Jan 31: Keg & Cue - Charlotte NC

Sunday: C'mon, football is lame.

Battle of the Bands

4-11 p.m. 400 W. Tremont Ave. $10 in advance, $12 day of show. www.tremontmusichall.com.

Twelve bands will battle it out for the top prize at Gorilla Music's Battle of Bands competition at Tremont Music Hall's Casbah venue. Damsel Down, illicitizen and Angel Massacre are among the rock bands on the bill. Judging is based on audience response, so bring the energy for your favorite band.

Two Shows this Weekend

-FAYETTEVILLE NC 10/17-

AND

-GREENVILLE SC 10/18-

Morning Commute Music

I've always been a proponent of mass transit even when I don't agree with how
C.A.T.S. does it. But I am fortunate to live off of two bus routes and to work at the hub of the spoke/wheel bus system. Since outfitting my Blackberry with a little SDMicro action I've been enjoying
checking my internets and listening to tunes. Here's what I listened to while the less fortunate were trapped in their cars:

1. Nina Simone - tomorrow is my turn


2. Githead - these days


3. Kristin Hersh - fly around my blue-eyed girl


4. Mendoza Line - mysterious in black


5. The Heavy - in the morning


6. Hello Tokyo - pull the trigger


7. Sarah Vaughn (Bye bye) peter gunn theme


8. Plastic Operator why don't you


9. Grand Ole Party - gypsy march


10. Rage Against The Machine - take the power back

We're at the
Guadalupe Cafe' in the lovely mountain town of
Sylva, NC
tomorrow. We're playing with
The Brothels (Asheville, NC). Stop by if you are in
the area.

The Rest of the Pictures from the Juggling Gypsy show

(illicitizen photos by Rachel Malmberg)

See the whole set on ProSouthPromotions.com (Angwish photos by Steve DeCaro)

Last night / Tonight

Last night:

We saw an awesome band at a newish venue here in Charlotte.
Band: J Karner and the Petersen Brothers. From Virginia Beach, VA. I hope they comeback. They are playing in Myrtle Beach tonight.
Venue: Charlotte Underground. Holy f$ck, this is right down the road from my house (basically). It is in the old Leather & Lace strip club. Great sound.

Tonight:

KEG & CUE w/ thank you, spaceman.
See ya around.

Keg & Cue Show SATURDAY 8/16

With special guests: "thank you, space man." Don't be late!

Rains = Pours

Hey everyone, come out to the Money in Rock Hill Saturday. We just got tapped to do a fill in. Come early, I think we go on at 8:30pm. I am not sure about the other bands yet but I do know we are playing with Rita's Gift. They are also coming down to N Augusta 8/8 to play the Highlander. RAWK!

Keg & Cue Saturday Night - BE THERE

6/27 recap of The Highlander show

The Highlander
133 Georgia Ave
N Augusta, South Carolina 29841
Description w/ ANGWISH!

Wow that Angwish puts on a heck of a rock show. Since we were playing on all their gear we all piled in Maria's Yaris with the guitars. Super nice place. We got there early. I recommend the "Scotch Eggs." Angwish laid the groundwork with a hot first set. We played our thing. This was our longest set to day (17 songs). People seemed to genuinely be into it. Then Angwish played a dessert set. Aaaaand since they are going to GREECE (the one in Europe, not Athens GA or Paris Texas) in August there was an opening for us to come back to the Highlander 08/08/08! See you there!

Long Story Short

Hey, sorry we've been all kinds of busy either practicing, writing new stuff or playing shows. Here's a brief recap of things gone on.
So yeah, we broke down between the record store show (below) in Raleigh and the Juggling Gypsy. A tire blew apart somewhere in or near Duplin County. We ended up trying to find a gas station where I could change it and basically rode the treadless tire about five miles to scenic Calypso, NC. Changing a tire when it is 100 deg F outside is annoying. Add to that the lug nuts being about 120 deg and RUSTED on the studs. So really annoying. Anyway we called the JG and they were super nice. The Gentle Suit were playing on our equipment. Well, with the exception of my Twin Reverb amplifier which took a powder at School Kids Records. ANNOYED? YES I WAS. So we chugged down to Wilmington hoping the other dry-rotted tire didn't follow suit. It did not.

We played a really fun set following The Gentle Suit. (I wished they had played a little longer because they are all kinds of awesome.) Erlers let me use his amplifier head/cabinet. Wow, Tiny Terror. What a great amp?!

So things went pretty well despite the insane heat, tire problems. We did get to spend 3 HOURS at Wal-Mart (I know! But there were the only place we could find open on a Sunday that had our gi-normous truck tires). Thanks Wal-Nutz. I normally have a long rant about stuff like this but, no one really wants to read that. :D

I guess they were pretty happy with our performance as we will be back at the Juggling Gypsy with ANGWISH on 8/30. See you there.

Guys, c'mon..get in the truuuuck

LOLZ. We're going to be getting our rolling bake on tomorrow. The F250 Diesel that is conveying us to Raleigh & Wilmington only has 2-60 air. So if you folks down east smell something sweaty coming up from the Southern Piedmont, it aint Mayor McCheese.

Holy Heck! That was fun.

We had a great time with the fine people at the Keg and Cue last night. As usual Angwish was providing their unique blend of romantic interpretation of Western Civilization and Kathleen was serving up the cold beverages. Stay tuned for more shows at the K & C!

minervamerica

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She’s got factories for eyes
And you can tell by her gaze
That these shipbuilding waves
Are in undertow of lives

She’s resourced at lip service
But this lift is in disservice
And enlisting the servants
Last call for service

She’s got
more arms than venus
she’s got

She’s got you between her thighs
And everything she says
Does not explain her legs
As they tighten and surmise

Her hands from Coin and Pawn
Wear a ring right through your nose
And everywhere she knows
She’s got it going on

She’s got
more arms than venus
she’s got

The voices that she hears
Come right down a wire
Amendments are acquired
Decrypted to her ears

The sermon that she mounts
Helps to defray the cost
And every life that’s lost
Shows how a body counts

She’s got
more arms than venus
she’s got

The story that she tells
Goes by the metes and bounds
It grows by leaps and bounds
And everywhere it swells

The sword’s become her pen
But her thunderbolts don’t spark
This virgin’s on a lark
But she’s fucking wide open

She’s got
more arms than venus
she’s got

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Photos by Vince DeCaro (ProSouthPromotions)