Fresno Famous

As way of a quick music-news round-up: Hanford band Poor Man's Poison won $100,000 in the Texaco Country Showdown, prompting a slew of groan-worth jokes.  Rapper Lupe Fiasco got kicked off the Inaugural party stage, which has nothing to do with us locally, but made for a fun read (and video). And music writer Mike Osegueda says goodbye to The Bee (and Beehive), which is probably old news.

As way of a weekend music round-up, here's another installment of BANDGEEEEEEEK! 

TONIGHT

• The CYC has ska and punk (mostly ska) with Oklahoma band Last Slice, plus locals Iwanaga, It'll Grow Back, Pocket Money and 24 Hour Bigfoot Attack. 6 p.m. $5. All ages. (Flier link)
• Fulton 55 hosts Los Angeles world-beat band Gallo (pronounced Gah-Yo). With local rock en espanol Aire Especial and Dia Del Astronauta. 8 p.m. $8-$10 (No flier link) 
• Audie's Olympic Tavern has a night of bluesy psych rock. W/Style Like Revelators/Heavy Glow/Slow Season (from Visalia) and the Brandishers (ex-Westerns). 9 p.m. $5. (Flier link)

FRIDAY

• It's ska night at Fresno Brewing Company. W/locals Pocket Money and The Easy In (from Bakersfield). 8 p.m. Free. All ages. (Flier link)
• It's the debut of alt. folk band Jimmie O and the Blood Bros. At the Revue Cafe. 8 p.m. $5. (No flier link)
• Kuppajoe has praise-rock with Rachel Belman, Josiah James, Grace Kane and Frontier. 7 p.m. $3 on-line, $6 in advance, $8 day of. All ages. (Flier link)

SATURDAY

• Happy Birthday to local rockers Spacehooker, Keeney and E. Rose, with performances by all three. Plus Circles and Cultures Breed. At the Babylon. 8:30 p.m. $7. (Flier link)
• Diehardz Music celebrates its 5 year anniversary, with Rage Against the Machine tribute Revolver, plus Down Word, Hot Shade, Kinship and Son Savage. At the Starline. 9 p.m. $8-$10. (Flier link)
• It's rock night at Audie's. W/Ambar, Neblina and Kill the Noise. 9 p.m. $5. (Flier link)
• The Central Valley Blues Society and the Warnors Theatre host a night of blues rock, w/ Daniel Castro, plus Deja Blues. At Franks Place. 8 p.m. $15, $18 day of show. (Flier link)
• Latin pop band Tierra celebrates 40 years of music at Fulton 55. Plus Tortilla Soup (members of Malo and Tower of Power) and the Santana tribute Heavy Weather. 7 p.m. $20 in advance. $25 at the door. (Flier link)
• It's a local music showcase in Visalia. W/ Pines and Ocher. At the Cellar Door. This is an early show. 8 p.m. $5. 21 and up. (Flier link)
• It's touring hard-core and punk-rock from Vice (NY), Life for a Life (Lancaster), Trap Her Keep Her (Palmdale), plus Isolation A.D. and Gorilla Stomp. At CYC. 7 p.m. $5. (Flier link)
• It's an album release for Swimming with Tsunamis. w/Faith in Fiction, Murder My Hero and Righteous Vendetta. At Kuppajoe. 7 p.m. $3 online, $6 in advance, $8 day of. All ages. (Flier link) 

SUNDAY

• The Babylon Club hosts a free rock show. W/Death Ray (from Oakland), Werebear, No Genre and Cultures Breed. 8 p.m. 21 and up. (Flier link)

Well, that's what we came up with. Add your own in the comments or email this guy at jtehee@fresnobee.com