Favorite Local Bands

Roygbiv · 12-13-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue

What time are their shows? What kind of tunes do they play, covers, originals, both? I think I'm going to check them out, I can always dig live blues.

Their shows usually start circa 10 or 10:30, and end around 12 or 12:30. They have two sets, with a 20 minute-ish intermission.

They play originals (soooo goooood) and sometimes covers. It's like the secret of College street, but those who know it love it, and if you go multiple times, you'll see the same regulars.

The closest intersection is College and Bathurst, right in front of Sushi Island. You have to go upstairs, so its really just a door leading to a club-space. Get the Guiness on tap, if you like Guiness, of-course. I do, and its the icing on the cake : P

If you want to go some night let me know. I haven't been in some time.

Blue · 12-13-2008, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Roygbiv

Their shows usually start circa 10 or 10:30, and end around 12 or 12:30. They have two sets, with a 20 minute-ish intermission.

They play originals (soooo goooood) and sometimes covers. It's like the secret of College street, but those who know it love it, and if you go multiple times, you'll see the same regulars.

The closest intersection is College and Bathurst, right in front of Sushi Island. You have to go upstairs, so its really just a door leading to a club-space. Get the Guiness on tap, if you like Guiness, of-course. I do, and its the icing on the cake : P

If you want to go some night let me know. I haven't been in some time.

I will definitely take you up on that at some point in the near future. I'm always up for a night of music. I go to The Rex a lot even just to get out of my house at times.

dac · 12-13-2008, 12:52 PM

Toledo-Cleveland has nothing but a bunch of sh*tty hardcore bands... and no one good ever comes to Cleveland.

Alfred · 12-13-2008, 01:48 PM

Our town's music scene is the local pub where oldies cover bands come and do their thing.

anticipation · 12-13-2008, 02:12 PM

chicago is good for getting drugs and getting corrupted, but not much else.

Minstrel · 12-13-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by anticipation

chicago is good for getting drugs and getting corrupted, but not much else.

Doesn't Chicago have great blues and acid house scenes?

**Janszoon** · 12-13-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Minstrel

Doesn't Chicago have great blues and acid house scenes?

Chicago has had an amazing music scene for ages. Historically it was home home to tons of jazz and blues, in the more recent past you have things like house music and the whole Wax Trax scene of the late 80s/early 90s. When I lived there in 2001-2006 I was consistently amazed by the incredibly wide variety of music coming out of there, everything from bluegrass to indie to electronica to flamenco to metal to punk to hip-hop to circuit bending. I should also point out that in the past few years it's also been home to Lollapalooza, the Pitchfork music festival and Intonation, not to mention well-known and long running annual festivals like Bluesfest and Jazzfest. Basically, if you can't find good music in Chicago you aren't looking.

Sneer · 12-13-2008, 06:26 PM

The scene where i'm from originally pretty much consists of a myriad of metalcore bands clinging onto the tails of BMTH, with perhaps one good band who draw upon mostly spazzcore influences. They all play at the Peel, which in the past has hosted the Fall of Troy and Fear Before... not bad for a local venue.

Theres a club called new slang which drags in some pretty big indie-pop, only last week i was down to see the Futureheads play there, which for Kingston is ****ing huge.

My favourite is a small pub called the Fighting ****s which has a backroom used as a venue. Bands such as Hot Cross, Trencher, Converge and With Scissors have in the past played there and the atmosphere is incredible, no more than a 200 capacity if that.

Roygbiv · 12-13-2008, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue

I will definitely take you up on that at some point in the near future. I'm always up for a night of music. I go to The Rex a lot even just to get out of my house at times.

**** man, The Rex is always packed. I never find a good time to go : P

Double X · 12-13-2008, 07:52 PM

Hmmm...suburban central/east Massachusetts, a bunch of Rage cover bands and sh*tty instrumental acts. Boston has some good hardcore though?

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Our town's music scene is the local pub where oldies cover bands come and do their thing. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	chicago is good for getting drugs and getting corrupted, but not much else.

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Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	The scene where i'm from originally pretty much consists of a myriad of metalcore bands clinging onto the tails of BMTH, with perhaps one good band who draw upon mostly spazzcore influences. They all play at the Peel, which in the past has hosted the Fall of Troy and Fear Before... not bad for a local venue. Theres a club called new slang which drags in some pretty big indie-pop, only last week i was down to see the Futureheads play there, which for Kingston is **ing huge. My favourite is a small pub called the Fighting **s which has a backroom used as a venue. Bands such as Hot Cross, Trencher, Converge and With Scissors have in the past played there and the atmosphere is incredible, no more than a 200 capacity if that.

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Double X sleepe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston Posts: 1,140	Hmmm...suburban central/east Massachusetts, a bunch of Rage cover bands and sh*tty instrumental acts. Boston has some good hardcore though?