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Helen Money, Technical Drawings, Like Bells Technical Drawings (Pittsburgh) is a duo comprised of Melissa St. Pierre (prepared piano) and Jesse Stiles (real-time drum algorithms, electronics, DSP). St. Pierre and Stiles’ performances and recordings embody a diverse set of influences including neoclassicism, rock, gamelan, and electronica. Like Bells is an instrumental drums, guitar, and violin trio from Oberlin who have a full-length LP out on Cleveland's Exit Stencil Recordings. |
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Tamburo, Cintron & Sagas Sagas is the "solo project of one matt mcdowell, who also plays or has played with: arco flute foundation, dire wolves, waterfinder, psychic frost (duo with mike tamburo), dark yoga, brave priest, tecumseh, melted prism, chaob, nux, air guitar magazine, various collaborations/jams, etc, and other things i'd probably rather not mention." David Cintron has been a member of the Terminal Lovers, the Downside Special and Dimbulb among others. Visual artist, sound artist, producer, David can deliver powerful impressions beyond his sonic |
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Teletextile (Brooklyn) with Shitslicer (CLE) SHITSLICER is made up of most of the remaining members of To Be a High Powered Executive along with Chris Cannon of Matter and Memory. |
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Caveman Diaries Vol. 6 Release Party Over 80 color pages collecting over 60 of John G's flyers and posters from over the past two years of shows in Cleveland and beyond. There's a definite arc of development from beginning to end. Movements and phases. Mathematics and magicks. Theories in practice. From early 2007 to early 2009. Challenging all villains, especially massive antagonistic nemeses. Doing integral alchemy requires intensified elemental sciences. In addition there's plenty of other non-flyer illustrations, sketches, writings, and weirdo photo-copied ephemera. There will be a special Release Party only limited edition of Caveman Diaries Vol. 6 for the show, signed and numbered with an original drawing included in each. Musical performances by the following begin at 8PM: DAN FRIEL is an analogue electronics mad scientist for the people. His soundscapes invoke atmospheric cinema while delight beams fly about among the students. CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR is from a Nuclear Zone in 2210 A.D. where they battle for Continent Bonuses by means of Mutual Non-Agression Pacts, Land Death Traps, and Full Blown Instrumental Prog Metal. VIGATRON, the Godking of EC! Rapping funny deep sharp intelligence coupled with heaping helpings of charisma and consummate professional showmanship, Vigatron kicks the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help us Godking! JOHN G |
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Pilia-Alexander-Belfi Trio (Italy/Pittsburgh) JEFFERY ALEXANDER has solo acts and is a member of Black Forest/Black Sea, the Iditarod, and SPQ. "The real victory of [ANDREA] BELFI is the ease of cohabitation of melody and experiment. Few do it so well" (Jon Dale, The Wire) SCARCITY OF TANKS formed during 2004 and have played gigs throughout the United States. They released their first record, NO ENDOWMENTS, on Total Life Society Records (LP/CS, 2008) and Textile Records (CD, 2009). |
 Insect Factory  Mike Tamburo |
Insect Factory with Mike Tamburo and Loud & Sad Sunday, December 21, 2008 10PM $6 Insect Factory is the music of Silver Spring, MD guitarist Jeff Barsky. His playing creates thick waves of textured sound, building hypnotic and atmospheric drone fields. In the mid 90’s, Barsky spent several years studying classical guitar and composition at the Hartt School of Music. Since then, he has continuously played in bands and improvisational collectives, performing frequently on the east coast of the U.S., and also in Canada, throughout Europe, and Japan. myspace.com/insectfactory Pittsburgh-based Mike Tamburo has been an increasingly prolific presence on the underground scene since the late 1990s, initially with the groups Meisha and Arco Flute Foundation, more recently as a solo artist. myspace.com/tamburo Loud & Sad is me and it is you. we are a mirror on the challenges of existing in the world.we are growth and decay, progress and collapse. we are a beacon for the human condition. |
 Alas alak Alaska. Photo, Jesse Vasquez  Fancie |
Alas alak Alaska! with Fancie Friday, November 21, 2008 10PM $4 Alas, alak, Alaska! is an adventurous project that is simultaneously easy to listen to and enjoy, but also complex and perplexing in the most welcome of ways. At the core is Jocelyn Noir, who has crafted dark and eager songs that are intricate and precise, and once fully orchestrated with a band that can include multiple vocalists, piano and sax - expand into wild arrangements that are Captain Beefheart / Magic Band rivals in their own right, though still all spiraling around and complimenting her soft and haunting vocals. It seems very fitting to see a T. Rex anthology on top of a recently purchased copy of the "Shiny Beast" LP, though that is not to say that Alas, alak, Alaska! sounds like any of this specifically. She / they are doing something that is unique and beautiful and moves you. –James Fella Gilgongo Records Slow and steady is the way she travels through her beautiful sheet music. Elisabeth Wood and a rotating cast of musicians is the quiet storm that is Fancie. Wood, the driving force, has a soft and kind voice that is as soothing as warm syrup in your ears (I would not suggest testing that analogy, just trust me and the syrup on my kitchen floor). Off of the ever-unassuming Hush Records, Wood's first release A Negative Capability is a pleasant glimpse of a complex and melodic songwriter. This effort was recorded, methodically, over a nine-month period at Hush HQ studios in Oregon. After giving Fancie a good listen, I would wager a guess that the cool, rainy Oregon winter had a deep effect on the tone and mood of the disc. –Doug Gush epitonic.com |
 Hospital Bombers  Blisse Like Fleece |
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Bombers with Blisse Like Fleece Monday, October 27, 2008 10PM $4 A quirky folk-rock quartet originating from Amsterdam, the Hospital Bombers appropriately take their name from a Mountain Goats song, and claim other influences ranging from PBJ to the Velvet Underground. They released their first full length album, Footnotes, on Holland's Excelsior Records in December of 2007, in addition to their 2006 EP, Satan's Fingers. The release of Footnotes was actually delayed repeatedly, due to a combination of perfectionism, and the band's concern over the alignment of stars. Whatever the excuse, their sound is worth hearing, wait times be damned. They have toured Europe extensively, and earlier this year played the SXSW festival in Austin. They are playing their NXNE show at the Mod Club on Thursday, June 12th at 7:00 pm. –indiemusicfilter.com Blisse Like Fleece |
 Sammy Slims  Adam Heart  Phoenix Rainbow |
Sammy Slims. Preceded by Adam Heart and Phoenix Rainbow, Gabe Schray and MYKEOH. Friday, September 12, 2008 9PM Sammy Slims [performs] with a revolving cast of participants, including the likes of Matthew Gengler from Aloha and Stanton Thatcher of Tall Pines among others. Writing songs for Cleveland and about Cleveland, his works are topical anthems to the ambivalence of living in the poorest city in America - that you can actually dance to! "Feeling somewhat experimental and looking for a side project from his main musical gig as guitarist in local rock act JJ Magazine, Zach Starnik recently decided to start up his own indie pop act. The result is Sammy Slims, which the 1996 St. Ignatius High School graduate feels is somewhat unique in today's scene. ... Starnik describes the act's sound as decidedly indie pop with plenty of up-tempo and dance-friendly songs." –The Plain Dealer Adam Heart is an impressive multi-instrumentalist who was originally born in Frankfurt, Germany, but now calls Ohio home. Adam's four piece backing band, The Children Of Light, is constantly changing, but generally consists of Dom Vercillo (lead guitar), Phoenix Rainbow (bass), Alexander Nevermind (guitar, effects) and Kyle The Great Elkins (percussion) who are loosely based around the small college/industrial town of Ashland, Ohio. With Bowie's swagger and a generous amount of musical experimentation, anything Heart does is not to be missed. "Gabe Schray was bassist for local bands Houseguest, Intelligent Knives, and Genetically Yours. He also played trumpet for Six Parts Seven, Beaten Awake, and Churchbuilder. Every so often, he makes lo-fi solo records. His latest project alternates white-noise soundscapes and indie-rock instrumentals...sounds like a movie soundtrack just waiting for the perfect movie. –Scene Magazine "Michael O'Campo a.k.a. MYKEOH (JJ Magazine) makes solo noisescapes using his heart and his mind." |
 Hospital Bombers |
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Bombers (Opener TBA) Sunday, June 15, 2008 10PM $5 A quirky folk-rock quartet originating from Amsterdam, the Hospital Bombers appropriately take their name from a Mountain Goats song, and claim other influences ranging from PBJ to the Velvet Underground. They released their first full length album, Footnotes, on Holland's Excelsior Records in December of 2007, in addition to their 2006 EP, Satan's Fingers. The release of Footnotes was actually delayed repeatedly, due to a combination of perfectionism, and the band's concern over the alignment of stars. Whatever the excuse, their sound is worth hearing, wait times be damned. They have toured Europe extensively, and earlier this year played the SXSW festival in Austin. They are playing their NXNE show at the Mod Club on Thursday, June 12th at 7:00 pm. –indiemusicfilter.com |
 Ignatz  FluxMonkey |
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with Matter and Memory and Fluxmonkey Friday, June 13, 2008 10PM $5 Presented in collaboration with Bent Crayon Ignatz was the name of a mouse from the celebrated pre-war cartoon strip "Krazy Kat" by George Herman, and now it is also the name of a solo project of Brussels-based artist and musician Bram Devens. Working alone with only his guitar, a number of effects pedals, and an occasional digital loop, Devens creates tense and hypnotic music that is half song and half soundscape, rooted in ancient blues and folk traditions but wrapped in so many layers of distortion that the results barely sound human at all. Ignatz released his first self-titled record in 2006 through the k-raa-k label; the second full-length, aptly titled II, followed a year later. Between these two "official" releases Ignatz also issued a number of alternative recordings -- a couple of tapes and a sold-out CD-R entitled "I Will Soothe My Eye and Feast It with a Sight of Beauty." –Sergey Mesenov, All Music Guide. Matter and Memory, Fluxmonkey, Bent Crayon |
 Flier by Paul Koneazny  This Moment In Black History  Double Dutch Will Take You Higher |
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Room Gallery 2nd Anniversary Show! Friday, August 31st, 2007 11PM $5 This Moment in Black History, Double Dutch Will Take You Higher, DJ Irsten FREE BEER sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Preceded by "If I Remember Right" Opening 7–11 A group exhibition of fourteen local and national artists working in painting and drawing. Featuring music by DJ Still Life. While their name belies the fact not all of them happen to be African-American, Cleveland, OH's This Moment in Black History is an incendiary quartet who delivers fast, loud, and angry punk rock with a bluesy edge and a sense of humor that's clear despite their politically motivated rage. This Moment in Black History also boasts an impressive pedigree; guitarist Buddy Akita has played with the Spasms and the Bassholes, keyboard player Christopher "CK1" Kulscar also performs with the Chargers Street Gang, original bassist Mike D'Amico was a member of the Teenage Heartthrobs and the Lesbian Makers with Akita, current bassist Lawrence Daniel Caswell also works with Lives of the Saints, and drummer Lamont "Bim" Thomas's résumé includes stints with the Bassholes and the Cheater Slicks. This Moment in Black History was formed in 2001, when Akita and D'Amico found themselves living in a group house in Cleveland after the breakup of their band Neon King Kong. –Mark Deming, All Music Guide, 2007. Double Dutch Will Take You Higher is "Cleveland's only double dutch troupe. Come get high with us." |
  EyesEarsNose  Unmanned Ship |
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and Unmanned Ship Saturday, July 28th, 2007 9PM FREE "The debut four-song cassette from this local [Chicago] co-ed quintet is genuinely exciting; they are a new band that is on to something good. Raw and unorthodox folk-pop, its post-collegiate smarts (the lyrics deal with identity and existentialist themes) are laid out against summer-nights boogie-it's as if the group is splitting the difference on a Susan Sontag/Stephen Stills obsession. The band all switches between instruments, and puts a shade of insurgent amateur chaos into the mix; it's this unpredictability and slight strangeness that underpins the band's energy and sound, and makes the songs feel fresh and ambitious. Along with locals Bird Names, Eyesearsnose are part of a growing scene of bands taking inspiration from creativity and energy of the outr sounds of the noise scene, but making it into pleasant pop." –Jessica Hopper, Chicago Tribune Unmanned Ship "We are dazed from days of table top acrobatics with aluminum escapes. Circles and squares bring us comfort in knowing they are forever connected with space. We are on a journey to places only seen while looking at unholy ideas. A maroon cloth separates a whole other world of exploration and torment. We shall bring forth the one they call Desktop and wander in a black hole of saucy delightment while pictures of volcanoes erupt lollipops filled with Danzig." |
 Rollin Hunt |
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Hunt, Anni Rossi and Ora Cogan Monday, April 30th, 2007 8PM The magic of local singer/songwriter Rollin Hunt is how he works with what he's got. Watching him play, backed by his ramshackle band, you sense the chasm between the pop songs he dreams and his delivery -- and his willingness to broach the space regardless of how awkward it may be -- is a winning proposition. Where Hunt arrives with his songs seems like a wholly earnest accident; his voice is pubescent and unstable, but he manages to eke out some soul, despite a slight speech impediment. Stylistically, he hews to classic '60 pop form -- as if someone was trying to imitate The Shangri-La's or The Ronettes but only knew them from a thirdhand description -- it's all unearthly shoo-be-do, horns and melancholy. Except the songs aren't about love, they're hallucinatory narratives about watching your neighbors make out in their window, distributing a pamphlet about yourself so you can be understood, or antelopes. Hunt has only played a handful of shows, but he's already on his way to becoming a local legend. –Jessica Hopper. Chicago Tribune. April 13th, 2007. ©2007 Chicago Tribune. PS: Thanks to those that made it to the show, it was a great evening of music and etc. Also thanks to Rollin and his friends, Anni Rossi, and Ora Cogan who opened before Rollin. Special guests "Iceman," Cleveland's Seth Hrbek, Noah Hrbek, and Mike Lassins, played as well. Thanks again! |
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