Tagged: Fulton 55
BANDGEEK!: Coast Into Summer, Meet Olivia Mancini’s Mates and Clash With Metal’s Titans!
Your firework hangover should be cleared out by now. Time to get out there this weekend and enjoy some live music. LET'S BANDGEEK!!!
FRIDAY
KUPPAJOE'S: Fresno Coasts Into Summer with Rookie of the Year (NC), Challenger!, Eryn Woods, Clouds like Mountains, & Get Up & Go:
TOKYO GARDEN: Stopping in Fresno tonight, Olivia Mancini "Olivia writes pop songs. Upbeat, melody-driven, and not interested in being taken too seriously, Olivia-the-music is a lot like Olivia-the-person. Likable." There ya go. Go:
AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: Comedy at Audie's? It makes sense when it's Neil Hamburger. Plus Brian Kenney Fresno opens so now we're totally getting it:
FULTON 55: Assless chaps are encouraged at Glam Corbra will be hitting the stage for a FREE event!:
THAI PALMS: Homegrown Fridays returns after a week off with Keep Your Fingers Crossed, 2 Hours Later and Relion:
Bootlegged In Fresno: HateFX [the new song that Glen Alvelais plays on…probably called Destruction]
Fresno's HateFX has a new celebrity guitarist of sorts in Glen Alvelais – formally of Forbidden and Testament. We saw him with HateFX at last Saturday's Dirty Dowdy Podcast party and recorded some bootlegs. Here is a new song we got with Glen doing some fine shredding on and features a "Eye Of The Tiger" beginning.
Have a listen:
BANDGEEK!: What Does Let’s Go Bowling, The Soma Holidays and Bang Tango Have In Common?
Yet another fruitful weekend of music for Fresno. Sure hope you have Saturday morning to recover because Friday is going to be rude. Let's BANDGEEK!:
FRIDAY
FULTON 55: It's not often that one of Fresno's top bands of all time, Let's Go Bowling, plays so this one moves from a show to a EVENT:
AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: If you like the Fay Wrays, then you probably like (or will like) The Soma Holidays. That's 'cause The Soma Holidays are kinda the Fay Wray's grandad… or something. It's a big reunion show for the Holidays (we told ya about this, complete with free mp3 downloads) because it's been seven years since they've played together. Keeping the stage warm for them is Achievement House, The Red Coats and straight from Portland (via Fresno and Nashville) is Kat Jones. Good times. [$8, 9pm, 21+]
BABYLON: Diehardz Music presents The Accident Experiment (with Marcos Curiel from P.O.D) Also doing stuff is Down Word, Outside the Wire, Clockwork Hero (Stockton), Kinship, and S.K.O.P.E:
KUPPAJOE: Sacramento alt rock guy, Josiah James. Plus Quiet Science (Merritt Island, FL), Omotola and My Beautiful Surrender. How terribly awesome is this flier?:
THE CYC: The promoter wisely put an early start time for this one as there are a dump load of bands playing: Brotherhood, Limits, Phoenix Emerge, Head Over Heals, Fatty Cakes, Dependence and Lover Boy:
THAI PALMS: Homegrown Fridays returns with a familiar face: This Planet Prelude. Plus I Do Not Exist and No Cause For Alarm:
STARLINE: It was the late 80s (or maybe early 90s) and Bang Tango was a band. That played. Music and stuff. Well God bless them they're still doing it, and frankly…Why the hell not!? Locally supported by Six Day Truce, Hammerdown Sindrum and Tipsy Gipsy:
Bandgeek!: Get Some Stankonia This Weekend With Sold Out Shows, A Rock ‘N’ Rock Circus and Button Release Parties
If you know of a better place to find out what is going on in the local music scene this weekend, let us know . Until then, your stuck with this. Certainly our pick of the weekend is Fulton 55 on Saturday. But there's more going on than that.
So let's get to it. Let's BANDGEEK!:
FRIDAY
AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: Yeah so there won't be bands playing but it's still a cool looking event: Stankonia. Plus it's at Audie's and it's being put on by the Soulflower Group, so it's going to be good. [info right]
CREST THEATER: This dude named Rob Zombie. Once was in a decent band. Now he re-makes films and junk. It's sold out, so, you know, who gives a shit.
BABYLON: It's Lucky Sevens Entertainment Launch Party with Sovereign Stone and Cole Fonseca and Richie Blue. [8pm $10 21+]
CYC: It's where the Fresno hardcore and progressive fan should be tonight with Start The Fire Up (San Jose), Aethere (Salinas), Messenger Of The Covenant (Fresno), Our Last Decade (Porterville), Those Who Venture (Clovis) and The Great Conversation (Fresno). Info:
FULTON 55: This just in: Fresno reggae act Irie Sun and more. Plus happy hour from 7 to 9 (no cover during happy hour). [9:30pm $5 21+]
THE BEL-TOWER: Welcome female fronted progressive rock from Hayward with Fighting The Villain. Plus locals Mane Horse, Zebra Kils Lion (Cancelled), Reinventing The Square (added), Corsair and Antidote For Anxiety. Info:
KUPPAJOES: Fresno electronica synthpop artist Amoret, plus solo Fresno pop-r See You Soon, Brian Griffing and Paul Patton from Spokane, WA and Genise McCormick of I Do Not Exsist. Details:
STARLINE: We miss you Macho Man. Make the pain go away Fresno acts Lezayr, The Dirty Sanchez and Kinship. Lookie:
CLUB RETRO: Experimental indie from Cloivs with Psycoustic Ambition plus Shades of Gray, Melina May, Nick Peugh and the cool dudes from Blanky. [7pm $10 All Ages]
FULL CIRCLE: (Just added this one) CD release party for local classical acoustic band Berfore Perils:
SATURDAY
FULTON 55: We've been pumping up this one for a while and for good reason. When you have six completely solid Fresno acts in one show and a CD release party for the Fay Wrays "Strange Confessor" album, it's not really possible to beat. You may want some tickets before hand, this is one of those events-of-the-year type of things. There's even an after party at The Treasury. Supporting bands: Fierce Creatures, Sunburns, Achievement House, Tokyo Death March, Grand Canopy – insane. Details:
New Music Monday [Post 2 of 3]: The Fay Wrays Leak “She Gave Me A Compass”
Popular on The Fresnan and soon to be to the rest of Fresno, local post punk band the Fay Wrays. They just competed their new album titled "Strange Confessor". It's not available yet but they leaked one of the songs off it. It very much kicks the ass:
She Gave Me A Compass by faywraysfresno
There will soon be a party at Fulton 55 to celebrate the new CD. It contains the best lineup we've seen all year. For serious:
The Fresnan Presents: Dorktown Podcast Episode 94 – Pubcrawling and Dying in 60 Years
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Bells may need to take over content control of Dorktown.
- Trumpet Solo may be ending (the Dorktown Band Jinx lives).
- A report from Aaron the La Selva Beach Connection is asked which is better? Santa Cruz's the Catalyst or Fresno's Fulton 55.
- Dorkline Sexline Hotline.
- Reid suggestions Kopi should be on SNL. Kopi's Hairpiece attempts to respond.
- MUSIC BREAK: Fierce Creatures "Ships To Shore".
- A subtle F.U.S.E. Fest announcement.
- REMOTE: At Fulton 55 with Brad and some of the Dead In 60 Years crew.
- Fonzy Eyyss.
Listen in by downloading this: Dorktown94.mp3
Or streaming this:
Opening music: Trumpet Solo "Hard Working Economy"
Dorktown's Facebook page.
Dorktown's feed.
Dorktown's 'hotline' number: 559-492-0542
Contact the show: mike@dorktown.net or bells@dorktown.net
Win Something: Tickets To Saturday’s 40 Watt Hype Show At Fulton 55 With King Sugar & Clouded Vision
WIN TICKETS: [UPDATE: The contest is closed. Congrats to Abe and Brian for winning the tickets! Sorry other people, ya gots to pay just like us.]
Fresno's own Alt Latin Hip-Hop and Soul kings, 40 Watt Hype, have a big show coming Saturday night at Fulton 55. They'll be playing with more stellar local talent, King Sugar and Clouded Vision. It will be good times. And 40 Watt would like some Fresnan readers to get in for free. Yes, we have a pair of tickets (two, actually) to give away. To enter, just leave a comment on this post (and use your real email where it asks) and you're entered. Winners will be chosen randomly and sent emails by Tuesday night. Good luck!
INTERVIEW: Frontman for 40 Watt Hype, Aaron Wall, was brave enough to sit down, talk to us and let us record it. Aaron talks about his Fresno roots, 40 Watt Hype's beginnings and creative process, and Fresno's music scene. Listen in by using the Soundcloud player below or by clicking: AaronWall.mp3
Aaron Wall – 40 Watt Hype by thefresnan
GO TO THIS SATURDAY:
BUY TICKETS: We can't all be winners. Losers can get some tickets by clicking here. Doors at 6, music at 7. $8 advance, $10 day of.
Incoming! The Opening Of Fulton 55
It's still some time away (Janurary 28th and 29th), but the first shows have been announced for the new Downtown Fresno music venue: Fulton 55. It'll be a good weekend for local music fans with opening night having Patrick Contreras:
And then, the next night, another Local Legend: Let's Go Bowling (with King Sugar):
You can get pre-sale tickets plus a list of future shows at Fan Fueled.
New Venue. Two levels with bars on both. Local music. Touring music. Downtown. Fucking awesome.
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