Coming up at the Fat Guy House on Friday, we’ve got something a little different for the house, something less on the punk side.
On tour from Columbus, OH, are two bands that vary pretty greatly from each other: the crooning, country-fried stylings of the aptly-named Steamboat and the amped-up, East-coast style, noodly emo of Squeamish.
Local acts Jake Simmons and the Little Ghosts and the Honey Pot will be joining the Ohio bands. Arguably the two best best bands in the Garage-rock realm of Kalamazoo, both acts are known for their spot-on delivery live.
All kinds of solid music on this one and it’s going to be a party for sure. Come on down, get down. Bring some dollars to donate to the touring bands.
Chicago is coming. It’s coming to Kalamazoo. It’s bringing music with it. Not the blues though. No, it’s different than that. But it’s good.
Real good.
Folk music that borders on spoken word sometimes, mania other times, and brilliant musicianship all the time, Perpetual Dusk at Curtsy Caverns is making some cool sounds with whatever they’ve got. Very excellent.
Also from the Chitown, Bowl of Dust brings the folk-Americana, and brings it strong. Great songwriting, twangin’ guitars, and calming vocals singing old tunes about the modern age. Very digable.
LOCAL LEGEND FRANK FUZZ will be performing music with himself. Great performer, and a personal favorite local act. DO NOT MISS, as there is no guarantee that he’ll ever play again!
Finally, Jesse Duke will be making his first show appearance in nearly 2 years! Good times to be had by all!
The SHOW will immediately be preceded by a POTLUCK at 7, so bring some FOOD to SHARE. Also, if you could stack some bills up for to toss in to the hats of the wayfairing musicians, that’d be pretty stellar, too.
Has the sizzle-snap hiss of insects dying a humid death in blue-bleakness of a bug zapper have you hankering for a humble hootenanny DIT readers, listeners, watchers, (whatever)? Tomorrow night, at Milhouse, Ramshackle Glory, Lincoln County War, Son Drop, along with Tim Tapper and the Terribles, are planting a raging blue liberty spike atop the cowboy hat of country music.
Ramshackle Glory is a seven-piece punk band out of Tuscon, AZ, formed by Pat the bunny of DIY note. However somewhere along the way to the Midwest, an irate Southern Illinois farmer mugged the group, took their electric guitars, and left them with just enough money for some aging instruments at the local pawnshop. Equipped with trumpet, banjo, accordion, and piano, Ramshackle Glory’s sound could be cousin to that of Streetlight Manifesto if one were to replace the dramatized ska for working class twang. Songs such as “More about alcoholism,” lyrics like “Carl Marx in my bedroom alone,” and just plain poetic verses like “lick my dirty balls,” impress a swaggering tone that burns like the end of a bottle of Jim Beam and leaves you just as blearily satisfied.
Lincoln County War, a duo comprised of Benjamin Myers on guitar and Sofia peters on violin, are folks playing folk all about killing folks. Driven, loud, and surprisingly violent, the two have a fiery approach to twiddling fiddling. Tearing up while screaming along to their battered, bumpy, country road of a set will be appropriate.
If the sweating and swearing of the other groups gets listeners grabbing for their heart medication, then Son Drop (sans founder and lead-man James Duke) will lull listeners in with a porch-rocking, foot tapping tone. With slurred up renditions of “Sunshine” and a sound like pickled surf-rock played as heard through a soup can, Son Drop will have listeners staring at the ceiling reminiscing of basements past. While Duke won’t be there, this is the first time these boys have played in over a year, so it will be interesting to see what they pull out of their hats.
Tim Tapper and the Terribles are a three piece group formed around Kalamazoo singer-songerwriter Tim Tapper, with the ever-loving Jarad “Saxsquatch” Selner on drums and poster-extraordinaire Rory Svekric, of the Almanac Shouters, on bass. This three-piece will be something to check out, Tapper promising a more “upbeat, charged up” performance differing from the solo stuff he usually produces.
Show starts at 8 p.m. Don’t trash the house. Bring donations, although the music is free. Hooligans.
Resonating with the ambient hum of youth and glitter, Glowfriends has prepared a show this Saturday for thine listening enjoyment. What’s that? Haven’t seen them and whilst in the proper–upbeat–happy-go-lucky state of euphoria necessary to allow their loafer-gazing sound to wash over sparkling electrified eyeballs? Fear not, for this show is at BIGGBY (on Stadium Drive). If coffee doesn’t cut it, well, we here at DIT do not recommend substance abuse. Eyes may taped open and smiles may be pried open with fingers. Expect forceably upraised eyebrows.
Caffeinate those cavernous craws and enjoy the free show (yes, free) and the Kalamazoo premiere of Cardboard Highway, which, according to lead vocalist April Zimont of Glowfriends, is a “special surprise.” It is an all ages show, so get the heads out of the gutter, and mind the cussin’.
Show starts at 7 p.m., caffeine starts always.
And now for a music video to rally the summer mood.
Tonight, the rock is coming up, and all the way up, from the land of classic westerns and the Delorean Automobile. How can you argue with that?
Short answer? You can’t. Here’s why.
CHOIRS is loud, fast, energetic, with a little bit of chaos and noise thrown in for measure. Their screamo, like Bruce Lee’s kung fu, is superior.
MOTHS could be ambient, but they’re too busy being melodically hardcore instead. Cool, clean guitars. Serious vocals. Lots of power. Danger, Will Robinson.
GEORGE COSTANZA does whatever he wants. Including playing music. Presumably, that’s what’s going on tonight.
Show starts at 9pm and DOESN’T COST A DANGED DIME. It’s occuring below Shakespeare’s Pub in the Globe Theater. It will be good times, man, so come on out and have you one.
I feel privileged to live in a city that hosts awesome shows on any given day during the week all throughout the year. Case in point: on Saturday, June 9th, Anthill will be hosting what promises to be one hell of a good show.
Toronto based 3 piece ANML FCS will be bringing Kalamazoo some insane jams in the post-hardcore vein of bands such as Caravels or Beau Navire. Check out their bandcamp and watch this video:
Joining ANML FCS on their tour are fellow Toronto-based group BNDR, who have 3 excellent releases that have had me smashing the repeat button. If you were one of those people who fell apart when Cloud Mouth broke up, you’re not going to want to miss these guys play.
Grand Rapids buds Jowls are heading down to join the party and will be bringing some heavy hitting tunes that’ll make the hairs on your toes stand on end. They just put out a sick album called Cursed earlier in mid-May. Go check it out on their bandcamp! I even linked it for you.
And of course, no amazing show (at least in my eyes) is ever complete without The Reptilian. Embrace your surroundings!
Show starts at 9. As always, please bring cash for the touring bands. If you don’t, look through your couch for change. No excuses. Check out the event page on facebook for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/184779081645621/
Easily the most active DIY space in Kalamazoo right now. These dudes are keepin it REAL. Here’s the deets:
ROTTEN APPLES –
Touring band all the way from Boston, MA. Weirdo rock n rollers of the highest caliber. Frank Zappa inspired basement trippers. Ready to take you higher.
LOST IN TRANSLATION –
Kalamazoo’s grooviest rockers. Making their sophomore appearance at the V.
SAXSQUATCH – That giant ‘Hell Yeah’ dude. Loudest man in Kalamazoo.
Music starts at 9pm. Bring some money for the touring band. Make em feel welcome. Let em know Kalamazoo is the best damn city in Pure Michigan.
RESPECT THE HOUSE. RESPECT THE BANDS. RESPECT YRSELF.
LET’S HANG!
This Sunday, Milwaukee screamo revivalists Living & Wrestling return to Kalamazoo at the Milhouse for an aural assault on us all. The last time they played here at the Anthill was a real treat. Go listen to their bandcamp or check out this vid for their tunes:
Joining Living & Wrestling are prog punkers Life in Vacuum. I’ve never seen these guys play, but their recordings are killer. They’ve got a similar feel to the Hives but with more of math-y vibe, so it’ll be a good time.
Representing Grand Rapids are metalhead punx Rise into Ruin . Fans of dual guy/girl vocals and Headnoise are going to like these guys and girl. Side note: Milhouse member Jose recently joined the band to play guitar so you won’t want to miss this since they don’t play very often.
For our local, some of the dudes from Forget the Times, The Reptilian, and Ackley Kid came together to form a band that takes a bit of inspiration from Botch. Don’t miss it.
As always, bring a little cash for the touring bands. Show starts at 9. Seeyathere.
Victory House has one of the most diverse show spaces in town, and this show continues to bolster that reputation.
Swands of Zapan are a long-time running noise psych-punk group based out of Saginaw. Their music is comparable to Chrome or Old Time Relijun, intense, strange, and hard hitting.
This show will also feature FORGET THE TIMES, hometown saviors of soul, COMA NOVA, your neighborhood grunge rock revival, and EDGAR CAYCE, who I can find literally no information on, so you may as well just go see for yourself.
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