Stuff yourself with six bands on Thanksgiving Eve

Balaclavas turn their recordings into fits of rage. Onstage, the local threesome takes its tribal post-punk into a maddening frenzy of howls, distortion and feedback. Album tracks are twisted into barely recognizable versions before listeners’ ears, and the new product is even more adventurous. Fans of At The Drive In or fellow locals Indian Jewelry will definitely latch onto the sound of these dark rockers (and many already have) both on and off the stage. But those who want to hear the more refined studio version better move quickly — Balaclavas’ latest record, Inferno, was a limited-edition release. Grab it today when the group plays on a more-stuffed-than-your-momma’s-Thanksgiving-turkey bill including fellow Texans Guitars and // Tense// as well as Maryland’s Wilderness, New York’s Fertile Crescent and Massachusetts’s San Serac. 8 p.m. The Mink/Backroom, 3718 Main. For information, call 713-522-9985 or visit www.myspace.com/hesaidshesaidpresents. $8.
Wed., Dec. 3, 8 p.m., 2008