Wendy O & The Plasmatics - Who the Fuck is Joan Collins?

The title of this post begs the question, what constitutes a Hobo Pleasureboat Tragedy? I’ll tell you what. How about the words “we’re out of MD 20/20” or, “this is a “booze free” Booze Cruise.” Makes sense, right? This is why Cherrybomb never gets on a boat. It’s just too risky.

Thursday, April 17th
Hobo Libido
The Blue Moon

Friday, April 18th:

Helmet - Unsung never sounded so good…

Helmet
The Key Club (Hollywood)
Helmet has always been a Cherrybomb favorite. The band that never stops will be in Europe this June and July playing gigs in Germany and Croatia. How very metal.

Earl Greyhound
Berklee College of Music (Boston)
Damn you to hell, Boston. Why must you be so cold and so far away? Wait…I just had a thought about Mark Knopfler. Okay, it’s gone now. Phew. Anyway, I don’t care what you are or who you’re doin’ on Friday, you need to drop that bitch like she’s hot and get your ass to the dirty boulevard, I mean avenue. Mass Avenue that is…

Pleasureboaters. Rawk on the Lido Deck…

Pleasureboaters
King Cobra
Pleasureboaters just got back from a 30-date tour that started on March 2nd, and ended on April 4th. Do you remember the Bob Seger song “Turn the Page”? Touring is hard and expensive for most of your favorite bands. It’s not all glam with whores waiting outside your tour bus like the 80’s led you to believe. Get out and welcome the official Pleasureboat of Seattle, back to town…

Saturday April 19:

Ficuss does The Central one last time…

Ficuss (last show ever!)
The Central
The boys in the Seattle band Ficuss are calling it quits after a sweet year filled with rock and debauchery, two of my favorite things. It’s sad, but I can’t think of a better place for a band to go out. Be there…

Tragedy - Heavy Metal Saturday Night Fever…

Tragedy - A Metal Tribute to The Bee-Gee’s
Canal Room (NYC)
Hearing Tragedy’s Exodus-like cover of Stayin’ Alive will make you buy a plane ticket to NYC just so you can see them live. If you are already in New York, I recommend you stay there, and see this show. Heavy Metal Disco? Yes, please…

Mr. Fitness of Seattle’s SSP. Be happy the picture is blurry…

SSP Wrestling Annual 420 show
King Cobra

Autolite Strike at The Blue Moon - Photo by Lori Penney

Autolite Strike
The Blue Moon (CD release)
Autolite Strike thinks shopping makes you stupid and ugly. Man, I couldn’t agree more. I hate retail…

Looking Ahead:

Leonard Cohen never went home with his hard-on in his hand.

For the first time in 15 years, one of my favorite Canadians, Leonard Cohen, will be coming at you live. Cohen’s world tour starts on May 11 in Toronto before traveling on to Europe with stops in Copenhagen, Amsterdam and London this summer.

Scott Weiland - Manorexia by way of crack sandwich…

Stone Temple Pilots kick off their summer tour on May 17th in Columbus, Ohigh. Cherrybomb will never forget seeing the band back in the heyday of 1990 at an American Legion Hall on a lake somewhere in Western Massachusetts. Whoever booked that show must have been high, but I’m glad they were. There was barely any security, you could bring booze in, it was Summer and there was a fucking lake within pissing distance. It was perfect.

Weiland Mug Shot - From the Weiland Mug Shot Collection…

Anyways, Weiland got nailed by a bottle about 1/2 way through their set and got all pissy about it. He said to the crowd of drunken, heat-stroked fans, “bring him to ME!” So we do, and Weiland hits the kid with a guitar. In the head. I’m pretty sure that Weiland hasn’t changed much since then. Except for his stunning case of Manorexia. Which means this tour is gonna be great. As long as Weiland can stay out of jail long enough to come to your city. STP plays Seattle at Bumbershoot on August 31st. Maybe.

Poison. It’s still the 80’s somewhere…

In other old Metal news, Poison, a George Lynchless Dokken and Sebastian Bach are also hitting the road together this summer. You have been warned.

Now Get The Fuck OUT…

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