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Upcoming Gigs for March ’10

Dub, Electronica, Funk, Hip-Hop, Jam Band, Jazz, Nerdcore, Upcoming Gigs | Posted by admin March 5th, 2010

This will hopefully be the last time I post an Upcoming Gigs the day of a show. I should of done this sooner but this week was interesting to say the least. Anyways, this month marks the 7 anniversary that I started taping. March 15th of 2003 was the first time I started taping and I still enjoy it to this day. I also have added a Todays Gig and Upcoming Gigs widget. I wanted this to be as a calendar but I couldn’t find one that would work so I just went with a list. That is it for now. Enjoy!

Friday 5th:
Zero Gravity Circus and Spyn Reset at ToST, Doors at 9 p.m., 21+, $5

Wednesday 17th:
Zero Gravity Circus and The Special Purpose at Eastlake Zoo Tavern, show at 9 p.m., 21+, $2

Saturday 20th:
Library Science, Madly in Dub and Selecta Gro at ToST, Doors at 9 p.m., 21+, $5

Wednesday 24th:
Billy the Fridge, Southside, People Within and Apostropheus show at 8 p.m., 21+, $3

Thursday 25th:
Death*Star, Taybot and Hello Square at Skylark Cafe, 9 p.m., 21+, free

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Upcoming Gigs for Feb ’10

Electronica, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Nerdcore, Upcoming Gigs | Posted by admin January 28th, 2010

This list for Upcoming Gigs for Feb ’10 seems to be very filled with hip-hop, which is great cause I have been in the hip-hop mood lately. I am really looking forward to finally seeing P.O.S. after a few years of listening to him and always missing him whenever he comes to my area. I am also looking forward to seeing STS9 again since it has been awhile since I have seen them. Also, I think the show reviews posts will be only done when I feel it is necessary and not for every show. Expect a RRR later this week. Enjoy!

Saturday 6th:
Eyedea & Abilities, Dosh and Sadistik at the Nectar, Doors at 5:30 p.m., Show at 6 p.m., All Ages + Bar with ID, $10 adv/dos

Friday 12th:
P.O.S., Grieves and Dessa at the Nectar, 9 p.m., 21+, $12 adv/dos

Thursday 18th:
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at the Eastside Club Tavern, Doors at 8 p.m., 21+, price TBA

Saturday 20th:
Sound Tribe Sector 9 and St Andrew at the Showbox (Market), Doors at 8 p.m., All Ages + Bar with ID, $22.50 adv, $25.00 dos

Sunday 21st:
Sound Tribe Sector 9 and Virtual Boy at the Showbox (Market), Doors at 7 p.m., All Ages + Bar with ID, $22.50 adv, $25.00 dos

Saturday 27th:
Eclectic Approach, Southside and People Within at High Dive, 9:30 p.m., 21+, $7

2010-02-12 2010-02-27

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Recently Released Recordings #3

Downloads, Funk, Geek Music, Jam Band, Jazz, LlaMA, Nerdcore, RRR, Rock, Wrock, Youtube | Posted by admin December 8th, 2009

Welcome to another edition of Recently Released Recordings. As with the Upcoming Gigs, I wanted to get this post up and done over a week or so ago. Alas, life caught up with me and I had other things to do. I released a bunch of recordings these last few weeks and I have been posting all of these links in my shows page so if you are impatient and want to hear some music now you can always go there before I post here. I did also add a bunch of links on that page and plan to continue that with shows that were posted a long time ago. I will also add playlists for my videos soon and post them in the shows page. Anyways, here are the recordings:

05-29-08:
Shinigami
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RevBadger
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Mercury in Seattle, WA

06-12-08:
Ultraklystron
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Beefy
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YTCracker
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Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater in Seattle, WA

10-30-09:
Justin Finch-Fletchley
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Lake Hills Club House in Bellevue, WA

11-07-09:
Zero Gravity Circus
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M. Bison
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Blue Moon Tavern in Seattle, WA

11-12-09:
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
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Neumos in Seattle, WA

11-13-09:
Zero Gravity Circus
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Nectar in Seattle, WA

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Upcoming Gigs for Dec 09

Alt Country, Bluegrass, Electronica, Geek Music, Hip-Hop, Jam Band, Jazz, Nerdcore, Rock, Upcoming Gigs | Posted by admin December 1st, 2009

As I mentioned with my last Upcoming Gigs post, I would try to get this done by the 1st of the month. I did plan to get this up yesterday but I have been busy with other things so at least it is up on the 1st. I forgot to mention that in the first Upcoming Gig post that these gigs would be gigs I would hopefully be taping. If I do end up making it, the recordings will be posted in one of my future RRR posts. I will also update any of these gigs if more information comes out including gig posters and I will also add any more gigs that I am interested in seeing if they come up later on. I am also thinking for next year of adding bands that are taper friendly to this monthly list. If you have any ideas please let me know. Here is the list for December:

Friday 4th:
Son Volt and Massy Ferguson at Neumos, Doors at 8 p.m., 21+, $17.50

Friday 11th:
Eli Porter, Eclectic Approach and Shotty at the Showbox SoDo Lounge, Doors at 8 p.m., 21+, $8 adv., $10 at door

Saturday 12th:
Pink Gorilla presents a Child’s Play Charity event Pinkapalooza 3 with music by Beefy, KGHB and Robotronica at Nectar, 7 p.m., 21+, $10 suggested donation

Sunday 13th:
Death*Star, The Mages Guild (canceled), Hi-Fi Reset and Ultraklystron at the Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater, 10 p.m., 21+, $7

Friday 18th:
BoozeGrass at Sage’s Brunch House in Olympia, WA, 8 p.m.

Luc and the Lovingtons at WAIDS Haitian Cuisine and Lounge, 9 p.m.

Saturday 26th:
Nectar presents The Jokes on You 3! with music by Type, Gran Rapids, Mr. Xquisit and Eli Porter and comedy by Robo Comic, Jeremy Whitman, Nick McCord and Jen Seaman, 9 p.m., 21+, Free

Tuesday 29th:
Beefy, Ultraklystron, Death*Star and Billy the Fridge present Nerdcore Rising: A Movie and A Concert at the Nectar, door at 7 p.m., movie at 8, 21+, $3

Thursday 31st:
Zero Gravity Circus and Nefarious Jones at the Eastlake Zoo Tavern

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Upcoming Gigs for Nov 2009

Electronica, Funk, Jam Band, Jazz, Mustache Rock, Reggae, Rock, Soul, Upcoming Gigs | Posted by admin November 11th, 2009

Since I have become more active and interested in gigs in the northwest area, I thought I would start announcing gigs that I am interested in seeing each month. This is something I will try to post at the 1st of each month. I will also post gig posters that I find for any of these gigs after all the dates for those that are interested. Here are the shows:

Thursday 12th:
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Faun Fables and A Gun That Shoots Knives at Neumos, doors @ 8 p.m., 21+, $13.50 adv.

Friday 13th:
Zero Gravity Circus, Luc and the Lovingtons and The JB Quartet at Nectar, 9 p.m,, 21+, $6

Friday 20th:
M. Bison (Album Release Party), Heatwarmer, Them Hills and We Wrote the Book on Connectors at the Lo_Fi, 9 p.m., 21+, Free/Donate

Saturday 28th:
Zero Gravity Circus and Snug Harbor at ToST, 10 p.m., 21+, $5

Opti-Grab Danksgiving Celebration with The Special Purpose, High Ceiling, Olde Growth, The Zoo Keepers and Kindler at the Wallingford Studio (the Wherehouse) in Seattle, 8 p.m., 21+ (?), $15 at door

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Flowmotion, Das Vibenbass, Clinton Fearon – 2007-06-29

Concert Reviews, Jam Band, Jazz, LlaMA, Reggae | Posted by admin July 19th, 2007

This is what I refer to as the “second chance” show. All of these bands I have seen more than once and for some reason or another I decided just to not listen to them anymore. In the case of Das Vibenbass, I pretty much wasn’t in the mood for there music for about a year. I really enjoyed Das Vibenbass from the first time I saw them at Tost back on 03/21/05 up until the last show I saw of theirs at Consolidated Works on 07/14/06, but after getting involved with other local acts, I eventually fell off the wheel (in a sense). It wasn’t until earlier this year that I got back in the mood for them. Unfortunately, their shows always conflicted with my other shows. I was planning on going to the show in March at the Triple Door but I didn’t get my upgraded recorder back in time for the show. It wasn’t until I saw this gig that I really wanted to go to see them again. I was hesitant at first because the other two acts Clinton Fearon and Flowmotion were both the type of bands that I saw many times but never really pulled me in. I eventually decided that I would see these bands just to see if my mood changed.

Clinton Fearon opened the night up with a good solo acoustic reggae set. Clinton is an amazing musician, but I have never ever have been into reggae. I enjoy all forms of music, but Reggae, County and Rap never pull me in. I think for Reggae and Country it is the accents that drive me away from it. For Rap (just in case you are curious), I find that most of them are untalented “musicians”. Some of the old school rappers like Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and others are good, but I just can’t stand most of the modern rappers. Das Vibenbass played a beautiful jazz set. One of the songs that I really liked was “Film Noir” off of their new album “Fodakis”. Flowmotion finished the night. This band failed again to pull me into their music. I remember that the last time I saw them, I really like the fact that there percussionist used a vibraphone for some of their songs, and I did like that he used it again for this show, but everything else just wasn’t working for me. I honestly haven’t been able to figure out why I can’t get into them. I do enjoy jam bands like Phish and String Cheese Incident, but it could be that these guys just don’t match up those two bands. Maybe I will figure out the real reason sooner or later, but for now I am not going to any of their shows for a really long time. I plan to see Das Vibenbass again eventually (as soon as their shows stop colliding with my other shows :P ), and I am pretty sure I will catch another Clinton Fearon set.

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Pocket Change, Water Babies, Dig the Particulars, & Joe Gould’s Secret – 2007-06-08

Concert Reviews, Downloads, Hip-Hop, Jazz, LlaMA, Rock, Youtube | Posted by admin June 28th, 2007

I love many things about taping, but one of things I hate the most is the weird fans/concert goers that I meet at the shows. This show has one example of such occurrence. During the first act, Joe Gould’s Secret, I noticed the fan that I am going to talk about. At the time, he was just relaxed and not bugging me or anyone else. During Dig the Particulars’ set, his attitude changed a little bit (more than likely due to alcohol). I was filming their set and he came over a few times to dance around me and even peek over my shoulder to see what I was capturing. I pretty much just ignored him and let him do his thing.

It was during the Water Babies set when everything changed. After they finished their first song, this guy went on stage acting like he owned the venue and tried to kick the band off the stage. Jason (the trumpet player) handled him well and told him to give them a chance. About the third song into the set, the guy came over to one of my microphones located on-stage and decided to “play” with it (he moved it around to face the crowd). I abruptly stopped him and moved it back towards the band and gave him the gesture that he shouldn’t be doing that. About a few minutes later he did it again. This time I talked to him about it. I tried to tell the guy he should not be playing with it. He wanted to know who owned it and I said that I did. He said he just wanted to play with it. I tried to tell him that I using it record but he didn’t seem to grasp that. Eventually my friend Aaron moved in and took him away from the stage to the bar. For a bit everything went OK. Towards the end of the set this guy showed up one more time. He tried to get on stage again but Jason just kicked him off this time. He decided to sit on the steps to the stage and lean his right arm on the chair that happened to have my recording bag. He had a very firm grasp on the chair and I had to watch him like a hawk just to make sure he didn’t knock over anything. Eventually, security came over and told him to leave but he wouldn’t budge. It took three security guards to pry him from the steps and kick him out the door. For the rest of the night everything went good.

As far as the music, all of the bands did a great job. The show was hosted by Kyle “KOZ” of nadamucho. Joe Gould’s Secret had a folk, almost jam band sound with a spice of hip-hop. Dig the Particulars did a great rock set. Both the Water Babies and Pocket Change played awesome jazz sets. I would definitely like to record all of the bands again (of course, I hardly miss a Dig the Particulars show so they really don’t count). The Dig the Particulars set should be up on the archive soon and the rest will end up here.

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