So, it's been pretty dry for local shows lately. That all ends this saturday (1/3) when the Luxury Liners and Rich Creamy Paint play the Sutler. Be there!

Other January shows I'm looking forward to:
Forget Cassettes and Lone Official, Sun the 11th @ the End
Imaginary Baseball League and Glossary, Fri the 16th @ Blue Sky Court

Of course, there will also be several road trip opportunities to see The Features as well...

Here's another one - we just confimed:

Starvy Awards Fundraiser
Sat. Jan. 17
Exit/In
Aireline, De Novo Dahl, Del Giovanni Clique & Disappointed by Candy

One of those bands is not like the others...

Hoorah! Can't Wait.

I know, but they have a good crowd nonetheless. Trey from Sensored asked all the bands... Probably will make for an interesting audience mix!

One of those bands' lead singers is more likely to use the phrases "aw yeah" and "word up" in a non tongue-in-cheek manner than the others.

Yeah, what the hell is Joel's deal these days?

I don't know if it has been pointed out anywhere on the board, but the inferno website lists that the features will be playing Jan 22.

That might be true. I would assume they would like a proper send-off before their UK tour. Plus, they're playing a handful of shows around the south between now and then, so they're obviously in a touring mood. Maybe they're waiting to announce it later so we can all make plans to see the out of town shows... dirty bastards.

Anybody have any updates on the possibility of an Inferno show on the 22nd?

It's a Thursday I might add...

'cause Thursday's the only day that on my way....

I know that's so played out, but you were begging for it!

what up my homies, i heard some noise that my slang has been the butt of some candy ass joke. look, i grew up in da hood, but i also was down with slayer, so if you don't like the rap-core sound of de novo dahl, then you better just step off. we bring it hard and hard core, hard "rap" core that is. i know you are all saying " what does joel (a white middle class young american ) have to scream about? well let me tell ya. it is all about the motha truckin man. the man be keepin us down. can't you see. hear me hollah, the roof is on fire, rap-core is here to stay. vanilla ice was dope and i'm made your way. move over eminem and fred durst, cuz mc dahl is in da house and we are ready to play.

yo, peace out!

there's nothing sicker than a drunk ewok. seek help my friend.

oh yeah, don't forget jan. 29 @ the boro

de novo dahl
laws rushing
velcro stars

and on feb. 13 @ the sutler

de novo dahl
the privates
the mattoid

i am very excited to be playing this show. it was one that a board member posted as his "ideal" local show. de novo dahl does what they can to make all your dreams come true.

i once tried to pull the make a wish card on kevin barnes from of montreal, but to no avail. luckily i didn't actually have cancer. i just needed a little jacques lamure.

I just wanted to bump the topic and let you know if you don't already that IBL is AWESOME! Word on the street is that they're headlining, which makes me extra excited. I'm sick of the 30 minute teases I've been getting as of late.

what do you expect? you only give them $5!! and you're in a very nice environment!

you could always go back to the coin machines at world's largest, carl

Actually, my parole officer says otherwise.

I've made two trips to the World's Largest Adult Bookstore. Once was a year and a half ago and they had this underground level with more porn and shit. I returned a couple of weeks ago with Sketch Club members Powder P and Doobie Bear, only to find that the entire downstairs was now...an upscale furniture shoppe?! This has cover-up written all over it, but I didn't want to blow my cover by looking around too much. Can anyone tell me what is actually hidden down there?

*Also, there was zero signage for this supposed furniture shoppe on the outside, which is what piqued my suspicion.

This link will answer all your questions.

(I tried to post the original link, but unfortunately, it's dead. You get the idea.)

I must know what is actually in this underground room. There is a hidden door or something that leads to the whorehouse. I know it. I think it's time for espionage.

Yeah, it will be so righteous. By the way, aren't those same three bands playing a show at my apartment two weeks later on my birthday, as part of the second annual Rob Rickman Birthday Party Bonanza Extravanganza? ...I thought so. Did I mention that I just found out that I'm in the early stages of MS? And didn't you also mention wanting the play the show free of charge? Yeah, man, both of those shows will kick ass.

(Edited by richarddawson at 4:00 pm on Jan. 14, 2004)

Hmmmm...that is really suspicious. I have been to the World's Largest a couple of times, but I never even knew they had an "underground" level.

We should get to the bottom of that shit, RD.

It'll be like Starsky and Hutch, only better. And seriously, we should get to the bottom of that. I'm free after the DND show on Saturday.

i think i'll be at the red rose friday night.

on command!

We have 3 good shows coming up:

Vacant Cage showcase with Flash/Sidelines
Velcro Stars
Across the Fields
Cutthroat Junction
Casio Cassanova
January 17th Red Rose 9pm

De Novo Dahl
Laws Rushing
Velcro Stars
the Boro January 29th 9pm

Apollo Up
Across The Fields
Fall with Me
The Boro Febuary 21st 9pm

So when are the good shows?

There's a "realtor" near my Dad's house that has been busted for prostitution. I think the fact that it's on the second story, open very late at night, and has a neon "OPEN" sign tipped them off...Oddly, it's still open even after being busted. For all those times you just have to buy a *house* at 2:00 AM on a Saturday morning??

Sorry, this post is off topic...but the upcoming shows will rock! Hopefully, they won't all be on Friday nights (stupid class...).

So when are the good shows?

when you're not there?

sorry i tend to not like negative people.......it ruins the scene

(Edited by avalanche at 2:07 am on Jan. 16, 2004)

I think my supposed negativity is the least of the "scene's" concerns. If I was going to rank what kills the scene, I would put the apathy of the general community at the top of my list. However, I don't care enough to think about it too much.

ceeze

with a negative attitude like that

you're sure to get a pm from superelk

absolutely.

add a and its kosher.

I would say it was bands like Hot Action Cop and Del Giovanni Clique.

or oliver's army, pink spyders (or whatever), coda, and submethod.

Stroller, Disciples of Loud, Mod Lang, Catawompus...

Catawompus...

I haven't heard their name in a while.

What about The Taste? Do they even really play? They always talk about how they are going to get a deal any day, but I've seen them advertised on a show maybe once.

If I remember correctly, that "bookstore" was part of a citywide anti-selling sex sting that took place a year or 2 ago. Anyone else remember? Another place down the street from my old house was busted because it was essentially a brothel, and I think Private Dancer also got in trouble. I read about all of this in the Scene when it happened. I think that downstairs part was where the video viewing booths (and Bingo) were- convenient holes in the walls between booths & everything.

GLORY HOLES!

Yes, in the spring of 2002, Metro Police radied and shut down all of the "massage parlors," "dance studios," and "whirlpool rentals." I didn't know that the World's Largest was involved in prostitution, but I think that Metro also cracked down on peep shows, so maybe that's what was in the basement.

Sometimes I think prostitution should be de-criminalized, but I haven't decided yet.

I usually think the same thing, but only when I'm selling my body for money.

Right on. Let's unionize so we can get protection and health benefits.

You just need a good pimp. Let daddy take care of the rest.

here's another show for you:

February 6th @ Wall Street

Imaginary Baseball League
Aireline
Lume

a mere $5.

also, Jan 28th @ the Exit/In
Mark Kozelek (of Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon)

fun.

Wouldn't that worry you considering you only see your boyfriend a couple weeks a year?

DOES ANYONE LIKE PROSTITUTES?
I LIKE THEM ALOT.
WHERE CAN I FIND PROSTITUTES IN THE GALLATIN AREA?

1018 Browns Lane and 1088 Bradley Road

Brother Love and Powder P's moms are always more than willing to oblige.

But when a ho is needed in the boro, we all call Bess (Rob's sister) because she's cheap.

(Edited by paulfreaksmeout at 10:00 pm on Jan. 19, 2004)

i am looking forward to this show. hooray.

For the record, that place is now called Ken's Karaokee Box and it rules!!! I went to a friend's b-day party there saturday night and about 10 of us drank beer, ate sushi (catered from Ken's Sushi) and had a private karaokee party. It was like $35 for 2 hours, but they let us stay for 3!

You can totally tell that this place was at one time (if still not currently) quite shady. For instance, we were required to use the "rear entrance". Unfortunately, there was no "sensual massage with happy ending" in it for me.

has anyone seen ladycop?

In all this talk of upcoming shows, I can't believe no one has mentioned the most exciting one of all:

Jordan Knight at 3rd and Lindsley on Tuesday, January 27th!!!

Yeah, with all my posts about the show on the NewKidz4Life messageboard, I got just a little burned out. I would have been more excited about it, but the fan club newsletter announced the show 4 months ago, so I've had time to cool off.