Sorry, it’s been hectic around here and I’m running behind. But at least I’ve made it in before the holiday weekend! It’s my favorite time of the year so let’s jump right into it! It’s the Halloween edition of Next Week!!
Zombie attack!! Run!!
If you feel like making a road trip then Ground Zero is the place to begin your Halloween weekend in style. Well maybe not in style, you are at Ground Zero after all, but at least it’ll be interesting based on not only this lovely flyer you see to your left but also the band names. With names like “King Sized Killers and “Rapegoat”, these bands sound custom made for a Halloween show. Btw, Rapegoat features Angus Hung of the Dead Kings so show some love!
Say goodbye to Hickory....There ain't gonna be anything left!
Antiseen w/ 25 Minutes to Go and South Side Punx 10/31/09 @ Drips Coffee House in Hickory, NC- Antiseen singer Jeff Clayton is a Halloween fanatic, hell he’s the only person I know that has as big of an obsession with Godzilla as I do, so it seems appropriate that he and his band mates are called on to rock Halloween into Hickory, NC with style. Break out the barbed wire and get ready for a blood letting as the 25+ year veterans of “destructo-rock” take aim on demolishing Drips Coffee House and the rest of Hickory as well. Not that there may be much left after the openers get done. 25 Minutes to Go are a hard rocking, sing along chorus creating, “Bladow!” screaming outfit of fury and they’re bound to be even more stoked on this night! South Side Punx open the show, if you can believe that! You know how they roll. I’ve never seen a band so capable of getting an audience to go from zero to insane riot levels in the course of one intro to a song. I have to say this is a triple headlining show for the ages and should be a great way to bring in the holiday.
Skalloween 10/31/09 at the Visulite Theater!
Bums Lie & Stillnotdead present: Skalloween featuring Bums Lie, the Not Likelys, IED, Rekless Youth and Stamper 10/31/09 @ Visulite Theater- Bums Lie has been doing Skalloween for 4 years now and this year they invited Stillnotdead in to take part in the tradition! Every year Bums Lie pick a different cd to cover. Last year was “Blood Sugar Sex Magic” by the RHCP, this year it’s Green Day’s “Dookie”. The trick is they will be doing the entire album in a ska/ reggae style. It should be really interesting to see how they alter the songs to fit their style. In addition you get the see a plethora of Charlotte area punk bands. IED are the kings of socio political Ska-core, infusing political lyrics with reggae beats to make a revolution you can truly dance to! The Not Likelys have been described as what Rancid would sound like if they didn’t start sucking and if their pit at Punk Rock Picnic was any indication that’s not a bad description. I know they blast out anthems like few others in town. Rekless Youth are actually using this show as a cd release party for their new cd “Love Me Hate Me”. I haven’t heard it yet but Rekless Youth are known for their tight musicianship and catchy hooks so it should be a good treat to get on Halloween! So come on out, be sure to wear your costume and get ready to celebrate Halloween Stillnotdead style! We’ll see you there! Show starts at 8pm and it’s $10. 18+ only.
That’s it for this edition. I did want to mention two great shows coming up on November 4th and 5th and I’ll give and in depth look at them in the next edition. The first is November 4th at Tremont Music Hall and features Boston’s The Have Nots with Planet Piss, Darken the Sky and Doctor DP & The Trainrunners which features Andy from Andy & The Jivers. The second show is on November 5th at Tremont and features the Mangles, the Smokers and the Necrohippies. Both of those shows are all ages and should be a lot of fun. I’ll talk more about them in the next edition!
I hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween! Hopefully we’ll see you at Skalloween! Till next time, take care!
Ryan Dead
Tremont Music Hall
5/1/09 A Hero A Fake, A Stained Glass Romance, Labyrinthe and Cast the First Stone- Tight fitting jeans and vicious circle pits will be the order of the day when A Hero A Fake comes to Tremont with A Stained Glass Romance, Labyrinthe and Cast The First Stone. These all ages moshfest have become a trademark show for the Tremont but I’m wondering for how much longer. I have heard that Tremont is going to soon succumb to the pressure to become an 18+ club. If that happens look for an end to the all ages shows like this one. Get it while you can and have fun! Doors are at 8pm and it’s $8 for over 21 and $11 for under.
Snug Harbor
5/2/09 Stillnotdead Invades Snug Harbor featuring Bum’s Lie, IED and Razorkat- I finally come back to my old neighborhood of Plaza Midwood
Come out to our party on 5/2/09 @ Snug Harbor!
and I thought I would bring some friend’s with me! Bum’s Lie bring a great reggae/ska vibe and will have the crowd jumping, IED bring politically charged ska/ hardcore and I would highly recommend coming early so you can catch the official club debut of brand new punk band Razorkat! It’s gonna be a great night of music and fun and I hope to see you all there! It’s only $5 bucks and the first band starts at 10pm so be there early!! See you there!
The Milestone Club
5/2/09 Valient Thorr, Caltrop and 2013 Wolves- Across town at the Milestone Club they turn the rock up to 11 with this heavy rock bill! Valient Thorr bring space rock at the highest order with out there lyrics and heavy as hell music that will rock the Ghetto Fortress. Caltrop pack a Sabbath type sludge that the crowd will eat up and 2013 Wolves will start the festivities with their patented riff heavy instrumental madness. Doors are at 8pm and tickets are $10 for over 21 and $12 for under.
The Visulite Theater
4/29/09 Enter The Haggis- This celtic rock band from Canada have slowly built up quite a following with non stop touring all over North America. They’ve appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly and Out of Ireland. If you are a fan of celtic rock this is a can’t miss show. If you dig Floggin Molly or the Dropkick Murpheys and want to take it a step further in authenticity check out this show. Doors are at 8pm and admission is $10.
Note- I just found out the Zombie Walk is still on in Myrtle Beach despite the wildfires raging in N. Myrtle. The food collected as admission to the show will now go toward the people who have lost their houses in the fire so if you’re going be sure to load up on canned food for the show!! Thanks to Riot Girl Entertainment for the head’s up!
Also I just read this blog on my good friend and leader of Rogue Nations, Chris Peigler’s Myspace page. Check it out to learn what happened to a good friend of Chris’. I can’t stand shit like this and she needs our support so show some love! Here is the address: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=1512418&blogId=485083706