Roadburn gives Lesbian's new album some love:
"Now moved over to the Important imprint (they have good taste in labels, and vice versa), Lesbian present a solid follow-up in the form of Stratospheria Cubensis. Giving off a serious, melancholic vibe, this new opus, resplendent in Seldon Hunt artwork, should meet all your epic prog-doom-stoner-psych-metal needs quite handily.
The disc starts off with a great song, with a great title: ‘Poisonous Witchball’, full of proggy angular riffs, and very metal ones too. It’s the shortest song on the album, but still manages to fit in a great number of shifts and surprises, foreshadowing what’s in store on the rest of the disc, which consists of looooong songs, five of ‘em, that shortest one a relatively brief 8’28″, the others in the double digits, up to 22’31″, which gives them plenty of space to stretch out and psychedelicize…
Rather than go track by track, let’s just say you get a smorgasbord of avant-metal mayhem and majesty, with repetitive sludge-bludgeon, speedy attacks, postrock soft-loud dynamics, sharp shredding guitar shards of quirky math metal, mammoth doom riffage, shoegazing melodic pretty parts, and more. It flows, though, how it flows. From ripping it up like Darkthrone one minute to crushing like Conifer or Samothrace another, there’s no false steps, and no boring (but many beautiful) moments. We note that the “Lesbros” thanks list does not omit drugs, and likewise *your* thanks list should not omit Lesbian!"
Full post here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/album-of-the-day-lesbian-stratospheria-cubensis/
22 November 2010
21 November 2010
Black Math Horseman confirmed for Roadburn 2011
"In addition to the bands previously announced, we are very happy to report that Black Math Horseman will be part of the 2011 festival lineup. Originally scheduled to perform at this years Roadburn Festival in April 2010, Black Math Horseman ended up stuck in LA due to logistic complications arising from the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Black Math Horseman is now scheduled to play on Saturday, April 16 at the 013 venue, Tilburg, Holland.
LA’s Black Math Horseman live somewhere between the psychedelic world of 70′s stoner and contemporary shoegazers which they adorn with touches of goth and post rock to create their mind altering sound."
More here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/black-math-horseman-confirmed-for-roadburn-2011/
A European tour is being scheduled around this and will be announced soon.
LA’s Black Math Horseman live somewhere between the psychedelic world of 70′s stoner and contemporary shoegazers which they adorn with touches of goth and post rock to create their mind altering sound."
More here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/black-math-horseman-confirmed-for-roadburn-2011/
A European tour is being scheduled around this and will be announced soon.
20 November 2010
Live performances on KEXP
I'm going to post some old stuff so that it's on here for you to peruse. Get you up to date on shiz.
Lesbian performed on KEXP back in October to promote their new album, Stratospheria Cubensis (Important Records) and you can listen here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=32446
Giant Squid also performed on KEXP when they were up here last and you can listen to that here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=31798
Lesbian performed on KEXP back in October to promote their new album, Stratospheria Cubensis (Important Records) and you can listen here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=32446
Giant Squid also performed on KEXP when they were up here last and you can listen to that here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=31798
18 November 2010
I'm baaaaaack
It's been awhile since I've updated this thing. My apologies. I am just now realizing that in lieu of a "real" website, I should really take advantage of this since MySpace is going the way of the dinosaur and Facebook isn't really conducive to listing tour dates and whatnot.
My aim is to post tour dates, announcements, awesome press.....really, anything to do with the radtastic bands I work with.
To bring you up to speed, here is a little taste of what everyone is up to:
Black Math Horseman - writing a new album; playing Roadburn and touring Europe in April
Dog Shredder - releasing vinyl early next year; West coast tour in Spring
Fight Amp - I haven't technically announced that I'm working with them so wait for that
Grayceon - signed to Profound Lore; new album out in Spring; playing SXSW
Giant Squid - working on EP; more shows in April and beyond
Lesbian - just released their new album Stratospheria Cubensis on Important Records; SXSW as well as East coast tour in the Spring
Via Vengeance - releasing new album next year
My aim is to post tour dates, announcements, awesome press.....really, anything to do with the radtastic bands I work with.
To bring you up to speed, here is a little taste of what everyone is up to:
Black Math Horseman - writing a new album; playing Roadburn and touring Europe in April
Dog Shredder - releasing vinyl early next year; West coast tour in Spring
Fight Amp - I haven't technically announced that I'm working with them so wait for that
Grayceon - signed to Profound Lore; new album out in Spring; playing SXSW
Giant Squid - working on EP; more shows in April and beyond
Lesbian - just released their new album Stratospheria Cubensis on Important Records; SXSW as well as East coast tour in the Spring
Via Vengeance - releasing new album next year
26 July 2010
Lesbian tour - November 2010
LESBIAN is doing a 2 week West coast tour to support their forthcoming album, Stratospheria Cubensis.
Here's the scoop:
3-Nov :: Tacoma, WA
4-Nov :: Sacramento, CA
5-Nov :: San Francisco, CA
6-Nov :: Los Angeles, CA @ Three Clubs
7-Nov :: San Diego, CA
9-Nov :: Long Beach, CA
10-Nov :: Santa Cruz, CA
11-Nov :: Oakland, CA
12-Nov :: Chico, CA
13-Nov :: Arcata, CA
14-Nov :: Eugene, OR
15-Nov :: Portland, OR
Here's the scoop:
3-Nov :: Tacoma, WA
4-Nov :: Sacramento, CA
5-Nov :: San Francisco, CA
6-Nov :: Los Angeles, CA @ Three Clubs
7-Nov :: San Diego, CA
9-Nov :: Long Beach, CA
10-Nov :: Santa Cruz, CA
11-Nov :: Oakland, CA
12-Nov :: Chico, CA
13-Nov :: Arcata, CA
14-Nov :: Eugene, OR
15-Nov :: Portland, OR
23 June 2010
VIA VENGEANCE joins Starbird Booking roster!
I am thrilled to announce that VIA VENGEANCE has joined the Starbird Booking roster!!
Arizona-based Via Vengeance is a one man band - but not your typical one man band. No. There is no makeshift suitcase kick drum, there are no loop pedals; it's just a man, his drums and his guitar. The days of clangy knee cymbals have made way for hard melodic guitar chords. Slow irrevocable lyrics and precision drumming. This is sludgy stoner rock fueled by pain, anger and amplified electricity.
Having played with such bands as Mastodon, Pelican, Jesu, Melt Banana and Black Cobra in addition to a national tour this past Spring with A Storm of Light, this September will see Via Vengeance venturing out on a 2 week West coast tour. He will be showcasing new songs from his forthcoming sophomore album entitled Dead In the Snow, which features album art and a musical appearance by Josh Graham (ex-Neurosis, Red Sparowes, Battle of Mice).
"Musically, the album is reminiscent of early Godflesh, with Ocell's guttural growl and crushing riffs laid over bare-bones drumming." stonerrock.com
"The chromatic-scaled Black Sabbath-y riffs are simple, stripped down and covered in barbed wire." SLUG Magazine
"The rhythms are snappy and solid, with seamless, simple timing changes that often lead into even simpler guitar interludes, but show attention to composition nonetheless. This is raw, hard stuff, oozing with slow, booming backbeats, and bludgeoned by stoner rock power chords." - Phoenix New Times
"....feeds fat, gritty guitar sounds through effects pedals and Sunn amps with one hand while drumming with the other hand and stomping out steady, stalking rhythms with his feet. It's stoner doom-metal with the structural ambitions of prog-metal bands such as Isis and the raw, analog ambiance of garage-punk terrorists Drunk With Guns." - New Times
Visual idea of VV performance: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1518803676672070467
http://viavengeance.com | | www.myspace.com/shadesofbloood
Arizona-based Via Vengeance is a one man band - but not your typical one man band. No. There is no makeshift suitcase kick drum, there are no loop pedals; it's just a man, his drums and his guitar. The days of clangy knee cymbals have made way for hard melodic guitar chords. Slow irrevocable lyrics and precision drumming. This is sludgy stoner rock fueled by pain, anger and amplified electricity.
Having played with such bands as Mastodon, Pelican, Jesu, Melt Banana and Black Cobra in addition to a national tour this past Spring with A Storm of Light, this September will see Via Vengeance venturing out on a 2 week West coast tour. He will be showcasing new songs from his forthcoming sophomore album entitled Dead In the Snow, which features album art and a musical appearance by Josh Graham (ex-Neurosis, Red Sparowes, Battle of Mice).
"Musically, the album is reminiscent of early Godflesh, with Ocell's guttural growl and crushing riffs laid over bare-bones drumming." stonerrock.com
"The chromatic-scaled Black Sabbath-y riffs are simple, stripped down and covered in barbed wire." SLUG Magazine
"The rhythms are snappy and solid, with seamless, simple timing changes that often lead into even simpler guitar interludes, but show attention to composition nonetheless. This is raw, hard stuff, oozing with slow, booming backbeats, and bludgeoned by stoner rock power chords." - Phoenix New Times
"....feeds fat, gritty guitar sounds through effects pedals and Sunn amps with one hand while drumming with the other hand and stomping out steady, stalking rhythms with his feet. It's stoner doom-metal with the structural ambitions of prog-metal bands such as Isis and the raw, analog ambiance of garage-punk terrorists Drunk With Guns." - New Times
Visual idea of VV performance: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1518803676672070467
http://viavengeance.com | | www.myspace.com/shadesofbloood
13 January 2010
Black Math Horseman (Tee Pee Records) joins Starbird roster!
I am very pleased to announce that LA's BLACK MATH HORSEMAN has joined the Starbird roster!!
Call it ambient post-doom. Call it alchemic psych-rock, only without all those annoying freeform guitar freakouts. Black Math Horseman is reminiscent of something along the lines of Isis meets Black Mountain. Their debut album Wyllt was produced by Scott Reeder of Kyuss and released on Tee Pee Records in April '09.
BMH recently played the Fog Rising Fest in San Francisco and also trekked to SXSW in '09. Catch them on their forthcoming Spring European tour, which sees them playing the infamous Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands, as well as supporting Shrinebuilder in London. US tour coming late 2010.
"....sinewy guitar lines recall Pelican or even a sad Fugazi, the drums are subtle but inventive, and bassist/vocalist Sera Timms sounds like Jarboe getting voice lessons from Grace Slick after downing a bottle of Tylenol PM in the back of a church (all of which is bolstered by reverb-drenched production)." - metalsucks.net
"While you’ll find plenty of ritual doom crush on the L.A. quartet’s debut album Wyllt, BMH know that heavy comes from within. Much of Wyllt swirls in the middle ground between lullaby and nightmare, etching its blurry edges in the smoke and fog. Some of its heaviest parts actually come in between depressions of the distortion pedal. The repetitive guitar fragments that open “Tyrant” lure us in to the dank cave where Sasha Popovic’s drumsticks drip on to dead animal skins, and den mother Sera Timms chants monastic spells. Even before the first eruption of crash cymbal and guitar squall, the song is pregnant with voodoo." - Prefix Mag
"Combining the art house horror vibe of bands like Espers and Ghost Bees with the sludge-metal riffs of Black Sabbath, BMH have arrived at a nightmarish kind of proto-metal-doom-psych that one would imagine the Nazgul would have come up with were they to form a band." - popwreckoning
Listen and learn more here:
www.blackmathhorseman.com
www.myspace.com/blackmathhorseman
www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Math-Horseman/77475471220
Thanks for your support!
-Carly
Call it ambient post-doom. Call it alchemic psych-rock, only without all those annoying freeform guitar freakouts. Black Math Horseman is reminiscent of something along the lines of Isis meets Black Mountain. Their debut album Wyllt was produced by Scott Reeder of Kyuss and released on Tee Pee Records in April '09.
BMH recently played the Fog Rising Fest in San Francisco and also trekked to SXSW in '09. Catch them on their forthcoming Spring European tour, which sees them playing the infamous Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands, as well as supporting Shrinebuilder in London. US tour coming late 2010.
"....sinewy guitar lines recall Pelican or even a sad Fugazi, the drums are subtle but inventive, and bassist/vocalist Sera Timms sounds like Jarboe getting voice lessons from Grace Slick after downing a bottle of Tylenol PM in the back of a church (all of which is bolstered by reverb-drenched production)." - metalsucks.net
"While you’ll find plenty of ritual doom crush on the L.A. quartet’s debut album Wyllt, BMH know that heavy comes from within. Much of Wyllt swirls in the middle ground between lullaby and nightmare, etching its blurry edges in the smoke and fog. Some of its heaviest parts actually come in between depressions of the distortion pedal. The repetitive guitar fragments that open “Tyrant” lure us in to the dank cave where Sasha Popovic’s drumsticks drip on to dead animal skins, and den mother Sera Timms chants monastic spells. Even before the first eruption of crash cymbal and guitar squall, the song is pregnant with voodoo." - Prefix Mag
"Combining the art house horror vibe of bands like Espers and Ghost Bees with the sludge-metal riffs of Black Sabbath, BMH have arrived at a nightmarish kind of proto-metal-doom-psych that one would imagine the Nazgul would have come up with were they to form a band." - popwreckoning
Listen and learn more here:
www.blackmathhorseman.com
www.myspace.com/blackmathhorseman
www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Math-Horseman/77475471220
Thanks for your support!
-Carly
09 December 2009
Dog Shredder press part uno
My fellas Dog Shredder have been wowing the crowds at recent shows and so I'm here to show you that I'm not making it up. Here is a great show review done by Sound on the Sound:
December 8, 2009
The Bellingham Special
So I made a wrong turn and now my stomach is filled with knots and taurine. Fuck. I have been given the simple mission of catching Dog Shredder at the Funhouse and somehow I’ve turned this simple task into an unnecessary adventure that wreaks of impending failure. I have the god given gift of making the most simple tasks, such as exiting for Seattle Center, impossible. And as I competitively walk to the Funhouse from my awkward parking spot, I hear the phantom rumbles of what I think is a band playing. Naturally my pace hastens and I enter the Funhouse only to find that the music has not started yet. I savor the moment. Finally I am early for something. My high school guidance counselor would be proud of me, but she would not be pleased by the fact I was spending an evening rocking with shredders of canines. She struck me as the type of woman that would listen to Joan Osbourne sing jazz standards. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
How do I describe the sound of Dog Shredder to someone who has never heard of them? The name indicates that they might be a brutal powerviolence band that would play a 11 minute set that consisted of 24 songs. However, that is not the case. Dog Shredder are a band of spastic intricacy that never gives you enough time to stop and catch your breath. They are a monstrous three-piece that is pretty much indescribable but I’ll try my best. Everyone loves a good pizza right? If Dog Shredder were a pizza, this is what it would look like:
The Crust - What if Bluetip sounded like they were a Three One G band instead of a Discord band? What does this have to do with anything? I’m not sure, but the guitar tone and some of the chords and progressions reminded me of Bluetip if they were really into amphetamines. That’s where the similarities end however. Thundering bass that would rival any turn of century hardcore band. Overdriven and being discharged from the depths of an Ampeg cabinet. A drummer that is constantly doing fills with a sniper’s precision. This is the type of band that is so good that it spawns cheap imitations.
The Sauce - The frenetic energy and emphasis on guitar pull-offs similar to a band like Capsule. Only Dog Shredder are much more epic and atmospheric. Thank god for guitar pedals and sampler effects. It’s a challenge in itself to figure out how a part of a song flows into the next in the musical sense. Many of my favorite bands exhibit the same songwriting unpredictability. Delicious.
The Toppings - If I had to pick a song that sounds like it would be by Dog Shredder but it’s actually not…it would be “Bladecatcher” by Mastodon. I’m talking strictly riffage people. “Bladecatcher” is actually too straight-forward and predictable to ever be Dog Shredder song. Plus it has those weird annoying vocals over the top of it. But in terms of using guitar scales straight from a leviathan, I think I’m on to something. Josh Holland writes guitar riffs so gnarly that Dog Shredder is forced to be instrumental in some instances because who in the world is going to play guitar LIKE THAT and sing at the same time? Singing consistently amongst all those time changes and insanity, that’s a pretty tall order.
There you have it. A pizza filled with gnarly riffs, migraine inducing bass and drumming at breakneck speeds. From the bombastic opening notes of “Battle Snake”, this band from Bellingham constantly amazed me at the Funhouse on Thursday. Dog Shredder also have a song called “Brontosaurus Rex!” Can you imagine what that prehistoric amalgam of omnivorous destruction would look like? It’s complicated skeleton would be similar to the blueprint of a one of their songs. Keep an eye out for these guys in the future.
December 8, 2009
The Bellingham Special
So I made a wrong turn and now my stomach is filled with knots and taurine. Fuck. I have been given the simple mission of catching Dog Shredder at the Funhouse and somehow I’ve turned this simple task into an unnecessary adventure that wreaks of impending failure. I have the god given gift of making the most simple tasks, such as exiting for Seattle Center, impossible. And as I competitively walk to the Funhouse from my awkward parking spot, I hear the phantom rumbles of what I think is a band playing. Naturally my pace hastens and I enter the Funhouse only to find that the music has not started yet. I savor the moment. Finally I am early for something. My high school guidance counselor would be proud of me, but she would not be pleased by the fact I was spending an evening rocking with shredders of canines. She struck me as the type of woman that would listen to Joan Osbourne sing jazz standards. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
How do I describe the sound of Dog Shredder to someone who has never heard of them? The name indicates that they might be a brutal powerviolence band that would play a 11 minute set that consisted of 24 songs. However, that is not the case. Dog Shredder are a band of spastic intricacy that never gives you enough time to stop and catch your breath. They are a monstrous three-piece that is pretty much indescribable but I’ll try my best. Everyone loves a good pizza right? If Dog Shredder were a pizza, this is what it would look like:
The Crust - What if Bluetip sounded like they were a Three One G band instead of a Discord band? What does this have to do with anything? I’m not sure, but the guitar tone and some of the chords and progressions reminded me of Bluetip if they were really into amphetamines. That’s where the similarities end however. Thundering bass that would rival any turn of century hardcore band. Overdriven and being discharged from the depths of an Ampeg cabinet. A drummer that is constantly doing fills with a sniper’s precision. This is the type of band that is so good that it spawns cheap imitations.
The Sauce - The frenetic energy and emphasis on guitar pull-offs similar to a band like Capsule. Only Dog Shredder are much more epic and atmospheric. Thank god for guitar pedals and sampler effects. It’s a challenge in itself to figure out how a part of a song flows into the next in the musical sense. Many of my favorite bands exhibit the same songwriting unpredictability. Delicious.
The Toppings - If I had to pick a song that sounds like it would be by Dog Shredder but it’s actually not…it would be “Bladecatcher” by Mastodon. I’m talking strictly riffage people. “Bladecatcher” is actually too straight-forward and predictable to ever be Dog Shredder song. Plus it has those weird annoying vocals over the top of it. But in terms of using guitar scales straight from a leviathan, I think I’m on to something. Josh Holland writes guitar riffs so gnarly that Dog Shredder is forced to be instrumental in some instances because who in the world is going to play guitar LIKE THAT and sing at the same time? Singing consistently amongst all those time changes and insanity, that’s a pretty tall order.
There you have it. A pizza filled with gnarly riffs, migraine inducing bass and drumming at breakneck speeds. From the bombastic opening notes of “Battle Snake”, this band from Bellingham constantly amazed me at the Funhouse on Thursday. Dog Shredder also have a song called “Brontosaurus Rex!” Can you imagine what that prehistoric amalgam of omnivorous destruction would look like? It’s complicated skeleton would be similar to the blueprint of a one of their songs. Keep an eye out for these guys in the future.
06 October 2009
Live vids of The Broken Letters
See what I do for you? I make it easy for you to see bands live from the comfort of your couch. Then when they come thru your town, I hope you will get off said couch and go see them in person.
Two new live videos of The Broken Letters:
Two new live videos of The Broken Letters:
23 September 2009
Some videos of Grayceon performing
In the event you've never been able to see Grayceon live or you just can't wait until they come to your town again, I present to you some live video....
Grayceon "Once a Shadow" September 3rd, 2009
Grayceon "The West" July 30th, 2009
Grayceon "This Grand Show Eternal" July 30th, 2009
Grayceon "Once a Shadow" September 3rd, 2009
Grayceon "The West" July 30th, 2009
Grayceon "This Grand Show Eternal" July 30th, 2009
18 August 2009
Giant Squid's "The Ichthyologist" released today on Translation Loss!
Today is the mega-official release date for Giant Squid's second album, The Ichthyologist, on Translation Loss Records. Originally self-released by the band in a limited run of 1,000, Translation Loss has re-released with 4 of the tracks re-worked and with new artwork by famed cartoon artist, Sam Kieth.
Find band HERE and HERE.
Label is HERE.
And check out what people are saying:
"An encompassing and engrossing sensory trip." - Terrorizer Magazine
"While the narrative may take a page from Gregory’s personal life, musically, The Ichthyologist invokes the elemental force of Neurosis, the cinematic scope of God Speed You Black Emperor, and the attitude of punk rock" – Revolver Magazine
"Musically, however you view The Ichthyologist, it's a massive undertaking with layers of instrumentation, voices, sonic moods, waves and textures, presenting a life affirming twist on the light-dark, up-and-down, seesaw post metal style." - Decibel Magazine
"The Ichthyologist is, for lack of a better term, a grand fucking slam. Sublimely textured but crushingly heavy, deep as the ocean at its heart and yet instantly approachable, this is more than a great metal album—it is a beautiful work of art, by any standard. Even after writing this review, I can’t wait to listen to it again, and I’ll consider it a gift from the heavens if I hear another album even close to as good as The Ichthyologist this year." – metalreview.com
"This is some of the most honest, sincere, and best executed music out there today, and I think every music fan owes it to themselves to hear Giant Squid at least once. Again, this isn't just fanboy enthusiasm for a new album, this is genuine excitement that is found only upon hearing something I find truly great. Five Stars!" – progarchives.com
"So, I would say that if you want to discover one of the most original and essential bands of the current era, put away your preconceived notions about what is and isn’t progressive rock and heavy metal and give these guys a listen. The album (like the band) is simply incredible and very unique and inventive. It’s still quite early in the year, but I won’t be at all surprised if this disc makes my “best of 2009” list." - musicstreetjournal.com
Find band HERE and HERE.
Label is HERE.
And check out what people are saying:
"An encompassing and engrossing sensory trip." - Terrorizer Magazine
"While the narrative may take a page from Gregory’s personal life, musically, The Ichthyologist invokes the elemental force of Neurosis, the cinematic scope of God Speed You Black Emperor, and the attitude of punk rock" – Revolver Magazine
"Musically, however you view The Ichthyologist, it's a massive undertaking with layers of instrumentation, voices, sonic moods, waves and textures, presenting a life affirming twist on the light-dark, up-and-down, seesaw post metal style." - Decibel Magazine
"The Ichthyologist is, for lack of a better term, a grand fucking slam. Sublimely textured but crushingly heavy, deep as the ocean at its heart and yet instantly approachable, this is more than a great metal album—it is a beautiful work of art, by any standard. Even after writing this review, I can’t wait to listen to it again, and I’ll consider it a gift from the heavens if I hear another album even close to as good as The Ichthyologist this year." – metalreview.com
"This is some of the most honest, sincere, and best executed music out there today, and I think every music fan owes it to themselves to hear Giant Squid at least once. Again, this isn't just fanboy enthusiasm for a new album, this is genuine excitement that is found only upon hearing something I find truly great. Five Stars!" – progarchives.com
"So, I would say that if you want to discover one of the most original and essential bands of the current era, put away your preconceived notions about what is and isn’t progressive rock and heavy metal and give these guys a listen. The album (like the band) is simply incredible and very unique and inventive. It’s still quite early in the year, but I won’t be at all surprised if this disc makes my “best of 2009” list." - musicstreetjournal.com
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
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+
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.
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
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