THE WEEK/CITY PICK

Oct. 27 through Nov. 2

All entries must be submitted by noon Friday.
Fax 953-1394 or e-mail calendar@dmcityview.com.

thursday27

3 Inches of Blood
5 p.m.
Hairy Mary's
To understand the Vancouver-based band 3 Inches of Blood, you must look no further than the band's latest release, "Advance and Vanquish." This "classic" metal album employs producer Neil Kernon (of Judas Priest and Queensryche fame), engineer Colin Richardson (best known for his work with Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death) and a cover artist known for his work on early Megadeth albums. Essentially, 3 Inches of Blood borrows the vital elements of heavy music made before 1985, which means the band is derivative of Metallica, Iron Maiden and Running Wild. Which also means the band writes about pirates and swords and warring cyborgs from the future. Hear such storytelling tactics tonight as 3 Inches of Blood takes the Hairy Mary's stage with EXODUS, Cirsis and Watch Them Die for an all-ages show.

friday28
"Attention Deficit" opening
5:30 to 9 p.m.
Artdive Gallery
"Attention Deficit," a new installation with paintings by Christine Mullane and Lee Ann Conlan, never focuses its attention. Instead, it dabbles in cowboys, snowboarders, topless dancers, bomb pops, canned corn, Buddha, veiled women, the Taj Mahal, geisha girls, the Dalai Lama and Marlon Brando. Tonight, Artdive, 1520 Walnut, opens its doors to the public for the exhibit, an open house that will feature music by local experimental, instrumental band The Autumn Project and a film by band member Mike Gustafson. Food and cocktails will be available. The works will be on display through Dec. 2. Call 245-9000 for an appointment.

saturday29
"The Full Monty"
7:30 p.m.
Stephens Auditorium
There are two words that make "The Full Monty" worth every penny: adult content. This titillating comedy features six cash-strapped former steelworkers who form a unique friendship when they team up to appear at a local male strip club show. The kicker: they're not your typical hunky stripper-types. They're more like your pudgy next-door neighbor with the receding hairline. Oh, and did we mention it's a musical? "The Full Monty" will come to Stephens Auditorium for one performance only. Tickets are $34-$38 for adults, and $17-$19 for ISU students and those 18 and under.

sunday30
The Samples
8 p.m.
Vaudeville Mews
The Samples is one of those bands for whom commercial success never really came. An initial flirtation and short-lived relationship (a mere two months) with a major label ended in a break-up in the early '90s, but it didn't break the band. Instead, The Samples kept on creating and self-releasing their slightly jazzy pop music, dubbed by the band itself as "post-folk rock," for an ever-growing underground following, the kind that doesn't care whether a band's songs infiltrate the commercial airwaves. See The Samples tonight with local opener Floodplane at the Mews. Tickets are $12 in advance through IowaTix or $15 day of show.

monday31

Hot Rod Circuit
7:30 p.m.
Maintenance Shop
Hot Rod Circuit is yet another band to take its name from an obscure "Simpsons" reference, and it's yet another post-grunge band in the same musical vein as Jawbox and the Get Up Kids. And, like any underground band looking for a taste of commercial success, Hot Rod Circuit has morphed over the years from a rough-around-the-edges rock band to a rough-around-the-edges pop band, thanks in part to its jump from a small indie to an indie heavyweight label, Vagrant Records, for the release of "Sorry About Tomorrow," but not before earning the title of Best Unsigned Band of 1998 by Musician Magazine. See Hot Rod Circuit play the Maintenance Shop in the Iowa State University Memorial Union tonight with Piebald and Junior Varsity. Tickets are $10 for students and $12 for the public in advance. Prices increase $1 day of show.

tuesday01
Wayne Hancock
7 p.m.
Walnut Tap
Wayne "The Train" Hancock is a traditionalist. He's most often compared to hardcore honky-tonker Hank Williams, but he's also been known to dabble in rockabilly, Western swing, blues and old-timey country music. Born in 1965, Hancock began writing songs at the age of 12, started performing in juke joints around Texas as a teen, and won a prestigious talent competition at 18. He then spent six years in the Marines before returning to Texas to settle down in Austin, a city known for its thriving music scene. His exposure in the musical city got him signed to a small indie, on which he released "Thunderstorms and Neon Signs," a critically acclaimed album that sold more than 20,000 copies mostly on word-of-mouth alone. And he's continued releasing albums steeped in classic country tradition, making him a darling of the critics and earning him an ardent following. See him tonight at the Walnut Tap.

wednesday02

G. Love and Special Sauce
8 p.m.
Val Air Ballroom
G. Love's soul-infected strain of laid-back, sloppy blues sounds like a test-tube baby conceived during a weed and booze binge. Which, of course, makes G. Love and Special Sauce's sound so unique. G. Love's self-titled debut packed the band's most recognizable work to date with songs like the MTV-spun "Cold Beverage" and the funky "Baby's Got Sauce," and you've probably heard the song "Rodeo Clowns" covered by G. Love's friend, surfer-filmmaker-singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. Since its debut, the band has tried its collective hand at soul, funk, psychedelica and hip-hop, proving G. Love & Special Sauce is as schizophrenic as it is distinctive. See G. Love tonight at the Val Air Ballroom with openers Virginia Coalition. Tickets are $22.50 in advance through Ticketmaster and $25.50 at the door. CV

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