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ALBERTA CROSS
Skillfully combining layers of electric and acoustic guitar, keys, bluesy bass and Petter Ericson Stakee's captivating vocals, Alberta Cross' approach to music is evidently a thoughtful one. Their blues rock style often leads to comparisons with other blues-influenced bands, such as The Raconteurs, Black Keys and Kings of Leon. But what has really established Alberta Cross is the roots-rock quintet's ability to wrap each song in warm nostalgia. The band is so familiar and refreshing, it's easy to forget that they have yet to release their debut full-length album, Broken Side of Time. – David Dye

HACIENDA
There is something to get excited about in south-central Texas. In fact the buzz surrounding San Antonio's Hacienda may signal a rebirth of young rock n' roll -with emphasis on the "roll"- to the country's landscape. Formed by cousins Abraham Villanueva (piano/vocals) and Dante Schwebel (guitar/vocals), together with Abraham's brothers Jaime (drums/vocals) and Rene Villanueva (bass/vocals), this Mexican-American quartet blends a raw yet sophisticated style of pop music with harmonies reminiscent of the Beatles and Beach Boys. As fate would have it, a demo of 6 songs landed in the hands of Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, and the band's life was forever changed. Soon after they were opening for The Black Keys in Austin Texas, as well as for Dr. Dog, gaining some much needed exposure. Under Auerbach's watch, Hacienda would write and arrange more than twenty songs, sending him demos periodically in preparation for their debut album, ultimately recording in Dan's own studio in Akron, Ohio.

JOSH OLMSTEAD BAND

Advance Tickets are $10
Day of Show tickets are $12

METAL AS ART TOUR

HYPNO5E
France - Season of Mist / Customcore

STARRING JANET LEIGH
Canada - Metal Blade Records

FALLEN MARTYR
Maryland - Dark Knight Management

SHUTTERS
"Take the captivating intensity of Elliott Smith and roots rock feel of John Butler Trio and you have Newtown’s Emmett Lindsay....The listener is drawn in by Lindsay's voice, which shifts between haunting spoken whispers and grooving melodies, making him a compelling and hypnotic storyteller. " - The Deli Magazine, Philadelphia

INLETS
"Demonstrates a unique type of beauty that needs to be absorbed ...The vocal harmonies are vastly layered, and even come across as almost psalmic as if sung by a church choir. They might, just might, even give you chills..."

THE MENKINS

MEAN CREEK
Mean Creek's new release,The Sky (Or The Underground), is a valiant, dynamic effort to resurrect Boston's relevance back to a time when bands like the Pixies, Throwing Muses, the Lemonheads, and Buffalo Tom reigned supreme. Founded in May 2006 by singers/guitarists Chris Keene and Aurore Ounjian, who'd been preforming as a folk duo for a few years, Mean Creek's debut album Around The Bend earned them critical praise throughout Boston and New England, and landed them on a UK tour with the Ting Tings and Straylight Run. When ex-Tulsa (Park the Van) members Mikey Holland and Erik Wormwood joined in the fall of 2008, the revolving rhythm section was laid to rest. "When Mikey & Erik joined, it felt like the band was finally complete. The four of us see eye to eye on the important things. We also have enough divergent musical tastes to each bring our own thing to the table, and in the process, make the band better and more interesting." says Keene.

Over the course of the past three years, Mean Creek have shared stages with diverse national and international recording artists including Buffalo Tom, The Whigs, The Features, Margot & The Nuclear So & So's, Bishop Allen, Dead Confederate, Black Lips, and they made their first trip to South By Southwest this past spring. On October 13, 2009, Mean Creek released their second album, The Sky (Or The Underground), on Old Flame Records. Recorded by Chris McLaughlin (Aberdeen City) at 1867 Recording Studio in Chelsea, Massachusetts, the album combines the gritty, blue collar-rock of bands like The Replacements and Husker Du, the sonically adventurous aspects of the Pixies and Mission Of Burma, with boy-girl harmonies reminiscent of the Arcade Fire and New Pornographers. "We're very proud of the new album. We put 100% of ourselves into it, exhausting ourselves physically, emotionally, and monetarily. We think that desperate sort of struggle shows through in the songs and makes them more powerful, and we hope people will feel the same way." says Keene. Mean Creek are ready to make you notice Boston once again.

DESTRY
"Time-tested tones of tradition continue to resonate and mingle with words that are simple and honest and true"

SMALL TARGETS

THE BIG TERRIBLE
"This stuff is good. These guys remind me of a cross between Black Sabbath, Soundgarden, and The Black Crowes. They have their own thing though." Bruce Warren

IMAGE FIX

THE COLLINGWOOD

PLASTIC DOVES

2nd Annual Valentine's Day Show for The Bitches!!!

WELCOME TO MY FACE
"It is the tale of five local musicians who rediscovered the healing power, the abandon, the who-gives-a-fuck-balls-to-the-wall attitude of rock n' roll by going glam"

722
Imagine if a theater cast and a rock band joined forces. Well thats exactly what 722 does. 722 is an infectously melodic mixture of guitar driven rock, fresh female/male vocal arrangements, and unstopable grooves.

3RD WIRE

McRAD

THE BOILS

NECKTIE
Using guitars, drums and possessed voices to communicate with the spirt world, Necktie unleashes the worst of humanity onto it's victims. Behold the sounds of anxiety and doom from which some never return.

TOXIC LIFE

THE AVIATION ORANGE
The Aviation Orange's sound hovers in the triangulation of Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse and Echo & the Bunnymen, with Berlin connecting the dots. The band built steadily from mid-tempo to pulsating crescendo pretty quickly and their engaging Indie Rock/Synth Pop found a lot of fans in the fairly sizable audience.

TROPHYWIFE

TURNING VIOLET VIOLET
Combining formal music training with experimental flair and a love for all things Willy Wonka, this indie/folk/jazz/rock group has emerged.

THE VANGUARD
SPIN.com named The Vanguard a buzzworthy up-and-coming band because of their "bubbling melting pot of sounds, influences, and ethnic backgrounds."

THE LOCKSMITHS
The Locksmiths have a unique well rounded sound covering genres from rock to country, to pop punk.

VOLETTA
Local electronic indie rock at it's finest.

JONES STREET STATION
Blending harmonies and country, folk and rock influences, the band crafts a song that's both sweet and sad.

HONOR BY AUGUST

PISSED JEANS
Very favorite locals on SUB POP Records who place a very special version of noise/hardcore punk rock, features everyone's favorite Khyber bartender Randy Huth on bass.

BATTLE FOR LOS ANGELES

M AX NOI MACH

VISION AND MIC Q PRESENT A HIP HOP SHOWCASE

FOLKLORE
“a beautifully dynamic and enrapturing experience altogether.”

THE BEARS OF BLUE RIVER

WOODLANDS

TONGUE SCULPTORS

GENERIC CONCESSION STAND

THE ROWDIES
"The Rowdies are fuzzy, sweet, and punk. A teddy bear wrapped in barbed wire. Throwing back to The Kinks, this brother tandem sound the way rum and coke tastes. Delicious." - Matt Brigidi, Philly Rock Blog

RED WANTING BLUE
“Red Wanting Blue is probably the best underground independent rock band in the United States of America. The songs are all sing-a-long solid and have some of the best lyrics this side of the Mississippi... Red Wanting Blue puts on an eclectic and very entertaining live show.” -Hard Rock Haven

ODESSA STAIR

HA HA TONKA
“…a confident set of rootsy indie-rock combining a variety of well-crafted songs with excellent harmonies. At times the band’s sound recalls Kings of Leon, but other influences poke through, from backwoods gospel to the Replacements."

FRANZ NICOLAY of The Hold Steady
That mustachioed man-about-town you've seen with The Hold Steady, World/Inferno Friendship Society, Anti-Social Music, and more, steps up to the spotlight and salutes.

BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER
Their music can be decribed in two words - NO EXPECTATIONS.

JOE DUFFEY & WHATEVERS CLEVER

SDS
Their sound, vibe and feel is a diverse melting pot and combination of punk, reggae, metal,DUB, hip hop, and ska. With a down to Earth atmosphere and audience, easy to listen to but hard to compare.

PARTY PHOTOGRAPHERS

THE SILENCE KIT

THE STANDARD MODEL

TINA KAFFEYAH

THE ILL PART III

CHIDDY BANG

2AM CLUB
2AM Club know how to throw a party—and it’s not one you’re going to forget the next day. Funk, pop, rock, blue-eyed soul, hip-hop, new wave, and electro all converge to create a genre-bending sound that’s completely unique.

OUTASIGHT

ONUFRAK

BORROWED EYES 1

LONGITAL

EYED WANDERERS

AMONG CRIMINALS
The politically-charged Reggae, Latin-Rock band Among Criminals, is as much about the message as they are about the music. Blending Clash style Reggae, 90's and progressive rock with an Afro-Cuban feel never heard in Rock music.

STRANGE ENGINEERS - CD RELEASE SHOW

STEPPIN' RAZOR
Steppin' Razor brings original, conscious roots rock reggae to the masses of the 21st Century, who not only seek an escape from the monotony, but rather are inspired by positive vibrations.

ALRIGHT JUNIOR
"When first you hear Alright, Junior, you may be intangibly tossed into a back in da day vortex, liberating early 90s grunge rock n’ roll, lathered in crippling Smashing Pumpkins riffs and caliginous Alice in Chains vocals. They have endurance, there’s no doubt in that, extolling their engendered appreciation for the last “good” era of rock music with all the spasmodic moves of an undomesticated bronco." - Origivation

THE TOSSERS
Raised on the South Side of Chicago which is known for its huge Irish Catholic community, The Tossers emerged in the early 90s with their own brew of Celtic music fueled by a love of traditional folk songs and punk rock fury. They named themselves a pejorative term that some trace back to Shakespeare; depending on who you ask, it means commode, drunk, or the currency of Britain rejected when the Irish established their independence in the 1920s. After twelve years and four albums, The Tossers are back with their follow up to The Valley of the Shadow of Death, called Agony. It is a collection of songs that run the gamut, from slow to fast, sweet to angry and back again.

Using traditional instrumentation comprised of mandolin, fiddle, tin whistle and banjo beefed up with guitar and drums, The Tossers play with a furious edge that teeters between rage and raucousness.

THE RUMBLERS

CHYLDE
"As unpretentious as it gets-all my favorite parts of griddy, sludgy, pentatonic-riff rock completely devoid of flashiness.."

SERPENT THRONE

JAIL.

THEORY OF NOISE
In a scene chock full of death metal bands and experimental emo bands, Theory of Noise is bringing back the old school of rock music.

CONTROLLED STORMS
On stage, the three members shuffle instruments, moving from the standard drums, bass, and electric guitar to dual basses, acoustic guitar, keyboards, sampler, and the occasional trumpet or balafon. Although some songs have vocals, the band creates moods and tells stories without a voice or particular instrument taking the lead.

KUAN
The quartet's post-rock, punk and jazz-influenced heavy groove has been compared by critics to Tortoise, June of 44, Do Make Say Think, and Fugazi.

MOST GHOSTS

THE ATARIS
The Ataris story reads like a punk-rock fairy tale: teenager lives in boring mid-western town (Anderson, Indiana); goes to a Vandals show and gives the band a tape; weeks later gets a call from Vandals bassist (and owner of Kung Fu Records) Joe Escalante asking him to record for his label; moves to California and puts band together with drummer Derrick Plourde (ex-Lagwagon); makes record "Anywhere But Here" (produced by Vandals' guitarist, Warren Fitzgerald); gets invited to tour with some of his favorite bands (see below); puts together solid new line-up; becomes Fat Mike's (NOFX) favorite new band, who then releases their EP, "Look Forward to Failure" (Fat Wreck Chords), produced by members of the Descendents.

DON'T PANIC

EVERGREEN

SIAMESE SUNDOWN

LETTING UP DESPITE GREAT FAULTS
"Lovely LA band gets right the balance between tight strumming and swooping electronics, turning out light, charming songs that are long on both melody and heartache."
-Rock & Roll Daily, Rolling Stone

MILLION YOUNG
Million Young‘s hypnagogic, late night, loping pop loops bloom in the shadows of delirious dream territories.

CONCORD RD.

FLAW

FALL BACK PLAN
This powerhouse alternative rock act is gaining recognition quickly for energetic live shows, tight song-craft, killer vocals and undeniable hooks.

STRANGER INSIDE
Cranking out hard rock tunes that sizzle the brain, speed up the heart and bring on the zest of life, like any great hard rock band should do, Stranger Inside is totally at ease with its music, dropping gallons of talent into each and every song.

JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK

MY HEY GUY
Hey Guy is that band seldom heard today: a modern rock act with catchy melodies and artistic sensibility that doesn't take itself too seriously.

JONNE BLUE

AS IT SUBSIDES

NOW SOON NOWHERE
Inspired by the eternally restless and the intermittently spastic sound creation of artists like John Zorn, Trey Spruance, Frank Zappa, Radiohead, Mike Patton, and Danny Elfman, NSN finds itself rarely content to stay in any one place, musically-speaking, for very long.


IDEAMEN

WEEDEATER
Sludge Metal from Wilmington, NC. Southern Lord Records.

BLACK TUSK

GATES OF SLUMBER

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

TICKETS ARE $12 IN ADVANCE // $14 DAY OF SHOW

PEELANDER-Z
PEELANDER-Z, the Japanese Action Comic Punk Band based in NYC, was originally formed in 1998 by Peelander-Yellow, Peelander-Red, and Peelander-Blue, after meeting in New York City (although they'll tell you they're all from the Z area on the planet Peelander). Peelander-Green was welcomed in July 2008 after Blue left the band.

Peelander-Z has appeared at major music festivals including Bonnaroo, CMJ and SXSW, and played with artists such as Buckethead, Electric SIx, Particles, The Vibrators, and Guitar Wolf. Peelander-Z has also been featured on TV programs like VH1's Best Week Ever, Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade, Spike TV's MXC: Most Extreme Challenge, and Anime Network. They also often perform at Anime conventions and festivals all over the US, as well as at Kaiju Big Battel.

LOCAL H

THE SIX ANGRY RECORDS TOUR - 1 Lucky Person Picks 1 Awesome Record Out Of A Hat And Local H Plays It In It's Entirety!

It's all in the numbers......To promote their first live DVD-'68 Angry Minutes'-Local H is taking a cue from their sold out, 7 night stand in Chicago and bringing all 6 of their studio albums on the road. Every night, the band will put every one of their records in a hat (sorry, guys. No B-sides); one lucky(?) member of the audience will be selected to pull a record out of that hat-and presto! Local H will play it front to back. On the spot. All that AND a bonus set of choice cuts from the unpicked records. Only question is : Do you feel lucky, punk?
KINCH