As a DIT representative from the Fletcher Collective, I’m very excited about the show we are putting on this Friday! Fletcher Collective is rarely used as a house venue, but when it is, it never disappoints. You may or may not recall being here to see Her Majesty Ship, Victory!, Rotten Wood Moon, Nunca Duerma, Chelsea Boys and Tacocat, or perhaps Zombie Apocalypse Now! and the Proverbials. Once again we will be bringing musical acts coming from a range of sounds and influences. This time around it is two days before Halloween, so we are attempting to decorate appropriately, and hope to see you all in costume.

The show will begin with the local free jazz three guitar onslaught Forget The Times, who will bring more noise than your ears have room for. This band is fairly new, but are already showing extreme dedication to the Kalamazoo music scene.

Then the Almanac Shouters, the resident acoustic singer songwriter folk punk outfit of Kalamazoo. This will be their second show as a three piece. Expect upright bass and songs to yell along with.

From Jackson, Michigan Matt Rozensky will be doing an improvised electronic set. For an example of what he will be doing: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=455984884240&ref=mf

And touring from Rhode Island, will be Tik Tok, with a vaudvillian, rag-time, clanky, jangly folk sound. Just Tom Waitsesque enough to be perfect for a Halloween show.

This will be a free show, but a bucket will be going around throughout the night for donations for Tik Tok, as they are on a long tour and could use help getting to their next stop.

I look forward to seeing you all there and in costume, and have a happy Halloween.