Monday, August 10
The Black Hollies
w/Idee Fixe, The Displays
10pm
The Black Hollies are a throwback to 1967 San Francisco. When you hear them and when you see them, the first thought that leaps to mind might be "The Sonics," or "Kim Fowley," or "The Go," or "The 13th Floor Elevators." These boys have got the look and the sound and I have to say, this will probably be the coolest free Monday night show we put on all year. The Black Hollies are freaking sweet! Idee Fixe is surf garage rock hottie awesomeness. This group has got excellent music and an excellent look. They work hard and will be on the tips of everyone's tongue in the near future. Come check them out now and know you were there from the start. Opening is The Displays, who will look familiar to anyone who frequents the shows in the metro Detroit area. Singer and lead guitarist Andrew Display lives and breathes Detroit rock'n'roll. He's at practically every show of note and is definitely in the running for coolest teenager in town. Luckily for Andrew and his band, they've got the chops to back it up. THESE GUYS CAN PLAY! They blew me away at this year's Sounds & Spirits; so be sure to get to the Lager House on time on Friday so you can see just how good they really are. The next generation of Detroit rock is here...
Tuesday, AugustLATE SHOW
Awesome Color
w/Invisible Circle, Hard Nips, Bad Indians
$5
BROOKLYN INVADES. Awesome Color are a powerful group presently from Brooklyn but their original and spiritual home is in the mid-west. The mid-west: where pounding drums that sound like they are played with tree limbs, angry, whiplashed guitars and snarled, over-amped vocals rule the day, where the Stooges rule with a leather whip and a TV eye. They are part of Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace family and every show they do is one of the best times you'll ever have. Invisible Circle is Dave Kadden. Reverb time. Hard Nips is a four-piece ...from Brooklyn. They are like sex, sushi and rock'n'roll. Bad Indians are the only locals on this bill. B.I. are part of the X! Records circle and take that awesomeness out to a westward boundary in Ypsilanti. Those X! folks know the drill: drinkrockpunkfunfriendshome.
$5
BROOKLYN INVADES. Awesome Color are a powerful group presently from Brooklyn but their original and spiritual home is in the mid-west. The mid-west: where pounding drums that sound like they are played with tree limbs, angry, whiplashed guitars and snarled, over-amped vocals rule the day, where the Stooges rule with a leather whip and a TV eye. They are part of Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace family and every show they do is one of the best times you'll ever have. Invisible Circle is Dave Kadden. Reverb time. Hard Nips is a four-piece ...from Brooklyn. They are like sex, sushi and rock'n'roll. Bad Indians are the only locals on this bill. B.I. are part of the X! Records circle and take that awesomeness out to a westward boundary in Ypsilanti. Those X! folks know the drill: drinkrockpunkfunfriendshome.