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Weakened Wrap-up #17: America’s Next Top Blogger

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Kirk Kline


Pictured: Built to Spill@The Newport

Bloggers/journalists are the worst thing. Oh man. i mean do you really think anything you have to say is more important than the thing I’m in the middle of? Like I give a fuck bout your website. I was in the middle of something important before you oh so kindly interjected. Maybe there was a reason your interview requests weren’t granted. Fuuuuuck.

Oh hey how’s it going? I’m feeling better thanks for asking. I meant to do this last week but after going to see that “Paranormal Activity” pos@Studio 35 and purchasing Them Crooked Vulture tickets upon arriving home, I awoke on Tuesday morning feeling as though I was hit by a Mac truck. That being said, I had no motivation to do anything so I decided to neatly(weakly) wrap up two weeks of shows at one go. I’m talkin Built to Spill, ipps, Buffalo Killers, Brainbow, The Lindsay, Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, Jemina Pearl and some website that makes Cringe look like Pitchfork. You know what to do.


Pictured: Built to Spill@The Newport

I was on the fence about going to see Built to Spill. Basically I didn’t wanna buy a ticket. I mean paying for shows is sooo pedestrian. As luck would have it, I managed to win a pair from CD101 the morning of the show. Thanks CD101! So, yeah. The show was pretty rad, the crowd not so much. I mean Doug and Co. played the songs we came to hear. Virginia Reel around the Fountain, Untrustable, which btw garnered little to no crowd response, Outta Site, Car, You were Right, which again, no response, and a 2 hour version of Carry the Zero. I mean nobody in attendance wanted to be caught having any fun. Lotta dudes drinkin the kool aid. There was no barrier up front which I have never seen at The Newport and it was cool to be able to make it up front with no hassle and enjoy the up front without getting smashed.


Pictured: ipps@Rumba

After Built to Spill I conned Mike O. into waiting for me to get to Rumba before ipps played. Thanks Mike O. Let’s talk about ipps. Best band in Columbus that never plays? If you don’t know/aren’t drinkin the kool aid, ipps is Bo, Emily, and Matt from Necropolis and Mike O from El Jesus De Majico. Shoe gazey slow jams. Real fucking cool. Good show guys, big fan.


Pictured: ipps@Rumba

I included 2 ipps pictures due to the major lack of Mike O as of late.


Pictured: Flu Faker@Rumba

Flu Faker are a band that people seem to dig. I’m still on the fence. Sorry…all I got


Pictured: Buffalo Killers@Ravari Room

Friday was Main Street Gospel and Cincinnati’s Buffalo Killers at Ravari Room. For some reason I have a hard time catching MSG. It doesn’t matter if they play first of last, they must just not want me to see them. Whatever Barry, Adam and Tito. I did get there in time to see me some Buffalo Killers. I mean long Cream-esque jams with the right amount of psych…all good. They also really kill buffaloes no shit.


Pictured: Newlyweds Brian and Cassie Travis

Saturday was Brian Travis and Cassie Lewis, of Church of the Red Museum and rosehips, wedding day and their reception was at Carabar with The Lindsay and Brainbow. The nuptials were officiated by none other than Church of the Red Museum Drummer stud, Robby Coleman and everyone in attendance at the reception but me looked fan-fucking-tastic.


Pictured: The Lindsay@Carabar

The Lindsay play rock music with guitars. They are good.


Pictured: Brainbow@Carabar

Brainbow play swirling, epic, distortion laden, beautiful instrumental masterpieces that make me wet.


Pictured: Brainbow and Lara Yazvac@Carabar

Comfest reprise!!!

O.K. new week.

I’m not a big movie dude, but I was invited to go see Paranormal Activity on Monday night and said fuck it why not. I was quickly reminded why not. Those movie theaters will let anyone in! Seriously though, I had never been to Studio 35 before, so I thought that was reason enough to go. You heard about this movie? Oh man it’s like totally like Blair Witch….PSYCHE…Big studio decides to virally market a shitty movie with limited release because they don’t want everyone to see it and realize what a piece of shit it is. Have you seen the trailers? Best to leave it at that. I’m also convinced that’s where I got sick. No Them Crooked Vultures show for me. C’est la vie.


Pictured: Jemina Pearl@The Summit

Decided I felt good enough to make it out on Friday night for BenCo presents Jemina Pearl, formerly of Be Your Own Pet at The Summit. Not really a BYOP fan but Jemina and I have something in common, we both hate people. The show was decent, garage rock with the BYOP chick singing. I honestly expected a better turnout because CD101 is playing the single and she did a Big Room performance the afternoon of the show. I met some dude that named his website after a Reno t-shirt. Whatever. Jemina loves Aleks.


Pictured: Gil Mantera’s Party Dream

Look. Party Dream are great, getting greater and it’s only a matter of time before theses dudes totally blow up. No shit.

Sorry tired of typing. Important shit to do.

This week I leave you with more Bobby Silver awesomeness.

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Weakened Wrap-up #13: I’m not a Blogger I Just Type A Lot

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Kirk Kline


Pictured: Man Man@Summit

There’s no such thing as good music. All bands suck, especially yours. It’s all been done before and there is no such thing as a new genre, no matter how many you try to cram in your shitty songs. Basically what I’m saying is fuck that band Attack Attack! for being from Columbus. Crabcore? MORE LIKE CRAPCORE HAHAHA AMIRITE

This week I jammed to Michael at The Agit Reader Happy Hour, went to a sold out hipster fuck-fest at The Summit, jammed to some sweet bands at the CMC Parking Lot Blow Out and watched some bands in a pretty cool warehouse space.


Pictured: crowd crowd@Man Man

After dancing my face off to Michael at The Agit Reader happy hour on Thursday night, I went to the sold out Ben Co Presents on Friday at The Summit to see Man Man. From what I remembered, Man Man put on a pretty fun show, so I figured I might as well see if they were still just as much fun…turns out I was too distracted by the sauna-like temperature and frustrated by the sold out hipster fuck-fest inside the Summit to actually focus on/enjoy the show.

Man Man were tight as fuck and I’m pretty sure everyone there but me enjoyed themselves…If these dudes can sell out The Summit, why is it that there are so many other ill attended shows around here? Also Firewater are better than Man Man.


Pictured: Deerhead@CMC Parking Lot Blow Out

One thing that wasn’t ill attended was the Columbus Music Co-Op’s annual Parking Lot Blowout at The Surly Girl Saloon. This is the event that allows for the Co-Op to help out broke musicians get their teeth fixed and stuff and is a volunteer run event that reinforces a sense or community in the Columbus Music scene.

I made it there around three o’clock, in time for my door shift at 4:00 and I must say I was surprised by the number of people that were there and their amount of dedication to soldier through the inclimate weather. Buckets of water rained down on the tents for the beginning of the afternoon and there was many a sopping wet volunteer, but the weather broke round about 5ish and it was smooth sailing for the rest of the day. There’s something that happens when one starts to consume alcohol around 2 in the afternoon, meaning I didn’t pay a whole bunch of attention to the bands between that and working the door.

I watched the Rosehips be all rosehippy, saw Deerhead TOTALLY KILL IT and witnessed Cheater Slicks totally not clear a room. I missed The Guinea Worms and Struck by Lighting because I was busy not realizing they were playing. No doubt a banner year for the CMC-keep up the good work girls.


Pictured: Six Gallery@Tompkins warehouse

There was another fundraiser of sorts on Sunday to help Wing and Tusk release there album or something. I basically went to see Phantods because they’re rad and Six Gallery because I hadn’t seen them with a vocalist yet. Fun fact about Phantods…Nate Phantod used to be in a band called The Husher a few years back and they were one of the first Columbus bands that I got stoked for…experimental, instrumental, and defunct, sources tell me that there may be a Husher reunion somewhere in the near future. I really can’t stress enough how tight Phantods are live and how awesome Gretchen King’s voice is. Do yourself a favor and check them out, don’t let the name be a deterrent. Also, CD101 should be playing “Revival” IMHO.

This was my first time seeing Six Gallery with new vocalist Daniel, formerly of Pirate and they were way more entertaining/less boring than before. They made me think of Minus the Bear a whole bunch when they were instrumental, now they just make me think of them a little. I left during Wing and Tusk’s set due to long day syndrome but I’m going to make it a point to check them out next time I can.


Pictured: Phantods@Tompkins warehouse

I’m going to organize a fundraiser for myself because I need a laptop and a new camera hope you can make it.

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