The No Fun House is at it again. Monday evening there will be another night of acoustic entertainment as Abbi Rajasekhar, a native of Alpena, Michigan, makes her way out on a tour in support of her new album. Locals Silphium Blooms and Everyone and Their Empty Cups join for an intimate evening of music in the company of good friends and good food. If you’d like to contribute a dish, please feel free. The potluck will start at 7PM and music will start once everyone is good and fed. Bring some bucks for donation!

Kalamashoegazer is an organization/collective that brings shoegaze/dreampop/twee and C86 influenced groups to Kalamazoo, MI for annual events that celebrate the sub-genre. Kalamashoegazer was started in 2007 by April Morris from the dreampop band, Glowfriends. April and her brother, Mark Morris, guitarist in Glowfriends, work together to put the festival on each year and create events that bring a cross-country community of indie bands and fans together in the name of shoegaze.

The fifth annual Kalamashoegazer will take place on Saturday, August 20th at 3 P.M. at The Strutt for $10. This year’s line-up consists of West Bend, Wisconsin’s Canyons of Static

Brief Candles of Milwaukee, WI

Whales of Chicago, IL

Gospel Gossip from Northfield, MN

28 Degrees Taurus of Allston, MA

Kalamazoo favorites, Glowfriends

Crash City Saints, another of Kalamazoo’s own
Im Only Looking – Crash City Saints

And Akron, Ohio’s  This Is Antarctica will also be performing.

The point and purpose of this event is to bring together friends, fans and bands that are influenced by bands that came out of what was once called “The Scene That Celebrates It’s Self” or the shoegazing genre. Also those interested by C86, twee, dreampop, late 80’s/early 90’s underground, ambient and space rock will want to take notice. So come on out and take part of this awesome tradition of awesome music.

Tomorrow night at Louie’s Trophy House offers up a night of complex riffage, soulful sounds and wicked brews.

On the bill will be Kzoo‘s own math-rockers Good News serving up some wicked tunes.

Adding to the tastily complex and deliciously dissonant vibe, our sister-city GR friends in Charles the Osprey will be tearin’ it up with some new material.

To round out the bill, Jersey’s own Gates will be takin’ it down a notch [and just one notch] and giving us a taste of melodic indie soundscape-creating awesomness that’s still in the vein of tappy and experimental. 18+, 5 bones, doors at 8:30. Don’t miss this one, kids.

Kalamazoo Public Library’s  downtown branch will be filled with the sweet americana sounds of Graham Parsons and the Go Rounds tommorow night at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free and the show is open to all ages.

Just thought ya’ll should know.

Locals Lincoln County War and Birdfingers will be performing in the No Fun House living room Sunday, along with The New and Very Welcome from Burlington, Vermont. There will be a potluck beforehand feel so feel free to bring a dish or simply some snacks to share – or just come over to enjoy some delicious food and an intimate night of music. The food portion is scheduled to start at 7PM with music following afterward.

Bring a few dollars to donate so we can help some touring musicians from all the way out East!

For a few good visual reasons to show up, check out the videos on The New and Very Welcome’s site.

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Experimental music is hitting the Strutt again, and with force tomorrow night. The Soup Cans are coming down from Canada, and bringing their own brand of noise-infused punk rock with them. Frantic sometimes, downright frightening others, The Soupcans will make you fell something you’ve not felt in a long time – if ever before.

.Also up on the bill, local Kalamazoo noise-rock post-everything band Forget The Times will be out en force. Featuring members of such prominent local groups as Rotten Wood Moon, The Philly Crawlers, Lincoln County War, The Reptilian, and Son Drop, this batch of fellas are out to do something they’ve never done before. One thing they have done, however, is put out a tape, and they’re gonna do it again: This is FTT’s official second tape-release on Already Dead Tapes. This is a collection of older live recordings, in case you’re in to that.

Finally, local long-time noise musician Sid Redlin of Boron Nuzzle will be bringing his strange drone electronica to bear against the minds of the willing. His is a mesmerizing set, and should be a lot of fun.

Courtesy http:theatomage.net

If your preference tomorrow night is a more straight-forward approach to music, however, you can always pop down to Louie’s Trophy House Grille and check out The Atom Age. These guys are punk-influenced rock from Hollywood California, and one of the hardest working bands I’ve ever met. Loud, high-energy rockin’-out is to expected in full.

Supporting these cats is the local Ska outfit The Mushmen. They just put out a new album last week, and that show was a display of The Mushmen being high-energy as they have ever been. Dancing is not just a suggestion with these guys, it’s the rule.

The music for both shows start at 9pm. The Strutt’s cover is 5 bucks, Louies’ cover is 6 bucks. Both are great deals for excellent shows. See you out and about.

House venues come and go in Kalamazoo very often and it is awesome when a new place gets started up. This Tuesday the newest addition to the Kalamazoo house show circuit, The KFC Castle, will be having its first show!

Spelling Bee is a spazzy post-punk duo from St. Louis, MO. They are some friendly people that play very loud and noisy jams in the realm of Lightning Bolt.

And from the other side of the country, Nightlights from Florida will be bringing their catchy pop punk tunes to Kalamazoo.

Bike Tuff and The Reptilian will be tagging along as the local acts. Bring donations for touring bands. If you got beers, you got bucks. Show will start at 8 and be respectful of the crib. Check out the Facebook Event thang!