Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Self-Evident performed live at Quenchers Saloon in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, December 30th, 2011 as a supporting act for Bear Claw.
Check them out at Self-Evident Facebook and Self-Evident MySpace.
Stripwax: Deep Under The Influence
This article was originally posted on Jeff’s Stripwax weekly blog at Third Coast Digest. Reprinted with permission.
Buildings is a NOISE making trio from Minneapolis who’ve recently released an elpee on Denver’s Cash Cow Production label.
Although they are guilty of lifting entire song structures from The Jesus Lizard, the band’s intensity is undeniable.
A full review of their record “Melt, Cry, Sleep” is available on the Stripwax blog at Milwaukee’s Third Coast Digest.
Calling All Bands Interested In Playing PRFBBQ2012
The call has been sent out! If you’ve ever wanted to play a PRFBBQ, take note, and act now! Get in while the getting in is getting on.
Any bands who would be interested in playing the Chicago Summer PRF BBQ blow out (the only full on Chicago BBQ this year), send a note to PRFBBQ2012(at)gmail(dot)com.
Spaces filling up quickly! Looking like Mid to late June right now.
So don’t hesitate, send an email off now for your super awesome band! For more info, visit About PRFBBQ.
Teeth Live at The Bug Jar
On Monday, December 26th, 2011, Teeth performed their first official live show at The Bug Jar in Rochester, New York. The brothers Grabski, Ben on guitar, and John the III on drums were joined by Brent Mix (of The Heavy Bombers) on bass.
For more info on Teeth, please visit Teeth on Bandcamp and Teeth on Facebook.
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New Album and Midwest Shows from Phantom Works
With two self-released singles and a live EP under their belt, Phantom Works have already been shaking it up with their frenetic take on this thing we call rock and roll. Cooked up in 2008 by three housemates and longtime friends in their Chicago home studio, a number of different influences help shape their sound. Midwest post-punk (The Jesus Lizard, Tar) at the roots, a healthy dash of So-Cal freak out (RFTC, Hot Snakes) along with their own experimental herbs and spices all serve to create a potent, magical, high-energy witches’ brew.
When all these elements come to a boil, things really start to pop and sizzle. Matt Seifert and Kris Poulin revel in their duality, as their guitar lines and vocals collide and intertwine with one another, while Drummer Jim Duffy pounds things out at the nucleus, creating a focal point to the swarming musical mélange. The nine wigged out songs on this record will simultaneously enthrall, excite, and enchant you, because this record has an allure and magnetism that simply will not be contained.
You can buy the Phantom Works Vinyl LP from Sick Room Records for $14, or a $10 digital download of the album from Phantom Work’s Bandcamp.
Don’t miss the band’s upcoming show in the Midwest. They will be doing a free in-store at saki, which is at 3716 W. Fullerton in Chicago on Friday, January 6th. On the 7th, they move up to Milwaukee for a Saturday night show at the Circle A Cafe, followed by a Sunday night farewell at Quenchers in Chicago on the 8th.