Weekend Out - April 16-18, 2010

Whenever someone asks me what my favorite single show experience of all time is, I quickly answer "Broken Social Scene at Lollapalooza 2006". It was a tight show shoehorning this massive supergroup into a 45-minute timeslot ahead of the weekend's top-billed act, Red Hot Chili Peppers, but what they brought was a uplifting, brilliant, magical, life-changing experience that no band would envy following up. Tonight, Broken Social Scene return to Ohio for the first time since their 2007 tour supporting Kevin Drew's wonderful BSS Presents album Spirit If.. with Wu-Tung rapper Ghostface Killah and hip-hop/dance/rock mash-up artist Milkman. What else could matter this weekend with that happening, right? Well, there are some other exciting events going down including opening weekend of Kings Island theme park in Mason, Ohio, The Antlers with Phantogram at The Basement, Red Sparowes and Caspian playing with one of my favorite new bands of 2010 - Fang Island - up in Cleveland, and Brother Ali and Best Coast each at Kenyon College's Horn Gallery.

Friday

• Canadian supergroup Broken Social Scene and Wu-Tung rapper Ghostface Killah headline Ohio Wesleyan University's SpringFest 2010 with mash-up artist Milkman opening. $20. Doors @ 6.
• Brooklyn indie rock band The Antlers come to The Basement bearing the beautiful and melancholy tracks from their "best of" 2009 album, Hospice, with electropop duo Phantogram. $12. Doors @ 8.
• The North American premiere of Miroku by KARAS comes to Ohio State University's Mershon Auditorium with the show starting at 8pm.$10 for students. $26 for general public.
• Wall Street hosts Red Light Girlie Lounge with Viva Valezz & The Velvet Hearts with burlesque performances throughout the evening. Doors @ 11pm. $3 lounge admission.
• Bobby Hamlin, "the Man with a Thousand voices", performs at Club Diversity at 9:30pm.

Saturday

• Kings Island theme park opens for the season. New for 2010 is Planet Snoopy, which replaced the park's Nickelodeon Universe.
• Hip hop artist Brother Ali takes on the Horn Gallery at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH.
• Wild Goose Creative pulls in Pull the String Productions to teach scenic improvisational technique classes that focus on preparing the student for on-stage performance. 11am – 4pm. Later on, Heather Evans, Chris Junker, Wild Animals (AJ and Katie Babcock) and Anderson Cale (Anderson and Cale) play benefit concert to help raise money and awareness for the Price of Life Invitational, a unique, city-wide campaign to help address and put an end to human trafficking. The show starts at 8 and the cost is only $5.
• Trio Norwin Mergler with Lisa Imondi & Pat Landishis performs at Club Diversity with a great mix of older & newer sounds at 9:30pm.

Sunday

• Lo-fi pop band Best Coast play the Horn Gallery at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH.
• Post-rockers Red Sparowes, Caspian, and Fang Island rock out at the Grog Shop in Cleveland. $10. Show @ 9.
• Karaoke with DJ Dawn starts at 7pm at Club Diversity.

Weekend Out - April 9-11, 2010

Florida indie rock buzz band Surfer Blood headline the show of the weekend here in Columbus when they will bring the infectious tunes from their 2010 debut Astro Coast to The Summit this Sunday with garage rockers and ex-Be Your Own Pet boys Turbo Fruits and Columbus indie punk-rock homeboys Tin Armor on as support. The Wailers will also be in town on Friday night at the LC and CD101 Day takes place this Saturday. Special notice that Owen Pallett aka Final Fantasy with be at the Wexner on Tuesday, so don't miss that!  Check out the rest of the shows and LGBT events going on in Columbus this weekend.

Friday

• The Wailers perform at The LC with The Flex Crew. $20.
• Union hosts Equality Happy Hour - A laid back FUN-draiser where you can enjoy Premium martinis for $4 alongside complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 of every martini goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats.
• Miss Columbus USofA At Large Pageant is at 8 and DJ Patrick Finn at 10p for CD Night at Axis.  Hot jocks in Pump at 11:30p.
• The Exile One Year Anniversary Bash begins at 9PM! Come celebrate!
• Moral Tales with DJ Detox from the producers of Sweatin' at Havana at 10PM.
• Friday College Nights at Wall Street with free admission by showing valid college ID. Doors at 9. 18+.

Saturday

• CD101 Day at The LC featuring Crash Kings, Biffy Clyro, Flobots, Violent Soho,Dan Black & Colin Gawel and the Lonely Bones. Tickets sold out!
• BEARvillities presents Kamp Kountry Jamboree hosted by Bobo Demontreal at Wall Street. $15. Doors @ 7. Show @ 7:30. 18+.
• Union hosts event with two Entertainer's-of-the-Year in one! Former Nina West and current Bianca Nicole come out at 10PM.

Sunday

• Surfer Blood play The Summit with Turbo Fruits and Tin Armor. $8 advance/$10 day of show. 18+.
• Wall Street and James Blackmon present Jazz Mary & Seth Gibson. Doors @ 6. Show @ 7. $4 admission.
• Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys. Showtunes is on that night from 6PM-2AM.
• Havana holds Sunday Church with Anisa Love at 11PM.

Weekend Out - April 2-4, 2010

Henry Rollins brings his spoken word tour to Columbus and Clutch rocks out at the Newport. It's a slower weekend than usual for shows following this crazy past week that included Vampire Weekend, Joanna Newsom, Passion Pit, Tegan And Sara, Deerhunter, Fanfarlo, Train, Mayer Hawthorne, Bear Hands, Steel Train, Holly Miranda, and more, but if Henry and Clutch aren't your cup of tea, Kamp Kountry Jamboree with do BEARvillities at Tradewinds II and the Sodom And Gomorrah show will play at Wall Street. Plenty of other events going on as well. Plus - it feels like Spring!

Friday

• Henry Rollins hits up the LC Pavilion for his Frequent Flyer spoken word tour.
• Union hosts Equality Happy Hour - A laid back FUN-draiser where you can enjoy Premium martinis for $4 alongside complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 of every martini goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats
• City Center play a $5 show at Cafe Bourbon Street at 8PM.
• The cast of Kamp Kountry Jamboree does BEARvillities at Tradewinds II.
• It's First Friday at Wall Street - the biggest night of each month - with no cover, $2 domestics from 8-9, and past and current dance classics spinning with DJ Michele.
• Exile hosts First Friday Fetist Night: Daddy/Boy/Dom/Sub theme.
• Axis has First Friday Frat Night with free admission with college ID. Hot jocks in Pump @ 10PM.

Saturday

• Clutch bring the rock at the Newport Music Hall with Danko Jones and Caverns.
• Trident Intl & Claw Present A Claw Nation Party at Exile.
• Black Out Party at Axis.

Sunday

• Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys. Showtunes is on that night from 6PM-2AM.
• Wall Street & Noka Davers presents the Sodom And Gomorrah Show with National Holiday, Sherry Dribblelipz, Cynthia D. Meanor, Ashley O'Shea, Viva Valezz, and Mice Davers as "The Voice of God". Doors @ 8, show @ 9. $7.
• Havana holds Sunday Church with Anisa Love at 11PM.