Next Friday night, the 25th, the HellFire Club (http://www.myspace.com/lafayettehellfireclub) is having a going away party for Lindsay Q Sunshine (formerly of The Sex Machine, Currently of Sunshine Machine Gun). Sunshine Machine Gun is playing as is Bird City and then DJ Gypsy Dystrophy (the best DJ in Lafayette by far) is fucking up the rest of the party. If you can I highly recommend making it to a HellFire House Party before you die.
Many years ago someone was sitting around and thought. "Hey you know what's bad, almost unbearably bad? Stand up comedy!" So he pondered on how he could make stand up even less entertaining? "I know!" he thought aloud. I'll not rehearse or think of any, even mildly funny scenarios. No no instead I'll shamelessly pester everyone I know to come to poorly put together shows where I struggle through at least an hour or two of awkwardness and pretending to hold objects that aren't there in front of an audience full of relatives and friends who feel obligated to be there. Then he thought "I will call this scourge I have unleashed on humanity improv comedy."
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Weezer (Blue Album)
By
Weezer
Release date: 1994-05-10
Bands avoid this place, fans you might as well got to a high school motivational assembly. If Art Cafe can manage to make a Bird City and Magic Legs show (two of the best bands in Lafayette) not fun they must be trying to suck. Avoid at all costs! Lafayette does need more venues but at what cost? They censored the bands first of all. They edited the flyer because it had a sketch of a woman's torso and we all know that the female form is evil and dirty. They wouldn't allow the bands to use a smoke machine, a projector (they may have more sketches of torsos) or even to dim the lights. Really? They can't even dim the lights? Is this Wal Mart? They had the nerve to charge a $5 cover and they serve nothing! I mean nothing you can't get out of a hospital waiting room. I mean, that is, unless you like the idea of paying $6 for a sandwich on regular sliced bread. No alcohol!
So the Times band issue came out yesterday. That means I've spent a great deal of time looking for new bands via said issue. I'm happy to report that if nothing else the bullshit, uncreative, frat-boy, radio cover band scene is alive and well in Lafayette. There is no shortage of bands willing to play the best of a typical mid 90's high school kids CD collection. Also where did these guys get a 40-something-balding-pony-tail talent agent to write there bios? "If you like Dave Mathews and Metalica you'll love muZZled! Driving beats and wild guitar solos will get you out of your seats and on the dance floor! Playing crowd favorites from the 90's and today!" I'm sorry just the fucking scene around here makes me want to strangle a baby sometimes.
The Us Over Water CD is finished and the band says the CD will be pressed and released by early July if not sooner but are still looking for a venue to hold the CD release party.
I got a friend request from Hotel Home (http://www.myspace.com/howtoliveforonehundredyears) based in Carencro LA today. I listened to one of their songs as I try to do with every band from the area. White Tiger happened to be the song that popped up on random. I was just blown away. So I had to listen to the other 3 as well. You guys know I don't like to give bad reviews. If I don't personally like a band or they just really aren't worth mentioning I'll keep it to myself because LIA isn't about me it's about the local scene. That being said if I really like something I'll let you know. This is really worth checking out I'm not shiting you in the least. This is great music, well recorded and well put together. Great fucking job guy's no shit.
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