Video

Robert shot this video documenting some of the highlights from Thundersnow weekend.

The schedule was as follows:

Friday

8:45-9:15 Kate Rev
9:30-10:00 The Chanteymen
10:15-10:45 The Paver
11:00-?? Fake Limbs/Nonagon 

Saturday

3:00-3:30: Stomatopod
3:45-4:15: Six Acre Lake
4:30-5:00: Practice Wife
5:15-5:45: Body Futures
6:00-6:30: Tyranny is Tyranny
6:45-7:15: Hungry Man
9:00-9:45 The Gary
10:00-10:45 The Cell Phones

Sunday

3:00-3:30 Tijuana Hercules
3:45-4:15 Jap Herron
4:30-5:00 Sycamore Smith and the Gray Beast
5:15-5:45 Victory & Associates
6:00-6:30 CUSS
8:30-9:00 Like Like The The The Death 
9:15-??? The Rutabega

DIG THESE ROCKERS:

BODY FUTURES
It’s Dixie from White Wrench Conservatory! Michael from the Five Mod Four! Chris from Everybody at Midnight! And DJ from IfIHadAHiFi! Playing power-pop for people who like to hump to weird time signatures!
No recordings yet. It’s a new band. Hell, we’ll be cramming to get the lyrics done in time for this shit.

NONAGON
Classic Chicagoland angular, frantic, sweaty post-punk. I have never seen this band be anything less than fucking awesome. Their drummer Tony once nailed DJ from Body Futures in the fucking face with a drumstick while he was rocking out on stage at Quenchers. This band will put your eye out at twenty paces while peeling your damn face off with MANIC ABRASION and the wildest noise-rock licks. Get into it.

FAKE LIMBS
Hey, have you ever thought, “man, the Jesus Lizard would have been way better if David Yow had pranced around in a pink half-shirt that said ‘GRIZZLY FEMME’ on it and rubbed up on my forehead with his balls on the reg?” More “loose and juicy” than “tight and shiny,” but plenty killer. DO NOT MISS. You’re fucking lucky this band is coming to town, Milwaukee. Baste in it.

DISGUISED AS BIRDS
If you live in Milwaukee and need this band explained to you at this point, you’re beyond hope. SHOW UP ON TIME, FOOLS. One of Milwaukee’s most underrated bands, even though all i ever hear people say about them is how awesome they are. TRUE STUFF.

Yeah, it’s a Friday, but you should still show up on time because this shit will start at 10 PM promptly. Don’t be a douche. DEATH TO PUNK ROCK TIME.

Cost? Eh, let’s say $7, that’ll probably be accurate.

More photos by Gonzo Chicago.

Slumber Kerfuffle

As part of our take-away gift to the attendees, they guys from Fake Limbs commissioned this comic by Paul Hornschemeier. It details an evening of violent dreams in which Nonagon and Fake Limbs battle for dominance over dreamland.

More info about the festival here

I know that this schizophrenic weather is messing with your biological imperatives, but it we assure you that hibernation season is not yet here.
 
You still have a couple of days to forage for berries, bury your nuts (that’s NOT a euphemism so get your head out of your pants), and throw a hump at a bear of your preferred gender-identity.
 
Also on that checklist: see one, last, GOOD rock show before the cold weather settles in.
 
Look, exposing yourself to the right music before hibernating is an important task. Imagine a 3-month-long dream with the wrong song on some accidental loop for the soundtrack.
 
What’s one way to guarantee it’s not “Livin’ on a Prayer?” Come out and see four different, wholly original acts with the ability to surprise, confound, delight, and destroy.
 
The details:
 
NONAGON (“headlining” and debuting a NEW SONG)
FAKE LIMBS (bringing the heave-and-throb)
WITHNAIL (inventive noise-pop from Champaign)
TRANSMONTANE (kicking things off with heartfelt meanderings)
 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH
PANCHO’S
(2200 N. California. Chicago)
9pm. Cheap.
21+
 
Come! Send yourself to sleep with style!
 
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