CTIndie Summer Mix MMXIV

It's finally here! This years CTIndie.com Summer Mix has been assembled by our volunteers and is ready for the world!

GRIZZLOR - WE'RE ALL JUST ALIENS

 

GRIZZLOR's website is GRIZZLORDESTROYS.COM, and that could not be a more apt URL.

Dead Rider (ex-US Maple) w/ Florida=Death, Space Orphans and Phemale @ The Outer Space

Now here's a show I can get behind. The Outer Space are putting on a show of very strange musicians.

Space Orphans LP

The Orphans of Kimono Draggin’ fame are back under a new name, bringing their trademark blend of upbeat hard rock and funk back to the table, this time with a little extra spice.

Sperm Donor, Murdervan, and Beasty at Cafe 9 on 8/29!

You are cordially invited to get your goddamned teeth kicked in on Thursday @ Cafe Nine as the rolling thunder from this show is sure to impact ALL faces in a mile radius. Sperm Donor, Murdervan and Beasty are too busy blasting rock music to care about your poor bruised ears!

Sperm Donor / Tomb & Thirst / Stella @ ELM BAR 8/12!

Are you currently worried that your ears hear things TOO well? Looking to get your face blasted off? Well you're in luck because Tomb and Thirst, Sperm Donor and Stella are sticking their proverbial pennies in the musical socket at ELM BAR on Monday

Brian Grochowski - Now, Wait For Last Year

Brian Grochowski is in a LOT of bands. I first saw him drumming for The Gentle Stunts last year, and he did am amazing job. Then I heard he was in Sub Verso and now we are hearing a weird solo LP called "Now, Wait For Last Year"

Sperm Donor - Accidental Incest

Sweet Jesus! Math and riff heavy Sperm Donor blew my fucking mind with their new album Accidental Incest! Crazy impossible to follow songs and insane energy are crammed into every millisecond of this set of recordings.

METZ bring their amp destroying sound to Cafe Nine in New Haven

Right now, there seems to be a whole bunch of independent minded musicians, who are turning up their amps and playing with a bloodthirsty glint in their eyes. These new miscreants blend the louder and noisier side of indie rock with punk, hardcore and even metal, to create amp exploding music of great intensity and visceral thrills.

Wrist Like This Cassette Review

Any band that Matt Potter is in I have to take a second look at. So when he came up to me at The Oasis Pub one night and was going on about this new band, Wrist Like This, I knew immediately that it was something I needed to listen to.

The Danbury Lie - ?

The Danbury Lie are back with a errie and high quality recording called "?"

Monogamy Party bring the (guitarless) noise.....

Photo by Robin McGarrity

Seattle's Monogamy Party adhere to the maxim of being young, loud and snotty, as evidenced by not only their crazy live shows, but their debut EP "Pus City", which came out on Good To Die records last year. Taking inspiration from other noisy, bass-led combos such as Big Business and godheadsilo, the three dudes (Kennedy, Yos-Wa and Keith) are committed to making an in your-face racket that doesn't skimp on attitude or dementia.

With the band embarking on an inaugural cross country tour that stops at the Cherry Street Station in Wallingford on August 27, we decided to send bassist Yos-Wa some questions concerning the band. Full disclosure, I have interviewed this band before for another web site and I'm fully aware of how good they are. So, if you are interested, definitely come down and check out this show. You certainly won't be disappointed.

Enjoy!

Mares Of Thrace return to lay waste to Cherry Street once more

A lot has happened in the Mares Of Thrace camp, since they last came through these parts a few months ago and scorched the eardrums of the select few at Cherry Street. Well, for starters, drummer Stef MacKichan is no longer in the band. She's been replaced by the equally awesome Rae Amity, and they have added a bass player in the form of Scott Shellhammer (American Heritage), who played drums on the United States dates of the bands last tour and even did the incredible album cover art for their latest scorcher, "The Pilmgrimage".

With all this going on we decided to send head Mare Therese Lanz some questions, pertaining to these various issues, along with a few frivolous ones, which she was kind enough to answer in her standard, sarcastic, dry wit. So if you like what you hear, come to the show. Don't miss them again, because that would be very lame. (As always, show info is at the bottom of this article.)

Primitive Weapons debuts their dark, charismatic sounds at Cherry Street

This New York City-based loud rock band plays fast and loose with the rules of hardcore, incorporating elements of metal, doom, noise and post-punk into their dense and dark musical emanations. A few years back, they released an awesome 7" called "Cosmic Horror" on the Shinebox label and this year saw the release of their full length debut, "The Shadow Gallery" on Prosthetic. So with the band finally set to make its Connecticut debut this Thursday along with another band we just wrote about, and Rhode Island doomsters Pilgrim, we sent lead singer David Castillo some questions pertaining to the title of their new record, the band's growth, and their influences, among other things. Here are his answers. Once again, do not miss this show. The info is on the bottom.

Man Forever / People Of The North / The Moving Company / Atrina @ Acoustic Cafe 6/27

Acoustic Cafe is putting on an awesome show Wednesday, featuring all new music from members of Oneida (whom I love!). Come down and hang with cool people and experience the awesomeness.

King Tuff w/ Habibi, Medication and Jacques Le Coque @ Intercambio 6/10

Intercambio is the place to be. Everyone knows it. Now you have even more reason to go as they are having rising fuzz prodigy King Tuff Sunday 6/10!

Cerce/William James/Night Owls/Native Wildlife +more @ The Dream Support Network, CT

Saturday looks busy as hell in CT! Here comes another killer show, this time in Rockville, CT's The Dream Support Network featuring CERCE, William James and more!

Mares Of Thrace bring their beatifully noisy racket to Cherry Street on May 17

uncredited - from the Mares of Thrace fb page

Calgary-based Mares Of Thrace are a wicked noise/doom duo that turns it up and kicks it out on a regular basis. What may you say they turn up and kick out? Well, they turn up their amps and then kick out a loud noisy sound that wouldn't be too out of place on the Amphetamine Reptile label in the mid-1990's. Guitarist vocalist Therese Lanz along with co-conspirator, drummer Stefani MacKichan, have been turning heads and blowing speakers since the release of their debut record, "The Moulting" on the Sonic Unyon Metal label in 2010.

Sidewalk Dave w/ Naked Heroes and Speakeasy 4/14 @9PM

It's the triumphant return of Sidewalk Dave to New Haven this Saturday at Cafe 9. Sidewalk Dave hasn't played New Haven since October but they are back as a full band with some new tunes from their upcoming record: "Hard On Romance".

The Inclined Plane - The Backwards Frontier

One of the great subliminal arts is the long play album. The compounding variables can turn into an obsession for any well meaning artist. There are many different types of "sucessful" outcomes as well. The Inclined Plane have crafted an album that while comprised of many songs, feels like one large cohesive statement and experience. On The Backwards Frontier they craft a dreamy collection, similar in tone and style, while maintaining their original identities.