10 Minutes Down goes low-tech at The Shop
Usually, the wild and crazy guys in 10 Minutes Down have an all-ages crowd hopping around like it’s on hot coals.
It’s not like their hopped up brand of ska-punk-rock is something you don’t dance to.
Or is it?
10MD plays tonight at 8 p.m. at The Shop, 924 S. Perry. That’s right, The Shop.
It’s an acoustic show. That’s right, 10MD is playing an acoustic show.
Don’t worry, the guys have promised to provide seatbelts for the chairs, just to keep the coffee shop atmosphere going.
10MD is playing rearrangements and new arrangements of their songs. Seeing 10MD play an acoustic cover of Bon Jovi’s “Living On A Prayer” will be more than worth the $3 price of admission.
Panic attack
Also at The Shop this week, North Dakota lo-fi indie-rocker June Panic headlines with the Indiana lo-fi indie folk vibe of Elephant Micah.
Panic is in the midst of whittling hundreds of hours of songs to 240 minutes for a collection named after his self-released cassette, “Songs From Purgatory.”
Show time is 7 p.m. Thursday. The cover is $5.
Makers marked
The always rockin’ duo of The Makers and The Jailbirds returns tonight at 10 p.m., this time to The B-Side, 230 W. Riverside.
Look forward to a new album from The Makers in November. In the meantime, a live dose’ll have to hold ya for now.
Ladies night
Female-fronted rock bands take over The B-Side on Saturday with local faves Ctrl Z and Mang and Bellingham’s Race Track.
This is a coincidental prelude to a women’s rock night at the Northern Lights Brewing Company next weekend. Showtime is 10 p.m. There is a $5 cover.
Mourning dose
Spokane’s Mourning After, not to be confused with Seattle’s Morning After, headlines an all-ages show tonight at 7 p.m. at Club Soda, 715 E. Sprague. There is a $5 cover.
It’s the last show metal-grinder Mourning After plays before taking an extensive fall tour.
Openers include bands made of guys who used to play in other bands: Coretta Scott (members of The Amber Avenue and Elderstaar. For more on Coretta, see Spin Cycle on page 5), They Opened Fire (the other former members of Elderstaar), The Listening (former members of Buddy Ruckus) and metal band Burn The Water.
Hidden Spike
If you’ve been to a show at the Spike Coffee House lately, you might have noticed it takes some searching to find the band. That’s because Spike Underground is the new location, in the back of the coffee shop, where bands play.
This week, a stellar lineup of out-of-town acts appears.
Tonight at 8 p.m. original acoustic guitar and drums duo Elijah Monk plays at the Spike, 122 S. Monroe. Donation suggested.
Monday night at 7 is Olympia’s The Pasties with the Blackberry Bushes for a punk-rock bluegrass delight. The cover is $3.
Tuesday at 8 p.m. Austin country singer-songwriter Sarah Pierce appears. Donation suggested.
An eclectic jazz fusion ensemble from Rhode Island, Katahdins Edge hits The Spike at 8 p.m. on Thursday. The cover is $5.
Planet Groove
DJ Grand Groove, aka Tony Brown, and DJ Cheddar Chad spin rare groove, funk and jazz tonight at 8 p.m. at Mizuna Restaurant.
Emcee and visual artist Freetime Synthetic, aka Jason Corcoran, is expected to be on hand, painting to the grooves.
Grand has said he plans to take a hiatus from spinning records at shows to pursue drum programming. He’s also said he’s frustrated enough that he might just quit deejaying altogether.
Hopefully, his slump won’t see his tables to retirement.