Watch the latest stop-motion music video from King Khan & The Shrines for their song “Darkness” off the forthcoming LP Idle No More (Merge) out on September 3. Read more about the “Darkness” music video in this New York Times article here: http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/listen-up-the-strange-soul-circus-of-king-khan-and-the-shrines/?_r=1
P.S. Bostonians, catch the band live at Brighton Music Hall on October 29!
Our Providence buddies, Atlantic Thrills are heading on tour in five days and they are coming for you KLYAM reader! And if you’ve been paying any attention then you know that the dudes have a new single coming out on Almost Ready Records on August 13. “A Day At The Beach” is what they call it and it’s sweetttttt, but it’s just a pinch of the punk slime that you will later hear on their forthcoming full length LP to be released this fall also on Almost Ready. Stay tuned for more info on the exact release date. In the meantime, listen to “A Day At The Beach” below, spend some time with your family, and above all catch the Atlantic Thrills at one of the shows listed below.
Tour Dates:
Fri 7/26 Philly PA @ Ortlieb’s w The Improbables, The Abandos
Sat 7/27 Baltimore MD @ Otto Bar w/ Slow Jerks, Ar-Kaics
Sun 7/28 Virginia Beach VA @ Beer Pong Tournament
Mon 7/29 Richmond VA w Sacred Teachers, Great Dismal Swamis
Tues 7/30 Wilmington NC @ the Calico Room w The Carvers
Wed 7/31 Charleston SC @ Royal American w Dumb Doctors
Thu 8/1 Charleston SC @ House Party
Fri 8/2 Atlanta GA @ Star Bar w Modern Primitives
Sat 8/3 Asheville NC @ Double Crown
Tues 8/6 Raleigh NC @ Slim’s Downtown w Thee Dirty Beats
Thurs 8/8 Brooklyn NY @ Hank’s Saloon w House Of Flowers
Fri 8/9 Staten Island NY @ Full Cup
Sat 8/10 Providence RI @ Foo Fest
Sat 8/17 Providence RI @ Roller Derby Single Release Show
Look, the good people over at Boston Hassle are reppin da Beach’!
http://www.bostonhassle.com/2013/07/20/fresh-stream-atlantic-thrills/
Read this super cool Colleen Green interview from 12 Questions. Colleen offers sincere, thought provoking, and sometimes funny responses. Here’s my favorite: “It’s been years since I looked at the book, but I always think about how Holden Caulfield couldn’t stop himself from telling a girl that he loved her, even though he didn’t REALLY love her, but in that moment, he REALLY did. And I believe in that. It’s what my song “Goldmine” is inspired by.”
Oh and why not hook you up with a link to the interview: http://12questions.us/2013/07/10/colleen-green/ There ya go.
Damn, I’m getting pumped for the upcoming No Age LP An Object out on Sub Pop on August 20!
Whoa, flashback to last Summer!
Between 5 P.M. and 7 P.M. tonight tune in to WZBC’s “Mass Ave and Beyond” (90.3 FM) to hear Fat Creeps play some tunes among other wholesome activities I imagine.
While you’re at it, pick up Fat Creeps 10″ (VINYL) EP on Coke Bottle Clear and/or White from KLYAM Records! http://klyam.bigcartel.com/
OR grab a copy from one of these fine institutions: Deep Thoughts (Jamaica Plain, MA), Weirdo Records (Cambridge, MA), Armageddon Records (Cambridge, MA)!
Watch this comical and informative video (from September 16, 2010) of the one and only Bradford Cox speaking in front of some music students in Athens, GA. Bradford playfully shares his experiences in the music industry; coming from playing to two random friends in Atlanta to playing in front of thousands of fans in Barcelona.
Watch Part II here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCq1byM6xjI (NOTE: it’s significantly longer).
Bands: Bleeding Rainbow, Fat Creeps, Nice Guys
Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Venue: Great Scott (Allston, MA)
Nice Guys – When the show was just Fat Creeps and Bleeding Rainbow I was intensely anticipating this evening, but when Co – KLYAMER Glen informed me that Nice Guys were added to the bill, hot damn! Seriously, a great thing to hear when you’re sweating your balls off at work. Speaking of sweating balls off, Nice Guys consistently produce sweaty, screaming, clamorous (KLYAMorous!) sets that jostle the hairs on my sweaty testicles and tonight’s show fits in well with that description.
I have seen a healthy chunk of Nice Guys sets now and most of them have been in DIY settings that tend to lend themselves to looser, wilder behavior. These nice dudes however, don’t let the typical rock venue, performer/crowd barrier get in the way of a good time and they put on one of their most entertaining sets thus far. Guitarists Alex Alexson and Matt Garlick even hop off stage into the crowd at one point during the set.
The foursome play several familiar tunes such as boneshakin’ essentials like “Drunk As Fuck, Stoned As Fuck,” (aren’t we all guys? aren’t we all?) “Pizza Bong,” and my favorite “Cop Walk.” I’ve sucked Cop Walk’s sonic dick (sonic dick, ooohhh I smell a band name!) long enough now, but you know what? I think I’m going for seconds or should I say fifths or sixths, I lost count. When Cop Walker hits those violent bolts of guitar fuzz and sledgehammer drums it’s like those little, involuntary spasms a dude’s dick gets before an orgasm is achieved. Well, the orgasm is achieved tonight at Great Scott. Jesus Christ.
Set – List:
“Free”
“Herb Chambers”
“Unholy”
“New” as in a new, untitled song.
“HD”
“Cop Walk”
“Drunk As Fucked, Stoned As Fuck”
“Pizza Bong”
“Pilgrim”
“Finale”
Make it your life mission to listen to these bad boys, errr I mean Nice Guys right here and for all eternity: http://niceguys666.bandcamp.com/
Fat Creeps – Local outlaw Ben Tan has created a drinking game in my name in which one of the rules is every time Chris DeCarlo name drops Fat Creeps in a review you take a drink. I would advise you not to play this drinking game, for I see various lawsuits against KLYAM in the near future. Point being, Fat Creeps have been a household name on this site for over a year now and I am proud to say our first release (10″ Vinyl EP) on KLYAM Records! So, it is exciting to catch the band live at Great Scott in the middle of their first major tour ( https://klyam.com/2013/06/19/fat-creeps-bleeding-rainbow-summer-tour/) with Bleeding Rainbow. Congrats guys!!!
The trio kicks things off right with Creeps classics such as “Nancy Drew” and “700 Parts,” which are often, if not always played side by side. The former is an upbeat, jangly pop number while the latter is a slow, murky ballad – both are immediate and showcase the band’s talents better than anything else in their catalog.
The band continues with some songs introduced in 2013 including “Blue” and “He Comes In Loudly.” It’s funny, I always mistake “Blue” for “He Comes In Loudly” until they play “He Comes In Loudly” and I don’t realize it until they sing “he comes in loudly.” Wow, that’s a lot of he comes in loudlys. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many he comes in loudlys jam packed into one regular sized paragraph ever before in my life. Now, I’m curious exactly how he comes in loudly.
In addition to Fat Creeps (you know I be pluggin’ that 10″ EP YO!) gems like the surfy hits “Fooled” and “Leave Her Alone,” and one of my favorite album openers “Secrets,” the band also performs a new song entitled, “Having So Much Fun.” I’m not exactly sure how it goes or what it sounds like, but I’m going to keep my eyes and ears open for this newbie at future Creeps shows.
After nearly two weeks of shows, Fat Creeps are still kicking it and sounding fresh as ever, without a single hint of weary. Their lively and fun filled performance is well appreciated as Great Scott attendees sway and bop back and forth to the Creeps’ light noise pop; a sweet soundtrack for a sweet Summer night, brings me back to last Summer when I first started actively listening and seeing these guys on a regular basis. Fittingly, they close their set with a heavy, headbanger known as “Going to the Party!”
Party with the Fat Creeps here: http://fatcreeps.bandcamp.com/
And pick up dat 10″ EP (VINYL – Coke Bottle Clear & White) from KLYAM Records! http://klyam.bigcartel.com/
Got me another set list!
“Nancy Drew”
“700 Parts”
“Blue”
“He Comes In Loudly”
“Leave Her Alone”
“Fooled”
“Having So Much Fun”
“Secrets”
“Going to the Party!”
Bleeding Rainbow – I don’t know a whole lot about Philadelphia’s Bleeding Rainbow other than checking out a couple of songs before the show, so I am going in with an open mind, expecting to hear some sweet, chill tunes and while I can’t say I am in love with the band, I do enjoy myself. At this point in the evening, I am pretty sauced and Bleeding Rainbow is a smooth, dreamy soundtrack to my intoxicated state of mind. The only song I recognize is “Waking Dream,” that guitar riff is pretty neat!
Bleeding Rainbow don’t fuck around and they are most likely hitting up your city some time in the not so distant future. Check em’ out: http://bleedingrainbow.bandcamp.com/
You think you’re tough with your Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God and whatever else is considered cool in contemporary metalcore. But, that shit is lame next to the new Hunx and His Punx track, you guessed it, “You Think You’re Tough” from their upcoming LP Street Punk (Hardly Art) out on July 23 bitches!
“HUNX AND HIS PUNX have returned with Street Punk—a new album filled with the catchiest and most hateful punk songs heard in eons. Street Punk is an unrelenting tour de force, echoing early 80s hardcore, 90s grrl sounds, Darby Crash on helium, and the female answer to The Misfits.” – Hardly Art
OHHHH and Bostonians don’t forget to catch the band at Brighton Music Hall on Friday, August 23!
Bands: Fat Creeps, Headband, Nice Guys
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2013
Venue: Discovery Zone (Allston, MA)
As soon as Glen and I enter the Discovery Zone, Allston’s Nice Guys are already kicking out the jams, just inches away from us. The nice dudes are decked out in their beach garb: short shorts and pasty whites and what have ya.
Nice Guys are a truly fun group and they provide some comical on stage (floor) back to back banter. This aspect of the group brings to mind early Smith Westerns (1st album) and early Black Lips, not to mention their garage punk tendencies. There’s something charming about them, like young male bonding or some shit like that, I don’t know anymore, I’ve been doing this for too long (says the twenty something). I have notes, I came prepared I swear, they just never seem to make it to the reviews. ANYWAY…
They appear to be at home in the Discovery Zone space, after all they have played several shows here before. It’s best to see this foursome in an underground setting such as this as opposed to a club, and this has to be the best set I have seen from the guys. It’s loud, fast, and fuzzy, reminding me to invest in some serious ear plugs in the not so distant future.
Nice Guys certainly have a sharp sound that rattles my bones and mangles my teeth, uh huh, but I feel like the songs could be stronger. They are fun for sure, but they could use more character/personality to fully bring those pizzas, boners, and bongs to life as if they were being placed in my lap. With that being said, “Cop Walk” is a juicy beast and I never get sick of it’s factory like guitar riffage at the beginning and how it just bursts into heavy, spastic jolts of primal rock ‘n’ roll. Up close and personal (I wouldn’t have it any other way), I can feel Jake Gilbertson’s hollering vocals vibrate down my spine, a feature of the band I had overlooked in the past. Dude can scream.
I should also mention that drummer Cam Smithers hops on the mic (mike?) for what is apparently a cover of an Andy Kaufman song. I didn’t know that Andy Kaufman made music…
Towards the end of the set, Jake and Alex shake things up a bit, rushing into the crowd with their guitars, even breaking a fan in the process. Just to clarify, when I say fan I mean the kind that provides cool air for all of us, not a human body. After all, these are Nice Guys.
And Matt Garlick is also the man. I just realized that he was the only Nice Guy (and Fagette!) I haven’t mentioned yet. I don’t want him to feel left out, because he is a pimp, and pimpin’ ain’t easy.
http://niceguys666.bandcamp.com/
Set List:
“(I Trusted You)”
“Herb Chambers”
“Street Surfer”
“Draggins”
“Molten Donut”
“Unholy Snack”
“Cop Walk”
“HD Snobs”
“Finale Dead”
The rockin’ and rollin’ grande times ramble on with Headband – a Boston mainstay. To quote one, Jake Gilbertson, “There was a Headband before I could even spell Headband.” Jake isn’t letting his mind run wild; Headband has existed since 1996, damn that’s quite a feat! Most bands don’t last more than a mentos, let alone two decades. Beyond being impressed with their longevity, I am genuinely impressed with some of their music. At times it reminds me of the strange, cave pop of the Box Elders and then at other times, I feel like the music drags or never takes off. They have a wealth of material on their bandcamp. Knock yourself out. http://buzzardrock.bandcamp.com/
Fat Creeps are the last band to play tonight and their performance is nothing short of thrilling. Twenty one Creeps shows deep, I can safely say this is one of their best yet, and that appears to be a popular sentiment among tonight’s attendees. Straight up, being one half of the people that put out the band’s 10″ EP on KLYAM Records, naturally I am an ecstatic fan of the trio, but I don’t bullshit when I write about bands, even ones on my label, so when I say this is one of their best, I mean it. Oddly enough, it’s kind of hard to articulate exactly why this show is finer than most I have experienced in the past. I am going to attribute the high quality of this gig to two features: set and setting. Much like a psychedelic experience, the Fat Creeps evoke an altered state of consciousness in me, one that I feel is shared with everyone in the room.
The set, that is the mindset, as one Dr. Leary labeled it, is a young band performing in front of a sea of familiar faces – a collective group of friends and fans alike, an audience that has grown to know and love the songs that the band has mastered over the past couple of years.
The setting is an intimate, cozy living room space and when combined with the aforementioned set, it creates a serene feeling, an aura if you will. It’s as if everyone is simultaneously appreciating the music of the Fat Creeps all as one consciousness. From the first chords of “Horoscope” the crowd is hooked and the Creeps never let go. Besides playing an outstanding set, part of my joy is simply observing the reactions of others in attendance; seeing kids’ faces light up in anticipation for the do do do doos in “Nancy Drew” or getting pumped for Mariam’s belting line “COME CLOSER I CAN’T HEAR YOU!” in “Secrets.”
The Discovery Zone setting itself is an impressionable one. I always get a kick out of the ubiquitous, random barrage of bizarre films being projected behind the bands while they play. During the Creeps set however, the video material is familiar, but equally enticing. There is an outburst of cheers as a clip of Beavis and Butthead comes on. This is followed by a Wendy’s commercial during the haunting ballad “700 Parts.” That’s trippy.
Get totally tripped out by the Fat Creeps here: http://fatcreeps.bandcamp.com/
Even better order the Fat Creeps 10″ EP (VINYL) on Coke Bottle Clear and/or White from KLYAM Records! http://klyam.bigcartel.com/ ORRR pick up a copy at one of the following Boston area record stores:
Deep Thoughts (Jamaica Plain, MA)
http://www.deepthoughtsjp.com/
Weirdo Records (Cambridge, MA)
http://www.weirdorecords.com/
Armageddon Records (Cambridge, MA)
http://www.armageddonshopboston.com/index_boston.php
Brothers and sisters, don’t stop there! Fat Creeps are currently on a big ass tour with Bleeding Rainbow (http://bleedingrainbow.bandcamp.com/) and they may just be hitting your town any day now. Here are the remaining dates. Boston peeps, they’re hitting up Great Scott on Tuesday July 2!
Fri – June 28: Toronto, ON The Drake Hotel
Sat – June 29: Montreal, QC il motore
Mon – July 1: Winooski, VT The Monkey House
Tue – July 2: Boston, MA Great Scott
Wed – July 3: New Haven, CT BAR 254 Crown St.
Fri – July 5: NEW YORK Mercury Lounge
https://www.facebook.com/events/121765888020343/
In the immortal words of The Doors “The time to hesitate is through.”
YO! Fat Creeps 10″ (VINYL) EP is now available at the following kickass institutions…
Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain, MA
http://www.deepthoughtsjp.com/
Weirdo Records in Cambridge, MA
http://www.weirdorecords.com/
Armageddon Records in Cambridge, MA
http://www.armageddonshopboston.com/index_boston.php
And of course you can order one directly from KLYAM Records: http://klyam.bigcartel.com/
PICK UP A RECORD NOW, BEFORE THEY’RE GONE!!!
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