Black Ambient Manifesto

Fri, September 03, Doors: 6:00 pm - Show: 6:00 pm - All Ages - $5      Artist Website

folk/pop/indie

With:

H. Dustin Harmsen
Chris Ford

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Mother Culture

Fri, September 03, Doors: 9:30 pm - Show: 10:00 pm - 21+ - $5      Artist Website

indie/rock/pop

Like love poetry carved into the planks of prison bunks, Mother Culture smuggles stories of hope through the clutches of winter's silence. Accepting no constraints from without, these 5 self-proclaimed vagabonds piece together vividly real dreamscapes meticulously crafted against a backdrop of equality and social awareness. Resting somewhere between protest folk and disco punk, its as if Joe Strummer and Joni Mitchell made a record amidst a dystopian dream, only to awake in a David Bowie dance number.

With:

Wrestling With Wolves
Ryan Traster
Why Make Clocks

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Dark Mirror

Sat, September 04, Doors: 5:00 pm - Show: 5:30 pm - All Ages - $5      Artist Website

metal/thrash/progressive

Dark Mirror is what happens when Clint Blomker, Marco Battaglia, Jeremy Hall, Blitz Creagan, and Alonso Donoso get rowdy. Dark Mirror has a burning desire to create new sounds inspired by the past greats of heavy metal and rock n roll! Four working class dudes originally from different cities in Iowa, and one all the way from Chile, Dark Mirror is a group of like-minded musicians who joined forces to shake the foundations of the industry and remind the world of what 5 people pouring their hearts and souls out live can do! The crowd is equally as important as the group on stage, since we feed off of their energy, we transmute it and send it back in waves of face-melting, gut-pounding, soul-soaring awesomeness. We are them and they are us.

With:

The Lords of Trident
Vanlade
The Curse of Hail

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Dead Larry

Sat, September 04, Doors: 9:30 pm - Show: 10:00 pm - 21+ - $5      Artist Website

psychedelia/funk/jam/rock

A delightful blend of psychedelic rock, dance and funk offers a look into the new generation of musicians and fans. Based out of Iowa City, IA, Dead Larry spreads a positive message to bring out a renewed feeling of passion and hope for anyone who listens. A group of 4 guys in their early twenties, Dead Larry loves to party and encourages the crowd to get up and moving. With a vast range of influences it's hard to pin down the sound, but comparisons have been made to Modest Mouse, The Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Dead Larry encourages a community of friends and family (known as "The Family of Funky Friends") that continues to support and grow with Dead Larry througout their adventures. Touring relentlessly across the country, Dead Larry is a psychedelic force to be reckoned with.

With:

Omega Dog
The Maw

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Mose Giganticus

Tue, September 07, Doors: 6:00 pm - Show: 6:15 pm - All Ages - $5      Artist Website

metal/punk/rock

The brainchild of Philadelphia’s Matt Garfield, MOSE GIGANTICUS pulls from an extensive range of hard rock, metal, and punk influences to create a unique and modern record with their Relapse debut ‘Gifthorse’. “The Left Path”, “Last Resort”, “White Horse”, and “Days of Yore” brings together driving, power riffs and low-end heaviness with expansive electronics, synth elements, and spirited attitude. ‘Gift Horse’ is as infectious as it is timeless, and a massive debut from an oncoming force-to-be reckoned with.

With:

Druids
Tony Rocky Horror

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Bad Speler

Tue, September 07, Doors: 9:30 pm - Show: 10:00 pm - 21+ - $5      Artist Website

electronica/experimental

Bad Speler is a new project by Darren Keen (The Show Is The Rainbow) and recent signing to Illegal Art. Bad Speler's debut, "Big Smaller Presents : GOOD SPEAKER Live Mixtape Volume #1" is the first of several 100% live mixes (no edits!) that will be released exclusively on our site every 1-2 months (pay what you want). Based in Nebraska, Darren will be bringing the Bad Speler live show to monthly club nights all over the midwest.

With:

Adam Robert Haug

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Twisted Youth

Wed, September 08, Doors: 5:00 pm - Show: 5:30 pm - All Ages - $5      Artist Website

rock/metal/punk

Formed In 2004, Twisted youth has been kicking ass and taking names! they have a E.P out in march and will start recording there first album in june! When Twisted Youth comes To your Town, Dont miss it!! its a extrem Twist of Pure Insain Music!

With:

The Last Call Casualties
Dark Adaptation
Steel Legion

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Battlehooch

Wed, September 08, Doors: 9:30 pm - Show: 10:00 pm - 21+ - $5      Artist Website

pop/rock/experimental

They've been called everything from "pure art rock sunshine" to "deliberately obnoxious." Battlehooch unabashedly walks the line between pop sensibility and avant-garde experimentation, bending the chaotic into the melodic and evoking passionate responses in everyone that hears them. For their self-titled album (released April 16th on Vinyl), Battlehooch sought to capture the raw energy of their infamous live show without sacrificing their characteristic musical sophistication. After polishing new material on tours across the west coast, the band returned home to San Francisco to lay down the tracks live in the studio. The result is an incredibly rich and dynamic record that recalls musical shapeshifters like Os Mutantes, The Mothers of Invention, Fiery Furnaces and the Flaming Lips, while never shying away from the opportunity to roll out sweet vocal melodies and considerate songwriting. See them live on their national tour in Summer 2010.

With:

international ESPIONAGE!
Ladysoal

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Agent Ribbons

Thu, September 09, Doors: 7:30 pm - Show: 8:00 pm - 21+ - $7      Artist Website

garage/rock/pop/country/experimental

Agent Ribbons isn’t just a band–it’s a tree house club of post-feminist dreamers trying to find their place in the scheme of things, like a hand-sewn and lovingly-crafted garment in a modern, disposable world. Musically, an impeccable taste in influences (from the Zombies to Eartha Kitt, The Breeders to the Velvet Underground, and beyond…) helps them find a sound that is both classically informed and yet innovative and fresh sounding. They miraculously reconcile seemingly-unrelated genres and make it seem easy, sounding something like Girls in the Garage doing the Three Penny Opera.

With:

We Are Country Mice
The Jitz
Crystal City

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