Coliseum Played Europa, Playing Everywhere Else Soon

by crustcake gerf (NYC) photos by Jesse Angelo

Holy schlongnuts, Coliseum! Where the hell did that come from? Remember that time I saw you at Webster Hall?

When I arrived at Webster Hall-- towards the end of Louisville, Kentucky-based Coliseum's set-- the place was virtually vacant. The way Coliseum's super-charged, balls-to-the-wall rock and roll echoed through the space to nothing but scattered polite applause, you would have thought they were doing a soundcheck or a dress rehearsal.

Despite the crowd's non-response-- and despite someone in the front saying at one point, "you guys are good, it's just not my thing"-- they were incredibly thankful and appreciative. They brought their A-game and in an intimate venue with a more responsive crowd (and a generous supply of Pabst) I can imagine a Coliseum show turning into a veritable bacchanal.

So, I wouldn't exactly call Europa 'intimate,' and I wouldn't describe the scene as a 'bacchanal,' but the crowd on Sunday was anything but unresponsive. And the band, those three dudes-- Ryan Patterson with his beard, Mike Pascal with his Spinal Tap kicks, and Chris Maggio with his percussion fury-- they were not the same three dudes I saw at Webster Hall. They took me completely off guard on Sunday.



More photos of Coliseum, photos of Victims, Trash Talk, Tombs, and Attake, and Coliseum tour dates after the jump.

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Coliseum - 2008 Dates:

May 6 Great Scott - Allston, Massachusetts *
May 7 Katacombes - Montreal, Quebec *
May 8 Maverick’s - Ottawa, Ontario *
May 9 Sneaky Dee’s - Toronto, Ontario *
May 10 Call The Office - London, Ontario *
May 11 Peabody’s Down Under - Cleveland, Ohio *
May 15 Live on Lighthouse Square - Adelaide %
May 16 The Palace - Melbourne %
May 17 UNSW Roundhouse - Sydney %
May 19 The Arena - Brisbane %
Jun 20 The Emerson / Dude Fest - Indianapolis, Indiana
Jun 28 Pop’s - Sauget, Illinois w/ Rancid, Exene Cervenka
Jul 7 Schlachthof - Wiesbaden #
Jul 8 Triptychon - Münster #
Jul 9 Melkweg - Amsterdam #
Jul 10 013 - Tilburg #
Jul 11 Matrix - Bochum #
Jul 13 Underworld - London #
Jul 14 Rock City - Nottingham #
Jul 15 Ivory Blacks - Glasgow #
Jul 16 The Brook - Southampton #
Jul 17 Corporation - Sheffield #
Jul 18 Underworld - London #
Jul 20 Exhaus - Trier #
Jul 21 Trabendo - Paris #
Jul 22 Le Ferrailleur - Nantes #
Jul 23 Le Korigan - Luynes/Marseille #
Jul 24 L’usine (Kab) - Geneve #
Jul 25 Live Club Summer Version - Trezzo Sull’Adda #
Jul 26 Rock Planet Summer Version - Pinarella #
Jul 27 Arena - Wien #
Jul 28 A38 - Budapest #
Jul 29 Feierwerk - München #
Jul 30 Substage - Karlsruhe #
Jul 31 Knust - Hamburg #
Aug 1 Suckn N Summer Fest - Leisnig w/ Integrity
Aug 2 Stengade 30 - Copenhagen #
Aug 3 Kato - Berlin #
Aug 4 Futurum 5 Tu - Prague #
Aug 8 Oya Festival - Oslo, Oslo

* w/ Victims, Trash Talk
% w/ Dillinger Escape Plan
# w/ Converge, Integrity

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Crustcake Picks - NYC Shows 5/1 - 5/7

by crustcake gerf (NYC)

Alright New York party people, quick update on upcoming shows fer ya... The calendar feature I mentioned last week is in the works, it just ain't ready to roll yet. Ah, the joys of Blogger... We'll get that up and running as soon as possible, and let me tell you, it's gonna be schweet.

In the meantime, there are plenty of killer shows to check out in the Big Apple, starting with Ministry's C U LaTour with Meshuggah tonight and tomorrow. Also tomorrow, and highly recommended, Tragedy at Knitting Factory. This one's already sold out though, so I hope you got your tickets earlier.

Sunday, choose from Coliseum with Victims, Trash Talk, and locals Tombs and Attake at Europa, or Pelican with Priestbird down the street in Williamsburg.

Then, on Tuesday we'll be at Knitting Factory for a chat with Dylan Carlson before Earth takes the stage and mesmerizes us with their post-apocalyptic spaghetti western soundtrack.

Details after the jump.

NYC show picks 5/1 - 5/7:

Thursday 5/1 - Ministry, Meshuggah @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza [tix]

Friday 5/2 - Ministry, Meshuggah @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza [tix]

Friday 5/2 - Tragedy, Systematic Death, Government Warning, Disnihil @ Knitting Factory [sold out]

Sunday 5/4 - Coliseum, Victims, Trash Talk, Tombs, Attake @ Europa [tix]

Sunday 5/4 - Pelican, Priestbird, The Austerity Program @ Music Hall of Williamsburg [tix]

Tuesday 5/6 - Earth, Kayo Dot, Zaimph @ Knitting Factory [tix]

Tuesday 5/6 - No Age, High Places, Fiasco @ Bowery Ballroom [tix]

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Baroness - Live at Don Pedro's with Attake, Tournament [10/1/07]

There have been murmurings about Savannah, Georgia-based four piece metal outfit Baroness (is it bar-on-ESS or BAR-on-ess?) in the underground metal community for some time now. Those murmurings are quickly becoming a buzz, and with good cause.

I'll admit, when I picked up their debut full-length, Red Album, a few weeks ago I wasn't immediately hooked. The album grew on me after a few more spins, but I still wasn't convinced that their buzz was entirely deserved.

Still, I made the trek out to Bushwick last Monday to see them at Don Pedro's. Don Pedro's is a half finished hole-in-the-wall of a bar, and probably has more in common with your friend's parents' unfinished basement (yeah, the one where most of your alcohol and marijuana consumption took place during high school) than any sort of 'real' bar. The place couldn't be better suited to host an 'underground' metal show.

After an enjoyable, but ultimately unmemorable, set by Brooklyn-based Tournament and an aggressive set from female-fronted thrash/black metal band Attake, Baroness took the stage.

[Baroness]

By this time, Don Pedro's was bursting at the seams with Brooklyn's small but ardent metal community. Cramming five hundred people into a two hundred person space tends to create a situation where everyone is wedged in together like sardines, but-- against all odds and the laws of physics-- when Baroness hit their first note a mosh pit miraculously appeared.

The crowd was crazy for Baroness-- fists pumping, feet stomping, hair flying-- and the band reciprocated their energy. The only thing that could have stopped the metal fury was if the power went out, which it did. Their Sunn and Marshall amps, turned up to eleven, were apparently too much for Don Pedro's to handle.

The outtage didn't last long, however, and the show continued. Afterwards, band and fans alike were out of breath-- satisfied in their collective knowledge that 'this' is what heavy metal is all about. Baroness are a no-bullshit band-- difficult to pigeonhole-- and unsuspecting metalheads would be well advised to take notice.

Upcoming dates:

Baroness - 10/9 Charleston, SC @ Cumberlands

Baroness [MySpace] [MP3]
Red Album [Amazon] [iTunes]

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