SAT 11/24 – 2012
Ancient Warlocks with VALIS and Mos Generator
Sunset Tavern – Ballard
Come down and say hello to the guys………..
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Minds through Space and Time
(Strange Earth
Valis is a three-piece band from the Pacific Northwest featuring the Conner brothers – Van and Patrick – most notably from their bands Screaming Trees and Kitty Kitty. With Van on bass and Patrick on guitar, the brothers handle the vocals and have Matt Vandenberg handling the drum work.
Minds through Space and Time marks the eighth studio release from the band and their first on Strange Earth Records, which is owned by Van Conner. Like their previous efforts, the new release is dark in that don’t-go-in-the-woods-at-night feeling. The vocals aren’t as downtrodden as their previous work, but the songs do have that signature Northwest sound with Van Conner masterfully handling his bass while brother Patrick churns out sludgy, powerful guitar riffs. Side note: Patrick Conner is one of the most underrated guitar players from the 1990s.
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Click the button to check it out.
Watch the new video….
Online Release Date 10/5/2012
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Sorry for the delay but hey, a guy has got to enjoy his summer.
Thanks for all of your support and remember to check out all the Strange Earth bands…..
VALIS, The Legend of Bigfoot, Microdot Gnome and the YB’s (more to come soon).
– Van Conner
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Featuring:
Van Conner – Bass, Vocals
Patrick Conner – Guitar, Vocals
Matt Vandenberghe – Drums
Produced by – Jack Endino
Special Guests: Andrew Davenhall, Steve Fisk, Gary Lee Conner, Harrison Conner, Ben “Chovie D” Jones.
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I present to you another Strange Earth Records release for your enjoyment and review. – Van Conner
Featuring Matt Vandenberghe of VALIS
Check out a great review of the record at 6 Days From Tomorrow.
Sometimes, the hardest part of writing up one of these things is knowing where and how to start. Like this one for example. I’ve had a dull week at work where nothing much has happened except for me getting a movable-type rubber stamp which I have been duly abusing for days on end (my personal fave can be viewed here), the predicted snow chaos didn’t happen anywhere near here and so held little interest, and that’s about it.
So it was nice to have the mundanity scuppered by the surprise arrival of this record from Seattle’s YB’s, a band I know next to nothing about (let alone what the YB stands for) making music that largely defies a cohesive description. Of course, I could read and relate the info that accompanied this, but I always feel that doing so is cheating slightly, as well as ruining the surprise…
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Strange Earth Records own The Legend of Bigfoot is this weeks BJ’s Loud and Local Band of the Week.
Listen in on Friday morning to hear there music featured on BJ’s show and Sunday 11/13/2011 at 11:00pm on Loud and Local the boys will be on air with Jolene and Strange Earth Records Founder Van Conner.
RELEASE DATE NOVEMBER 18 2011 on Strange Earth Records!
Fri 10/21
Ancient Warlocks – https://www.facebook.com/AncientWarlocks
Valis – http://www.reverbnation.com/valis
Tom Price Desert Classic –
http://www.myspace.com/thetompricedesertclassic
Killer Dillers – https://www.reverbnation.com/thekillerdillers
9:30pm, $6
FUNHOUSE is located at
206 5th Ave N.
Seattle Wa 98109
http://www.TheFunhouseSeattle.com
Bar : 206-374-8400
All shows 21+
Hours 3pm to 2am daily
Daily Drink Specials!
Advance tickets @ http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/2841
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