April 10, 2013
White Mystery, Organs, The Magpies, Boys @ The Ole Beck VFW Post #209, Wednesday April 10th

White Mystery has been in town it seems like a thousand times since their Missoula-inaugural at Total Fest some while ago. They’re good, yah, and especially so if you’re into Chicago-bred redheaded rowdy rawk fury. Over here in Weird Missoula-land, we’re hoping to catch NYC’s Organs most of all. Check that video up above, it’s cool. Like almost too cool. I’m sure the Needlecraft ladies are freaking out over how many hunks and babes are gonna be all over this show because it’s hella hella cool. Hell, there’ll be even more tomorrow night when Warm Soda plays Vera’s Residency Series.

Opening are local hunks Boys and a special fresh-from-tour edition of The Magpies. It’s gonna rule, dudes. Come get CRAY with us.

White Mystery (CHI), Organs (NYC), Boys, and The Magpies are playing the Ole Beck VFW Post #209 on Wednesday, April 10th. Doors at 9PM, show at 10PM. Cover is $5 for 21+ and $7 for those 18 to 20. The VFW is located at 245 W. Main St. in lovely downtown Missoula, Montana.

1:38pm
Filed under: White Mystery Organs Boys Magpies VFW Missoula Montana Ole Beck VFW Post 209 
November 3, 2012
White Mystery, The Magpies, Zebulon Kosted, Monks On Fire @ Zoo City Apparel, Saturday November 3rd

Did you see the flurries of twin red white-people-afros colliding with sweat, spittle, and beer? That was Total Fest two years ago right before (or after?) that infamous Bad Naked Top Hat set that got Mr. Naked banned from the festival for 24 hours…White Mystery fucking ruled though. Chicago knows how to party and for some reason unbeknownst to me, so does Missoula. YOU have the opportunity to party like you mean it TONIGHT, Missoula. Only you can choose to do something as awesome as hang down at Zoo City Apparel with White Mystery’s bobbleheaded riffage. You also get a chance to see if Bad Naked will get himself banned from this venue too.

White Mystery play at Zoo City Apparel (139 E. Main St.) w/ locals The Magpies, Bad Naked, Zebulon Kosted, & Monks on Fire. It’s ALL AGES, doors are at 8PM, show at 9PM. Only 7 American Dollars.

11:58am
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Filed under: White Mystery Monks on Fire Bad Naked Zoo City Apparel Missoula Montana Magpies Zebulon Kosted Chicago 
April 21, 2012
Merchandise, Boys, & The Magpies @ the VFW, Sunday, April 22nd

Does anyone remember that Shoppers show we were supposed to have at the VFW this winter? You know, it was the weekend after Snowpocalypse and Shoppers’ car broke down somewhere near Coeur d’Alene. They were stuck. There was no way they were gonna make it. Still, the show went on and Memo to Maury and Shahs did just fine. Can’t stop, don’t stop.

Well…guess who totally reminds us of Shoppers? Tampa, Florida’s own MERCHANDISE, that’s who. They’ve got some of those same chaotic vibes…walls of sound like they’ve eaten a couple Jesus & Mary Chains, puked up a hardcore band, then ate that just for the drugs. I actually feel like Shoppers may be heavier, but Merchandise would still be up any Shoppa-lovin’ fan’s alley. I would not lie to you. I love you.

Merchandise has one of the most un-Google-able names in recent memory. It took me forever to realize that they had embedded a link to their very own blog in one of our initial emails to each other. Oops. Either way, here’s a little taste of their stuff: (click me). There’s an “audio” portion of that page where you can download a pretty healthy amount of their material. Here’s a track we particularly like off their Es Muerte7”:

Remember! The show is Sunday, April 22nd at the VFW (located at 245 W. Main St. in downtown Missoula; next door to Biga Pizza). Joining Merchandise will be local men-gone-nuts Boys and local tall people The Magpies. Everything will get rolling around 9pm and will cost $3.

4:36pm
Filed under: Merchandise Shoppers Snowpocalypse VFW Boys Magpies rock noise Tampa Florida Missoula Montana Weird Missoula music culture 
April 12, 2012
Once again Mr. Matt Larubbio has wowed us with another killer VFW poster. This time it’s for Modality’s April Residency Series that, coincidentally, begins tonight. Like all the previous Larubbio prints, these full color, hand-screened posters are available for $8 each at the VFW. Just poke a bartender and they can help you out. This is gonna be one fun month!

Once again Mr. Matt Larubbio has wowed us with another killer VFW poster. This time it’s for Modality’s April Residency Series that, coincidentally, begins tonight. Like all the previous Larubbio prints, these full color, hand-screened posters are available for $8 each at the VFW. Just poke a bartender and they can help you out.

This is gonna be one fun month!

3:11pm
Filed under: Modality Matt Larubbio VFW Residency Skinny Legs Boys Zebulon Kosted A Common Pigeon Darshan Pulse Magpies Jacob Milstein Harms Brothers Certain Molecules Monks on Fire Memo to Maury Abe Coley 
March 15, 2012
Tacocat, Vera, The Magpies, Needlecraft @ Zoo City Apparel, Wed. March 21

There was a period of time, can’t remember if it was last summer or the summer before, but I was under the impression Tacocat had become a local band. They were playing nearly once or twice a week at varying spots around town: The Palace, The Lab, The BSMT (I think?)…either way it was confusing. They ended up playing Total Fest a month or two later which makes me think it was two summers ago. That’s when Total Fest 9 was, right? I dunno. I’m on the internet and I could probably look all of this up but I don’t want to so whatever.

Tacocat is a seriously FUN band. That’s probably the only word I can think of that can precisely describe them. I’ve seen comparisons to the B-52’s: that whole mid-60’s beach-party-movie aesthetic etc., but Tacocat doesn’t really sound anything like that to me. It’s just crystal-clear pop-punk with one (or two) eye(s) to the summer. As such, they’re FUN. They’re also pretty funny. I mean, being of the mind to name your band Tacocat is enough of a good sign but check out their Bandcamp page. I like the pictures. I’m a picture kind of guy. They’re funny. I laughed.

Hopefully you will too! Tacocat is coming back to Missoula. Maybe they’ll stay this time. I dunno. You can check them out at Zoo City Apparel on Wednesday, March 21st. They’ll be joined by bunch of locals that, though sharing Tacocat’s penchant for FUN, arrive bearing different flavors: Vera, The Magpies, and Needlecraft. 8pm. All Ages. I’m assuming like $5.

11:58am
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Filed under: Tacocat Magpies Vera Needlecraft Zoo City Apparel Weird Missoula Montana Weird Missoula music culture