another catching up/recap post aka yup, i'm still here!

columbus DIY is raging hard into the summertime now. the basements are steamy and the shows are many. every band is on tour this summer and columbus happens to be one of the treasured staples of tour. (let's try not to mention how spoiled our scene is currently.) lots of new bands bubbling up, and things are surprisingly staying fresh and interesting. here's some of my recent flicks from a couple of shows, please follow the links to see more!!


painkiller @ crackhouse 05.12.09



defiance, ohio @ skylab 05.04.09
http://defianceohio.terrorware.com/



the effort @ LOD 05.20.09
http://xeffortx.blogspot.com/



heath deadger @ monster house 05.23.09
http://myspace.com/heathdeadger



nukkehammer @ 15th house 06.05.09

delay, hot new mexicans, bold slug @ 15th house

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okay kids, last of the photo fucking posts for now. i promise, i just had to get caught up here and i know how much you love reading my blog. my stats graph resembles mount kilmanjaro or some shit. i get more hits than a wheelchair's got seats!! i'm full of 'em, i'll be here all week, i tell ya!

anyhow, last nite i pedaled a few blocks over to the 15th house to check out a few bands from athens, ga. could very well have been chattanooga bands if you asked me. not bad in that sloppy-punk-cuz-i'm-drunk-but-fuck-it-it's-DIY kinda way. the bands were bold slug and hot new mexicans. there was an opener that i missed and didn't catch the name, and of course, then there was delay. you can somehow count on delay to always deliver the goods. how can you not when these kids are as positive as they are. i only wish i knew the words to all their songs like all of their other fans do.

http://www.myspace.com/hotnewmexicans
http://www.myspace.com/boldslug
http://midwestrock.org/delay

also, check out bret's blog, the black cloud.  he lives at the 15th house and takes really sweet photos!
http://blackcloudphoto.wordpress.com/


 

black dove @ 15th house, columbus ohio 06.01.08

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local shredding heroes, black dove, brought their tour with france's own d-beat dis-dudes, gasmask terror, to the 15th house. i arrived just in time to catch a gander at gasmask terror and then all of black dove's set. didn't get there early enough to secure a spot up front, so unfortunately i do not have any flicks of gasmask terror. i know, i know - BOO HOO!! gasmask terror were pretty much what you would expect, ripping d-beat, and then black dove delivered the brutality, fo sho!!!

melt your face.
http://blackdove.solar-funeral.org
http://ratbone.free.fr/gasmaskterror.html

sun god, vile gash, reflect @ 15th house 02.29.08

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sun god | reflect | vile gash

to me, sun god are the surprise best new band of the year. i think they'd sound right at home on SST or homestead records in the mid-80s, reminding me of many of my favourite bands of that era, husker du, dinosaur jr., and squirrel bait. they also had the rockin' vibe of bands like doc hopper, sinkhole, and even the doughboys. not a popular style to play these days, but one that i really enjoy!! many kudos to sun god!!

kudos also to vile gash for going above and beyond all expectations for their first show, and to reflect for always being awesome!! i have no doubts that the midwest scene right now is surely a heavyweight contender.

lose the tude! @ 15th house 10.22.07