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BANDGEEK!: Get All Your Bandness In Friday Because Saturday Is Sorta Shitay

August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 Mike Seay 1 Comment

Friday is crazy good. Saturday? Not so much. Decide for yourself, Fresno music lovers. It's BANDGEEEEEEK!:

FRIDAY

AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: It would seem that San Francisco's Ambassadors of Gypsy Rock, Diego's Umbrella, is trying to build a relationship with Fresno seeing as they come here often. Fine with us just as long as they don't want to date exclusivley. Also playing is The Low Rollers and local backing for this show by Passion Bucket and Brian Kenny Fresno:

FULTON 55: Santa Cruz soul titans The Inciters. Plus Fresno ska band Pocket Money. Opening is Danielle Rondero (featuring Jay Rossette on guitar) performing a selection of acoustic Amy Winehouse songs:

KUPPAJOE'S: Los Angeles post-alt band The Victor Ship with Fresno's own Dependence and Le Wolves:

STARLINE: We hope the Dollar Store across Fern has enough Aqua Net on their shelves because TUFF is here to put some hair in your metal. Local backing from Death Alley Motor Cult, Nowhere Near and Gutterfish. Info:

FRESNO BREWING COMPANY: Fresno's Mercy Fist playing with The Unbelievable and Cubic Ton. [Free, 7:30, All Ages]

Music To ArtHop To: Benji McEntee, Brother Luke, Niilo Smeds, Strawberry Jam and Fatal Rebirth

August 2, 2012August 2, 2012 Mike Seay

We noticed there's a lot of good music happening during Art Hop tonight… Alright well, there's ALWAYS good music at Art Hop, we just noticed it this time.

At P*DE*Q, Benji McEntee (he of the greatness that is The Fay Wrays) will being doing a set of his own in support of Danielle McEntee's exhibit. [Free, 5-8pm]

At Fresno Brewing Company is Brother Luke & the Comrades featuring Bekah Eropkin, Pro Wings, and Kevin Reese (Aspen Hollow). [Free, 8pm, All Ages]

And, of course there's always Jazz Hop:

POST HOP

At Tokyo Garden, there's some Strawberry Jam, Niilo Smeds and Who's Clayton. [$3, 9:30, 21+]

At Audie's Olympic, some late night metal from Fatal Rebirth and DJ Evil G all night. [$3, 9pm, 21+]

There's probably plenty more music too. As always, please feel free to leave a comment if you know of something!

Listen To This: Eating Out Fresno – Dorktown #120

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 Mike Seay

This one won’t make the Podcast Hall Of Fame but we’re posting in anyway, because, well, we had fun. The Dorktown gang hangs out and talks all kinds of local and what nots:

Laser Quest must be a front.
Tioga Sequoia Brewing has hooked Bells.
A review (sorta) of the Catacomb Party and the Fulton Mall.
Forit Or Againit: Bringing the COCO Bobblehead to Fresno.
Fresno Home and Garden Show: Horrid.
Castillo’s impresses.
MUSIC BREAK: Werebear “Night Of The Werebear”
Podcaster advice.
BEER DORK: Beer mules and Dust Bowl Brewing.
REMOTE: Spokeasy’s.
FONZY EYYS!

LISTEN HERE: Dorktown120.mp3

More Notes:
Dead In 60’s Catacomb Party video.
Ear Candy podcast.
FUSE Fest.

Support Tioga Sequoia Brewing because they are big supporters of Craft Beer, Downtown Fresno and Fresno podcasts!

Check out Dorktown’s home, leave a kickass review on iTunes, like their Face and Tweet’um… you know… if you have the time or whatever.

BANDGEEK!: Rock Expos, Cabin Fires, Blue Crowns and Mud Mouths

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 Mike Seay

All the live music info that's fit to post. Let's BANDGEEK!:

FRIDAY

KUPPAJOE'S: Los Angeles grindcore from Silent Planet, plus Visalia death metal from Catharsus, Madera metalcore from Variance, Fresno metalcore from Failed Creation and San Diego/Fresno indie rock from Hotel Books:

AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Punk, Rock and Ska will be represented with Gamblers Mark, Blue Crown and Roger Perry:

FULTON 55: In memorium of Dan Tucker and a fundraiser to help the Tucker family with final expenses. Music provided by Levi Tucker, That Guy Kevin, Tyler James, and Blind Bison (John Tucker). [$10, 9pm, 21+]

THAI PALMS: Don't worry about a cover and enjoy JJ Brown, Your Hero Is A Villain (acoustic version) and Slow Motion Heartbreak:

STARLINE: Big EP release party for local rock band Session. Joined by Running The Risk and Mercy Fist. [$8, 9pm, 21+]

THE NEXT BAR: Fresno rock from Palm Kids, 30 Ways Insane and Less Than Human. [$5, 9pm, 21+]

SATURDAY

BLACKBEARD'S: You get a chance to drink beer at Blackbeard's you take it man! The golf "courses" will never be the same we thinks after this. Lot's of stuff happening, most important is the music. Provided by the likes of locals Bully The Kid, Checkered Past, Homebrew, Dislodic, Rise Before The Fall and more. Big-un out of town acts like Katastro, Michale Graves (ex Misfits) and Pacific Dub:

In Town Tonight: Lukas Nelson and his promises of The Real – whatever the hell that is

July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 Mike Seay

FULTON 55: A welcome return for Lukas Nelson & the Promise of The Real. Yes, Lukas is Willie's son. No he doesn't play his dad's stuff. Yes he's good. Don't pull a Fresno "2-Show". Get some tickets. Poor Man's Poison opens up.

THE CYC: Ohio rumbles into Chinatown with Vice and Ages. Plus Flex (Yorba Linda), Hang Your Head (Tehachapi), Failed Creation (Fresno) and more good stuff:

FRESNO BREWING COMPANY: Enjoy the intensely entertaining soloness of Fatty Cakes. Plus the uke Arkansas In Fresnoness of Restaurnaut. And also Cubic Ton – a banjo and some singing is involved. [Free, 8:30, All Ages]

Win Something: Tickets To Saturday’s ‘Rock Expo’ At Blackbeards!

July 25, 2012July 25, 2012 Mike Seay 2 Comments

Okay, so The Artourage is putting on a big rock festival Saturday at Blackbeards. Yes, Blackbeards! (How has someone not thought of this before?!). All kinds of festival-y stuff going on. Most notably to us are all the bands. Like, locals Bully The Kid, The Velusha, Homebrew, Dislodic, Rise Before The Fall and more. Big out of town acts too, such as Michale Graves (ex Misfits) and Pacific Dub.

Point is, it's going to be a crazy-ass time out there. The Artourage has been very generous with the ticket give-aways for Rock Expo. So generous they want a couple Fresnan Readers to go. So, to maybe win a pair of tickets, just email us something, you know whatever, to contest@thefresnan.com and you'll be entered. We'll pick the winner using our Randomizer and email him or her Thursday night.

Good luck!

If you don't trust your luck, you can always buy some tickets here.