Wednesday Showdown: Red Pony Clock vs. Dark Dark Dark vs. Gangster Rainbow Tonight

Free red 'Pataphysics pony clock with every bowl of spiked punch purchased at Club 1808 tonight! Not really... But the next best thing: Freak folk rockers Red Pony Clock from California ride into Austin today to play a show with Pataphysics and Spiked Punch. Not sure if there's a cover charge ($5 cover tonight), but there's usually free admission if you're 21 and older, and $5 for 18 and older at Club 1808. RSVP @ Facebook.

Described as a chamber folk group, Minneapolis and Brooklyn based indie music stars Dark Dark Dark  will be in Austin tonight, part of the indoor show happening with New Mexico folk music blenders a Hawk and a Hacksaw and earthy to ethereal pop quartet Pillars & Tongues. Advance tickets are $10, which you can buy via Mohawk Austin, and admission at the club's doors is $12. 

Austin's Gangster Rainbow and Friends - Handwritten, Lead Pipe, and Cat Wheelchair - combine lo-fi garage rock and experimental sensibilities for a show you won't want to miss. Not sure what the cover will be, if any amount, but Frontier Bar is a cool revamped music venue on the east side. RSVP on Facebook. 

Wave Your 4th of July Freak Flag @ Club 1808 - Sat. 7/04

An AC Recommended Fourth of July event, direct from the event coordinator, Spork:

Fourth of July Freak ON!
Saturday, July 4th @ Club 1808
1808 E. 12th Street
8pm-2am

Get your 4th of July party on nasty style at Club 1808! Booty shakin', free food, and featured performers:

HUG (http://www.myspace.com/hug) What can I say about this band that they don't just wear on their love smeared faces? One band you have to experience, not just listen to.

Slow jams + dreamy pop + wild times = Scorpio Rising (http://www.myspace.com/scorpiorising) Light some candles and put on the silk sheets!

FM Campers (http://www.myspace.com/fmcampers) bringin' the weird by mixin' up styles. With two tables full of electronic goodies like pedals, boxes, and, laptops and combining it with acoustic guitar sounds and a hardhitting drummer, FM Campers have been the Austin up-and-coming band to watch this year! Make sure you say hello to their fourth member, the subwoofer Lupus.

Last but not least - going to get to see some grindin' on the dance floor with this guy - DJ Teenage Wolf. (http://www.myspace.com/djteenagewolf) Playing two hour sets!

$5 Cover, from 8-2am

Drink specials all day/night!

"Adult" contests with prizes, wet tshirt contest, cool down kiddie pools filled with ??? and more.

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