This weekend, Denton singer-songwriter Doug Burr will travel with his band members and a few others to record an album in the tiny town of Tehuacana, Texas (so tiny that it's considered a suburb of Mexia).

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Doug Burr

This ain't no ordinary album; it's a set of biblical Psalms that Burr put to music.

"I've been wanting to arrange Psalms as songs for a few years now," the country-folk artist said in a phone chat this week. "That's how they were originally intended, anyway. And I think these versions of them will hit more than just the Christian community, because the words and ideas are so universal."

Since the record won't necessarily be considered "Doug Burr's next album," he doesn't know when or in what form it will come out. But his band and some special guests do plan to perform the album in its entirety at next Saturday's All Good Cafe gig.

Look for more next week on Burr's Psalms project, including the reason he wanted to record it in the middle of nowhere. Until then, check out his original songs at myspace.com/dougburr.

The veteran local musicians in the Toadies have drawn large crowds every time they've reunited onstage, so it's no surprise that this Saturday's Ridglea Theater show sold out. But the fact that it sold out in less than an hour probably has something to do with the band recording a new album for the first time in seven years. No Deliverance won't be out until August, but this concert should provide the lucky ticketholders with a sizable preview of its material.

Many downtown Funkytown venues will welcome local acts to their stages on Sunday for Fort Worth Weekly's 11th annual Music Awards Showcase. It'll give fans a chance to see many of the alt-weekly paper's nominated acts live, in order to make informed ballot choices. And there are no cover charges at the venues! But if you have $5, you should fork it over for the official awards compilation CD, which contains tracks by bands such as Calhoun, the Cut Off and Mount Righteous. Proceeds go to SafeHaven of Tarrant County, a charity for abused women and children. Find out more about the showcase and how to get the CD at fwweekly.com.

FRIDAY: Denton's A.M. Ramblers, a group of young guys playin' old-school bluegrass, will debut its new self-titled CD at a show at Andy's on the Little D Square. I adore this CD, but I'm more country than most folks 'round these parts. Mmm-hm. myspace.com/theamramblers.

SATURDAY: Dallas band Dove Hunter releases its long-awaited debut CD The Southern Unknown on Saturday at Double Wide. Read an interview with the band at QuickDFW.com/localmusic. And for the music-lovin' art crowd, the Art Conspiracy group will host its second SEED fund-raiser at Sons of Hermann. Expect art-auction action and live music from Matthew and the Arrogant Sea, Beauxregard , Spector 45 and Pet Hospital. artconspiracy.org.

Hunter blogs about local music at nightlifeblog.QuickDFW.com.