Sid Vicious Coffee Mug. About $10. For Tommy One Time.

More mean mugs can be had via Art Meets Matter.

Thanks!: WOW.

Bohemian Rhapsody or the “The Behemothian Potpourri”, reworked by ST Sanders. Subtitles.

Other targets for the musical mad scientists of ST Sanders’s, include this update to Hang Fire by The Rolling Stones and this hilarious mash up with KISS.

ST Sanders are: Freddie Kruger, Brian March, John Deere and Roger Tinker. Who may or may not be using their real names and may also be between the ages of 12 and 14 years of age.

More awesomeness from ST Sanders here.

Thanks!: WOW Report.

A model on the runway for the Moon Young Hee show in Paris.

Don’t hate! You’d be grouchy too if you’re dress looked like a bunch of Kleenex Tissues. True story.

Thanks!: WOW.

Image of Jesus (?) on a bathroom door at an Ikea in Glasgow. For Freddy Pants.

Meh. I’ve seen better looking images of Jesus in a frying pan. Anyway, word from the top brass at Ikea say that the image is really Benny Anderson of ABBA. If you want my opinion (and you verra well do), I think it looks more like Frylock from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but that’s just because I’m completely stoned me.

Thanks!: WOW.

Fucking Hipsters love their Miracle Whip a little too much.

Really, Miracle Whip?

Thanks: WOW.

Photo taken in Norway by Marine photographer Michael Nolan.

All weeping punk rock icon glaciers aside, this particular glacier has been shrinking as much as 160 feet a year for decades. If I were that glacier, I’d be pretty depressed too.

Thanks!: To the punk rock eyes of Redd Davey Kidd.

David Lynch’s weather report for Los Angeles, July 1st, 2009. For AFJ.

Al Roker better watch his back…

Source: WOW.

Freddy Eyeballs! Mercury.

As I lay here recovering from my first Toga party last night, I came across this photo of Freddy Mercury. I’m just going to stare at it until my tequila hangover (courtesy of golden goddess birthday girl Mel and tequila junkie AFJ) goes away. I don’t know if it’s helping, but it sure beats kissing cold porcelain while swearing I’ll never touch another drop of Blanco again as long as I live. Stupid empty promises really piss my liver off.

Source: WOW.

Cheeseburger Cupcakes.

Source: WOW.

Lady GaGa and her sparkler cones of death. For K…

…KISS meets Wendy O. Williams perhaps? Anyway, I’m not a fan of Lady GaGa but, I am a fan of fireworks, metal studs and boobs.

“That one” replaces Wendy O for GTFO this week.

Sorry, I know this has been all over the Internets already but, I can’t get enough. It just screams, fuck yeah. Anyway, on to the point of this post. Which is what you should do this weekend now that we live in a Bushless society.  There are so many shows going on your biggest problem is truly which ones to hit. Although, you can’t miss Ms. Led tonight, it’s the band last show ever so Friday is easy.  Saturday is going to be a tough call for all of you with classy ears. Unless you’re in London because then it’s all about T Rextasy. Okay, enough jibba-jabba, let’s go…!

Friday, January 23rd:

Thank you, Ms. Led. You will be missed…

Ms. Led (Last Show Ever!)
High Dive

Omar Torrez
Triple Door

Steele Tigers of Death
King Cobra

Grynch
Neumo’s

Coconut Coolouts LIVE…

Coconut Coolouts
The Funhouse

Black Eyes and Neckties
The Comet

Saturday, January 24th:

Apache. For LP.

The Knast, Apache
The Funhouse
A verra good looking friend of mine said that despite the high hairspray content of this bill at The Funhouse, she wouldn’t miss Apache (from San Fransisco) and The Knast for all the Aqua Net Pink Can in the world. Now that’s love.

Evil Dead Things
This is a live theater trib to Sam Rami’s flicks (think The Evil Dead) by Absurd Reality Theater group. Yes please.
Re-Bar

Elvis Invitationals
Motor

Marc Bolan of T Rex.

T Rextacy (T Rex Tribute)
The Brook (Southhampton, England)
T Rextacy’s Electric Boogie Tour kicks off on January 31st and will get it on all around the UK through April of 2009. Do you hear me Jane?

The Head Cat
Wasted Space (Las Vegas)

Skullbot, The DT’s
Shanty Tavern

The Purrs
Sunset

North Twin
The Tractor
North Twin’s new record, Stronger at the Broken Places, comes out on January 27th.

H is for Hellgate
Skylark

Vince Neil
Dr. Feelgoods (West Palm Beach Florida)
Dr. Feelgoods is Neil’s WPB club. This gig is free! I’d say Vince Neil has to eat too but Vince isn’t paying himself for this gig.

Bermondsay Joyriders
Bridgehouse 2 (London)

Looking Ahead:

Elvis Perkins.

The Bloodies will be in Portland, OR at Plan B on  January 30th. On January 31st, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings will be back in Seattle at the Showbox at the Market. I keep catching Jones’ performance on Austin City Limits and am unable to tear myself away every time that woman opens her mouth. On February 15, The Gutter Twins, otherwise known as Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli will be at the Showbox at the Market along with Happy Chichester (!) and the awesomeness that is Shawn Smith. Finally, Elivs Perkins will be at The Tractor on March 9th. I’m really digging Perkins new self-titled record, Elvis Perkins in Dearland. Perkins’ melodies and vocals are almost as dreamy as the man himself. Despite the fact that Perkins is the son of actor Anthony Perkins, the star of Psycho.True story.

Now…:

WOW DVD. Wow, indeed.

GTFO will be two things I am not this week. Short and sweet. No time for links!

Friday, January 9th:

John Spaulding Benefit with The Cave Singers, Rocky Voltolato, Triumph of Lethargy, Skinned Alive to Death
Showbox at the Market

The Whore Moans, Thee Emergency
Vera

Ray Manzarek
The Triple Door
All ages. Second show on Saturday

Chuckanut Drive
Bit Saloon

Roy Kay Trio Elvis Birthday Tribute (!)
Connor Byrne
Even though Elvis was born on January 8th, it’s never too late to pay tribute to the King…

Saturday, January 10:

Thee Emergency, Wild Orchid Children
High Dive
Team Cherrybomb will be out in full force for this gig. The Top Shelf will perish. It will be a good night.

The Dutchess and the Duke
The Tractor

Boss Martians
The Funhouse

The Dwarves and Zeke
El Corazon
I had to dig my only Dwarves record out for this entry. I really was a metal head. Sweet.

Dusty 45’s
Slims

Love Songs For The Apocalypse. Be prepared…

Happy Holidays? Has there ever been a more misguided use of the word “happy”? Probably not. Anyway, if you’re like me, you’ve been drinking yourself awake and asleep for the last few days. So in essence, the Holidays are just like every other day of the year. I don’t know about you, but my house has been pretty much a drunker version of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. My tree has so far survived which is more than I can say for myself. In the words of the very excellent Schoolyard Heroes, this is what it’s like to be Home for the Horrordays.

So, if you’re like me, you NEED to Get The Fuck Out and get drunk with complete strangers that won’t tell you what a drunken ass you were the next morning as they eat all the food in your fridge. Now, let’s GTFO…

Friday, December 26th:

Coconut Nativity complete with Baby Jesus coconut. For CF.

Coconut Coolouts
Sunset

Natalie Wouldn’t
ToST

Dudley Manlove
Tractor

Knut Bell & the Bluecollars
Little Red Hen

Saturday, December 27th:

Austrian Death Machine, Get to the Chopper, 2008. For CF.

Austrian Death Machine
Karma (Victorville, CA)
ADM is Tim Lambesis, vox for As I Lay Dying, other band. Brutal.

Book of Black Earth
Neumo’s

John Roderick (of the Long Winters), M. Bison & More!
Chop Suey
It’s a very emo post-Christmas bash.

Riffbrokers, Thee Sgt. Major III, The Tripwires, Paul Lynde Fan Club (and more)
Sunset

Sunday, December 28th:

Come Home for the Horrordays with Schoolyard Heros.

Home for the Horrordays with Schoolyard Heros
El Corazon

Looking Ahead to New Years Eve:

Seattle Fireworks at the Space Needle, 2006.

The other amatuer night also known as New Year’s Eve is quickly approaching. If you’re like me (and you verra well might be) you still haven’t decided where you will be getting drunk and hitting on your second-cousin yet. Don’t worry, I’ve got your back. First, the fantastic funk ‘n’ soul otherwise known as The Staxx Brothers will be at The Tractor Tavern. Rather rock while you’re getting crocked? Shim will be at the Sunset, Neon Nights will be at The King Cobra and A Gun That Shoots Knives will be at The Blue Moon. If you prefer chicken-wire to go with your beer, Highway 99 is hosting Hayride to Hell with Ruby Dee & the Snakehandlers and Purdy Mouth. I’m also happy to report that the Radio Nationals are again a band and will play their first gig in over a year at the High Dive on NYE. The Dusty 45’s share this sweet, sweet bill ensuring that this show will be as hot as Billy Joe’s horn. There’s also no shortage of big shows with DeVotchKa at the Showbox/Market, POT USA (with Monotonix and Vince Mira with the RK Trio) will be at The Paramount and Ghostland Observatory comes back to Seattle to celebrate New Years Eve at Showbox SoDo.

See you soon.

Wendy knows…

This week I thought I would highlight some of the shows happening this weekend that are also raising money for charity. Getting the fuck out, rockin’ out, getting drunk and making a difference? Priceless.

Friday, December 12th:

All hail the King. Bruce Campbell is in Seattle tonight.

My Name is Bruce
The Varsity
Bruce Campbell (!) directs and stars in his new movie, My Name is Bruce. Campbell himself will introduce Bruce tonight in Seattle, as well as hold a Q&A following the 7:00 pm showing. What would you ask Bruce? I’ve decided that I will ask him what kind of music he likes to listen to when he’s killin’ Zombies with his boom stick. I figured asking Bruce if anyone had ever asked to call his boom stick a boom stick during sex might not go over too well. Of course, the wild card here is if I am drunk enough (and I verra well will be) I will ask the boom stick question. Speaking of movies, Fast Times at Ridgemont High is the midnight show at the Egyptian tonight and Saturday. Boom Stick!

Piston Packin’ Momas XMas Bash
Motor
This show will benefit the Homeless Animal Rescue.

KISS Kids by Ron English.

KISS Army and Madman Diaries
Cardos (Chillicothe, OH)
A KISS trib and an Ozzy trib on the same bill. Finally, there is something to do on a Friday night in Chillicothe, OH. Well, sort of.

The Whore Moans at Neumo’s. Photo by Cherrybomb.

The Whore Moans
Chop Suey
A very good looking friend of mine asked me, “Will it be Whores or Hands for you tonight”. Well, what’s it gonna be punk? TWM new record, Hello From Radio Wasteland, somehow captures the energy of a live TWM show. I no longer need caffeine to wake up in the morning. Not that I actually wake up in the morning or anything. But if I did, all I would need is this record.

The Dutchess and the Duke, Mary.

The Dutchess and the Duke
Vera
Mary is one of my favorite song of 2008.

The Hands. Photo by Lori Penney.

The Hands
The Comet
Will it be Hands or Whores for you tonight?, is my new favorite phrase. It works on so many levels. For instance, if someone asks you if you are free next Saturday night, you would simply say, “Sure! Will it be Hands or Whores?”. Or, when your so-called “friend” asks you if you have that $50 you owe stole from him, you can easily squirm out of not giving it to him by saying, “Will it be Hands or Whores for you tonight?”. I guarantee he will forget all about that money because he will spend the rest of the day trying to figure out what the fuck you are talking about. It’s perfect.

Saturday, December 13th:

The Real Me, WASP. Any time I can blog about WASP I will. Take that Nickelback.

Quadrophenia Cover Night
The Tractor
Bands like Thee Stg. Major III, Kim Virant and the Tripwires will be covering The Who’s Quadrophenia in it’s entirety. Proceeds from this show benefit Musicares.

The Diablotones, Natalie Wouldn’t
The Charleston (Bremerton, WA)
Lynval Golding of The Specials (!) will is also on this amazing bill.

James Pants
Nectar

Neon Nights and Mexican UFO
The Central

Dragstrip Riot, 1958.

Dragstrip Riot, Redneck Girlfriend and The Kings of Outlaw Country
The Funhouse
This show will benefit Toys for Tots.

Now Get the Fuck Out already. Thanks to LP for her handy inspiration for GTFO this week.

The Plasmatics, Goin’ Wild. Which is exactly what you should be doing this weekend…

After a short hiatus freak-out, GTFO it back. And that’s good because this month is full of much GTFO worthy stuff that you should know about. Anyway, I know first hand how tough things are right now. And that means getting out to a club to see a band or a show might be more of a financial challenge than it used to be. Just try to remember that local businesses like, your favorite watering hole, need you more than ever these days. The same goes for your favorite local bands and artists. Supporting them especially during tough times, is the only way to ensure that they will still be there tomorrow. Sadly, just as I was getting ready to publish this entry, I was told that The Cops are calling it quits after their show on December 19th at The Sunset. So get together with your rock-minded friends, maybe share a ride or drink a little less (your liver will thank you) and put that cash toward a CD or other band merch. Anyway, I’ll get off my burning pulpit now so you can get on with Getting The Fuck Out…

Friday, December 5th:

Lyrics Born, I like it, I love it. Maybe the wackiest video ever.

Lyrics Born, Panda Conspiracy
Neumo’s

The Staxx Brothers. Live from The Zombie Prom, 2008. Dang that Cop can blow…

The Staxx Brothers
The Arts Club (Vancouver, B.C.)
Can’t make it to B.C.? Catch the sweet, funky soul of The Staxx Brothers at The Jet Bar in Mill Creek on Saturday, December 6th.

Mexican UFO

Mexican UFO
El Corazon

Black Eyes and Neckties, Helms Alee
The Comet
Helms Alee did an in-studio earlier this week on KEXP. It was completely amazing. I can’t recommend this bill enough. Don’t forget to bring earplugs.

Tesla, Edison’s Medicine, 1991. For Surly and LP.

Tesla
The Joint (The Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas)
Last month, Tesla, Queensryche and a Sebastian Bachless Skid Row all took to the high seas to rock out with their fans. Some  as paid as much as $2,100 for a VIP room with a balcony. It seems that the current recession has had absolutely no affect on the Metal community. Phew.

Saturday, December 6th:

Kowloon
Bit Saloon
A young Sleazegrinder and I used to get dragged to the Kowloon in Saugus, Massachusetts (due to a technical issue with Flash V10 I can’t post a photo of the Kow but you can click the link above to see it in all it’s satanic majesty) more often than we would have liked. True story.

Wild Orchid Children
The Sunset Tavern

Scarlett Johanson covers Tom Waits. There will be none of this tone-deaf fuckery at Connor Byrne tonight.

Tom Waits Tribute Night
Connor Byrne
Loads of great locals are on this bill including the awesome, North Twin.

Space Cretins, Guantanamo Bay.

1234! (Ramones Tribute), Space Cretins
The Funhouse
Space Cretins new record, Direct from the Superfreak Highway, is out now. It’s 100% gutter-glam, so of course, I love it.

Looking Ahead:

The Supersuckers, Creepy Jackalope Eye.

On January 5th, Cherrybomb’s birthday, The Supersuckers will play Motor and I didn’t even ask them. I love it when that happens.

Now Get The Fuck Out. Thanks to Surly for his help with this entry.

Witchiepoo temporally replaces Wendy O for the Halloween 2008 edition of GTFO…

Happy Halloween all you groovy ghouls! If by some chance you waited until the last minute to make your Halloween Weekend plans, this entry should help you fill that creepy calendar of yours. Also, if this entry is a bit rambling, well, that’s strictly the Vicodin talking, not me. And as I said earlier this week, GTFO is going to be short and sweet as my day today is going to be long and busy.

Lastly, if you haven’t sent in your absentee ballot yet, please, fill that thing out, get yourself a first-class stamp and put it in the mail.

Because before you Get The Fuck out this weekend, you must Get The Fucking VOTE Out. Then you can party guilt free.

Friday, October 31st:

The Zombie Prom! For Davin.

The Zombie Prom with The Staxx Brothers and Panda Conspiracy
King Cat Theater
Doors are at 8:00!

Queen Breaks Free just in time for HalloQueen…

HalloQueen with F*#K You Were Leonard Skinnerd
The Tractor Tavern

Moby is ready for Halloween…

Moby and The Crystal Method
The Showbox at the Market

Dragstrip Riot
Club Motor

The Sonics (!)
The Paramount

Neon Nights
The Comet

Coconut Coolouts…

Coconut Coolouts
High Dive

Gene Simmons as the Mummy.

Gene’s Addiction (Kiss Tribute)
Rocksport

Saturday, November 1st:

Barack Obama Vinyl Halloween Mask.

BARACK ‘n ROLL at JULES MAES SALOON (A Get Out The Vote Event)
3-Way Switch (Manifesto release), Mabel Dodge and Radioshark
A very good looking friend of Cherrybomb told me about this event, and I’m glad because it’s not only full of great rock ‘n’ roll but it’s also for a great cause. From 9-10pm, you can make your own personalized campaign button. Then, at 9:45pm, a representative from the Obama campaign office will say a few before the awesome 3-Way Switch take the stage.

Johnny Cash Pumpkin.

Vince Mira and The Roy Kay Trio
Showbox at the Market
For G

Black Eyes and Neckties
The Funhouse
I love BE&NT

Happy HalloQueen. I hope to see all you Zombies out there…

Only Wendy O looks good in electrical tape so don’t try this at home…

GTFO is gonna be short and sweet this week. I’ll make it up to you somehow. Plus I’ll have a bunch of Halloween related recommendations and other stuff along the way. With that said, this is a great weekend to Get The Fuck Out. You could literally spend both nights at Slim’s Last Chance. I know I would.

Friday, October 17th:

Chet Zar
Rock La Rue Gallery
Rock La Rue opened this multi-artist show last weekend you only have until November 1st to see it and, it is not to be missed. I blogged about Chet Zar’s Ugly Americans series earlier this year. Zar’s new series, Postapocalysm, has the same life-like/death never-world feeling that Ugly did, only it’s a bit more surreal. The traveling three man show also features paintings by Jeremy Bennett and Dan Quintana.

The Ruby Doe
The Funhouse

Shake the Shack LIVE!
Slim’s Last Chance

The Great Escape (Journey Tribute)
Bill’s Bar (Boston, MA)

The Maldives
Neumo’s

The Supersuckers
The Roxy (Hollywood)

Peter Tork
The Brighton Bar (Long Branch, New Jersey)

Saturday, October 18th:

Micky Dolenz
Freed Center (Ada, Ohio)
I had a dream about Micky Dolenz last night. That’s all I’m gonna say about that.

They Live
Grand Illusion
One of my favorite movies of all time in one of my favorite Seattle places of all time. This flick also made Cherrybomb’s list of the greatest bare-knuckle brawls of all time. Two nights, six shows.
For Dr. H. My favorite grand illusion of all time.

Davila 666. Be there or be stabbed. Man, I hate getting stabbed for not living in San Juan. Seriously. Getting stabbed hurts.

Davila 666
La Respuesta Davila, (1600 Ave.Fernandez Juncos Esq.Del Parque, San Juan)
Welcome to my new favorite band.

Super Diamond
The Showbox at the Market

Lee Rude and the Trainwrecks
Slim’s Last Chance

The Coloffs
Blue Moon

Sunday, October 19th:

C’mon C’mon are the balls.

Raggedy Anns, C’mon, C’mon
The High Dive
Sean Bates of HalloQueen fronts C’mon C’mon.

Looking Ahead:

VOTE!
November 4th.

WOW.

WOW indeed…what a week! I mean, Chinese Democrazy finally has a release date and Slayer said they will play Reign In Blood in it’s entirety in London at Hammersmith, and at two upcoming shows in Sweden. What, was there other, more important news this week? Man,it’s hard keeping up on the news when you’re busy hiding under your bed. Although, I must say I am feeling much more optimistic than I was on Monday. It could be because today is Friday, or it could be because the day after Friday is Saturday. Either way, it’s definitely time to Get The Fuck Out…

Friday, October 10th:

Grynch, My Second Wind, 2008.

Grynch
Vera

Black Kids will not teach him how to dance with you. So don’t ask…

Black Kids
Neumo’s

The Bloodies.Yes please. Thanks to LP for the link.

The Bloodies
The Know (Portland, OR)
Welcome to Cherrybomb’s new favorite band, The Bloodies. You and your ears can thank me later.

Dr. Dog, My Old Ways.

Dr. Dog
Middle East (Cambridge, MA)

Drivin N Cryin, Fly Me Courageous, 1991.

Drivin’ N Cryin’
The Orange Peel (Ashville, CT)
FFS! Now Drivin’ N Cryin’s, Drive Me Courageous is stuck in my head. Sounds like a Cherrybomb Daily Earwig. Anyway, this was one of the first demos I got as a DJ back in Boston and guess what? It was actually kinda good.

Sassparilla Jug Band
Connor Byrne

Joe Satriani.

Joe Satriani and Leslie West of Mountain
House of Blues (Cleveland, OH)
Holy Mother of a Rich Bich! Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Leslie West is still alive! Anyway, this bill is worth the price of admission just to hear West bang out Mississippi Queen and Satriani do Surfing With the Alien.  I met Joe Satriani in the early 90’s and saw him perform an in-studio for about 20 people. Not only is Satriani one of the most technically proficient guitar players to ever stroke an Ibanez or any other guitar, he is also is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. It’s great when the Great, are, well, really great.

Kunt Bell and The Blue Collars
Little Red Hen

Tesla, Edison’s Medicine, 1991.

Tesla
Myth (Mapelwood, MN)
I am unashamed to admit that a couple of Tesla songs are on my iPod shuffle. In other metal news, if you’re in Vegas tonight, Yngwie Malmsteen will be at the HOB. Which isn’t really a recommendation as much as it is an observation. A Yngwie Malmsteen is 45 so why has he aged?, metal, observation.

The Sword
The Music Box at the Fonda (Hollywood)
If you have yet to see The Sword, don’t miss them the next time they roll through your town. Seattle, that means you too.
For Dr. H.

The Love Me Nots, Phoenix, AZ. Thanks to LP for the link.

The Love Me Nots
Studio 66 @ LoFi
The Love Me Nots will also do an in-store at Bop Street on Saturday  at 6:00 PM and a live-in-studio on KEXP’s, Audioasis.

Saturday, October 11th:

DJ B-Mello spins
War Room

Weezer, Say it Ain’t So, 1994.

Weezer
Key Arena
Rivers Cuomo!

A Gun That Shoots Knives
Chop Suey

Betty Ford Falcons
Monkey Pub
The Monkey is one of my favorite Seattle dives and has one of the best jukeboxes in the city.

Natalie Woudn’t
Skylark
FREE
For JB and AFJ

Rat City Ruckus.

The Them, Rat City Ruckus
The Funhouse
You want punk rock? This bill is 100% punk rock, just like The House of Fun.

Sunday, October 12th:

Sun0))).

Sun 0)))
Berbati’s Pan (Portland, OR)
If you saw the Nick Cave show a few weeks ago, you got to see Sun0)))’s, Southern Lord band-mates, Earth open the show. Like Earth, Sun0))) is not for everyone, but that’s okay. Being different is cool. In the case of Sun0)), being different is pretty mind blowing when it comes to both your eyes and ears. Take that Nickelback.

Looking Ahead:

Since I know you’ve been preoccupied, I wanted to remind you in advance that Halloween is coming. Here are a few guaranteed good ways to spend October 31st in Seattle…

Zombie Prom with The Staxx Brothers. King Kat Theater on October 31st, 2008.

In addition to a live performance by The Staxx Brothers (and sistas…represent!) this year’s Zombie Prom will feature private burlesque shows courtesy of the girls from Teatro Zinzanni, some giant paper-mache mushrooms, more bands all while 70s Grind House Zombie movies and quotable film classics play all night long. Cherrybomb wouldn’t miss this one and neither should you.

HalloQueen, 2007. Photo by Cherrybomb. Rick Friel’s hair, is perfect. Owww-Oooo. Werewolf of London indeed…

Ahhh…it’s time to HalloQueen again. This year, the boys in HalloQueen will rock you at The Tractor Tavern in Ballard. Team Cherrybomb never misses a show. Even Wonder Woman will take a break from fighting evil in Colorado just long enough to take in the show herself.

I’ll have more Halloween recommendations in the coming weeks. Thanks also to The Staxx Brothers and to LP for their help with this weeks GTFO.  Until then, tie your mother down and Get The Fuck Out…

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.

Plasmatics Fan Club mailer, 1982.

Have you been asking yourself lately if someone you love has been brainwashed into submission? I know I have. Why? I’ll tell you. When I was driving down I-5 today I ended up behind a sweet little powder-blue, 1965 Mustang. Even in traffic, it’s always exciting to get close to any Mustang between the years of 1965 – 1973. The little number in front of me was also being driven by a chick, which, despite my initial pang of jealously, made me smile. Until I got close enough to see the two bumper stickers on her car. The first one had Dino Rossi’s name on it. The other one said that “life begins at conception”. Then there was the small white cowboy hat hanging from her rear view mirror. I loved that Mustang. I gave that Mustang the best 10 minutes of my life when I was stuck behind it today. I mean, what kind of person puts bumper stickers on a ‘69 Mustang?

Well, now you know.  And so do I.

Friday, September 19th:

The Maldives. Football not included.

The Maldives and Shim
The Tractor
Two of my favorite bands on one bill at what is easily, the greatest club in the City of Seattle. Come out and see what happens when twang and dry ice collide. Here’s a hint: what happens is completely awesome.

Gene’s Addiction might be Nair.

Gene’s Addiction and Supernaughty
El Corazon

Deftones
Venture Theater (California)

Ms. Led want you to wake up. I suggest you do what Ms. Led says. I know I always do.

Ms. Led, The Shondes
High Dive

Saturday, September 20th:

Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving, Seattle style.

Fremont October Fest
Shim, Cancer Rising and Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving
Easily the funnest and drunkest good time you will have all year.
Center of the Universe.

The DT’s
Slims Last Chance (Georgetown)

Lemmy.

Motorhead
Roseland Ballroom (New York)
On a sad note, Slim Jim Phantom broke his wrist in three places, causing Lemmy’s The Head Cat to cancel all their October gigs. Including the October 9th gig in Seattle at El Corazon.  Personally, I’d like to see this show re-booked at a bigger venue but, like you, I’ll take Lemmy anywhere and anyway I can get him.

Lesbian
The Comet

A Flock of Seagulls

A Flock of Seagulls
Morongo Casino Resort and Spa (Cabazon, CA)
I got thrown out of a Flock of Seagulls show once. Did I tell you that already? No? Really? That’s weird. That’s usually the first thing I tell people. Anyway, everything happens for a reason. Especially when it comes to A Flock of Seagulls. Whatever that means.

The Meat Purveyors.

The Meat Purveyors
The Tractor
According to a very good looking friend of Cherrybomb, seeing the bluegrass loving Meat Purveyors is always a drunken good time.

Looking Ahead:

Jodie Watts outside the Vogue. Photo by Anna Knowlden.

80’s Cover Night with Ms. Led, Jodie Watts and so much MORE…
The Sunset
On Thursday, September 25th, Seattle band Jodie Watts will play their first gig in three years. Jodie Watts was the first local band I saw after moving to Seattle in 1999. The show was at The Sit ‘n’ Spin and the bartender turned out to be an old friend. I can’t tell you how much that show warmed my cold, East Coast rock ‘n’ roll heart. Almost 10 years later, that night still ranks high up on Cherrybomb’s “good time” list. And, since I love to have a good time, it just makes sense that you should be at The Sunset on Thursday, September 25th.

Monotonix gets stuck looking for Ceiling Cat

Monotonix will be at The Comet Tavern on Satuday, September 27th. Did you get shut-out of Monotonix’s show at Bumbershoot earlier this month? The Comet is mosh-friendly. Trust me.

The Saturday Knights.

The Saturday Knights are at Neumo’s on Thursday October 16th. Just like their last record, TSK’s new record is really, really good.

So there you have it. This week’s Get The Fuck Out is, well, out. And you should be too.