Tonight is the first
Weerd Science show since
September 22, 2007 at Chameleon Club!!! I wish I could make it out, but unfortunately gas prices are insane. Instead I'll just watch the Weerd Science in the studio videos on youtube and prepare myself for his sophomore release, "Sick Kids," due out sometime before the end of this year on
EQUAL VISION RECORDS.
Speaking of EVR, they're making shit happen in these next few months! On
September 16, 2008 they're releasing the new record from my favorite West Coast forward-moving musicians,
Portugal. The Man. They've had my attention since the release of their debut full length,
Waiter: "You Vultures!" in 2006. It ended up becoming my favorite album to be released that year. Since then they've steadily put out at least one release per year. These guys are what music is about! I've only had the chance to see them live once and their energy was through the roof! They pulled what seemed like everyone from their entourage on stage to play something. I haven't looked at the tambourine the same since! I tried to catch them on their recent tour with
Rx Bandits, but tickets sold out. I hung outside The School of Rock East rockin' out to what I could make out through the walls 'til I got kick out. \m/ Seems as if they're coming back around my area on Halloween and November 1st. I will not miss them again!
The next day,
September 17, I finally get to experience the brilliance of a
The Mars Volta live show. I'm nearly pissing myself in anticipation! I've been waiting years for this!
If I could put together the ultimate tour, the bill would be be:
3 headlining with
Kiss Kiss,
Portugal. The Man and
The Dear Hunter. All four acts blur genres and have similar philosophies, yet they couldn't sound any more different! They'd have to hand everyone a pair of clean underwear at the door because by the end of that show, it'd be required!
Back to EVR and continuing on the topic of forward-moving musicians,
Travis Stever of
Coheed and Cambria is putting out an album for his third "side" project,
Davenport Cabinet on
October 14th. Previously he released
Children of the Deuce under the name
Fire Deuce which was a satirical EP that brought together talents of
3,
Coheed and Cambria and 3's TM on trumpet put out by
CI Records in 2005 (and inspired by the two bands' tours together including one with
Boys Night Out in 2003 and one with
Underoath in 2004). His second release was an iTunes exclusive, the self titled LP,
The English Panther in 2006. This album gave us a glimpse into the musical genius' mind. It's like folk, southern rock and a little bit of new-wave. Unfortunately I haven't been able to listen to it in like a year since I've been plagued with computer problems and was forced to validate 5 computers with my iTunes account. I've been hankering for a listen for so long!!! Well at least there's this Davenport Cabinet album coming out to fill my Travis Stever void. The cleverly titled,
Nostalgia in Stereo, is a collection of 11 songs written and recorded at his upstate NY home during time off and was mixed by Mike Major (
Sparta,
At the Drive-In). There's an interesting story behind the title of the project that you can read at his myspace profile and EVR's artist profile.
My ultimate tour line-up is still a dream, but it seems as if I'm becoming blessed with portions of it.
Kiss Kiss will be performing 2 shows with
3 this month and there's all sorts of rumors afloat (in my head) for separate shows with the other two. Until then, I'm gonna gear up for
September 19th. 3 will be kicking off their fall tour of the US and Canada at their home venue, Bearsville Theater in Woodstock. They've got a 2 hour set (the usual for local performances) and word is they're debuting some new songs!!! I'm really hoping for a return of
Race The Light! They haven't played that one since 2006! Local friends and rockin' musicians
Frankie and His Fingers will be the special guests of the evening. I'm trying to make it out to Boston and Philly also. I'd love to see [
KID:NAP:KIN], I've heard so many good things about their music and live performance. Also
The Distraction fucking rocks. I'm definitely hitting up Albany. That's the second of 2 shows with
Kiss Kiss . There's no way in hell I'm missing 2 of my favorite modern bands share a stage. I can't wait to hear their new material too!
Reality vs. the Optimist carried me through 2007. It always leaves me fiendishly thirsting for more!
This will be
3's first tour since Progressive Nation 2008 with
Dream Theater,
Opeth &
Between the Buried and Me. If you're a fan you definitely won't want to miss this run since they're HEADLINING! So instead of being forced to shorten and squeeze like 8 epic songs into one measly half hour, they will have 60 to 90 minutes to properly rock your face off so you can experience
3 live the way you were meant to! Make sure to support them too by buying a hat (they've got beanies for the winter and sick trucker hats directly from the 80's! Ask Max and he'll fill you in on the story), CD (they will have
Paint by Number (with
Josh Eppard),
Half Life (let's get funky!),
Summercamp Nightmare,
Wake Pig,
The End is Begun and
Joey Eppard's solo album from 2002
Been To The Future and maybe even a few copies of
Math's
InsertYourNameHere), t-shirt, hoodie, sticker... anything so they can eat something afterward! The schedule is pretty damn intense and they do not have the luxury of a bus. Here's an updated list of 3's fall headlining tour dates (if you're looking for some new/local/fresh/grassroots prog check out the supporting bands -- at the bottom is a list of the myspace profiles of just about every artist I've mentioned):
Sep 19 - Bearsville Theater (w/
Frankie and His Fingers) -
Woodstock, New York [
http://www.3concert.com ] all ages.
10PM, $18 / $20. "3" hometown tour kick-off show.
lastfm:event=726559
Sep 20 - Cafe 939 @ Berklee (w/
The Distraction,
Kid:Nap:Kin) -
Boston, Massachusetts ticketmaster all ages.
7:30 PM, $17. Presented by Jonathan Schmidt.
lastfm:event=702459
poster designed by Threedom Fighter and Boston resident, Moe Gagnon
Sep 21 - The Barbary (w/
Kiss Kiss,
Marble Faun) -
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ticketweb all ages.
6:30 PM, $10, Presented by R5 Productions
lastfm:event=722636
poster designed by Threedom Fighter, Drexel student & WKDU DJ, Ebonie Butler
Sep 25 - Valentines (w/ Kiss Kiss,
Margan And The Red Lions, Ophelia) -
Albany, New York ticketmaster Ages 16+.
6:30 PM, $10, Step Up Presents.
lastfm:event=722876
poster designed by Threedom Fighter & musician, Dave Andersen
Sep 26 - Le Casbah -
Quebec City, Quebec billetech all ages.
9:00 PM, $10, Presented by Get A Room Productions
lastfm:event=726563
poster designed by Threedom Fighter and graphic designer, Jeremy Martin
Sep 27 - il Motore -
Montreal, Quebec tickets all ages.
7:30 PM, $12, Presented by Blue Skies Turn Black
lastfm:event=726564
poster designed by Threedom Fighter and graphic designer Yagil Kadosh
Sep 28 - The Mod Club (w/
Tub Ring,
Alpha Galates) -
Toronto, Ontario ticketmaster all ages.
8:00 PM, $20, Presented by Inertia Entertainment.
lastfm:event=720901
poster designed by Threedom Fighter, original Coheed and Cambria Street Team member & graphic designer, Maggie DeSantis
Sep 29 - The Embassy (w/ Tub Ring) -
London, Ontario ticketmaster all ages.
7:30 PM, $17.50, Presented by Inertia Entertainment.
lastfm:event=726567
poster designed by Threedom Fighter & art student Liz Glitz
Oct 1 - Reggie’s Live (w/ Tub Ring) -
Chicago, Illinois ticketweb all ages.
6:00 PM, $12, Presented by MP Productions.
lastfm:event=728059
poster designed by Threedom Fighter and Illinois resident, Jeremy Martin
Oct 2 - 7th Street Entry (w/ Tub Ring) -
Minneapolis, Minnesota first-avenue.com 18+
8:00 PM, $10, Presented by First Avenue.
lastfm:event=728061
poster #1 designed by Ben Proell,
#2 by Ben Proell,
#3 by Ben Proell,
#4 by Ben Proell
Oct 3 - Ozzy’s (w/ Tub Ring) -
Winnipeg, Manitoba ticketmaster.ca 18+
8:00 PM, $15, Presented by Union Concerts.
lastfm:event=728064
poster designed by Threedom Fighter, Megan Jeter
Oct 5 - The Starlite -
Edmonton, Alberta ticketmaster.ca 18+
8:00 PM, $16 (Ticketmaster, Blackbyrd, Listen and Megatunes), Presented by Union Concerts.
lastfm:event=728065
Oct 6 - The Warehouse -
Calgary, Alberta ticketmaster 18+
8:00 PM, $16 (Ticketmaster, Megatunes, Sloth), Presented by Union Concerts
lastfm:event=728066
Oct 8 - Biltmore Cabaret (w/
INVASIVES) -
Vancouver, British Columbia ticketmaster.ca 19+
8:00 PM, $15 (Ticketmaster and Scratch), Live Nation Canada, Inc. / Ian Low
lastfm:event=728068
poster designed by Threedom Fighter & bootleger, Joe DeCicco
Oct 9 - King Cobra (w/
Middle Class Rut,
Bison b.c.) -
Seattle, Washington ticketswest.com All Ages.
7:00 PM, $10, Thrasher Presents
lastfm:event=726570
Oct 10 - The Boulevard (w/
Final Plea, Middle Class Rut) -
Spokane, Washington blvdconcerts all ages.
6:00, $8.
*FP CD release show
lastfm:event=760685
Oct 11 - Hawthorne Theater (w/ Middle Class Rut,
The Days The Nights,
The Jezebel Spirit) -
Portland, Oregon ticketswest.com
7:30 PM, $10 (safeway, ticketswest), Thrasher Presents
lastfm:event=726571
poster
Oct 13 -
Blakes On Telegraph (w/ Middle Class Rut,
Cityscape Horizon &
Matter)-
Berkeley, California ticketweb.com all ages.
7:00 PM - $10 - Presented by Kid Glove Entertainment
lastfm:event=746377
Oct 14 - Troubadour (w/
Art of Chaos, Middle Class Rut,
Le Meu Le Purr) -
Los Angeles, California ticketmaster.com all ages.
7:30 PM, $12
lastfm:event=728070
poster designed by Threedom Fighter & graphic design student, Brandon Gray
Oct 15 - Club Karma (w/ Middle Class Rut, Bison b.c.) -
Victorville, California ticketweb.com
6:00 PM, $10 (Kinari, Ticketweb), Presented by Makadent Coalition.
lastfm:event=735002
Oct 16 - Beauty Bar (w/ Le Meu Le Purr) - Las Vegas, Nevada - Ages 21+
9:30 PM - $5 - Pulsar Presents.
lastfm:event=752695
poster designed by Threedom Fighter, graphic designer & musician, Anthony Masington
Fri, Oct 17 - Burt's Tiki Lounge (w/ Bison BC,
Skychange, Passive) -
Salt Lake City, Utah - Ages 21+
8:00 PM - $10 (SmithsTix, KTix) - Presented by The Kollective
lastfm:event=752929
Sat, Oct 18 - Club 156 (w/ Bison BC) -
Boulder, Colorado - All Ages & Open to Public.
8:00 PM - $8 - Presented by University of Colorado
lastfm:event=752636
Oct 19 - Jackpot Music Hall (w/
My Only Danger, Bison BC) -
Lawrence, Kansas - Ages 18+
8:00 PM - $8, Hunt Industries / Terry Taylor
lastfm:event=752697
poster
Oct 21 - The Basement (w/ Bison BC) -
Columbus, Ohio - All Ages
7:00 PM, $10, Promo West Productions / Steve Boyer
lastfm:event=762355
Oct 22 - Rex Theater (Bison BC) -
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ticketmaster All Ages.
7:30 PM, $11, Presented by Elko Concerts.
lastfm:event=762372
Listen to these bands on myspace:
Weerd Science
Portugal. The Man
Davenport Cabinet
Fire Deuce
3
Joey Eppard
MATH
Frankie and His Fingers
The Distraction
Kid:Nap:Kin
Kiss Kiss *
Marble Faun
Margan and the Red Lions
Ophelia
Tub Ring *
Alpha Galates
Invasives
Middle Class Rut *
Bison b.c. *
Final Plea
The Days The Nights
The Jezebel Spirit
Cityscape Horizon
Matter
Art of Chaos
Le Meu Le Purr *
My Only Danger
* = multiple shows with
3
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