Austinist Weekend Music Preview: Coheed and Cambria & Fabrication 5

California’s Thrice recently jumped off Island Records in favor of a stint with Vagrant Records. The band’s melodic post-hardcore continues to evolve with each release and their latest work is a two part, four disc concept record -- each CD representing air, water, fire, and earth respectively. No sign of Leeloo though! The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II -- Fire & Water was released last month, while The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV -- Earth & Air is set to drop in April of next year.

Heavy stuff huh? Well, they got nothing on Coheed and Cambria. The NY act’s discography revolves around The Amory Wars, a story (set in a different time and a far-off land) about Claudio Kilgannon, who must avenge his parents’ (Coheed and Cambria Kilgannon) death by defeating Wilhelm Ryan. WTF? Pick up the comic book series (a brainchild of singer/guitarist Claudio Sanchez) published by Evil Ink Comics for the complete lowdown. Coheed and Cambria fuse pop melodies and metal riffs to conjure their brand of prog-rock, one that has yielded comparisons to Rush, Iron Maiden, and Queensrÿche. They play Waterloo Park on Saturday, with doors at 5 p.m. Early enough to plan your late-evening shenanigans around Team Fabrication’s latest shindig at The Mohawk. Fabrication 5 offers a fashion show featuring Team Fab founders' (Jen Rea and Erin Mikulenka) designer wares, plus live music from the likes of Crash Gallery and Prom Nite, and DJ sets by Car Stereo (Wars) and DJ Rubix. The runway show is tentatively scheduled for 11 p.m. and is sandwiched between the various musical acts. Should be one heckuva dance party.

Alternatives this night include 90’s West Campus Co-op party icons Glorium at the Beauty Bar. Glorium recently reunited for a gig in June at Emo’s and although we were a little disappointed by the turnout that evening, the hotspot of Beauty Bar should be cozy little venue for the band to unleash their post-punk assault on a new generation. Local legends in their own right, Brown Whornet enliven Room 710 with outlandish, noisy concoctions that bridge genres ranging from jazz to metal. Fellow noise alchemists, Oh, Beast! support with their personal recipe for cacophony.

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P.S. Be sure to check out previews for weekend shows featuring the Meat Puppets and Sondre Lerche on the site as well.