What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, January 10
Tag: Bruce Lamont
12 O’Clock Track: “Bullets and Graves” is a heavy, industrial preview from Corrections House’s new LP
“Bullets and Graves” adds a noisy, experimental touch to the classic Wax Trax! sound.
12 O’Clock Track: “Casse Tete” by Kings Destroy, who play a free War Crime Recordings showcase tonight
Bruce Lamont and Sanford Parker have started a record label, and tonight at Bottom Lounge they’re hosting New York band Kings Destroy, whose new album they released in May.
Gossip Wolf: Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room
Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room, Pelican record their fifth LP, and more
Gossip Wolf: Sons of the Silent Age do Bowie at a Pablove benefit
Sons of the Silent Age do Bowie for pediatric cancer research, and more
Three Beats: Yakuza keeps spreading out on Beyul
Avant-garde metal band Yakuza’s front man: “Yes, organic food makes my lungs stronger”
Gossip Wolf: Saki launches a label
Saki launches a label, David Pajo plays a rare Chicago show as Papa M, and Yakuza celebrates a new LP
Scott Kelly and Bruce Lamont play “Cortez the Killer”
The unlikely duet that closed last Wednesday’s Empty Bottle show
In Rotation: Noah Leger of the Blue Man Group on whipping sheet metal with a chain
Musical obsessions of a Blue Man Group drum tech, Bloodiest’s singer, and a Reader staffer
This week on the B Side
Thumbs down on the new Nirvana box set, thumbs up on a new iPad app, and much more
Michael Gira of Swans talks to Bruce Lamont of Yakuza
“The band comes in for the apocalypse in the middle”
A Weirder Shade of Black
Nachtmystium advances black metal by breaking all its rules.
Chicago, Brazil
Sao Paulo percussionist Mauricio Takara (Hurtmold, Sao Paulo Underground) leads a group of his own this Wednesday at Heaven Gallery.
The Man Behind the Metal
If it’s heavy and it was recorded in Chicago, there’s a good chance Sanford Parker was at the mixing board.