Damn, so glad to see some kickass bands from MA spreading their love across the states! I just found this video on YouTube from Big Mess’s show at Township in Chicago, Illinois on August 28, 2012. Check it out!
Category Archives: Tours
Fat History Month/Guerilla Toss/Cave Bears Midwest Tour!
Fat History Month

Photo from Boston Hassle
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Guerilla Toss

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Cave Bears

Photo from Boston Hassle
Midwest look out!
Sept 25 NYC Death By Audio
Sept 26 Bard College NY
Sept 27 Pittsburgh- THE VATICAN’T
Sept 28 Cropped Out Louisville KY, just hangin out
Sept 29 Cropped Out
Sept 30 Nashville Tower 2 WTC
Oct 1 Murfreesboro, TN TBA
Oct 2 Carbondale IL SKIHAUS
Oct 3 St. Louis Blank Space
Oct 4 Iowa City- The Mill
Oct 5 Chicago at Situations
Oct 6 Athens OH house show then Casa
Oct 7 NYC TBA
Oct 8 Purchase College, NY
We’ll update this as soon as things our finalized, but I figured I’d give y’all a headstart. If you live in any of these cities, get yer badass out to the show!
http://fathistorymonth.blogspot.com/
http://fathistorymonth.bandcamp.com/
http://soundcloud.com/guerillatoss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muFMH-MaO2Y
FAT CREEPS FIRST TOUR!!!

WOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Now kids across the Northeast can experience KLYAM’s favorite Boston band and one of the most breathtaking live acts as of late. Seriously, if any of you KLYAM readers out there live in Providence, Portland, Northampton, Bennington, New York or nearby, I seriously recommend you go to one of these shows! Check out these badass fliers!


09/21 – Allston, MA @ The Pill at Great Scott
09/22 – Providence, RI @ Ladyfest Providence @ Machines with Magnets
09/27 – Portland, ME @ Matthew’s
09/28 – Northampton, MA @ The Basement
09/29 – Bennington, VT @ Bennington College
w/ The Migs
09/30 – New York @ Cake Shop
Cheap Time Embarking On Massive Tour Starting Thursday

For the next two months Cheap Time will be playing nearly every night. Though they aren’t playing Boston, they ARE playing practically everywhere else in America!
Click “More” for a listing of all the dates; here’s a video from last year for “Another Time”:
Continue reading Cheap Time Embarking On Massive Tour Starting Thursday
Black Lips/Lazzy Lung Super Tour 2012!

YEAHHH!!! Our beloved Black Lips are touring the Middle East region this very month, a conquest they have been cooking up since 2008 or earlier. The foursome are taking Lazzy Lung along with them for their pilgramidge and their first show is on Wednesday, September 19 in Larnarca, Cypresss. Spreading peace, love, and rock ‘n’ roll- and who better to do it than the greatest themselves?!
Atlantic Thrills Eastern U.S. Tour 2012!

Hey all KLYAM readers across America! Providence, RI’s funnest rock and roll band , Atlantic Thrills are heading on tour this week. Be sure to catch them when they hit your town! Fans of Black Lips, Thee Oh Sees, Los Saicos or if you just read KLYAM a lot, take notice- The Thrillz are the perfect party soundtrack. Check your local DIY listings (if such exist).
Atlantic Thrills first tour!
8/23 – Staten Island – Full Cup [FB LINK]
8/24 – Philly- The Station Bar and Grill [FB LINK]
8/25 – Pittsburgh – Skull Fest Hijacking
8/26 – Detroit
8/27 – Chicago – The Dust Bowl
8/28 – Cincinnati – THE COMET [FB LINK]
8/29 – Charlestown WV – The Empty Glass
8/30 – Greensboro – CFBG Records
8/31 – Asheville
9/3 – Charleston SC – The Sparrow
9/4 – Nashville – Zombie Shop
9/6 – NYC
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Big Mess Heading On Tour Next Week/ Show @ Butcher Shop (8/23/12)

8/23 Boston, MA – The Butcher Shop w/ Kal Marks, Caddywhompus and more
http://www.facebook.com/events/330046390422942/
…8/24 Barre, MA – Barre Fest w/ Kal Marks, Motel Mattress and many more
http://www.facebook.com/events/505274812821293/
8/25 Upstate NY – TBA
8/26 Columbus OH – Villa Villa Coola
8/27 Kalamazoo, MI The Corner Record Shop http://www.facebook.com/events/340390142716460/?notif_t=plan_user_invited
8/28 Chicago IL – TBA
8/29 Athens OH – TBA
8/30 Kent, OH – Stone Tavern
8/31 Washington DC – Casa Fiesta
9/1 Mont Clair NJ – The Meat Locker
9/2 Lowell, MA – ALS Fest
http://www.facebook.com/events/431437186877404/See More– Big Mess Facebook Page
*SHOW ALERT* GZA & Sweet Valley @ Paradise (10/19/12)

The GZA, the Genius himself, is touring with Wavves’ Nathan Williams’ (and l’il bro Kynan’s) new side project Sweet Valley and hitting up Boston’s Paradise Rock Club on Friday, October 19, 2012! This show is especially significant because the GZA will be playing his classic LP Liquid Swords in its entirety. Killer Mike and Bear Hands are opening as well. Here is the full list of tour dates from Pitchfork:
09-14 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom *
09-15 Toronto, Ontario – Soundstage *
09-16 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews *
09-17 Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar *
09-18 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *
09-19 Chicago, IL – Metro *
09-20 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
09-22 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall *
09-25 San Francisco, CA – Fillmore *
09-26 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades *
09-28 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory *
09-29 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey *
09-30 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up *
10-02 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee *
10-18 New York, NY – Irving Plaza (CMJ) *
* with Killer Mike, Sweet Valley, Bear Hands

P.S. Sweet Valley’s debut Stay Calm is out this week on Fool’s Gold Records.
Check Out The Dodgy Exclusive Interview W/ Colleen Green
Well-written and highly informative. I didn’t know Colleen had ties to UMASS Lowell (a college that comes up a lot in KLYAM lit), but now I do! Read here!
Colleen is playing Middle East Upstairs on September 9 with Bent Shapes, Plateaus, and Bugs and Rats. Before and after that date she is playing several shows:
8/24 – San Diego, CA @ Tower Bar
8/25 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
8/26 – Las Cruces, NM @ The Trainyard
8/27 – Lubbock, TX @ Glassy Alley
8/28 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk (inside)
8/29 – Dallas, TX @ Bryan St Tavern
8/31 – Atlanta, GA @ 529
9/1 – Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
9/2 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (upstairs)
9/4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
9/5 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
9/7 – Brooklyn, NY @ 285 Kent
9/8 – Storrs, CT @ University of CT
9/9 – Boston, MA @ Middle East (upstairs)
9/10- Lowell, MA @ unchARTed
9/11 – Buffalo, NY @ Ninth Ward
9/12 – Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
9/13 – Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon Street
9/14 – Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
9/15 – Louisville, KY @ TBA
9/16 – Lafayette, IN @ Black Sparrow
9/18 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
9/19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
9/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
9/21 – Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
9/22 – Denver, CO @ Lion’s Lair
9/23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
9/25 – Missoula, MT @ Zoo City
9/26 – Seattle, WA @ Comet Tavern
9/27 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
9/28 – San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
9/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
Migs Heading Down South!

Yeahhh! Our Band of the Week (or I should say month at this point), The Migs are touring the South! Check your local underground listings (if such exist!) for venues on these fine tour dates:
8/10 Somerville, MA (Moe’s Lounge/Radio Basement w/ Fat Creeps, Pile, Fancytramp)
8/11 Rochester, NH
8/12 Manhatten, NY
8/13 Richmond, VA (BAUHAUS w/ The Blue Rajas, Tyrannosaurus Awesome)
8/14 Knoxville, TN
8/15 Lexington, KY
8/16 HELP!?
8/17 FUN FUN FUN
8/18 Dover, NH (Fury’s Publick House w/ Creaturos, Nice Guys)
If you don’t know The Migs, do some homework: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=hp#!/pages/The-Migs/114318615312674 and http://themigs.bandcamp.com/