Wednesday, Oct 8
@ Luigi's Fungarden
1050 20th Street #160
(between J & K Streets) all ages, $5
8:00 'til 11:00 only
Freeform KDVS presents...
STOLEN MINKS (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) GOODNIGHT LOVING (Milwaukee, WI) KDVS MOBILE DJs (dance party)
The Stolen Minks are a totally sweet funtime garagey-pop-rockin' all-girl band from far-eastern Canada. I hope that there will be dozens of rock fans there to make it worth their 4500 mile one-way drive because I'm sure that they will singlehandedly give you your $5 worth of entertainment value. For my money, this is at least as good as the 5678's in their pre-novelty-descent prime! They've made some excellent DIY records which you can buy. Never heard of 'em...don't worry...they are easy for you to love! They woulda been Loft heartthrobs 15 years ago. Please have a listen... http://myspace.com/stolenminks http://www.thestolenminks.com/
The Goodnight Loving are just awesome. I can't find the words, so here's what Dusty Medical said: Goodnight Loving smooth the edges of wild basement punk into something more organic, twangy and irresistibly catchy - effortlessly weaving country, garage rock, folk and pop into a sound all their own. Hailing from rustic Northwoods Wisconsin hamlets, the members converged on Milwaukee in the early 2000s and established themselves as one of a growing number of bands thriving in the basement scene. Their demo caught the ear of Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound, Oblivians, Mary Weiss), leading him to produce their debut album "Cemetery Trails," a slick, stunning record showcasing their knack for beautiful, passionate pop perfection. Just weeks after "Cemetery Trails" was recorded, and months before its release, the band headed up north the record another set of songs in the more relaxed confines of a remote cabin. The resulting sessions produced their second full-length "Crooked Lake" - a twist to their sound, featuring a decidedly more lo-fi approach paired with a darker edge to their lyrics, rendering a fitting mood to the times with themes of paranoia, melancholy, and desperation. http://www.myspace.com/thegoodnightloving
KDVS DJs to be named later (it might be me after all) are gonna be spinning the fun finger-poppin' kinda rock 'n' roll before and between the bands.
Please come enjoy yourself with friends and pizza and beer and good music!