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Too Heavy, Too Good – Hordes, Seventeen Again, Shoto, Forget The Times – Bespin – 2.13 + Bonus show at Satellite Records!

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When noise bands become metal, when metal becomes punk, when punk becomes indecipherable – then you’ve got this show happening at BESPIN (aka Cloud City).

This winter has seen a slow down in house shows, so if you’re looking to break up the drabness of the February weather, this would be a solid opportunity.

HORDES are long time experimenters out of Lansing, MI, who are bringing their heaviest, doomiest set yet to Kalamazoo.

SEVENTEEN AGAIN are back after a hiatus, and they’ve got new material to show off. Plus, because they’re mostly playing new stuff, their set is as short as when the first began, so you’re going to want to make it there on time to be sure you don’t miss ’em.

SHOTO are the heaviest, most technical band around Kalamazoo featuring three of the nicest guys that look somewhat like Charles Manson.

FORGET THE TIMES bring a new thing every time, and honestly it’s always been my favorite to see what their improvised set becomes on a louder set. You will not be disappointed.

This show begins at 9:00! Bring donation! Be swell as hell!

PLUS THERE IS A SHOW AT SATELLITE RECORDS STARTING AT 6:00 PM YOU CAN GO TO FIRST, FEATURING FORMER RESIDENT OF KZOO KYLE LANDSTRA!

KYLE LANDSTRA, GARDENER, SID REDLIN

 

Satellite Records Continues To Bring It – Storm Ross, Windjammer, Forget The Times – 1.31

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Kalamazoo DIY has been bringing incredible music from all over the world to this tiny college town, but sometimes the real gems are right here in your own backyard. This Saturday, come and see some prime experimenters right from the mitten.

STORM ROSS is a multi-faceted three-piece out of Ann Arbor merging electronic experimentation with psychedelia and heavier elements. The sound is unique and effective, if you’re looking for something you haven’t seen before.

FORGET THE TIMES are local heavy hitters, performing with a variable cast for almost five years. Since they’re improv, there’s always something new with each show. If you’ve missed ’em, then you’re missing out.

WINDJAMMER is the newest project of experimentation in town, bringing full-fledged strangeness out of just one guitar. A literal merchant sailing ship of cool sounds.

SHOW STARTS AT 6:00. BRING DONATION AS ALWAYS. BE EXCELLENT, OF COURSE. GIVE SATELLITE YOUR HIGH-FIVES.

NO BAILS/ LEGGY/ DISASTRONAUTS/ DOOMICILE – SOUNDS LOUD & LUSCIOUS AT LOUIE’S! 12.8

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Louie’s Trophy House

629 Walbridge, Kalamazoo

NO BAILS (www.nobails.com)

No-nonsense skatepunk from this Kalamazoo trio, fronted by Useless Eater, the host of WIDR’s

Down in Flames (for all your punk radio needs.) Thick chunky guitars! Songs under two minutes!

Songs about crappy ’90s wrestlers! What else do you need?

LEGGY (http://leggy.bandcamp.com/)

Shimmering dreampop from a female-led trio that comes to Louie’s all the way from Cincinnati!

DISASTRONAUTS

Garagey goodness from Grand Rapids.

DOOMICILE (https://www.facebook.com/Doomicile)

This is a side project of Wallace Lucas, guitarist for Kalamazoo’s Boring People. Songs of loss

and loneliness, joined to a voice whose resigned anguish is an emotion we’ve all felt. Music that is both

http://doomicile.bandcamp.com/album/people-are-so-strange

Donation at the door! Bring your friends!

Kalamazoo Throwbacks and Favorites – PROBLEMS THAT FIX THEMSELVES, THE NEW DIET, FORGET THE TIMES @ Milhouse 11.29

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If you haven’t heard, former Kalamazoo project turned Chicago project PROBLEMS THAT FIX THEMSELVES have released a new album. You can read all about it right here, on a lovely earlier DIT post. You can also go to the listening party at Satellite 10697266_10102636338802822_2225884409184879828_oRecords on the 29th, at 6:00PM, where you could win a free copy of the record!

Problems is a long-standing but ever changing noise project from Josh Tabbia, the Chicago counterpart to the Kalamazoo/Chicago tape and record label ALREADY DEAD, which you may or may not be familiar with from the Already Dead Family Reunion – a yearly musical event that happens in the fall based around the label.

Sean Hartman, the Kalamazoo counterpart to the label, will also be performing at the Milhouse show in his full band noise collective FORGET THE TIMES. A large difference in sound and performance style from Problems, this show is sure to illustrate variance of noise music to you, if you are still yet unfamiliar.

Finally, Kalamazoo favorites out of Chicago THE NEW DIET will be making another appearance. Though you may or may not have seen them before, rumor has it that this show will be somewhat of a departure from the stuff your familiar with. If you’re curious as to what that means, you’ll just have to come and find out. Here’s a snippet of an earlier performance of theirs at Milhouse.

Please please please bring money for donatin’ the outta towners, and be sure to take a look at the merch if you’re into that sot of thing! Be excellent to each other. No time for punk time, so be there at 9:00. Email ditkalamazoo@gmail.com for the address.

 

The Forbidden Zone’s Second Show – 11.7

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The Forbidden Zone is a new house venue in Kalamazoo, 10580031_774923065895563_4987324854287964981_nmaking their debut in late October for a Halloween industrial/noise/goth show. This show is looking to span a huge range of genres, and focus on getting regional bands involved more!

This upcoming show features shoegaze, post rock, punk rock and hardcore elements. Lots of bands traveling from out of town to see what Kalamazoo is all about, so lets show them a good genre-mashing time. Damn near guaranteed to have something for everyone.

LUME – Chicago, IL – heavy noisey shoegaze with influences from post-hardcore. Really big sound

NORTHERNER – Macomb, MI – beautiful, soundscape post-rock

THE TINY UGLY GERMS – Port Huron, MI – melodic punk / post hardcore with some elements of droney-shoegaze

SIDELINED. – Sterling Heights, MI  – pop punky/hardcore/punk rock hearkening back to nights spent at The Fat Guy House

APPLEGATE – Kalamazoo, MI – ethereal blues big harmonies

Show starts at 8! Please bring donations, there’s lots of car gas tanks to feed for this show. Email DITkalamazoo@gmail.com for the address.

Funk Punk and Jazz – Milhouse – 11.1

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Technical jazz, sax-laden funk, and oddball punk all on one bill! Come drink Surge or whatever these kids are doing these days and enjoy the array.

GLIMPSE TRIO (who no longer play as a trio but as a duo) are traveling all the way from California to grace your ears with their technical, complex blend of jazz/funk/rock.

Plus locals SAXQUATCH & BRIDGE BAND and ANYBODY BUT THE COPS will

If you’re unfamiliar with these two acts, expect some funky instrumental originals – in diametrically opposed ways. Saxquatch will make ya dance and move, and ABTC will make you wish you could figure out how to dance and move to what they’ve got

 

Show starts at 9:00! Please respect the house, the bands, yr friends, yr new friends you haven’t met yet. Email DITkalamazoo@gmail.com for the address. Donate to Glimpse Trio so that they may someday make it home to California.

It’s Happening Again! (Meetings, That Is)

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In the history of DIT Kalamazoo, it can be said that much of 2014 was sadly the year of internet communication. But since this is a loose collective of people trying to do something a little bit better, a little bit more exciting and human than sitting around on facebook – we’re looking to break up that monotony once again. DIT Kalamazoo will be hosting weekly meetings, every Sunday at 4PM, at Satellite Records (808 s Westnedge).

If you’ve never been, the meetings are primarily to keep organized what shows/events are happening in the upcoming weeks, share information about how to book/promote/run shows, and to find people to help with projects (I.E. “I have a show but I need help with making a flyer” or “I have this band from California looking for a show, but my roommates aren’t having it, is anyone interested in helping me find a place”).

Meetings are also just a good time to meet up with who is doing what and where. Every band/house/project/artist has a different thing going, and we’re all trying to support each other’s endeavors.

Running The Gamut of Kalamazoo’s Musical Interests – My Dad (Chicago), The Wrap, Vermillion Father, Anybody But The Cops – Casa Mona – 10.14

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MY DAD is returning to Kalamazoo, from Chicago, IL. Highly technical two drum onslaught. A live performance not to be missed

THE WRAP are a Kalamazoo favorite, with highly personal and relateable lyrical content

ANYBODY BUT THE COPS are puke punk. gonna vom.

VERMILLION FATHER is a solo project of extraordinary soundscapes, that you should definitely check out even if you think that ambient works aren’t your thing (and should especially make time for if it is!)

Show is at 8:00. Bring donation plz, My Dad is on touring. Bring yr dads. Respect the house and everyone else hanging out.

The Aptly Named ALREADY DEAD FAMILY REUNION 4 – Day One – Milhouse/Satellite 9.24

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As someone who has been on the periphery of involvement in Already Dead Tapes & Records, and in the Family Reunion, I have often felt that Family Reunion VS Festival is such a fitting title for the event. If your friends are your family, like so often is the case in my life personally, you may feel similarly. Many of the artists who have played this fest have a vested interest in Kalamazoo – they live here currently, they’ve played here, they’ve ADstickfound meaningful relationships here, and they’ve all been honing their craft for the year to showcase to you, and to the rest of the family/friends/aacquaintancesnewcomers in attendance.

But if you feel like you don’t know anyone on this list (and that might be true, this event focuses on some fairly unknown or under-praised artists) the structure allows for you to not even get to know some art you’ve never heard, but to get to know the people involved. This is what Kalamazoo does best and what keeps people coming here, the open mind about all sorts of music, and the openness to new people from near and far. Come meet the family – chances are it’ll actually be less awkward than an actual Family Reunion.

DAY ONE of ADFR will ease us in with a potluck gathering and (weather permitting) acoustic acts on the Milhouse porch (contact DITkalamazoo@gmail.com for address)

VICTORIA BLADE (Chicago) will showcase her talents for the first time as a solo artist in Kalamazoo. This former resident

AXEL QUINLAN (Kalamazoo) is an unsung hero of modern folk music, and there’s little chance you wont be taken in by his writing and steadfast presentation.

PLUS SHOW AT SATELLITE (starts at 9:00)

ARGERN (????) I can’t find anything about this artist, you’ll just have to come and see!

FORGET THE TIMES (Kalamazoo) are noise guitar/drums abstract expressionists .

DUMBELIEVERS (Kalamazoo) are highly hyped bizarre guitar

CELLULAR CHAOS (Brooklyn) a project of Weasel Walter of The Flying Leuttenbachers  that plays some of the best freakout jazz punk you’ve never heard or will ever hear.

Find more info about the entire fest at http://familyreunion.alreadydeadtapes.com/ / http://alreadydeadtapes.storenvy.com/products/8859087-family-reunion-3-day-pass (1 day passes available as well, but this is the best deal!) or stay tuned for more individual posts on DITK about individual days!

KCAC COMMUNITY MEETING! 9.13 2:00-4:00 PM

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The KCAC (Kalamazoo Collective Arts Center) has announced an afternoon event to explain what the hopes and goals of the organization are! More importantly, this meeting KCACtshirt3hopes to collect information from the community about just what exactly you would like out of the arts center itself.

Since acquiring a space and keeping afloat is a big endeavor, the KCAC board is being cautious and thoughtful when it comes to the creation of this endeavor. That’s why it’s vital to get community input, so that the efforts will go to what people really hope to get out of a local art/community center.

If you have absolutely any thoughts on the matter, come to 511 w Vine (the Vine Neighborhood Association) between 2-4 to ask any questions and to verbalize/write down your perspective. The KCAC hopes to have more open to the public meetings such as this, so help start this off on a good note!