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4/3/09

FREE CD's : Joshua Allen and the Plague of Frogs - Trumbullplex Detroit - TONIGHT Friday April 3rd 9pm

TONIGHT FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!
The creative voice of Joshua Allen and the Plague of Frogs
performs tonight at the Trumbullplex in Detroit.
Come out and enjoy the sweet melodies
and positive vibes from this creative group!
Trumbullplex Theatre
4210 Trumbull
Detroit MI
Drs. 8pm
Cost: $6
(well spent dollars)

REMINDER: Michigan Movie Networking Event @ Crofoot Pontiac - Saturday April 4th 12N-6pm

Just a reminder that this saturday at the crofoot is the 1st ever Michigan Movie Networking Event - this event will be well attended by over 1000 industry professionals and other interested parties and was created to bring together the people in the area who are involved in the growing film industry here in the state

If you missed out on the free MCB tickets
(we gave a handful to a few lucky readers)

MCB's Amy Palomar / Sue Antosh / RiazK will be at our exhibit booth
head on over and say hello and buy one of our new tshirts
to help out a very worthy cause
- US!

Last Vegas - Harpos Detroit - TONIGHT!!! Friday Apil 3rd 2009

FREE DETROIT VINYL: Friends of Dennis Wilson - Izzys Raw Art Gallery - Saturday April 4th 2009

9th emailer with a mailing address gets this choice 12" from FODW
and gave away a hand painted limited edition 12"
of the latest release from Friends of Dennis Wilson.....

So here is another reminder that the place to be tomorrow
is over at Izzy's Raw Art Gallery on Michigan Ave.
straight across from the old train station.

Check out the live show of Friends of Dennis Wilson and pick up one of these new limited runs of the new record - 25 of them with hand painted covers by a local detroit artist close to the band

most will be on display during the show but we got our hands on 2 of the customs hand delivered by Tony who was very happy to offer up a couple to the MCB readers.

We will be spinning a track tomorrow during our interview on

with Wild Bill on "Wild at Heart" - WXOU 88.3

listen in between 8:30am and 9am and email us on the quick to get this rare 12"

most importantly - get to the show at Izzy's Raw Art Gallery

Also playing are Qualia, Oblisk and Rue Moor Count


vintage MCB interview with Tony of FODW
Stonehouse Bar Detroit early 2008


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FREE SIGNED POSTER AND CD: Cursive touring with MAN MAN - Magic Stick Detroit - May


The guys from Cursive have a nice little prize pack for some lucky reader of MCB
4th emailer with a shipping address gets a copy of the latest release
"Mama, I'm Swollen"
plus a signed poster to boot.
Cursive is currently touring with MAN MAN
and hit dietroit next month on May 6th
over at The Magic Stick Detroit

MCB will remind you with a ticket giveaway a few days before the show...

DOWNLOAD FREE MUSIC - Action Painters - Belmont Hamtramck - May 1st 2009

"HEY MCB! Would love it if you guys checked us out, imbedded us, or whatevs. We are a hard-working DIY band: no PR, book and manage ourselves, and so are looking for people who appreciate good music and the drive that it takes to make it happen.


We want to let you know the latest news that our new Live EP, "Lay That Cable," is done!


As a follow-up to our debut EP "Chubby Dancer" in 2007, it was released on iTunes Tuesday, March 31st. We will be hitting the road on our first tour in support of it in April and May across the northeast, mid-atlantic and midwest, in addition to a slew of NYC shows - AND DETROIT ON 5/1! "


While we are planning to record our full-length debut later this year (of which "Supermarket" is the first single), we wanted to do something immediate that would capture the spontaneous energy of live performance in a controlled setting, and get something out there for people to hear without months of overdubbing and producing.

The sound is grittier and more immediate this time, and still has the melodies and grooves that we think will stick in your head.Like most of the projects we do, it was done for almost no money, spanned multiple mediums, and involved collaborating with the talented NYC geniuses whom we are lucky enough to call friends. We won The Deli Magazine web site's band-of-the-month prize in July, and with it, a day in Grand Street Recording in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

So we went in with our pals Helge Bernhardt and Natalie Mooallem, who shot the whole thing on HD cameras, laid down three tracks, mixed them with Helge,
and later cut a VIDEO for the song 456.

Our friend Jason Whalen did the photography for the album cover. We also hand-made a PROMO VIDEO. We will be releasing videos for all three songs over the coming months. "







Action Painters hit Detroit
May 1 2009
9:00P
THE BELMONT - w/Cowboy Messiah (Fundraiser for Recycled Treasures)
HAMTRAMCK MI


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DEATH starts new blog website - planning new tour

So its always cool to kick off a friday morning, in particular a drizzly wet
and dank friday like today with a few emails like we got in the inbox today.
The folks from DEATH hit us up about whats happening on their end - new record - new tour - etc.etc.etc. - DEATH was one of the original punk bands out of detroit back in the day but dropped of the map for nearly 30 years until just recently discovered recordings prompted the remaining members to plug back in hit the scene again.


Here is the link to the New York Times piece that
floated around the detroit websites a few weeks ago

Look for an MP3 from DEATH on Monday
as part of our MP3 Mondays on MCB
With a new record and plans for a summer tour it sounds like

you will have your chance
to get closer to DEATH
in a lot of ways real soon.

"hello DIETROIT ~ thought you might like to see the new blog made for Bobby and Dannis Hackney (DEATH) / They were just here (Detroit) last weekend for the Don Davis tribute at the MGM. We are looking at putting a tour together beginning in Detroit late summer 2009. They have a cd (finally) and it's great!"

Here is DEATH'S blog
http://deathpunk74.blogspot.com/


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4/2/09

PHOTOS: BLVD: & LOTUS @ Crofoot Pontiac by Drew Bender

BLVD: Crofoot Pontiac


Lotus: Crofoot Pontiac


Last night's show at the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac
was another gathering of folks
looking to boogie on a Wednesday night.
The opening band BLVD (or 'boulevard' as the unabbreviated might refer to it) combined the jamtronica genre with hiphop. Originally I'd checked out their Myspace page which featured far more hiphop. However, the start of their set featured the trio of musicians and no MC as they plotted their course through the evening's set list. After a couple of tunes reminiscent of other such live-electronica acts such as Particle or the New Deal the trio was joined by MC Souleye who turned it from an instrumental act into a jam band inspired hiphop act. As
the crowd filled in with early 20-something dreadlocked hippie kids, and a few early-30s concert going veterans such as yours truly, the band moved between more funky dance tunes and hiphop inspired riffs and rhymes.
After an hour long set from BLVD, and a short break, Lotus took the stage.

Comprised of 2 percussionists, a keyboard/guitar player, bassist, and lead guitar, Lotus definitely packs a wallop. In no time the whole room was moving with arms flailing about in time with the music. For those unacquainted with the 'jamtronica' genre of music, the idea is to create tunes played by live musicians that are similar to music put out by turntable spinning DJs. Lotus combines rock riffs with dance tunes, all the while keeping the audience dancing and gyrating to the beats. The array of effects pedals and digital equipment that these guys have at their disposal is by no means small.
However, despite all of these amazing musical technological toys, the musicianship demonstrated by the band is indeed impressive. For me, one of the great appeals of 'jam bands,' whether they are bluegrass or techno is in the ability for improvisation and in playing so tightly together that the band functions as a single beast. Last night, Lotus showed that they have mastered the beast.


WERD!
drew


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Electric Six - Small Planets East Lansing - Thur April 2nd

MCB is on the road right now heading out to see Electric Six who play 2 shows in Michigan tonight in East Lansing and tomorrow in Grand Rapids.

Look for some choice photos tomorrow or the weekend from the show tonight and keep an eye out for a few Detroit shows toward the middle of march where MCB should have the freebies / video interview and all that we do.

April 2nd 2009 // 8PM
Small Planet
East Lansing, Michigan

April 3rd 2009 // 8PM
Intersection
Grand Rapids, Michigan

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DUENDE! - Pike Room Crofoot Pontiac - TONIGHT! Thurs April 2nd

GAROTAS SUECAS with DUENDE! and more!!
at the Pike Room Crofoot Pontiac
THURSDAY APRIL 2n 2009
doors at 8PM
tickets: $10
From the cold wastelands of the 21st century, the GAROTAS SUECAS were born. With their first appearance in Sao Paulo City, Brazil, 2005, Garotas Suecas (Swedish Girls) is formed by Guilherme Saldanha (vocals and harmonica), Irina Bertolucci Chermont (organ), Perdido (bass) and the Paoliello brothers Nico (drums) and Tomaz (guitar). Influenced by the soul and R&B masters of the sixties such as Otis Redding and Sly & the Family Stone, the band cannot deny their garage and psychedelic origins shown by the fuzz guitar sounds and crazy organ riffs,. Burning the dance floors throughout the country with their unique brand of rock, the Garotas Suecas are also true heirs of the unique tropical rock sounds created by the brazilian Tropicalia and Jovem Guarda movements of the sixties and early seventies.
Sharing the bill with Detroit's own DUENDE! who made their cowboy shirted live debut in November of 2006 and have wrote and gigged steadily since originally assembling for a recording session after a fateful Summer Solstice jam when a thunderstorm blacked out the neighborhood.
This show is one you do not want to miss!

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The Woman of Rock // Tattoo Mania - The Ritz Warren - Sat April 4th


Mound Road Engine is playing this Saturday night
over at The Ritz in Warren as part of
The Women of Rock ~ Tattoo Mania show
and Lucky Monkey Tattoo Parlour
The Ritz
24300 Hoover Rd.
On Hoover, 1/4 of mile South of 10 mi.,
Warren, Michigan 48089
With Publik Parking, Broke and Mysterykey

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Couple local Rockabilly shows ~ Detroit Physcobilly Alliance & Savage Productions


If there is one way to have a great weekend its to get down and dirty at a detroit rockabilly show and there are 2 kickass swinging events this saturday night

The Detroit Physcobilly Alliance will be throwing down over at The New Way Bar on Woodward in Ferndale and then Savage Productions will be doing the same over at The Berkley Front on 12 Mile in the downtown strip.

Skip the detroit hoopla and head on out for some good ol' fashion heel kicking rockabilly brought straight to you by some of the best in the motorcity.

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Graham Parker - Calahan's Auburn Hills - Sun April 5th

Graham Parker Live
Sunday, April 5th at Callahan’s
2105 South Blvd.– Auburn Hills, MI
Ticket Cost - $20 ADV. - $25 DOS
Show Time 8:30pm
Thirty years into a storied career in rock ‘n’ roll that began with his band The Rumour, Graham Parker finds himself at the absolute top of his game and in the midst of a extended creative hot streak. Hot on the heels of a string of critically acclaimed Bloodshot releases—Your Country (2004), Songs of No Consequence (2005), the blistering live album 103 Degrees in June (2006)—Parker’s most recent release, Don’t Tell Columbus, crackles with desperation and redemption sung with rich, passionate power.
And hooks. Lots and lots of effortless hooks.

Yes, the new millennium has thus far been very good to GP and music fans reap the rewards. Always with his finger on the pulse, Parker skewers the current Presidential administration (“Stick to the Plan”) , self-destructive pop-tart flavors-of-the-day (“England’s Latest Clown”), and on his recent, iTunes-only single “The End of Faith”, he finds inspiration in Richard Dawkins’ and Christopher Hitchens’ recent books condemning religion.

Suffused with the heft of the epic, Don’t Tell Columbus’s lyrical and emotional resonance straddles the Atlantic and evinces GP’s stature as one of the most gifted writers in rock ‘n’ roll. From the personal and metaphorically grand “The Other Side of the Reservoir” to the swinging “Stick to the Plan,” this album ripples with tension between the melancholic, the urgent and the hopeful. Parker’s biting social commentary is in full force here; only GP can have you happily humming along to songs swaddled in desperate loneliness and internal mayhem.
It is unhealthy, perhaps even obscene, that someone should be able to
come up with an album this good this far into their career.

Sometimes an artist is anointed a “legend.” Sometimes this artist’s body of work is so consistently lauded, of such ongoing interest and creativity, the audience might be tempted to take the level of craft for granted. Sometimes such an artist, after a time of flying beneath the radar, emerges with a run of stunning material ascending beyond time and genre. Sometimes this artist casts a shadow large enough they are known by just their initials. Graham Parker is such an artist and this is his time.

Rick Vain - Robert Kidd Gallery - Sat APril 4th


Spring Fling & Trunk Show this weekend


FASHION COLLIDES WITH ART
show this Sat. & Sun.
Garment District New and Vintage
28063 Gratiot Ave, Roseville


This spring we're kicking off the art/craft fair season in funky Ferndale at the Loving Touch. Spring Fling... A Craft Thing will feature 20 vendors and have music provided by DJ's Ryan Allen and JRC. The Loving Touch is located on Woodward Ave just south of 9 Mile Rd.

Relay For Life American Cancer Society - Palmer Field Ann Arbor - Sat April 4th @ 12Noon

Detroit family band Woodman hit us up with a message and invite to come on out this outdoor show with a bunch of great bands to celebrate 25 years of Relay for Life
Catch Woodman at the upcoming May Day event at
The BoHouse being thrown by Loco Gnosis next month
Get the spring fever!
Great bands for a great cause.
Bring a picnic and come hang out.
The weather is looking good, 55 and sunny.
FREE SHOW FOR A GREAT CAUSE!
Woodman
Saturday April 4th 2009
Palmer field in Ann Arbor
Relay for Life-Cancer Fundraiser
Donations for Relay for Life
Lightning Love
Mick Bassett and the Marthas
Charlene Kaye
Woodman
The Dirty Birds
Noon till ?

another MCB LOGO - this one from detroit artist Marc Nischan

We got this in last week from our pal Marc Nischan who knocked out his version of our ever expanding library of logos in no time at all...

Marc was one of our 1st victims of the MCB video interview and is another great example of the talented positive people her in the motorcity.

Catch him at one of his art openings (most recent was Dirty Show X) or at the next Lincolns UK show which should be a record release party for the upcoming LP.





Vintage SLAG by Marc Nischan

4/1/09

The Donnas hit Detroit - August 16th 2009

MotorCity Casino Hotel presents Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo Live in Concert, with Special Guest The Donnas at Sound Board Sunday, August 16th at 7:30 pm.

Pat Benatar is a four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, Billboard Magazine ranked her as the most successful female rock vocalist of all-time and according to the RIAA she is listed as a top-selling artist. Pat will be performing live in Concert with longtime guitarist and husband Neil Giraldo "Spyder". Neil is a great guitar player, a veteran of studio work and, has played on every Pat Benatar album.

Joining Ms. Benatar for a special guest appearance is The Donnas, an all-female hard rock band.

Get tickets here

Tune Town rocks out with 90 motorcity musical acts @ 5 locations during Final Four Weekend


TUNE TOWN BRINGS THE PARTY AND THE MUSIC TO
DOWNTOWN DETROIT STREETS -- APRIL 3-5


Local artists to perform throughout downtown Detroit districts all weekend

To enrich the party atmosphere for this weekend’s expected crowds in Detroit (April 3-5), the downtown business community is sponsoring Tune Town, a music festival designed to bring live music directly to the streets of five of downtown Detroit's most vibrant areas.

Bands and music artists from a variety of genres will bring the party outside by playing in the streets. More than 90 performances by local bands will be featured at one of five locations: Campus Martius, Paradise Valley (formerly Harmonie Park), Hart Plaza, Greektown, and Grand Circus Park. A complete band schedule is available at www.DowntownDetroit.com.

Longtime Detroit radio legend Jim (JJ) Johnson, who graced Detroit’s airwaves for more than 30 years, will emcee many of the local musicians playing throughout the Motor City’s hotspots. He will make rounds at all Tune Town stops and personally introduce the talented Detroit bands.

Tune Town locations will open at 11 a.m. on Friday and continue until midnight. On Saturday, bands will perform from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and then from 10 p.m. to midnight. On Sunday, the music starts up at 11 a.m. and lasts until 10 p.m. at all locations.

“We have an incredible lineup of bands from all over Metro Detroit and as far away as West Michigan,” said Paul Childs, COO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. “We believe Tune Town will raise the party atmosphere downtown and encourage both local residents and visitors to share in the celebration during a special weekend in Detroit.”

The Campus Martius area will house rock bands. On Friday, Red Star Redemption, The High Strung, Bear Lake, Lucky Brown, Brien Patrick and more take to the streets. Then over the course of the next two days more heavy hitters such as Stellar Drive, Guitar Army, Broadzilla, The Reefermen, Band B, Robin Horlock, Twin Pigs Nuroksol and more will play at that same location.

Campus Martius Schedule:
Friday April, 3 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11:00am
1pm
Brien Patrick

1:30pm
2:30pm
Brandon Calhoon

3pm
4pm
Bear Lake

4:30pm
6pm
Lucky Brown

6:30pm
8pm
Red Star Redemption

8:30pm
10pm
The High Strung

10:30pm
12am
Lies Unknown


Saturday April 4, 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11am
1:30pm
Twin Pigs

2pm
3:30pm
Brandon Calhoon

4pm
5:30pm
Band B

6pm
7pm
Robin Horlock

*****************Break for games*****************

10pm
12am
Stellar Drive


Sunday April 5, 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11am
12pm
Harmonica Buzz

12:30pm
1:30pm
Madam XD

2pm
3:30pm
Guitar Army

4pm
5pm
Death To Pedro

5:30pm
6:30pm
Broadzilla

7pm
8pm
The Reefermen

8:30pm
9:30pm
Nuroksol

Paradise Valley will feature singer/songwriters, jazz, and soul artists like as Brandon Calhoon, Pato, Sky Covington, Half Whacked, Back to Back and more.

Paradise Valley (formerly Harmonie Park) Schedule:

Friday April, 3 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11:00am
1:30pm
Half Whacked

2pm
3:30pm
The Fffellaz

4pm
5:30pm
Matt Ratza

6pm
7:30pm
Brandon Calhoon

8pm
9:30pm
Robin Horlock

10pm
12am
Brien Patrick


Saturday April 4, 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11am
1:30pm
Pato

2pm
3:30pm
Sky Covington

4pm
5:30pm
Back To Back

6pm
7pm
Jeff Newton

*****************Break for games*****************

10pm
12am
Lucky Brown

Sunday April 5, 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11am
1:30pm
Ed Wells Duo

2pm
3:30pm
Pato

4pm
5:30pm
Sky Covington

6pm
7:30pm
Which Way Is Home

8pm
9:30pm
Chiara Chanel Experience


Fans of the blues and country should stop by Hart Plaza to see artists like Luther Keith, The Mickeys, Skin & Bones, Christy Howard, Whitey Morgan & The 78’s, Doop & The Inside Outlaws, Tom Esperaza & The Boa Constrictors, Paul Miles, Erich Goebel and many more.

Hart Plaza Music Schedule:

Friday April, 3 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11:00am
1pm
Paul Miles

1:30pm
3pm
TJ Kelly

3:30pm
5:30pm
Pete "Big Dog" Fetters

8:30PM
10pm
Christy Howard

10:30pm
12am
David Gerald & Insurrection

Saturday April 4, 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11am
1pm
Robin Moore & The Northstar

1:30pm
3pm
Skin n’ Bones

3:30pm
5pm
Erich Goebel

5:30pm
7pm
Luther Keith

*****************Break for games*****************

10pm
12am
Tomas Esparza & The Boa Constrictors

Sunday April 5, 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11am
1pm
Joey Spina

1:30pm
2:30pm
Dragon Wagon

3pm
4pm
Paul Miles

4:30pm
6pm
The Mickeys

6:30pm
7:30pm
Doop & Inside Outlaws

8:00pm
9:30pm
Whitey Morgan & 78's


In Greektown, featured bands will play jazz, R&B, funk, and soul music. Artists include The Fffellaz, Third Coast Kings, Chris Ams, Four Finger Five, JStokes, 3 Of A Kind, Greta’s Dream and many more.

Greektown Music Schedule:
Friday April, 3 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11:00am
1pm
Susie Woodman

1:30pm
3pm
Righteous

3:30pm
5pm
3 Of A Kind

5:30pm
7pm
Paul & Harper Wds Heroes

7:30pm
9:30pm
Four Finger Five

10pm
12am
The Fffellaz


*****************Break for games*****************
Saturday April 4, 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11am
1pm
Paul Miles

1:30pm
3pm
Chris Ams

3:30pm
5pm
Jstokes

5:30pm
7pm
Sky Covington


**********break for games***********


10pm
12am
Moment's Notice


Sunday April 5, 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11am
1pm
Pato

1:30pm
3:30pm
Susie Woodman

4pm
6pm
Chris Ams

6:30pm
8:30pm
Third Coast Kings

9pm
10pm
Greta's Dream

Finally, the Grand Circus Park area brings everyone together with a variety of different artists from SKA to country, soul to funk, and rock to R&B, featuring artists and bands like Superdot, Nadir Distorted Soul, Righteous, Ultra Violet Hippopotamus, J Legardy, Great Divide, Whack The Mole, Tom Butwin and many more.

Grand Circus Park Music Schedule:

Friday April, 3 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11:00am
1pm
J Legardy

1:30pm
3pm
Whitey Morgan & The 78's

3:30pm
5pm
Brien Patrick

5:30pm
7pm
The Fffellaz

7:30pm
9:30pm
Righteous

10pm
12am
Lucky Brown


Saturday April 4, 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

11am
1PM
Nadir Distorted Soul

1:30PM
2:30PM
Rachel May & Billy Reedy

3PM
4PM
Tomas Esparza & The Boa Constrictors

4:30PM
5:30PM
Third Coast Kings

6pm
7pm
Great Divide

*****************Break for games*****************

10pm
12am
The Reefermen

Sunday April 5, 2009

Start Time
End Time
Band Name

Time
End Time
Band Name

11am
1pm
Tom Butwin

1:30pm
3pm
Ultra Violet Hippopotamus

SMITTEN BY DETROIT - Wed April 1st 2009

MCB's Anna Hergot provides "Smitten by Detroit"
for your reading pleasure whenever the hell she feels like it.

Enjoy!
Smitten by Detroit:

Montreal was a island city that takes prides in smearing, smothering and submerging every inch of food in Gravy, 9% alcohol content beer, street performers and street protesters taking to the street like it's their job, subways that are quieter than your local library.......and of course the influx of great independent artists coming out of the woodwork there. Talents musicians like Patrick Watson, The Dears, Arcade Fire, Sam Roberts, Lesbians on Ecstasy, Wolf Parade and The Stills.

I was fortunate to run into Michigan's own, Kinetic Stereokids (flint) performing at the Le Divan Orange in downtown Montreal. They were on their "Quietly Loud-Pop Montreal" leg of their 2 week or so tour and dropped in to share some new music off their LP "Kid Moves". Saying they rocked hard would be a understatement.
Here is a video clip of them performing and some pictures from that night and a few of the city and some friends I had hung out with. Included is also a street demostration I ran into of protesters denouncing the atrocites and genocide in Sri Lanka.
Democracy at work!
whoohoo!
Leave it to the french-canadians to always be pissed off about something!










youtube of KSK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA_wV_CtY4c

Kinetic Stereokids are coming back to Detroit
to play later this month, April 23rd at PJ's Lager House.
Drs. @ 8pm.
Don't miss it for all the Qubecian gravy in the world!

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Tonight Anna will be covering this show

WAVVES s/t (Woodsist)
"What do you get when you cross the Beach Boys' sunny melodies with the atonal guitars of Sonic Youth? Wavves, a one-man band starring 22-year-old Nathan Williams, a laid-back San Diego skateboarder who spends his days watching Cops and The Price Is Right, gulps 40s, blogs about hip-hop -- and is set to be one of indie rock's next big things in 2009."
Tonight WAVVES play @ Magic Stick.
Drs. 8pm Cost:10 bucks. All Ages!
Website for Wavves: www.myspace.com/wavves