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(09-01) EAR PWR / Toro Y Moi / Bear War / Rhythm Bandit @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar (((Charlottesville)))
EAR PWR is back in CVILLE. Last time these guys played it was a total riot. Bodies going every which direction - silly white boy dancing at its core - shit was a rager. Added to the bill this you have my boi Rhythm Bandit (Dylan) opening the show. Should be some rad synthm drum antics added with vocal drones coming from him. Also Toro Y Moi n' Bear War and also on the bill // both bands seem to fit the show real nice. STRAIGHT UP // ATTEND THIS SHOW IF YOU KNOW WHATS GOOD FOR YOU


(09-15) Peelander-Z @ Mojo's
Japanese comic book based punk rock is once again coming back too richmond. Their shows are always a fun mix of playful punk added with elements of unrelentless stage frenzy. These guys are easily one of the most fun live acts around. It also doesn't hurt that the shows at Mojo's - which gives me a good excuse to pick up a philly cheese steak (BEST IN TOWN)


(09-16) Experimental Dental School @ The Triple
21+ is lame


(09-17) Desolation Wilderness @ Gallery 5
Rad dream rock at Gallery 5. Desolation Wilderness are one of the those underrated bands out right now that is making some real great mind pondering music. Real excited to see how their music works live.


(09-19) The Intellegence @ The Triple
21+ is lame


(09-25) The Books @ The Southern (((Charlottesville)))
HOLY SHIT THE BOOKS IN VA!!!. The books are one of the first groups that really made me think about the way electronica music could be pushed out of the 90's house era. Rellay intreing mix of electronic ambiences added with cellos / guitars / and various samples all about. Should be a real treat of a show


(09-27) OvO / SubArachnoid Space / Ultra Dolphins / Souvenir's Young America @ Plaza Duckpin Bowl
21+ is lame

So the show has moved to the Plaza Duckpin Bowl / so i'm gonna give this banger a real write up

Real tight Italian metal is coming to the duckpin bowling alley!!!!!!! OvO most recent record "Crocevia" was quite an engrossing and malicious album / i'm real excited to see how this works live. Also on the bill that night you have SubArachnoid Space who (he/they?) have a real hectic and vicious sound to their rock. You also have Ultra Dolphins - how are a local favorite of many, but i wasn't to sold on their opening set for Fucked Up back in January (i'm game for another try). You also have Souvenir's Young America who seem to put on a richmond progressive ambient metal sort of thing. Overall should be a great sunday night.

Birth Of Costas Cave

Now its time for shameless self promotion

(I'll upload a poster once I make one)

August 27th

Yatagarasu / Bubblegum Octopus / DJ DANCE PARTY (COUGAR COLLINS DAWGZ) @ Costas Cave

For the address just email me at chriskattan42@yahoo.com

Seriously if you have any interest in DIY Richmond you should totally check this show out

SHOW STARTS @ 8 // $DONATIONS$ (SERIOUSLY BRING MONEY // BANDS NEED MONEY TO TOUR)

(SHOW GOT KILLED // PLAYING NC THAT NIGHT INSTEAD // THEY ARE STILL PLAYIN PLAY N TRADE ON AUGUST 26TH)

Black Moth Super Rainbow / Serengeti & Polyphonic @ Outback Lodge (08-04-09)

The night started out with Serengeti & Polyphonic. These guys go at their hip hop in a real interesting way in which they throw abstract hip-hop rhymes with hyper electronic beats. This combination adds a real erratic yet still coherent touch to their music that is just quite enjoyable to listen to. This set up of different mentalities only feels more dramatic in the live context. With Polyphonic twisting the beats and Serengeti flowing viciously on the lines, your heads starts to turn into mush as they go at their attack on the mic. It was a real intense way to start the night and it was a real treat to see some hip-hop in Charlottesville.

The main act of the night was "Black Moth Super Rainbow". While i've heard positive talk about this band for years, they still have been a band that I just never really got into. However with all those years of positive talk there was always the statement about how good live they are. Well once i heard that they where gonna stop in cville the likely conclusion was made to see if these guys had it in them or not.

Show started out with a real out their video intro / had a weird cameo from one of the members of tim & eric / real funny way to start a show. After that video the band got on stage an progressed into their modern age psychedelic rock shit. There live show is something that doesn't ever hit you hard, but instead floats around and makes your feet twitch and body float

Theatrics where at a high at this show. A key example of this was the main singer who was in an big foot body get up with a deformed hippie mask. He would randomly grab people and just hold onto them, and wave to the crowd after every song, these things don't seem too bad but where things that put myself out of the flow of the show / but i really don't feel like that was the intent of the band.

Overall the show was fun / I had a good time. Not sure if i have fully processed all the layers of Black Moth Super Rainbow. But it was still an enjoyable evening of music.

photo courtesy of Brian Stowell