DIT Session #44
Ami Saraiya & The Outcome – “Soundproof Box”
http://www.amisaraiya.com/
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Kalamazoo is fortunate enough to hold split-custody with an excellent tape and record label – Already Dead Tapes & Records, to be exact. Well, they treat themselves a lot like an extended family, and so every year, like to hold a bit of a Family Reunion. This weekend marks the 3rd one. I’ll spare you the talky-talky and get down to the details:
DAY 1: Thursday Sept. 19th at the Kalamazoo Collective Arts Center (511 W. Vine)
6/6:25 – Fuzz Town (MI)
6:25/7:05 – Cape And Cowl (MI)
7:05/7:45 – Kevin Greenspon (CA)
7:45/8:25 – T.J. Borden & Pat Cain (NY)
8:25/9:05 – Saxsquatch (MI)
9:05/9:45 – Ultralight (MN)
9:45/10:25 – Radiator Hospital (PA)
10:25/11:05 – Big Waves Of Pretty (WI)
11:05/12 – Not The Wind, Not The Flag (Canada)
DAY 2: Friday Sept. 20th @ The 411 Club (411 N. Westnedge)
6/6:30 – Anybody But The Cops vs. Seventeen Again
6:30/7:15 – Invisible Trails (MI)
7:15/8 – Frankie Teardrop (OH)
8/8:45 – Video Daughters (NY)
8:45/9:30 – Chat Logs (NY)
9:30/10:15 – Electric Nature (GA)
10:15/11 – Forget The Times (MI)
11/11:45 – The New Diet (IL)
11:45/12:30 – No Monster Club (Ireland)
DAY 3: Friday Sept. 21st @ The 4aa Club (411 N. Westnedge)
6/6:30 – Boring People (MI)
6:30/7:15 – U.S. Tribes (IL)
7:15/8 – Lore City (IL)
8/8:45 – Britches (MO)
8:45/9:30 – Ou Ou (MO)
9:30/10:15 – About A Million (is the greatest) (PA)
10:15/11 – Nesey Gallons (GA)
11/11:45 – Problems That Fix Themselves (IL)
11:45/12:30 – Teenage Tasteless (Germany)
There are also a pair of most excellent after-parties at WAYNE MANOR. with Friday night featuring Morseville Bridge, Bill Tucker, and The Grow Fangs. Saturday night will feature Mezzanine Swimmers, Spelling Bee, and and The Wrap.
Tickets are $10 per night at the door, or you can buy a weekend pass for 21 bucks. There will be plenty of excellent music and swag to purchase from the various touring bands. The people will be wonderful, the friends will be fantastic, and the music, of course, will be outstanding.
Pleased join in, y’all. After all, it’s an extended family.
DIT Kalamazoo is proud to premier a brand new track from Chicago’s The New Diet. These dudes have been playing Kalamazoo for a few years now and are a big favorite around town. This new track called “Kzoo” is an ode to our fair city. Enjoy!
Also, be sure to check these dudes out at the upcoming Already Dead Family Reunion! They’ll be playing this Friday, 11pm @ The 411 Club along with Forget The Times, No Monster Club, The Electric Nature, Chat Logs, Video Daughters, Frankie Teardrop, Shark Beach, Seventeen Again and Anybody But The Cops. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
There’s a lot to do in Kalamazoo tonight, and so no excuses not to find yourself somewhere.
First and Foremost, An active Kalamazoo show-goer and all-around great guy, Jerrod Smith, has unfortunately passed away after a battle with illness. There will be a excellent benefit show thrown tonight in his honor and remembrance.
This line-up will consist of The Mushmen (kzoo ska), AJ Draper (kzoo music), Decades (kzoo music), Ghost Bunnies (kzoo rock), The Wrap (kzoo insanity), and featuring Jerrod Smith & the Windmill Full of Corpses (kzoo rock), who will be showcasing as many of Jerrod’s favorite tunes as possible.
8pm is go-time. All money collected will go to help Jerrod’s family.
Also up that night, there’s some jazz and such happening at Milhouse. From Rome, Italy, Bulldog Drummond will be playing fusion music, as will UK touring act World Service Project. Kalamazoo locals Rotten Wood Moon, as well as Saxsquatch and Bridge Band, will round out the set.
Dinner is served around 8. Donations will be asked to help the touring bands get where they need to go.
DIT Session #43
Boring People – “Gold Star”
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The folks at Milhouse have just passed their two year mark in the house! Also, this show will represent the 50th in a two year span. Come celebrate and help encourage 50 more!
This show is a sort of mixed bag of sounds, so likely there’s something for everyone, or at least for everyone who can dig on strange sounds.
THE JOINT CHIEFS OF MATH hail from Philadelphia, organized as a guitar/drum duo unlike any other. The guitarist’s pedal board set up is out of this world, making the live performance hard to believe, and the sound intense and full. If you’re into heavy math rock sorts of bands, this will be your bag. If you’re in to electronics, this band will probably also be something you want to see.
REPTILIAN SHAPE SHIFTERS are not local band The Reptilian. They are however a conspiracy theory math rock band from Oakland California. Incorporating technical prowess with the heaviness we’ve all grown to know and love from many shows in the Milhouse basement, this is a band that you will not want to miss.
VVRVVLF (Formerly WearWolf) is an enigmatic one man dancy noise onslaught, fully prepared to bring the party as well as a tad bit of alienation. VVRVVLF played the second show at Milhouse, and the man behind the mask has played several times in other projects there too.
THE UNCANNY are a newer local band with a vintage vibe. Sounding like a spooky interpretation of The Ventures, The Uncanny are four dudes that may have killed local musician Matt Maier and stolen unfinished demos from his ghost.
As always bring donations for the touring bands, be excellent to every single last being and entity, and enjoy the noise.
Folk music is a distantly-permeating phenomenon that spans continents and centuries. Here in the US, we get a great deal of influence from traditions across the pond. Well, some of that tradition is visiting us here in the Zoo tonight, and Representing Drag City Records while he does.
ALASDAIR ROBERTS Will finger-pick the sauce out of a six-string while he sings songs that are deep, regal, and charming all at once. His voice is strong but not over-bearing, his accent ever-present without being distracting. ‘Swonderful.
Supporting this bill tonight, Double Phelix recording artist FIONA DICKINSON will be playing her own brand of folk-infused music. Sweeping and swelling musical colors cushion a soulful and emotive voice. A Kalamazoo favorite.
Courtesy doublephelix.com
Finally, one of my personal favorite acts that this city has to offer, ALEX QUINLAN will be pickin’ and a-grinin’. His bass-baritone is gritty, yet soothing all at once. He sings songs about post-industrialism and sentimentality (and occasionally a Grieg quote or two). Again with the finger-style six-string, though in an entirely different way from Alasdair. Hopefully his brother Marcus and his upright bass can make it, too.
The music starts tonight at 8pm at the 411 Club (411 N. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, attached the Metro). The door is 5 bucks, but all that scratch goes to Alasdair. Unfortunately, this particular gig is 18+ (sorry guys).
DIT Session #42
Sovroncourt – “The Ones”
http://sovroncourt.com/
http://sovroncourt.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sovroncourt
Although Milhouse has had a few returning touring acts, Speedy Ortiz will be the first to return three times in just about a years time! Although this act has been getting some attention from major publications, they’re still attempting to run their tour circuit through some favorite DIY spaces – Kalamazoo included.
SPEEDY ORTIZ are on tour to promote their new album, Major Arcana, which came out July 9th. The four piece band has a huge sound, with heavy drums and spiraling/strange guitar lines, all matched with unbeatable catchy hooks.
Also performing will be locals CRASH CITY SAINTS, the local longtime running shoegaze band featuring a changing line up and evolving sound, who first brought Speedy Ortiz to Kalamazoo. SHARK BEACH the brand-spankin’-patent-pending new band featuring a few of those buddies from MINUTES will be playing their first set. And finally, local hit makers and heart breakers BORING PEOPLE will knock your socks off with delightful bummer tracks as they always promise to do.
If you like things loud, weird, and stuck in your head for days, this is the show for you.
Please bring donation for the touring act. Please respect everyone at the house. Be kind, rewind. THIS SHOW IS STARTING EARLY. We’re kicking things off at 7:30! The reason for this is that once this is done, you can get TWICE AS MUCH ROCK by going to Wayne Manor to see Jake Simmons & The Little Ghosts, The Island of Misfit Toys (Chicago, IL), The Dead Records (Fort Wayne, IN), and Saxquatch & The Bridge Band.
Corner Record Shop is bringing the heat tomorrow night! Some top notch national touring folks + a local favorite. As always, this is show is All Ages and everyone is invited. Here’s the scoop:
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“Electrifying audiences with his impassioned, soulful performances, Jason Anderson’s concerts are often described as life changing. Equal parts soul revue and rock ‘n’ roll revival, Anderson brings to mind mid-70’s bootlegs of Springsteen and Van Morrison. His energy and enthusiasm have made his show a one-of-a-kind sensation in bars and basements everywhere. NOT TO BE MISSED!”
Jason played at No Fun House a while back with Paul Baribeau. Don’t miss this second opportunity!
– GREY GORDON –
Perhaps you got a chance to see him play at No Fun House last year. If so, then you know this is gonna be good. Grey is a rising star of the midwest DIY community. Recently signed to No Sleep Records and gaining new friends and fans with every show. Combining elements of modern folk with a heavy 90’s emo influence. Y’all are sure to love it!
– PETER COOK –
Kalamazoo’s golden child. Member of many great local bands over the years (Boring People, Philly Crawlers, Edward, Forget The Times, Sleeper Agent…). Peter will be gifting us with a rare solo performance. Word on the street is he might be going electric on this one too. Get ready!
– RYAN KERR –
On tour with Grey Gordon. Roots influenced acoustic songs with plenty of passion and spirit.
As you can see, no slackers on this bill. Gonna be a night to remember!
Three of the four people playing this show are on tour. So, please be generous with yr donations! Jason is gonna have some killer merch too. Grey and Ryan are also raising funds for a split 7″ and will be taking pre-orders at the show.
Doors will be open all night and music kicks off around 9:30. Register will be open if anyone wants to do some late night shopping.
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