7:30 PM SHARP, VOX GALLERY 19TH AND X, SACTO. $5. ALL AGES. NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINKS, THERE'S A CAFE INSIDE YOU CAN GET STUFF FROM THAT TOTALLY ROOLS, BE AWESOME OKAY?
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
THRONES ARE JOE PRESTON. IF YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THAT NAME, LET ME PUT THIS INTO PROPRE COTEX FOR YOU. JOE HAS BEEN GLEAMING THE CUBE OF CUTTING EDGE "HEVVY" MUSIC FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. HE HAS PLAYED IN BANDS SUCH AS THE MELVINS, EARTH, HARVEY MILK, HIGH ON FIRE, SUNN 0)))C AVERAGE, MEN'S RECOVERY PROJECT, THE NEED, THE WHIP, AND LET'S FACE IT I COULD KEEP GOING BUT I THINK YOU GET THE PICTURE. DUDE'S A TOTAL BOSS. THRONES HAVE RELEASED A LOT OF RECORDS ON LABELS SUCH AS KILL ROCK STARS AND SOUTHERN LORD, I AM SURE THEY WILL HAVE SOME WITH THEM THAT YOU CAN BUY AT THE SHOW FOR MONEY. CONSIDER THIS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO, IN THE 14 YEERS OF BEING A BAND, THRONES HAS ONLY PLAYED SAC TWO TIMES, THE LAST TIME BEING LIKE 5 YEARS AGO OR SOMETHING. BY THEE WAAY THRONES ARE A NICE GUY TOO, SEE YOU CAN CHECK OUT SOME SOUNDS HERE:
http://www.myspace.com/thronestour
SILENTIST IS MARK EVAN BURDEN, A FORMER MEMBER OF GET HUSTLE. SINCE THE LAST TIME SILENTIST ROLLED THROUGH, MARK'S ADDED A SINGER TO THE LINEUP, FURTHER PUSHING THE BAND'S BRUTAL BLACK PROG CHOPS INTO NEW TERRITORY. COMPOSITIONALLY INTENSE AND UNCOMPROMISING, SILENTIST HAS RELEASED A FEW ALBUMS ALREADY ON THE GROUP'S CELESTIAL GANG LABEL AS WELL AS THE ZUM IMPRINT. GO HERE FOR SOME SOUNDS:
http://www.myspace.com/silentist
TREES IS A NEWER HARSH BLACK METAL GROUP OUT OF PORTLAND, FEAT. ONE OF THE TWINS FROM THE BETTER TO SEE YOU WITH. EXPECT A LOUD FACE RIPPER HERE. DUDES HAVE A NEW RECORD ON CRUCIAL BLAST. GET SOME:
http://www.myspace.com/trees00
WARM STREAMS AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS BAND IN SACRAMENTO. THE BAND'S BEEN KEEPING A LOW PROFILE LOCALLY AS OF LATE, AND THIS MARK'S AN INFREQUENT AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED TO YOU TO SEE THE STREEAMS IN ACTION. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY ENTERED FLAVOR COUNTRY AND PICKED UP THEIR FANTASTIC SELF-RELEASED 7", THIS SHOW IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. I AM TOLD THEY WILL HAVE SOME FOR SALE. HERE'S THE LINK TO THE SONGS:
http://www.myspace.com/warmstreams
ALSO, HERE LIVES A FEW CAVEATS. I DO REALIZE THAT MARTIN AND I ARE NOT EXACTLY THE BASTIONS OF GOOD SHOW BEHAVIOR BUT WE WILL BE RULING THE CLUB WITH OUR PAIR OF IRON FISTS. WE WANT TO TRY AND MAKE A FEW MORE SHOWS HAPPEN HERE BEFORE THE PLACE GETS BULLDOZED AND TURNED INTO THE LATEST LUXURY LOFT COMPLEX IN 2009, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK IN ADVANCE THAT NO ONE ACT LIKE A DICK. MARTIN AND I WILL BE SPORTING JACK BOOTS AND NIGHTSTICKS TO KEEP EVERYONE IN LINE, BUT THE MAIN REG WE'VE BEEN PRESENTED WITH DOING A SHOW AT VOX IS A ZERO ALCHAHAUL TOLERANCE POLICY. PLEASE RESPECT THAT. BASICALLY NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK ALLOWED, THERE'S A CAFE WITH SNACKS AND ESPRESSO DRINKS INSIDE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GORGE YOURSELF ON (AND SUPPORT THE AWESOME VOX FOLKS AT THE SAME TIME!). PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
ONE LAST THING. THIS SHOW STARTS ON TIME AS WE'VE PROMISED TO BE DONE WITH MUSIC BY AROUND 10PM. THAT MEANS THE STREEAMS WILL GO ON AT 7:30 SHARP, AND IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE BAND YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT KIDDING WHEN I SAY THIS WILL ACTUALLY START AS ADVERTISED. WE'RE GOING TO BE ENGAGED IN XTREME STAGE MANAGEMENT SKILLSETS TO KEEP THIS THING ON SCHEDULE, SO IF I LOOK STRESSED OUT OR SCREAM AT YOU "DON'T FUCKING LOOK AT ME" THAT IS WHY. OKAY, THAT ASIDE HAVE FUN!