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About djhardbargain

I book and promote shows in Kalamazoo and nearby cities. I run Already Dead Tapes with Josh Tabbia. http://alreadydeadtapes.com/ I play music as Forget The Times. http://forgetthetimes.wordpress.com/ I DJ on 89.1 WIDR every Saturday 10pm-1am. Spinning soul/funk/gospel/r&b/afrobeat/hip hop/reggae/jazz under the heading 'Get In The Groove'. http://getinthegroovewidr.tumblr.com/

AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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DIT Kalamazoo loves you and wishes you a safe, responsible, polite, PC New Year.

However, NO FUN HOUSE WANTS YOU TO PARTY LIKE IT’S 2009!!!

None other than GROW FANGS!, ROTTEN WOOD MOON & PROBLEMS THAT FIX THEMSELVES will be kicking it old school and rocking the night away like only they can!!!

Plus, we’ve just received word that all the neighbors will be out of town tonight! Meaning: NO COPS NO PARENTS NO WORRIES

Word on the street is, there may even be a little secret fun going on upstairs in honor of Emilie Tole’s birth…

 

$3 Noise Rock Show? Don’t Mind If I Do!!

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In case you didn’t know, The Strutt loves you. And the best way it knows how to show it is by constantly hosting the best shows possible at the lowest price possible. Tonight is no exception!

Flier by Sid Redlin

That’s right, ONLY $3!!! Not convinced? Check out this sweet video of Hordes doing their thing:

Vinyl enthusiast may recognize the bass player as Jon Howard from FBC.

 

PUNK PUNK PUNK PUNK PUNK PUNK

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Tonight!! The No Fun House will host a punk rock show of epic proportions!!! May I present, The Atom Age:

In case you’re not familiar. You’ve probably heard the singer’s other project… one of the greatest pop punk bands of all time, THE QEERS.

Opening the party will be Kalamazoo punk rock super stars Ackley Kid!!! Don’t be the only one missing out on this!!

Doors at 8. First band at 9. $2 for the touring band. No booze, no drugs, no jerks.

See you there!

DIT (K) Meeting! Intelligence Show!

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Happy Sunday afternoon everyone! Hope you’re all enjoying the wonderful weather and maybe some coffee and doughnuts. We here at DIT (K) want you to continue having a wonderful day and have a few suggestions on how to accomplish that.

First, stop on by 210 Allen Blvd. at 2pm today. We’re having our weekly get together where we talk about upcoming local shows, listen to show requests from touring bands, review new local albums and eat fried chicken. Everyone is welcome. Come hang out with us!

Second, The Intelligence + The Amoebas + Electric Lincoln (County War) are playing at The Strutt tonight! If you’re not sure about whether or not to come to this one, then check out these videos and be convinced! Doors at 8:30, first band at 9:30, all ages, $8. See you there!

AIDS Wolf / D Rider / Rotten Wood Moon / Spykes

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THIS SHOW IS GOING TO BE AMAZING. BRING YOUR FRIENDS. BRING YOUR FAMILY. EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS!!!

AIDS Wolf is releasing their new album ‘March To The Sea’!

D Rider features one of the members of the great U.S. Maple!

Rotten Wood Moon is playing as the ‘classic quartet’ (Sean, Alex, Benji & Josh!)

Spykes is the solo project of Wolf Eyes’ John Olson!

Only $10 for all of this great fun!!! Doors are at 8pm and Spykes kicks it off at 9pm sharp.

See you there!

The Sky Drops / Ava Luna / Philly Crawlers

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Do you like beautiful vocal melodies? Do you like to not spend very much money on concerts? Do you often find yourself with a bad case of the Mondays? Then you owe it to yourself to stop on by The Strutt tomorrow night!

We’ve got an absolutely killer lineup:

Doors at 8pm. First band at 9pm. $5

See you there.

Daniel Francis Doyle in two days!

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Tired of shelling out the big bucks for shows lately? Well then The Strutt is your place to be this weekend!

Free show tomorrow featuring Fields Of Industry, Elk Welcome, Secret Twins and Good News(see review below)!  Doors are at 8pm and first band kicks off at 9.

This Sunday features the astounding Daniel Francis Doyle, Radiator Hospital, Summer Pledge and That’s Blood! All for only $5! That’s less than 2 gallons of gas!!! Doors are again at 8pm and first band at 9pm.

Check out this cool interview Dan did for Spin Magazine.

Come On, Feel The Noise Rock!

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This Friday! The No Fun House is being overrun by a bunch of dirty noise rockers. Hide your mothers and children. It’s going to be wild.

First up is Grand Rapids’ Victory!. Not to be confused with Kalamazoo’s HMS, Victory!. I know it’s confusing. Just trust me. Victory! is a two piece Noise Core Rot band. You may know them as Sam and Brandon from the new line up of Spit For Athena. You may not know them at all. Even more of a reason to come to the show then. This is punk rock like you’ve never heard it before. Get ready.

Next up, Divorce Party will be making their Kalamazoo debut. Do you like The Locust, Arab On Radar, or AIDS Wolf? Then I personally guarantee that you will love Divorce Party. Listen for yourself:

http://divorceparty.bandcamp.com/album/divorce-party-ep

Rounding out the night will be local Post Everything Free Jazz Freak Out Rockers, Forget The Times. Three guitars and a drummer who sometimes plays saxophone. Bring earplugs.

All this craziness goes down Friday October 1st at the No Fun House. 9pm sharp. No punk rock time. If you don’t know the address, shoot us an email at ditkalamazoo@gmail.com. $2 suggested donation for the traveling bands.

See you there!

They Come From Osaka, Japan!

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This Wednesday, The Strutt is hosting a legend. The amazing Shonen Knife!This all girl pop punk power trio paved the way for Japanese bands and was the first big band from their country to tour the USA. Shonen Knife has recorded some of the greatest and catchiest pop punk songs of all time. And they’ve been doing it since 1981!

An incredibly respected band, SK has toured with Sonic Youth, Nirvana and Mudhoney. Thurston Moore even helped put together a tribute album featuring some of the coolest underground artists of the day covering SK songs.

This is pop punk as it should be. Super fun, fast and short. With songs that only leave you wanting more. Don’t believe me? Check them out yourself:

Joining the fun is Kill Rock Stars Records’ Grass Widow. GW is another all girl power trio but with a slightly different sound. GW have perfected that lo-fi 60s revival indie pop sound that has been going on lately. They are very quickly making a name for themselves. Chances are, you’ll be hearing a lot more of them in the near future.

Locals on this show are the amazing Glowfriends from Kalamazoo and Swimsuit from Ypsilanti. If you’re a lover of local music, you’ve probably already heard these two great bands. But, just in case, here’s some cool videos for you: