| LET’S DO THIS | t Music Kraftwerk performs Tuesday Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel 7 P.M. THURSDAY, JUNE 23, AT TREES, 2709 ELM ST., $21 AT AXS.COM British post-punk band Gene Loves Jezebel was formed in 1980 by twin brothers Jay and Michael Aston. The band was responsible for dozens of singles throughout the ’80s and early ’90s, gain- ing them a huge following in the U.K. and the U.S., though their earlier work was far more popular across the pond. Despite their success, Gene Loves Jezebel was plagued with intra- band turmoil and frequent roster changes. These problems came to a head in 1997 when le- gal disputes between the brothers ultimately led to the creation of two different versions of the band — Michael Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel and his brother’s version, which plays Thursday night at Trees. 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The band had minor success throughout the ‘80s, and their biggest album was their Metal Blade Records debut Strength of Steel in 1987, which only managed to rise to No. 191 on the Billboard 200. For over 15 years, the band lived in complete obscurity with its members taking regular jobs driving catering trucks and working construction. The documentary served its pur- pose, however, reigniting interest in the defunct band as forgotten legends in the history of metal. Since the documentary’s release, Anvil has been a much sought-after act, taking on tours around the world and to the Ridglea Room in Fort Worth on Friday. DF Flickerstick 6 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St., $60 at livenation.com Alternative rock band Flickerstick got started in Denton in 1997, doing the local band thing for about three years before it got the call to compete on the VH1 series Bands On the Run in 2001. The show followed four bands from around the country. In the show, each band was assigned to play a gig in a selected city and asked to set the prices and promote the shows themselves. The bands were given $20 a day per band member as well as gas, phone Mike Brooks cards and a hotel room. The act that made the most money from ticket and merchandise sales won $50,000 in cash, $100,000 in equipment from Guitar Center, a showcase in front of re- cording executives and a fully-produced music video to be aired on VH1. That winner was Flickerstick, and the result was the now locally legendary album Welcoming Home the Astro- nauts. Now, after 13 years on hiatus, Flickerstick is back with all five original members for this reunion show. DF Dan’s Silverleaf 20th Anniversary Throwdown 10 a.m. Sunday, June 26, at Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 N. Industrial St., sold out Dan’s Silverleaf pulled out all the stops when putting together the lineup for its 20th Anniver- sary show this weekend, bringing together bands that have made the venue a North Texas icon for these last two decades. Kicking things off is none other than alt-country band Centro- matic making its return to the stage. The day will also see performances by indie bands Baptist Generals and RTB2 as well as hard-rocking country band Slobberbone. Hares on the Moun- tain, Isaac Hoskins and the Glass Mountain Or- chestra, Spooky Folk and Record Hop are also set to perform during this all-day event. The venue has also promised the performance of “A Much-Loved Top-Secret Artist We Can’t An- nounce Yet” at the 7 p.m. time slot, but has given no other hint as to who that might be just yet. It does strike us, however, that this descrip- tion does fit a band like Flickerstick, who play in Dallas the night before. DF Kraftwerk 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Music Hall at Fair Park, 909 First Ave., $29.50 at ticketmaster.com You might not realize it yet, but you love Kraft- werk. Formed in Düsseldorf, Germany, by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1969, Kraftwerk completely revolutionized what it meant to be an electronic musician. Before Kraftwerk, elec- tronic music was highly experimental and very hard for the average person to get in to. When Hütter and Schneider picked up the equipment, though, their goal was to find the human heart beating within the machine. With sparse words and even sparser albums, Kraftwerk put its fo- cus squarely on the manipulation of sounds to create moving compositions that live and breathe and feel like anything created with a traditional instrument. The band’s work has been sampled by everyone from Afrika Bam- baataa to Coldplay, and we can guarantee that if you love any electronic music or just any music with an electronic element to it, you have Kraft- werk to thank. DF JUNE 23–29, 2022 DALLAS OBSERVER CLASSIFIED | MUSIC | DISH | CULTURE | UNFAIR PARK | CONTENTS dallasobserver.com THINGS UP! SPICE
