best of all, your cover goes towards a good cause, the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation.

If you're all the way out in Denton, save the gas and see Chicago's The Ponys at Rubber Gloves; their Turn The Lights Out is a sleeper pick for one of this year's best albums, and opening act Handbrake is a promising little group of post-punk addicts based in Denton. -SM