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TIPS
Recoil’s Guide to Voting
Second only to Monday, Tuesday is Americans’ most hated day of the week simply because of its November association with our national obligation to vote. Here are some tips for getting you through the ballot box and back to your precious freedom, SUVs and digital trinkets:
• Although it’s hard to schedule and cover costs while living paycheck to paycheck, rent a tuxedo to wear on the big day.
Remember that in the history of U.S. Presidential voting, the party with the most campaign money has won every single election so far. That being said, have fun experiencing democracy!
• Arab-Americans should remove your suicide vests before entering the election building, just in case you are the victim of racial profiling. • To you it might just be an election, but for old volunteers across the nation, this is GAME DAY — so do your best to make it fun for them. • You’d think someone would have invented electronic voting by now. Oh, that’s right, Diebold did that to rig Bush’s re-election. Damn clever lot, that bunch.
• Don’t you wish you could get that cool extra-long paper like the ones they print ballots on? I guess in this way all Americans share the same dream.
• Don’t forget to vote on Michigan’s Proposal 14-1, which has something to do with how many wolves residents can kill every year. And they say there’s no progress on the big issues.
• Remember that in the history of U.S. Presidential voting, the party with the most campaign money has won every single election so far. That being said, have fun experiencing democracy!
Disclaimer An old woman was walking down a road one day when she happened upon a group of men beating a poisonous snake with clubs. The woman intervened, saving the snake. She took the snake home and nursed it back to health. When the snake recovered, the woman carried it with her wherever she went, caressing it as if it were her child. One day, the snake bit her on the neck. As she lay dying, she asked the snake, “Why have you done this after I have been so kind to you?”
“You knew I was a snake when you picked me up,” said the snake. This magazine contains satire. If you do not understand the concept of satire, you should not read the satirical news stories that comprise a good part of this magazine, because you will be offended by the subject matter. Recoil is not intended for readers under 18 years of age.
Recoil MISSION STATEMENT Recoil offers a humorous and provocative reflection of the state of modern society through the use of satire, in an effort to maintain awareness of our culture’s imperfections.
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ARCHAEOLOGY
— Y N A — SO M
Ancient Texts Reveal Egyptian Investors Initially Wary of Pyramid Scheme The construction of the pyramids was the result of multilevel marketing, in which each “representative” was encouraged to enlist two others.
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Khufu, Egypt — Newly excavated remains of the Great Pyramid of Khufu suggest that Egyptian investors almost balked at the unsustainable business model pitched to build the timeless desert monuments, sources said Friday. “These scrolls suggest that Egyptian investors had real concerns about the financial legitimacy of the project,” said Dr. Fred Bourne, who described some of the unearthed materials as “prehistoric versions of Amway literature.” “Early translations imply investors were apparently shaky about the Pharaoh’s idea of signing up two men to haul rocks,
Dr. Fred Bourne described some of the unearthed materials as “prehistoric versions of Amway literature.” with the goal of each of those men getting two more representatives underneath them to move stone, and so on.” Archaeologists suggest that similar multilevel marketing campaigns were also behind the construction of Stonehenge and the heads of Easter Island.
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YOU’RE ONLY A STRANGER ONCE. Pat Sajak Suggests Poor Buy Fewer Vowels Above: Legendary television game show host Pat Sajak has seen everyday people routinely paying $250 for vowels.
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Tucson, Ariz. — “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak told sources Friday that poor people should consider purchasing fewer vowels in their inherent lifelong battle to overcome poverty. “You wouldn’t believe the amount of money I see ordinary people spend on vowels,” Sajak told sources at a recent Tucson Toros baseball game. “I watch people throw away thousands of dollars on vowels every day like it’s nothing to them. I mean, if you’re shelling out that kind of cash on vowels, than, yeah,
“Even I can’t afford to live like that,” said Sajak. you’re going to be poor. Even I can’t afford to live like that.” Sajak, who has worked one day per week for 31 years hosting a popular television game show, often while intoxicated, is expected to announce cures for other social blights at future paid personal appearances.
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Religion
Arlan Meekhof Promises ‘A Gun In Every School Locker’ Senator Arlan Meekhof promised to put more guns in schools if re-elected to represent Michigan’s 30th District. Holland, Mich. — At Monday evening’s Meet per-school ratio,” said the pro-gun incumbent The Candidates forum at Holland’s Park during his scheduled debate with Democratic Township Hall, entrenched Republican Senator opponent Sarah Riley. “Who other than Arlan Arlan Meekhof argued that Michigan voters Meekhof can Michigan voters expect to see need aggressive legislators institute handgun training as like him in Senate if residents part of elementary education “My opponent, want to see more guns in by 2016? Certainly not my may I remind schools during the upcoming opponent, Miss Riley — who, voters, is against may I remind voters, is against political term. “Ideally, every every K-6 teacher every K through six teacher state-educated high school student should already have being required to being required to open-carry, been issued a firearm for open-carry,” said if you can believe it.” District their locker as a freshmen, so voters are expected to re-elect Meekhof during education is largely to blame the semi-literate Meekhof to Monday’s debate. Michigan Senate Nov. 4. for the flatline in our guns-
Millions of Unanswered Prayers Found In God’s Spam Folder Millions of prayers to God (above) were routed into God’s spam folder instead of his gmail inbox. Heaven — Following an investigation into God’s lack of response in answering the pleas of His people, Senior Heaven Administrators announced Monday the discovery of millions of prayers that were mistakenly routed into God’s spam folder. “God is kind of old-school and doesn’t have the greatest understanding of His operating system, browser or gmail account,” said one archangel. “God wasn’t intentionally ignoring prayers from good believers who turn to Him for help in getting through life, He just wasn’t receiving the messages. This temporary
breakdown in communications is largely to blame for God’s lack of response in healing many of humanity’s current plagues, wars and personal woes.” Sources confirmed that God’s ineptitude concerning modern technology had previously only affected His personal time. “He still can’t figure out how to change His flatscreen to Input Four so He can play His GameCube.” God agreed to start personally responding to each previously unheard prayer tomorrow as soon as He’s done marathoning Game of Thrones.
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Census
Average American Family Now One Sad Person Alone In Cold House (Above): A modern American family. Washington, D.C. — According to a recent report by the U.S. Census Bureau, the average American family now consists of one lonely person moping around inside a drafty 3,000-square foot house. “The traditional concept of the American household — that is, two heterosexual parents and two or three children — Is becoming increasingly obsolete,” said Bureau spokesperson Alex Crawford, who cited himself as one of the majority of Americans who routinely come home to an empty house after working 16-hours to provide for a family who has long forsaken them and moved on with their lives. “Instead of mom, dad, two-point-four kids and a dog enjoying a modest home filled with love and laughter, American households now mostly
Crawford: “American households now mostly consist of one lonely, overworked person who has slowly pushed away each of their family members, sitting in solitude inside an underheated house that’s way too big for just one person.” consist of one lonely, overworked person who has slowly pushed away each of their family members, huddling in solitude inside an under-heated house that’s way too big for just one person.”
crossword
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contents 11.01–11.30 | VOLUME 14, ISSUE 11 | November 2014
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national music Candyland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13
Recoil Publisher Brian Edwards / brian.h.edwards@gmail.com
Associate Publisher Jayson Bussa / jayson@recoilmag.com
Managing Editor Cliff Frantz / recoilmag@gmail.com
Music Editor
Album reviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18
Eric Mitts / Mittse123@yahoo.com
Creative Director / Designer Kim Kibby / kim@revuewm.com
local music Nuhgjahre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14 The Rockit King . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14 Sext Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15 Album reviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18
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SPINAL TAP AMBASSADORS Recoil’s founder and editor Cliff Frantz has united with some impressive local rock brethren to turn the volume up to 11 and educate a new generation on what Spinal Tap is all about. Sext Farm - A Spinal Tap Tribute Band, will hit The Pyramid Scheme on Nov. 8.
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Fable a catalyst for local spoken word poetry . . . . . . Page 21
Writers Suzanne Beveridge Jayson Bussa Sherrie Coke Connie Cunningham Ryan Cunningham Wes Eaton Cliff Frantz Kimberly Frantz
Dwayne Hoover Adam Levine Drew Miller Eric Mitts Mayra Monroy Jen Moshpit Andrew Watson David Zann
Digital Editor Jayson Bussa
Distribution Lindsay Patton-Carson, Randy Hughey
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CANDYLAND No, it’s not the classic children’s game. Candyland is one of the hottest up-and-coming acts in the EDM world. They join forces with electronic-rockers Breathe Carolina for The Friend Zone Tour, which will swing through Kalamazoo on Nov. 6. Recoil chatted with Candyland’s Josie Martin.
The content of this publication is ©2014 Revue Holding Company, and may not be reprinted or retransmitted in whole or in part without the expressed written consent of the publishers and a pretty goddamned good reason. The views and opinions expressed by columnists do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of this publication.
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Metal
Other products metal shows you might be interested in…
By Jen Moshpit
Social media can be a pain in the ass, always trying to tell you what new things you should check out. After being hounded online with ads for “other products I may be interested in,” I realized that none of them were for metal shows. I wished they were. So, I wrote my own version.
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his fall’s pairing of co-ed DJ duo Candyland and electronic-rock upstarts Breathe Carolina might seem odd at first glance — but like all the best friendships that awkwardness is what will make it awesome. “I think there will be a different crowd from what I’m used to,” Candyland’s Josie Martin told Recoil about what she expects from “The Friend Zone Tour.” “It’s exciting; I get to experiment and try new things out.” Since starting in 2011, Candyland has taken the EDM world by storm. They’ve rapidly ascended the international DJ ranks, becoming the first act ever to win back-to-back Beatport remix contests (with their versions of Skrillex’s “Make It Bun Dem” and Bingo Players’ “Rattle”) to your music and connect to while landing premier perforyour words rather than some“I think if mance slots on tour with the one else’s.” people come likes of Krewella and Kill Paris. For the launch of “The Friend “Winning those competiZone Tour,” Candyland released to a Candyland tions helped us so much,” Martin their collaboration with Breathe show and they said about Candyland’s quick Carolina appropriately titled don’t dance with start. “Through that, we had the “Find Someone.” They’ve also opportunity to work with some someone in a way recently started their own label, great people. It really helped our that gets them OUT Sweet Shop Records, which is career take off.” currently accepting demos from of the friend zone, new friends who Martin hopes Martin got into music at a young age herself, playing will become future collaborators. I’m not doing my in a ska band with her future “I wanted to start my own job right.” Candyland cohort Ethan Davis, label because it was a dream of before starting to work behind mine since I was a kid,” Martin the decks. said. “It felt like something I had to do when I “I grew up in a musical family,” said Martin, started. I’ve always been proud of the work that who also plays guitar, drums and piano. “All of my comes out through it. I love it more every day.” cousins played instruments, and growing up, I just Even though the duo shares its name with the wanted to so I could be like them. I fell in love with children’s board game, Martin said that’s just a every instrument I touched. From there, my taste random coincidence, and she actually hates playing evolved and I found dance music.” it. She’d rather people get together and get crazy Martin’s first gig came when she was actually on the dance floor. asked to DJ Davis’ birthday party in their home“I think if people come to a Candyland show town of Santa Barbara, and on that day, Candyland and they don’t dance with someone in a way that was born. gets them OUT of the friend zone, I’m not doing Crafting their own mix of house, dubstep and my job right,” she joked. n trap, the duo takes influence from heavy-hitters like Skrillex and Knife Party, with Davis working Listen to Candyland online now at soundcloud.com/ more as producer in the studio (and hype man candylanddjs. onstage), while Martin works more as a DJ. “I think we’re not afraid to try new things, live and with our music,” Martin said about what has Candyland set Candyland’s show apart. Her current top five co-headlining “The Friend Zone Tour” with artists are Olivver, Tove Lo, AutoLazer, Meg Mac, Breathe Carolina and Becky Hill. wsg. Flinch, Dotcom “Remixes have been fun,” Martin said. Wild Bull, Kalamazoo “[They’ve become] something people connect Nov. 6, (6 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show), $20 advance Candyland with. [But] I want to focus on originals All ages, wildbull.co, fusionshows.com more. It’s much more exciting to see people sing
METALCORE
Whitechapel & Glass Cloud 11/8 at The Intersection
A kick-you-in-the-jugular kind of Metalcore. Blast beats are encouraged.
OLD SCHOOL METAL Carcass, Macabre
11/11 at The Intersection Yes, it’s that Carcass. They are on tour to support the new album.
GORE METAL
GWAR, Corrosion of Conformity 11/23 at The Intersection
GWAR has a new front WOMAN. Her bloodsquirting nipples are a must-see.
TRIBUTE METAL
Sext Farm: A Spinal Tap Tribute 11/8 at The Pyramid Scheme
Check them out because everyone loves Spinal Tap (and not just because my boss is in the band).
MORE METALCORE
If you like Parkway Drive-type metalcore, check out this show.
HARDCORE Hatebreed
1/24 at The Intersection With locals Sin Theorem, Withhold the Blood and Society Kills, this show will destroy you.
DOOM METAL
Weedeater, Full of Hell
11/10 at The Pyramid Scheme The doom-iest of metal that will vibrate your bone marrow.
OLD SCHOOL THRASH METAL Kreator, Arch Enemy, Huntress 11/20 at The Intersection
Yes, Kreator is stopping in the U.S. after conquering Europe.
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Jan. thru Feb. at The Intersection The 14th annual battle of the heaviest bands will again alleviate your winter boredom. Details coming soon!
Kublia Khan, Gideon, Barrier 11/13 at The Stache
If you’re down for a road trip, check out: Devin Townsend 11/28 at Saint Andrews Hall in Detroit
Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Exodus 12/5 at The Fillmore in Detroit
Slipknot and Korn 11/29 at The Palace of Auburn Hills
Opeth, In Flames, Red Fang 12/3 at Riviera Music Theatre in Chicago
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Local MUSIC
The Rockit King promises to keep rocking; amps up for release of The Truth Will Set You Free “We kind of played through the writing process of this album, and it was a long one,” f there were such a thing as a West Michigan Beveridge said. “We played right up until about rock ‘n’ roll museum, then Jessie Beveridge a year ago. We were playing and it was always would be a prime candidate for the job of getting in the way of recording sessions. Finally, curator. As the lead singer for local mainstays we just stopped playing and we said to each other The Rockit King, Beveridge has not only toiled that we’re never going to get this record done if away in the scene since his group formed in 2001, we don’t concentrate on it.” but also has a deep knowledge and profound Live shows weren’t the only thing to stall appreciation for his brothers in rock. out The Rockit King’s momentum on their latest “I think Michigan music is a big deal and that release — plenty of life happened for Beveridge everyone is really supportive of each other,” said and his band, but those hardships also served as Beveridge of his experience in the local scene. inspiration for the tracks. “It’s way fucking cooler than you would think. The Truth Will Set You Free serves as yet anEveryone shows up and everyone supports other milestone in a long career full of high-profile each other by coming to shows alongside some the shows.” of rock ‘n’ rolls greatest. Naturally, Beveridge The Rockit King started “We were playing and and The Rockit King turned jamming back in 2001, it was always getting to some of their partners and shuffled through a in the way of recording in crime — musicians that few members over time. sessions. Finally, we just However, the band’s curhave long labored in the rent line-up has been intrenches of the local scene stopped playing and we tact since 2007. — when deciding who said to each other that would join them for Nov. Along with those we’re never going to get years of playing and re15’s album release party at The Pyramid Scheme. cording comes a fair share this record done if we The Rockit King will be don’t concentrate on it.” of battle scars, and, of joined by Deadwood Stone course, awesome stories. —Jessie Beveridge, lead and Jim Shaneberger for a Beveridge recalled playing singer of The Rockit King night of full frontal rock ‘n’ with the likes of David Lee roll, which will commemoRoth and Skid Row, and rate the first studio album especially the time when release from The Rockit King since 2005 (Saddle Don Dokken taught him how not to approach Up). Joel Ferguson (Papa Vegas) recorded the music. “We were opening for Dokken and we were album, titled The Truth Will Set You Free, at his Planet Sunday Studios. walking through backstage and there was It’s been a long time coming, too, especially Don Dokken sitting in the stairway just totally considering the fact that some of the tracks that bummed out,” Beveridge said. “He gets to tour landed on the full-length album have been in and play music every night, but whatever it was, The Rockit King’s live show arsenal since 2008. he was just bummed out sitting there. Story by Jayson Bussa
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“I don’t remember what the fuck songs we played that night or how we played, I just remember laughing about that.” The new album and the big release show effectively serves as The Rockit King’s return to the stage. In fact, the band will hit The Music Factory in Battle Creek and Czar’s 505 in St. Joseph to play shows leading up to the album release party. Then, it’s back to business as usual for these local workhorses. “I think we’ll probably formulate a radio push,” Beveridge said of his band’s plans. “I’d like to do a 10-day (tour) every year when we can — maybe some long weekends. That’s always fun and a
The Rockit King
The Truth Will Set You Free album release wsg. Deadwood Stone and Jim Shaneberger The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids Nov. 15 (8 p.m.); $7 Ages 21+; pyramidschemebar.com
Nuhgjahre signed with Lansing-based label Silver Maple Kill Records after Cadabra met SMK CEO Todd Karinen at a Jackpine Snag show. Since both were fans of Sasquatch, they decided to make the five-song EP together. “All the bands are great and are all out gigging and putting out records,” Cadabra said about being on SMK Records.“It’s a very active label.” Fellow SMK band The Jackpine Snag and Imperial Sun Crusher will join Nuhgjahre at the release show for Stones and Mist: A Sasquatch Story on Nov. 22 at Mulligan’s. Whether their story of Sasquatch is fact or crap will then be up to the eye of the beholder (or ear of the listener), but one thing is for sure, the band is not stopping there. “We never would’ve believed, until we saw the Sasquatch with our own six eyes,” Cadabra said. “Our work takes us all over the world and it is only a matter of time before we encounter some other anomaly to inspire our next project or album.” n
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verything changed one fateful night in the woods when stoner metal duo Nuhgjahre ran across none other than the legendary Sasquatch. “We were in shock and just stood there silently watching this magical beast quickly dig a deep hole and crap in it,” vocalist/guitarist Lou Cadabra told Recoil. “We all crapped that day.” Open to the idea of everything from the Loch Ness Monster to Pookahs, Santa Claus, doppelgangers, werewolves, aliens and more, Cadabra and drummer/vocalist Del Rogers put their jobs as travelling shower curtain ring salesmen on hold to start writing theme-based albums, focusing on the epic battle of good vs. evil, rather than conventional rock song structures. “We’re really not into writing love songs,” Cadabra said.“All our songs start as some form of improv jamming then we write songs around those jams. Once it’s recorded, we stick to that format. Our album Stones & Mist: A Sasquatch Story is all premeditated, but on the other hand, we released a single 17-minute track, ‘Labor Day Mass,’ that was 100 percent improv jamming.” Nuhgjahre (pronounced Nug-Jar) takes its unusual name from a Scandinavian Viking ship, and finds influence from the likes of Melvins, Black Sabbath, Queens of the Stone Age and Clutch. After their Sasquatch encounter, they holed up in their own Nuhg-Cave, swilling whiskey and smoking weed while writing and recording their first-person encounter with the elusive creature.
break from the monotony of day jobs and life. I’d like to play more and we’re already writing new tunes. We’ll keep rocking.” n
For more on the myth, visit facebook.com/nuhgjahre.
Calling their sound the “thinking man’s stoner rock,” the two try to maintain a stoner vibe while keeping the predictability low and the lyrics interesting. “We are more of an art project than just a band and we spend 99 percent of the time creating, and once we play it live once, maybe twice, we then move on to the next creation,” Cadabra said. “We added a sixth track to our album called ‘Sell Your Bones’ that is a hint at our next album direction.”
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“Stones and Mist: A Sasquatch Story” release show wsg. The Jackpine Snag, Imperial Sun Crusher Mulligan’s Pub, Grand Rapids Nov. 22, (10 p.m.) Free, 21+, mulliganspub.com
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Sext Farm
Tribute band celebrates Spinal Tap’s 30-year anniversary
ecoil founder Cliff Frantz has been saying for decades he’d play Nigel Tufnel in a Spinal Tap tribute band at some point in his career — it was just a matter of when. “By the time I was 27, I had pretty much given up on playing music for a living, but it’s been a lifelong dream to front a Tap tribute band, and the stars are finally lined up right,” explained Frantz, managing editor of the free regional satire and entertainment magazine and Sext Farm’s Nigel Tufnel. “Before March, I hadn’t played guitar in 12 years. I had to sell all of my music gear off to keep Recoil going during the lean years. Most people know me as a humor writer but I actually started off as a musician.” Originally going by the name “Sex Farm,” a reference to the classic Spinal Tap song, the band attributes its racy new name to a “slight communication error.” “There was a typo in the email Cliff sent to the girl who designed our band logo,” said Benjamin Hunter, who plays David St. Hubbins in the band. “So, now, we’re called ‘Sext Farm,’ which is actually better if you ask me.” “It’s kind of like how Nigel wrote inches instead of feet on the infamous Stonehenge napkin in the film,” added Frantz. “We’re running into the same kinds of problems that Spinal Tap did — just 30 years later.” Sext Farm — featuring Hunter, Ryan Cunningham as Derek Smalls, Tim Bober as Viv Savage and Scott Hickok as Mick Shripton — was formed through a single Facebook post
by musicians who hadn’t played together (or necessarily even met) for the purpose of introducing Spinal Tap to a new generation of potential fans who don’t necessarily know what Tap is and couldn’t otherwise be bothered to look away from their cell phones long enough to find out. “During the last year, I started to realize how many 20-year-olds have no idea what Spinal Tap is, and whenever I tried to explain the concept to them, I’d end up sounding like a complete madman: ‘It’s a band — well, it’s a movie. It’s a movie about a band, but it’s not real. Well, the movie is real, actually the band is real too…’” explained Frantz. “So, I posted on Facebook that I wanted to start a Tap tribute band, and in 10 minutes, Ryan, Scott and Ben were ready to start rehearsing. I was like, ‘I guess I better learn how to play the guitar again.’” Two weeks later, the band had started rehearsals as a four-piece before finding Bober to play keyboards, with Frantz borrowing guitar equipment from friends and the band using Hickok’s rehearsal space. Songs at Sext Farm’s first rehearsals included “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock Ya Tonight,” “Heavy Duty,” “Sex Farm” and “Hell Hole.” “I was nervous showing up at our first rehearsal with no amp and a borrowed guitar, having barely started relearning how to play,” said Frantz, who played more than 1,100 shows as a rock guitarist during the 1990s. “All the other band members play in like four other bands, so I was the only non-working musician
On stage, Sext Farm adapts gags from This Is Spinal Tap, such as Frantz leaning so far back during the guitar solo of “Hell Hole” that he falls on his back and is unable to stand back up while playing, requiring the aid of a roadie. there. But when Tim came in and added keyboards a few rehearsals later, all of a sudden, we are the best-sounding rock band I’ve ever been in.” Frantz said the idea of playing Nigel Tufnel in a Spinal Tap tribute band had been percolating since he first saw the movie This Is Spinal Tap when he was 14 growing up learning the guitar in Alpena, Mich. “Spinal Tap was my introduction to satire. Seeing that movie at that time in my life influenced me so much that I went on to become a satirist and guitarist,” said Frantz. Caught on film from day one, the band’s antics will be mixed with onstage performances to produce what Frantz is hesitant to call a “mockumentary film” shot mostly without a script during the band’s ongoings from concept to stage. “I hate to call it a mockumentary because if we’re mocking anything, it’s ourselves,” said
Frantz regarding his first attempt at filmmaking. “Almost everything in the movie really happens, it just looks made up because it’s so ridiculous.” On stage, Sext Farm adapts gags from This Is Spinal Tap, such as Frantz leaning so far back during the guitar solo of “Hell Hole” that he falls on his back and is unable to stand back up while playing, requiring the aid of a roadie. “We’re also replacing the violin from Nigel’s guitar solo with a Guitar Hero controller,” Frantz said, explaining the modernization of Spinal Tap for today’s live music audience. “The big question is ‘How are we going to pull off Stonehenge?’ So far, we’ve approached ‘Stonehenge’ differently at every show. As for our upcoming show at The Pyramid Scheme, you’ll just need to be there to find out. n Sext Farm will play twice Saturday, Nov. 8 at The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, filming their first set at 9:30 p.m. before returning for a second performance at 12:30 a.m. Local acts Moto, HEAD and Antilogical will also perform. You can follow Sext Farm in progress on Recoil Mag’s youtube channel, or check out Sext Farm: A Tribute to Spinal Tap on Facebook.
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Album reviews Rural Alberta Advantage
Mended With Gold
7.5
Saddle Creek
There is little that separates Mended With Gold, the third album from folkie-punks Rural Alberta Advantage, from either of the group’s first two LPs, 2009’s near-flawless debut Hometowns, or it’s skillful, if somewhat muted successor, Departing. Acoustic guitars strum at alternating speeds and jostle for position with keyboard coos and the most devastating one-man percussion section in Western Canada. Thematically, these songs tread familiar ground — failing relationships and regional conflict, yeah, OK — but there is usually enough happening musically to hold your interest. Tracks like “On the Rocks” and “All We’ve Ever Known” raise a terrific racket, while other spots occupy much more reflective and open territory. This is a band that values consistency over curiosity: look elsewhere for the adventurous and unpredictable. —Andrew Watson
Prince
Art Official Age/Plectrum Electrum
6.5, 5
Warner Brothers
Despite not having released an album of any real significance in more than two decades, Prince is still way above reproach. Anyone breathing air in the 1980s knows why; his dominance of that decade coming through force of will, breadth of talent and a brash fearlessness. The impact of those recordings lives in contemporary artists like Frank Ocean and Dev Hynes, themselves chameleons of art and sound — purple progeny, you might say. Prince’s albums since then have dimmed considerably, these latest two included. I suppose Art Official Age is the better one, a heavily processed collection of pick-up lines that sounds like Prince doing a computerized P-Funk impersonation. It’s all pretty cheeky. He remains a top-of-the-bucket-list live performer, but his creative apex seems further and further away with each new release. All due respect. —Andrew Watson
local Album Reviews BoneHawk, Albino Rhino
Portage, Mich.
Like its title suggests: Albino Rhino is a behemoth. The album bashes right out of the gate, all snarling guitars and hoof-heavy drumbeats, hell-bent on proving once and for all that rock isn’t extinct. It’s the sort of muscular rock record that bands made back in the ’70s — complete with obligatory cowbell — but it’s packed with more than enough energy to sound completely vital now. Loud and proud, the group cranks up the guitar solos and gang vocals early and often (check single “Tonight We Ride”), seguing mid-album with an epically exploratory run launched by “Warchild” and “Ulysses,” before winding their way home on the closing title track. Listen now at bonehawk.bandcamp.com, or pick up the album Nov. 7 at Louie’s Trophy House in Kalamazoo. —Eric Mitts
Max Lockwood, Outrider
Wayland/Grand Rapids, Mich., Earthwork Music
The solo debut from Big Dudee Roo’s Max Lockwood is more an exploration in the importance of inclusion and collaboration than the solitary revelation of a young, poetic singer-songwriter. Originally intended as the thesis project for Lockwood’s creative writing degree at the University of Michigan (with excellent spoken-word passages making their way onto the finished album), the 12-song, full-length brings in a slew of West Michigan’s best folk-rock performers — from Seth & May to Dan Rickabaus of The Crane Wives, and others. Together, they expand Lockwood’s already lofty horizons to new heights, going full-on psychedelic one minute (“Down”), only to drift down “Back Roads” the next, allowing the journey alone to dictate the experience they share. Listen now at maxlockwood.bandcamp.com. —Eric Mitts
Deep Waters, Visions In Flame EP & Photobook
Kalamazoo, Mich., Diamond Wave Press
Before diving into the mind of Deep Waters’ David Spalvieri-Kruse, be sure to cast off all expectations. His second release makes a dramatic departure from the synthesizer loops and self-described “shakey singing” of his 2011 debut, plunging headfirst into an ambient folk sound centered around acoustic guitar and delicate percussion. It’s invigorating and inviting, gently sweeping over the listener and eventually encapsulating them in an embrace of heartfelt harmonies and meticulous, yet melancholy, guitar runs — compliments of collaborators/friends Tyler Bradley and Sarah Wallsten. Paired with SpalvieriKruse’s equally lush, and extremely limited, handmade photobook, it’s an immensely personal and completely open-ended experience that cleanses the soul, leaving you feeling lifted and awaken by this boundlessly ambitious vision. For more, check out diamondwavepress.com. —Eric Mitts
REQUIRED LISTENING Aphex Twin
Syro
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’m pretty sure there is a large percentage of Aphex Twin fans that would hasten to call themselves fans of “dance music,” per se. I know this is true because I count myself in this number. I have always found it difficult to connect with more than a handful of electronic artists or producers or DJs or whatever you want to call them. One reason is that I dance quite badly. Another is that, while dance music is perfect for uniting people on a dance floor, it seems sort of distant and impersonal in any other setting. Aphex Twin has long been — for me at least — a glaring exception to this rule. I may not understand dance music, but I can well recognize genius, and Richard D. James is a genius. Syro is his first release (as Aphex Twin) in 13 years and it delivers in every conceivable way. The first track, “minipops 67,” wiggles right up to you and says ‘hello,’ beats dripping out of the speakers like maple syrup, hints of robotic life forms conversating within — it sounds perfectly fresh and new and yet would also be completely at home nestled somewhere
Ex Hex
Rips
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Merge
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ften credited as co-founder of the late-80s riot grrrl movement, Mary (riot mothrrr?) Timony debuted her inimitable cool and underground ethos as a teenager in Washington DC’s vaunted hardcore scene and eventually went on to front two criticallyworshiped bands — Helium, in the 1990s, and more recently, Wild Flag, with fellow punk chicks and exSleater-Kinneys Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss. Her four solo albums have added to her reputation as one of indie rock’s most inventive and respected figures. Lately, she’s been rocking a brand new band, Ex Hex, and the shit is getting real again. Alongside bassist Betsy Wright and drummer Laura Harris, the band’s debut Rips provides 35 feverish minutes of lo-fi, power-punk, crossing lines that Cheap Trick and the Runaways might have crossed a couple decades ago, and
into 1995’s I Care Because You Do. James is a stylist, first and foremost, an innovator who seems unaffected by, and isolated from, the world around him. You immediately know when it’s him. His drums always sound different. Those alien voices could only be him (or, as on Syro, his wife and kids). The way he twists and rewires his melodic devices are unlike any other producer in the business. I am a complete novice in this particular genre, yet, even I can understand what separates him from his peers. He’s funny. There is a lot of humor in James’ music, a lightness and a silliness in all those bleeps and blorps that will make you laugh out loud. It’s part of what makes his music so human in spite of its completely alien construct and technical wizardry. James’ other strength is his magnificent scope. “180db” is a dance floor banger, a whooshing mutant-house cut with face-melting break beats. “aisatsana” is five minutes of drifting piano chords. “circlonT14” plays like R2D2 funk, layering rippling waves of synth under trademark lightning high-hats, opening into a full bloom at the 3:18 mark. There are, quite simply, no rules on Richard’s planet. His music has no boundaries. —Andrew Watson
doing so with irrepressible confidence and lockstep chemistry. These songs have hooks. The hooks have hooks. Timony throws her ‘65 Jazzmaster into grooves and solos that seem impossibly perfect. This is the truth: I’ve been hearing the chorus from “How You Got That Girl” everywhere I go. It haunts me. “New Kid” has this wiggly guitar lead that you fall in love with before you’re even finished hearing it for the first time. You then find yourself whistling it during staff meetings. Timony has not always been too terribly concerned with the public’s reaction to her music, yet with Rips, great care has obviously been taken to draw us all in. “War Paint,” “Everywhere,” “Don’t Wanna Lose” — I have difficulty understanding how songs these brilliant didn’t make it onto that Wild Flag album, which was a good record, but not like this. This record is really good. Do yourselves a favor and find out why every single music person I know is losing their mind over it. —Andrew Watson
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Mightier than the Sword: Marcel “Fable” Price and friends make difference with spoken word
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With an expanding platform for spoken word, Price has flourished with the support of spectapoken word is often labeled as perfortors, friends and the venues in which he permance poetry, which can potentially forms. Of which includes Stella’s Lounge, home of the Drunken Retort, a show that Price and discount the raw power of the emotion and lyrical mastery involved. fellow Diatribe member Gregory Foster lead. Frequently confused for slam poDeeply influenced in a grassroots theme, the etry — albeit, alike in some aspects — spoken show was listed in the top 15 must have Grand word is an outlet in expressive art. Grand Rapids, Rapids experiences in Grand Rapids Magazine. It along with several other cities sprinkled across can be seen Mondays at 8:30 p.m. Michigan and the nation, foster a hot bed for Besides the already-popular show in Grand such a craft. Rapids, Price and friends incorporate music, spoThe Diatribe is a West Michigan-based ken word and a variety of performance art into their Kalamazoo show, called Put Up or Shut Up, spoken word group that yearned to bring an art that could be enjoyed by which can be seen at The Mix all to West Michigan. With an on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. intense form of story telling With success, comes ex“Spoken word is a lot and smooth lyrical poetry, pansion. And that’s exactly more predominant the members have influPrice is doing. Soon, than people realize. what enced, not only the commulovers of spoken word will be The more I get into it, able to see Price and friends nity, but others, as well. The group, made up of eight colin Detroit on Sundays, in Ann the more that I see laborators ranging from hip Arbor on Wednesdays, and in it’s all over — it’s hop artists to poets, rooted Lansing on Thursdays along a constant support themselves in the scene and with their set shows in Grand system of people.” continue to branch out their Rapids and Kalamazoo. Price craft. attributes Barfly Ventures, —Marcel Price (aka Fable) Marcel Price, known in the owners of Stella’s and the spoken word community several other bars in the Grand Rapids area, to helping him and others as Fable, has worked most of his life to express himself in a culture that tries to hide it. A Michigan achieve their dream. Hopcat, a Barfly-owned native, Price realized that spoken word was his business, is assisting Price as it opens bars in calling after years of open mic nights and the Detroit, Lansing and Ann Arbor, all of which are Price’s newly added performance locations. realization that spoken word was not your average poetry reading. “There’s not a lot of businesses that truly “We’re pushing communication away as support local artists,” said Price. “The fact that technology advances, so by going to something … they actually give back to the artists is pretty as grassroots as a poetry show, it’s just pulling amazing.” the human interaction close again,” said Price. “I And, giving back is no foreign concept to Price. promised myself that I was going to stay with it until I couldn’t.”
Marcel Price (aka Fable) Photo: Nick Henderson
Price was a key organizer in the first ever ArtPrize exhibit that was deaf- and blind-friendly. Price and members of The Diatribe noticed two important things: Grand Rapids had one of the largest blind and deaf populations in Michigan and one of the largest art competitions that was geared towards those with sight. “That’s the beauty of words — if you’re blind or deaf, there’s different outlets that you can experience,” says Price. The exhibit was a performance that went on for the entirety of ArtPrize, on display for those with loss of sight or that were hard of hearing. All of the video work had captioning, all of the written works had braille and anything visual was accompanied with sign language. The Diatribe also performed on the streets during ArtPrize,
passing the hat and donating any money made to the Creative Youth Center of Grand Rapids. Working with youth is another avenue that Price traverses on his way to giving back. Through work with the Grand Rapids Public School system, Price and fellow members of the Diatribe Shawn Moore, Steven Grin and Rachel Gleason, work a 12-week program that teaches kids not only poetry and the world of spoken word, but important life skills, such as public speaking. The group prepares lesson plans regarding family, life and expressing yourself. “It helps [the kids] realize that everyone goes through the same issues,” Price said. “It reduces bullying in schools [and] violence.” The group is also trying to expand their program. By working with Kinetic Affect, a Kalamazoo-based spoken word duo, The Diatribe is working towards a grant that would allow them to begin after-school programs and assemblies that would be beneficial to students and the community alike. “It’s not really about us gaining spotlight; it’s really about showing they need to invest in the youth,” Price said. Grand Rapids has Price’s heart and that of many spoken word artists who perform in the city, which is why he wants nothing more than to leave a positive impact. “A lot of people don’t realize that we started in Grand Rapids chasing all of this and Grand Rapids is the reason that we became [who we are],” Price said. The dreams that he’s chasing? Well, they are leading him on a tour of the Eastern Seaboard in 2015. Starting in May, Price plans on touring in every state from Louisiana to New York. After realizing that he needed to make his name known, Price made his connections and booked his shows. With the support of businesses like GiveTake Clothing Company, a local business that will be investing a percentage of every sale into the tour, Price is ever grateful to the businesses that invest in local artists. “Spoken word is a lot more predominant than people realize,” Price said. “The more I get into it, the more that I see it’s all over — it’s a constant support system of people.” n
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The Urban Mushroom labors to bring fungus back to your diet
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Story by Wes Eaton
hen I was in grade school, our science teacher once told us that mushrooms had no nutritional value. They lacked protein, carbs (sugars) and were essentially a non-vital source, if anything, of fiber. So, we could march home and tell mom we were not going to eat our mushrooms for dinner. As if this was a real problem. Growing up in West Michigan in the 1980s, I doubt many of us encountered mushrooms in our weekly meals, except perhaps the occasional mushroom burger. There was a reason for this. Mushroom farmers were large scale, and their interest was in providing a steady supply of button mushrooms (even Portobellos were considered exotic at the time) to folks that canned them or to fast food franchises like Little Caesars.
But mushrooms and fungi (mushrooms are merely the fruiting body of fungus) remained, if only under the radar of the “main stream,” salient for traditional cultures as medicine, social tokens and rituals, and indeed as important sources of food. The morel mushroom is a key example that resonates with West Michiganders. Our mothers and fathers and their parents, if they were farmers, hunters or fished, almost certainly traipsed through abandoned orchards or along old lilac beds in the spring of the year, searching for edible glory. My point is that while mushrooms had a low popular profile, they remained culturally relevant, if only latent for a time. Enter the “civic agricultural” movement that began in recent decades by the likes of Wendell Berry and Alice Waters, and brought to the public spotlight by Michael Pollan. This is the cultural terrain that chief “schroomologist” Trever Clark and partners are entering, having brought forth their own contribution to the “mushroom movement”
in the form of The Urban Mushroom, simultaneously a culinary and political act in defiance of large scale agriculture and in solidarity with foodies and food activists. Clark and his team are building on the knowledge they learned about growing mushrooms at home, and scaling this up a bit, taking it to the people. They have recently relocated to a larger space on Grand Rapids’ southeast side, and supply several varieties of mushrooms to not only area restaurants, but to the public largely through their CSA program with pickups available through the Fulton Street Farmers Market. Varieties range, but include Golden and Grey Dove Oyster, King and Polar White Oyster, Hen of the Woods and also multiple varieties of Shiitake. On suggestion, I popped a handful of Shiitake raw into my mouth. I was hooked. Customers can purchase these for $20 a pound — not too much money, considering a pound of mushrooms
is a lot — or, one can invest in their rotating, eight-week CSA program. This means you pay ahead, and then pick up mushrooms for about half the regular price on Saturdays at the Fulton Farm Market. When you see these folks, ask for a taste. Take a close look at their mushrooms. Ask about their “spent logs” program, a great and cheap way to get into growing mushrooms in your own home. These “logs” are inoculated with spores and have been harvested twice by Clark’s team already, but there is plenty of fruiting yet to go, perfect for the beginner. Also, ask about their future intentions — using fungus and mushrooms to clean contaminated soil, which there is a lot of in Michigan, and as an alternative to Styrofoam. Most importantly, take something home and work to introduce mushrooms back into your diet. n
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Grand Rapids Comic-Con Gets Bigger, Better
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Photo: Michael Buck
igger and bolder, the Grand Rapids Comic-Con returns like a great superhero sequel, stronger and full of surprises for its second year. This year’s event will run Nov. 21-23 at The DeltaPlex, and feature dozens of celebrity guests, acclaimed artists, comic book vendors, and of course, costumed characters. “Last year, we were at the Home School Building, a private Christian organization that built a school building for children that are home schooled,” Grand Rapids Comic-Con owner/co-event coordinator Mark Hodges told Recoil. “Much to our surprise, somewhere around 10,000 people showed up. We only got 4,000 through the door, unfortunately, and disappointed a lot of people. Hopefully we will make that up this year to most of them.” The much larger space is the biggest change to this year’s event, allowing more room for the anticipated crowds, as well as more space to expand the scale of the ComicCon itself. “Now that we have the DeltaPlex and rented the entire facility, we are able to expand,” Hodges said. “We have a lot more artists and vendors than we had last year, plus
we have about a dozen celebrities who will be making appearances ranging from classic television personalities such as Nichelle Nichols from Star Trek and David Newell from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, to current television and movie personalities such as Peter Shinkoda from Netflix’s Daredevil and Chad Rook from The Flash.” The weekend will include numerous fan panels, a costume contest, art show, anime room, Legos, face-painting, a car show featuring multiple Batmobiles and more. “We work really hard to make our show as family-friendly as possible,” Hodges said. “We are doing our best to eliminate porn and T&Astyle art from the show as well as anything overtly violent. People with kids will find us a very good show for their young ones. [But], we are also working on having a good amount of after-parties for the adults attending the show. We are partnering with The Intersection and the Wealthy Theatre to create a bunch of fun stuff for people to attend after the main show closes.” This will include an unofficial pre-party at the Arch Enemy concert at The Intersection Nov. 20, and an unofficial closing party at the GWAR concert, also at The Intersection, Nov. 23. “We also have a series of films at the Wealthy over the same weekend, which will include guests from the Comic-Con speaking on films that they helped create, including co-producer Paul Bales talking about the Sharknado franchise in between showing the two films.” A longtime event organizer (going back to his days putting on metal/hardcore shows
at Muskegon’s legendary venue The Ice Pick), Hodges has been plotting something like this year’s Grand Rapids Comic-Con as far back as 2005. “After a couple failed smaller ventures over a five-year period, I was ready to throw in the towel when my wife Jennifer convinced me to go for broke,” Hodges said about launching the Comic-Con last year. “We did a very successful test show last year, and here we are putting on the first major show held on this scale in West Michigan since a Star Trek show back in 1991.” Infinitely grateful to his staff of about a dozen workers, who have poured hundreds of hours into this year’s event — as well as comic book fans both new and old — Hodges hopes this year’s Comic-Con will be only the beginning of a series of events he hopes to bring to West Michigan. “If you ever watched The Big Bang Theory and wondered if all the shenanigans they get into at conventions are true then you need to check it out,” Hodges said. “It can be a bit surreal to see Batman’s rogue of villains walking around together, or Thor and Loki eating together at the snack bar, but I can say safely you will experience that, and a lot more, at the Grand Rapids Comic-Con.” n
Grand Rapids Comic-Con
The DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids. Nov. 21-23. $35 3-day pass; $12 Friday; $15 Sat./Sun., $5/day kids 5-12; free for kids under five. grcomiccon.com
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Event guide
SATURDAY, November 1
Zombie Apocalypse Halloween Bash, The B.O.B Cosby Sweater, Citizen, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe The Soul Syndicate, Billy’s Lounge Pile of Craft, The Corner Record Shop Kris Hitchcock and Small Town Son, Czar’s 505 Dave Dyer, Dr. Grins Claudia Schmidt, Foundry Hall Oceans Over Earth, Evac Denied, 6 Prong Paw & Anchors Calling; SoMo Presents: The Wide Awake Tour with special guests Francesco Yates Packy, The Intersection The Waxies, Sailor Kicks, Jessie Ray, Carolina Catfish, Louie’s Trophy House Grill Frontier Ruckus CD Release Party, Mingus, Bitters, Politikil, Mulligan’s Pub BenJammin and Analisa, Duffield Caron Project, Old Dog Tavern Kathy Lamar, One Trick Pony Vault of Midnight presents: Villains Take Over: Dance Party!, The Pyramid Scheme Litt Up, River City Saloon Ry Petermann Band, Saugatuck Brewing Stickyfut, ProConPro, Flops Ego, Day Lewis, Shakespeare’s Lower Level The Todd Wolfe Band, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill Foolish Plezyer, Whiskey River Saloon
SUNDAY, November 2
6th Annual All Stouts Day, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Revival ‘80s Night, Billy’s Lounge The Rocky Horror Show, Dog Story Theater Minnesota, Jackal and G. Jones, The Intersection Sunday Night Funnies, The Landing Stepdad, Sphynx, Squirrel Shaped Fish, Tidal, Mac’s Bar 7th Son Blues Jam, Old Dog Tavern Sunday Matinee, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
MONDAY, November 3
Bassbin, Billy’s Lounge Chris Darby, Foundry Hall Real Pirates, Grand Rapids Public Museum Barcelona, TEAM*, Rival Summers, Mac’s Bar
TUESDAY, November 4
Deep Down Tuesdays, Billy’s Lounge Open Mic Night, Founders Brewing Co. Music Lessons, Foundry Hall Mike Stud, Clinton Sparks, The Intersection Comedy Night Hosted by Jen Dama, Louie’s Trophy House Grill Beer Run Finale, New Holland Brewing Company Open Mic Night with Branden Mann, Tom Duffield, Old Dog Tavern Luke Winslow-King, The Pyramid Scheme
WEDNESDAY, November 5
Dueling Pianos, Bobarino’s The Rocky Horror Show, Dog Story Theater Open Mic Night Hosted By Megan Dooley, Louie’s Trophy House Grill SonReal, Passalacqua, J. Pierce, Mac’s Bar Gears, Losing September, Know Lyfe & The Novella, The Music Factory DJ Dance Party, Old Dog Tavern Absolutely Unofficial Umphrey’s McGee Pre-Party with Consider the Source, Shakespeare’s Lower Level
THURSDAY, November 6
Dopapod: Umphrey’s McGee After Party, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Campus Karaoke Wednesdays, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Ingrid Michaelson, Chris Koza, Calvin College Hoogenboom Center Karaoke Night with D-Mic, Czar’s 505 The Rocky Horror Show, Dog Story Theater Keith Alberstadt, Dr. Grins The Campanellis, Hollywood Makeout Trophy, Away Game, Founders Brewing Co.
Appleseed Collective, Foundry Hall Will Play For Food, H.O.M.E. at The B.O.B. Jeezy, The Intersection Umphrey’s McGee, Kalamazoo State Theatre Canvas and Craft Beer, The Livery For All Those Sleeping, It Lies Within, Diversions, Our Vices, Boys of Fall, 6:30 p.m., Mac’s Bar Michael Pollan, Miller Auditorium American Arson, Another October, It’s A Secret, Mulligan’s Pub Jenna Mammina and Rolf Sturm, Old Dog Tavern Frontier Ruckus Album Release Show, The Pyramid Scheme Rockabilly Rumble, Delilah DeWylde & the Lost Boys, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
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FRIDAY, November 7
Jubilee Riots, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe ‘90s Holla Back, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Jamaica Me Crazy, Czar’s 505 Viva! West Michigan, DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center The Rocky Horror Show, Dog Story Theater Keith Alberstadt, Dr. Grins Tunebugs, Foundry Hall Granger Smith & Earl Dibbles Jr.; The Stache presents Particle, The Intersection Bonehawk Album Release, Blue Snaggletooth, Fossil Eyes, Louie’s Trophy House Grill Antarctigo Vespucci, Hard Girls, The Vulnerable, Marvels, Mac’s Bar Pink Droyd, The Music Factory Japanese Warriors, Remember and Rebuild, Muskegon Museum of Art Jenna Mammina, The Real Fantastics, Jet Beats, Old Dog Tavern Knights of Mayhem, Young Faze, Papa Pete’s Pizza Sallie Ford, Crooked Fingers, The Pyramid Scheme Trilogy, River City Saloon Country Night, Shakespeare’s Lower Level RJ Nordlund & Friends, Bigfoot Buffalo, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
SATURDAY, November 8
Slim Gypsy Baggage, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Disney After Dark, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s BaCon: a Bacon and Beer Celebration, DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center The Rocky Horror Show, Dog Story Theater Keith Alberstadt, Dr. Grins Rob Schneider, Jon Lovitz and Tim Meadows: Veterans of SNL, FireKeepers Casino Hotel The SEVENth, Waldo The Action Figures, Sheefy McFly, DJ Omega Supreme, Founders Brewing Co. Whitechapel, Glass Cloud, Withhold the Blood, The Severed Process, I’m William Cutting; The Stache presents Wanted: The Bon Jovi Tribute Band, The Intersection Life In Vacuum, Guppy Mold, The Freight Bandits, Louie’s Trophy House Grill EARLY: Hung Up, Sidelined, Backpacks; LATE: Citizun, Everyday Junior, Anvbis, Mac’s Bar Last Comic Standing Live, Miller Auditorium Distorted Walls, Remnants, Red Legs, Mulligan’s Pub Faster Pussycat, The Music Factory BanJammin and Analisa, Duffield Caron Project, WIDRAMA, Old Dog Tavern The Trace, One Trick Pony Covert, Papa Pete’s SEXT FARM: A Tribute to Spinal Tap (9:30 p.m. & midnight), Moto, Head, Antilogical, The Pyramid Scheme Whiplash Alley, River City Saloon Reverent Monk Release Party, Formerly Hip, Saugatuck Brewing Metal Night with Mine Enemies Fall, Blackgate Fragments, Shakespeare’s Lower Level Open Door, Spectrum Theater Rusty Wright Band, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
SUNDAY, November 9
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Broadway Grand Rapids Presents Once, DeVos Performance Hall The Rocky Horror Show, Dog Story Theater Caroline Smith, Founders Brewing Co. Sunday Night Funnies, The Landing Jenna Mammina and Rolf Sturm, The Livery Midwest Skies, Bluffing the Ghosts, Sprowt, Ben & Corey Marie, Alex Dwyer, 5 p.m., Mac’s Bar Fairbanks Society Appreciation Party, New Holland Brewing Company Old Time Jam, Gator Boys, Carter Hulsey and Brett Newski, Old Dog Tavern Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, The Riviera Theatre Mark Stuart, Salt of the Earth Shitty Nights, Broth, Priest Rape, The Lippies, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
MONDAY, November 10
Square Dance Kalamzaoo! Larry Unger & Julie Metcaff, Will Mentor, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Bassbin, Billy’s Lounge Annual Fall Celebration, LaFontsee Galleries Weedeater, Full Of Hell, Lazer/Wulf, Traitor, The Pyramid Scheme
TUESDAY, November 11
Deep Down Tuesdays, Billy’s Lounge Poker Nights, Bobarino’s at the B.O.B. Burton and W3 Fashion Show & Party, Eve at the B.O.B. Carcass, Macabre Exhumed Noisem; The Stache presents Chris Webby, The Intersection Annual Fall Celebration, LaFontsee Galleries K Theory, Marcution, D Nihil, Hoddy, Ternidup, Mac’s Bar Tom Duffield Open Mic with Branden Mann, Old Dog Tavern TTNG, Emma Ruth Rundle, Mylets, The Pyramid Scheme Meanwhile Movie: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Wealthy Theatre
WEDNESDAY, November 12
Campus Karaoke, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Parmalee wsg Gunnar and The Grizzly Boys, The Intersection Deerhoof, Priests, White Reaper, Louie’s Trophy House Grill DJ Dance Party, Old Dog Tavern Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express wsg John Murry, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill An Evening with My Brightest Diamond wsg Dosh & Ghostband, Wealthy Theatre
THURSDAY, November 13
Trout Steak Revival, The Appleseed Collective, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe ‘90s Holla Back, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Karaoke Night with D-Mic, Czar’s 505 Shane Mauss, Dr. Grins Comedy Club The Pimps of Joytime wsg Shotgun Soul, Founders Brewing Co. Speakers Open Mic, Foundry Hall Will Play For Food, H.O.M.E. at The B.O.B. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, AD, Almost Kings, Skinny, Sir Trigga; Kublai Khan, Barrier, Gift Giver, Anchors Calling, Divided They Fall, Life Loss, The Intersection Typesetter, ASTIPAI, Birdlord, Bong Mountain, Mulligan’s Pub Oscar Bittinger & Josh Rose, One Trick Pony Mr. Gnome, Young Tongue, The Pyramid Scheme Comedy Open Mic, Shakespeare’s Lower Level
FRIDAY, November 14
Mane Event: An Outrageous Hair Design Battle & Showcase, The B.O.B Steppin’ In It, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Mike Milligan, Steam Shovel, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Shane Mauss, Dr. Grins Tunebugs, Foundry Hall David Nail, The Intersection Kublai Khan, Gift Giver, Barrier, All Ends Black, Taking Dreams, 7 p.m., Mac’s Bar Faultline, The Lippies, Anthony Hansen, Mulligan’s Pub Days Of The New, Ignoring The Echoes, The Music Factory Hired Hands, Branden Mann and the Reprimand, Old Dog Tavern Natural Child, The Pyramid Scheme In the Red, River City Saloon The Stray Birds, The Riviera Theatre Diarrhea Planet, By Jr., Shortlife, Shakespeare’s Lower Level Pop Scholars: Improv Comedy, Wealthy Theatre
SATURDAY, November 15
The Corn Fed Girls, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Hip Pocket, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Shane Mauss, Dr. Grins Tony Bennett wsg Antonia Bennett, FireKeepers Casino Survival Knife wsg Hungry Ghost Pink Avalanche, Founders Brewing Co. HIFI Superstar, Four Winds Casino Mega ‘80s, The Intersection The Temptations, Kalamazoo State Theatre
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SUNDAY, November 16
Revival ‘80s Dance Night, Billy’s Lounge Grand Rapids Symphony Presents Singing in the Rain, DeVos Performance Hall Emerging Sculptors, Frederik Meijer Gardens Betraying The Martyrs, Reflections Invent Animate, The Intersection Sunday Night Funnies, The Landing Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band, The Chuck Jagers, The Livery Irush, ANVBIS, Bizzaire, Craig Franklin, Cameron Oakley, Mac’s Bar The Lettermen, Miller Auditorium Jack Grelle & Ryan Koenig, Cats in the Hat Blues Jam, Old Dog Tavern Lectralux The Faultline Tonia Bug, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
MONDAY, November 17
Bassbin, Billy’s Lounge West Michigan Jazz Society Presents Monday Night Jazz with Cooper Hay and VanLente Group, Bobarino’s at the B.O.B.
TUESDAY, November 18
Deep Down Tuesdays, Billy’s Lounge Poker Nights, Bobarino’s at the B.O.B. Comedy Night Hosted by Jen Dama, Louie’s Trophy House Grill Tom Duffield, Open Mic with Branden Mann, Old Dog Tavern MartiniMOTH Live Storytelling at SpeakEZ Lounge, SpeakEZ Lounge Sesame Street Live: Let’s Dance!, Van Andel Arena Telling a Good Story; Meanwhile Movie: Best in Show, Wealthy Theatre
WEDNESDAY, November 19
Campus Karaoke, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s The Stache Presents Mimosa, The Intersection Annual Fall Celebration, LaFontsee Galleries Music Open Mic Night Hosted By Megan Dooley, Louie’s Trophy House Grill
Dinner and a Suit, The Juno Blacklist, The Timbre of Cedar, The Class Acts, 7 p.m., Mac’s Bar DJ Dance Party, Old Dog Tavern Sesame Street Live: Let’s Dance!, Van Andel Arena
THURSDAY, November 20
Ashley Daneman, The B.O.B Sarah Borges, Girls Guns Glory, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe 90’s Holla Back, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Karaoke Night with D-Mic, Czar’s 505 Grand Rapids International Wine Beer and Food Festival, DeVos Place Roy Wood Jr., Dr. Grins Will Play For Food, H.O.M.E. at The B.O.B. Arch Enemy, Kreator Huntress and Starkill, The Intersection Masked Intruder, Break Anchor, The Hunky Newcomers, Farthest From the Truth, 7 p.m., Mac’s Bar Oceans Over Earth, EVAC Denied, Pass of Aggresion, Mulligan’s Pub Screaming For Silence, The Music Factory Flips & Nogs Class, New Holland Brewing Company Ultimate Painting, The Pyramid Scheme Drag Show feat. Jade Jolie, Monique Madison, Yolanda del Fierce, Chanel Hunter, Laura Loveless, Una Legend, Shakespeare’s Lower Level
FRIDAY, November 21
Blue Dirt Band, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Rootstand, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Grand Rapids Comic-Con, DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center Light Night, Downtown Grand Haven Roy Wood Jr., Dr. Grins Comedy Club Tunebugs, Foundry Hall Daughtry, One Night Band, Four Winds Casino Atmosphere, Prof, Dem Atlas, DJ Fundo, The Intersection Warren Miller’s No Turning Back, Kalamazoo State Theatre Josh Turner, Little River Casino Resort Electro Pop Therapy Dance Party, Louie’s Trophy House Grill Huey Mack, Wayn’o, Yonas, Hitman featuring Klaverflav, Mac’s Bar Full Frontal Cortez, Jesse Williams, Old Dog Tavern Citizun, Papa Pete’s OTC, River City Saloon
SATURDAY, November 22
Pert Near Sandstone, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Grand Rapids Comic-Con, DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center Roy Wood Jr., Dr. Grins Comedy Club One Hot Mess, Four Winds Casino Huey Mack, Yonas Nate Paulson; Wayland, Devin and The Dead Frets, Kill All, Control Stone, Thrown, The After Effect, The Intersection Warren Miller’s No Turning Back, Kalamazoo State Theatre Annual Fall Celebration, LaFontsee Galleries
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Marvel vs. DC Costume Dance Party, Louie’s Trophy House Grill Saintseneca, Swarming Branch, The Cardboard Swords, Immanuel Can’t, Small Parks, Mac’s Bar Trollhammer, Imperial Sun Crusher, Nuhgjahre, Mulligan’s Pub Tantric, Blackened Earth, The Music Factory BenJammin, Analisa Duffield Caron Project, Dumela Project, Old Dog Tavern Troll for Trout, One Trick Pony Fried Egg Nebula, Papa Pete’s OTC, River City Saloon Drew Behringer, Saugatuck Brewing
SUNDAY, November 23
Revival 80s Dance Night, Billy’s Lounge Grand Rapids Comic-Con, DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center GWAR wsg Corrosion of Conformity The Meatmen and American Sharks, The Intersection Sunday Night Funnies, The Landing Single Mothers, The Most Dangerous Animal, Decades, Teen Lust, Mac’s Bar Jackyl, The Music Factory Japanese Warriors, Muskegon Museum of Art Crossroads Blues Jam, Old Dog Tavern
THURSDAY, November 27
Starfarm, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Comedy Open Mic, Shakespeare’s Lower Level Retro D’Luxe Thanksgiving, The Pyramid Scheme
FRIDAY, November 28
Jay Gavan Album Release, Guitar Up, The Long Players, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Mike Armstrong, Dr. Grins Comedy Club Tunebugs, Foundry Hall Brena, Four Winds Casino Flosstradamus, GTA, Two-9; Blood On The Dance Floor, Whitney Peyton, Sweet Ascent, Epidemic, The Intersection Greensky Bluegrass, Kalamazoo State Theatre Annual Fall Celebration, LaFontsee Galleries Ed Genisis, Big Yak G, Louie’s Trophy House Grill The Sandy Hooks, Soul Trial, Darling Down, Fade To Black, Mac’s Bar Sponge, The Music Factory The Whistle Stop Revue, Papa Pete’s The Original Back to the 90s Party!, The Pyramid Scheme
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The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die, The Hotelier, Rozwell Kid, Posture & the Grizzly, The Pyramid Scheme Brendan Loughrey, Quinn and Tuite’s Heather Styka and Jen Sygit, Salt of the Earth Grand Rapids Comic-Con presents Coraline, Wealthy Theatre
MONDAY, November 24
Yoga in the Back Room!, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Bassbin, Billy’s Lounge Annual Fall Celebration, LaFontsee Galleries Mark Miller, Slightly Psychotic, Grave Slave, Black Rose, Mac’s Bar
TUESDAY, November 25
Deep Down Tuesdays, Billy’s Lounge Poker Nights, Bobarino’s at the B.O.B. Annual Fall Celebration, LaFontsee Galleries SayWeCanFly, Jason Lancaster, Joel Faviere, Rookie of the Year, 5 p.m., Mac’s Bar Tom Duffield Open Mic with Branden Mann, Old Dog Tavern Meanwhile Movie: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Wealthy Theatre
WEDNESDAY, November 26
Beers With Beards Celebration, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Campus Karaoke, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Open Mic hosted by Paul Hogan, Foundry Hall Battlecross, Wretched, War of Ages, Blackgate, Templar’s Verdict, The Intersection Music Open Mic Night Hosted By Megan Dooley, Louie’s Trophy House Grill DJ Dance Party, Old Dog Tavern Rap for a Stack, The Pyramid Scheme Trixy Trang, River City Saloon American Heartbreakers, Hard Promises, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
FLEDfive, River City Saloon The Twistin’ Tarantulas, The Truckstop Cobras, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
SATURDAY, November 29
The Sideshow Freak Flick Film Fest, Ambrosia Theater The Diggity, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Blue Soul Express, Billy’s Lounge Dueling Pianos, Bobrino’s Mike Armstrong, Dr. Grins Ghost Heart wsg Vox Vidorra, Backyard Songbook, Founders Brewing Co. Lava Rock, Four Winds Casino Mega ‘80s, The Intersection Killer Bee Comedy Show, Drunken Spelling Bee, Louie’s Trophy House Grill The Flatliners, The Greenery, Dead Hour Noise, Mac’s Bar SkinJacket, Society Kills, Small Town Harlot, Mulligan’s Pub Third Annual Turkey Trot, New Holland Brewing Company BanJammin and Analisa Duffield Caron Project, Old Dog Tavern Thirsty Perch Blues Band, One Trick Pony Complete VII Dance Party, The Pyramid Scheme Thundering Heart, River City Saloon Double Nickel String Band, Saugatuck Brewing Gay Night, Shakespeare’s Lower Level
SUNDAY, November 30
The Sideshow Freak Flick Film Fest, Ambrosia Theater Revival ‘80s Dance Night, Billy’s Lounge Sunday Night Funnies, The Landing Sanders Family Christmas, Master Arts Theatre Japanese Warriors, Muskegon Museum of Art Blues Jam, Old Dog Tavern The Click: Broken Lens Face Off, The Pyramid Scheme The Muteflutes, Salt of the Earth Chugger Filthy Injektor, Nate Maynard, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill n
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