NOV 24 2012

WEEK

If anyone is wondering what's going on for the next four days,

WEDNESDAY

Capitalist Casualities
Endorphins Lost (Seattle)
Mass Grave
Haggatha
@ Zoo Zhop

THURSDAY

Serenghetto (mpls)
B Arthur (mpls)
Flagpolers
Pro-teens (ex Siren Songs, Hole in my Head)
@ Zoo Zhop

FRIDAY

Belgrado (spain)
Bellicose Minds (pdx)
Systematik
@ Moontower

SATURDAY

Belgrado (spain)
Bellicose Minds
Spectres
Rhythm of Cruelty (edmonton)
@ Zoo Zhop



Woooooo.

SERENGHETTO

nov 2

I WANNA GO

Stoked on this right now. Awesome band, awesome people.

octshowber

Distort Fest 8

I recently listened to BLINK 182's first two demos, Flyswatter and Demo #2, respectively, for the very first time. Growing up in the mid-to-late '90s, I was exposed entirely to their MuchMusic era, and consequently associated their name with sickly mall-pop songs, videos of ultra clean mall-punks and the dull beige walled existence that was suburban Kelowna (and the mall). My mom bought me Take Off Your Pants  and Jacket for my 15th birthday and it took me at least 6 months before I got the name.

Then I moved into the Alf House, a crisp September in 2004, and met many amazing, inspiring people, one of whom was Miranda. We went out for breakfast, went cruising at the karaoke bar, started a band and wrote songs about beefing up and commuter cyclists, and at some point she got me back into Blink, and I heard Chesire Cat and Dude Ranch, for if not the first, then the most thorough time.

But the first two demos are pretty unique among it all. I'm not a gushing fan, but it's super shitty basement pop punk, just how I like it. Possibly a bit less drum heavy and more melodic than I likeit. It sounds like a band Miranda and I would  have started. Or any of us from that time in the mid-2000s. The ever arbitrary Golden Days.

I've been out of sorts lately, and I forgot that writing shit out is as much self-indulgence as it is self-care. So this is self-care. I feel like my values are falling away from me and being replaced with a brick foundation of indifference, drinking, smoking, stiff muscles and broken hearts. Dealing has turned into breaking down, talking about it has turned into pursed lip smiles, and being okay with it has turned into getting angry drunk. 

When does it fucking end? After 25 right? My 26th birthday will be a cold shower of clarity and understanding. Right? I fucking hope so.

But yeah, those first two demos are killin' it on my stereo right now.

Flyswatter

Demo #2

xolegs

ps. Come hang out with me on tour!

THURSDAY JULY 26TH 2012

Scream & Writhe

Not so new Vancouver Distro:

http://screamandwrithe.blogspot.ca/


Check it out!

SATURDAY JUNE 16TH 2012

<--HOOPSNAKE is also playing this show

TONIGHT!!!

WILD ASSUMPTIONS
(like CUB but from the Bay Area)
wildassumptions.bandcamp.com

om

LOVE CUTS
(a lighter, northwest version of BRILLIANT COLORS)
lovecuts.bandcamp.com

LOOSE TIGHTS
(CUB and BRILLIANT COLORS live in a punk house, and CUB always wakes up first to make the coffee)
loosetights.bandcamp.com

WOOLWORM
(heavy WEAKERTHANS, with an early 2000s punk-alt-indie-triphop-dubstep-power-pop-jungle influence)
woolworm.bandcamp.com

@ THE ART BANK (victoria& powell)
Bands @ 7pm, musics over by 11pm!

THIS SHOW WILL START PROMPTLY AT 7PM. No punk time. If you show up at 10pm, you will miss 3/4 of the bands and I will still make you pay 5 dollars, and you will cry and cry but your teary eyes will meet the cold hardened stare of my unsympathetic face.
By Apple or by Casio, BE ON TIME.

SIREN SONGS

Better recordings up on the old bandcamperoo: http://sirensongs.bandcamp.com/

We are going on tour in August! Help us out if you can! More info here: http://sirensongs604.blogspot.com