29 July 2009

Giant Squid / Grayceon tour starts tomorrow!!

The Giant Squid/Grayceon national tour starts tomorrow and I expect that if you are within a 50 mile radius of any of these places, that you will go to the show.

30-July :: San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside w/ Black Cobra and Cormorant
31-July :: Sacramento, CA @ Old Ironsides w/ Them Hills, Young Aundee
1-Aug :: Portland, OR @ Rotture w/ Thrones and Sedan
2-Aug :: Boise, ID @ Gusto's w/ Pussygutt and Manville
3-Aug :: Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge w/ Nine Worlds
4-Aug :: Denver, CO w/ Kingdom of Magic
5-Aug :: Omaha, NE @ O'Leavers w/ The Lepers
6-Aug :: Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium w/ Sleeping In Gethsemane and Sunrise, Sunset
7-Aug :: Minneapolis, MN @ The Hexagon w/ Iron Thrones and Frontier
8-Aug :: Chicago, IL @ White Star Sports Bar w/ Lord Mantis, Bloody Panda, Velnias
9-Aug :: Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar
10-Aug :: Pittsburgh, PA @ Howler's w/ Bloody Panda
11-Aug :: Columbus, OH @ Circus w/ Kenoma
12-Aug :: Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool w/ Hull and Bezoar
13-Aug :: Providence, RI @ Firehouse 13 w/ Loon and Bellows
14-Aug :: Philadelphia, PA @ The M Room w/ Cable and Rosetta
15-Aug :: Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone w/ Black Skies
---only Giant Squid from here on out---
16-Aug :: Birmingham, AL *HELP*
17-Aug :: Shreveport, LA @ Mia's w/ Ketea
18-Aug :: New Orleans, LA @ Dragon's Den w/ I, Octopus and The Oggin
19-Aug :: Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music
20-Aug :: Lawrence, KS *HELP*
21-Aug :: OKC, OK *HELP*
22-Aug :: Austin, TX @ Red 7 w/ Lions of Tsavo and Watching the Moon

Totally bitchin' August Starbird shows (in Portland)

August is a damn busy month here at Starbird HQ. I've got a few shows happening and would like to lure you into attending........

Saturday, August 1st
@ Rotture

Thrones (ex-High On Fire, Melvins)
Giant Squid (Translation Loss Records)
Grayceon (ex-Amber Asylum)
Sedan (mem. of Jackie O Motherfucker)

$7 | 9pm | 21+




Saturday, August 1st
@ East End

[yes, I am competing with myself unfortunately]
Leaders (mem. of Fireballs of Freedom)
Mount Vicious (SF, ex-Replicator)
Police Teeth (Seattle, ex-Racetrack & USS Horsewhip)
X's for I's

$6 | 9pm | 21+



Wednesday, August 5th
@ East End

Purple Rhinestone Eagle
Lozen (mem. of Helms Alee)
Canon Canyon (mem. of Roy)

$5 | 9pm | 21+



Thursday, August 6th
@ Berbati's

Boy Eats Drum Machine
French Miami (SF)
Southern Belle
Electric Opera Company

$6 adv/ $8 dos | 8pm doors, 9pm show | all ages


Tuesday, August 18th
@ Kelly's Olympian

Git Some (ex-Planes Mistaken for Stars)
Early Times
Subrosa (SLC)
+ one more tba

$5 | 9pm | 21+

24 July 2009

Hair of the Dog

:: STARBIRD & DOG SHREDDER JOIN FORCES ::

Tis true folks, I've had another child.

DOG SHREDDER is something old and something new. Formed in the wake of dead Cicadas after losing their bass player Benny (and after having a several months long funeral and breather), Josh Holland (Black Eyes & Neckties, Fed X) and Noah Burns (Piano Mover) decided to continue down the righteous path and birth a new baby - Dog Shredder. Jeff Johnson (The Russians) has been cast in the roll of bass player, being the calm in their storm.

What to expect? Ear punishment. A dash of prog, a sprinkling of angularity and a smidge of thrash all while being heavy on the ears.

Would you believe it if I told you that they've already graced the stage with Lesbian, Grayceon, Red Fang and Helms Alee? Yep.

Slaying the NW is most immediate and plans are being made for a late Fall recording session.

I direct you to a place where you can feast your ears:

www.myspace.com/dogshredder

And read a bit about them HERE.

So yes, please help me in welcoming these boys to the fam.

17 July 2009

Poster of the week, bitches!


My very talented pal Martin Ontiveros made a poster for one of my shows and it was chosen as The Stranger's "poster of the week"! Fuck yeah!

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/poster-of-the-week/Content?oid=1847152