Our pals
Nighty Night are currently in the middle of an East Coast tour, and when they return they will be playing at the Varsity Theater, giving you the first chance to see some local bands play in the awesome sounding room without having to pay $10+. The show is a benefit for The Science Center of Southern Illinois, so the $5 advance / $7 door ticket price is going to a good cause. Also playing is
Wei Zhongle (aka Rob Jacobs Ensemble II, aka China Band), and if you haven't had a chance see them yet, they are amazing and are playing some of the most interesting music we've ever seen in Carbondale. Doors for the show open at 7:30p, and the show starts promptly at 8:oop. Advance tickets are available at Plaza Recs, P-mac, and the Practice Pad. More info
here.Here are the tour dates:7/22 : Nashville TN @ The Parsonage (3803 Granny White Pike)
w/ Diarrhea Planet
7/23 : Asheville NC @ Broadways
w/ Ahleuchatistas
7/24 : Durham NC @ Motorco (free early show 2p)
7/25 : Richmond VA @ Sprout (free show)
w/ Erika Blatnik
7/26 : Philadelphia PA @ House Show (address tba)
7/27 : Brookyln NY @ Brooklyn Fireproof
w/ Beat People, Gytters, Moonmen On The Moon, Man
7/29 : Boston/Allston MA @ Problemhouse (11 Islington St)
w/ Doomstar!
7/30 : New Brunswick NJ @ The Alamo
w/ Eternal Fuzz
8/01 : Chicago IL @ Empty Bottle (free show)
w/ Slowdance & Tin Tin Can
8/04 : Carbondale IL @ Varsity Theater
w/ Wei Zhongle
NIGHTY NIGHT: dreamy psychedelic-pop, reverberating fuzz rumble, fresh from a tour of the Eastern US, the release of a new EP, and the recording of new material.
There is a pretty cool event happening this Thursday at the Varsity Theater. Here's the skinny straight from the horse's mouth, Curtis Conley describes it as "An evening of drinks and live music at the Varsity for the fist time ever. Bosco and Whiteford, Swamp Tigers, Giant City Slickers, and Stace England and Salt Kings will perform a 40-45 min set a piece with drinks during the intermission. Trying to start a new type of venue in Cdale. One where people can sit down and not have to stay up until 11 to hear. Come check out the theatre it looks really cool and could be our own little Grand Old Opry. While Technically and Legally speaking we cant call it a fundraiser, every single dollar of profit will be donated to the Varsity Center of Arts for the renovation of the big theatre. Matt Longville and I are working on this together and the Bands have been so kind to completely donate their time for this evening. Tickets will be $20 and there will be 150 of them available soon. We totally expect to sell out so stay tuned. Yes the have a beer/wine license so there will be drinks. So grab your sweetie for a night with some of the finest musicians in the area. Stay tuned!"