The Long and Short of It have a new video! Obviously it was recorded before Ben's surgery, but he's healing up and will be at the Casbah to rock your face off on December 10 along with Sleep Lady, Marsupials, and Sirhan Sirhan. Tickets are only $8 and you can buy them now.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Sunday, February 06, 2011
The Long and Short of It, Grand Tarantula, Drugs Wars, Scales at Casbah, 1/7/11
Some shots from the last The Long and Short of It show at the Casbah last month. Click on a photo to go to the full gallery.
Scales:
The rest of the bands after the jump.
Grand Tarantula:
Drug Wars:
The Long and Short of It:
Always a blast! Check out my blog post on the show for more.
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All Images Copyright © Michael Klayman 2008-2011, All Rights Reserved.
Please ask for permission before downloading or linking to them.
Scales:
The rest of the bands after the jump.
Grand Tarantula:
Drug Wars:
The Long and Short of It:
Always a blast! Check out my blog post on the show for more.
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All Images Copyright © Michael Klayman 2008-2011, All Rights Reserved.
Please ask for permission before downloading or linking to them.
Saturday, January 08, 2011
The Long & Short of It, Retox, Grand Tarantula, Scales, Drug Wars @ Casbah, 1.7.2011
[While I was working the door at Brick By Brick for the TSOL show, Kyle Lynch was over at the Casbah dutifully taking notes to review the show. I think we've got some photos coming, we'll add those if they become available. Sidenote, sddialedin does not endorse nor condone drinking while driving. I also have to say, I'm pretty impressed that Justin Pearson and Gabe Serbian played Casbah when both were at Brick by Brick earlier in the nightm, and after Serbian absolutely killed it with Rats Eyes to open the show.- rosey]
THE LONG & SHORT OF IT, RETOX, GRAND TARANTULA, SCALES & DRUG WARS
CASBAH SAN DIEGO 1/7/11
This week was extremely trying, for lack of a better word it just plain sucked. I needed a release, a vehicle for my aggression, something to help me get back to my happy self. You know what? Casbah had just the cure, with a ballsy lineup of up and coming San Diego face melters and "a bunch of old dudes". Jason from Scales and I bobbed and weaved through traffic missing our exits and turns all the while Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti blared through the speakers. A couple of swigs out of a flask later we had arrived at Casbah. Hellos, handshakes and hugs exchanged with all the familiar faces, the crowd started to gather and the bustle and hum of the Casbah attendees was soon to be silenced.
Scales took the stage (they're first time there) with a vengeance, their signature mid 90's San Diego post-hardcore sound and amazing new drummer. They rip roared through their set, lead vocals being exchanged between Brett Flynn and Jason Kirk and their own personal dancer who we found out to be just a very excited fan! My personal fave "Pipes Broken" definitely got the peoples attention, but the brand spanking new "Ear To The Ground" was the one that won them over. I expect big things from this band in 2011! Set changeover, smoke break and more hellos.
Grand Tarantula takes the stage with I swear to be their own personal army, these fans were hungry! And they got exactly what they came for, Jordan Clark flailing about the stage wielding a megaphone with screams of a banshee! This band is pure, raw, unadulterated energy, they did not let up the entire set. They definitely left me wanting more, I am forever a fan of this band. Yes, people may call them pop rock, screamo or what have you but to me this band is just pure rock n roll! Go see them the next time they play and I dare you to not enjoy their set.
Now it's time to dart back to the Atari Lounge for Drug Wars! Hey look it's dancing guy again, yea alright - now it's a party! If you've seen Drug Wars you know the sound, 80's West Coast hardcore to the t. The set seriously screamed out bloody murder but everyone was so timid, if this would have been 1985 bottles would have been broken, people would've been punched, bodies would have been flying. The six song set absolutely killed, Tommy Garcia's blood curdling howl, Cory Stier's fantasic drumming, Farmer's shredding. Perfect. Smiles all around.
It's that time now, what everyone's been waiting for... the San Diego debut of RETOX comprised of Justin Pearson and Gabe Serbian from Locust fame with Michael Crain (Festival of Dead Deer). If you've listened to the EP (free download through ThreeOneG) you know the set would be short and sweet, I think it was around 10 minutes? Absolutely face melting, Gabe's drumming was IMPECCABLE the blast beats were outstanding, such high energy in that room! JP scanning the crowd like he wanted to murder someone. Download that EP and go see them the next time they play, you will thank me.
Drug Wars kill Atari for the second time, many more drinks and hellos exchanged. The Long And Short Of It take the stage and absolutely own it! Ben Johnson stalks the crowd like they are prey, fucking love seeing this band live! TLASOI bring the house down every time they play, their blend of hardcore and metal is perfect; by no means are they metalcore! Just pure fucking madness. This night was perfect and for all of the great shows going on in San Diego this evening, I'm thrilled I got to see this one! Thanks to Rosey for making it happen, big up's babydoll!
Here's a video of Grand Tarantula the last time they played Casbah.
THE LONG & SHORT OF IT, RETOX, GRAND TARANTULA, SCALES & DRUG WARS
CASBAH SAN DIEGO 1/7/11
This week was extremely trying, for lack of a better word it just plain sucked. I needed a release, a vehicle for my aggression, something to help me get back to my happy self. You know what? Casbah had just the cure, with a ballsy lineup of up and coming San Diego face melters and "a bunch of old dudes". Jason from Scales and I bobbed and weaved through traffic missing our exits and turns all the while Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti blared through the speakers. A couple of swigs out of a flask later we had arrived at Casbah. Hellos, handshakes and hugs exchanged with all the familiar faces, the crowd started to gather and the bustle and hum of the Casbah attendees was soon to be silenced.
Scales took the stage (they're first time there) with a vengeance, their signature mid 90's San Diego post-hardcore sound and amazing new drummer. They rip roared through their set, lead vocals being exchanged between Brett Flynn and Jason Kirk and their own personal dancer who we found out to be just a very excited fan! My personal fave "Pipes Broken" definitely got the peoples attention, but the brand spanking new "Ear To The Ground" was the one that won them over. I expect big things from this band in 2011! Set changeover, smoke break and more hellos.
Grand Tarantula takes the stage with I swear to be their own personal army, these fans were hungry! And they got exactly what they came for, Jordan Clark flailing about the stage wielding a megaphone with screams of a banshee! This band is pure, raw, unadulterated energy, they did not let up the entire set. They definitely left me wanting more, I am forever a fan of this band. Yes, people may call them pop rock, screamo or what have you but to me this band is just pure rock n roll! Go see them the next time they play and I dare you to not enjoy their set.
Now it's time to dart back to the Atari Lounge for Drug Wars! Hey look it's dancing guy again, yea alright - now it's a party! If you've seen Drug Wars you know the sound, 80's West Coast hardcore to the t. The set seriously screamed out bloody murder but everyone was so timid, if this would have been 1985 bottles would have been broken, people would've been punched, bodies would have been flying. The six song set absolutely killed, Tommy Garcia's blood curdling howl, Cory Stier's fantasic drumming, Farmer's shredding. Perfect. Smiles all around.
It's that time now, what everyone's been waiting for... the San Diego debut of RETOX comprised of Justin Pearson and Gabe Serbian from Locust fame with Michael Crain (Festival of Dead Deer). If you've listened to the EP (free download through ThreeOneG) you know the set would be short and sweet, I think it was around 10 minutes? Absolutely face melting, Gabe's drumming was IMPECCABLE the blast beats were outstanding, such high energy in that room! JP scanning the crowd like he wanted to murder someone. Download that EP and go see them the next time they play, you will thank me.
Drug Wars kill Atari for the second time, many more drinks and hellos exchanged. The Long And Short Of It take the stage and absolutely own it! Ben Johnson stalks the crowd like they are prey, fucking love seeing this band live! TLASOI bring the house down every time they play, their blend of hardcore and metal is perfect; by no means are they metalcore! Just pure fucking madness. This night was perfect and for all of the great shows going on in San Diego this evening, I'm thrilled I got to see this one! Thanks to Rosey for making it happen, big up's babydoll!
Here's a video of Grand Tarantula the last time they played Casbah.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
In The Red, Terremoto, Rats Eyes, The Long and Short of It at the Casbah, 9/4/10
The best heavy music show of September happened a couple weeks ago at the Casbah. Here's what you missed:
In the Red, in the Atari Lounge:
(Click 'keep on reading' below for more photos)
Rats Eyes:
Terremoto:
The Long and Short of It:
Click to see more photos.
Michael
In the Red, in the Atari Lounge:
(Click 'keep on reading' below for more photos)
Rats Eyes:
Terremoto:
The Long and Short of It:
Click to see more photos.
Michael
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Friday Night In San Diego!
Soooo, you should know by now that I'm having a party at my house tomorrow night. If you wanna come and don't have the address, shoot me an email. It will be early so my neighbors don't flip (BYOB and all that shit), but after we will take the party to The Ken Club for the Whiskey Rebellion benefit for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. The Long And Short of It, The Postals, Mad Mummies and Rich White Males will all be performing. The show is $5 and raffle tickets will be available 5 for $5. 100% of the cover and raffle tickets go to the Society. There's also a tax id code if your business would like to donate items for the raffle.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Another perspective on the San Diego Music Awards
Josh already posted about the awards from his perspective, so I don't really have a whole lot to add, but since I took pics, I thought I'd share them. He is certainly right that last night was a great night. I rode out to Viejas with Ben and Brian from The Long and Short Of It and while I made it in during The Burning of Rome's performance, they were, um...looking for parking...*ahem*...so it was pretty funny that while the first four awards were announced, they hadn't yet made it inside to claim their Best Hard Rock Album award. Josh got their late, too, but we found one another quickly and it was pretty amazing to have my hand on his heart beating while his category was announced. I know that he didn't expect to win but I'm happy and proud that he did, and I'm especially glad that his award was in the first group or waiting might've lead to a high anxiety evening.
There were so many amazing musicians and people at the awards- far too many to name here- but once again I felt completely privileged to be a part of this music community. Unlike 80% of the presenters who have no clue about the scene, I was proud of my friends for their amazing performances, to all the winners, to all the nominees, and to the HUNDREDS of bands and musicians that do the grind and play for the sheer joy of playing music that didn't get nominated. For the full list of winners, click here.
It was funny that I was attempting to tweet all the winners, but dropped off somewhere around best new artist. After the award ceremony, I went to the after party to see The Styletones and was happy to sit down to regain feeling in my feet. The Styletones are the perfect party band and it was nice to be able to chat with people that I didn't get to talk to at the ceremony. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end, and Josh and Kitty were done, so after waiting for my saucy ass long enough, I was summoned to the valet area and we were on our way. Incidentally, it was just about midnight, so my party didn't end there, but at the Ken Club where Miggs was spinning records.
Again, it was a fantastic evening. I wish nights like that could happen more often, but it gives me something to once again look forward to for next year. (All the photos are from my camera except the two with me in them, courtesy of Marie Haddad.)
More pics if you 'keep on reading'.
There were so many amazing musicians and people at the awards- far too many to name here- but once again I felt completely privileged to be a part of this music community. Unlike 80% of the presenters who have no clue about the scene, I was proud of my friends for their amazing performances, to all the winners, to all the nominees, and to the HUNDREDS of bands and musicians that do the grind and play for the sheer joy of playing music that didn't get nominated. For the full list of winners, click here.
It was funny that I was attempting to tweet all the winners, but dropped off somewhere around best new artist. After the award ceremony, I went to the after party to see The Styletones and was happy to sit down to regain feeling in my feet. The Styletones are the perfect party band and it was nice to be able to chat with people that I didn't get to talk to at the ceremony. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end, and Josh and Kitty were done, so after waiting for my saucy ass long enough, I was summoned to the valet area and we were on our way. Incidentally, it was just about midnight, so my party didn't end there, but at the Ken Club where Miggs was spinning records.
Again, it was a fantastic evening. I wish nights like that could happen more often, but it gives me something to once again look forward to for next year. (All the photos are from my camera except the two with me in them, courtesy of Marie Haddad.)
More pics if you 'keep on reading'.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Rosey's Diary: March 18-25, 2009
My last diary post left off at St. Patrick's Day and all I can say is that waking up the next day wasn't nearly as awful as I expected. So let me catch you up with the week after St. Patty's Day. Click 'keep on reading' for all the Pho King goods.
3.18.09: Gavin Newsom Townhall; Jamuel Saxon, The One AM Radio, Tapedeck Mountain @ Soda Bar
After St. Patrick's day, I had another experience that made me glad to be a Twitter user. The Burger Lounge (@Burger_Lounge), which happens to be across the street, had another special for their Twitter followers, this time free frings. Nothing better than a grass-fed burger with fries and onion rings to soak up the rest of the booze from the night before. Later that afternoon, I made my way to a school in City Heights were Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco wooed a crowd of mostly progressive supporters. I was going to do a full write up about the talk, but I realize I was so receptive to everything that he said that I didn't consider that perhaps he's just talking like a politician. I was definitely in my "hope and change" ra-ra-ra mode. Instead, here's a link of Dave Rolland's response to the evening. I will mention that there were representatives from The Nation of Islam who have some big issues with Newsom in San Francisco and made for a few tense moments. Mostly though, I liked what Gavin had to say and I'll be watching as he likely will run for Governor in 2010.
3.19.09: 91X @ The Field, I Love You, Man @ Reading Gaslamp 15, Dinner at The Field, Tiltwheel @ Beauty Bar
I had planned on going to a couple events that were media type schmoozefests but fortunately I was saved when I saw Mat Diablo from 91X tweet that they were at The Field in Downtown giving away movie passes to "I Love You, Man". I don't see movies often, but I heart Paul Rudd in a big way and the movie came highly recommended by Daye, who had been to an early screening of the film a month before it's release. It lived up to my comedic expectations. Before the movie I got the chance to talk to Josh and Mat from 91X who hooked us up with scrip for The Field, so after the movie we returned to get some bar food before moving on to the next destination.
We got to Tiltwheel at the Beauty Bar as they'd just started but everyone there was well, um, lubricated?, and it made for a fun show, including Josh Mosh taking the stage for a song so Davey could smoke and drink his beer. It made me realize it had been a long time since I'd been to show with the fast crowd and it was a really good time. And I certainly never thought it would be at the Beauty Bar. I was especially happy that night because a friend of mine gave me a Blind Lady Alehouse hoodie. Score!
3.20.09: Grand Ole Party, Ale Mania, Dirty Legs @ Soda Bar
Come Friday I was pretty excited to finally see Grand Ole Party as it had been some time since I last saw them play. Peter had asked me to help get the word out about ticketing because it was the biggest show Soda Bar had planned and they didn't want to overwhelm the space. The show sold out within about an hour of going on sale at 6 pm. In retrospect, they probably could've allowed another 50 people in the bar for the show, but we got there early, got a booth, enjoyed the Mission IPA on draft and just enjoyed the show and the fact that people weren't shoved into the bar like sardines. The Dirty Legs was an all chick band that played bratty punk, wearing their influences on their sleeves. Ale Mania appeared to be a new project of some of the guys from The Sess, but to be honest, I stayed in our booth and couldn't really see over the crowd. And even with earplugs, I couldn't really make out the band all that well. Grand Ole Party played late in the night and played entirely new material for the whole set. At this point in the night we sat up on the back of the booth to be able to see Kristin but I knew photos would be a disaster, so I just kicked back. The band left a couple days later to go record in Atlanta, so expect their new album later this year.
3.21.09: Album Release Party for The Long and Short of It, Kill Me Tomorrow, Fing @ Casbah
Saturday was one of those San Diego days with absolutely perfect weather. I had lunch with a my sister, b-i-l and niece at Lefty's and then met up with Todd and some friends for some beers at Blind Lady. Inevitably, a couple beers and a walk home and I took a brief nap before heading down to the Casbah to see Fing, Kill Me Tomorrow, and The Long And Short of It. You can see photos from Natalie or Michael. My camera just couldn't take that lighting. Also, I was kicking it over near the bar because Joe from The Roman Spring came out for the first time since his accident and it was just really good to see my friend getting better. All three bands delivered aggressive and powerful sets. The Long And The Short of It played their entire album from front to back- "if you wanna know the setlist, you can go buy the record." The band is always loud, but it was mixed so well, Ben's vocals were clear and his lyrics particularly powerful. It was a great night to be certain. I love nights when nearly the entire Casbah staff comes out to support one of their own.
3.22-25.09: The next couple days for me were catch-up days. I caught up on e-mail, posting, listings, watching shows I'd missed, seeing movies I'd not seen. I planned on seeing These Arms Are Snakes at Casbah on Tuesday, but I had a birthday dinner at Ponce's with my friends, some cake and ice cream at my house afterward, then made my way to the Ken Club where I got sucked in to karaoke night and never left. No complaints though, my neighborhood friends were there and even though I don't participate in karaoke, I still like being a witness. Abraham and I tried to connect but since it didn't happen Tuesday night, he showed up at my place on Wednesday afternoon with a 6 pack and we caught up before he, Todd and I decided to grab lunch. We tried to hit Minh Ky in City Heights (Menlo & El Cajon, just east of Hoover High), but were surprised to see it was closed on Wednesdays. So we crossed the street and went to Pho King. Let's just say we couldn't stop laughing. "Give me a Pho King menu." "Where is the Pho King waitress." Can I have some Pho King water?" Sometimes it's okay to act like an adolescent. I would love Pho King to sponsor this website. The food kicked ass, too. And that leaves me with Wednesday night, the first night of the Luce Loft. That will be another diary post.
3.18.09: Gavin Newsom Townhall; Jamuel Saxon, The One AM Radio, Tapedeck Mountain @ Soda Bar
After St. Patrick's day, I had another experience that made me glad to be a Twitter user. The Burger Lounge (@Burger_Lounge), which happens to be across the street, had another special for their Twitter followers, this time free frings. Nothing better than a grass-fed burger with fries and onion rings to soak up the rest of the booze from the night before. Later that afternoon, I made my way to a school in City Heights were Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco wooed a crowd of mostly progressive supporters. I was going to do a full write up about the talk, but I realize I was so receptive to everything that he said that I didn't consider that perhaps he's just talking like a politician. I was definitely in my "hope and change" ra-ra-ra mode. Instead, here's a link of Dave Rolland's response to the evening. I will mention that there were representatives from The Nation of Islam who have some big issues with Newsom in San Francisco and made for a few tense moments. Mostly though, I liked what Gavin had to say and I'll be watching as he likely will run for Governor in 2010.
3.19.09: 91X @ The Field, I Love You, Man @ Reading Gaslamp 15, Dinner at The Field, Tiltwheel @ Beauty Bar
I had planned on going to a couple events that were media type schmoozefests but fortunately I was saved when I saw Mat Diablo from 91X tweet that they were at The Field in Downtown giving away movie passes to "I Love You, Man". I don't see movies often, but I heart Paul Rudd in a big way and the movie came highly recommended by Daye, who had been to an early screening of the film a month before it's release. It lived up to my comedic expectations. Before the movie I got the chance to talk to Josh and Mat from 91X who hooked us up with scrip for The Field, so after the movie we returned to get some bar food before moving on to the next destination.
We got to Tiltwheel at the Beauty Bar as they'd just started but everyone there was well, um, lubricated?, and it made for a fun show, including Josh Mosh taking the stage for a song so Davey could smoke and drink his beer. It made me realize it had been a long time since I'd been to show with the fast crowd and it was a really good time. And I certainly never thought it would be at the Beauty Bar. I was especially happy that night because a friend of mine gave me a Blind Lady Alehouse hoodie. Score!
3.20.09: Grand Ole Party, Ale Mania, Dirty Legs @ Soda Bar
Come Friday I was pretty excited to finally see Grand Ole Party as it had been some time since I last saw them play. Peter had asked me to help get the word out about ticketing because it was the biggest show Soda Bar had planned and they didn't want to overwhelm the space. The show sold out within about an hour of going on sale at 6 pm. In retrospect, they probably could've allowed another 50 people in the bar for the show, but we got there early, got a booth, enjoyed the Mission IPA on draft and just enjoyed the show and the fact that people weren't shoved into the bar like sardines. The Dirty Legs was an all chick band that played bratty punk, wearing their influences on their sleeves. Ale Mania appeared to be a new project of some of the guys from The Sess, but to be honest, I stayed in our booth and couldn't really see over the crowd. And even with earplugs, I couldn't really make out the band all that well. Grand Ole Party played late in the night and played entirely new material for the whole set. At this point in the night we sat up on the back of the booth to be able to see Kristin but I knew photos would be a disaster, so I just kicked back. The band left a couple days later to go record in Atlanta, so expect their new album later this year.
3.21.09: Album Release Party for The Long and Short of It, Kill Me Tomorrow, Fing @ Casbah
Saturday was one of those San Diego days with absolutely perfect weather. I had lunch with a my sister, b-i-l and niece at Lefty's and then met up with Todd and some friends for some beers at Blind Lady. Inevitably, a couple beers and a walk home and I took a brief nap before heading down to the Casbah to see Fing, Kill Me Tomorrow, and The Long And Short of It. You can see photos from Natalie or Michael. My camera just couldn't take that lighting. Also, I was kicking it over near the bar because Joe from The Roman Spring came out for the first time since his accident and it was just really good to see my friend getting better. All three bands delivered aggressive and powerful sets. The Long And The Short of It played their entire album from front to back- "if you wanna know the setlist, you can go buy the record." The band is always loud, but it was mixed so well, Ben's vocals were clear and his lyrics particularly powerful. It was a great night to be certain. I love nights when nearly the entire Casbah staff comes out to support one of their own.
3.22-25.09: The next couple days for me were catch-up days. I caught up on e-mail, posting, listings, watching shows I'd missed, seeing movies I'd not seen. I planned on seeing These Arms Are Snakes at Casbah on Tuesday, but I had a birthday dinner at Ponce's with my friends, some cake and ice cream at my house afterward, then made my way to the Ken Club where I got sucked in to karaoke night and never left. No complaints though, my neighborhood friends were there and even though I don't participate in karaoke, I still like being a witness. Abraham and I tried to connect but since it didn't happen Tuesday night, he showed up at my place on Wednesday afternoon with a 6 pack and we caught up before he, Todd and I decided to grab lunch. We tried to hit Minh Ky in City Heights (Menlo & El Cajon, just east of Hoover High), but were surprised to see it was closed on Wednesdays. So we crossed the street and went to Pho King. Let's just say we couldn't stop laughing. "Give me a Pho King menu." "Where is the Pho King waitress." Can I have some Pho King water?" Sometimes it's okay to act like an adolescent. I would love Pho King to sponsor this website. The food kicked ass, too. And that leaves me with Wednesday night, the first night of the Luce Loft. That will be another diary post.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
The Long and Short of It, Archons, Get Your Death On, Firethorn @ Casbah 01/05/09
Oh man, what a night! After spending a week in SF for New Years, I was having SD withdrawals, seriously. When I saw the lineup for Anti-Monday League at the Casbah, I knew this was the shot of San Diego music my skull needed to revive my tired ass. I love Firethorn, for a lot of reasons, great live show, great guys, and great tunes. So I made sure to get there early. After catching up with Drew and Paz about New Years and the upstairs tenants’ lack of electricity, I wandering into the already thumping set of Firethorn. If you haven’t seen them, definitely check'em out, they have that gritty rock that is part punk, part grunge, and all awesome. They played a bunch of new songs. Usually, when bands play new songs I think, hmmm, maybe it’ll grow on me, but these new ones I really liked from the moment I heard them. Firethorn has a great sense of melody, and tonight they sounded better than ever. Looking forward to hearing the new songs on record. I really like when Mr. Chris, kicks it up a notch into his screamy vocals. At the end of the set, they set feedback gods ablaze as Chris crashed to the floor, then tackled Sean, and serenaded the audience with the noisiest cover of Blackstreet "I Like the Way You Work"
Get Your Death On followed, and kicked up the heavy riffing. With slamming drums, and riffs meant to make your head convulse forward as though dragged by a semi-truck, GYDO played what they deemed their “best show of 2009.” The very rhythmic intense instrumental sections took you through a portal to some other dimension where everything moves in slow motion. Then the drummer and guitar player would bring you back to reality with a haunting scream or melody. It was awesome when they got the audience to cheer in the “lowest” cheer ever, gggrrrroooowwwlllll!!!!
The last two bands I was most excited to see, since I love talking to Jeff when he’s working the door and had never seen his band before. Wow! When I heard him getting his amp setup, he was already tearing the guitar up! Then the band started and the sound was hitting so loud and hard, my stomach decided to curl up and die. Every hit almost knocked by breath out, and the riffing was fast and brutal. I was seriously impressed. Jeff tore into to some awesome squeeling solos on the guitar with his wah pedal, he brought it straight sinister. Between Jeff and Chad, growling intensely into the mic, my head was thrashing away. One guy decided to start thrash dancing at one point, clearing out the front row.
Closing out the night was The Long And Short of It. I had heard so many good things about this band, and about Ben’s energy on stage, and to say I had high hopes is an understatement... And They Killed It! Ben dominates that stage, and is so animate, that he brings you along with his every word and move. This was great hardcore, just coming straight at your face. The band had such an awesome groove that got people jumping all over the place and Ben’s screams cut you up. Seriously, he is like a sorcerer controlling the crowd with his hands, flailing around and a face that looks like it is singing with more conviction and intensity than one can believe.
Check out this small overloaded video clip of The Long and Short of It, it was sooo loud, but sooo awesome.
It was a late show for a Monday night, but people stayed to the end and were spent up in the energy. Totally a great night.
Check out more pics, by clicking on Keep on Reading
Get Your Death On merch-Bird Necklace (PETA endorsed)
Anti-Monday League Mr. Pyles (almost lost your DVD)
Rosey with her faves: cigs, wine, and comp
Archons has Large AMPS and Loud!
Firethorn getting crazy!
Get Your Death On followed, and kicked up the heavy riffing. With slamming drums, and riffs meant to make your head convulse forward as though dragged by a semi-truck, GYDO played what they deemed their “best show of 2009.” The very rhythmic intense instrumental sections took you through a portal to some other dimension where everything moves in slow motion. Then the drummer and guitar player would bring you back to reality with a haunting scream or melody. It was awesome when they got the audience to cheer in the “lowest” cheer ever, gggrrrroooowwwlllll!!!!
The last two bands I was most excited to see, since I love talking to Jeff when he’s working the door and had never seen his band before. Wow! When I heard him getting his amp setup, he was already tearing the guitar up! Then the band started and the sound was hitting so loud and hard, my stomach decided to curl up and die. Every hit almost knocked by breath out, and the riffing was fast and brutal. I was seriously impressed. Jeff tore into to some awesome squeeling solos on the guitar with his wah pedal, he brought it straight sinister. Between Jeff and Chad, growling intensely into the mic, my head was thrashing away. One guy decided to start thrash dancing at one point, clearing out the front row.
Closing out the night was The Long And Short of It. I had heard so many good things about this band, and about Ben’s energy on stage, and to say I had high hopes is an understatement... And They Killed It! Ben dominates that stage, and is so animate, that he brings you along with his every word and move. This was great hardcore, just coming straight at your face. The band had such an awesome groove that got people jumping all over the place and Ben’s screams cut you up. Seriously, he is like a sorcerer controlling the crowd with his hands, flailing around and a face that looks like it is singing with more conviction and intensity than one can believe.
Check out this small overloaded video clip of The Long and Short of It, it was sooo loud, but sooo awesome.
It was a late show for a Monday night, but people stayed to the end and were spent up in the energy. Totally a great night.
Check out more pics, by clicking on Keep on Reading
Get Your Death On merch-Bird Necklace (PETA endorsed)
Anti-Monday League Mr. Pyles (almost lost your DVD)
Rosey with her faves: cigs, wine, and comp
Archons has Large AMPS and Loud!
Firethorn getting crazy!
Monday, June 30, 2008
The Long & Short of It, Nurses, Idiot Pilot 6.21.08
On Saturday, after a day of chillaxing around the house (did I just write that?) with a fan pointed at my body the entire day, Natalie and I made plans to hit the Beauty Bar and the Casbah. Pete and Natalie picked me up and we enjoyed the A/C at the bar before they finally opened up the patio. I talked to Sara for a while, and she pointed out the fresh paint on the walls as well as the new stage lights and mounted speakers. I still think the stage could use one or two mounted center lights, but the new stuff was definitely an improvement. I'm looking forward to them uncovering the patio for summer, as well.
The bands seemed to get a late jump on the night. Idiot Pilot was first. They're from Bellingham and reminded me of high school hardcore shows I used to go to, before emo was hijacked by dudes in guyliner. The crowd had mixed reactions, particularly to how loud they were, but with my ear plugs, I enjoyed their set, and the singer was really theatrical onstage. At one point he jumped into the crowd and I almost took a mic stand to the head.
They played a long set then their breakdown and Nurses set up seemed to take forever, so unfortunately, we only stayed for a couple songs from Nurses before heading to the Casbah. I remembered the band having a bit more carnival-esque instrumentation, but there was none of that, at least not in the couple songs we saw. I would've liked to see the rest of their set, but my desire to see The Long & Short of It superceded that desire. Maybe they'll come back around soon.
Pete dropped us off at my house, we got my car, and Natalie and I headed to the Casbah. It was such a good night at the Casbah, with pretty much the entire staff there. I was up front trying to keep my camera dry with the drinks that were getting sloshed around from the small group of people I was chilling with. Ben was up to his usual stage antics and we, the parishoners of the church of Ben were there to reap the benefits.
It was an awesome night, though I'm sorry we'd missed Archons and Cabron because I heard they were equally as energetic. I dropped Natalie off and went home and sealed another great night in SD.
The bands seemed to get a late jump on the night. Idiot Pilot was first. They're from Bellingham and reminded me of high school hardcore shows I used to go to, before emo was hijacked by dudes in guyliner. The crowd had mixed reactions, particularly to how loud they were, but with my ear plugs, I enjoyed their set, and the singer was really theatrical onstage. At one point he jumped into the crowd and I almost took a mic stand to the head.
They played a long set then their breakdown and Nurses set up seemed to take forever, so unfortunately, we only stayed for a couple songs from Nurses before heading to the Casbah. I remembered the band having a bit more carnival-esque instrumentation, but there was none of that, at least not in the couple songs we saw. I would've liked to see the rest of their set, but my desire to see The Long & Short of It superceded that desire. Maybe they'll come back around soon.
Pete dropped us off at my house, we got my car, and Natalie and I headed to the Casbah. It was such a good night at the Casbah, with pretty much the entire staff there. I was up front trying to keep my camera dry with the drinks that were getting sloshed around from the small group of people I was chilling with. Ben was up to his usual stage antics and we, the parishoners of the church of Ben were there to reap the benefits.
It was an awesome night, though I'm sorry we'd missed Archons and Cabron because I heard they were equally as energetic. I dropped Natalie off and went home and sealed another great night in SD.
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