All day Saturday, Primo's Bar & Grille and the Quarter Bar will host Rock the Block, an entertainment extravaganza featuring live music, beer and all the Uptown hotties (and face-melting heat) you can handle.
Here's the deets: When: Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Where: The parking lot across from Primo's and the Quarter, in the 3300 block of McKinney (about two blocks south of the West Village) Price: $10, with proceeds benefitting Kidd's Kids and the UT Southwestern Medical Center Who's playing: The King Bucks (pictured above), the O's, Here in Arms, MI King, Kirkland, Southern Drive, the Midnight Special and the Felons. KISS FM's Big All will MC.
Food and beverages will be sold, and if you're wanting a real meal, Primo's and Bread Winner's (attached to the Quarter) will be open.
The hip-hoppish beats are part of what make Brooklyn duo Matt & Kim's latest CD Grand so damn fun. Just listen to the drums kick in on "Daylight" (above) and you'll know what I'm talking about.
Not surprisingly, member Kim Schifino forwarded us a hip-hop-heavy list when we asked what they're listening to these days. Why'd we ask? Because Matt & Kim come to House of Blues' Cambridge Room tomorrow night for what's likely to turn into a packed, sweaty dance party. Appropriately, local act Giggle Party opens.
Anyway, here are those picks ...
Matt and i try to control everything at our shows. This includes the music you hear in between bands. This is the mix that plays right before we go on. It hypes us up and gets us ready to play. As you can see matt and i listen to a ton of top 40 hip hop. - Kim
Young Jeezy - Who Dat: this song kind of makes me want to fight or krump!
Mims - Move (If You Wanna): I first heard this song while driving over the williamsburg bridge heading back to brooklyn. You know it is a good song when you remember the spot you first heard it. We rolled down the windows and put manhattan on notice.
Kid Sister - Family Reunion: i have been patiently waiting for kid sister's new album to come out. I feel like i have been waiting for a year! This song reminds me of hanging out with my family. The Schifino family is real big and we all get together for the holidays. This consists of eating a lot of food, telling disgusting stories and everyone yelling over each other so you can be heard! I love my family.
Benny Blanco and Spank Rock - Loose: we love spank rock.... is that enough to say. He played at our record release for GRAND. This is to get the crowd loosened up and dirty!
Maino - All the Above: this is going to be the new "make love in da club". It is also one of those songs i listen to when i feel like i am tired and can't work anymore.
50 Cent - Get Up: i was worried because it had been a bit since 50 came out with something. Then he dropped this song. He never lets this girl down. There is a joke with friends about who i am going to dump matt for -- 50 cent or TI?
TI - Bring em Out: Ok yes i am a little obsessed with T.I. I can admit that. I actually fanned out when we were at the diesel party this summer and he was the secret guest. We were at the side of the stage and at one point he was an arm's length away from me. I wouldn't look at him. I don't really know why but that is how nervous i was.
The Southern Fried Summer Jam features Bun B, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Big Tuck, Tum Tum, Big Chief and many others. Doors at 3 p.m. Airhogs Stadium, 1600 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie. $25 and $50. thelinqup.com.
Good grub and entertainment take center stage at the annual Taste of Dallas. You'll find a carnival midway (dubbed "the Plate Fair of Texas"), activities for the kids, live music and food from dozens of area restaurants. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (also Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.) West End, downtown. Free admission; food and drink cost $2-$6. tasteofdallas.com.
The Strange Boys perform along with Coathangers and Bad Sports at the Lounge on Elm Street, 2810 Elm St. Doors at 8 p.m. $8. myspace.com/theloungeonelmst.
The Granada Theater is hosting a night of Texas country, from the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink sounds of Homespun Remedies to the fun, beer-soaked stylings of headliner Eleven Hundred Springs. With Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward. 8 p.m. 3524 Greenville Ave. $12 to $16. 214-824-9933 or granadatheater.com.
Welcome the Paper Chase home from its national tour. Frontman John Congleton and crew have been out promoting the brand new disc Someday This Could All Be Yours, Vol. 1, a concept album about human disasters big and small. The music's freaky, but in a good way. 8 p.m. at Dan's Silverleaf, 103 Industrial St., Denton. With Matthew and the Arrogant Sea and Tre Orsi. $10. 940-320-2000 or danssilverleaf.com.
If you want your Friday to be a little more chilled out, this is your show. Fort Worth's the Theater Fire will bring its big box of instruments to Lee Harvey's and play some country-folk for the regulars. Expect to hear tunes from the group's latest album, Matter and Light. 9 p.m. 1807 Gould St. Cover TBD. 214-428-1555 or leeharveys.com.
Dub Assembly Third Anniversary features DJ Jason Mundo and others playing electronic dubstep music. The monthly event has gained a tremendous following in town. With Trill Bass, Royal Highnuss and Thomas Allen. 9 p.m. at the Green Elephant, 5626 Dyer St. $12. myspace.com/thegreenelephant.
If you faintly recall loving fantasy flick Labyrinth as a kid but can only remember a young Jennifer Connelly, a cute baby and a villainous David Bowie, now's the time to see if it still holds up. It's the last film directed by Jim Henson before he died, so it's got some astounding puppetry. Midnight. Inwood Theatre, 5458 W. Lovers Lane. $10. 214-764-9106.
Access Dallas presents Naked Fridays at Mick's Bar. No dress code, come as you are. DJ ATG spins hip-hop, dance and R&B. $3 shot specials all night. 8 p.m. 2825 Greenville Ave. No cover. 214-527-6241. myspace.com/micksbar.
2R Recordings presents DJ Raydar's Birthday Bash at Lizard Lounge. Performances from Andy Szontagh, Kidd Love and Core E. 9 p.m. 2424 Swiss Ave. No cover for ladies before 11 p.m. $10 for 21 and up, $15 for under 21. 214-826-4769. thelizardlounge.com.
See Saturday and Sunday events, including Keith Urban, Jim Jeffries, Bill Maher and Wanda Sykes, after the jump.
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