We Are Hex, Waxeater, Yea Big + Kid Static, and Trophy Wives at The Statehouse 24 April 2009

Posted on April 27, 2009 by david

Little 500 weekend has now passed and Bloomington is universally hungover. I did not go to the race (Little 500 is a huge bike race/excuse to drink for a week straight) but I’m sure it was great. I also did not drink any alcohol while the sun was out, but I still had a pretty fantastic weekend. Friday night there was a dirty, messy show at The Statehouse and it was crazy. I’m pretty bummed that I missed Skin Mags play but I’m sure I’ll catch them again in the future. I liked every band but We Are Hex put on a hell of a show. They sound a lot more punk/loud in concert than on their record.

Here are the pictures I was able to unearth from the depths of a basement at Grant and Wylie:

We Are Hex

Waxeater

Yea Big + Kid Static

Trophy Wives

As per the usual, the rest are up on my Flickr.

Blk Jks To Play a Free Show at Jake’s!

Posted on March 2, 2009 by david

Blk Jks

I just got back from the Explorers Club show, and all I have to say is…Johnny B. Goode. A good end to my three day run at The Cinemat.

So many great shows are coming up so I will try to announce them in a timely fashion. This one is going to be great and is happening tomorrow/today/Monday. And…it’s free. That’s right, free.

Spirit of ’68 Presents…

Blk Jks
w/
Tammar
Push Pull
@Jake’s, 21+
Monday, March 2nd
10pm
FREE!!!

The show was originally at The Cinemat which would have made my Cinemat run an epic four days long, but alas, it was not to be. My guess would be that the show got too big. It’s going to be a good one. Check out the last time I saw Blk Jks at The Statehouse, or when I saw Tammar at NOISE.

Deer Tick moved to The Statehouse + Blk Jks

Posted on February 18, 2009 by david

Well it sucks that The Cinemat is out of commission but it is good that the Deer Tick show on Saturday will be going on…and now it has a more beefy lineup. Now the show is:

Deer Tick

BUT NOW ADD…

Blk Jks

Spirit of ’68 Presents…

DEER TICK
w/ The French & Indian War (aka Eric Deines and co.)
BLK JKS
@ The Statehouse (321 E. Wylie)
Saturday February 21
9pm
$6
all ages

The Blk Jks are a band from South Africa that just signed with Secretly Canadian. I actually haven’t heard them yet but I have heard from a trusted source that they are excellent. RIP Cinemat, but hellooooooooo Statehouse!
PS: Please don’t be afraid to attend because this is now a house show. It will be awesome and the house is NOT hard to find at all.

Edit: Got the Blk Jks EP from SCD (lots of abbreviations ftw!) and it is excellent. Pick it up/go to the show.

Valentine’s Week Wrap-Up + Preview of the Upcoming Week

Posted on February 15, 2009 by david

Valentine’s week is over and I officially survived. I caught Larkin Grimm on Monday and had a good time hearing about female orgasms and how wonderful her hired band is. She was good and hearing her say “put a burkha on that bitch” pretty much made my night. Of course, no words can describe the opener, Chris Barth. I will leave it at that.

Thursday I caught some of Company of Thieves and they were decent. They did a horrendous cover of the Smashing Pumpkins’ “1979,” but at least I could watch Pee Wee’s Big Adventure in the background.

Friday I was at The Clinic for a minute but eventually made my way over to S. Lincoln for a good ole dance party…which got busted waaaaaaaay too soon.

I took the weekend off picture-wise since I had to take so dang many of them for class during the week.

With that settled…
Onto this week!

Thursday

Prayer Breakfast

NOISE:
Prayer Breakfast
The Broderick
The Giggles
Rooftop Vigilantes
Indiana Memorial Union (IMUG)
Thursday, February 19, 8-11pm
FREE

Friday

Mahjongg Flyer

Mahjongg @ The Cinemat
w/
Golden Birthday (Chicago)
Eric Radoux
Friday, February 20, 8:00 PM
$4 – All Ages
Hosted by WIUX!

And if you’re into this sort of thing…

Ben Kweller

Ben Kweller @ The Buskirk Chumley
w/ The Watson Twins
Friday, February 20, 8-11pm
Probably like $15 or $20 – All Ages

Also…

Prizzy Prizzy Please

Prizzy Prizzy Please
w/
Giant Quartz (a new take on Wee Giant)
Skin Mags
@The Statehouse (321 E. Wylie)
Friday, February 20, 9pm
$3 (Good luck enforcing that!)

They are trying to raise money for their upcoming tour. Great band, a shame there are other shows this night…

Saturday

Spirit of ’68 Presents…

DEER TICK
w/ The French & Indian War (aka Eric Deines and co.)
BLK JKS
@ The Statehouse (321 E. Wylie)
Saturday February 21
9pm
$6
all ages

Go to some shows and I will see you there!

This Valentine’s Week in Shows (INSANITY)

Posted on February 11, 2009 by david

So, there are a lot of shows going on this week. Titus Andronicus played at The Statehouse on Monday but I didn’t go due to being extremely flipping busy. That’s ok though, I’m pretty sure they play here every 3 days anyway.

So…onto this week. Valentine’s week (If you’re into that sort of thing)! There are a lot of shows so it’s gonna be quick n’ dirty.

Wednesday…

Larkin Grimm

Spirit of ’68 Presents…
LARKIN GRIMM
w/ Chris Barth
@ Bear’s Place
Wed. February 11
10pm
$6
21+

I took a trip over to her MySpace and she has some pretty good folky type music up there. I was listening to it in the background and then she started screaming which freaked me out, but a little screaming never hurt anybody, right? It’s at Bear’s too so expect a pretty intimate show.

Thursday…

-Company of Thieves
-Rodeo Ruby Love
-Alexander the Great
-Busman’s Holiday
@The Cinemat (all ages) – $7 – 7:30-11pm

This should be a good show and all the proceeds go to charity, which everybody loves!

If you don’t want to go to that there is always…

Live from Bloomington Open Mic Night

8-10:30pm
In the IMUG at the Union

This one is a tossup. Definitely could be interesting and it’s always free so like a box of positives it’s a plus, love.

Friday…

Spirit of ’68 Presents…
Hi Red Center
Good Luck
Push-Pull
@ Bear’s Place
Friday Feb. 13th
10pm
$5
21+

AND…

Friday at 10:30pm – 3am
549 S. Lincoln Street
Everybody loves a house/dance party!
From Facebook: “Dance your paraskavedekatriaphobia (fear of Friday the 13th) away! DJ’s Tim Zawada, SKASEII and Goulet! are gonna kill it with bonecrushing beats and all kinds of party music. Beer and Love Punch will be provided. Look as sharp as you wanna look!”

THEN…

SNEAK ATTACK 6!
@John Waldron
SKYLER, KID COLOR, HOLLYWOOD HOLT, SLEEPY T, PHENOM
$7

I’ve never actually been to one of these so I can’t really comment on it, but…it’s happening!

And finally, if you really needed one more thing to go to…

SliP n’ SliDe 69
@The Clinic
Free as always
Slam Dunk
Rad Racket
Grandchildren
Dylan Ettinger and the Rude Dudes
“Club Clinic will be open feat. some combination of DJs Rinzin, Patrick, Brenden, and Dalé Earnhardt”

FIN

Well that’s all I have so far, if there’s anything I’m missing be sure to let me know. Happy trails this Valentine’s week.

Against the Void

Tag Archives: The Statehouse

We Are Hex, Waxeater, Yea Big + Kid Static, and Trophy Wives at The Statehouse 24 April 2009

Blk Jks To Play a Free Show at Jake’s!

Deer Tick moved to The Statehouse + Blk Jks

Valentine’s Week Wrap-Up + Preview of the Upcoming Week

This Valentine’s Week in Shows (INSANITY)