Northpoletapes presents The Red Medicine

a multimedia funstravaganza of epic proportions. bring a pillow. at Tork Clock Studio, 1 1/2 Chevalier, Greenfield Sunday Feb 7 starts 10pm [donations appreciated] info: (956) 434 -6337//numbersixknows@aol.com//myspace.com/northpoletapes

Fried Day

Hey y'all so this Friday there are a couple of cool things going on in the local environs. At Grey Matter Books, the Urchestra will be throwing down some experimental jams along with poetry readings and an open-mic. The Urchestra, somewhat of an open mic itself (bring your gear), is dedicated to the idea of a couple of vocalists performing Kurt Schwitters Ursonata (a sonata for voice) with a whole bunch of arbitrary noise going on above and below it. A real fun time! That's 47 East St. in Hadley if you've never been to the store, which is seeming more and more unlikely as more and more amazing shows are getting booked there. 7pm

You're other option is to take the horribly long trek (one hour from Northampton - think of it as the distance of two brain exchanges) out to Great Barrington, MA to see The Bunnybrains, Cave Bears, Grasshopper and Slasher Risk. "Why", you might ask,"would I want to do that"? Well besides relishing the opportunity of the Bunnybrains to make you supremely uncomfortable, and getting to see the last Cave Bears show for a while (Carrie is moving to Baltimore), Grasshopper and Slasher Risk are some seriously mean bands. Grasshopper is a Trumpet and Electronics duo who creates a cutting haze of tiny knives that lingers in the air until it is suddenly gone, taking your skin with it. I think they told me that the revamped E.S.P. disk is putting out a CD for them and I believe it! Slasher Risk is a guitar/guitar, guitar/drums, drums/drums duo that holds feedback seances that instantly draw the audience in both as a spectator and participant. Nobody came to see these two bands when they played in Greenfield back in November and now you have the chance to rectify your foolishness by traveling even farther. It's all going down at the Bat Barn, 275 State Rd. Great Barrington, MA 8pm.

RE: Don't Go In The Basement No. 1

FYI: show listed below is this saturday 1/23

DON'T GO IN THE BASEMENT NO.#1

Kick off/Test Run @ new Basement space in Amherst!
4 Canterbury Lane


first band @ 7 sharpish...

7:00-GASTRIC LAVAGE
7:30-PONDS
8:15-23
8:45-BELLTONESUICIDE
9:15-HORNWORM
9:45-ABORTUS FEVER
10:15-SYLPHID

fyi: Basement is well insulated & about 65 degrees so its not an icebox...BYOB - I'll have some food around...EVERYONE: Parking ON STREET in front of House...

urthquake, diagram A, belltone suicide, gastric lavage this sat nite in greenfield

Come check it out...

Urthquake (NJ)
Diagram A (Greenfield)
Belltone Suicide (Pluto)
Gastric Lavage (Holyoke)
and one more TBA

at Torque Clock Studio, 1 & 1/2 Chevalier, Greenfield
Saturday 1/16
7pm until midnite
FREE, (donations appreciated)

info: 413-325-3382 or bombasticos@yahoo.com

Tuesday @ Grey Matter

Tuesday January 12th
Grey Matter Books 8pm
47 East St. Hadley, MA

short sets:

Asa Christ - nearest reference point maybe noise nomads? purely sickening lows and highs, but with some rhythm. from brooklyn

Cruudeuces - clarinet and electronics from north adams

Jack Callahan - bow and scrape snare drum wonder

Gastric Lavage/No Sound - duet 'tween chris dooley and ted lee

Astral Plane Junkies - home made spring-loaded instruments from the hilltowns

Les Des Gustor - solo of cave bears, pioneer valley debut: "how i make music on a tape"

options

hey i'm going to the show at mystery train, but if you live in franklin county check out big kids/happy jawbone family band at the people's pint and if your more in the holyoke direction there is a massive bill of noise at 380 dwight street (see calendar).. it's all happynin saturday

Mystery Train Instore Jow Jow with Now Sound/S.O.P./& Crystaline Roses

This Saturday 1/9 there will be an evening Instore event at Mystery Train Records in Amherst.

Jow Jow the Death Knell Rung with our friend & secret sharer The Now Sound/S.O.P.(& Crystaline Roses)

Jow Jow is a psychedelic jam collective who have been getting together every Saturday for the past 5 years in the area. The performance may very likely be accompanied by the amazing videos of Amanda P. Trevato.

The Now Sound/S.O.P. is none other than Conrad Capistran 1/2 of Tarp who currently has been working out some of the most inner ear electronic music of this era. The set will probably be a mixture of worked out stuff & S.O.P. induced improv.

We will want to be out of there by 9pm. Event starts at 6pm sharp

These should be good times.