Wika-Wicked!

Does this remind anybody of Karate Kid 2?

Dragonforce plays Saturday April 18 at the Knitting Factory.

Scared?

Fear Before (the March of Flames) play tonight at the Dip. Cool.

Thursday April 9: Alesana, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Fear Before, I Set My Friends On Fire, Fall From Grace, 10 CC Love Affair at the Big Dipper. 5pm for all ages.

Is Today Monday?

Holy swoops! In addition to the Loom show going on at Caterina, there's another kick ass show going down at the brand new BLVD. On a Monday!?!?!!!

I saw the Tanks play in Iowa City last fall, and it was a remarkable experience. They're a 3 piece bass-drum-vocal outfit, but they sounded so full I was trying to see where the guitar player was hiding. It seems their singer likes to dress up, and he was rocking a fierce fur skirt, a hairy belly not unlike my own, and 2 metal gauntlet gloves. They're super loud and super rad.

Also, my pal Coolzey is bringing his hip hop waggalicious funocity raps all the way from Fairfield, Iowa. In another life, I played a show with his old group the Sucka MCs at the Double Dribble!!! How's that for street cred!?!

Monday April 6: The Rhombus, Coolzey, the Tanks, Gliss, Takeover UK at the NEW BLVD - 230 West Riverside. 21+

Understanding is a Smash!

Thursday's come a long way since emo-core/screamo/post hardcore burst onto the scene a few years back. They rose through the indie hardcore ranks, landed a major label deal, parted ways with said major, released a really cool split with Envy on Temporary Residence (got remixed by Anthony Molina of Mercury Rev), and just put out a new record on Epitaph.

Musically they're pretty much still up to their old tricks, but this video's pretty neat (different).

Thursday plays Sunday March 29 at the Knitting Factory with some other bands.

Stoners just pick band names better. White Witch Canyon. I'm sorry, it just doesn't get much better than that (OK maybe Orange Goblin). This Bay Area-based stoner rock outfit rips into the 'Kan tomorrow night for a little face-slaying at the Cretin Hop. They've got all the stoner rock standards. Chugga-chugga bass lines? Yep. J. Mascis-length guitar solos? Check. More than one member with a neck-beard? Yes, please.

Sunday, March 28 at 7 pm at the Cretin Hop with Reason for Existence, Throne of Malediction, Aftermath, Turncoat and Shrieks of the Impaled. Seven bucks, all ages.

I read a book about a carnifex once.

Victory Records signed death metal dudes Carnifex play the Empyrean tomorrow. Catch em now before they're headlining the Knit.

Tuesday March 24 at the Empyrean: Carnifex, We Are Devestation, Skies Burn Black, If We Live. It may just sell out, hit up Ryan for tickets.

Softies

Norma Jean's been coming to Spokane long before they signed to Solid State, and Luti-Kriss had two singers and a DJ. Oh, don't we all long for the days of nu-metal glory?

Anyway, here's their new video. It seems a little less intense than their normal amount of heavy spazz math mayhem. Crossover appeal anyone?

Norma Jean, Burn the Attic, The Showgun and Jedediah the Pilot at the Big Dipper on Friday March 6. All ages welcome.

Stoners & Punks tomorrow at the Cretin Hop

I meant to make a post about this show earlier, but Andrew took forever with that invite...

Tomorrow night (12/17), Reno's Farley Overdose plays the Cretin Hop. Assuming that anyone will know any of the bands I talk about - they sound like High On Fire's Surrounded by Thieves being played by Septic Death. Just fast and sludgy hardcore punk with stoner metal crossover elements. The last time Farley came through, they played a 10'x10' garage in the middle of the Gonzaga area; and then promptly out-partied everyone within the vicinity.

Download their demos (that's 11 songs) here and here

Godbear, Lord Kelvin, J-Splo, and Bluebird (from Bellingham) are playing support. 1317 N. Howard (behind Value Village), 6:00 PM, $5.

Ahhhh, Metal!

There's something about the Sword that makes me really happy. Maybe its the ridiculousness of metal, maybe the long hair, maybe its just the wicked riffs.

I really can't keep a straight face listening to this stuff, it makes me smile as I strum some air guitar and wish I played in a metal band.

Anyway, the Sword plays tomorrow night with Lamb of God (yikes) at the Knitting Factory.

These guys rule.

The Sword: Barael's Blade