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SATURDAY - APRIL 15TH - THE RED ROOM - KALAMAZOO, MI
with: Aaron Dilloway, Evenings, KVLTS, Roxanne Jean Polise/Ortmann collab., Cotton Museum, Sick Llama
Tarantulla Hill Benefit
Another blurry wasted time. I always feel compelled to up "get fucked up" bar when I go to Michigan, though I'm not so sure I succeeded. Despite drinking a 40 oz. of Steel Reserve and having another undisclosed substance in my body, I was fairly sober by the end of the night, though I may have been the only one. The show took place in a cute intimate basement - looked like the perfect setting to see BLOODYMINDED. Lots of casual jamming took place, with not too much to note. Evenings played a very short, concise set that I appreciated very much - short and sweet. More people need to explore that approach. The RJP/Ortmann collaboration was quite good, considering they had only met the night before. KVLTS played a super short set, I couldn't see what they were playing but part of their setup included a can with beans in it? Uh... I don't think they were working up to their potential. Aaron Dilloway's set was cut on and off, I guess by a power supply but I was out of my mind during it and imagined he was just breaking his set into songs, which seemed really interesting at the time. Sick Llama and Cotton Museum were going to be playing Chicago a few days later so I wasn't paying so much attention... I think by the time BLOODYMINDED played the PA or a power strip was causing trouble, they had to cut their set short, to only about 10 songs. Everyone was having a blast though the band seemed frustrated, such perfectionists. What can you expect in a basement? Overall it was an awesome time and it's always fun to go to Michigan...the Red Room hosts were excellent, and made everyone tons of pizza. Hopefully, they have more shows, sometime eventually...
with: Aaron Dilloway, Evenings, KVLTS, Roxanne Jean Polise/Ortmann collab., Cotton Museum, Sick Llama
Tarantulla Hill Benefit
Another blurry wasted time. I always feel compelled to up "get fucked up" bar when I go to Michigan, though I'm not so sure I succeeded. Despite drinking a 40 oz. of Steel Reserve and having another undisclosed substance in my body, I was fairly sober by the end of the night, though I may have been the only one. The show took place in a cute intimate basement - looked like the perfect setting to see BLOODYMINDED. Lots of casual jamming took place, with not too much to note. Evenings played a very short, concise set that I appreciated very much - short and sweet. More people need to explore that approach. The RJP/Ortmann collaboration was quite good, considering they had only met the night before. KVLTS played a super short set, I couldn't see what they were playing but part of their setup included a can with beans in it? Uh... I don't think they were working up to their potential. Aaron Dilloway's set was cut on and off, I guess by a power supply but I was out of my mind during it and imagined he was just breaking his set into songs, which seemed really interesting at the time. Sick Llama and Cotton Museum were going to be playing Chicago a few days later so I wasn't paying so much attention... I think by the time BLOODYMINDED played the PA or a power strip was causing trouble, they had to cut their set short, to only about 10 songs. Everyone was having a blast though the band seemed frustrated, such perfectionists. What can you expect in a basement? Overall it was an awesome time and it's always fun to go to Michigan...the Red Room hosts were excellent, and made everyone tons of pizza. Hopefully, they have more shows, sometime eventually...
posted by Ruth. at 11:48 PM
2 Comments:
this charles r. draheim from the band kvlts..it is hard to work up to your potential when the power gets cut halfway into the set.you cant start that energy again. why fake it??
also it was not a can of beans, but a can of broken glass and metal shards, which if the power had stayed on i was going to poor on the ground and roll around in. outside of that, this is my most favorite blog on the interweb, and maybe one day we will meet and i can buy you a drink..you look like the kind of gal that enjoys an "irish carbomb"
I love Irish carbombs! In fact, I love anything with alcohol in it. Thanks for writing, Charlie! Now, about the show... the can reminded me of being in elementary school where we would make "noise makers" - in a few different ways. One was to put a bunch of dried beans in between paper plates and staple them together. At the show I shook the can and it sure felt like beans to me. Brought back memories. Regardless, I think KULTS is amazing (I'm prob. your #4 fan!), and maybe you just had an off night. Either way, I hope to see you guys again sometime soon.
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