This Friday

This Friday at Hangar 9, Secondary Modern will be debuting a bunch of new material, some of which they've been giving us peeks of over the past few weeks on their blog. Two bands from Lawrence KS will be there, Lawrence is really nice, and so will Kig Tiger, who is also really nice. See you there?

Friday May 27th
SECONDARY MODERN
+ Mouth Breathers
++ Up The Academy
+++ Kid Tiger
@ Hangar 9
10p, 19+, $5

Farewell, Friends

Tomorrow will be the final performance of one of Carbondale's finest bands, Himalayas. Across 3 EPs and the better half of 10 years, they've played some of the best shows I've ever seen in Carbondale, many of the best actually. All good things must come to an end, and bassist Jef Hill is making the move to Portland, so now is the time. Tomorrow is definitely a show not to be missed, and Young Loves and Drunk Virago will open up. Himalayas laid down 5 tracks to tape last weekend at the Skihouse, so soon you'll have a little something extra to remember them by. Thanks for all the good times dudes, it was awesome.




Friday May 20th
HIMALAYAS (final show)
+ Young Loves
++ Drunk Virago
@ Hangar 9
10p, 19+, $worth it

Say Hello To Freedom Ride

Damnnn Freedom Ride is tight as can be. Check out this video that was filmed at their practice space by Marcus Mader & David Allen, and check them out playing with The Spits, TV Ghost, and The Shakes on May 28th at the Skihouse!!!

Saturday May 28th
THE SPITS
+ Freedom Ride
++ TV Ghost
+++ The Shakes
@ Skihouse (317 w walnut)
10p, all-ages, $6

Parlor / Autonomy Tour

If you didn't catch the earlier post, our hometown buds in Parlor and Autonomy are on tour right now, so tell all of your city-folk friends to go and check them out! Also, Officer Haley reports that the Parlor LPs will be in tomorrow! YES SIR

5/16 - Chicago, IL @ Pancho's
5/17 - Milwaukee, WI @ Ground Zero
5/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Rathole
5/19 - Minot, ND @ Pangea House
5/20 - Missoula, MT @ Zacc Gallery
5/22 - San Francisco, CA - generator show?!
5/23 - Oakland, CA - 1935 Linden
5/24 - San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout
5/25 - San Pedro, Ca @ Harold's
5/26 - Tuscon, AZ @ TBA
5/27 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
5/28 - Austin, TX @ Beerland (matinee show)
5/29 - Little Rock, AR @ ACAC Space

More Secondary Modern Please

More new songs from Secondary Modern. Catch them May 27th @ Hangar 9.

Friday May 27th
SECONDARY MODERN
+ Mouth Breathers
++ Up The Academy
+++ Kid Tiger
@ Hangar 9
10p, 19+, $5

2nite

Blogger has been on the fritz all week (is it because of Joel Fritzler?) so we haven't had a chance to talk about the two great shows happening tonight until now.. so let's do it right now! Chicago's Ga'an, Iowa City's Alex Body, and our very own Drunk Virago are playing at the Skihaus tonight, on mister Nicholas Sandino's birthday! Ga'an is sweet as hell, and so is Nick, so check it out.

Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three are playing at Hangar tonight, and if you haven't seen them one of the many times they have played here before, maybe you've seen them on the internets lately 'cause the've been blowing up everywhere! They've been featured on NPR a bunch (check out their tiny desk concert), Jack White recorded some songs with them and put them out via his Third Man record label, etc etc. Swamp Tigers will open up, and possibly Whistle Pigs will be playing in the beer garden?? Tix $8 at the door but you can still get the presale price of $6 today if you go grab a ticket at Hangar 9, Plaza Records, or PMAC.





Saturday May 14th

GA'AN
+ Alex Body
++ Drunk Virago
@ Skihouse
10p, all-ages, $4?

POKEY LAFARGE
+ Swamp Tigers
++ Whistle Pigs
@ Hangar 9
10p, 19+, $6adv/$8door

Owls & Crows CD / Wheels On Rob Jacobs

If you needed another reason to brave the rain and get out tonight, there is a sweet show happening for free at the ol' Pizza King. Carbondale supergroup Owls & Crows are celebrating the release of their debut CD, Wheels On Fire will be in town from Athens, GA, and Rob Jacobs & His Ensemble will be opening up.

Wheels On Fire have a string of albums and singles out on some killer labels like Chicago's Trouble In Mind, Fat Possum, Alien Snatch!, etc.. they rule come check it out! Suck it school!





Thursday May 12th
OWLS & CROWS (CD Release)
+ Wheels On Fire
++ Rob Jacobs
@ PKs
10p, 21+, FREE

Partonomy

Two of Carbondale's finest are making us proud. Both Parlor and Autonomy have new releases out or on their way very soon, and they are about to depart on a quick tour together that will take them all the way up and down the West Coast and back around again. Autonomy has an 8-song cassette demo that is available now, and Parlor's 11-song LP that was released on cassette tape last Fall by Let's Pretend is being re-released on 12" vinyl!! No word yet on when the records will be in, but we are hoping (and they probably are too) that it will be available any day now. I saw a phone pic of the test pressing and boy does it look pertty. Both releases are coming out on a new label called Social Collapse!, based right here in Carbondale! I wish we had more to tell you about that, but as of right now it has been pretty tight-lipped.

The dudes are playing a tour kick-off show tomorrow (like, thurs 5/12) at the Dude Ranch, which is across from the Treehouse (RIP). The Shakes are playing as well, and it is only $3, which is an insane deal so go support 'em cause gas ain't cheap! THE SHOW STARTS AT 9p AND WILL END BEFORE MIDNIGHT SO GET THERE ON TIME YOU SLACKERS.

Here be the dates:

5/16 - Chicago, IL @ Pancho's
5/17 - Milwaukee, WI @ Ground Zero
5/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Rathole
5/19 - Minot, ND @ Pangea House
5/20 - Missoula, MT @ Zacc Gallery
5/21 - Portland, OR @ ??? (need help!)
5/22 - San Francisco, CA - generator show?!
5/23 - Oakland, CA - 1935 Linden
5/24 - San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout
5/25 - San Pedro, Ca @ Harold's
5/26 - Tuscon, AZ @ TBA
5/27 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
5/28 - Austin, TX @ Beerland (matinee show)
5/29 - Little Rock, AR @ ACAC Space

Thursday May 12th
PARLOR
+ Autonomy
++ The Shakes
@ The Dude Ranch (510 W Oak)
9p, all-ages, $3