Yr. Weekend, Pt. 3: Deafheaven + Peloton + MDC + Marriages + Verbal Abuse + Some Nerve + More

Yeah, I know I’ve been skipping a lot of Sundays lately; what can I say? Recently they’ve been pretty quiet, y’know, but there’s a handful of good things going on tonight, June 23rd. Here we go:

Deafheaven/Marriages/Peloton @ Mango’s ($10/$12)
By far the highlight of the night, at least for yours truly; Mango’s has a truly nice lineup going this evening, with local noise-rockers {Peloton} opening things up the night with their raw, carve-your-ears, Unsane-esque sound, followed by Marriages, which is a side project of Greg Burns & Emma Ruth Rundle from Red Sparowes. I haven’t heard the latter yet, sadly, but I’ve heard good things…

Then there’s headliners Deafheaven, whose new album, Sunbather, is freaking mind-blowing, a heavy, ear-filling melding of atmospheric, shoegazer-y post-rock with death-metal vocals (and a fair amount of metal fury, to boot). Take a listen over here:

MDC/Verbal Abuse/In Defence/H.R.A./Some Nerve @ Walter’s ($13)
Then, over at Walter’s, there’s a full-on pile of old-school streetpunk, highlighted by Austin/SF/Portland band MDC, who are bona-fide icons of hardcore and political activism. Known for such classic tunes as “John Wayne Was a Nazi,” the band was one of the first to merge punk rock with the blazing speed of thrash metal.

They’re playing with a bunch of other cool folks, like H-town-gone-SF outfit Verbal Abuse, and current locals {H.R.A.} and {Some Nerve}, the latter of which I’ve been needing to hear for quite a while now. Fans of punk or anything loud, hey, this may be right up your alley…

Runners-Up:
Springboard South, featuring Billy Dorsey, Dustin Prinz, Sarah Golden, J Shep & Standard, GS, Deacon Rob, Matt Harlin, Tquan Moore, The Levites, Bekah Kelso, Brother Magnum, Souled-Out, Shawn Pander, Castle Lights, Alayna Mayberry, Tycin Williams, Ira Perez, Tyagaraja, Dean James, & Tory Taylor Tompkins @ Warehouse Live
Gorilla Music Presents The Houston Battle of the Bands, featuring Destroyers of the Sky, Morgue City, The Watchtowers, Find Balance, Small Dog Syndrome, Vanilla Whale, The Big Reveal, Sings of Sinless, Iridescence, Unveil The Villain, & Thraxis @ Fitzgerald’s (4PM; $10)