Posts Tagged ‘Slam Dunk’
A Superfries Halloween: Apollo Ghosts & EEEK
When you’re too old to sleep on floors, taking a group trip with your friends to see shows in exotic places like Nanaimo requires lots of planning. Hotels are a tricky choice as they really don’t like when you book one room and ask for 5 cots for your many “children” who you explain to the concierge only look like drunk and unruly adults because they have the “Robin William’s Jack Disease.”
Left with few options for Island shelter for my Halloween adventure, I called a hostel and rented a private cottage in the backyard. That part was easy because I have a really low phone voice and people usually think I’m very important, like a politician or a fireman or a special veterinarian for horses and larger animals.
The hostel is owned by an elderly woman. Early in the day she tried to convince us to let the members of “Loot” (a Tool cover band), into our cottage to use the Piano in our living room. Upon check-out, the kindly host pulled me aside to tell me “Loot“ had over 600 people to their downtown bar show. I guess we should have let them use the Piano instead of giggling, yelling “LooOOOooOOOOooooooT!!!” and locking the door.
The house party show in Nanaimo, although lacking Loot, was headlined by Apollo Ghosts, who are pretty rad. It was at a house that looked way too nice to be having the type of party that isn’t “shoes off.” Smartly, the homeowners blockaded the upstairs and the show was held in a huge two-roomed basement open to a giant yard with a porta potty. I think all parties and nightclubs should have porta potties because most people are scared to pee in them for fear of being tipped, and everyone turns into a super-fast speed pee machine who doesn’t waste time washing their hands or making pouty beauty face in the mirror.
The basement was fully decked out with lights, fog machines, and spooky things that looked like they came from the good Halloween decoration store, where they sell actually scary things like fetuses in jars.
There was a good-sized area for a stage on the big floor with no barrier preventing the fun of audience participation, such as hitting the high hat for the drummer, or screaming and shoving everyone in the band.
I love Halloween house party shows because they are mostly devoid of bar going “sexy” costumes on chicks that walk around like they invented grandparents. My notable costume favorites were: “Waterslide,” “Irish Guy with Small dick” and “Jay Mascis.” I think I saw a sprinkling of Goths too, but they may not have been in costume. I didn’t want to ask if they were dressed up because Goths are creative and sensitive, like a rare butterfly that only grows it’s wings in the dark caves of nighttime.
The first band I remember seeing that night was Warning Sirens. For the actual start of the show I went to the other room to play with the bubble machine that spat out bubbles with fog in them! It was amazing! Made up of two members of Vancouver’s EEEK!, Warning Sirens played their 15 minutes drone set in ghost sheets and it was awesome and haunting, the perfect soundtrack for Halloween or for taking too much acid and having to hike to the top of Candy Mountain through a forest full of fairy’s with demon faces and sharp teeth who don’t want you to get the candy.
Before EEEK’s set, a beautiful large man in a dress made a delightful public speech that involved lots of slurring and hair flipping. It must be so nice for larger gentlemen to be able to enjoy the little treasures of womanhood gifted to them by the acceptability of Halloween cross-dressing. Getting wasted and making tearful, incoherent speeches while your skirt rides up and your hair sticks to your lipstick is an experience I am delighted to share with the male gender.
EEEK! finally took over the microphone from sally-cries-a-lot and started a super good shove party in the front. Their set was a 40-minute aggressive and intimate little slam-dance pit party. I excel during these types of sets that enable lots of jumping, cardio and feats of strength; I’m very fit because I used to own a mini trampoline.
EEEK! – Single Moms
EEEK! – Cascadia
After a pair of bonfire illuminated pantless cowboys explained to me at length the meaning of “the danger zone”, I wandered back into the party to watch Apollo Ghost. I couldn’t see much for reasons involving my costume’s hood and my alcohol intake, but I could see some low ceiling crowd surfing and it sounded awesome.
Apollo Ghosts – Why can’t they all be like you
Apollo Ghosts – Night Vision
I had a bit of a sad because Slam Dunk, who was supposed to play as well, got stuck in Victoria because of a crash on the Malahat. Their absence was disappointing because last time I saw Slam Dunk I was super distracted as another Winnie alumni (guess who!) kept stagediving, continuously, like 10 times past the O.K stagediving amount and I was scared he would crush me and I’d die on the floor of the Astoria, which is definitely not in the audience of Ellen, where I dream of quietly dying of old age.
Slam Dunk – Feral Child
I’m told there were four other bands but I was drunk and it was my special princess birthday-day and I drank my body weight in baby duck.
So, instead of insightful reviews of the other bands, let me share with you some of the new words I choose to record in my notepad as my feelings during the show:
Sunburnx
Religios golowing
Bi duckis
Alan Man
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New Slam Dunk Video
Our favorite Victoria band Slam Dunk have a new animated video for their song Bleacher Lovin.
The song is off of their 2010 debut, The Shivers which is highly recommended and avail for download or on vinyl at their bandcamp thingee.
It made me immediately want to check out the filmmaker, Zee La Ma Geela’s other work which is below.
Winniecooper.net Presents: Upcoming
yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyyo. We have some hot talents coming for you and we’re giving away two pairs of tickets for each show because we love you. Tell us why you should get them in the comments and leave your email so we can get a hold of you (duh).
June 29th @ The Waldorf
Pat Jordache is coming all the way over from Montreal. His latest album has just been rereleased. The original version was one of the best Canadian albums of last year and in Winnie’s own words, they might be one of Canada’s best kept secrets.
Pat Jordache – Get It (I Know You’re Going To)
Slam Dunk is Western Canada’s best kept secret and their album THE SHIVERS is one of the best Canadian records from last year. They are still giving it away for free so sniff that out here.
My Friend Wallis. Do you like reverb drenched tropical pop. Of course you do.
July 1st we are doing a MEGA show because we wanted to see how many chill bros we can fit into one place at a time.
Our sweet little darlings, have just graduated high school and it’s summer break. Their brand new EP Pau Pau (pron: paw paw) comes out tomorrow. Look at their silly promo video. It’s so silly just like you, how can you not want to hear it RIGHT now? ugh, can’t wait.
Playing with them the mighty Humans who have a brand new set they just debuted at their much talked about Music Waste show and NXNE this past week.
TEEN DAZE. Playing new material from his upcoming recordddddd.
This is my favourite TEEN DAZE SONG
Teen Daze – Let’s Fall Asleep Together
Kingdom Cloud have been on my radar for a “long ass time”. We have been exchanging flirtatious emails but it took seeing them at Music Waste to realize how rad these guys are. They will literally make you feel euphoric with how energetic and excited they are playing their indie pop songs in matching outfits.
Kingdom Cloud / Turbo Ranger by reesindiemusic
Metal Mother is from Oakland. Austra meets Coco Rosie. Listen:
Yes yes yes, forreal. We here at Winnieour huge Todd Terje Fans. Our Friends Resorts our releasing their first material ever / so far. They have no myspace. We’ve done four shows with them now and they rule. +++ Love Dancing Djs
Paul Simon – Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Todd Terje dub)
Baphi Lahiri – Jimmy Jimmy Aja (Todd Terje Edit)
Photoes
We have some photos from our NO MORE STRANGERS show last Saturday with Gobble Gobble, Slam Dunk & DBL Dragon via The Futurists.
Also, “the” Steve Louie was there with his camera.
Do The Slam Dunk
One of THE best / most fun bands in the Pacific North West is hands down, Slam Dunk.
We had some pretty memorable shows with them in the past year.
Their debut album THE SHIVERS, they are giving away for free / 0$ right now. The album which was recorded in a giant barn comes out on vinyl very soon. This is one for the collection.
If you want to get to know the band better watch this tour vid. Its a personal fave and makes me want to go on tour.
Sum Real Ass Touring Shit
The Slammers are back from touring. I hope they spread our northwestern seed!
Let’s welcome them back. They play Glory Days on Sat! C U thrr!?
Part 2?
Love Is A Stranger
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Photos from this Saturday’s No More Strangers are up!
Big thanks to Jason for coming out from Victoria and taking them. Best birthday everr.
Slam Dunk and Listening Party are my new fave bandz.
xox
OMG. Re up.
Listening Party “Kissing Booth”
