Sunday, May 25 2008

LOCATION: Cherry Street Station 491 N Cherry Street Wallingford CT $10.00 ($8 advance) - 6:00PM - 21+ DIRECTIONS: Click here BUY TICKETS NOW: Click here Kylesa Since this Savannah, Georgia quintet first formed in early 2001, worrying about genre limitations has never been a priority. Taking musical chances, however, always has been. While KYLESA are as heavy as any band out there, they are beholden to no one scene and no preconceived notions of what heavy music should be. First appearance in Connecticut Ever! Prosthetic Records Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/kylesa The Ocean THE OCEAN is a phenomenal, very unique band that features influences from various styles of music. They are famous for their hardcore eruptions as well as their flowing soundscapes that are somewhat reminiscent of Neurosis. But in the end they are simply THE OCEAN. From Germany and on tour with Kylesa. Metal Blade Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/theoceancollective Lair of the Minotaur Emerging from the caustic burrows of Chicago comes the monolith of metal called Lair of the Minotaur. Southern Lord Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/lairoftheminotaur Withered Formed in early 2003 by Chris Freeman and Mike Thompson. Coming out of a dark period riddled with death & depression, they were driven to explore the darker attributes of life and created a torturous yet liberating form of music. they accomplished this by combining norwegian black metal anguish, early swedish death metal riffing, modern american doom, and dramatic guitar melodies all while still clinging to their punk and grind roots. Members of Mastodon and Social Infestation. Prosthetic Record Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/withered

Tuesday, May 27 2008

LOCATION: The Space 295 Treadwell Street Hamden CT $8.00 - 7:00PM - All Ages DIRECTIONS: Click here BUY TICKETS NOW: Click here Efterklang Efterklang (the Danish word for remembrance and reverberation) is a post-rock group formed in early 2001 in the Danish capital, Copenhagen. They are 5 core members and a 6th member who makes films for their songs. When they perform live, they are also joined by Helianne Blais (violin) and Niklas Antonson (trombone). The Leaf Label Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/efterklang Slaraffenland Slaraffenland was formed in 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark. On tour with Efterklang and for fans of Figurines, Blitzen Trapper, Under Byen, Dirty Projectors, etc. Hometapes Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/slaraffenland Kalte Sterne Experimental pop music from Brooklyn/New Haven. Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/kaltesterne

Friday, June 13 2008 - CT Ska and Manic Productions Presents:

LOCATION: The Space 295 Treadwell Street Hamden CT $10.00 - 7:00PM - All Ages DIRECTIONS: Click here BUY TICKETS NOW: Click here New York Ska Jazz Ensemble NYSJE is a group of New York ska musicians linking together ska and jazz music. Features ex-members of The Toasters, The Scofflaws and The Skatalites. Megalith Records Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/nysje Royal City Riot Formed on Long Island in November 2006, comes a band that plays a wide variety of music that Long Island hasn't seen in years. Having ex-members from The Flaming Tsunamis, The Fad, and The Vagabonds while borrowing members from Spider Nick & The Maddogs, brings a new sound, something fresh. Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/royalcityriot Manic Sewing Circle Since 2004, MANIC SEWING CIRCLE has been playing their unique blend of Ska/Reggae and Punk-Rock to the masses. From Chicago. Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/manicsewingcircle Chasing Trinity Punk/Ska from Oakdale, CT. Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/chasingtrinity Knightsbridge Fiasco Knightsbridge Fiasco (formally known as The Skalliwags) are a 6 piece ska band from Stratford, CT. Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/royalcityriot

Tuesday, June 24 2008 - The Space and Manic Productions Presents:

LOCATION: The Space 295 Treadwell Street Hamden CT $10.00 - 7:00PM - All Ages DIRECTIONS: Click here BUY TICKETS NOW: Click here Maria Taylor (of Azure Ray) The melodic sighs on her recordings seem to be the only breaths Maria Taylor has the time to take. Though often referred to as half of the duo Azure Ray, Maria’s course was charted well before that – from her childhood home in Birmingham, which her father, a musician, equipped with a studio. Some things a person just knows, and for Maria, being a musician was never really a question. At age 15, as a student at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, Maria met classmate Orenda Fink. After their first band Little Red Rocket disbanded they eventually formed Azure Ray together. Saddle Creek Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/mariataylor Johnathan Rice "We're all stuck out in the desert and we're gonna die!" Coming through the speakers sounding like some strange love child of The Pixies and Country Joe And the Fish, it's the feel bad hit of the season. What I mean is, it's doomsday pop you can dance to. It is at once old and new, like a coyote slinking past a gay bar. Then, after that, it's the dumb stomp of the title track, which makes you think about a more hi-fi Crazy Horse playing way behind the beat and spreading all over the map. "I know I don't belong singin a worthless freedom song. It's all a waste of time." Is this a first? Is he protesting the protest song? Either way, alert Fox News and Moveon.Org and start slinging mud. Reprise Records Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/johnathanrice Nik Freitas Sun Down is a succinct, concentrated record that will take the listener from Paul Simon's Graceland to David Bowie's Hunky Dory. Each song -- each moment -- is endowed with a striking mix of self-possession and gravity. There is no reaching, no going for the gold, just ten lovely four minute thesis statements. Team Love Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/nikfreitas

Thursday, June 26 2008 - Redscroll Records and Manic Productions Presents:

LOCATION: Cherry Street Station 491 N Cherry Street Wallingford CT $8.00 - 7:30PM - 21+ DIRECTIONS: Click here BUY TICKETS NOW: Click here Cable "If not for Cable, there may have never been Isis…or Red Sparowes. Bassist Jeff Caxide played on Cable’s eponymous 1996 debut then left to join Isis. Cable’s influential 1999 album Gutter Queen was release number 26 on a then-fledgling indie label in Boston called Hydra Head. Many noisecore bands copied Cable’s formula for success, and some, with the right PR push and radio play, overshadowed their masters left in the lurch. Cable has just recently reformed and this is their first show back. Translation Loss/Hydra Head Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/cablerock Irepress Experimental metal from Boston. For Fans of Isis, Rosetta, Red Sparowes, etc. Translation Loss Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/irepress City of Ships CITY OF SHIPS is a dominating rock trio come to offer something fresh when the world needs it most. Recently relocated to Richmond, VA via Northwest Florida, they bring a rhythm section locked in and thundering with the force of man's most powerful machines. Despite the crushing weight of their low-end assault, the young band sends the listener flying through otherworldly dimensions with atmospheric, eerily melodic guitar work and vocals that speak directly to the pain and wonder of living in the modern age. Forcefield Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/cityofships 1 tba

Saturday, June 28 2008

LOCATION: Cherry Street Station 491 N Cherry Street Wallingford CT $8.00 - 7:30PM - 21+ DIRECTIONS: Click here BUY TICKETS NOW: Click here Grails Originally conceived as a casual side-project in 2000, Portland, Oregon's Grails have patiently developed into a rather radical study in tension and meditation, inhabiting a netherworld where virtually all earthly and otherwordly sounds are equally explored to reflect the disparate influences of its four members.back. Temporary Residence Ltd. Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/grailsongs Nadja Nadja is a duo of Aidan Baker (guitars, vocals, strings, woodwinds, drum machines) and Leah Buckareff (bass, vocals) currently based in Toronto, Canada. Nadja came to life in 2003 as a solo project of experimental/ambient musician & writer Aidan Baker (Die Stadt, Mystery Sea, Drone Records) as something of a flipside to his solo material; a means of exploring the darker, noisier, and heavier side of atmospheric and experimental music. Nadja became a duo in late 2004. Nadja’s sound has been compared to such groups as Godflesh/Jesu, Halo, Khanate/Sunn ((0))), Boris, Esoteric, and Earth, among others. Alien8 Recordings Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/nadjaluv Lady Lovelace and the Calculator Death Machine Post-rock from New Haven. For fans of Broken Social Scene, Do Make Say Think, etc. Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/ladylovelaceandthecalculatordeathmachine

Wednesday, July 16 2008

LOCATION: Heirloom Arts Theatre 155 Main Street Danbury CT $12.00 - 8:00PM - All Ages DIRECTIONS: Click here BUY TICKETS NOW: Click here Deerhoof One of our favorite bands ever! Although typically classified as an indie rock band, due to their having been on an indie rock label (Kill Rock Stars) for the entirety of their career, the mercurial and unconventional nature of Deerhoof's music makes genre identification difficult, and perhaps inappropriate. But several recurring features can be said to constitute Deerhoof's distinctive sound: unassuming vocal delivery set against hyper-expressive instrumental playing; an elastic approach to group dynamics and rhythm more akin to the rubato of classical music performance practice than rock; odd yet highly memorable melodies; harmonic sophistication and dissonance; disjointed, condensed, asymmetrical and otherwise unconventional song structures; raw and at times strident sound surfaces; improvisation; and general creative restlessness. Kill Rock Stars Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/deerhoof