Ariving from Siberia Just Moments Ago

The Red Elvises are taking North America by storm. Formed in 1995 by two Russian political refugees, the Red Elvises play old fashioned rock and roll tinged by the surf of California and the ethnic taste of their motherland. Should be awesome.

Monday May 4: The Red Elvises and Geoff Johnson at the BLVD. 21+

Rock of Mine Youth!

Five o'clock and Running


Mourning After seems to have one foot in the grave, one foot on the stage. A few years back they called it quits, or at least stopped playing shows regularly. But once a year they dust off the old tunes to make Spokane remember the good ol' days of epic emotional rock and roll that filled up Fat Tuesdays and the Big Easy on the reg.

Ben's dreads have grown a little, but not much else has changed. Same dudes smashing the same beers smashing the same tunes smashing your faces.

Saturday April 4 at the NEW BLVD: Mourning After, Pour Soi, Geoff Johnson, Sanctified Sin. 9pm for ages 21 and up.

Long Hair and Beards

San Diego's Dirty Sweet bring their gritty classic rock to the BLVD tomorrow. Here's to long hair and beards.

Thursday March 12: Dirty Sweet, The Lonely H and Geoff Johnson at the BLVD. Ages 21 and up.

How The Young Have Fallen

I've always really liked the Globes. I first heard them when my friend Will started sending me songs his band For Years Blue was recording. They won a few Battle of the Bands, and were in or around the 10th grade. They were suprisingly pretty damn good. Here's a taste of probably my favorite For Years Blue tune, alas I never saw them play it live:

For Years Blue: D Beam Controller

They continued to get better. Will left the band at some point. I always kind of figured that they'd break up, as most young bands do, move along or go to college in different towns. But somehow, they managed to change their name to the Globes, and move out to Seattle to make it big in rock and roll. Here's a jam off their new EP. Love it.

The Globes: Killers and Saints

Tiny Vipers, The Globes, Kaylee Cole and Grant Olson play the Empyrean on Saturday January 31. 7pm, $7, All Ages.

Loud

Shim's coming to town this weekend.

You know what you're in for?

• Loud Noises.
• Over the Top.
• Big Hair.
• Bright Lights.
• Huge Riffs.
• Jean Vests.
• Fun.

Hell yeah.

Shim with Pretty Faces and Scissors for Lefty at the BLVD on Saturday 11/22.