Overture Center lines up Herbie Hancock, Ira Glass, Cats, and more for its 2011-12 season
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Our music scene is a busy place with lots happening. If you don’t obsessively visit the local blogs, alt-weeklies, and other outlets, you could miss something important! That’s okay—we’re here to help with a weekly roundup of some of the more enticing news happening around town.
• The Overture Center announced its 2011-2012 season last week, and the thing is fully stocked with music your parents will love. Celebrate Christmas with the robotic cheer of Mannheim Steamroller (Nov. 20) or take in time-tested musicals like Cats (March 16-18), Fiddler On The Roof (Feb. 24-26), and Billy Elliot (Sept. 21-Oct. 2). But save some cash for the really cool stuff, like Herbie Hancock (March 15) and Ira Glass (Feb. 18).
• Even in this heated political climate, Truck$top Girlfriend continues to astound by not giving a fuck, having an awesome time, and not caring whose dicks it has to step on to do so. The trash-rap duo just released its debut, Make Her Scream Bingo!, and one of the first lines from the song “Other People’s Expired Prescription Drugs” is, “I’m gonna rape your mom.” They’re just kidding around, but still.
• Under much less offensive circumstances, Sunshine For The Blind—masterminded by DNA Music Labs wiz Brian Daly—will release a new album, Second Self, on May 20 at The Frequency.
• Hurry, because the May 15 deadline to enter Caustic’s The Golden Vagina Of Fame And Profit movie sample contest is almost here. Whoever can name the most film sources of samples on the jizzcore impresario’s new album will win fantastic prizes, like a one-of-a-kind shirt, a special-addition poster, and glorious recognition.
