Thunderbolt Pagoda @ The Turf Club

Thunderbolt Pagoda
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Friday March 2nd 2012

Thunderbolt Pagoda has posted a couple of songs from a recent Turf Club recording on their Tumblr. I've had a great appreciation for this band going back to the year two thousand and nine so I consider it a high compliment that they would take the time to make these available.

Their interpretation of "Black Easter," originally by Sol Invictus.
"The Navigator," the first song written together with Gerard when he joined on bass.

(excerpts from the full set)

This is a 2 track "field recording" as is how things are usually done around here. Any "post-recording" adjustments are accredited to them. Studio releases (2008's s/t debut and 2010's Second Ascension) can be obtained through Mutant Music. Obligatory link to The Facebook.

Erik Wivinus - Guitar, Vocals, Sitar
Ralph Karsten - Mellotron, Analogue Synthesizers
Matt Entsminger - Drums
Gerard-Jean Boissy - Bass

(Thunderbolt Pagoda and Marijuana Deathsquads supported Total Fucking Blood on the eve of their LP Release show.)

Marijuana Deathsquads @ Hell's Kitchen

Marijuana Deathsquads
Hell's Kitchen
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday April 2nd 2011

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, off to the left, ~20' back, ~7' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Hypers) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > Razorlame > 320kbps mp3]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (compression)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

Marijuana Deathsquads - Live at Hell's Kitchen (04/02/11)

(To download Right Click & Save Link As on PC. Control + Click on mac.)

Marijuana Deathsquads and Slapping Purses supported Spyder Baybie Raw Dog 3k and 2% Muck on the eve of their CD Release for Grimeworld which is available through Totally Gross National Product. Yes, Spyder made it back from New Orleans alive and in one piece. Thank you to the bands and to Hell's Kitchen for allowing me to record. It was certainly a great time. Everyone wants to be a Dee Jay. Everyone wants to blow speakers.

Friday 10/15...

The Hexagon - 10pm, no cover, 21+

Total Fucking Blood
Chibalo (12" LP release available!)
Getting Even
Powerstallion

Palmer's - 10pm, $5, 21+

The Book Of Right On
City on the Make

I don't feel like doing much of anything tonight besides hanging at the house but if I did do something I would probably go to Palmer's and then to the Hexagon.

ROCKTOBERFEST II

Rocktoberfest 2 : Wir leben fur diese!

October 9th Doors at Noon $10 Entry Fee

Grumpys NE Al Fresco (in the back)

Grumpys NE, Pabst Blue Ribbon and Surly Beer are despoiling the oncoming
cold fronts and flipping the bird at snowflakes with one final outdoor
show of loud, rage-filled, animalistic instrument banging in the back of
Grumpy’s NE.

Rocktoberfest 2 is upon us.

Eight bands, Eight brutal band names. Chibalo, Wolvhammer, The Rockford Mules, Tonnage, Rat Catcher, Total Fucking Blood, Kentucky Beltfight and Disasteratti.

Smolderingly irresistible Demon Dogs will be available to sate your urge to devour the entrails of beasts along with its lovable scamp sidekick, taco bag.

$2 PBR Tallboys from Noon to til the music starts.

The first 100 people to cross the threshold into the netheryard of the
Grump will thereupon be awarded a commemorative Rocktoberfest T-shirt
while sizes last