WEEKEND WATCH: 1.9-1.10
So it’s 2009, but the only thing that’s changed at the Weekend Watch series is…well, we don’t know how to finish that sentence. There hasn’t been a darned thing changed; whether in the print Gazz or at the Gatecrasher blog at thegazz.com, it’s still the number one spot (according to us) for statewide rock show info. Read on if this opening graph made the cut…
FRI 1.9
Cincinnati’s funky Freekbass comes to The Empty Glass in Charleston for his CD release show Friday night. If you’ve ever rocked Bootsy Collins or George Clinton, you’ll dig Freekbass, who’s been to town a few times and who’ll return for a V Club show in February. The Scrap Iron Pickers and area rappers Meuwl and B-Rude (aka The Rabble Rousers) will open. The Glass is located at 410 Elizabeth St. on Charleston’s historic East End. Show starts at 10 p.m., call 345-9893 for cover info.
If punk rock is more your thing, then Shamrock’s Irish Pub (2050 3rd Ave) in Huntington is the place to be Friday night, with a lineup that is waaaay more punk than you. Most Ill (Huntington cuss punk), The Bloody Panties (Charleston 2-step/thrash), Cryptorchid Chipmunk (Clarksburg insane ska) and Huntington’s Full Force round out the lineup, from what we read on Shamrock’s MySpace site. Show starts at 9 p.m., cover is $5.
SAT 1.10
Saturday there’s a brand spankin’ new local rock band playing The Blue Parrot in Charleston. You may remember hearing about Mark Bates and the Vacancies? Well, apparently Bates has left the hotel and formed a new five-piece rock band, Lonely Town, with Aaron Fisher (of 101 Studios) still on drums, and a CD (recorded in Athens, Ga.) on the way. Vintage Tone, a Charleston band we haven’t heard of doing any shows for a long time, will open, and the show will of course, as most do, start around 10 p.m. with a $5 or so cover. The Parrot is located at 14.5 Capitol Street, by the way.
Charleston area “Buckersfield” trio Buckstone is scheduled to rock Sam’s Uptown Café Saturday night. If you’re like us and missed yer copy of their new CD, that’s alright, swing by and catch Tom, Jamie and Diana rock the quaint two-story joint. Sure to be a good time, and you don’t even need to buy that six-pack in that paper sack; we’re sure Sam’s has the legal beverages covered. Just don’t “fall asleep” on the balcony. Show starts at 10 p.m., the place is located at 28 Capitol St., and call 346-6222 for cover info. No, we will not be there, as we are on an informal, generic form of house arrest.
