Wendy O and The Plasmatics go for a spin…
Okay, by now the 21st Annual Rockabilly Ball is in full swing and Ballard has once again been turned on its not-so-inner-Hillbilly ear. I’m still punch-drunk from Nick Cave and all seems right in the world…as long as you don’t turn on the TV. If Cherrybomb can do it, so can you. In the words of a rather good looking friend of Cherrybomb’s, start a band. Go see a show. In other words, Get The Fuck off your couch and Get The Fuck Out…
Friday, September 26th:
This is what Country looks like when it’s looking at you.
Knut Bell
Connor Byrne
Never miss an opportunity to see Knut. Ever. This is especially true when it comes to a Knut show in Ballard. Can I get a Yee-Haw?
Choke Trailer.
Choke
The Metro
Chuck Palahniuk’s brilliantly bizarre,that’s-so-wrong-but–it-makes–me–hot,sex-romp/psychological-study-in-human-nature-gone-crazy novel comes to life. Yee-Haw!
The Cave Singers, Dancing on Our Graves.
The Cave Singers
The Moore Theater
Invitation Songs is one of my favorite records of 2007. Yee-Haw!
Blue Scholars Bayani Wordie.
Blue Scholars
The Showbox at The Market
I am in LOVE with Blue Scholars. Did you hear me? Because I was yelling just then. Anyway, Blue Scholars will covert your friends that insist they don’t really like “hip-hop”. I don’t have any friends like that but if you do, well, you know what to do. Yee-Haw doesn’t really work here. But Hell YES sure does!
Saturday, September 27th:
Heavy Liquid.
Heavy Liquid (Iggy Tribute) and The Pranks
Jules Maes
Chris Van Dahl of Aeromyth.
Aeromyth (Aerosmith Tribute)
Romano’s Concert Lounge
Holy Mother of Massachusetts! Aeromyth’s Steven Tyler aka, Chris Van Dahl is the perfect blend of a young Nick Cave and, Steven Tyler. Physically, that is. And Dahl’s vox ain’t too shabby either. This So-Cal, A-Smith tribute is some kind of all right.
Schoolyard Hero, and one of Cherrybomb’s personal heroes, Ryann Donnelly.
Schoolyard Heroes
SK8Town (Port Orchard)
All Ages
The last gig Schoolyard Heroes played was a Kurt Cobain tribute with Harvey Danger sponsored by the Kurt Cobain Memorial Committee. Not any band can cover Kurt and Nirvana, which is good, since Schoolyard Heroes isn’t just any band. SH are busy writing new material for their next record, which is hard to believe, since I’m still really digging on their 2007 release, Abominations. Catch ‘em while you can.
The Real Cry-Baby Walker, James Intveld.
James Intveld
Slim’s Last Chance
A rather foxy friend of Cherrybomb’s hipped me to the fact that James Intveld was the voice of Cry- Baby Walker in John Waters’ campy Rockabilly masterpiece, Cry-Baby. On Friday, Intveld will do a Cry-Baby-esque set at the Rockabilly Ball. The show at Slim’s will be straight-forward Intveld Sin ‘n’ Swing. Choose your poison.
Sunday, September 28th:
Raggedy Anns Rule.
Sunday Bloody Sunset with Monotonix (Early!) and the Raggedy Anns (Late!)
I don’t often make musical recommendations for Sunday. Sunday should be reserved for Bloody Marys, annoymous/make-up sex and eggs. Exactly in that order. All of which should still allow you time to make Monotonix’s set that will occur between 2:00 & 4:00 at Sunday Bloody Sunset at The Sunset. The Raggedy Anns play the late show. Unless of course, you are hitting the Cialis like Josh Todd. In that case, by all means, carry the fuck on, all day long. Just know that you will frown when you hear about how much fun your non-pussy/dick whipped friends had at The Sunset on Sunday.
Super Henry, we need you now. Seriously. For The Mad Irish Man.
Henry Rollins Recountdown Tour
Revolution Live (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Look for Rollins to roll through Spokane on October 16th at The Knitting Factory. The “Recountdown/End of Bush” tour started on September 18th and Rollins has shows scheduled nearly every day through the last stop on the tour in Seattle on November 26th. Not surprisingly, there is no show scheduled for November 4th. Where will you be on November 4th? Celebrating? Hiding? Crying? Rioting? On your way to Canada or Mexico? On question mark overload? Only time will tell? Oh wait, I meant…
Looking Ahead:
Hater, does not hate your band.
Hater (with Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam) will be at The Tractor on Tuesday, September 30th with one of my favorite local bands, The Cops.
Opeth. For Freddy Pants.
Opeth will thankfully be at the Showbox at the Market on Saturday October 4th. I’m pretty sure I’m in love with Mikael Akerfeldt. Hold on, wait…okay. I’m totally sure I’m in love with Mikael Akerfeldt. Even though the object of my Death Metal affection is married with two kids and three cats. Which doesn’t sound especially metal to me but, Opeth’s music sure does. Yee-Haw!
Now how can you not Get The Fuck Out after all that? If you need me to answer that then you and that worn out ass-couch deserve each other.
