Deep Cuts: Garage Grunge

This two piece from Minneapolis is made up and Dustin McChesney(guitar/lead vocals) and Jared (drums/vocals) and named after a small, cave-dwelling vesper bat found in western Canada, Mexico, and the western United States.

Their 2012 album "Skate Is Surf" shows the duo's awareness of their own musical influences such as Stephen Malkmus of Pavement, Sonic Youth's inventive chord and song structure and even features the track "Henry Rollins" named in honor the long-time frontman for Black Flag.

The group has a show coming up June 11th at Medusa at 1154 Hennepin in North Minneapolis with Hanusa and Twilight + Terror. Medusa is a new rock venue located south of the Warehouse District and north of Loring Park at Hennepin and North 12th Street.




References:

• Bandcamp, Myotis
• Facebook, Official Page

Off The Shelf: Burning Down The House (2009)

CBGB's was an iconic NYC club that fostered the growth of Rock n Roll in America.

Mandy Stein (Too Tough To Die: Johnny Ramone (2006)) presents Burning Down The House (2009) featuring Hilly Kristal, who passed away at the age of 75 in 2007 one year after his iconic rock club finally shut it's doors. Kristal owned and operated CBGB's beginning in 1973. His run-down Bowery club eventually became an icon of Punk Rock and fostered the growth of Punk, Alternative and Indie music in America through out three decades in NYC before closing in 2006.

Stein's film features superstar interviews from surviving Ramone Tommy, to NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg and David Byrne (Talking Heads). Jim Jarmusch (Dead Man (1995) w/Johnny Depp), Kurt Loder, Henry Rollins and Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys) also talk about the music that came through for the 30+ years the club was open.

Another new CBCG movie is in the works for 2012 tentatively-titled CBGB.

References:

• Wikipedia, Hilly Kristal
• IMDB, Mandy Stein
• Paste Magazine, New CBGB Movie Upcoming