Monday, March 1, 2010
Cream Calendar Free Show Round-Up: WOTT 8 off 8th Tonight; Steve Cross' Rock the Block Tomorrow
Posted by D. Patrick Rodgers on Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 2:18 PM
Two strong bills on this week's radar; both are free, and both feature more local acts than you'll typically catch on a weeknight. The boys at We Own This Town have already determined your plans for this evening, like it or not: "You will be headed to Mercy Lounge for a night of free music from a myriad of local talent that you may or may not have heard of; depending on how closely you pay attention to our podcasts." That one features The New Protestants, The Lake, Goldroom, Cobra Cheetah Tiger Viper, The Kingston Springs, Downtown Handshake, My Tyger & Hanzelle. UPDATE: The Cream's resident gamemaster, Ashley Spurgeon, would like me to inform everyone that Mercy Lounge's Rock 'n' Roll Trivia will take place before the 8 off 8th at 7 p.m. (same as every week). That's free, too, and it's a weekly opportunity to try and outshine Adam Gold in the music knowledge department.
Scene shutterbug and unabashed science nut Steve Cross has also set up a free bill over at Exit/In for tomorrow, Mar. 2. The bands: POWERBRRRD, Jordan Caress, Tristen, We Were the States, Cody Blaine & Bows and Arrows. Both shows are bristling with mostly undersung local rock 'n' roll talent. I know you guys like free things that are bristling. Get on it.
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I initially wondered if it was a Wilco reference ("Handshake Drugs"). Then I remembered that I'm not a Wilco superfan anymore. So yeah, maybe it is an HJ thing.
Actually, tonight's line up has actually evolved a little bit. In fact, because we care about how much sleep you get on a Monday night, we've truncated tonight's show to seven bands. The past two times we've hosted, there's been a day-of, last-minute, favor-for-a-friend addition resulting in a couple 9 off 8ths (which doesn't really roll off the tongue). So really, if you do the math, we're actually +1 going into this evening.
Here's the batting order:
1. Roy Ira - 9:00
2. The Garden Leo - 9:20
3. Goldroom - 9:40
4. Cobra Cheetah Tiger Viper - 10:00
5. The Kingston Springs - 10:20
6. Downtown Handshake - 10:40
7. My Tyger - 11:00
See y'all tonight!
Glad I didn't write my post encouraging people to check out Hanzelle since they got the ax.
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