Friday,
March 23rd
@ Guerrilla One Gallery, Easthampton,
MA
Bee
Mask
From Cleveland, Ohio. sound art/drone-noise of a highly developed
nature. nature and art? what am I saying!?
Ben
Hersey
Christina
Carter
uniquely beautiful guitar/voice. timeless,
ageless, placeless.
Dredd
Foole
vocal legend, free spirit, reluctant hero.
from Vermont, no less!
MV&EE
with the Golden Road
Vermont's Matt Valentine and Erika
Elder with the "Golden Road" group-Samara Lubelski
(also of Tower Recordings), and Willie Lane (of Night Plower).
Tarp
Joshua Burkett and Conrad Capistran,
synth masters, and western mass shut-ins.
Tusco
Terror
From Akron, Ohio. another heavy noise squadron. where do they
come from?
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Saturday,
March 24th
noon @ Mystery Train Records, Amherst, MA
Aswara
formerly Death Chants, and now outta Philly.
space-drone meisters.
Group Hug
Gun
Christmas
Albany, NY free-rock.
id m theft
able
Portland, ME whacko, sound-poet, sputterer,
general noise maker.
Jow
Jow the Death Knell Rung
Northampton, MA clutter-folk.
commune-style wanderings and trance immersions.
Laudable Pus
thought they were broken up? so did I! Holyoke, MA's craziest
crazies. some of 'em aren't even from Holyoke!
Comet Coaster Connector
Tumblecat
Poof Poofy Poof / Antro
Rex duo!
quiet to loud anxiety-noise. Easthampton fellows.
Vistitations
a new twist on the bedroom-psych thumbscrew...
maine translated thru the abduction senario.
night
@ Hampshire College Tavern, Amherst, MA
Byron Coley
Emeralds
drone/noise crew from the great state of Ohio.
releases (past and future) on such stalwart labels as Hanson,
American
Tapes, Ecstatic
Peace, and Chondritic
Sound.
Gown
Heathen Shame
Boston full-force noise-rock onslaught. Greg
Kelley (nmperign, Anna Rampage, etc), Wayne+Kate
(Major Stars, Chrystallized Movements, Twisted Village, etc).
Hototogisu
monster drone-noise, bridging the US-UK divide. marcia bassett
of double leopards, zaimph, and ghq + matthew bower of skullflower,
sunroof, etc.
Lightbulb
freedom rock, heavy on free -
a loose and laid-back approach to gettin' it done. power-trio
format, from western mass!
Matt
Krefting
P.G.
Six Band
P.G. tames/fools Tono-Bungay dudes and others
into rocking his songs!
Scott
Foust
Sunburned
Hand of the Man
collective-improv-rock-psych-noise behemouth
from Boston, MA.
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Sunday,
March 25th
@ Hampshire College Red Barn, Amherst, MA
Cassette Concrete
The
Cherry Blossoms
Straight Outta Nashville, with a
shuffling folk-rock sound that is utterly mystifying. spinning
tales of heartfelt honesty that are both accessible and confounding.
Coach Fingers
No
Neck Blues Band offshoot that has become a new force unto
itself with a sweet boogie-rock sound. “simply imagine The
Dukes of Hazard” (Foxy
Digitalis).
Deep Pockets
Aaron (of Son of Earth, Sapat, and Dakin Squad
Butt Fire) with Alan (aka Raw Thug, aka King Kau Muzaweh), a fellow
Sapatian. "hanging out with sound" in Louisville, KY.
Fat
Worm of Error
Northampton-based zane/color/energy rock. one load
record, and so much more...
Jack
Rose
Based in Philadelphia, PA, Jack Rose
is currently a leader in the American primitive guitar movement,
a wing of the “free-folk” scene that draws its inspiration
from the pioneering work of John Fahey, Robbie Basho and Sandy
Bull. Acoustic guitar based, Rose’s style ranges from quick
ragtime jaunts to extended raga-style journeys.
Kohoutek
psych improv from Washington, DC.
Noise
Nomads
hefty slabs of distructo noise... or whitewash brain rubbing...
Northampton, MA accepts you!
Northampton Wools
Northampton Wools is the distructo
guitar duo of Thurston Moore (Sonic
Youth) and the Bill
Nace (x.o.4, Ceylon Mange and Vampire Belt). seen
here (with Mark Morgan).
Sara
Jaffe
Steve
Zultanski
Taiwan Deth
Taiwan
Deth is another Nashville creation, this time in a noisier “psych-folk”
vein. good god, they're good.
Vashti Bashers
The Vashti Bashers is a triple drum attack
from J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Rick
Myers, and Anna Klein (The Believers). a rare appearance after
a rare appearance!
Vio Mire
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