Tomorrow night local notorious poster designer Carlos Ruiz will unveil his xeroxed designer zine at Society Co.'s new space in Ballard. The content of the zine will be shown in their true to life color versions, as well as available in their lo-fi take home form. Hand destroyed Bad Ideas t-shirts and a compilation from local musicians featured in most of the posters being shown.

The show begins at 8PM and includes a live performance Charles Leo Gebhardt IV and is free, but bring a few dollars to pick up the original art and compilation. Society Co. showroom is located at 2221 NW 56th Suite 203, Seattle WA 98107.

Make the right Thursday night choice and head out to Ballard. Support yr local artists, we're all hungry.

Poster Designs by:
Art Chantry, Frida Clements, Shana Cleveland,
Travis Coster, Katheryn Cox, Andrew Crawshaw,
Nat Damm, Jason Thomas Faulkner, Rick G,
Demian Johnston, Mike Klay, Jeff Kleinsmith,
Shane J. Long, Dan Paulus, Joel Romero,
C.M. Ruiz, Brian Standeford, Junichi Tsuneoka,
Devon Varmega, Keith Whiteman, Isabel Yasui...

Bad Ideas Compilation tracks by:
B-Lines
Charles Leo Gebhardt IV
Coconut Coolouts
Dead Ghosts
Dunk
Elder Mason
Idle Times
Mode Moderne
Partman Parthorse
Red Sea Sharks
Shim
Sorry
Tacocat
Unnatural Helpers
Yes, Oh Yes

Labels: Boss Level Collective, Charles Leo Gebhardt IV, Highfives and Handshakes Records, Society Co.

Even if I didn't work for RainyDawg, this would be a show worthy of discussion. I saw Crystal Stilts and Wavves play back to back at SXSW and the kids went ape shit crazy! The flow of the two bands fuzzy sounds blend well and Idle Times and AFCGT will only add to the lo fi power house bill. Embrace your inner college.

From The Press Release:

The University of Washington's campus radio station Rainy Dawg Radio is celebrating its sixth birthday with a night of pop-infused underground noise. On Friday April 24th at 7pm Crystal Stilts, Wavves, and Idle Times will play a one-night-only show in the North Husky Den located in the HUB on the University of Washington Campus.

Crystal Stilts are an underground garage punk outfit hailing from New York City. Their debut self-titled EP has garnered praise from numerous review sites, including a Best New Music nod from Pitchfork Media. Their unique aesthetic has given them the buzz of being arguably the hottest band coming out of New York City today.

Wavvesis the relatively new lo-fi noise/punk project of Nathan Williams, a native of the San Diego. Touring with drummer Ryan Ulsh, Wavves delivers pop songs that are drowned in layers of noise and dissonance. A noise which has also warranted the Best New Music recommendation from Pitchfork.

Idle Times is the project of Brian Standeford, the Seattle native. Brian Standeford self-records all his songs, giving them a genuine touch of imperfection. Idle Times has been acquiring a good deal of press and quite a following. You can find Idle Times' most recent 7" on the notable record label Woodsist.


AFCGT is the baby of two Seattle underground bands: A-Frames and Climax Golden Twins. "AFCGT still throttle conventional rock niceties with white-knuckled intensity, sending the VU needle vibrating into the red like a stressed-to-the-max forehead vein" (Dave Segal, The Stranger).


Tickets are $6 will a valid UW student ID available in the HUB ticket Office. General Admission tickets are available via Tickets West for $10. For more information, directions, & need to know contact st@rainydawg.org. A Map to HUB and The North Husky Den is available http://www.rainydawg.org/findus.php.

See you there doggies!

I usually am pretty clumsy and have awful timing when it comes to personal injuries. Big surprise that I would go and break a couple fingers right as spring had sprung, just as my birthday had landed, right when my new drum set showed up and band practices were supposed to start, right when I'm short on cash and back from tour and I've got lots of typing to do.


Here I am, gimpy and all. I'm going to do my best to keep up with emails, orders shouldn't be a problem. This you're fair warning and yes, that's my preferred right arm in the sling. If you wanna help me out pick up a record or two from our store! I miss riding my bike already (splint count day 3).

Labels: broken, Highfives and Handshakes Records, pitty post

I'm bummed this awesome poster is already dated, since Fuck You, Safari won't be able to make it up from Portland. Nevertheless, Brainfruit will be filling their place; consisting of Jon Carr from Bow+Arrow rocking the arpeggiated synths and bass while percussionist Garret Moore sits behind the kit. They're funky space age jams will move you and most likely rattle a few thing off shelves.

Seattle act Dimples has been Rip Band Winklin' all winter but returns with their pop adorabilty shining, and hopefully some new songs to learn the words to. If you havn't see them you've got some catching up to do.

CB and Robert Wolfe are sweating and bloodied with paper cuts from past week of relentlous manufacturing to bring Braidstorm's first Cassette (and first release ever) with songs recorded by Jim Schiel at the Schiel Dome. Casey Catherwood had a few things to saw about Dimples, Braidstorm and the release show in this week's Underage column in our local weekly rag, The Stranger.

Cairo has been putting on awesome weekends worth of shows once a month, they are always all ages. Check them out!

Labels: Braidstorm, Brainfruit, Cairo, Dimples, Fuck You Safari, Highfives and Handshakes Records, Seattle

New ALASKAS song, "Easily" streaming below, download available here for your convenience. This live track is from The Josephine show on March 29th w/ Knot Knocked Up.



Also posted on our Myspace.

ALASKAS will be heading out on the road with 1985 this spring in the end of April through the beginning of May. They'll be hitting all the NW tour stops as far as Missoula, SLC, and Portland. If you have any interest booking contact either of the bands, dates are available on the ALASKAS myspace.

I saw Knot Knocked Up from Missoula, MT perform with ALASKAS, Physical Demon, White Leopards, Marriage, Italic Indian who was unable to play due to technical difficulties, at the Josephine last week. Knot Knocked Up performed with half of their band but still impressed their intensity on the crowd. A few people were naked. I can only hope to see them with their other two percussion/vocalists. This band was most primal, hilarious, strong, and potentially terrifying to fans of normality and pop sensibility. The whipping and dragging of chains against a table and shrill screams could give chills. I loved it.



ALASKAS upcoming shows:

Apr 9th - New Crompton - Seattle, WA w. Christy & Emily, 1985
Apr 20th - The Green Frog - Bellingham, WA w. All Creatures of Good Heart, 1985
Apr 22nd - Seattle, WA w. 1985
Apr 23rd - Olympia, WA w. 1985
Apr 24th - Mosco, ID/Spokane, WA
Apr 25th - Cafe Moro w. 1985 - Pullman, WA
Apr 26th - Missoula, MT w. 1985
Apr 27th - Zacc Gallery (downstairs) - Missoula, MT w. 1985
Apr 28th - Provo, UT w. 1985
Apr 29th - SLC, UT w. 1985
Apr 20th - Flying M - Boise, ID w. 1985
May 1st - Tri Cities, WA w. 1985
May 2nd - Portland, OR w. 1985