So there are probably going to be a ton of shows this weekend because it is Halloween. Tomorrow there are two shows happening to get this spooky weekend started off right….
OCT. 28th:
That’s House w/ The Reptilian, That’s Blood, New Roswell and Inflatable Best Friend.
Show @ 9, Bring Donations and Respect da Crib. Text (269)930-2363 for the address.
andddddd….
Zombie Prom @ The Slaughterhouse w/ Everyone and Their Empty Cups, White Lightning, (a)Rare Animal, CBJ and Knucklebabies.
Hope everyone has an safe and awesome Halloween!!!!
Tomorrow, October 6th at 8:00 PM, there will be an acoustic, twee pop show featuring touring acts Madeline Ava and Mitch the Champ, as well as locals!
Madeline Ava plays tweepop on ukulele and sings about being nervous and how great her friends are. If you are a fan of Plan-It-X Records, she is to not be missed.
Mitch the Champ plays folk punk, and also occasionally plays his songs on a Casio electric guitar. If you’d like to know more of what that is all about, you’re just going to have to come to the show to find out!
Also performing is Pete Zange, AKA Angela. They are a long time supporter of the Kalamazoo music scene, and will be performing for the first time! Come show your support like they have done for many of the events here!
Rory Svekric from the Almanac Shouters will also be playing a couple of old songs she wrote. It will be her first solo show as well.
Come on over and see friends, and make new friends too!
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If you live in Kalamazoo or the surrounding areas, I’m sure you’ve heard all about this year’s Boiling Pot Oktoberfest. So many great bands spread over three days + food, drinks, art, community events and fun! Featuring the likes of:
Small Brown Bike
Murder By Death
Beast In The Field
The Reptilian
Legendary Shack Shakers
Flatfoot 56
PAN
Ackley Kid
Forget The Times
Mustard Plug
Son Drop
Kansas Bible Company
Frontier Ruckus
Minutes
Aaron Young & His Nightjars
The Philly Crawlers
No Bails
Charles The Osprey
Glowfriends…
What you may not have heard about are some of the great after parties going on at night. Specifically the first ever show at THAT’S HOUSE tonight.
The fine folks in local post hardcore group That’s Blood have got a new house down in the ‘student ghetto’ and are looking to become a more active part in our growing community. They have graciously offered up their spot to help out some rad touring bands from Chicago tonight.
NEW DIET –
Lo-Fi indie punk. Reminds one of early Pavement.
In addition, That’s Blood themselves will be playing along with locals Everyone & Their Empty Cups. I had the pleasure of being in studio a week ago when ETEC was recording their Dead @ WIDR session. Those boys are getting really really good. Don’t miss it!
This show is gonna run a bit late so you can get as much Boiling Pot in as possible. First band kicks off at 10:30.
PLEASE PLEASE BRING DONATIONS FOR THE TOURING BANDS
These boys have a long way to travel and the ONLY way they’re gonna make it is if we help them. If you’ve got beers, you’ve got bucks.
If you’ve been missing a specific element in your life. Maybe it’s love, maybe it’s passion, maybe it’s just sheer happiness; i’m sure if you stopped by the Millhouse we could replace that gaping hole with synth. Stop by after Boiling Pot and get yourself an earful.
The sun, the earth, the moon, the planets, and all of our schedules aligned in a coincidence no less than a miracle! On this glorious glorious day, we present to you the Already Dead Tapes & Records Family Reunion; all of the Midwest’s finest purveyors of experimental music in one venue. Here we have the performance slot time, the artist, their hometown, and a short description. Branch out, hear something new, then come see it live!
7:15 – 7:45:Problems That Fix Themselves – Chicago, IL
The label’s own neon-noise maker. This is the sound of robots falling in love.
8:00 – 8:30:Egg Chef – St. Louis, MO
“TSOL playing This Heat”. Experimental hardcore. Post punk meets the Locust.
8:45 – 9:00:Radiator Hospital – Grand Rapids, MI
Fun, upbeat soda pop punks that love Hüsker Dü.
9:15 – 9:45:Coma Nova – Kzoo
All your favourite bands of the 90’s. New wave of american grunge. Possibly their last ever Kalamazoo show.
10:00 – 10:30:Forget The Times – Kzoo
These guys suck. It’s not even music. What is this, I don’t even?
10:45 – 11:15:Solar Fox – Chicago, IL
Paisley psychedelic featuring Plastic Crimewave.
11:30 – 12:The Reptilian – Kzoo
Tappy screamy post hardcore Minus The Bear cover band. Could use another guitar player… better as a four-piece.
With all this eclectic awesomeness, it’ll be more than worth the $5 door charge. Music starts at 2 P.M. SHARP, and we’ll keep on jamming until midnight. First 50 people through the door get a limited edition Reunion cassette. Git sum.
This upcoming event is a show I’ve been hyping up since I first heard about it. After seeing Daniel Francis Doyle play several months back the last time he stopped at the Strutt, I was completely floored. He is a one man band, utilizing loop petals and multi-instrumentalist talent to it’s full potential. That being said, though his show is a wonderful spectacle, his music is strange and captivating enough without the one man band aspect, I would recommend his work no matter how the stage presence is.
This time the show is also stacked with some of Kalamazoo’s finest. Starting off with a staple to this local music scene, Tim Tapper. He is an impressive songwriter, ever changing and improving his style.
Also on the bill is a new up and coming group, Witch Fingers, who feature members from the Reptilian, Ackley Kid and Forget the Times. For any fans of mathy yelly hardcore, this will be a group to look out for. Though this will be only their second show, these are well-seasoned musicians who will likely impress you.
And finally the Kalamazoo Duo Good News will also be performing their brand of highly technical aggressive math rock. These two have technical skill that is tough to match, that any musician in the room would be hard pressed not to watch.
The doors for this show are at 8pm and show begins at 9. The cost of entry is $5.
Tomorrow night, Louie’s Trophy House is playing host to a fantastic and phenomenal set of free jazz musicians. Their caliber is top-notch. Their quality is unquestioned. Their licks are wicked. So it is with Norwegian saxophonist Frode Gjerstad and his compatriots, Paal Nilssen-Love and Jon Rune Strøm.
Frode, ever an improviser, is bringing some serious fire to this big little city. As an avant-garde saxophonist, he is a fantastic player. Strøm is no slouch himself on that doghouse bass. Meanwhile, Nilssen-Love may be one of the best drummers alive. Don’t believe me? Well then.
And Nilssen-Love doing his thing:
Opening the show, Kalamazoo locals and similarly-minded experimental musicians UNITARD will be bringing their all to the fore. If you haven’t seen Unitard before, this would be a good chance to check them out. If you have seen them, then you know what to expect and how excellent this event really should be.
Photo Courtesy Mark Wedel
If you’re a fan of experimental music, this is the show for you. If you’re a fan of sheer instrumental virtuosity, control and technique, this is the show for you. If you simply want your brain to melt a little bit, I’d show up all the same.
The cost is 8 bucks at the door – a paltry sum for such a fantastic display of musicianship. Plus, you didn’t have to buy a ticket to fly to Norway to see the Trio, so that’s a savings of roughly 1300 dollars off the bat.
If yr one that tries to stay current on the local music affairs then you probably already know aboot the quickly up and coming Already Dead Tapes & Records. You may also know aboot their first annual music fest The Already Dead Family Reunion that is coming up in 2 weeks.
Just in case though, here’s all the info you could need:
Already Dead is a tape and vinyl label founded about a year ago by Josh Tabbia (Problems That Fix Themselves) and Sean Hartman (Forget The Times). Inspired by former Kalamazoo label Dinosaur Club Tapes, the two decided to pick up the torch and run with it.
Since then, AD has released 10 albums with another 10 quickly on the way. The label is home to a wide variety of artists from all over the world with a focus on the experimental and innovative.
The Family Reunion is AD’s annual music fest bringing together current and future artists on the label + some friends and distant relatives.
This year is the first time the reunion will be held.
September 10th
2pm – midnight
Wesley Foundation on WMU’s campus
2101 Wilbur Ave.
$5, all ages
Summer is almost over and once again The Strutt is putting on a banger of a show or should I say a smanger of a show which of course means it will be a smash and a banger…
Royal Baths hails from San Francisco, CA. They will be jamming their poppy garage rock tunes at the Strutt along with Pessoa from Indianapolis,IN. I got to see Pessoa play in Indy once when my band played with them and it was a killer show. If you are into catchy twinkly jams, you should check them out.
Local rebellious garage rockers, Inflatable Best Friend will be playing as well. Doors at 8:30, Show starts at 9:30. $5 at the door. If you do dat facebook thing, check it out here. Stay baggy.
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