The wlld and wacky music of the Shuffle Demons hits town Saturday (July 29) at the Commodore. Not much happens in the desert, which is why we all live here, instead. Our reward! Why, the fine talent that drifts through town, and this week has quite an assortment. Thursday 0uly 27) you can catch Tupelo Chain Sex at the Town Pump, and we always like to see them back in town, because they're funny, they dress goofy, they're fine musicians, and, as far as we know, they were the first band to make a career out of melding jazz with punk rock. T.T. Racer, the new project from former Enigma vocalist Paul McKenzie, is the opening act. Friday and Saturday 0uly 28 and 29) D.O.A. returns to the Smilin' Buddha, certainly one of the most historic, if not the most attractive site to see the venerable hard-rockers. They'll also be presenting an all-ages show Saturday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. If you're in more of a travelling mood, then perhaps a trip to America to see 5+40 and Famlly Plot at the Breakers in Point Roberts would be in order, also on Friday and Saturday. If you're In the mood to travel and see America, appearing Friday 0uly 18) at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre with ThrH Dos Nlaht, we'd just like to remind you that America once recorded a song ("Horse With No Name") that not only included the lyric "the heat was hot", but also featured a comment that you can remember your name in the desert because "there ain't no one for to give you no pain". Just a friendly observation. On Saturday Quly 29), the Commodore offers a zany ·double bill-Toronto's Shuffle Demons with oir own Jmn,enlan. Devlll, both loose and wild rock/Jazz fusion acts, silly and colourful and full of'hfe. Jazz. of a cifferent stripe wjll be performed the same nl&ftt t;,y Law~ . a local FGUp that.ls explorlna ~jazz combinations, at the Glaa Slipper (195 Eat '11th). The Mlilllan "Polk Muilc '-dviil •---~y~ 2,) at4:JO p.m:.The :.· up-_.,. ~ .30) widu Y4ay of.Jliullc C...,S • . by 111--, malntr,ap lbinir ~ t o ~ a,nii Gildc- - : .: . femval wraps fflUllc. Performers lilcluila·'5ed......, ladlil ~ )ihll.' -~ ,. ·t1cLiichian. Vatj, lllil~...._;;.._ . ~• . - . -~ follde name'd-w, l>)wl..ioplayblrmonlc'a of, _lleralbuml. lkhouih he'sfOl,llld ~ on-. -~ -~:-·o._Siinday -: (July 30). Jliny ~~ . . . . Queal ~ -~ which - recamrnald- the ·. . . . - thacfas·Oomlno~ him off the.._.• E,cpo,·w11ere lewis felt a ~-drou&h sufficient. Abo on .5unday .fl1&ht, .the PIii ~ ~ plays the Soft Rock Cafe; it's classyilonHtriven jazz without a cover charge. On Monday ~y 31), , _ . and Lloyd come up from Nashville to perform a pair of shows at the JR Country Oub. The duo has been dubbed by some as the new Everly Brothers, was which is not exactly a putdown. If loud, rude, hard rock is more to your taste, then L.A.'s Faith No More will likely flll your prescription on Monday Quly 31) at the Town Pump. On Thursday through Saturday (August 3 to 5), nostalgia freaks can check out the Pied Pumkln reunion that has been making the rounds of the folk festivals . It comes to the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, where there is a roof, permitting a somewhat more comfortable listening environment than certain soggy parks have recently provided. Upcoming, Ellen Mclllwaine brings her raunchy slide guitar to the Town Pump Friday and Saturday (August 4 and 5). The Commodore offers Blue Rodeo, possibly Canada's best band, Saturday (August 5), and don't forget Voices for the Wlldern-. the three-