the state

some shows coming down the pike:

thursday (10.29.09)

the blue nile - the great migrators, ferdinand thomas – 10pm

the little grill – open mic – 8.30pm

clementine – dj neals barkley – 9.30pm

friday (10.30.09)

the blue nile (state sanctioned)- the super vacations (record release gig), the cinnamon band – 10pm

the little grill – the keezeltones w/ danny dolinger – 8pm

clementine – skunk ape funk escape – 9pm $5

saturday (10.31.09)

clementine (state sanctioned) – harrisonburg zombie fest ‘09! – 7pm

the blue nile – dj finks’ halloween party – 9.30pm

the slaughterhouse – dear wolfgang, halloween bash – 9pm

monday (11.2.09)

clementine – sin nombre (film) – 7.30pm

tuesday (11.3.09)

clementine – democratic election-night pary – 7pm

the blue nile – pulse fx – 10pm

thursday (11.5.09)

the blue nile (state sanctioned)- invisible hand, preacher, americans in france, eternal summers – 9pm $4

friday (11.6.09)

clementine – shotgun party – 9pm $5

saturday (11.7.09)

bangcock house – stand your ground, run with the hunted, redemption – 8pm donate!

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this is a busy weekend in harrisonburg music (the daunting task of summing it up pushed back my pub. date for the calendar a couple of days).  but wounded preacher pride aside, and with the help of mild winter’s ben, we’ve got some ideas for you, macrock & otherwise.

thursday (4.2.09)

the little grill – open stage – 8.30pm

clementine – snarky puppy – 9pm $7

twisted branch tea bizarre (c’ville) – joia wood w/raina rose and rebecca loebe – 9.30pm

gravity lounge (c’ville) – robinella & the bittersweets – 7.30pm $10

friday (4.3.09)

¡state sanctioned! the artful dodger – preacher, the wolf gang, red clay river, robin smith – 7pm-9pm ¡free!

macrock hits (check out ben’s macrock tips here): the little grill, clementine, the blue nile, simms school, & court square theater – times & bands here

gravity lounge (c’ville) – small fur, the hill & wood – 7pm $5

twisted branch tea bizarre (c’ville) – la strada, lovecrumbs – 9.30pm $5

the box (c’ville) – the points – 10pm

narnia house (macrock afterparty) – the super vacations, preacher, the tennants – 12am

saturday (4.4.09)

macrock: the little grill, clementine, the blue nile, the artful dodger, & court square theater – times & bands here

gravity lounge (c’ville) – the gourds – 8pm $20

sunday (4.5.09)

gravity lounge (c’ville) – bob mould – 8pm $20

monday (4.6.09)

clementine – “blame it on fidel” (movie) – 7.30pm

p.s.: plan ahead

4.9.09 – the little grill – danny schmidt

5.24.09 – fry’s spring beach club (cville) – bonnie prince billy

we’re ba’ack.

it’s been a birthday week off for this calendar-writer, but i’m sure you found something to see anyway, right?

anyway, from the state & our dear ben, here’s this week’s fill of action:

tuesday (3.24.09)

gravity lounge (c’ville) – eric taylor – 7pm $15

wednesday (3.25.09)

clementine – backyard chicken legalization project fundraiser – richard easley, ears to the ground, mountain valley string band, trent wagler – 7.30pm donate

¡state sanctioned! blue nile – wavves, vampire hands, the super vacations, the brooms – 9pm 18+ $5

thursday (3.26.09)

the little grill – open stage – 8.30pm

clementine – missy raines & the new hip – 9pm $10

& just in case:

velvet lounge (d.c.) – spindrift, the flying eyes, helsinki, albertans, resin hits

dc9 (d.c.) – efterklang, peter broderick, bellflur

friday (3.27.09)

¡state sanctioned! the darjeeling cafe (staunton) – preacher, the tomsmen, pablo & the dregs – 9pm donate

the little grill – red river rollercoaster (reunion/midwife benefit!) – 8pm $5 +donate

clementine – stephanie rooker – 9pm $5

the pub – most wanted – 21+

kronos (staunton) – teddy bear picnic, ten trick pony – 7.30pm

saturday (3.28.09)

dave’s taverna – spoke

the pub – kieth bryant w/ ironhorse – 21+

twisted branch tea bizarre (c’ville) – the extraordinaires – 8.30pm $7

& just in case:

¡state sanctioned! plaza bowl (richmond) – justin jones & the driving rain, mild winter, preacher – 8pm

sunday (3.29.09)

old cabel hall (c’ville) – the virginia world music festival – 12pm

the artful dodger – trent wagler, josh vana, ryan payne – 7.30pm $5

monday (3.30.09)

clementine – a sense of wonder (movie – silent spring author rachel carson) – 7.30pm

the artful dodger – the post-apocalyptic blues band, secret ninja death squad – 7.30pm $5

p.s.: plan ahead

4.9.09 – the little grill – danny schmidt

5.24.09 – fry’s spring beach club (cville) – bonnie prince billy

i went back (w/out coffee this time), because i saw one of these on the sidewalk:

painfully bad acting, painfully horrible stereotyping, absolutely classic:

clementine was “at capacity” for much of the night.

kids were climbing the walls, bouncers were placed at all entrances to prevent stragglers from sneaking in, the bar downstairs was full of the overflow.

apparently, there is dire need for all ages shows around these parts.

most of the kids mentioned above were underage (which makes them seem like criminals, no?).  and completely psychotic for wild animal party.

the bartenders were not so impressed.  word on the street is that even those who could drink were lousy tippers.  sigh.

come on kids!

i’m a huge proponent of all ages venues and shows.  and therefore, i’m a huge proponent of  showing a little respect when the opportunity arises or it won’t happen again.  just sayin’

i lived in seattle when i was 20, and it was horrible.  absolutely horrible.  all i did was stay home and feel sorry for myself while my friends went happily to over-21 bar shows. and almost everything was over-21.

so, i’m glad that 1.) bands want to play for everyone and 2.) venues are willing to let everyone in.

the thing is that high-school kids and early college people are often the best fans.  really, honestly interested in the music.  willing to travel long distances for a favorite band. less likely to grumble about about the cover charge.  their excitement not tempered with too much alcohol.  devoted.  in short, they are who musicians want listening to their music.  unfortunately, they don’t help out the bars, who help out the musicians.  it’s a broken system.  sigh.

i would write some nice stuff about wild animal party’s music, but i was barricaded to the downstairs bar for the duration.  (despite my best attempts:  pretending to being their photographer, saying “i’m with the band”, i was struck down mercilessly.)

my impression through the speakers was that it was really solid and energetic.  if anyone wants to write in a review who was actually upstairs, we’ll post it. it was hard not to be excited, seeing as i’ve never heard of a local venue being at capacity like that…long live the h’burg music scene.

some of those “underage” left for preacher’s surprise set (also a little lame, but beneficial, as i was actually allowed upstairs).  it maybe showed a bit that the guys found out they were playing only 3 or so hours before going on (due to sickness in the cinnamon band): they were perhaps a little less tight, a little sweatier, and a little more long-winded.

but still blessedly entertaining (poison drinking was involved) and crazy (on-stage collapse & resurrection).  with really really good music thrown in. (“he is a rock” & “i luv you my friends” were consistent crowd favorites.  they even were allowed a 12:45am encore of david byrne’s “heaven”.  (thanks, jeremiah & all the clementine waitstaff that usually goes home earlier…)

okay – this is the les concerts a emporter segment i was really looking for:

we’ve been watching live feeds on hburgnews today–brent’s been uploading updates from waterman elementary, obama vans, etc.  ¡tune in!