Circle is playing at the Middle East on 9.11.07

I love these guys. I wish it were Pharaoh Overlord instead, as I like that side project better than the original band...but Circle's 2002 album Sunrise is still one of my faves years later.


Also, here is the intro cinematic to my new game Rock Band. As many of you know, lots of Providence inhabitants make these Harmonix games with me and this new one was recently announced. It lets you play drums, guitar, bass and vocals in persistent bands. Pretty cool. I prefer the HiDef version, but didnt think you would all want to wait for the d/l. Here you go:

Yup...that MWM show was sweet. I wish all shows had a cool outside space with homemade ice cream, record labels, homemade cookies and bike repair. Instead there is just smoke and people that smoke.

I only got to see 4 bands due to previous commitments, but I have to say they were all really good. For 4pm, HOWL brought the metal. After that I saw Lolita Black...who as they get more Rock (capital "R") they get more awesomer . Yup. After that I walked to Chine Inn, had some scallion pancakes and then got back for Badman and then Dirty On Purpose...both of whom I have never seen, both of whom were good. I was psyched to see the variety in bands at this gig. Eclectic.

Project Diggs was in effect too which was also cool. There were some pretty interesting photos up as well as a cool piece that has light traces falling over a model in the dark. I liked that one. It was like something that I did in art school with Polaroid Land Cameras, a model, a dark room and a handheld red laser pen. Fun with light.

Thank God for Machines With Magnets. That space is so fucking cool and the people are top notch.

Oh, and now for something completely different:

Machines With Magnets Anniversary Show

Musical Performances by:
11:45pm Daughters
11:15 The White Mice
10:45 Wizzards
10:00 The Awesome Bros
9:15 Neptune [boston]
8:30 Dirty on Purpose [nyc]
7:45 Badman
7:00 Sweethieves
6:15 Animal Hospital[boston]
5:30 Lolita Black
4:45 Howl
4:00 Sick Electric
3:15 Area C
2:30 Txoca Txoca
1:45 Jared Paul
1:00 Déjà Vu Mountain
12:15 Eyes Like Saucers

Saturday, from noon on. Do it.

PLUS:
Project Digs Art Opening
Kafe Lila
Nice Slice
Recycle A Bike
The Dirt Palace
If'n Books
Secret Eye Records
Allison Cole / Bang Bang Your Thread

Directions
From the North:
95 South to Exit 27
Right off Exit onto George St/Park Place
At Stop sign make left
Through traffic light onto Main Street
2nd building on left
make first left after building and park in parking lot

From the South:
95 North to Exit 27
First Left onto Pine Street
Right onto Church Street
park in 2nd parking lot on left

To autoplay or not

Heya everyone-

So, there is this nifty playlist thingamajig over there on the right that is now almost entirely populated with local music from the past and present. It is now set to play on random shuffle. It will continue to grow as I add music to it. Currently I have it set to autoplay so that you may be pleasantly surprised with something that you may not have otherwise heard.

I am conducting a little poll on the forums, here, to see if people would rather it autoplay when you get to the site or just sit quietly until activated.

Addresses, Don't do it

Dudes and Dudettes...

If you are posting a show on our lovely Listings page but are NOT from the establishment that is hosting the show please do NOT post the address of the place.

Of course, if it is the Penalty Box or AS220 or something...well fine, but if it is one of our beloved local shows off the beaten path then lets just not. ok? They will thank you for it (well, they won't...because they will never know that you were going to in the first place, right?)

Thanks

Black Cobra + Fourhorse and some Wrastlin'

Holy shit. On a whim, I went with a bunch of people to see Ring Of Honor wrestling up in Boston hoping to fit it in before the Theo and the Skyscrapers show. It is extreme "pro" wrestling on a small scale and was in a community college gym. It was insane. Look it up on youtube. There were high fliers, brawlers, goofballs and of course...tons of off the wall melee amidst the crowd. The last match had 2 tag teams fighting in the stands and it was like a tornado ripped through the place. Not a single piece of furniture was standing. Fun.

Unfortunately, I was never told that the Theo and the Skyscrapers show was an all ages show, so when I called at 10PM (during intermission at wrestling) to see when TATS was on, they told me the show had been over for an hour or so. Crap.

Anyway, there looks to be a good'n coming up this Wednesday thanks to Armageddon Shop:

Black Cobra (FL/CA)
Iron Age(TX)
War Hungry(PA)
Fourhorse(RI)
Kintaan(RI)
Sweatlodge(RI)

Tonight and the 10th

HOWL is playing tonight (Sunday) at the Living Room with The Aardvark Trail, YavinFive, The Intruder and High/Horse. howl is currently on permanent rotation in my car. Members of HOWL were students of mine at RISD.

I need to book a show somewhere so I can play with my ex-student's bands. That would be weird... but fun. Megasus, Cheeseburger (NY), HOWL, Teenage Waistband...

Also, Theo (ex-Lunachicks singer) is playing with her band Theo and the Skyscrapers on the 10th of August. I am gonna head up to Boston to see them at the ICC. Theo recently did all of the Motion Capture for the "female singer" in my new game ROCKBAND. The Skyscrapers are sorta new-new wave, electro rock.

Anyway, there you go. See you at HOWL tonight?

...ity

Oh. So you like Metal? What about Death Metal? Yes? What about female vocal Death Metal? You do? Well do I have a show for you.

My pal Mallika (works at Harmonix) is the singer of the opening act on August 3rd. The band is Abnormality. They will be serving some Death Metal for you.






I have never seen a human body part move as fast as the guitarists picking hand. Jesus, I swear the thing was just a blur the whole show. I dunno how it was captured on film.

The headliners are Goreality. Not like GO! REALITY...but more like GORE! REALITY. Anyway, if Deathmetal is your bag and you don't mind going to places with horrible names like "Jerky's" check it out. This guy here, I think his name might be Fish...I saw him play in New Bedford and it was heavy.

Pelican

Paul and I went straight from work to the Middle East tonight to see Pelican. The opener...I cant remember their name...Priest something, were pretty good mixed with pretty boring. Then Clouds were next. I wanted to like them because one of them is from CaveIn...but the were boring dude rock. Pelican however, saved the night. They ruled. Enormous and ominous.

I am sending this pic and text from my phone/paul's car so who knows if it will make it through all of those internets to lotsofnoise.

Oops

The site was down for a little bit...but it is back now. I was trying to ditch an old domain name and this one got caught up in the confusion.

Damned register.com.