Apparently the southend venue of choice over the past few years – Bulldog Cafe’ – is calling it quits this week. Darren, the owner, is moving all of his operations to his Brandenburg Location. A whole lot of people will miss that place, but probably not the pole in the center of the “pit”.
*NZAMBI *(electronic drone from
Louisville, formerly of PAX TITANIA)
*PETE FOSCO *(solo experimental guitar
from Cincinnati, Ohio)*
*ANDREW WEATHERS * (solo electronics from
Greensboro, North Carolina)
Saturday, January 9th at *the SWAN DIVE*
921 Swan Street
9 PM, $5, 21-and over
NZAMBI is the new synth project from Christopher Cprek, who has also released work under the PAX TITANIA moniker. Christopher uses an arsenal of DIY modular synthesizers. His former projects include Darker Florida with Irene Moon, Auk Theatre with Irene Moon, and as a member of Warmer Milks a few years back. NZAMBI’s debut as a project was in October at Zanzabar, with Regression, Spykes, and others.
PETE FOSCO was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1980 and grew up in a suburb on the west side of town. Every day after school he would pillage his dad’s record collection, listen to early ’80s Phil Collins-era Genesis, eat oatmeal raisin cookies and stay up until 4am for no reason. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music in 2004, where he studied digital video and film production and learned how to appreciate fresh guacamole and The Green Manalishiby Fleetwood Mac. He is a self-taught guitarist and started playing out in 2007. He is inspired to live today by the soundtracks from Herzog’s Grizzly Man [by Richard Thompson — ed.], the Flower/Corsano Duo, Fushitsusha, and pot roast and mashed potatoes cooked by his wife Heather. They reside in Covington, Kentucky and live with an English bulldog and mini Italian greyhound.
Brad Rose at Foxy Digitalis recently wrote this about PETE FOSCO’s release Autumn Fire Blues: “Our man in Ohio knows when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em, cuz on Autumn Fire Blues, he’s burning the whole thing into a pile of silken ash. FOSCO just plain rules. His skill in crafting soaring guitar drones is up there with the best of ’em. Autumn Fire Blues takes what he started on last year’s [release] Dust, American Dust and pushes it over the edge and into the abyss. Anchors of bleed drip from the ceiling coating everything in a thick layer of crimson bliss. This is music for the last season. Music for the last days, to see us off into the heavens as they crumble. Pure magic.”
ANDREW WEATHERS is a composer of experimental music. He is currently based in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he studies music composition at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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First show of the series! Local heavyweights Coliseum return from their tour excursions of the east coast to play this show. Ringing in the new year with plans for writing/recording their third LP, Coliseum are showcasing new drummer Carter Wilson to their local fans once again. Expect to need some earplugs as local noise makers Straight A’s will be unleashing some sonic fury along with the dual bass attack of Zombie Chickens from Outer Space. Nightmare Glasses from Birmingham, Alabama will be making a stop in for the show as well, kicking out some powerful chaotic punk. Admission is only $5 and the music will be starting promptly at 7:30. This show and all Skull Alley shows are all ages, always.
More info in the shows forum and at Rbbtrbbt.com
The Olympia Three have released “Two Hundred Dollar Man“, a 6-song CD that can be found at Ear X-tacy and online at dunkensteinrecords.blogspot.com. The band will be playing at Crazy Feast, a show in January, and their last show at Skull Alley February 12th. Check them out on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/olympiamusic).
Lee Van Cleef are set to record their second record entitled “Terror, Blood“. While no official release date has been set, we’re aiming for a late winter/early spring window. To hold you over, come to dunkensteinrecords.blogspot.com for a free .mp3. The song is named “Hardly an Endorsement of the Cork Industry“, and this version was originally featured on Doctors of Dunk V.2, but now has been set free for a limited time.
Here’s a late post pointing out a bunch of stuff to do tonight:
Ear X-Tacy: 4pm. Second Story Man plays an acoustic set in-store to support their new record, Screaming Secrets
Gerstles, 9pm: Shane Larue, Big Fresh, Rest Assured. Don’t know anything about the first two, but come hang out with Cullen before/after Rest Assured’s set if nothing else.
Skull Alley, 9pm: Deer Meet, Hitchhike, Lincoln & The Lost Prayers
Cahoots, 10pm: On Parallels, Sugar Spell It Out, Stagecoach Inferno, Sea City