Sweetport 09

Sweetport 09 - Free Concert with Mates of State

5/30/2009 2:00 PM

Mates of State
Caravan of Thieves
The Zambonis
Saint Bernadette
Cosmic Jibaros
MT Bearington

McLevy Green (State & Main St.), Bridgeport, CT
Cost: FREE

On Saturday, May 30th there's a free outdoor festival with 6 bands and special guest DJs. Mates of State, The Zambonis and more, more, more…

From the Sweetport Website:

Dave "Zamboni" Schneider was asked to be the curator of a 4 years and running music and arts festival called Sweetport 09 here in CT. He jumped at the chance saying "it’s like making a live mixtape". HERE IS WHO HE GOT TO PLAY THE FREE SHOW! MATES OF STATE, CARAVAN OF THIEVES, THE ZAMBONIS, SAINT BERNADETTE, COSMIC JIBAROS, MT BEARINGTON & in-between all the live music spinning some great tunes will be iconic music writer MICHAEL AZERRAD. Also spinning some reggae dub will be Dub master YVES WILSON. IT’S FREE !!!!!!! MATES OF STATE - This year saw the release of Mates of State’s highly praised 5th album "Re-Arrange Us", a CD that showed up on numerous year-end "best of" lists across the country. Honestly, they are gonna sound so good in such a small little park. DON’T MISS IT!!! CARAVAN OF THIEVES - They’ve taken the gypsy jazz of Django Rheinhardt from the 1930’s and twisted it up to an original modern melodic bouquet of perfection. Their live show is absolutely fantastic. THE ZAMBONIS - The only band influenced by The Beatles and Wayne Gretzky. "The songs are well crafted pop hockey gems" L.A Times "The smartest, melodic band on skates" NPR. SAINT BERNADETTE - Freshly exhumed from the Bridgeport studio, ready to spread the gospel of rock! COSMIC JIBAROS - Built from Latin, Caribbean, Rock and World rhythms for a sound that’s both cross-cultural and highly danceable. M.T. BEARINGTON - They write trippy, beautiful music that make you wanna lay in the grass on a spring day (unless you have asthma) SPINNING NOTHING BUT GOOD OLD CRACKLY VINYL IN BETWEEN THE LIVE MUSIC... GUEST DEEJAYS ... MICHAEL AZERRAD - MUSICIAN, FILM PRODUCER and ICONIC WRITER MICHAEL AZERRAD will be spinning his favorite tunes throughout the day ON VINYL. Critics and fans raved about Michael’s books "Our Band Could Be Your Life" and "Come As You Are" The Story Of Nirvana. Michael is also the drummer for buzz band The Golden Bloom and also hits the kit for The LeeVees. YVES WILSON- Photographer and Dubmaster DeeJay. Mr Wilson will be laying down the reggae vibe. JASON HAMMEL- Drummer and 1/2 of The band MATES OF STATE, Jason said "I am packing my record crate now, can’t wait"...

Please check out the Sweetport website here for more info. This is a once in a lifetime event, so please please attend!

JH

The Villains

So the other day I stumbled across The Villains on Myspace, and they're the real deal. They play a blend of all kinds off 60s inspired surf, garage, and crusty guitar tunes. So good! There's a lot of great New Haven surf-rock bands that just seem to be popping up from out of nowhere.

Anyway, right after stumbling across these guys, I find out that they're playing a show this Wednesday, at Daniel St. And if you miss that, you can always check out Rudy's on June 20th where they're going to blow out everyone's eardrums for sure.

5/20 at Daniel Street, Milford, CT - 9:00 PM
6/20 at Rudy’s, New Haven, CT - 10:00 PM $3


Oh, and while we're on the subject of surf-rock, check out Surf Nite at Two Boots on Thursday!

Thu May 21
9pm $3
Surf Nite!
Two Boots, Bridgeport, CT

The Vultures
Zen Dudes and the Universe

Both bands are extremely kickass!

JH

Paul Roberts at Cafe Nine

Paul Roberts is the former front man of the legendary Stranglers, a gig he maintained for almost 16 years. If you're not familiar with the Stranglers, you missed a good chunk of punk history. He's playing an intimate acoustic show at Cafe 9 tomorrow night, both covering classic Stranglers songs and doing some solo tunes as well. This should be a pretty great show.

Al Pist is a CT legend, slamming down some great acoustic punk all over the state. He's been throwing down some raging tunes with his solo act for years now. He's also playing at the Whitney House in Hartford on June 6th, an all acoustic show with local Mark Leonard and Jersey punker Malcolm Tent. There's a few other names being bandied about for this show, so stay tuned for more info.

Show Details:

May 19
Tuesday
9 pm

$10 - 21+

Cafe Nine, 250 State St, New Haven, CT

JH

Academy Skatepark Show Review

Check out One Base on an Overthrow's review of the Fatal Film, Brava Spectre and Weird Beards show that went down at Academy Skatepark.

CLICK ON OVER

JD

Kylesa, Rebreather, Iron Hand, Victims

Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009
$10/21+
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Cherry Street Station
491 North Cherry Street Ext.
Wallingford, CT

Kylesa
They say that if a band fails to perfect its sound by album number four, it’s time for that band to do the honorable thing and throw in the proverbial towel. This Spring, Savannah, Georgia’s KYLESA – whose music defies classification, as it incorporates avant-garde experimentalism with relentlessly sludgy riffs, drop-tuned guitars and elements of psychedelic rock – issues its fourth studio full-length, Static Tensions, and let’s just say they’re not going anywhere anytime soon.
Prosthetic Records

Rebreather
It's not everyday a band like Rebreather comes along. With a sound that mirrors the complexity of the breathing process itself, the unit has been exhaling distorted, molten hymns since 1999. While often categorized as an offshoot of the doom metal genus, the fact remains that Rebreather has been developing into something far more intriguing. They draw from the thunderous volumes of Cavity and Floor as much as they do from Barkmarket's twitchy finesse and Hum's melodic rumble.

Iron Hand
Thrash/punk band from the Hartford/Middletown area of Connecticut. Ex-They and The Children.

Victims
All the way from Sweden, d-beat punk/hardcore.

JD

Venue change for WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM

Heads up from Manic:

Due to reasons beyond our control we are forced to move the Wolves in the Throne Room show to a different venue. The Mayor of Wallingford called the American Legion and told them that their has been 41 police calls in the last year. I was told that if their were any noise complaints that our show would be immediately shut down. As you all know, this show is going anything but quiet. I wanted to ensure that this show wouldn't get shutdown.

I'm not really sure about the future of the American Legion but I hope there continues to be shows there. It has been host to many great shows and we've all had some great times there.

Below is the new venue info for the show. Unfortunately it is now 21+ (we can't make all shows at Daniel Street all ages unfortunately) If you have already purchased a ticket and are under 21 please email me so we can figure something out.

Here it is:

Monday, May 25

Wolves in the Throne Room
A Storm of Light
Krallice
Ipsissimus

$12 ($10 advance), 7:00pm - 21+

@ Daniel Street
21 Daniel Street (Milford, CT)

Hope to see you all there! Please help spread the word, the show is in only 9 days!

Rock yer Socks Indie Night

Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 9:00pm

Location: Grady Tavern
622 East Middle Turnpike
Manchester, CT

$2 21 and up
cheep beer
good people
giant moths

Jae
http://www.myspace.com/o0lljaell0o

CJ Boyd
http://www.myspace.com/cjboyd

Jimmy Jude
no website - so get your ass to Grady's to hear this

Rum Glass Serenade
http://www.myspace.com/rumglassserenade

JD