*** PODCAST #164 Concealer ***

    On the heels of 'dissonance [all that keeps me away]' and the precipice of 'Heartfelt Entries', Florida's CONCEALER is turning a lot of heads, including mine. Halfway through the opening track on their debut EP I fell to my knees and thanked the god of metallic screamo...then asked if I could release it. When they responded they also included two new jams that really kicked my ass. So, in lieu of the Zegema Beach release, I bring you this sick podcast. Some things discussed: Runescape music videos, rock class, Concealer secrets revealed!, playing in Bury Your Idols / Greystone / Breathless / Sense Of Urgency, Jordan is forever, fake shoegaze, getting roundhoused in the balls by Connie from SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Saosin vs. Circa Survive, etc. Bands played in this podcast: The Bled, Botch, Circa Survive, Constrain, Examination Of The..., SeeYouSpaceCowboy, and Since By Man. Listen to podcast #164 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

CONCEALER

Bandcamp

1 Santa Claus' Rock Class

BOTCH "Transitions From Persona to Object" (Jonathan)

2 Spinkick to the Balls

SEEYOUSPACECOWBOY "The End to a Brief Moment of Lasting Intimacy" (Justin)

CONSTRAIN "The Dairy Crimes I've Committed Against My Stomach" (Dave) [official music video]

CIRCA SURVIVE "In Fear and Faith" (Tristan)

3 Death By Genre

THE BLED "The Last American Cowboy" (Joe)

EXAMINATION OF THE... "Each Lust in Prada" (Evan)

SINCE BY MAN "Push the Panic" (Dave) [official music video]

~Dave

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PODCAST #164 linked here

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*** SMUSH + ALUMINUM + BILL CAN + BIG CITY live show review***

SMUSH / ALUMINUM

BILL CAN / BIG CITY

@Red Gate in Vancouver on July 19th, 2024

Live Show Review

     After learning that SMUSH was taking a break from live shows for at least the remainder of 2024 I ensured I booked a ferry and made the 3-hour trek to Vancouver so I could catch them one last time (at least for the foreseeable future). I got their early to distro and hung out with a bunch of local scene people and the bands...it was awesome. The real steal of the show was seeing ALUMINUM though, as I'd never heard of them and immediately bought all the digitals from bandcamp upon arriving home the next day.

     I'm also elated to let everyone know that the SMUSH 12"s for 'if you were here i'd be home now' finally came in so at this point all pre-orders have shipped. We sold over half of the pressing during the pre-order timeframe so if you like what you hear please pick up a copy (linked here, with cheaper ZBR store links at the bottom of the bandcamp page).

     Lastly, the band did both an interview with Idioteq.com and a podcast with (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))). Click on this text for the Idioteq.com interview and/or listen to the podcast below.

SMUSH

     As always, SMUSH freakin' rocked. Great atmosphere. Great instrumentals. Great vocals. Great people. Hell yeah. After seeing their release show, this five-song set left me aching for more but I'm glad I got a good fix of them with some of faves including "goodnight moon", "if we didn't cry", and "horse drawing". Reminder! 12"LPs are now in and shipping from Softseed Music!!!

(2024) SMUSH "new house" (live in Vancouver)

https://youtu.be/FTjm12X9cOA

EXTRA VIDEOS:
"horse drawing"
"lizzy mcguire"

Bandcamp

order 12"LP from Softseed Music:

U.S.A. here
Rest of World here

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ALUMINUM

     "Hey Dave, please compare ALUMINUM to other bands."
     Hmmmm that feels kinda hard because their 80s rock + 90s alternative + shoegaze + indie rock melting pot is so damn original it'd be blasphemy to start saying "they sound like this band" or "they sound like that band". All I know is that it's both heavy and beautiful with two vocalists, making the juxtaposition of sounds that much more obvious. Definitely the highlight of the night for me, they were fucking awesome. I should also note that there were many more songs they played that I enjoyed more than the ones I took videos of, it was just luck of the draw.

(2024) ALUMINUM "Always Here, Never There" (live in Vancouver)

https://youtu.be/lyUX057BOBc

EXTRA VIDEOS:
"As Big As You Are"

"Behind My Mouth"

Bandcamp

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BILL CAN

     This Vancouver-based band is fun and quirky, bringing some pretty sweet licks and playful vocals. Kinda jazzy with elements of dancey and classic rock. Also their name is spelled wrong on the poster.

(2024) BILL CAN (live in Vancouver)

https://youtu.be/r_sbOypNPFs

Bandcamp

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BIG CITY

     Closing the night was the third of four bands from Vancouver, as this two-piece took my brain to a new level. Genres be damned, this was equally jarring and mesmerizing.

(2024) BIG CITY (live in Vancouver)

https://youtu.be/KHauCP0f5v0

Bandcamp

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next Dave show (aka I play in WOLLRUSS & this is our first show):

https://youtu.be/gg28vW-eA8w

October 19th in Victoria

*** PODCAST #163 AJ Currier (Colacon, Holly Caught A Contact High) ***

photo: Bret Backus

    In 2022 I met AJ Currier and his crew waiting outside of the ZBR Fest pre-show and we all hit it off instantly. The following year Tomb Tree helped release both COLACON and HOLLY CAUGHT A CONTACT HIGH on cassette. In 2024 COLACON played ZBR Fest and Tomb Tree released their debut album on 12". So obviously this podcast is a long time coming. Besides talking about those bands and being generally hilarious/informative, he also touched on: playing in Scarlet O'Hara/Madelyn Pryor/RaiseUp!/With Winter Upon Us/Kerberos, mispronouncing COLACON, screaming in cars, Psyopus melts the brain, working 94.5 hours in one week, COLACON's first show, ZBR Fest through the years, trusting strangers, defining "slam", the story of the vaulted Senza material and a new jam, accidentally anonymous, Sean Klotz the Hype Man, High Pitch Rich, upcoming Vamonos Tapes news, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Clot, Detach The Islands, Graf Orlock, Peeling Flesh, Rorcal, and Senza. Listen to podcast #163 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

COLACON

Bandcamp

HOLLY CAUGHT A CONTACT HIGH

Bandcamp

Colacon 12"s

1 Setting Things On Fire

RORCAL "Under the Nails" (AJ)

DETACH THE ISLANDS "A Highly Magnified History" (Dave)

2 Siphoning Off Math Grind

PEELING FLESH "Shoot 2 Kill" (AJ)

SENZA "Scrap the Waste" (Dave)

3 I've Watched Breaking Bad 22 Times

GRAF ORLOCK "Border Crossing" (Dave)
CLOT "Fucking Rot" (AJ)

~Dave

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PODCAST #163 linked here

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COLACON "Gales of Contempt" music video

https://youtu.be/gICyDodyHiM

HOLLY CAUGHT A CONTACT HIGH "Hello Mr. Wolynetz" music video

https://youtu.be/Jdd6dLgkpFE

Upcoming COLACON shows: