You may have heard something about the upcoming Acid Mothers Temple show at The Strutt. You may also be wondering what all the the fuss is about…

ONLY THE GREATEST PSYCH ROCK BAND IN THE WORLD COMING ALL THE WAY FROM JAPAN TO LAY DOWN THE HEAVIEST SHREDDING YOU WILL EVER HEAR!!!!!

To keep the variety rolling, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers will be joining AMT for this tour. They just released a new album on Knitting Factory Records and are really starting to pick up steam. Come check them out before they get all famous and what not!

Finally, Forget The Times will be kicking things off as the local support. We’ll be fresh back from tour and hopefully bringing our ‘A game’.

Doors are at 8pm. First band at 9pm. Tickets are $10 advance/$12 door and can be purchased at The Strutt, Corner Record Shop Kalamazoo or thestrutt.com. 18+ (minors must be accompanied by a guardian)

Be sure to get your tickets in advance! They won’t last and if you get them in person you’ll save a bit o money that can be used for buying more AMT merch!

As I’m sure most of you already know, The Strutt has quite the show lined up tonight. MARNIE STERN, TERA MELOS and SECRET TWINS

This is absolutely not a show to be missed. But don’t take out word for it, check out what the Kalamazoo Gazzette has to say.

Also, here’s a few videos to wet your apatite:

Photo credit: Laurelin Matulis, courtesy of Myspace

Because Louie’s Trophy House and Grill is hosting Connecticut duo The Book Slave and solo artist One Hundred Year Ocean (Derrick from ‘The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die). Go on and check out their tunes. They’re a couple of guys who like to get a bit experimental, get quite a bit emotional, and mostly eschew drum kits altogether.

Stacking the bill tonight in support of the touring act will be locals Forget the Times, Totally Rad, and Good News. 8:30 is the scheduled start time, it’s three dollars, drinks are pretty cheap if you’re into that, and there’s an excellent chance most of your friends will already be there.

Louie’s is at 440 E. North st. and if you haven’t been yet, now’s a great time to check out a spot where a lot of DIY shows in Kalamazoo happen nowadays.

Aside from night two of the post-rock fest this Saturday, The Anthill will be hosting some sick basement action. The Reptilian will be visiting the house for the first time to play with close personal friends, The New Yorker, from the Northwestern parts of Indiana. Also on board are locals White Lightning, a newer addition to the Kalamazoo circuit who play a punked up version of sludgy thrash.

This is going to be a classic night of Kalamazoo basement raucousness. If you’re not planning on being at the Strutt already, come out and get buck. Bring some donation money to help the New Yorker get on their way-have you seen how high gas prices are these days?!

The newly formed Midwest Post Rock Collective wants to bring you only the finest in posty entertainment. A group of nice folks looking to set up some shows in order to help promote and unify all things post rock. And they’re hitting the ground running!

Flier by Calvin Maloney

This is the first show the collective is putting on. Not too shabby! And sooo reasonably priced!!

Music speaks louder than words and all the info you need is on the flier. So, here’s a bunch of fine examples of why you NEED to be at The Strutt this weekend. See you there!

THIS IS HAPPENING AT CORNER RECORD SHOP KALAMAZOO IN 3 HOURS

LECHUGUILLAS are on their way back to Chicago via an eight day tour. Tonight is the last stop. Let’s get together and help them feel welcome!!

Jarad Selner, Sid Redlin and Dr. Hugo are joining forces to showcase their latest creation, SURPRISE ATTACK!

FORGET THE TIMES will be rounding out the evening!

Bands start at 7pm and this is a FREE SHOW

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING DONATIONS FOR THE TOURING BAND. They’re putting their jobs on hold and driving a long way just to have the opportunity to share their art with like minded people such as yourself. Kids gotta eat and gas ain’t cheap!

CRS Kalamazoo is located at 1710 West Main St.

Amidst studying for midterms and preparing for spring break, it’s easy to forget other important matters. Namely, the most important matter you should be remembering is the Flatfoot 56 show at the Strutt with special guests Ackley Kid and The Almanac Shouters.

Why is this important? Because it’ll be a good show! Having experienced all of these bands first hand at multiple shows, I can absolutely guarantee this fact.

Here’s what you need to know:

Flatfoot 56: Hailing from the great city of Chicago, these boys bring an energetic mix of Celtic punk (think Dropkick Murphys) and hardcore (in the vein of the Cro-Mags and Sham 69). They are known for their insane live shows which incorporate walls of death worthy of Braveheart, and the ever-popular meat grinder. It’s an experience not to be missed, if not for the pit, but for the ever-present community spirit that comes with the music these guys play.

The Almanac Shouters: Kzoo’s favorite folk-punk band, whose influences include Woody Guthrie and Shellac, will be joining Flatfoot on Friday night. They have quite a lot to shout about, and others are beginning to take note. Having just been nominated for WYCE’s Jammie Awards for best rock/pop album, the Almanac Shouters are seeing their hard work come to successful fruition. This show marks their week-long tour kick-off and more importantly, the release of their third album “Windmills.” They will be handing out the album for free, so be sure to pick up one of these little gems when you come out.

Ackley Kid: In my honest opinion, a punk rock show is not complete without at least one punk/hardcore band in the lineup, and thankfully, Kalamazoo’s own Ackley Kid stepped up to the job. These gnarly dudes will be shredding faster than a speeding bullet Friday night, leaving us with ringing ears and smiling faces. I’ve heard some talk from A.K’s front man Zach Smith that there MIGHT be a Distillers cover thrown into the mix and a very special lady doing guest vocals. Want to know who it is? I’ll never tell. You’ll just have to come to the show and find out.

The show starts at 8, is ALL AGES, and it’s $8 to get in. See you there!

Tonight, the Strutt is hosting a night of folkie-rocky, singer-songwriter, electric-guitar solo madness – All native Michigan music too, I might add – and it’s going to be so good to hear it.

Jeremy Porter will be in town from the Upper Peninsula, and he’ll be bringing his new band, the Tucos, with him, playing an assortment of music from his new album ‘Party of One’. Guitar and vocals backed up by a full band and some excellent songwriting – A good way to spend a Saturday night if I’ve ever heard of one.

Joining them are Livonia, Michiganites Chris Richards + The Subtractions, who have also just released an album. Plus, local boys (and one of my favorite outfits) Birches will be out to support everyone while thoroughly getting down on some guitar-pickin’ rock and roll.  They’re working on an album themselves, but unlike the other two groups tonight, it’s not out yet. Good things come to those who wait, though.

Courtesy Birches Myspace

It’s sure to be an excellent night of All-Michigan music. Doors open at 9, show starts at 9:30, cost at the door is 5 bucks. Come support local and semilocal jams all at once!

Love and bitterness were in the air Monday night as the House of Love hosted its second annual Valentine’s Day open mic night. The fireplace was rolling, the punch was flowing, and guests were encouraged to perform a love song or two to celebrate this most romantic and made-up of holidays, though many decided to take more of a “post-Valentine’s Day” approach. Some played heart-warming selections as their significant others watched on, others performed anthems of loneliness in protest.

It was a most unique show experience and the night was full of wonderful performances that ranged from acoustic guitar renditions of classics, to ensemble jams on tunes as excellent as R. Kelly’s ‘Remix to Ignition,’ to a handful of delightfully candid acapella numbers.

The definite show-stealer of the night was a video performance by Cold Mountain Child’s own David Spalvieri-Kruse who recorded a Neil Young number to be viewed on a laptop since he couldn’t be there for the occasion. It was as unexpected as it was enchanting.

And if it was possible for a show to be stolen twice, then that distinction would have to go to the Thomas brothers for bringing the Bastard Train to Valentine’s Day with their decidedly non-romantic number about all a man wants to do when he comes home from a long day of work.

Overall, it was a most enjoyable way to spend the holiday and will be one of the most fondly remembered in a long-standing tradition of Vine Neighborhood house shows. It also served as a poignant reminder that there are better things to do with yourself and greater  expressions of love than what they’ll sell you at the store.

On behalf of DIT Kalamazoo, we’d like to issue a formal and ecstatic Congratulations to the peoples of Egypt, and a strong thanks for showing the world how it’s done.

If that’s not a Do It Together attitude, I don’t know what is.

Reuters/Emilio Morenatti