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Weekend Roundup 20: Reverend Horton Heat, Wray, Unknown Hinson

Unknown Hinson plays the Hi-Tone Cafe on Saturday, June 13th.

We have made it to the 20th Weekend Roundup! All of the blood, sweat, and tears that get put into this ongoing blog post have hopefully turned you on to tons of new music, and to celebrate I think I’ll do more damage to my ears by checking out as many of these shows as possible.  

Friday, June 12th.
Reverend Horton Heat, Whiskey Shivers, Necromantix, 7 p.m. at The Hi-Tone, $20.

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Zoltars, Switchblade Kid, Wray, 9 p.m. at Murphy’s, $6.

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American Fiction, 10 p.m. at Lafayette’s Music Room.

Marcella and her Lovers, 10 p.m. at Bar DKDC, $5.

Toy Trucks, Graham Winchester, 10:30 p.m. at the Buccaneer, $5.

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Saturday, June 13th.
Unknown Hinson, Buckles and Boots, 9 p.m. at the Hi-Tone, $15.

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Faux Killas, Day Creeper, 9 p.m. at the Lamplighter.

Roxy Roca, 10 p.m. at Lafayette’s Music Room.

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Mighty Souls Brass Band, 10 p.m. at Bar DKDC, $5.

Sunday, June 14th.
Hannah Star, James and the Ultrasounds, 6 p.m. at the Harbert Avenue Porch.

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Dream Ritual, 8 p.m. at the Hi-Tone Small Room, $8.

Destruction Unit, Manateees, Aquarian Blood, Water Spaniel, Low Cult, 9 p.m. at Murphy’s, $8.

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Sonic Assault: Iceage, Institute, True Sons of Thunder and Destruction Unit.

CREDIT: Jane Pain

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Institute play the Hi-Tone tonight, kicking off a wild week of shows in Memphis.

Australia’s Low Life had to bow out of tonight’s festivities at the Hi-Tone, due to their singer not being able to enter the country.  But even without Low Life, this week is still one of the best in recent memory for noise-rock, post-punk and whatever else the kids are calling loud and aggressive music these days. Ear plugs are encouraged, especially on Sunday night at Murphy’s. You’ve been warned.

Tuesday, June 9th.
Iceage & Institute, 8 p.m. at the Hi-Tone, $14.

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Wednesday, June 10th.
True Sons of Thunder, 7 p.m. at the Brooks Museum, free.

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Sunday, June 14.
Destruction Unit, 12am at Murphy’s, $8.

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Destruction Unit at the Hi-Tone Wednesday

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We already gave you the low down on Destruction Unit playing the Hi-Tone Wednesday night, but in case you forgot or you weren’t paying attention, here is your official reminder. Destruction Unit. At the Hi-Tone. Wednesday night. Be there by 9. Check out the Cali Dewitt directed video below, plus some other choice songs from Destruction Unit’s catalog.

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Destruction Unit at the Hi-Tone

CREDIT: Sam Monkarsh Cable

Arizona’s Destruction Unit plays the Hi-Tone next Wednesday night, returning to Memphis after a triumphant performance at Goner Fest 10 two years ago. Memphians may remember another Destruction Unit (featuring Jay Reatard and Alicja Trout) playing around town in the early 2000s, but founding member Ryan Rousseau took the moniker with him when he relocated to Arizona and reformed the band into a psychedelic powerhouse.

Destruction Unit now features members of the Ascetic House Collective, a group of individuals who mostly release cassette tapes and zines (all of which are available for free to those who are incarcerated) and might be slowly forming a nationwide cult of psychedelic psychos. While it’s not mandatory to be on drugs to enjoy the noise created by Destruction Unit, I’m told it certainly helps.

Sam Monkarsh Cable

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One of the more interesting things about the band is how active their members are with other projects, despite Destruction Unit’s grueling tour schedule. Drummer Michael Flores has a highly regarded electronic project called Jock Club, and guitarist Nick Nappa is in Marshstepper, a band whose live show incorporates performance art and can only be accurately described as insane. It makes sense then that when all these creative forces combine something special happens. And Destruction Unit is a group that knows how powerful they can be, with slogans like “The New American Heavy Underground” and “Destruction Unit: Better Than Food” proudly displayed on their merchandise. After releasing the highly regarded Deep Trip LP, the band took a short break to focus on some of the projects mentioned earlier, but with this upcoming tour and a new album that’s currently in production, it seems as if Destruction Unit is ready to take the world by storm once again.