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Upcoming shows

Japanese noise band will bring down the house, the neighborhood, and any melodic shoegazy ideals you may still be holding onto. Welcome.

Melt-Banana
with the Kite Flying Society
Friday, November 8
Revolver
Doors at 10:00 p.m.
$10
18+

Spy-Fi Saturdays
featuring Pivot, Secret Service, Vidavox, Vangard
Saturday, November 9
Billabong Pub
$5
18+

Rainer Maria
with Rilo Kiley, See Venus, Poulain
Tuesday, November 12
Curchill's
Doors at 9:00 p.m.
$8 tickets available at various indie outlets and through PopLife online
18+

Seattle power pop god and K Records emperor, Calvin Johnson brings himself and a sampling of his label's roster to the country's opposite corner. The lovely, talented and local Faller will inaugurate the festivities.

K Records Showcase
with Calvin Johnson, Little Wings, Wolf Colonel, Faller
Friday, November 15
Polish American Club
1250 NW 22nd Avenue
305.635.2240
$8 at the door
All ages

This following one's a bit sketchy. It was advertised on a long-gone flier I picked up at the Guided By Voices show. Wolf Colonel were billed alongside some other forgettable bands, and referred to as playing an "early set." I'd call in advance.

Wolf Colonel
Saturday, November 16
Billabong Pub
9:00 p.m.

Al is Well, Quit, The Stop Motion
Saturday, November 16
Polish American Club
1250 NW 22nd Avenue
305.635.2240

Untitled Music

Only four months after local talents Machete disbanded and lead singer Justin Gracer left for brighter lights and a bigger city, the group is reuniting for another show while Justin's back in town for the holidays. It'll happen in mid-December, and more info. will be disclosed as more info. is revealed to your humble compiler.

In honor of the forthcoming occasion, I am prepared to part with one copy of Machete's début album, Untitled Music, signed by guitarist Seth Berkey and drummer Kris King. The album was available one night only, during their last ever performance, on Friday, June 14 at Churchill's. But you can get it free and Herbie-Hancocked and for minimal effort: just send Rock the Tropics an e-mail explaining, very briefly, why you should be the one to receive it. I will pick my favorite answer and mail off the rekkid at no cost to the winner.

Universal Truths and Bob Pollard

But of course, everyone's a winner at Rock the Tropics, so I extend to you a present you don't have to lift a finger for. In case you missed the rare South Florida appearance of Guided By Voices at The Factory on Tuesday, October 22, digital photographer extraordinaire Dana Winrow documented the performance in a series of pictures you can check out... well, tomorrow. We are putting the finishing touches on our GBV picture gallery. You'll get an e-mail as soon as we publish it, hot off the virtual presses. In the meantime, we leave you a small token of our appreciation.



dana@spazgirl.com


Feedback

This is where we coddle you into giving of yourself to Rock the Tropics. Did you catch Wilco or Mark Eitzel? Do you take pictures at shows that you'd like to see posted on the Web? Have you seen a local band that's blown you away? Is there anything you'd like to add to this website? Anything you care to comment on? Send all correspondence to rockthetropics@hotmail.com, and let us know if we can use your words and/or images on the site (fully credited to you, of course).

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