Monthly Archives: July 2013

TAKE A BREAK FROM MOVING – Wayne Manor / Louie’s 8.1

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It’s the end of July, and chances are you’re moving, your friends are moving, and you are exhausted – ready to not look at the furniture you swore was lighter last year. Here’s some suggestions for how to unwind!

WAYNE MANOR

CAUST (Virginia)

LVL UP (New York)

VASUVEDA (New Jersey)

GULFER (Montreal)

FORMER TENANTS (local!)

LOUIE’S

CRASH CITY SAINTS (local! Playing as 2 piece)

WAYNE SZALINSKI (Lansing)

THE CARDBOARD SWORDS (Grand Rapids)

BROWN COW (local!)

Shows start at 9:00. Bring money for the outta towners (there’s a lot of ’em). Be excellent.

Screamy Noisey Rock Show at The 411 Club 7/31 9:00 PM

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Come see 6 sweet bands for only $5. That’s less than a dollar per band! And 4 of these bands are from out of town so they need you to come to this show and help make it a good one so we can keep having awesome out-of-town bands make Kalamazoo a destination.

Here’s a little preview of tonight:

edhochuli from Pittsburgh – weighty gnarly riffs & roars

Greyscale from Memphis – post hardcore screamo

Calculator from Los Angeles – post hardcore screamo

Seventeen Again from Kalamazoo – metal punks

Bill Tucker from Chicago – Noise

Forget the Times from Kalamazoo – Noise Rock

Just a fair warning, shows at The 411 have been starting ON THE DOT, so be sure to get there right at 9:00 pm so you don’t miss anything!

GET CAUGHT IN THE GROOVE AT LOUIE’S 8/3

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More often than not, I catch myself thinking, “Gee, I haven’t been to Louie’s in a while, I wonder why that is.”  I mean, the place has everything; food, drink, billiards, taxidermy, and this Saturday night, Louie’s Trophy House and Grill is playing host to some of our fine local talent, as well as some welcome faces from out of town.

Pop Noir cover art

From the sprawling grassy ocean of Ohio, STRANGEWAVE make mountains of musical molehills with a deep melancholy sound http://strangewave.bandcamp.com/

Waiting For The Day cover art

Nobody in town has a bad word to breathe about BORING PEOPLE, certainly not the band, anyway.  Don’t you dare let the name fool you.  http://boringpeople.bandcamp.com/

Rounding out the sound for the evening, is none other than SAXSQUATCH AND THE BRIDGE BAND, Kalamazoo’s premier keister-haulin groove train, here to set your souls on fire.  Or is it soles?  Whichever analogy makes you wanna dance.

The gig is set to take off around 8:30, suggesting a donation of $5 if you please.  18+

Leave some room in your gut for a beer and bring your dancin’ shoes, just in case.

The Reptilian Returns! The Courthouse. 7.27

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The Reptilian and Alta are touring for like a billion years and then coming back to Kalamazoo to play a show at The Courthouse! Show starts at 8 PM//$3-$5 for touring bands//be respectful of each other and the house!

ALTA(Milwaukee,WI): http://alta.bandcamp.com Raw and emotional, Alta brings an interesting twist to the skramz genre. Layered and beautifully flowing, this is a band not to be missed. If you like The Rep, you’ll find something to love in this.

AU REVOIR(NJ): http://aurevoirit.bandcamp.com/ With a textural and sonically massive sound, Au Revoir do post rock very well. Beautiful melodies and wandering soundscapes. FFO Caspian and If These Trees Could Talk

THE REPTILIAN: http://thereptilianband.bandcamp.com/ You know them and love them. They’re back from their tour with Alta, and promise to bring a high energy performance.

ANYBODY BUT THE COPS Spazztastic, in your face punk! Hailing from Kalamazoo, they have a sound and emotion all their own, without having to say a word.

Kalamazoo is such a Drag (City): Alasdair Roberts! 7/22

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Folk music is a distantly-permeating phenomenon that spans continents and centuries. Here in the US, we get a great deal of influence from traditions across the pond. Well, some of that tradition is visiting us here in the Zoo tonight, and Representing Drag City Records while he does.

ALASDAIR ROBERTS Will finger-pick the sauce out of a six-string while he sings songs that are deep, regal, and charming all at once. His voice is strong but not over-bearing, his accent ever-present without being distracting. ‘Swonderful.

Supporting this bill tonight, Double Phelix recording artist FIONA DICKINSON will be playing her own brand of folk-infused music. Sweeping and swelling musical colors cushion a soulful and emotive voice. A Kalamazoo favorite.

Courtesy doublephelix.com

Finally, one of my personal favorite acts that this city has to offer, ALEX QUINLAN will be pickin’ and a-grinin’. His bass-baritone is gritty, yet soothing all at once. He sings songs about post-industrialism and sentimentality (and occasionally a Grieg quote or two). Again with the finger-style six-string, though in an entirely different way from Alasdair. Hopefully his brother Marcus and his upright bass can make it, too.

The music starts tonight at 8pm at the 411 Club (411 N. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, attached the Metro). The door is 5 bucks, but all that scratch goes to Alasdair. Unfortunately, this particular gig is 18+ (sorry guys).

Two shows in Vine Friday night!

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First off, at Touchdown City, is the return of Everyone and Their Empty Cups!!
https://soundcloud.com/everyoneandtheir

wsg The Wrap (ultimate party band)

Estates (WI)
http://ourveryownestates.bandcamp.com/

Regular Fucked Up People (CHI) (feat. members of The New Diet)
http://rfup.bandcamp.com/album/born-live-demos

Event for the show:
https://www.facebook.com/events/145450095639752/?fref=ts

 

And a new house, called the Red Room, is having their first show also, with two newer bands in town!

This Isn’t Where I Parked My Car (KZOO)
https://www.facebook.com/thisisntwhereiparkedmycarkzoo/info

All Odds (KZOO/first show)

Narco Debut (Detroit)
http://narcodebut.bandcamp.com/

Fossil Eyes (KZOO)
http://fossileyes.bandcamp.com/

Event for the show:
https://www.facebook.com/events/496285767112886/

These shows start at 9 and 830 respectively. DONATE TO THE TOURING BANDS!!! Gas ain’t cheap and they need to get home! Respect the houses, bands, and people around you, and have a good time!!

 

 

So Many People and All The Wrong Instruments – The Story of Goofpunks @ Milhouse 7.17

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Pat “The Bunny,” former Vermont turned Arizona based musician has been touring through Kalamazoo for years, under a few different guises. His current songwriting outfit is a large, plugged in, rag-tag group called RAMSHACKLE GLORY, who will be making their second appearance at Milhouse. Ramshackle sings songs about recovery, shelter, and state resistance. Though the subject matter can be heavy, if you’re not dancing, you’re probably missing the point.

On tour with Ramshackle are their buddies from Portland, OR THE TAXPAYERS. The Taxpayers have coined the term goof punk for what they do, and their live performance reflects that wholeheartedly.  A band with a higher energy level than these folks would be difficult to find. This will be The Taxpayers first time in Kalamazoo, so show them a warm welcome.

Finally, local support provided by JEREMY RUGGLES & THE DEAD EGOS. Jeremy has been writing strange folk songs for many years in the area, with a myriad of musicians accompanying. The Dead Egos will be yet another large band based out a folk tradition, but definitely choosing to stray far from it.

Show is kicking off at 9:00. BRING DONATIONS FOR THE TOURING BANDS. It is not cheap to move that many people and instruments across the country. Respect the house, the band, the folks around you, yourself, your community.

DIT Session #42: Sovroncourt – “The Ones”

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DIT Session #42
Sovroncourt – “The Ones”

http://sovroncourt.com/
http://sovroncourt.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sovroncourt

Tar Sands Resistance Legal Fund Benefit Show @ The Back House 7.14

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There’s a lot of information, so I’m going to make this concise.

This event is to raise money for funds to help those with legal troubles in regards to resisting tar sands development projects.

Event starts with a potluck at 6:00 PM

Tar Sands 101 Workshop begins at 8:00 PM

Live Music by:

The Qualudes (GR, Members of The Ameobas), Anybody But The Cops, Circle Get Square!, mattapoisette, Tim Tapper, Alex Russell-Wilkes

Please bring money since this is a fund-raiser. Likely there will be drinks for sale, auctions and other enticing ways to participate and help out.

Tomorrow there will also be a movie viewing, as well as a workshop and discussion at the ithinkyercute house.

If you don’t know where The Back House is, email ditkalamazoo@gmail.com

7/12 & 7/13 Two Days of Festivities @ Wayne Manor

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This weekend at Wayne Manor we’ve got two nights of festivities for you. Kicking it off Friday (7/12­), Jake Simmons and the Little Ghost, The Island of Misfit Toys, The Dead Records, and Saxsquatch & Bridge Band will be bring a night of pop-punk, jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll.  Saturday night’s (7/13) an off the wall, grindcore extravaganza with Gas up Yr Hearse, Yusuke, Sender Receiver, and Tristram.  Check out the links below, Bring a few dollars to help out the touring bands, and respect everyone/everything.

7/12 (will be starting a bit late to accommodate the Millhouse crowd, about 9:30)

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Jake Simmons & the Little Ghosts (Merrill St.)

www.facebook.com/jakesimmonsmusic

The Island of Misfit Toys (Chicago, IL)

https://www.facebook.com/thethailandofmisfitsoys

The Dead Records (Fort Wayne, IN)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dead-Records/161116015366?fref=ts

Saxsquatch & Bridge Band (Heeeell yeeah)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saxsquatch/118521354073?fref=ts

7/13

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Gas up Yr Hearse (Normal/Urbana, IL)

http://gasupyrhearse.bandcamp.com/

Yusuke (Normal/Pekin/Sunnyland, IL)

http://yusuke.bandcamp.com/

Sender Receiver (Detroit, MI)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO4NHpGXxlw

Tristram

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW_CksqgP3s