Please come out this Wednesday night (May 9th) to Bottletree to see Japanese avant noisemakers, Mono. Just to give you an idea, Godspeed You Black Emperor are huge fans of this band. Their live shows are careening in fields of volume and agonized sound that thunders against club walls and human skulls. This may sound obvious, but it is always a bit extra of a stretch to bring a band from Japan over to the Alabama, and your support helps us pay for the extra expense that is figured into bands' cost of making the over seas journey. Basically, we will love you forever if you come out to what will surely prove to be one of the finest mid-week mindbenders of this century. Thank you graciously for your support and enthusiasm
HERE IS MONO'S BIO INFO:
Throughout their six-year career, MONO has ascended consistently in both popularity and critical acclaim, with record sales and live show attendance corresponding. But still elusive to the Japanese quartet has been the successful translation of their powerful and violently beautiful live performances to their recordings. Despite their albums' masterful subtleties and majestic walls of noise, the consensus has remained that their transcendent live show is simply incomparable.
If there is any chance of breaking that spell, it lies in You Are There, without a doubt the prime contender to unite the live and recorded worlds of MONO. Once again captured to tape by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, IL, the album extends the cinematic drama of 2003's Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined (also recorded by Albini), while surpassing the sinister heaviness of 2002's lauded One Step More and You Die.
If Walking Cloud was a nuclear winter, then You Are There is the post-war rebirth; steeped in an ominous creation-via-destruction atmosphere not heard since Neurosis' landmark Enemy of the Su
Tonight we welcome Atlanta's NO RIVER CITY, former tourmates of Iron and Wine, Calexico, and Richard Buckner. We think you'll love their rollicking blend of folk, country, and rock combined with their sometimes dark storytelling lyrics. Supporting will be Birmingham favorites The Saturdays, this lineup featuring frontman Bo Butler, John Strohm (Lemonheads, Blake Babies), and Brad Armstrong (13 Ghosts).
Opening for both bands will be Nate Nelson and the Cortrights from Athens, a well-known birthplace of indie rock.
Tickets are $8 for the show, and you can buy them right through our website.
Doors @ 8:00
Show @ 9:00
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Sunday night we welcome back Birmingham natives, popular stoner rockers Brightblack Morning Light. Their hazy, atmospheric set puts a new spin on "jam band," so come catch their critically acclaimed set and zone out with us!
Opening for them will be tourmates White Lodge. You can buy your tickets now.
Sunday, April 22
Doors @ 8:00
Show @ 9:00
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Thursday, April 26, Bottletree welcomes Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle for their first performance in Birmingham. This is our second jazz/funk performance of the year, so put on your dancing shoes like you did with Big Sam and bring your funky asses out here.
Mike Dillon is a vibraphonist who has worked as a percussionist for Les Claypool, Ani DiFranco, Polyphonic Spree, Galactic, and Garage a Trois, among esteemed others. He&
TIGHTEN YOUR BELTS, PEOPLE; SECURE YOUR CLOTHING AS YOU PREPARE FOR PYSCHEDELIC ROCK KINGS ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE FROM JAPAN. WE KNOW YOUR FACE HAS ALREADY HAD ITS NINE LIVES AND HAS BEEN MELTED OFF FOR GOOD AT RECENT SHOWS. ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REST OF YOU.
JOIN US FOR TOTAL ANNIHILATION.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE / MAMMATUS / THEM NATIVES THURS. APRIL 19 @ BOTTLETREE DOORS @ 8:00 SETS BEGIN @ 9:00 GET YOUR TIX NOW
DVDS, CDS, COMIC BOOKS, MUSIC EQUIPMENT OF MINE FOR SALE TOMORROW AT BOTTLETREE.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Milwaukee is expecting 8 inches of snow this weekend. We're not. Come enjoy the spring weather on the patio and look for a few goodies to take home with you.......or make some money! Vintage tees and clothing, plants, art, books, records, etc. will be on the patio for your rummaging pleasure.....from 12- 4 this Saturday. FREE TO SET UP (NOON) AND FREE PARTICIPATE! you can swap or sell! Please email me and let me know if you want to be a part (merrilee@thebottletree.com) or just show up!
If you were to play your songs backwards you would hear talk of golden rainbow muffins and tiny shortcake cottages, all encompassed by a short sweet to the point realestate comercial. I was just wondering if that was on purpose.
Hey guys and girls, I hope the show was fantastic. I couldn't make it out due to bus schedules and all that lame stuff, but I spread the word as best I could. I shall be buying a copy of the new album, though. Mmmm...album...
Dear Great Maddy,
Your jams kick more ass than a prepschool headmaster's right boot. Your recordings are sweet as fresh honey. The originality is abundant. Surf rock is clearly back.
omg, this is my chance to post a comment about great maddy...I don't know what to say...um, great maddy warms my heart, and I like stuff is their new hit single. mayhaps they'll play another show soon? I sure hope so.
