Well, the crazy kids at DIT (K) went and did it again – or at least two of them did. DIT Kalamazoo as a whole would like to apologize for the lack of updates this weekend, specifically because we were busy gettin’ Sean Hartman and Sam Madrid married. Congrats to the both of you, Mr. and Mrs. Hartman, from all the boys and girls of DIT!

While the newlyweds are out honeymooning for the week, though, they’re gonna miss out on some excellent shows. Andreas Kapsalis Trio will be tearing down The Strutt with Matt Land trio tonight. Show will start around 9, so make sure you check it out if exotic guitar sounds is what you’re hankering for.

If a bit harder sort of rock is what you need, though, Wednesday has 1994!, Big Kids, and The Reptilian kicking it hardcore, also at The Strutt. Then, Thursday night, Analecta (a band that was previously recommended), Paucity, and Ambassador are gonna wreck things further. Both shows will start 9ish, so check ’em out.

Friday is a jam at the No Fun House, where local math-rockers Good News will be playing support to Seatle-based The Fox and the Law. These guys are super-solid, hard-groovin’ rock with just enough of a bite to remind you that life hurts sometimes. They’re bringing with them And I Was Like, What?, a nice blend between pop-rock and technical guitar work. It’s gonna be a good show fer sure, and these guys are a long way from home, so make sure you come through and toss ’em a few bucks for gas and the like. Show starts at 9 at No Fun House, no punk rock time. let’s do it to it.

EDIT: Sorry for the mix-up on dates. All information has been righted, and all bands accounted for.

It’s a busy weekend here in DIT (as alluded to in an earlier post). Our very own Sean A. Hartman and Samantha Madrid are tying the proverbial knot tomorrow, and that’s sort of a big deal. As a result, there’s not much goin’ on in terms of DIT stuff that is open to all attendants.

That’s alright though, because there’s plenty going on next week. Andreas Kapsalis Trio and Matt Land Trio will be exercising the Strutt of any curses, hexes and enchantments (or laying down some of their own) on Monday night. AKT performs good solid experimental music with a tinge of the middle east, a fresh and welcome sound.

Then, on Wednesday, 1994! and Big Kids will do their best to tear down the Strutt again. This time, though, we’re welcoming home the Kalamazoo-based hardcore rockers The Reptilian after a month-long tour. Make sure you make it out to cushion their return from a hard life on the road. It’s tough out there.

shamelessly stolen from The Reptilian's tour photos on Facebook.

It’s gonna be a good week. See all you cats at the jams.

Tonight, one of Kalamazoo’s most prominent DIY venues is celebrating it’s long, successful run, and ending it with a bang. Tonight, the Iglesians are coming together and jamming out the most delicious way they know how: Punk Rock Pancakes.

If you don’t know what Punk Rock Pancakes is, it’s a unique concert format. You come, you pay 2 dollars (to pay for batter and pay touring bands), and you bring your favorite pancake topping to pass. It was quite successful last summer, and quite delicious to boot.

The music is gonna be good too. Two new bands made up of current Iglesians and DIT members will be opening the show – This is the first ever show for the experimental electronic band Bronson Blvd, and the the third show ever for the experimental noise project Forget The Times. Neither of these bands have web presence yet, so suffice it to say it’s gonna be an excellent way to start the last Iglesia show ever.

The real party starts with Problems that Fix Themselves, a La Iglesia original featuring Joshua Tabbia wrecking the stratosphere with his experimental synthesizer. Every show is unique, and this one is the last one ever at La Iglesia. Detect a theme?

Closing the show is crowd favorites and Iglesia originals The Grow Fangs! Ray Jackson and James Duke will do their best to show you exactly what happens at 7o’clock on a Friday night. I don’t think much more needs to be said.

La Iglesia. 9pm (no punk rock time). Be there, or miss the last La Iglesia show ever.

Last night marked the third time that We’re Wolves were booked to play the No Fun House, but then something silly happened. Fortunately, last night’s catastrophe was not a deal-breaker, and We’re Wolves went on as a free show, opened by 3/4 of Forget The Times in an impromptu free 2-band No Fun extravaganza. We’re Wolves were excellent, and almost more importantly, excellent sports about the crazy luck that seems to follow them around at No Fun.

Tonight will be a bit different, but equally rockin’, what with a few great bands coming in from who-knows-where and playing acoustic guitars with attitude and gusto. Is there a better way to spend a hot summer night than rocking out to good music? The answer is ‘no’, so nobody has a reason to miss this one.

Trunks and Tales is a suburbs-of-Philly-based folk-punk outfit. They rock hard and get rowdy for a six-string wielding duo, and while I haven’t seen them live (yet), it sounds like they’re having a blast either howling about whatever makes ’em pissed, or calming down and veritably crooning about lost love.

Riding shotgun on the proverbial tour-bus T&T is the New Hampshirian Young Mountain, a high-energy folk-punk quartet. La Iglesia will be treated to a tight and well-rehearsed band jammin’ some catchy, hooky, folky, ‘I hope you die’ (or specifically, get eaten by a cannibal) sort of punk music. And we can all use a little more catchy, hooky, folky, ‘I hope you die’ sort of punk music in our lives.

Local support is coming in the form of Everyone & Their Empty Cups – I.E. a guy and a guitar telling good stories and occasionally screaming, with the potential for guest appearances always around the corner. It’ll be a good, solid open for what is sure to be an excellent show.

Make sure you slide through La Iglesia tonight, catch some good bands who are far from home, and throw ’em two bucks at the door. it’s a long way from the Illadelph, and I’m not even sure where New Hampshire is on the map. Plus, this is La Iglesia’s SECOND TO LAST SHOW EVER. Just saying. No pressure.

See you guys there!

Tonight at The Strutt, Graham Parsons and the Go-Rounds will be performing a free show. This is the test-run for their live-album which they’ll be recording tomorrow, also at  The Strutt, also for free. It’s gonna be an excellent show, so if you got nothing going on tonight or tomorrow, and want to catch one of Kalamazoo’s best bands, check it out.