Happy 21st to me!
Here's my gift to you!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
mc chris -- Lawrence, KS -- May 26th, 2010
The first band were locals BaioWolf. I'm not really even sure how to describe it. It was 2 guys with mics, all their music was prerecorded. They performed in the audience and wore only their underwear. I assumed it was gonna be stupid pop music, but after some electro intro, they kept screaming and jumping into all the hipsters and it was one of the best things ever. I kept laughing through their entire set; all 10 minutes of it. A guy in a giant platypus costume came out and danced too. Simultaneously the worst and best thing I've ever seen. There's no way I could ever review them.
Math the Band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F252BaenmYE
Yeah.
It was my 4th time seeing mc chris and it's time for him to dive back into his back catalogue. His newer stuff is just fine, but it makes for better dancing than actual rapping. But when he did hit those old ones, it was awesome. He had a t-shirt contest in the crowd and some 10 year old kid won with his Flash (superhero) shirt. That was fun. He also threw out some girl for being drunk and creepy and a pedophile. Good times. The crowd was great and I could tell mc chris was having a good time. He just needs to learn to not be afraid of his older stuff!
Neville
Drinkin' Blunts & Smokin' 40s
IG-88's '57 Chevrolet
Pizza Butt
Hoodie Ninja
The Tussin (Robotussin)
Wiid
Nrrd Grrl
006
Harry Potter
Emo Party
Bossk on a Segway
Fette's 'Vette
Smackababy
mc chris: 8/10
Math the Band: 3/10
Baiowolf: both 0/10 and 10/10
Math the Band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F252BaenmYE
Yeah.
It was my 4th time seeing mc chris and it's time for him to dive back into his back catalogue. His newer stuff is just fine, but it makes for better dancing than actual rapping. But when he did hit those old ones, it was awesome. He had a t-shirt contest in the crowd and some 10 year old kid won with his Flash (superhero) shirt. That was fun. He also threw out some girl for being drunk and creepy and a pedophile. Good times. The crowd was great and I could tell mc chris was having a good time. He just needs to learn to not be afraid of his older stuff!
Neville
Drinkin' Blunts & Smokin' 40s
IG-88's '57 Chevrolet
Pizza Butt
Hoodie Ninja
The Tussin (Robotussin)
Wiid
Nrrd Grrl
006
Harry Potter
Emo Party
Bossk on a Segway
Fette's 'Vette
Smackababy
mc chris: 8/10
Math the Band: 3/10
Baiowolf: both 0/10 and 10/10
Monday, May 24, 2010
Listen to Hammerlord's "Wolves At War's End" NOW!
http://hammerlord.blogspot.com/2010/05/wolves-at-wars-end.html
It's a rager.
Don't miss their record release shows at The Riot Room and The Replay Lounge!
It's a rager.
Don't miss their record release shows at The Riot Room and The Replay Lounge!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Mulligan's: Bringing the metal to Olathe!
Apparently, there's a new (or new to me) venue and production company that's booking tons of local metal shows in Olathe, including a metalfest!
The place is called Mulligan's Bar & Grill at 911 S. Parker St. They have lots of shows coming up, including performances from Vanlade, The Tards, Torn The Fuck Apart, Meat Shank, and a 2-day metalfest with performances from Christ Hate and Unmerciful, with more TBA!
www.myspace.com/killinitentertainment for all the shows.
Awesome!
The place is called Mulligan's Bar & Grill at 911 S. Parker St. They have lots of shows coming up, including performances from Vanlade, The Tards, Torn The Fuck Apart, Meat Shank, and a 2-day metalfest with performances from Christ Hate and Unmerciful, with more TBA!
www.myspace.com/killinitentertainment for all the shows.
Awesome!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Cattle Decapitation -- Lawrence, KS -- May 22nd, 2010
The last time I saw Job For A Cowboy for their opening acts, it was one of the worst concert experiences I've ever had. Luckily, this time was much better all around.
The Bottleneck in Lawrence is one of the worst venues in the summer. It was like an oven in there, and the cooling air produced by the loud amps gave the most relief of the night. It helped at times.
The first band of the night was Independance, MO's own The Roman Holiday. If they were trying to be a carbon copy of Job For A Cowboy throughout the years, they certainly have done a good job. Honestly, their newer stuff sounded just like a more generic version of JFAC's newer stuff, and their "older stuff" sounded just like "Doom"-era JFAC, breakdowns and all. They never had any solo's, the vocalist could only scream in one way, and every song sounded the same. The drummer had some chops, though. I digress, I can think of a couple bands I'd rather see open up this concert, but I can think of a ton more I wouldn't want to see.
The kings of scene kid-destroying metal Revocation were next and they melted faces with every song. I saw them open for Quo Vadis in Baltimore last year and I'm disappointed it took me this long to see them again, but it made it that much better. It took about halfway through their set for the crowd to get really into it, but with enough insane solos and catchy rhythms, the crowd was really responsive the entire set. Complete with band crowd-surfing and dual solo's, Revocation will always put on one of the best and most energetic set's you'll ever see.
Cattle Decapitation should be a legendary metal band after last year. Releasing one of the freshest, most progressive death metal albums in recent years, their live show only improves upon itself with each viewing. The Harvest Floor tracks sound amazing live and with just one guitar there makes for some amazing moments that are almost like freeform jazz in some sense. They've started to include the genre of noise music into their shows now and, to me, that's a huge plus. Travis is still one of the best extreme metal vocalists around (even though before the show he looked like a chubby Michael Scott) and their new bass player is from Unmerciful from Wichita! YEAH! Still amazing, best set I've seen them put on.
I went back to the merch stands for Whitechapel and I'll keep it brief: they are the first band I've ever seen without any redeemable musical qualities live. The sound was really quiet too because I was in the back, but I like to think it was because Cattle Decapitation melted the soundboard. Three guitarists all playing breakdowns, breakdowns make up a majority of the song, boring, etc. Terrible. One of the worst bands of all time and the worst live performance I've ever been a part of.
David of Revocation talked with me for a while. I got a ReaniManiac shirt and for $5 more when you buy a shirt, I got a CD (Empire Of The Obscene) which he signed for me. Great guys.
Cattle Decapitation:
The Gardeners Of Eden
A Body Farm
To Serve Man
Tooth Enamel & Concrete
Karma.Bloody.Karma (?)
One Thousand Times Decapitation (?)
Testicular Manslaughter
Regret & The Grave
Into The Public Bath
Revocation:
Unattained
Pestilence Reigns
Dismantle The Dictator
Age Of Iniquity
ReaniManiac
Exhumed Identity
Whitechapel:
contained:
The Somatic Defilement
Prostatic Fluid Asphyxiation
The Darkest Day Of Man
Cattle Decapitation: 9/10
Revocation: 9/10
Whitechapel: 1/10
The Roman Holiday: 7/10
The Bottleneck in Lawrence is one of the worst venues in the summer. It was like an oven in there, and the cooling air produced by the loud amps gave the most relief of the night. It helped at times.
The first band of the night was Independance, MO's own The Roman Holiday. If they were trying to be a carbon copy of Job For A Cowboy throughout the years, they certainly have done a good job. Honestly, their newer stuff sounded just like a more generic version of JFAC's newer stuff, and their "older stuff" sounded just like "Doom"-era JFAC, breakdowns and all. They never had any solo's, the vocalist could only scream in one way, and every song sounded the same. The drummer had some chops, though. I digress, I can think of a couple bands I'd rather see open up this concert, but I can think of a ton more I wouldn't want to see.
The kings of scene kid-destroying metal Revocation were next and they melted faces with every song. I saw them open for Quo Vadis in Baltimore last year and I'm disappointed it took me this long to see them again, but it made it that much better. It took about halfway through their set for the crowd to get really into it, but with enough insane solos and catchy rhythms, the crowd was really responsive the entire set. Complete with band crowd-surfing and dual solo's, Revocation will always put on one of the best and most energetic set's you'll ever see.
Cattle Decapitation should be a legendary metal band after last year. Releasing one of the freshest, most progressive death metal albums in recent years, their live show only improves upon itself with each viewing. The Harvest Floor tracks sound amazing live and with just one guitar there makes for some amazing moments that are almost like freeform jazz in some sense. They've started to include the genre of noise music into their shows now and, to me, that's a huge plus. Travis is still one of the best extreme metal vocalists around (even though before the show he looked like a chubby Michael Scott) and their new bass player is from Unmerciful from Wichita! YEAH! Still amazing, best set I've seen them put on.
I went back to the merch stands for Whitechapel and I'll keep it brief: they are the first band I've ever seen without any redeemable musical qualities live. The sound was really quiet too because I was in the back, but I like to think it was because Cattle Decapitation melted the soundboard. Three guitarists all playing breakdowns, breakdowns make up a majority of the song, boring, etc. Terrible. One of the worst bands of all time and the worst live performance I've ever been a part of.
David of Revocation talked with me for a while. I got a ReaniManiac shirt and for $5 more when you buy a shirt, I got a CD (Empire Of The Obscene) which he signed for me. Great guys.
Cattle Decapitation:
The Gardeners Of Eden
A Body Farm
To Serve Man
Tooth Enamel & Concrete
Karma.Bloody.Karma (?)
One Thousand Times Decapitation (?)
Testicular Manslaughter
Regret & The Grave
Into The Public Bath
Revocation:
Unattained
Pestilence Reigns
Dismantle The Dictator
Age Of Iniquity
ReaniManiac
Exhumed Identity
Whitechapel:
contained:
The Somatic Defilement
Prostatic Fluid Asphyxiation
The Darkest Day Of Man
Cattle Decapitation: 9/10
Revocation: 9/10
Whitechapel: 1/10
The Roman Holiday: 7/10
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Boris comes and Muse leaves
Woke up to awesome news today.
Almost exactly 2 years after they melted faces in Lawrence, Japan's best musical export BORIS will be returning to the Granada with Russian Circles on August 15th. I'm so PUMPED.
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Muse had to cancel their Kansas City show due to a birth in the family. Sucks. :(
Almost exactly 2 years after they melted faces in Lawrence, Japan's best musical export BORIS will be returning to the Granada with Russian Circles on August 15th. I'm so PUMPED.
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Muse had to cancel their Kansas City show due to a birth in the family. Sucks. :(
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