Gary Floyd retrospective w/ Jefferson Trout, Pocket FishRmen

A perennial Austin punk icon, Gary Floyd embodied glorious contradiction. A big-boned, openly gay Marxist fronting the ferocious, blues-based hardcore of the Dicks, Floyd’s howl and humor helped define the early scene. Following his passing last May at age 71, while hospitalized for congestive heart failure, a Gary-shaped hole gapes in the universe. Saturday, friends, fans, and admirers gather to celebrate the beloved provocateur with a retrospective art exhibit and musical performances from Pocket FishRmen and Jefferson Trout (featuring founding Dicks bassist Buxf Parrot). Expect tributes equal parts reverent and raucous, just as he’d have wanted. Proceeds benefit his widower. – Tim Stegall