Month: August 2011
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How to run a DIY Venue part 1: The Legwork
Running a DIY venue can be a rather daunting task, but is also very rewarding in many ways. It’s also a great way to get involved in the local scene, and more importantly, keep the music going. So we at DIT Kalamazoo are here to bring you some HOUSE SHOW TIPS! 1.Meet your Neighbors! In…
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9/2 – CHILD BITE / PAN / ACKLEY KID / AL SABO
Good times are to be had at the Strutt Friday night (9/2) so make sure your there! Doors at 8:30, show at 9:30, five bucks at the door. CHILD BITE is from the Mitten’s own De-troit and they put one hell of a show. Experimental rock riffs to bang your head to. PAN, ACKLEY KID,…
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8/30 – Free Jazz at a good price at Louie’s Trophy House when the Frode Gjerstad Trio hits!
Tomorrow night, Louie’s Trophy House is playing host to a fantastic and phenomenal set of free jazz musicians. Their caliber is top-notch. Their quality is unquestioned. Their licks are wicked. So it is with Norwegian saxophonist Frode Gjerstad and his compatriots, Paal Nilssen-Love and Jon Rune Strøm. Frode, ever an improviser, is bringing some serious…
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NEW DIT MEETING SPOT
Our weekly DIT(K) meetings are being moved to a more centrally located spot fr yr health. From now on meetings will be at 611 Cedar, Kalamazoo, 4pm Sunday afternoon. As always, everyone is invited. The meetings mostly consist of making sure promotion is in place for upcoming shows and setting up shows for touring bands.…
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ALREADY DEAD FAMILY REUNION
If yr one that tries to stay current on the local music affairs then you probably already know aboot the quickly up and coming Already Dead Tapes & Records. You may also know aboot their first annual music fest The Already Dead Family Reunion that is coming up in 2 weeks. Just in case though,…
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Royal Baths, Pessoa and Inflatable Best Friend @ The Strutt on Friday
Summer is almost over and once again The Strutt is putting on a banger of a show or should I say a smanger of a show which of course means it will be a smash and a banger… Royal Baths hails from San Francisco, CA. They will be jamming their poppy garage rock tunes at…
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SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY Empire! Empire!, Mountains For Clouds, An Aesthetic Anaesthetic and Analecta @ The Strutt
Get your butt off the couch, stop watching dumb football and get down to the Strutt this Sunday for some rad post rock and emo jamz. Empire! Empire! and Mountains For Clouds are stopping in Kalamazoo on their August tour to meet up with An Aesthetic Anaesthetic from Chicago and local gig stars Analecta. Empire!…
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Tonight: Delilah DeWylde & The Lost Boys at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
Grand Rapids rockabilly group Delilah DeWylde & The Lost Boys will be performing tonight at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe. The show is 21 + and starts at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $5.00.
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8/25 — St. Isidore, (a)Rare Animal, Benji Myers @ The Strutt
C’mon down to the Strutt tomorrow night at 8 for a clever and eclectic assortment of local jams. Featuring some fairly well-known [and loved!] Kalamazoo residents and musicians, St. Isodore treats us to their very first show, which is sure to be a blast. Also on the bill, (a)Rare Animal; some of Kzoo’s freshest and finest…
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The Reptilian / Dads / Witch Finger’s 1st Show at Victory
Tonight at Victory House there’s going to be one killer show with the line-up to back it up. DADS is a two-piece coming all the way from New Jersey and providing some noodly, melodic emo/punk awesomeness. Hometown heroes, Kzoo’s tappy, screamy secret weapon, THE REPTILIAN will be killing it as they always do. And, lest…
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