What to do this weekend...February 26-28

Elizabitch sez…

Here are my picks for the best shows this weekend (February 26-28, 2009)
Slainte'

Do whatever you want on Thursday….

Friday, February 27, 2009

Go to the Screagle….




The Screaming Eagle Pub, 517 W Cross, Ypsilanti: Doors @ 9:00pm, $5/21+.



Saturday, February 28, 2009

Come to the Pig and celebrate the life of a legend…



The Blind Pig, 208 S. First, Ann Arbor:$10/21+, $13/18+
Doors 9:30 p.m.

Ron Asheton Tribute Show February 28....a MUST SEE!

What do you get when you take a bunch of Detroit and Ann Arbor Rockers; Ron's Former bandmates and pals and throw them up on a stage to celebrate Ron Asheton's musical legacy? A RAWKIN' good time! Do yourself a favor and come out to this show. You'll never see an arrangement like this again.

Ypsi~A2 Weekend Update February 26-28

Okay, kidz…it’s time to start planning your weekend (February 26-28)
Here’s what your options are in Ypsi~A2:

Thursday, February 26:

Elbow Room, 6 S. Washington, Ypsilanti:
Mofo Karaoke Croon or scream out your favorite tunes at MoFo Karaoke. You’ll be amazed at the variety in the karaoke catalog. They have everything from Classic Rock to Country to Punk, you’re bound to find something you like.


The Blind Pig, 208 S. First, Ann Arbor:
70's PORN PARTY
$5 / Under 21 $8/18+
Doors 9:30 p.m.

The Necto , 516 E. Liberty , Ann Arbor:
College Night
DJ Hardy spins Top 40
Doors open @ 9pm. 18 and over are welcome. Cover is $5. Ladies FREE before 11:30pm with College ID
Drink Specials: $2 Vodka Drinks & $2 Miller Lite Bottles.
Happy Hour from 9pm-11pm 1/2 off drinks, shots and beer.

The Screaming Eagle Pub, 517 W Cross, Ypsilanti:
Sh! w/ The Octopus, Nathan K and Long Whisker

Friday, February 27:

Elbow Room, 6 S. Washington, Ypsilanti:
Chapstik w/ Quatre Tete (from Chicago)
and Jehovah's Witness Protection Program




The Blind Pig, 208 S. First, Ann Arbor:
Embarco Entertainment Presents...
Dirty Americans
& Paradime
WSG Disregarded
$10 Cover. 18+
Doors 9:30 p.m.

The Necto , 516 E. Liberty , Ann Arbor:
Pride, The One and Only Gay Night
DJ Jace plays high energy dance in the Main Room
DJ Mark plays retro pop/ UK music videos in the Red Room and DJ John G keeps it hot with pop and dance
Doors Open @ 9pm. 18 and over are welcome. Cover is $ 5 for 21+ and $8 for 18-20. Guys with College ID free til 11pm
Drink Specials: $2 Long Islands until 11pm. $10 Fishbowls All Night. Happy Hour from 9pm-11pm 1/2 off drinks, shots and beer.

The Screaming Eagle Pub, 517 W Cross, Ypsilanti:
Invader, Empty Arms wsg Mazinga
And The Dead Ringers




Saturday, February 28:

Elbow Room, 6 S. Washington, Ypsilanti:
Red White & Booze "Annual Freedom Bash"
w/ Extra! Extra!
and The RW2 Funk Collective

The Blind Pig, 208 S. First, Ann Arbor:
POWERTRANE HOSTS:
A TRIBUTE TO RON ASHETON
PROCEEDS TO CAT RESCUE MISSION
WITH POWERTRANE FEAT. HIAWATHA, KYOTO CUTOUT, GOREVETTE, MAZINGA, THE CULT HEROES, THE STATE, and MY BIOGRAPHY
$10/21+, $13/18+.
Doors 9:30 p.m.



The Necto , 516 E. Liberty , Ann Arbor:
Frequency
Southeast Michigan's Biggest Weekly Club Night
DJ Hardy spins Top 40 and Dance on the Main Floor
House and Techno in the Red Room - check listings below for details

The Screaming Eagle Pub, 517 W Cross, Ypsilanti:
Fresh Outta Rehab (The Old Ron Cooke Project)

If you didn't go to the Bloody Valentine Massacre...

You're a FOOL! No, but you've been warned. Don't make the same mistake next year. The event, a Sweet Demonica production, was a blast! Walking into the Elbow Room, after passing the Zombie door dude, the first thing I saw was Ricki Dickerson, all decked out and ready to rock. DJ Scarboni and DJ Chuck Damage were playing s slew of fun but totally random tunes...I think I heard some Mitch Ryder folowed by the Misfits at some point. And yes, there may have been some singing along.

I sauntered up to the bar and ordered a Champagne of Beers then sat back to take in the scenery. What I saw were oodles of bloody guys and hot chicks in various "valloween" costumes. For many, this event was another excuse to dress slutty and smear oneself with blood. Hey I'm not judging, that's exactly what I did but without the blood;) The prize of the night would have to go to Amanda Zee, whose gory interpretation of Alice after smashing through the looking glass, was a spectacle to behold. With shards of glass protruding from her flesh, she still managed to look lovely.



Honorable mention goes to the band, Christpuncher. They looked like dirtball/metalhead transplants from 1981.

The first act were the Vamps of Valentine, a belly dancing troupe. To be honest, I really didn't watch them and stayed up at the bar. But if crowd shift is any indication then I would say it was probably pretty hot since 80% of the patrons moved in for a closer look.

Next up were the Gepetto Files puppets enacting a peculiar art/puppet show in which Vincent Van Gogh was drawing portraits of some unsuspecting victims. I didn't volunteer but you can always count on Ted to come up with something twisted for the puppets to do.










The main event of the night was the long-awaited reignition of Christpuncher. Ricki Dickerson, Fred Zepplin, Roxi Balboa and Fripp Ronson are back together to crank out their versions of 80's metal favorites. With new drummer, Fuckin' A and bass player, Bobby Hammersmith, the Christpuncher juggernaut hit the stage. In a word, they ROCKED. But I'm partial to the 70's/80's metal and was stoked for the band anyhow. The crowd was totally into the show and shit, I was right up front headbanging with the rest of them. The songs were favorites like Hell Bent For Leather, Love Gun and that song from Cheech and Chong, you know, the one where they win the contest? Well anyway, it was awesome. Fists were in the air, hair was flying and there was no shortage of horns being thrown.



So in summation I'd say the event was a rockin', bloody, sexy good time.

Weekend Update: February 19-21

Here's the short list of what's happening in Ypsi/A2 this weekend (Feb 19-21). Stay tuned for Elizabitch's picks.

Thursday, February 19:

Elbow Room, 6 S. Washington, Ypsilanti:
Mofo Karaoke Croon or scream out your favorite tunes at MoFo Karaoke. You’ll be amazed at the variety in the karaoke catalog. They have everything from Classic Rock to Country to Punk, you’re bound to find something you like. This week Rock N Rummage will be there with a variety of cool used threads and stuff for your home.


The Blind Pig, 208 S. First, Ann Arbor:

DANTE
WITH NICKIE P., RTICKUL8,
AKA, HUBERT SAWYERS
$5 / Under 21 $8 18+
Doors 9:30 p.m.

The Screaming Eagle Pub, 517 W Cross, Ypsilanti:
Dale Baker w/ Kosha Dillz, Akream,
Matt G w/dj M-Select and Flex Mathews

Friday, February 20:

Elbow Room, 6 S. Washington, Ypsilanti:
Looking for Mammoths
w/ Wally Dogger and The Ferdy Mayne
$5/ 21+

The Blind Pig, 208 S. First, Ann Arbor:
CD RELEASE PARTY-YOSHI with Live Band
RAFAEL CASAL, TREE CITY and DJ C4
$7 / Under 21 $10 18+
Doors 9:30 p.m.

The Screaming Eagle Pub, 517 W Cross, Ypsilanti:
1, Las Drogas, The Ypsitucky Colonels

Saturday, February 21:

Elbow Room, 6 S. Washington, Ypsilanti:
Chris Bathgate w/ Black Jake & The Carnies
and Drunken Barn Dance

The Blind Pig, 208 S. First, Ann Arbor:
THE VON BONDIES
WITH NICO VEGA,
AND LIGHTNING LOVE
$5 adv. / $10 day of. 18+
Doors 9:30 p.m.

The Screaming Eagle Pub, 517 W Cross, Ypsilanti:
Cassanova Frankenstein, The Seventy Sevens and Rule 22

It's not weekend proper but check it out

Tuesday, February 12

Sweet Demonica invites you all out to the Elbow Room to "come out and cut a rug to a variety of DJs spinning 60's Mod, Ska, British Pop and more!" at Mod Night this Tuesday. Cover is $3 for 18+.

Whatcha Gonna Do This Weekend?

Elizabitch here reporting. Here’s what’s going on this weekend in my neck of the woods (Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti).

Thursday, February 12

Elbow Room, 6 S. Washington, Ypsilanti: Croon or scream out your favorite tunes at MoFo Karaoke. You’ll be amazed at the variety in the karaoke catalog. They have everything from Classic Rock to Country to Punk, you’re bound to find something you like.

The Blind Pig, 208 S. First, Ann Arbor: The Champions of Breakfast w/ The Howlies and H.O.M.E.S. Doors at 9:30, cover is $5 for 21+/ $8 for 18+.

Friday, February 13

Elbow Room, 6 S. Washington, Ypsilanti: Mike Boyd w/ Lonesome Plowboys and Color TV. $21+

The Blind Pig, 208 S. First, Ann Arbor: John McLaughlin w/ Parachute
Doors @ 9, cover $15 for 18+

The Screaming Eagle Pub, 517 W Cross, Ypsilanti: Illitrit w/ The Prospects and Nicki and the Seven Chakraz. $5 cover.

Saturday, February 14

Elbow Room, 6 S. Washington, Ypsilanti: 3rd Annual Bloody Valentine Massacre featuring Christpuncher, The Gepetto Files, Vamps of Valentine, DJ Scarboni and DJ Chuck Damage. Come get BLOODY and rock out! Cover is $5.

The Blind Pig, 208 S. First, Ann Arbor: The Bang! Ann Arbor’s ultimate dance party. This month’s theme…..LOVE. Doors at 9:30, cover is $8 for 21+ and $11 for 18+.

3rd Annual Bloody Valentine Massacre

The countdown to the biggest chocolate holiday of the year has begun. I could bitch about how Valentine's day is a farce created to sell cards and candy and all that stuff. I could complain about how holidays like V day make people who aren't in relationships feel inadequate and depressed. Or I could wax poetic about the beauty of love between two people that culminates in a grande gesture on this day of love. But who the fuck am I kidding? To hell with all of it.
I'm counting down til the 3rd Annual Bloody Valentine Massacre. That's what I'm looking forward to! The return of Christpuncher has me stoked! When a friend first told me about CP and how much fun it had been when they played I was intrigued. Upon further investigation , I learned about the dressing up, which is right up my alley, and all the shenanigans involved in making CP the spectacle its meant to be. Who doesn't love 70's and 80's metal covers performed by some of our favorite local rockers.....in costume!



The cast of characters is:
Fred Zepplin - Guitar
Frip Ronson - Guitar
Ricki Dickerson - Lead Vocals
Roxi Balboa - Guitar
Fuckin' A - Drums
Bobby Hammersmith- Bass
That's right, I wanna see Elvis in her Roxy Balboa wig, Leighton with an inverted cross shaved in his chesthair and Andy in the notorious leather pants. I can't wait to see Box belting out Hell Bent for Leather, banging his wig-covered head. And this new lineup features Downtown Jess on bass and my favorite drummer, Al King.

But that's not all the Bloody V entails....there will be hot, sexy dead burlesque dancers, DJ's Chuck Damage and Scarboni spinning tunes as well as a performance by the Gepetto Files puppets to creep you out.


This is NOT a show to be missed! This is what V day is about, screw the chocolates...gimmee the blood!

Elbow Room, Washington Street in Ypsilanti
Saturday February 14, 2009.
Blood blood blood and rawk!

I'll be there front and center, in my finest 80's hair band groupie gear! Where will YOU be?

Representing A2~Y

There's no dearth of Blogs around the D, I know. However, I like to play in Ypsi~A2 and I feel like the bar/band scene out here is under-represented. So in an effort to remedy that situation I'm taking on the task of compiling and reporting the musical shenanigans going on in my neck of the woods. I have no idea what I'm doing so bear with me....it's a work in progress.

I'll start with next weekend's events and go from there. Stay tuned to find out what all the kool kidz are doing.....

Slainte'
~Elizabitch