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may 30, 2009 @ 72nd & st clair ave.
erin’s grad party was this evening and she had a few bands perform. the flyin’ trichecos played in the elevator and a short video is below, i hope to add another soon.
flyin’ trichecos
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may 10, 2009 @ now that’s class.
anal cheetahs - baby’s on fire
AC is katherine koenig vocals & theramin, brian straw on gas-can guitar & nick riley drums/shopping cart. this band formed by pulling numbers from bingo cage at the lottery league draft of 2008. coincidentally each member in the band has performed with homemade instruments before they were drafted. the lottery league board of council has yet to decide if this band will have to dissolve before lottery league 2010.
self destruct button
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jason zeh
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may 9, 2009 @ now that’s class.
over 25 experimental bands performed both saturday & sunday this weekend. the bands performed in nearly every nook & cranny that the class had to offer.
here are some still photos of the show.
mammoth - pt. 1
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mammoth - pt. 2
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mammoth is a solo project from ‘chris smith’ of keelhaul fame. chris performed on the bar floor with the best lighting of any band this weekend. that lighting makes this video the better looking of any of the others.
tiger hatchery
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TH is a free jazz trio from chicago w/ben billington on drums, saxophonist mike forbes & andrew young. the trio performed an energized set in the basement of now that’s class.
march 28, 2009 @ the beachland tavern.
TL opened for the gunslingers and went on after one am but for those that decided to stay were treated to a great set from the terminal lovers. this was a new lineup for the band outside the core of founder dave cintron, guitarist chris smith [keelhaul] & percussion, drums bob zeiger [darvocets], this show included drummer brent gemmill & jamie walters [boulder, abdullah] on bass.
the playlist below has 16 minutes of the terminal lovers in two videos.
march 28, 2009 @ the beachland tavern.
the gunslingers are a french band that reminds some of a psychedelic ‘acid mothers temple’, they reminded me of sizzling bacon on the grill that only the ears can appreciate.
gregory raimo heads the three piece on vocals & lead guitar with a whammy bar that is connected to his spine.
‘no more invention’ is the bands lone album and it was evident why julian cope gave it his ‘album of the month’ when the band plowed through nearly every track during their 40+ minute set saturday night.
i have two videos of a handful of those songs in a playlist below, unfortunatly i was having focus problems with the slow shutter function that i use in low light so the video appears blurred but the audio is quite good.
a half dozen still photo of the show are here.
sweet flyer from the show by john g.
march 21, 2009 @ the tower [2012].
the tower is always quite dark for videoing or shooting w/o a flash but these problems never stopped me before.
Mo2 didn’t start their set until 2am but the wait was worth it. OCMC also performed a nice set preceding Mo2 and during ’some stupid with a flare gun’ in this case smoke-bomb decided everyone needed an outdoor break.
the first video [playlist] has two song from mystery of two & the one below that is of ‘oh captain my captain’ performing ‘big vans & aeroplanes’ off their new album. i have a handful of still images of mystery of two, here.
