9:00 PM
to 2:15 AM
5th Annual Altercation Kickoff Bash
36 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Party
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Headhunters
1:00AM-2:15AM Born to Lose
11:45PM-1:00AM The Jukebox Romantics
10:30PM-11:45PM Say Hello to the Angels
9:30PM-10:30AM American Pin-Up
Headhunter's Cannibal Stage (back patio)
12:30AM-2:00AM New Disaster
11:00PM-12:30AM Altercation Punk Comedy Tour
10:00PM-11:00PM Hand Me Downs
9:00PM-10:00PM TBA
9:30 PM
to 10:30 PM
American Pin-Up
5 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
part of 5th Annual Altercation Kickoff Bash
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Hand Me Downs
5 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Performing on the back patio of Headhunters. This is part of the 5th Annual Altercation Kickoff Bash
10:30 PM
to 11:45 PM
Say Hello to the Angels
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
part of 5th Annual Altercation Kickoff Bash
11:00 PM
to 12:30 AM
Altercation Punk Comedy Tour
19 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Performing on the back patio of Headhunters. This is part of the 5th Annual Altercation Kickoff Bash
11:45 PM
to 1:00 AM
The Jukebox Romantics
8 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
part of 5th Annual Altercation Kickoff Bash
12:30 AM
to 2:00 AM
New Disaster
3 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Performing on the back patio of Headhunters. This is part of the 5th Annual Altercation Kickoff Bash
1:00 AM
to 2:15 AM
Born to Lose
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
part of 5th Annual Altercation Kickoff Bash
7:00 PM
to 8:00 PM
Follow That Bird
16 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Follow That Bird
event::about We like pizza parties, mountains, and peaceful easy feelings, but not like The Eagles kind. Some things that may be interesting: Tiffanie and Lauren grew up in Belton, America, probably went cow tipping once or twice, moved to Austin, played lots of shows and had a few different members, are still playing shows and rocking it dirty. WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO: - 7" record - Feb 2011 on Mt. Fuji Records - West Coast tour Feb 2011 - Esopus Magazine, May 2010 Issue - "Projects" Compilation - Casual Victim Pile, "The Ghosts That Wake You" (Jan 2010, Matador Records) - Monofonus Press One Sider 10" record (Oct 2009, Monofonus Press) - Follow That Bird S/T EP (Oct 2008) FUTURE: - Full length record due 2011 - Fancy music videos/riding in more limousines/hanging out with Beyonce - Follow That Bird koozies "[The Ghosts That Wake You] is a propulsive and wiry tune that's agile enough to shift gears gracefully and has its shows of musical force ably abetted by Lauren Green's unfettered belting. It makes the sort of first impression that quickly leads to a second and third one, and hopefully a quick web search to purchase some of the group's offerings." -Pitchfork.com
event::tags 18+
7:55 PM
to 8:55 PM
Ydestroyde
3 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Ydestroyde
event::about Ydestroyde formed in 2000 as a trio of classmates Synzo (vox & synth), Mikito Tsurugi (bass) and Ippei Higashida (drums). Daioh (Oodaiko) and Shingo Taketsu (guitar) later joined and Atsushi Hirohata replaced Ippei Higashida on drums. As a quintet they performed with Half Japanese, Afrirampo (who performed at SXSW in 2006), Oshiripenpenz, Ultrafuckers and Kyojin Yueni Dekai among others. In 2004 the band recorded their first album 'Ydestroyde,' but disbanded the following year. Ydestroyde later reformed as Synzo's solo project and released new single 'Hissatsu' in October 2010. A new album 'Synzosizer' is now available for digital download. US tour is carried out from March 18 to 30. The details are on our website: Myspace, Twitter and Facebook or serching 'YDESTROYDE'. Yep, Check it out!! Member:Synzo (Vox&Synth.)
event::tags 18+
8:50 PM
to 9:50 PM
Moja
5 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Moja
event::about moja; Haruhiko (bass&voice) Masumi (drum) A band from TOKYO, JAPAN Haruhiko Higuchi and Masumi Sakurai AKA Moja have been making sonic indentations on fans worldwide with their original sound. The band has perfected the art of producing maximum decibel output from the vertex of two turbulent rock musicians. This output can at least be partially attributed to the unique relationship of founding members Higuchi (bass/vocals) and Sakurai(drums) who originally met in as members of a 4 piece band, Gorilla. In 2006, both were taken aback when both the singer and lead guitarist suddenly left. Undeterred, Higuchi and Sakurai vowed to continue on as a duo and laid the foundation out for what would be Moja's signature sound today, first on the streets and in budget studios and then in Tokyo livehouses. The band quickly gained a following both from their music and a quirky tendency to set up and play in the middle of the audience. Their first international event was the M.E.A.N.Y. FEST 2007 in New York's Knitting Factory and bigger things would be soon to come. Though they played internationally before, their real introduction on the global stage came in December of 2007 when Moja finished 3rd in the G.B.O.B. (Global Battle of the Bands) final in London. Suddenly the world was aware of this duo from Tokyo and doors opened everywhere. They performed in Japan’s Summer Sonic, Canada’s Envol Et Macadam & NXNE, Italy’s Italia Wave, as well as locations in New York, Toronto, Liverpool, and Hong Kong. With 2008 came the release of their debut CD “Moja” The band is currently working on their second album and preparing to take stage in 2011’s SXSW. Fans everywhere should be waiting in eager anticipation.
event::tags 18+
9:45 PM
to 10:45 PM
Mose Giganticus
9 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Mose Giganticus
event::about Mose Giganticus is a four-piece, progressive heavy metal band from Philadelphia, PA. Incubated in the 'Do-It-Yourself' music scene of West Philadelphia, Mose Giganticus has evolved to blend the ominous, lumbering weight of sludge and stoner metal with the bombastic pomp and technological expertise of progressive metal, creating a wall of sound that is dark, heavy, and baroque. As front-man and creative force behind Mose Giganticus, Matt Garfield maintains the art of the 'well crafted hook' by infusing winding guitar riffs with his signature use of synthesizers and vocoders, producing songs that are as memorable as they are crushing. In July 2010, Mose Giganticus released their Relapse Records debut LP, "Gift Horse," which went on to garner international critical acclaim, including multiple "Best of 2010" listings worldwide (Sonic Abuse London, Metal Injection US, BangBang Canada). Currently, Mose Giganticus continues to tour year-round, painstakingly forging their position on the national touring circuit. To date, Mose Giganticus has performed at over 400 shows and festivals across the continental United States, western Canada, the Yukon Territory, and Alaska in their Waste-Vegetable-Oil fueled bus. For fans of: Mastodon, Baroness, The Melvins, Zombi, and Cynic
event::tags 18+
10:40 PM
to 11:40 PM
Apollo 18
10 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Apollo 18
event::about Award-winning South Korean post-rock and post-hardcore act Apollo 18 formed in the summer of 2008 in the suburbs of Seoul. The trio released their debut EP, Red, in February 2009. In July 2009 they issued their [0] or The Blue Album full-length. Later that month, Apollo 18 performed at South Korea’s two largest summer rock festivals, the Jisan Valley Rock Festival and Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival. In September of 2009 they played at a pair of sold-out Tokyo gigs for Japanese indie label Zankyo Records fifth anniversary party. In November, Apollo 18 were awarded the government-sponsored “Hello Rookie” prize for being South Korea’s most promising young act of 2009. Soon after they began making the final installment of their three album “color” series, Violet. While creating Violet, they received government funding to re-record all of Red and used the opportunity to add extra tracks to the disc. Both the enhanced edition of Red and Violet came out in January 2010. The act’s rapid rise to top-tier status in South Korea’s rock ranks was further cemented with their “Rookie of the Year” win at the 2010 Korean Music Awards in March. In 2010 they also performed at Seoul's Green Plugged Festival, the Jisan Valley Rock Festival, and opened for Roadrunner Records's Berri Txarrak. Already South Korea’s premier new group, it won’t be long before Apollo 18 are the country’s best band period. DISCOGRAPHY: February 2009 Red // July 2009 [0]/ The Blue Album // January 2010 Red (enhanced reissue) // January 2010 Violet (EP) PRESS QUOTES: “I don't know how they do it, but in spite of all the awesomeness displayed on record they are even more incredible live. If there's one Korean indie act that could tour the world today, Apollo 18 is it.” -- Indieful ROK “…their powerful playing literally made my jaw drop and left me repeatedly muttering the phrase ‘holy f*ck!’ well after their deafening set had finished.” -- GROOVE Korea “Melt[ed] my face off with honest to goodness rock awesomeness.” -- INIT_Music “Mixing atmospheric post-rock with bits of fast-paced, hardcore-infused rock, their fantastic set was one of the best gigs I’ve witnessed in ’09” –- Korea Gig Guide
event::tags 18+
11:35 PM
to 12:35 AM
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
20 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
event::about Texas noise scuz band with an interest in high volume, repetitive riffs, beer, marijuana, delay pedals, and Sunn Beta Series amps. Latest record out in Europe on Riot Season and in the US on Monofonus Press. "Remove the puns and it lacks any semblance of intelligence!" "Like if Flipper moved to Texas and gangbanged Don Walsh" "A brutal ride thru modern noise-psych that’ll perk up the deafened ears of most Puffy Areolas and Hospitals fans out there."-Terminal Boredom
event::tags 18+
12:30 AM
to 1:30 AM
Bult
6 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Bult
event::about Influenced by Mastodon, Architects and Between the Buried and Me, as well as Sweden's own Meshuggah, Bult performs a progressive metal/hardcore with equal parts explosive energy as finely tuned musician ship. On stage, Bult delivers a ferociously energetic live show that leaves you with the odd sensation of getting your head smacked and liking it. The band has previously existed in various constellations, guitarist Martin Andreasson and drummer Cristian Sigurdson has been a part of Bult from the get go, but not until the year 2010 the Bult we know today took form.
event::tags 18+
1:25 AM
to 2:25 AM
Dagoba
6 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Dagoba
event::about DAGOBA Poseidon Origin: France Release date August 30th, 2010 European release : September 3rd , 2010 POSEIDON DAGOBA is back with the fury of the Greek god Poseidon, through this album which is a journey aboard a pirate ship, each song is a devastating one-stop spot on the globe. This attack is a real coming back to their roots and main influences with a more primitive and more percussive music, but also in the sound approach. Back in the studio with Dave Chang, who had attended the first eponymous album. DAGOBA is going to conquer new horizons, new warfields with its evil trident. "Face the Colossus"! Behold this giant fighting machine. Hear the mighty humming of its powerful engines. Feel the ground shake which each new step this monster takes. Fear its massive armament. Delight in the glorious beauty of this marvellous titan. DAGOBA have excelled themselves with "Face the Colossus"! On their third album, the French come crushing down like a ten-ton hammer. DAGOBA unleash the full fury of their fast and furious riffing crossbred with a pounding groove and surprisingly emotional passages. Their new songs are full of feelings, but never fall down into the whiny attitude of fashionable Emocore. DAGOBA chose to combine the revolutionary spirit of their hometown Marseilles with the attitude of Modern Metal. They expand on the theme of sheer force, which DAGOBA had already adopted in their early songs that still revealed influences like Pantera, Machine Head and Fear Factory as well as Death and Black Metal. It took DAGOBA only six years to rise into the leading ranks of New French Metal. Their claim for the throne is now only contested in friendly competition by Gojira. When vocalist Shawter decided in September 2000 to revamp the line-up of his old band due to a lack of motivation from the others despite having gained an opening slot for Rammstein, he was looking for musicians with ambition, talent and dedication. Luckily it did not take him long to find hard-hitting drummer Franky, a miracle in precision. Pounding bass-man Werther joined as well as riff-machine Izakar on guitars. Bursting of creativity, the newly born DAGOBA released their first 6-track EP in November 2001 and quickly gained recognition by the media all over Europe. With the aim of "turning violence into energy and emotion", the French recorded their self-titled debut early in 2003. With the mixing done by Dave Chang (Stampin' Ground, Linea 77, Orange Goblin) at Philia Studios in Oxford "Dagoba" took the metal-world by storm. The fierce dynamics and stainless riffing of the quartet surprised fans and press alike with Rock Sound summing up the consensus in one phrase: "DAGOBA crushes everything and leaves no one alive!" Following up on their instant success, DAGOBA embarked on an extended tour that took them out on the road nonstop from August 2003 until December 2004. Of the many highlights on this journey, the opening slots for Machine Head in Brussels and Fear Factory in Amsterdam are standing out. Thousands of people gathered at the Dour Festival in Belgium (2004) to see DAGOBA perform with only one album released. Having met with fast success, the French were ready for the next big steps in their career. In 2005, DAGOBA signed a deal with Season of Mist just before opening for Korn in Southern France. With the intention to intensify and enlarge their sound, the band chose famed producer Tue Madsen (Mnemic, Hatesphere, The Haunted) for their next recording. The Dane immediately sensed DAGOBA's originality and regarded them as "special" and able to catch his "attention from the first moment with their very well played and very dramatic material". When "What Hell Is About" hit the shops early 2006, the album turned quickly into a bestseller. Press results were even more raving than for their previous release. Backed by fans and praise alike, DAGOBA were invited to perform at many major European festivals and to play before the legendary Metallica of whom the French are big fans themselves. "What Hell Is About" set the course for the band's future. They had honed their skills as musicians to perfection, developed a heavily organic sound of their own and proved to be brilliant songwriters. Not content with their enviable position in the fast growing new wave of French Metal the band decided to collaborate once again with renowned producer Tue Madsen for “Face the Colossus”. As a close-knit team, DAGOBA and Tue created an even more monstrously massive, but still clear and crisp sound that was adapted for each song individually. Line Up Shawter – vocals, machines, guitars Izakar – guitars Werther – bass Franky – drums DAGOBA "Release the Fury" EP 2001 DAGOBA "Dagoba" 2003 DAGOBA “What Hell is about” 2006 DAGOBA "Face the Colossus" 2008
event::tags 18+
2:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
Mint Records & Olio Festival Party
80 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Party
Speaker/Artist(s) Info
2:15-2:35 Gavin McInnes
2:50-3:10 Humans (Vancouver, BC)
3:25-3:45 Hot Panda (Vancouver, BC, Mint Records)
4:00-4:20 Andrew WK and Nardwuar The Human Serviette
4:35-4:55 Grimes (Montreal, Arbutus Records)
5:10-5:30 Bikini
event::about
Soon we will ditch the woolly mittens, pack our sunglasses and migrate South for SXSW. This time Mint Records and Olio Festival are joining forces to host a fierce tequila and taco-fueled afternoon party with some of the finest up-and-coming talent (and a few old favourites for good measure). Vice Magazine's Co-founder - and currently of StreetBonersAndTVCarnage.c
om, Gavin Mcinnes will be starting things off with street fashion ...insights and hilarity so come early. Following that will be Vancouver's electrifying Humans, Mint's Hot Panda, Arbutus Records' Grimes and Bikini. Andrew WK will also be there to party hard - possibly with Nardwuar (we can't give away all of the surprises). Did we mention it is FREE? See you there!
2:15-2:35 Gavin McInnes (Co-founder of Vice Magazine and Streetboners)
2:50-3:10 Humans (Vancouver, BC)
3:25-3:45 Hot Panda (Vancouver, BC, Mint Records)
4:00-4:20 Andrew WK and Nardwuar The Human Serviette
4:35-4:55 Grimes (Montreal, Arbutus Records)
5:10-5:30 Bikini (Victoria/NYC, India Trading Company)
*there will also be tacos.tacos.tacos*
Sponsored by: CBC Radio 3, The Georgia Straight and Exclaim!
2:15 PM
to 2:45 PM
Gavin McInnes (Co-founder of Vice Magazine and Streetboners)
26 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Mint Records + Olio Festival Day Party
Company Mint Records
2:45 PM
to 3:15 PM
HUMANS
9 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
Website www.dashumans.com
2:45 PM
to 3:15 PM
Humans (Vancouver, BC)
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Mint Records + Olio Festival Day Party
Company Mint Records
3:30 PM
to 4:00 PM
Hot Panda
38 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Mint Records + Olio Festival Day Party
Company Mint Records
4:00 PM
to 4:30 PM
Andrew WK and Nardwuar The Human Serviette
151 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Mint Records + Olio Festival Day Party
Company Mint Records
4:30 PM
to 5:00 PM
Grimes
48 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Mint Records + Olio Festival Day Party
Company Mint Records
5:15 PM
to 5:45 PM
Bikini
43 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Mint Records + Olio Festival Day Party
Company Mint Records
7:00 PM
to 8:00 PM
Mickey
Location Headhunters
Location Headhunters
eventtype Music
event::about But just when you thought it was too passe to be in a dangerous band in Chicago, along comes the perfectly sloppy and unrealistically addictive bubblegum-barf of Mickey, one of the most dazzling concoctions to grace the stage locally as of late. How this strange mix of weirdos ever came together is odd enough, but the music Mickey delivers is refreshingly perfect, trashy glam/powerpop, a la early GG Allin & the Jabbers and the Berlin Brats, played by guys that all seem to be in their own worlds, but come together like nothing you've ever witnessed. Featuring the seethingly salacious Mac Blackout as the teeny-boppin' "Juke Box Babe"-era Alan Vega figurehead, along with his zany gang of glitterous glammaries from bands such as Tentacle Lizardo, Incredible Nigga Band, and Trash & Heat, this is one bumping train of all-around punk heaven you cannot miss. --Todd Killings
event::tags 18+
7:50 PM
to 8:50 PM
Outer Minds
2 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Outer Minds
event::about Outer Minds is a '60s-based garage psych-pop band from Chicago, IL. Currently, they have a four-song EP out on HoZac Records, a 7" on Goodbye Boozy and a 7" out on Push My Buttons. Future albums in the works are a 10" EP on Red Lounge Records, an LP on FDH Records and an LP on SouthPaw records. Outer Minds is a vocal-heavy garage pop band of male and female vocals, farfisa keyboards, 12-string guitars, bass and drums. Todd Novak from HoZac Records had this to say: "Chicago's explosive and underrated Outer Minds have finally come to the surface after simmering in the underworld in several different incarnations over the past few years, and with unbelievably great results. Sharpening their sound into a legion of '60s pop/psych textures and nuances normally reserved for the baroque set with their impeccable glockenspiel-laden arrangements, Outer Minds weave a rich web of sound around impossibly perfect hooks and deliver an impressive EP worthy of your immediate attention. Lead by Zach Medearis (Black Beauties, Lover!) and A-Ron Orlowski's (Baseball Furies, Lover!, Dirges) fine assemblage of rough-cut harmonies, the band has gone through more name and roster changes than most, but once the current lineup coalesced into the tight-knit unit performing today, everything fell into place to create this sumptuous wall of sound that will blow your little mind to bits."
event::tags 18+
8:40 PM
to 9:40 PM
Terrible Twos
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Terrible Twos
event::about Terrible Twos formed in 2004 in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. They quickly moved to the city and helped form a new wave of damaged punk with their contemporaries Human Eye, Tyvek, Frustrations and the like. They released their debut single on local label X! records. More influenced by lesser-known Detroit acts such as the Clone Defects and Piranhas, they offered a fresh ADD-addled approach to Detroit rock welcomed by a new, younger crowd. They're not afraid of synths and noise, but still bring a high-energy sound that recalls The Stooges as well as "weirdo" punks the Screamers, Electric Eels and Voidoids. The band pumped out multiple singles on labels like Cass, Big Neck, Lemon Session and Italy as well as a full-length on Criminal IQ/X!. They have toured across the country countless times on their own as well as with The Dirtbombs, Jay Reatard, Tyvek, Thomas Function, Human Eye and more. Terrible Twos are currently recording their new album that expands their sound with elements of everything from Black Metal to Pop.
event::tags 18+
9:30 PM
to 10:30 PM
Birthday Suits
11 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Birthday Suits
event::about Minneapolis/St. Paul-based energetic garage-punk-noise Japanese duo Birthday Suits formed in 2005. The duo has released two full-length albums, Cherry Blue (2005) and The Minnesota: Mouth To Mouth (2010). They have also released three split 7s with well-known bands Peelander-Z, The Marked Men and upcoming band The Blind Shake. In addition, they have released their own 7 on German label P.Trash. Drummer/vocalist Yuichiro Kazama and guitarist/vocalist Hideo Takahashi are well-known for explosive live shows which have been described as intense, massive, bizarre and eccentric. The duo has played hundreds of shows across the U.S. and has toured Europe twice and doesn't show any sign of slowing down.
event::tags 18+
10:20 PM
to 11:20 PM
Rayon Beach
2 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Rayon Beach
event::about Rayon Beach are one of the most head-blasting, endorphin-rushing musical anomalies we've stumbled across in a while, and these six tracks of exotic punk psychedelia are just what the doctor ordered. Located terrestrially in Austin, TX but borne of outer limits only imagined by acid casualties trying to find where Syd Barrett lives, Rayon Beach take us on an incredible ride through surreal sound-scapes and off-center arrangements, and pull it all together under a tight black umbrella, soaked in afterbirth and glowing like weird moon rocks. With aural slices so scrappy and inspirational, they effortlessly conjoin shards of obscure noise, not unlike the uncategorizable brilliance of The Deviants, Swell Maps, and The Soft Boys, in that inescapable running of the primal Pink Floyd nuance through the chainsaw-style state of mind.
event::tags 18+
11:15 PM
to 12:15 AM
White Mystery
5 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists White Mystery
event::about White Mystery is the ferocious, red-headed, brother-sister duo comprised of Miss Alex White and Francis Scott Key White. Born and raised in Chicago, the two grew up playing music together and founded White Mystery in 2008. Their self-titled, self-released debut LP earned praise from Sound Opinions, ELLE Magazine Brazil, garage rock legends The Gories and was named by the Chicago Tribune as a Top Ten of 2010. High-energy performances and fierce independence draw comparisons to the MC5, Tina Turner, and The White Stripes. Miss Alex White started her music career as a teen in rock groups Hot Machines, then Miss Alex White & the Red Orchestra, who toured internationally and released three albums on In The Red Records. Her signature fuzzed-out guitar and soulful singing is now exclusively complimented by the heavy-handed drumming of her brother Francis in White Mystery. Their indie success attracted sponsorships from British-based Orange Amps and Eastwood Guitars, along with a spotlight by Levi's for their song ""POWERGLOVE." The White Mystery follow-up LP "Blood & Venom" drops on April 20, 2011 supported by international tour dates.
event::tags 18+
12:10 AM
to 1:10 AM
Buffalo Killers
15 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Buffalo Killers
event::about Buffalo Killers are an American Rock band comprising brothers Andrew and Zachary Gabbard with Joseph Sebaali. Buffalo Killers were quickly signed by Alive Records after sending a burnt CD with just their telephone number and name on it. Their self-titled debut album was released in October 2006. Buffalo Killers drew the attention of Chris Robinson, who invited the band to open a string of dates for The Black Crowes. Buffalo Killers' second album, Let It Ride, was produced by Dan Auerbach. This spring finds the band wrapping up their new album for a summer 2011 release, but if you can't wait for summer, be sure to catch the boys' collaboration with Kelley Deal on the soon-to-be-released Sing For Your Meat: A Tribute to Guided By Voices."
event::tags 18+
1:05 AM
to 2:05 AM
Human Eye
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
7:00 PM
to 8:00 PM
Mondo Drag
12 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Mondo Drag, !!!
event::about From deep in the cosmos of Iowa comes a force known as Mondo Drag! With a wall of sound all their own, an arsenal of guitars, and a head full of clouds, they are on a rock n roll mission all their own. With songs of life, death, love, revenge, and the unknown, they are flying head first into the future with an anchor of reference for the past. Channeling artists like Pink Floyd, Pentagram, Blue Cheer, even Hendrix just to skip decades for hints of Sonic Youth, Dead Meadow, and Comets on Fire. The band released their debut album 'New Rituals' on Alive Records in early 2010 and have been touring heavily since. This year has seen Mondo Drag touring from coast to coast supporting acts like: Sleepy Sun, Black Mountain, The Black Keys, Wooden Shjips, The Growlers, High On Fire, Pentagram, Radio Moscow, Sweet Apple, Andrew W.K., many others.
event::tags 18+
8:00 PM
to 9:00 PM
The Main Street Gospel
17 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists The Main Street Gospel
event::about The Main Street Gospel is a Columbus, Ohio based band who mix psych-infused classic rock with dusty country vibes and dirt-stained blues. The band was born in 2005, when Barry Dean–former tambourine shaker for the Brian Jonestown Massacre–began writing songs with longtime friend Ryan Ida. Together with Vug Arakas on guitar and Christian Pierce on drums, the band has a strong sense of understanding and respect for the true roots of rock n’roll. Their sound recalls elements of folk giants The Byrds and Neil Young. In 2008 The Main Street Gospel released a 7" that was recorded and engineered by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and in the summer of 2010 they released their first full length on Tee Pee Records entitled Love Will Have Her Revenge. To date The Main Street Gospel have played several shows with like-minded bands such as Mondo Drag, Naam, Dead Meadow, Hopewell, Sleepy Sun, Floorian and fellow Ohioans Buffalo Killers.
event::tags 18+
9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
Weird Owl
10 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Weird Owl
event::about Weird Owl was formed in 2004 and after numerous shifts in personnel and direction, released its debut LP, "Ever the Silver Chord Be Loosed", on TeePee Records in February of 2009. Its desert, acid-tinged vibe was an immediate success in the "stoner" market and garnered praise from sources near and far. Weird Owl's sophomore effort for TeePee, entitled "Build Your Beast A Fire" is slated to be released in May of 2011 and boasts a stronger melodic and song-oriented vision of the band.
event::tags 18+
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Night Horse
9 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Night Horse
event::about Night Horse exploded on to the Los Angeles rock scene in 2008, playing their first live show ever while mixing their debut EP The Dark Wont Hide You for Tee Pee Records. Since then, Night Horse has caught the ears and eyes of critics and fans alike with their unique ability to blend the classic sounds of hard rock and blues music with a much needed breath of contemporary fresh air. “If Sonic Youth had been immersed in an ocean of Allman Brothers inspiration, or Soundgarden had been steeped in late 60s Fleetwood Mac, then they might have turned out something like this. Night Horse take traditional blues-rock, spark it up with riotously noisy flashes and drag the rhythms through an early-90s grunge experience. Moreover, they’re cohesive, charismatic and compelling.” Night Horse return with their highly anticipated sophomore effort Perdition Hymns, produced and mixed by Matt Bayles (Pearl Jam, Mastodon, The Sword).
event::tags 18+
11:00 PM
to 12:00 AM
Naam
6 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Naam
event::about We’ve got something heavy here, man. The incarnation of Brooklyn, NY’s Naam manifests a signature brand of super-sonic and ultimately mesmerizing heavy psychedelia. Trance-like and punishing at times, this trio of psychonauts (John Bundy – bass, vocals / Ryan Lugar – guitar, vocals / Eli Pizzuto – drums) mold elements of classic psychedelia and prog with modern elements of jam-heavy bliss and apocalyptic amplitude. Naam’s self-titled debut is more so an aural-intoxicating odyssey than an album. Recorded on a 100-acre farm in upstate New York, Naam manages to capture an elemental sound, surfacing the hidden wisdoms of the forest and the fields while capturing the mysticism of the night sky. In its increasingly dark and sinister progression, the album depicts an unholy spiritual journey in the search for a higher plane of enlightenment. Naam delivers their deafening sermon to bring a new dawn for all civilization. The vast seas cannot drown Them, the darkest caverns cannot conceal Them, They will conquer insurmountable foes. They are war, They are peace, They are time and space, They are infinite, They are Naam. Naam's debut record came out in 2009 on Tee Pee Records. They are currently writing for their next 7" and record.
event::tags 18+
12:00 AM
to 1:00 AM
Lecherous Gaze
9 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Lecherous Gaze
event::about From the smoldering ashes of punk rock powerhouse Annihilation Time, which festered for a year and a half in a downtown Oakland flop house noted for once housing bands like High on Fire and Drunk Horse, rises the Lecherous Gaze. Steeping themselves in the Hendrix-tripped guitar-god worship of bombastic 70's rock and the primordial 60s rockin' rawness of Chuck Berry, Graham Clise and company's hard-core of Flag and Sabbath worship has congealed into a sticky sweet nug of potent hard rock hash. New front man Lakis Panagiotopulos's soulful timbres, inspiring comparisons to the legendary larynges of Joey Ramone and Glenn Danzig, layer over the punishing grooves of Chris Grande and Noel Sullivan, as mad axe man Clise shreds his Marshalls to their breaking points. Spending 2010 in a pupal stage of cooking up their jams into a frenzy-inducing stew of awesomeness, while members worked fill-in gigs for the likes of Saviours, Witch and Sweet Apple, Lecherous Gaze have transmuted into the perfect beast to carry rock and roll into the 2012 Armageddon.
event::tags 18+
1:00 AM
to 2:00 AM
Iron Age
23 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
7:00 PM
to 8:00 PM
Butts
15 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Butts
event::about Butts began by accident in the summer of 2009 during a period of excessive drinking. What started as a joke soon turned into something bigger as Butts exploded all over the place. They have released two cassettes on Seattle's ggnzla RECORDS and have music videos that are good for a laugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7FFPq4f2Fo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltIMyBDEuu8
event::tags 18+
7:50 PM
to 8:50 PM
Suck Piggy
13 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Suck Piggy
event::about DEATH ROCK Girl's Band “suck piggy”!! A group of 4 girls band that acts around Kyoto in Japan. Formation in August, 2004. With heavy music that contains a hardcore element Therefore, it is acting in melodic music where it doesn't stay. The reputation is in the intense staging that cannot be thought with the all-female band. It is performing to various, live events. It is five time habitual practice as for independent project ?PIGGY*STARDUST? by 2008. It arrives through several-time member changes now. New CD is scheduled to be put on the market in June, 2010.
event::tags 18+
8:40 PM
to 9:40 PM
Touché Amoré
29 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Touché Amoré
event::about Although from the mouth of a famed comedian, it's difficult to overlook an epigraph that has the potential to resonate with so many people. This is not to say that everything on this planet is negative, as the quote suggests. It is to say, however, that a great many of us take a look around and ask, "When did things get so shitty?" This, of course, happens on a daily basis. Especially with us Americans. Five of these inquisitive U.S. natives are sprinkled in amongst the other 3.8 million people who live in Los Angeles, California. Coming together in late 2007, Touche Amore (as the collective group is known) plays hardcore that aims at making their listeners aware of a few things that "ruffle the band's feathers"...so to speak. The quintet's sound has been linked to "traditional" screamo bands like Orchid, pageninetynine and Hot Cross, while also being called reminiscent of the more "straight-up" approaches of outfits like American Nightmare, Curl Up & Die and even Jawbreaker.
event::tags 18+
9:30 PM
to 10:30 PM
Spermbirds
6 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Spermbirds
event::about About the band For more than 25 years, the Spermbirds have been one of Europe`s finest and best known Hardcore bands. While many of their old musical companions vanished long ago, the Spermbirds prove with their 8th studio longplayer “A Columbus Feeling” (release date: 3. September) that they are still alive and kicking – and that they haven’t lost their ability to broaden their musical horizon with every album. While sticking to their basics – intelligent hardcore and punkrock with catchy melodies, driving rythms and sarcastic/ironic yet intelligent lyrics – they again make their record sound different than the seven previous ones. New instruments (including even a banjo!), new sounds and musical directions are integrated into the band’s musical basics. “A Columbus Feeling” is the result of two and a half decades of musical experience. What has happened in the last few years? In 2004, the last album “Set an Example” had documented the impressive comeback of the band´s original lineup. There were concerts all over Europe, a South Africa tour, the first Spermbirds-DVD “Me and my People” and as the latest highlight – an Australian Tour last year. Prior to this tour, the band had started to write and rehearse songs for a new album. The band took it’s time, knowing that their best records always resulted from a huge pool of songs to choose from. The best of them were then selected for “A Columbus Feeling” – and what a selection we have! There are classic punkrock-numbers like “Meet me in the Middle” with a catchy singalong-hookline in the chorus. There is classic Spermbirds stuff like “Try and stop us” or “Stacks and Piles”, but there are also examples of the bands newly achieved musical maturity. The title song “Columbus Feeling” for example, with it’s strong influence of country and blues. “Honestly” with its dark groove also adds a new layer to the bands musical portfolio. “Black in a Rainbow” has the hymn-like touch that recalls early Spermbirds classics like “Try again” in a modern environment. The whole record is full of new influences, and of a fresh spirit. Come on board when the Spermbirds explore new musical horizons. Experience with them the “Columbus Feeling”.
event::tags 18+
10:20 PM
to 11:20 PM
We Were The States
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists We Were The States
event::about We Were The States had nearly completed the recording of its new album Rasa when the Nashville floods came. With two feet of water in the basement of Coat of Arms studio, the band went from euphoric to discouraged, thinking the record they had worked on for two years would be indefinitely derailed. Regrouping at Nashville’s Club Roar studio, the Murfreesboro-based five-piece quickly prepped for very long hours on a very limited budget, but ultimately persevered. The resulting album captures all of the energy and precise abandon of the band’s much-loved live show while also reflecting the realistic frustrations of their situation. It’s a tense record, but still a joy to listen to. Working with producers Jesse Newport and Daniel Feese, We Were The States vocalist Justin Webb was encouraged to approach the songs he wrote for Rasa like he had never heard them before. Webb explains that Feese gave him the freedom to try all of the ideas he had in his head. “A specific example from the record would be ‘Daft Since ‘77’, a song I had the words for, but didn’t know how I wanted to hit on the chorus.” In its completed form, the chorus explodes just how it’s meant to, expressing Webb’s restlessness perfectly amid just the right amount of rock n’ roll sheen. For as easy as that chorus comes, it’s surprising to find out that when Webb first met guitarist Jay Stoyanov and formed We Were The States, he never even planned on becoming the band’s singer. “I only wanted to play guitar,” Webb says. “I eventually dropped guitar all together tho -- when we play live, I only sing.” The band is the better for it ultimately, with Webb allowed the freedom to perform as a true front man. On Rasa, his captivating vocals are unhampered above the mature, layered, and just plain big sound that the band has achieved on the album -- a distinctive step forward from its debut record. “I know it took me a few years, but with this album I really felt comfortable being myself,” Webb says. We Were The States is back to feeling euphoric and is ready to play live again. Wired Magazine previously said of the band’s show that “These guys sounded so good that they cut through the din of South By Southwest from 100 yards away...” These guys are looking forward to continuing to leave that impression with the release of Rasa on Austin’s Chicken Ranch Records this fall.
event::tags 18+
11:15 PM
to 12:15 AM
Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5
8 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5
event::about With Delirium Tremendous, their long awaited follow up to their debut record, Murder, And The Art Of The Dance, Mr. Lewis & The Funeral 5 are set to make quite the racket in 2011 like sailors come to port after a long trip at sea. Roughly formed in 2004, they've settled into the line up of Gregory Lewis as vocalist/guitarist, James Sheeran on the drums, Rob Metcalfe on guitar and percussion, Danny "Dervish" Smith on bass, Phil Howard on keyboard and percussion and Jimmy Bonura on saxophone. Together, they will take their own brand of barrel house cabaret rock to the masses with vim and vigor throughout the next year.
event::tags 18+
12:10 AM
to 1:10 AM
The Clutters
12 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
1:05 AM
to 2:05 AM
Peelander-Z
118 schedule::attendees
Location
Headhunters
eventtype Music
Artists Peelander-Z
event::about Peelander-Z, the Japanese Action Comic Punk Band based in New York City, was originally formed by Peelander-Yellow, Peelander-Red, and Peelander-Blue (later replaced by Peelander-Green), after meeting in the Z area on the planet Peelander. On the band’s latest album P-TV-Z (Chicken Ranch Records, 9/28/10), Peelander-Z has their sites set on making the ultimate happy fun kid friendly punk rock record. On P-TV-Z, Peelander-Z covers kids classics and writes several new ones as well. "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" is re-titled "E-I-E-I-O" and given a ska flavor. "How Are USA?" rolls through the state names over a rocking track. The silliness that Peelander fans love is also abundant on tracks like "Taco Taco Tacos" and "Ice Cream". Chicken Ranch Records honcho Mike Dickinson says, "I emailed the band about doing a kids record and they replied with a very enthusiastic yes! I played it for my young children and they flipped out. They love this band." Hunkering down in Austin, Texas with producer Evil Elvis and engineers Bryan Nelson and Chico Jones at Ohms Studio, Peelander-Z brought out the cream of Austin's indie and punk crop to guest on P-TV-Z. Members of The Riverboat Gamblers, The Octopus Project, Foot Patrol, Atash, and Black Joe Lewis' Honeybears horn section all make appearances. Peelander-Pink even takes a vocal turn on French pop influenced "Dial Ring Ring Phone Pho Phone". P-TV-Z closes with the wistful "Wasabi Man", which is Peelander Z's answer to Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home". P-TV-Z comes packaged with a DVD featuring videos for "E-I-E-I-O", a performance clip of "Go! Rio!", and videos for "So Many Mike" and "Ninja High School" off their previous album P-Pop High School, plus tons of extras! Peelander-Z has appeared at major music festivals including Bonnaroo, CMJ and SXSW, and played with artists such as Buckethead, The Vibrators, and Guitar Wolf. The band has also been featured on TV programs like VH1's Best Week Ever and Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade among others. At their live show, Peelander-Z guarantees intense audience participation and a chance to exercise. You'll see the band in colorful costumes reminiscent of Japanese animation, though they describe their outfits as their skin. You'll also see The Red Squid, human bowling and all around insanity. A rare occasion for the entire family to rock out and have a great time.
event::tags 18+
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