October 20th, 2007 - With the exception of Zip Locc...

[Shed Boy]

October 20th, 2007 - With the exception of Zip Locc staying busy with the release of his CD “Product to Profit”, some stellar gigging from the former Captain Incognito, now freshly named New Faces, and the summer band Buffalo Voice clicking off a show or two, we bid ado to a sucky summer on the local rock scene. Falls our favorite time of year, and bidness has picked up on the local watch, so hear goes. New Name...Same good game... The above mentioned New Faces didn’t waste the summer. They Produced a cool little video that plays as our favorite local “concept” vid ever, a series of shows at credible Seattle venues like The Comet, songs that just keep getting better, especially the arrangements, and recording with Brian Brown, a Boston producer who worked at Q Division and Fort Apache, (two studios I have spun knobs at), and worked with a bunch of cool talent including the most underrated jam band ever, The Addison Groove Project. All in all, a solid period of work for this band who is way ahead of the curve for as young as they are, and are swimming the same waters that The Blakeshave had great success with. We suggest you see um at the Legion Hall, or for that matter, anywhere, as they are making the rounds all over Western Washington Den Mother Props... Water Street club Sirens has been booking a semi-steady diet of indie rock bands since The Blakes started making the rotation about 2 years ago. The vibe has extended to all ages on certain nights. Following a roady week show with Brett Pemberton and others that allowed under 21 to hang in the hall, the venue is continuing to encourage the kids to come on down, with November 2nd for The Greatest Hits being a good chance. To top it off, they helped do PT Radio when the word “radio” didn’t sound about as old as Windows 3.1

Hip-hop to the hippady-hop... There is more Dance, Rap and R&B than I have ever seen festering in the area. We are craving more from Polished Opinion, Rubio is making waves in Seattle, Style E continues to play the area, and the above mentioned Zip Locc is working on several projects and collaboration’s recently. The most anticipated show for those in need of something in this genre has to be the Oct 26th show at the Boiler Room with Spokane/Hadlock’s Knothead, M-Dub, Killa V, and the return of AK-47 featuring the Heavy Metal Warrior. We bow to thee... Hard enough to do a real show in this town, let alone a free one, but we all have Matias to thank to for a great Legion show on the 26th starting at 9PM after the homecoming game with The Rock n Roll Soldiers , New Faces and a new band, SOS making their first trip into the Hall. The M-man is also working on a deal to bring another show to town that will bring a Seattle favorite to town. More when he says it is so. New Faces abound.... Not those new faces. Damm. The other new faces, and plenty of them are poping up on the radar. An Identity Crisis, SOS (Souls to Save), and Dash and Chauncey’s eclectric are just 3 examples of local cool stuff that is stirring. Check them out. Old Faces kick ass.... Well I don’t know how much more rad you can get than The Hollowpoints in Germany during OctoberFest, but that is where they are. After winding their way across the country to Boston. The band has spent the last month in Europe, and will be releasing a new CD in 08. some other old friends, Down We Go, have been killing audiences on their US tour. The band features Richard and Jesse from PT Band Nihilists. Former residents Chris Gunn and The Low Ones are doing fine in Tucson playing a lot of shows, and local favs Lucius Clay will be playing the 27th in their yearly Halloween bash at the Water Street Brewing Co.Around the Edges... Port Angeles saw Minor Imperfection and DEK host the Schoolyard Heroestonight (the 20th) at the Masonic. By far the most entertaining thing in the Kitsap world seems to be whenthe Warrior hits townfor Bowling night, but we do think you should check out the always entertaining Kitsap Bands.com for a host of great gig listings and whinny message board posts. Speaking of whinny posts, don’t forget to check out our little board. It’s the biggest message board on the Olympic Peninsula and filled with frustration and angst. Till next time. Be good, but call it like you see it.