This Saturday night is your first chance to check out a new local band made up of some familiar faces. Jeff Rudolf, Brad Gilbert and Adam Bryant were three of the members of HQAX. Back in March the trio formed a new group called Sam at Eleven. They’ll be playing their debut show on Saturday, July 17th at the Oregon Express. Sam at Eleven will get the evening started around 10pm, and the Rebel Set will round out the 21+ show. Admission is $5.
Dayton Music Fest News: New Organizers/Band Submissions Now Open
Mark your calendars for October 2nd. That’s when 22 local bands will rock 6 downtown venues for Dayton Music Fest 2010.
The festival is in its sixth year and is now being spearheaded by Don Thrasher and Kyle Melton, who took over management of the event from festival founders Dayton Clayton and Shawn Johnson in June.
“As a fan of local music, I’ve always been attracted to events that draw attention to the
rich talent Dayton has to offer,” Thrasher said. “Since its inception in 2005, Dayton
Music Fest has been a tremendous showcase for homegrown indie acts and I’ve made it a
point to attend each year. DMF is hands-down one of my favorite nights of the fall season
so I’m looking forward to getting a chance to help shepherd this festival into the future.”
Thrasher, a contributing writer for The Dayton Daily News and Active Dayton, is a
former member of such notable Dayton bands as Guided By Voices and Swearing at
Motorists. He currently plays drums in Smug Brothers, a local band fronted by his DMF-
partner Melton, a music writer for Dayton City Paper and the man behind The Buddha
Den music blog.
“I think Don and I are both in unique positions to help take the Dayton Music Fest
to a higher level,” Melton said. “We have attended the festival as fans, covered it for
our respective media outlets and been involved as performers. This gives us a broad
understanding of this event and what it can be.”
“It’s a tough time financially speaking for music and the arts in Dayton,” Thrasher added. “Even the always amazing Cityfolk Festival is struggling. When we found out the founders of DMF were bowing out, we knew we had to step up and keep the festival alive. We’re only taking over less than four months before the event, but we have some fresh ideas that will hopefully make the festival even better.”
Band submissions are being accepted now through July 31 at http://2010.daytonmusicfest.com.
We’ll be bringing more coverage of Dayton Music Fest 2010 here in the Dayton Music section of DaytonMostMetro.com as we get closer to the event.
Marijuana Johnson and By Way of Sunstorm at Blind Bob’s
This Friday night at Blind Bob’s is going to be a loud one. Dayton’s Marijuana Johnson and By Way of Sunstorm will be joined onstage by two great touring bands. Toronto’s Burning Love is currently doing a few US shows before they embark on a huge European tour this fall. They’re joined by Louisville’s Coliseum at this 21+ show.
Here’s a video of By Way of Sunstorm performing at Blind Bob’s earlier this year from our friends at The Music Seen.
Songwriters Showcase Wednesday at Canal Street
If you’re a fan of singer-songwriters, you’ll want to be at Canal Street Tavern this Wednesday night. Canal Street is the perfect setting for the evening’s Songwriters Showcase featuring three great Dayton-area natives. Tod Weidner (Shrug, The Floods) and Chris Montgomery will be joined onstage by Meg Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is a Centerville native now based out of New York. She’s recently been performing in London and has a YouTube cooking show called Vegan Meg (check out the video below).
The Songwriters Showcase begins at 9pm and is $5. You can also hear Meg Cavanaugh perform live on WYSO during Excursions (10am-1pm) on Wednesday.
The Turkish Delights release …Ahem!
This time last year, the Turkish Delights had just finished playing Round One of the Dayton Band Playoffs, which they would go on to win in September. One year later, they’re celebrating the release of their latest album, …Ahem! with a show at Blind Bob’s. They’ll be joined onstage Saturday night by Me & Mountains and Toads and Mice. This 21+ show is $5.
$5 is also the cost of a copy of …Ahem, and it’s well worth it. The Turkish Delights recorded the album at home, and it features a great variety from the band’s catalog. After the release, the Turks hope to work on a regional tour and will start work on their next album. For more on the Turkish Delights, and for a preview of the album, check out the interview I did with the band on this week’s Kaleidoscope (WYSO).
The Spikedrivers bring roots music to Canal Street Tavern
The Spikedrivers are known for their great live shows. The Columbus band will be bringing roots and Americana music to Canal Street Tavern this Saturday night. They’ll be joined by another band with a great reputation for live shows: Holy Ghost Tent Revival. This North Carolina band blends indie rock and roots music and will open for the Spikedrivers at Canal Street Tavern and Skully’s in Columbus. Tickets to the Canal Street Tavern show are $7 at the door.
Here’s a music video from Holy Ghost Tent Revival:
And a live performance by The Spikedrivers at Comfest:
Music and skating come together in Yellow Springs
Music and skating have always had a close relationship, especially in the Dayton region where many local songs have been used in local skating videos. You can experience both the music and the skating live this weekend in Yellow Springs. Sunday marks the 2010 Yellow Springs Skate-Music Fest, a daytime event that helps raise money to maintain the Yellow Springs Skate Park. The festival is 3-8pm at the Bryan Center Skate Park in Yellow Springs.
Featured in the lineup is Yellow Springs/Springfield band The Show, Dayton’s Fuzz Hound, and Yellow Springs’ favorites Doctor Meat, and Psychonaut Suitcase. The festival also features three younger bands: Blue Moon Soup, The Hat Trick and Francisco & Hammy. The younger bands will compete against each other for the “SMuRF Award,” and a chance to play at Peaches Grill. Tickets are $3 for those under 18 and $5 for adults.
This event is part of the Yellow Springs Experience. For more on that event, check out Frank Coleman’s post here on DaytonMostMetro.com.
An evening of music at Ohio Coffee Company
Ohio Coffee Company has been quietly hosting local music shows a couple of times a month, and this Saturday, they’ve got a great lineup. Minneapolis’ Bella Ruse will be playing at the shop as part of their summer tour. They’ll share the bill with Way Yes from Columbus, Dayton’s Wes Tirey, and Honey and the Milk – a new collaboration between Ben Rivet (BJSR) and Kelly Fine. The show starts around 8pm and is $5.
UPDATE: Bella Ruse performed live on Excursions on WYSO Friday morning. You can stream their performance and interview with Niki Dakota here.
The weekend in music starts early
The Fourth of July holiday gave some of us the opportunity to have a short work week. Looking ahead to this weekend in music, it looks like we’re getting a head start on things with several great shows slated for Thursday night.
Here’s the rundown:
– South Park Tavern will feature Brooklyn’s the Judy Blooms along with Roley Yuma and Andy Smith of Andrew & the Pretty Punchers. For those unfamiliar with the Judy Blooms, it’s the brainchild of former Daytonian Jake Geisege who you may remember from the band Wild & Free. This all-ages show is $5 and begins around 9pm.
– Forgoing the usual Thursday open mic night for a week, Blind Bob’s is featuring an evening of music presented by Poptek Records. Chicago’s The Love of Everything will join Poptek’s own Kris N on the stage. Brooklyn’s Vox Humana and local musician (and Blind Bob’s open mic host) Brandon Hawk will round out the bill. This show is 21+ and costs $5.
– If you want to rock out for a cause, head over to Vex. The Jackalopes will join Jasper the Colossal along with Todd the Fox and Henrique Couto and the Tallywacker Express (members of Splattertude). The show is a benefit for local filmmaker, Andy Copp’s newest project, Church of the Eyes. This show is $5 at the door and gets started around 10pm.
-You can also put your vote in for Round One of the Dayton Band Playoffs over at Canal Street Tavern. Thursday night features performances by The Whataveya, N.P.D., and A Shade of Red. $3 gets you in the door, and you’ll get to vote on your favorite act during this seeding round of the Playoffs (the top 16 bands move on to Round Two).
Celebrate Indie-pendence Day at Canal Street Tavern
The holiday weekend provides a lot of opportunities to experience some great live music. On Saturday night Canal Street Tavern will feature a performance from local greats, Shrug. The evening also marks two debuts. Columbus’ Super Desserts will make their formal Dayton debut in support of their new album, Twee as Folk. The evening will also mark the inaugural show for Floods – a new project featuring Tod Weidner (Shrug), Tim Pritchard (Flyaway Minion), Daniel Pritchard (Black Horse Wind), Phil Caviness (Professors), and Brian Greaney (Flyaway Minion).
The show is $5 and gets started around 9:30pm with a break between sets for the Dayton fireworks.
Thursday night Kruze-In with the Rubbles
If you’ve ever been driving South down Kettering Blvd heading into Moraine, you may have noticed a groovy little shop chocked full of vintage and retro goodies. That shop is Daddy Katz Kustom Kulture and in addition to being the go-to place in the Dayton region for all things hot rod and tiki, the shop hosts weekly Kruze-In’s during the summer time featuring live music.
This week’s Kruze-In is from 6-11:30pm and will feature live music from the Rubbles. Daddy Katz is located at 3250 Kettering Blvd.
John Nemeth Brings the Blues to Gilly’s
If you’re a fan of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, then do yourself a favor and check out John Nemeth. This 34 year old Boise native is getting lots of buzz for his vocal and harmonica stylings that mix classic blues with 60’s-style R&B. You can catch Nemeth and his band at Gilly’s on Thursday, June 24th at 8pm. Tickets are $10 at the door for this must-see show.
Astro Fang, Spiderscorpion and more – Friday at Blind Bob’s
Astro Fang is hot off recording some new tracks with the Motel Beds‘ Darryl Robbins, and this Friday night you can catch them at Blind Bob’s along with Spiderscorpion. These two great local bands with be joined by Columbus’ Karate Coyote and Soft Speaker from Chicago. The show gets started around 9pm and is $5.
In the meantime, check out Super Rat, one of the newly recorded tunes from Astro Fang.
SUPER RAT by ASTROFANG
Pizza Parlour Boogie comes to the OE
Wednesday nights at the Oregon Express just got a lot more musical. C. Wright’s Parlour Tricks have signed on for a weekly gig playing what they’ve coined as ‘pizza parlor boogie.’ The show is free every week and for the first month, they’ll be joined by opener Rob Heiliger. To get a taste of the tunes before you go out, check out Kaleidoscope on Wednesday at 8pm on WYSO. Chris Wright will be in the studio talking about the band and spinning some of their recordings. Wright will be joined on the air by former Luxury Pushers bandmate, Eric Purtle who’ll be talking about his band, Dark Backward’s upcoming CD release (more info on that later this week on Dayton Most Metro).
Do-Tell Records Show Tonight at South Park Tavern
Wednesdays at South Park Tavern are usually reserved for the Rock-n-Roll Play Date, the open mic night we told you about in an earlier post here on Dayton Most Metro. Tonight, however, is an exception. Do-Tell Records is bringing Minneapolis band Off With Their Heads to town along with Dear Landlord (also from Minneapolis). They’ll be joined onstage by local punk band, Raging Nathans. This all-ages show is $7 and gets started around 9pm.
Free Bluegrass Show at Island Metropark
File this one under “Super Cool Free Event.” Saturday evening Dayton is lucky to have a Bluegrass legend performing at Island Metropark for Five Rivers Metroparks’ Annual Bluegrass Concert. Dr. Ralph Stanley and His Clinch Mountain Boys will be performing in the bandshell along with Dale Ann Bradley beginning at 6pm. Stanley has been playing Bluegrass for over 55 years and casual fans will recognize his music from the soundtrack to O Brother Where Art Thou. This is a great opportunity to see a legendary performer in a great outdoor setting – and did I mention that it’s free?!
