DIT Session #33
Anybody But The Cops – It’s Only Weird Because I Lost All My Hair
http://anybodybutthecops.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/AnybodyButTheCops
Man, I wish I was as cool the liner of this jacket.
Grime nonsense like static through television Saturday morning cartoons, except going on this Friday night at the, one and only, Milhouse. It’s as if the winter has you feeling to clean or adult like, then slam bam wick-a-wham you have fun-noisy-rock thrown into a dishwasher and up-through those rabbit ears we all used to have fun adjusting in the wee small hours of the morning to watch the naughty channels. Friday night is for the ’90s kids. Individuals born in ’80s are also welcome–and they may invite the other decades if they promise to be cool.
Speedy Ortiz is back from the pits of shows that weren’t with Minutes–which was a bloody fine, hot show that had the room running with sweat and dusty ceiling bits. Had you dancing about with plenty of head swinging–more like droopy swaying with heavy female narration. Moody summertime tunes in a winter basement. Some say they are akin to Built to Spill, and others could say they’d fit right in with The Pillows.
Roomrunner is also tailing with Speedy Ortiz on their newest tour. Sounding like droning forever rock, Roomrunner just keeps pacing, jogging, moving, and playing to a driven guitar section and garage vocals until things fall apart. Faster than Speedy Ortiz and a bit more like Sex Bob-ombs–if that is a silly enough comparison for ya’. Less silly things could be
Speaking of things falling apart–look who is back together! Rotten Wood Moon is adding on to it’s string of sparse shows with their first of the year. Mad conversations ‘twixt pedals, strings, and however they can be abused or contorted, Rotten Wood Moon rambles on in the finest of noise fashions.
Finally, those wascally sludge punk-ers, Anybody But The Cops, are going to smear over rock and dirtied-up the funk in an appropriately grimy fashion, I’m sure. Recently, bassist Rory was quoted as saying “my bass line is just too clean for these songs” so expect to feel ashamed of how nasty those notes are going to rattle your ass-kicking boots.
Hey, Speedy Ortiz is out on tour from Northampton, MA and Roomrunner is here from Baltimore, MD, so show some donation love for the touring bands.
Respect the house, be totally radical, eat some pizza, enjoy the show. And dress up like a Street Shark. But that is only if you want to be my best friend.
This Wednesday, DIT Kalamazoo will be hosting a Kalamazoo Free School workshop focused on live sound and acoustics. The workshop is intended to share skills in mixing, equalizing, and leveling on the PA, but will also touch on sound-proofing and other aspects of live audio.
Local sound/recording engineer Mark Larmee will be facilitating the workshop and can be contacted at marklar.recordings@gmail.com with any questions, contributions, or follow-up. The event will take place at 926 Davis St in Kalamazoo, begins at 8:30pm, and is (of course) free and open to the public. You can connect with the Facebook event here.
Kalamazoo Free School is a group of individuals dedicated to sharing useful skills and knowledge in an accessible manner. For more information on Kalamazoo Free School and a list of KFS events, feel free to visit the WordPress page.
DIT Session #32
The La De Les – The Sulfur Baths
http://ladeles.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theladeles
Got a New Year’s Resolution? Here’s a new one: scout out the house venues.
If you haven’t read this article, give it a read.
We have new music finding its way in Kalamazoo, as well as viewers by the day. Now we have a new house to become acquainted with. Full House is hosting its first show this Sunday, January 6th, to kick off the new year.
House shows is about the variety of music. Here at Full House you can expect your ears to widen from this hardcore collection of bands. Starts at 7 pm.
The Cavities travel from the liberty land of Philadelphia. Typical of the genre, they use double bass drums and fast guitars, however, what will catch you off guard is their use of melody. Not to mention their big, full tone.
Pastimes can offer a different listening experience. Coming from Maine, they can even sound post-rock, as they paint a soundscape called “Colorblind,” they slowly crescendo. They almost echo Explosions in the Sky with their ensemble of guitars. That is, until their singer wails at the climax. The song slows again, the drums marches in triumphantly, the other guitar layers another harmony.
As for the more local bands, Old Soul comes from Mount Pleasant. They call themselves a “Blackened Post-rock band,” blending elements of atmospheric rock, hardcore, and screamo.
Tristam, playing between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, is another local act. They’re fast, loud, and energetic. Expect to be blown back from a wall of guitar.
Greenwashed is a band from the Grand Rapids-Muskegon area. They will scream, and they will play. Fast. Quite possibly the fastest of the night.
The touring groups, the Cavities and Pastimes, can be distinguished by their use of space within their songs. If you’re new, unfamiliar, or hesitant about hardcore, these two offer a great deal of melody. The rhythm section will be tight for a few measures, then suddenly visceral guitar chords will cut through the song.
Whether you are a die hard metal fan or an occasional listener, be open to these guys. They’ll full of surprises.
Check out this new venue. But respect the place. Respect the bands. It might get a bit rowdy, but remember to respect the audience. Respect yourself.
Bring a some dollars, especially for our touring friends, and e-mail ditkalamazoo@gmail.com for directions.
Basically the show tomorrow.
Alright. Want punk-rock? Courthouse has it–provided by those friendly Hex Bombs. Sure to blow your face off, along with all the piercings and punk apparel you choose to bring along.
Jake Simmons? He’s feeling fiesty too. Feisty enoughto challenge the fearsome Decades fighters to a band battle to the best. Someone bring a trophy–although the prize will be oodles of fun for all.
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Also, good ole Chris Wahamaki, one of the founding members of Crash City Saints will be playing a set together with the ole band–shoegazing holes right through your soles. Dreamsicle-pop, wavy, gum-drop, hazy, fun adjectives.
Spastic math rock will be all over listeners plates too, if they give their ears to touring band Smallhouse–this duo is on tour from Bowling Green, KY, and is sure to scream your eyes open while technical instrumentals will keep things titillating.
He has one more thing to add, too. Chris will be performing a unique set of sorts of his solo project, UUNO, with the hometown heroes of Crash City Saints, Lincoln County War, Werewolf, Mushmen, and Witchfingers. I’ll let you figure out how that might sound.
Respect the court, respect the citizens, respect yourself, respect the fun. Show starts at 9 p.m.
Questions? Email ditkalamazoo@gmail.com or espontaneo.clark@gmail.com
Also. This.
2013 has barely begun and Milhouse is already gearing up to tear it a new one. The first of several January shows scheduled for the venerated domicile, this Wednesday evening’s events will hit you right in the funky bone.
Hailing from Milwaukee with more groove than your uncle’s record collection, SOUL LOW
http://soullowband.bandcamp.com/
A dynamic duo bound and determined to make you shake in your seats, SHUFFLE
http://www.facebook.com/xxshuffle24
And bringing jams so smooth they belong on bread with peanut butter,
SAXSQUATCH AND BRIDGE BAND
Sleep off the overhang on Tuesday, then wake up and get down on Wednesday
Respect the bands, the house, your fellow homo sapiens, and whatever else you can get your hands on.
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