Friday, July 17, 2009

Showlist for July 17th 2009


Hey all-

Busy week. Lots going on. Fort Reno on Monday was great. Poor But Sexy is one fun band. You should check them out.

While on the Fort Reno topic I should mention why you should all go to "Run For Cover" this year at the Black Cat. Why, you ask? Well, I'm glad you asked. This year it is a benefit show for Fort Reno, so we can have it again next year. Fun show, and for a good cause. Good karma will come to those who attend.

When is it? Another good question. It is on August 1st, and only cost $10.

On another note, it turns out that 90's DC Hardcore stalwarts Worlds Collide are re-uniting for a show in September with Hatebreed and the Cromags at the Rock n' Roll Hotel. I was pretty sure they were never going to talk to each other again. So it goes.

Never say never I guess......

later,
pete
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Funny local nugget


So i get the weekly email from Revelation Records, which give me the update on some news, and what is the new stuff they got in this week. They also include a "Fun Fact" every week. This week it hit home a bit: it was about the minor dust up between two local bands going by the name "Fury". The one most people know is the band that included Jason Farrell of Swiz, Bluetip, etc. The other included Brian McTernan (Ashes, Salad Days Studios), and Ken Olden (Worlds Collide, Damnation A.D., Better than 1000). Well, I let the folks at RevHQ sum it up.

REVHQ FUN FACT
---------------
Did you know that former Revelation Records recording artists
Battery were originally called Fury? It's true. Around the
summer of 1990 in the Washington, DC area, hardcore upstarts Ken
Olden, Brian McTernan (a.k.a. "Brian Fury") and others were
playing in a band called Fury and even released a demo under
this moniker. Coincidentally, some veterans of the DC hardcore
scene (including Jason Farrell, Shawn Brown and Alex Daniels
from Swiz along with Lunch Meat/ Ignition's Chris Thomson) were
also doing a band called Fury. So before the release of their
first 7", Ken Olden, Brian McTernan and crew decided to change
their name to Battery to avoid any confusion (and to pay tribute
to the Metallica song of the same name). Brian McTernan's older
brother Mike released the 7" on his label, Deadlock Records. And
on the matrix of the 7", Battery sent a parting message out to
that competing band, claiming that while they may have changed
their name to Battery, they were the real Fury.

good times....

later,
pete
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Showlist for July 10th 2009


Hey All-

Short note. It's late, and I gotta get to bed.

A bunch of good new shows. Need more submissions.

Go to Fort Reno. It's good for your soul.


later,
pete

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Friday, July 3, 2009

Showlist for July 3rd, 2009


Hey all-

Happy 4th weekend and all that. Don't burn anything down. How many years are they gonna show that video of the mannequin strapped to an M80 getting blown apart? I get it. Explosion bad.

So, apparently, former local and D Plan frontman Travis Morrison is retiring from music. Pitchfork has it here. He states it himself here. Never one to be boring, I guess.

Another sign of the corporate-ti-zation of punk music. Yahoo! music made a list of the 25 best ever Punk rock logos. You can find it here. For those who don't really care, Minor Threat came in 19th with the Sheep logo.

Oh, well, be safe this weekend. Also, Artomatic closes on Sunday. Last chance to see it before it comes down.

later,
pete
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