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Mohawk (outside) -- Doors @ 8pm
Fri 25 May 2012
Mohawk (inside) -- Doors @ 9pm
Thu 12 Apr 2012

Galaxy Express is one in a cluster of amazing shows that I’ve caught on Mohawk’s inside stage recently. Between seeing Cloud Nothings and Friends during SXSW day parties, and Twin Sister a few months back, I am starting to fall in love with the little room. The setting is cozy and flanked in fresh-cut firewood (well, almost), and pretty much guarantees an intimate show.
Galaxy Express (갤럭시 익스프레스) was formed in 2006 in Seoul, South Korea. Bassist Lee Joohyeon and guitarist Park Jonghyeon trade-off on vocals, while Yoon Honggu takes complete charge of the drums. I was personally very excited to see this band because I’ve watched them play multiple times at dirty little clubs in Seoul, when I lived there from 2006-2009. They were the city’s garage rock darlings, loved by young, hip Koreans and considered saviors by expats like myself, who were dying for some edgy, original tunes in a sea of manufactured K-Pop. If you ask me, these guys are kind of a big deal. They have managed to cut through the largely homogeneous Korean mainstream to win national awards including “Best Rock Album”, and they have played many of Asia’s biggest music festivals. Their last album, Wild Days, released in 2010, was ambitiously written, recorded, and released in 30 days, with their fan base watching closely via the Web.
Meanwhile, their buzz over here seems to have been growing since at least 2011, when they played the Seoulsonic Showcase at SXSW Music (held at Easy Tiger before its trendy boulangerie transformation). When I saw that the band was back for another official SXSW show this year and a spot at Mohawk a week later, it was clear to me that their momentum had not slowed.
Following a swift sound check, the fellas dove right into a fast hard groove and after the first song, the guitarist quietly urged everyone to come closer. Lee is the epitome of super cool, almost always seen in a black leather jacket and sunglasses. Although Park seemed happy to be giving the last performance of their tour, which included no less than seven shows during SXSW, they were loose and still had plenty of energy for the crowd who quickly warmed up. The trio plowed skillfully through a litany of garage rock tunes, and by the last song, they literally had us all singing along.
Detroit’s MC5 are clearly an influence, as witnessed by an onstage tribute to Mike Davis, who passed away in February 2012. Park lamented the loss of the legendary bassist before launching into a vicious cover of Kick out the Jams. For more evidence, watch this cover of Ramblin’ Rose from 2007:
Saul Williams walked onto the Mohawk stage beating a drum homemade from a shallow wooden box. He was backed by CX Kidtronix on laptops, a trombone player, and a drummer. I remember a distinctive wave of nostalgia rolling over me, both for the memories of Williams’ music in that formative time in my life, and for the Mr. T haircut on CX Kidtronix.
Williams’ songs and poems burst with lightness, optimism, empowerment, and at the same time darkness, cynicism, and realism. That balance has manifested onstage as a pair of incantations invoking muses both male and female (from Gaia to Nostradumus to Nikola Tesla), and in album form through works such as The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, both a satire and a celebration. Also, the album cover is amazing. If you love jewelry, kittens, and/or red eye patches, this is for you.

w/ Meredith Sheldon + Gentlemen Rogues
SAT 02/11/2012 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8:00pm Doors
SUN 01/29/2011 @ Mohawk -- 9:00pm Doors
w/Painted Palms, Alexico
$12 advance ($14 day of show) Doors @ 8pm. Show @ 9pm.
January 1st - 8th
Mohawk, Red Seven, ND, and Beauty Bar
w/ TBA
Date: Thu, Dec 15 2011
Venue: Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 7:00pm Doors
w/My Education
THU 12/08/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 7:00pm Doors
w/ Dikes of Holland, Marriage, Naw Dude
TUE 05/03/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9:00pm Doors
w/ Hundred Visions + Jason & Cari (of Belaire) + Awkward Robot
FRI 12/02/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9:00pm Doors
w/ Strand of Oaks
Date: Thu, Dec 1 2011
Venue: Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9:00pm Doors
w/ The Jamestown Revival
Date: Tue, Nov 29 2011
Venue: Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9:00pm Doors
w/ Joe Buck, Molly Gene One Whoaman Band
Date: Sat. Nov. 26 2011
Venue: Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9pm Doors
w/ Ed Schrader’s Music Beat + The Sour Notes
TUE 11/22/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9pm Doors
w/ TBA
SAT 10/29/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 11:30pm Doors
w/ TBA
FRI 10/28/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8:00pm Doors
w/ Telegraph Canyon, Playdough
THU 10/20/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 7:00pm Doors
w/ Sleep ∞ Over
MON 10/17/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 7pm Doors
w/ Mr Free and The Satellite Freakout!
SAT 10/15/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8:00pm Doors
w/ Pillars & Tongues
WED 10/12/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9pm Doors
w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Bass Drum of Death
SAT 10/08/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8pm Doors
w/ TBA
FRI 10/07/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9:00pm Doors
w/ Eric Krug
FRI 10/07/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8pm Doors (Michael Ian Black - 10pm)
w/ Pepper Rabbit + Painted Palms
TUE 10/04/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 8pm Doors
w/ Egyptrixx
TUE 9/27/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 7:00pm Doors
w/ Com Truise
FRI 09/23/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 9:00pm Doors
Date: Monday September 19th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (Inside) 9pm doors
w/ The Mumlers
w/ Mikal Cronin
SAT 09/17/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8pm Doors
Date: FRI 09/16/2011
Venue: Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8:30pm Doors
w/ TBA
SAT 09/10/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9:00pm Doors
Date: THU 09/08/2011
Venue: Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9pm Doors
w/ Bass Drum of Death
w/ Aficionado
TUE 09/06/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9pm Doors
w/ The Music Tapes
WED 08/31/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 7:00pm Doors
w/ WATERS and Fat Tony
TUES 08/30/2011 @ Mohawk -- 6:30pm Doors
Date: SAT 08/27/2011
Venue: Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8pm Doors
w/ Marmalakes, Little Lo, Hello Wheels
Date: FRI 08/26/2011
Venue: Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8pm Doors
w/ Lean Hounds + DJ John Gross
Date: THU 08/25/2011
Venue: Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9:00pm Doors
w/ The Ugly Beats, A Giant Dog
Date: SAT 08/20/2011
Venue: Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8pm Doors
w/ The Globes
Date: WED 08/17/2011
Venue: Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9pm Doors
w/ Eastern Sea, Very Bad Wizard
Date: Wednesday August 10th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9pm Doors
w/ Motopony and Invisible Inks
Date: Saturday August 6th 2011
Venue: Mohawk -- 9:00pm Doors
w/ Shapes Have Fangs, The Ripe, Smoke and Feathers
Date: Friday August 5th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (Outdoors) -- 8pm doors
w/ White Fence
w/ Magnificent Snails (1am), Royal Forest (11pm), Searching for a Signal (10pm)
MON 07/25/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9pm Doors
w/ TBA
SAT 07/23/2011 @ Mohawk (Outdoor) -- 8pm Doors
afterparty inside: Gobi, Henry + The Invisibles
Date: Fri Jul 22nd 2011
Venue: Mohawk Doors @ 8PM
w/Ume, Daniel Francis Doyle
w/ The Downtown Struts, Marriage, Naked Pictures
SUN 07/17/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 9pm Doors
Date: Sat Jul 9th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) @ 9:00pm
w/ Geneva Jacuzzi
Date: Sat Jul 2nd 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) @ 9:00pm
w/The Artificial Heart, Pswingset, Diving
Date: Sat Jun 11th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 8:00pm
w/ Happen Ins, Pretty Black Chains, Megafauna, Chinaski
Date: Tue Jun 7th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 9:00pm
w/ Daniel Francis Doyle, The Sour Notes
Venue: Mohawk (outside)
Date: Mon Jun 6th 2011
Doors: 7:00pm
w/Fishboy
Date: Sun Jun 5th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (both stages) @ 5:30pm
w/Toys That Kill, Night Birds, Tenement
$18
Inside Afterparty TBA
Date: Thu Jun 2nd 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) @ 8:00pm
w/Title Fight, Touche Amore, The Menzingers, Dead End Path
Date: Fri May 27th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (oustide) 9:00pm
Date: Fri May 27th 2011
Venue: Club De Ville 6:30pm - 9:00pm
w/ Y Niwl
Date: Tue May 24th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 9:15pm
w/Daniel Hart
Date: Mon May 23rd 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) @10:00pm
w/Marabount Saints, Elaine Greer
Date: Sun May 22nd 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) @ 9pm
w/Drizztian Swamper, con/safos
Date: Thu May 19th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) @ 8:00pm
Date: Tue May 17th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 7:30pm
w/Painted Palms
Date: Sun May 15th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (patio) 6:00pm
Date: Sun May 14th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 9:00pm
w/Dana Falconberry, Shawn Jones + Lauryn Gould (of the Lovely Sparrows)
Date: May 10th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 6:30pm
w/ Acrylics
Date: Fri May 6th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 9:00pm
w/ Boosy Cray
Date: Thu May 5th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (patio) 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Benefiting the Down Syndrome Association of Texas
w/ Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship + Robert Ellis
TUE 05/03/2011 @ Mohawk (Indoor) -- 10pm Doors
Date: Mon May 2nd 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) @ 6:30pm
Date: Sat Apr 23rd 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 9:00pm
Date: Sat Apr 23rd 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 11:30pm
w/A Sideshow Tragedy
Presented by Prototype
Date: Fri Apr 22nd 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 9:00pm
w/French Horn Rebellion
Date: Thu Apr 21st 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 9:00pm
w/The Vitamins, When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth
Date: Wed Apr 20th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside)
Doors: 9:00pm
Friday Apr 15th
Mohawk (Inside) @ 10:00pm
Date: Wed Apr 13th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 7:30pm
w/ A Classic Education + Colourmusic
Date: Sun Apr 10th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 10:00pm
w/My Education, My Empty Phantom
Date: Sat Mar 26th 2011
Venue: Mohawk 2:00pm
w/The Stevedores, Tin Tin Can, Netherfriends, Toy Bombs, Union Shop, The Kissing Club, Yet Cut Breath, Mechanical People
Date: Fri Mar 25th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 11:30 pm
Date: Fri Mar 25th
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 9:00pm
w/The War on Drugs
Date: Sun Mar 13th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) @7PM
w/No Age, Mister Heavenly, Ted Leo, Thee Oh Sees, Surf City, Bare Wires
Date: Fri Mar 4th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 10:00pm
w/Dark Water Hymnal, Winter's Fall
Date: Tue Mar 01 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 10:00pm
Date: Sat Feb 26th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 1:00pm
Presented by Vitamin Water and Tranmission Entertainment
$10 Advanced / $15 Day of Show
Doors @ 1pm. Event ends @ 2am
Date: Fri Feb 25th 2011
Venue: Mohawk (outside) 9:00pm
w/The Rocketboys, Danny Malone
aftershow inside: Red Leaves (1am), Clouds Are Ghosts (12am)
Date: Wed Feb 23rd 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 10:00pm
w/Zorch
Interview with Michael Muller from Balmorhea at ACL Fest last year:
Tickets
Date: Tue Feb 22nd 2011
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 10:00pm
w/My Education, Giant Cloud, More States