[Rob Instigator]

Everyone that hits their local shows for any length of time has experienced the following. You catch a great local act, think, "holy fuck this band is great" and try to go see them as often as you can. Sometimes these acts get bigger and bigger, and move to greener pastures to make their fame and fortune. Other times, the band gigs for a year , then breaks up, for one of the multitude of reasons bands break up. In other situations the band's lifetime just peters out, after years on the local circuit.
Life has a way of changing people's plans.

With the advent of Youtube and other such sites acts long-forgotten can be revived or at least enjoyed again.
This is one of my old faves, from back in 1991, when I graduated H.S. and moved onto Univ. of Houston.

THE MIKE GUNN
The Mike Gunn were GIANTS in the Houston scene, playing with similarly heavy, noisy, warped acts from Houston such as the PAIN TEENS, DRY NOD, RUSTED SHUT, etc. They had three LP's before calling it quits, and those damn LP's are selling for $40-$70 a pop. It seems that heavy sludge stoner proggy rock from back in the day has a huge following among collectors locally and on the Ebay.

This song is my fave Mike Gunn song.

SONG ABOUT HORSES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY0Kd...layer_embedded


so please use this thread to share bands and songs from the local bar/club/shows that you have attended, played, etc. Spread the word about yr local acts, past and present.

[SONIC GAIL]

This is one of my mom's songs she wrote. SHe was a guitarist, singer and songwriter. She would go play shows with her band Rebel Grass at local bars and restaraunts. SHe also made some money by plaing for people in resthomes. They loved her. I know its not most peoples cup of tea (not even my chosen style of music) but my momma was a great musician and she gave me her voice.

http://www.4shared.com/file/zvXZvCfa/10_Track_10.html

[Rob Instigator]

that's so cool that yr mom used to play gigs.

no matter the music type it takes balls to put yrself out there.

what a weird lyrical end to that song SG!

[_slavo_]

Kolowrat, a band from my small hometown, and my favourite national band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9VZj...eature=related

[SONIC GAIL]

Thanks!!!! My dream too. She had a taped recoerded in a studio and I later took it and paid to get it in digital form. I made a cool cd cover and everything and gave em to mt siblings for christmas. I know i mentioned before that she passed along time ago so it is very special to me.

At one of her rest home appearances for thanksgiving she made a turkey costume and wore it during the show. It was fucking hillarious.

[Rob Instigator]

_slavo_, how do your pronounce that band's name my man?

I dig the tune a lot. Looks like a fun band to catch at a local show man. I love rock tunes where, like Lee's songs, a melodic vocal is backed by shards and walls of guitar wailing.

[Rob Instigator]

Gotta give a little love to THE PAIN TEENS
The Pain Teens were quite the freaks back in the day. They were the opening act in Houston for the SY Pretty Fucking Dirty Tour, with Pavement.
Their shows were always crazy. all the Houston bands around 1989-1995 were fucking crazy. They were too fucking UGLY sounding to make it big at the time. Funny how RUSTED SHUT now as a following and tour and gig, many years later.

Bliss Blood used to work at the local Sound Exchange and she was notorious for being a very difficult person, and for showing her boobs on stage at shows, and cutting hersel.f


The Basement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vXD1_0X3uE

[_slavo_]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

_slavo_, how do your pronounce that band's name my man?

I dig the tune a lot. Looks like a fun band to catch at a local show man. I love rock tunes where, like Lee's songs, a melodic vocal is backed by shards and walls of guitar wailing.

oh that will be hard with english pronounciation ...

koh-loh-wrahth

?

something like that. anyway, the most powerful tool of this band is the lyrics....cold and bleak and truly reflecting the very essence of the city I grew up in.

[demonrail666]

It's harder to think in terms of local 'hometown' bands in London. Even bands that play and live here I rarely think of in that way. Maybe some grime stuff, but not much else.

[screamingskull]

ummm..........black sabbath?

[Rob Instigator]

You guys do not go see small local acts in the UK?


or do all yr acts get swallowed up by the UK hype machine, get chewed up for a few weeks, and the spit out again?

[demonrail666]

I've never been to see a band in London and even considered whether they're local. A band can be described as a 'London band' and then they open their mouths and you're confronted with three scotsman, someone from Brighton and a kiwi. It all gets a bit arbitrary, to be honest.

Edit: I have no objection to people from Brighton, Scotland and New Zealand forming bands in London.

[Toilet & Bowels]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

You guys do not go see small local acts in the UK?


or do all yr acts get swallowed up by the UK hype machine, get chewed up for a few weeks, and the spit out again?

more that there haven't been many (any?) good bands from london in the last 10 years, there are plenty of bands that you will see regularly opening for touring bands from the states, but mostly they suck.

[stu666]

I like these two local(ish) bands

(((Oh Dear

Shitsock

[Rob Instigator]

shitsock! great name.....

[Rob Instigator]

Maybe this thread is for folks that are older and have seen waves of bands come and go at local shows...

[stu666]

Extreme Noise Terror

[Glice]

Itchy Tasty
Enzuiguri
Hunting Lodge
Scarlatti Tilt
White Trash Ambition

All split or on interminable hiatus. Unfortunately, there's a load of bands that don't seem to have made it to youtube yet. Like the brilliantly-named Gas Cunt.

[Glice]

Also, 'no great bands from London in the last 10 years' - I'm having none of that. You need to get out to gigs more, that's what I'm saying. Though I accept Herr Rail's point that no-one is actually from London, except a lot of the Grime guys.

[Rob Instigator]

Gas Cunt!