TGIT: Our Weekend Picks!

photo of Javelin from MySpace

Thursday, August 6th

Javelin + Leo Minor, Juiceboxxx, Club Nutz DJs @ Y-Not III (1854 E. Kenilworth), 10 p.m.

Hailing from New York, Javelin makes good use of their record crates, digging in for the hidden dub, pop and psych deliciousness that  leaves their  live audience more than eager to eat up more. Leaving digital track trails across the Internet to complete their full-length Jamz n Jemz, Javelin’s cast of recycled characters, mainly comprised of George Langford and Tom Van Buskirk, will undoubtedly will be two DJs that will inspire the materialization of pens and notebooks.

photo of The Misfits from MySpace

Friday, August 7th

The Misfits + Speedfreaks, Get Rad, Self Destruckt @ The Modjeska (1134 W. Mitchell), 8 p.m. (all-ages)

The Misfits, the old-school, horror-punk band from New Jersey, will be in Milwaukee Friday to play alongside Milwaukee’s own hardcore heroes, Speedfreaks and Get Rad. Best associated with former front man Glenn Danzig (now, the band is lead by bassist Jerry Only), the Misfits made popular songs such as “Die, Die My Darling” and “Halloween” and played  alongside The Damned and Black Flag. Their skull logo, ripped from a 1940s film poster, is still their call-image to this day.

 

photo of Sleeping in the Aviary by Mike Krol

 Sleeping in the Aviary + the Candeliers, Amo Joy @ the Cactus Club (2496 S. Wentworth), 10 p.m.

Madison’s Sleeping in the Aviary has recently released a split 7″ with fellow Madisonian punkers The Hussy, which contains the pumped up track “Automatic (for Krol)”. This Friday, they hit the stage with Milwaukee’s “kitchen-sink pop” band The Candeliers, demonstrating that they fit right in between rambunctious pop and punk quite nicely.

photo of King Hell Bastard from MySpace

 Saturday, August 8th

KingHell Bastard  + Exotic Matter, The MVs, SLDSUC, DJ Butta Tooth @ Stonefly (735 E. Center), 10 p.m.

With a name stolen from the pages of Hunter S. Thompson, it’s obvious that KingHell Bastard is as smart as they come. The local hip-hop mavens, when alongside local funk/jazz pros, Exotic Matter, KHB is an unstoppable force. The two join forces at Stonefly this Saturday as they bring down the house with The MVs and SLDSUC (Logic and Eddie Nygma).

 

photo of Red Knife Lottery by Chris Stingl

Rockerbox 2009: Center Street: The Wildbirds, Red Knife Lottery, Speedfreaks, The Fatty Acids, Battle Royale, 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Go for the bikes, stay for the bands. While custom bikes are the main attraction at the seventh-annual celebration that is Rockerbox  (dreamed up by Scott Johnson of Fuel Cafe), the event hasn’t overlooked the celebratory aspect of the event, inviting local bands to play the Rockerbox stage every year. This year features performances by The Wildbirds and Red Knife Lottery. The event runs from 11: 00 a.m. – 7 p.m. with bands playing sets between 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

TGIT: Our Weekend Picks!

Photo of Codebreaker courtesy of MySpace

Thursday, February 26th

88Nine Radio Milwaukee Presents: 2nd Annual Milwaukee Music Awards Celebration featuring: Fever Marlene, Codebreaker, Figureheads & Quinn Scharber and the…, DJs Kid Millions + Why B.E. Rich  & Luke Warm @ Mad Planet (533 E. Center), 10 p.m.

Join 88Nine Radio Milwaukee as they honor some of local music’s brightest and best to hit their airwaves over the last year. Catch the on-air awards on 88Nine from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. and head over to Mad Planet after full disclosure for full celebration of the winners of ‘artist of the year’, ‘memorable concert of the year’ and ‘club DJ of the year’.

Image courtesy of MySpace

 Saturday, February 28th

Broad Vocabulary Benefit @ Frank’s Power Plant (2800 S. Kinnickinnic): potluck dinner, raffle: bands: Plexi 3 + the International Date Lines, Uh Oh, Pigs On Ice & Exotic Matter

Independent bookseller and cooperative, Broad Vocabulary (now ‘A Broader Vocabulary Cooperative‘) found helping hands and creative organization from locals Kate Scanlan and Brian Whitney, who put together a fundraiser for this Saturday to blow all other fundraisers out of the water (this one includes a potluck dinner, raffle and  five bands). Find more information about  upcoming events and projects A Broader Vocabulary Cooperative is working on for/with the Milwaukee community at their blog *here*. 

Photo of Abaddon courtesy of MySpace

Abaddon + the Muzzler & Regrets @ The River Horse (1701 E. Center), 7 p.m.

What’s it like to see a hardcore and metal show staged next to a pinball machine? Only one way to find out: go and see for yourself on Saturday as some of Milwaukee and Chicago’s finest and loudest exports play at one of Riverwest’s best places to catch a cold PBR.

Photo of the Blind Shake courtesy of MySpace (it was taken @ Circle A in MKE!)

Sunday, March 1st 

The Blind Shake + Wereworm & Analytik @ The Sugar Maple (441 E. Lincoln), 8 p.m.

Minneapolis’ The Blind Shake are making use of their Spring Fever energy and booking it down to Milwaukee once again to play at The Sugar Maple. Sounding raw and twitchy, they’re not too far off from city-mates, Stnnng, but maybe a bit more of a walk on the psychedelic side. Check out this review *here* for a more accurate description. Also playing: the elusive ‘Wereworm’ of Milwaukee.