Monthly Archives: September 2013

Garage Punk and Roll at Louies on Thursday

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Louies Trophy House does it again! DON’T MISS THIS SHOW…..

Buck Biloxi and the Fucks are on tour and are picking up No Bails for a 3 day run together. Buck Biloxi has been to Kalamazoo before and has played the Victory house and UFO Dictator 9. ! Their tour: https://www.facebook.com/events/368794103223560/?ref=2

Legendary Wings: 3 piece white meal from Kalamazoo. Poppin like you like you. Album out on Dirtnap Records and some of the coolest videos on the internet. They have a split on Pelican Pow Wow with Buck Biloxi. Featuring members of BATCAVE, MENTHOLS, THROBBIN’ URGES, NO BAILS.
https://www.facebook.com/legendarywingskalamazoo

Buck Biloxi and the Fucks: 3 piece dark meal from New Orleans LA! Joe on bass (he used to be in the Spits) , Keith (From the Manateees) on drums, and Rob on guitar and angry vox. Also angry stupid punk about being mean and hating things. Records out on Goner, Pelican Pow Wow, and Orgone Toilet.

Pagan Piss: 4 piece extra crispy from Grand Rapids, MI! Fast, hardcore punk that makes you want to walk around aggressively with your fists in the air. First show in Kalamazoo.

No Bails: 3 piece snack from Kalamazoo! One of the bassists on bass, Lindsey on drums, and Useless on Guitar and vocals. Stupid basement punk. Record on Orgone Toilet.
http://Nobails.com/

FREE
8pm Door
9pm Show starts! No Joke! It’s a Thursday, so get here! Short sets so you don’t want to miss them!

Donations loved and appreciated at the door for the Touring Bands.

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Long band name fest at Milhouse tonight!!

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Three band show, all playing at Milhouse for the first time!

Tom Blacklung and The Smokestacks (NJ), groovy and pissed.

Everyone and Their Empty Cups (Kzoo). Wait, what?
http://https://soundcloud.com/everyoneandtheir/khan-seannery

This Isn’t Where I Parked My Car?! (Kzoo) Funk punk.
http://http://www.reverbnation.com/thisisntwhereiparkedmycar

DONATIONS FOR THE TOURING BANDS! Music at 9 sharp, please respect the house and people around you.

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DIT Session #44: Ami Saraiya & The Outcome – “Soundproof Box”

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DIT Session #44
Ami Saraiya & The Outcome – “Soundproof Box”

http://www.amisaraiya.com/
http://amisaraiyaandtheoutcome.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/AmiSaraiyaandTheOutcome

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Across the Northern Americas and Unto Kalamazoo Basements – 9.23 – MILHOUSE

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To me, it’s sometimes baffling the distance many musicians travel just to end up in a basement in the midwest. Not that I’m complaining, really, I’m celebrating! Reveling in the fact that a small college town can functionally and consistently bring in artists from far, to enjoy their works.

This show happening at Milhouse on Monday, September 23rd is a prime example of this sort of trek. Two different tours, two different ends of the Northern American continent coming together. SCREAMING QUEENS are traveling all the way from Vancouver, BC, and KRILL are by contract coming all the way from Boston, MA.

SCREAMING QUEENS a noisy, heavy queer punk outfit. Their sound is driving and mean, but not cliche, and throws back to some old-school experimenters, but with a new flare.

KRILL by contrast are a catchy experimental fuzzed out pop concoction. They’ve got all the hooks but I would not call them predictable. These folks are friends of Speedy Ortiz, veteran performers of the Milhouse basement, and certainly if you enjoy Speedy, you’re guaranteed to dig Krill.

PLUS LOCAL SUPPORT BY

ANYBODY BUT THE COPS – spazzy jazzy angular change-up punks with a new deom

FORMER TENANTS – punk, post hardcore, and everything else the kids are into these days

Show starts and 9:00.

BRING DONATION FOR THE TOURIN’, BRING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE FOR YERSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE,  BE STRANGE/GET RAD.

If you need the address, email ditkalamazoo@gmail.com

Already Dead Family Reunion 3: Already Dead-er

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Kalamazoo is fortunate enough to hold split-custody with an excellent tape and record label – Already Dead Tapes & Records, to be exact. Well, they treat themselves a lot like an extended family, and so every year, like to hold a bit of a Family Reunion. This weekend marks the 3rd one. I’ll spare you the talky-talky and get down to the details:

DAY 1: Thursday Sept. 19th at the Kalamazoo Collective Arts Center (511 W. Vine)

6/6:25 – Fuzz Town (MI)
6:25/7:05 – Cape And Cowl (MI)
7:05/7:45 – Kevin Greenspon (CA)
7:45/8:25 – T.J. Borden & Pat Cain (NY)
8:25/9:05 – Saxsquatch (MI)
9:05/9:45 – Ultralight (MN)
9:45/10:25 – Radiator Hospital (PA)
10:25/11:05 – Big Waves Of Pretty (WI)
11:05/12 – Not The Wind, Not The Flag (Canada)

DAY 2: Friday Sept. 20th @ The 411 Club (411 N. Westnedge)

6/6:30 – Anybody But The Cops vs. Seventeen Again
6:30/7:15 – Invisible Trails (MI)
7:15/8 – Frankie Teardrop (OH)
8/8:45 – Video Daughters (NY)
8:45/9:30 – Chat Logs (NY)
9:30/10:15 – Electric Nature (GA)
10:15/11 – Forget The Times (MI)
11/11:45 – The New Diet (IL)
11:45/12:30 – No Monster Club (Ireland)

DAY 3: Friday Sept. 21st @ The 4aa Club (411 N. Westnedge)

6/6:30 – Boring People (MI)
6:30/7:15 – U.S. Tribes (IL)
7:15/8 – Lore City (IL)
8/8:45 – Britches (MO)
8:45/9:30 – Ou Ou (MO)
9:30/10:15 – About A Million (is the greatest) (PA)
10:15/11 – Nesey Gallons (GA)
11/11:45 – Problems That Fix Themselves (IL)
11:45/12:30 – Teenage Tasteless (Germany)

There are also a pair of most excellent after-parties at WAYNE MANOR. with Friday night featuring Morseville Bridge, Bill Tucker, and The Grow Fangs. Saturday night will feature Mezzanine Swimmers, Spelling Bee, and and The Wrap.

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Tickets are $10 per night at the door, or you can buy a weekend pass for 21 bucks. There will be plenty of excellent music and swag to purchase from the various touring bands. The people will be wonderful, the friends will be fantastic, and the music, of course, will be outstanding.

Pleased join in, y’all. After all, it’s an extended family.

The New Diet Premier New Track “Kzoo”!

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DIT Kalamazoo is proud to premier a brand new track from Chicago’s The New Diet. These dudes have been playing Kalamazoo for a few years now and are a big favorite around town. This new track called “Kzoo” is an ode to our fair city. Enjoy!

Also, be sure to check these dudes out at the upcoming Already Dead Family Reunion! They’ll be playing this Friday, 11pm @ The 411 Club along with Forget The Times, No Monster Club, The Electric Nature, Chat Logs, Video Daughters, Frankie Teardrop, Shark Beach, Seventeen Again and Anybody But The Cops. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!

A Big Night in Kalamazoo 9/12

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There’s a lot to do in Kalamazoo tonight, and so no excuses not to find yourself somewhere.

First and Foremost, An active Kalamazoo show-goer and all-around great guy, Jerrod Smith, has unfortunately passed away after a battle with illness. There will be a excellent benefit show thrown tonight in his honor and remembrance.

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This line-up will consist of The Mushmen (kzoo ska),  AJ Draper (kzoo music),  Decades (kzoo music), Ghost Bunnies (kzoo rock), The Wrap (kzoo insanity), and featuring Jerrod Smith & the Windmill Full of Corpses (kzoo rock), who will be showcasing as many of Jerrod’s favorite tunes as possible.

8pm is go-time. All money collected will go to help Jerrod’s family.

Also up that night, there’s some jazz and such happening at Milhouse. From Rome, Italy, Bulldog Drummond will be playing fusion music, as will UK touring act World Service Project. Kalamazoo locals Rotten Wood Moon, as well as Saxsquatch and Bridge Band, will round out the set.

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Dinner is served around 8. Donations will be asked to help the touring bands get where they need to go.

Wayne Manor Sunday night show! 9.8.13

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Great start of a new week, lots of great bands coming over to Kalamazoo!

Man Mountain (Detroit): Beautfiul and gorgeous post rock. Huge arrangements, and lovely sounds, coming from Detroit. Not to be missed! http://manmountain.bandcamp.com/album/to-call-each-thing-by-its-right-name

Sunlight Ascending (Clawson, MI): An ambient and atmospheric post rock band hailing from Clawson, MI. Bringing lots of cool elements to the post rock genre. Highly recommended. http://sunlight-ascending.bandcamp.com/

Wayne Szalinski (East Lansing): Bring tissues. An emotional, dreamy, and downright heartwrenching band, with grogeous music to boot. This is their second time coming through Kalamazoo this summer/fall, so be sure to show them some love. http://wayneszalinski.bandcamp.com/album/fondly-truly

Brown Cow(Kalamazoo):Kalamazoo female-fronted indie-rock

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brown-Cow/158575024166181

Doors at 8, show at 9. Y’all know the drill. Bring donations for the touring bands, there are 3 on this bill and gas ain’t cheap. Respect the music, respect each other, respect the house.

Electric Six frontman to make a rare solo appearance at Louies on September 2nd!

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Courtesy of Andy Argo, of Sista Mista, all of Kalamazoo will have a rare chance to see DICK VALENTINE (of The Electric Six) perform a solo set at Louies Trophy House Bar and Grill.

Not familiar with Dick Valentine and The Electric Six?  Get acquainted!  The Electric Six is known for the wacky, charismatic antics of Dick Valentine paired with infectious rock and roll hooks!  The Dick Valentine solo set promises to be convey the same energy in a more intimate setting.

Local Support will be provided by….

Brown Cow (Starry Eyed Indie Rockers)

Crash City Saints (Sugar Coated Shoegaze)

SISTA MISTA (Cross Dressing Noisy Hip Hop)

Chuck Whiting and His Rowdy Friends (Rockabilly Revival)

TOMORROW AT 9.  SUGGESTED $5 DONATION.  SEE YOU THERE!

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