THE FRESNAN

BANDGEEK!: The Bel-Tower Needs Help and The Mallard Migrates Back To Fresno

2012-01-27T09:00:00-08:00

In case you didn't see this over on Fresno Famous or on Facebook this week; local DIY venue, The Bel-Tower, has had a bad few days. Obviously the most tragic is the death of local promoter, musician and Bel-Tower volunteer, Ariel Gieseman. She was killed in a fog related accident near Hanford. Our hearts go out to her friends and family.

Also, The Bel-Tower needs to get some expensive code-related repairs done soon and are never rolling in cash given the nature of this kind of place. They're asking for some donation help in order to keep things running, hopefully we can all help out soon.

Alright, let's change the mood here and start looking forward to some shows this weekend. Let's BANDGEEK!!

FRIDAY

AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: Big one right here. Sorta Fresno band, The Mallard, comes to town. As you can learn from Fresno Famous, Fresno natives Greer McGrettrick and Dylan Tidyman-Jones lead this now Bay Area band. They'll be partying for their EP release and stopping by to do stuff with them is Aussie band, Woollen Kits, and Portland band The Woolen Men. Fresno's Quiet Americans will be playing and rethinking why the didn't call themselves The Woolen Americans. [$5, 9pm, 21+]

KUPPAJOE'S: A big night of local hardcore type stuff with Infinite, The Day I Ate The Moon, Signals (actually they're from Tuscon), Bridges and Swimming With Tsunamis. Info:

FULTON 55: Southern California American Rock band Lukas Nelson and the Real. They've been on David Letterman and Jay Leno and soon to be from Fulton 55's stage:

FULL CIRCLE BREW: We told you about the nice folks at Food Not Bombs putting on their yearly benefit show. Just remember there's beer, food, and music from Blake Jones & The Trike Shop and the David Hull Band and an awesome flier:

THE BEL-TOWER: Fresno's Sci-Fi Caper claims this show is going to be "badical". Big claims, big. Maybe not though with this lineup, it truly is badical:

THAI PALMS: Singing and songwritting fool, Tommy Marquez. Plus Madera alt rock band All Nite Pilots and Sound Awake:

THE LAMP POST:

STARLINE: Kris Devold (comedian and former Fresno morning show host, now podcaster) will be MC-ing this Fresno metal show with 3 Foot Chain, Gods & Kings and Trial. [9pm, $6, 21+]

CLUB RETRO: Fresno pop-punk band Valkyrie Missile plus Hello Astronaut, Chris Patrick Chamblee and more. [$12, 7pm, All Ages]

SATURDAY

AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: Prolific local promoter, Art Silva, brings a rare show to Audie's with Minneapolis industrial rock band, American Head Charge on tour with 9 Electric. Also it's apparently the last we get to see Hands That Kill. Plus From The Fallen and This Planet Prelude. Where to get some tickets and more info:

STARLINE: Seems like an odd tribute band pairing to us but it'll be a good time:

THE CYC: Fresnans prepare themselves for the power of Obscure:

THE LAMP POST: Fresno's Drop Tone for free!:

LITTLE LEAF TEA: We've been nicely provided a set time list for this one: 6:30 - Restaurnaut (acoustic uke), 6:45 - Danny Lango (acoustic guitar), 7:00 - Josh Sagouspe, 7:15 - I Do Not Exist (acoustic guitar, violin, etc.), 7:30 - Taylor Price (acoustic guitar), 7:45 - Chris Bivins, 8:00 - Fatty Cakes, 8:30 - Watercolor Paintings. [FREE, 6:30, All Ages]

SUNDAY

THE BEL-TOWER:

FULTON 55: Hit makers and songwriters showcase with Chris Wallin, Craig Monday and Moke Cameron. Tickets and details. [$12, 8pm, 21+]

Well that's what we managed to find. If you know of a band playing, a weekend event that's not on here, or you want to talk about what IS on here, please use the comment section of this post to its fullest!

Support Fresno's music scene!

Future flier/show submissions, email: mike@thefresnan.com

Fresno's Motel Drive Gets On TMZ Live

2012-01-26T21:46:17-08:00

Wait for the 3 minute mark and you can listen to this dude, William from Black Shamrock Media, talk about a run-in him and Fresno band, Motel Drive, had at the same border patrol stop that Snoop Dogg was arrested at. After that, Motel Drive themselves, expand on the story:

I'm on TMZ Live from Black Shamrock Media on Vimeo.

Video Dump: Yosemite HD

2012-01-26T11:54:00-08:00

If this doesn't make you want to run up the hill soon, then...

Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.

Music In Fresno Tonight: Tuscon Rock, Xerxes and Code Orange Kids

2012-01-26T09:45:00-08:00

The Bel-Tower: Nice enough to come all the way from Tucson is Signals. Locals Troubled By Insects, The Milford Higgins and Restaurnaut will be filling things out... hopefully. We say hopefully because we heard the drummer and bass player for The Milford Higgins left the band on Tuesday - maybe Eli Reyes (a drummer in, like, six local bands) is looking to pick up a new one.

The CYC: Locals Cabin Fire plus traveling dudes Code Orange Kids and Xerxes. And maybe a surprise or two:

Get hard (you can take that however you want to) with some Code Orange Kids:

&lt;a href="http://codeorangekids.bandcamp.com/album/cycles" _mce_href="http://codeorangekids.bandcamp.com/album/cycles"&gt;CYCLES by Code Orange Kids&lt;/a&gt;

Dirty Hippy Shit: Food Not Bombs Fundraiser Friday

2012-01-25T23:19:30-08:00

Look at these jerks. Raising money to feed people and junk. Drinking beer, fixing dinner, playing music... a-holes. Go down to Full Circle Brewery Friday night and tell 'em to "Get a job and a haircut you damn hippies!"

Then, get over yourself, grab a beer and watch David Hull plus Fresno's art-pop superstars, Blake Jones & The Trike Shop:

Music In Fresno Tonight: Achievement House Works On Their Voice and The CYC Is Its Usual Brutal Self

2012-01-25T08:24:00-08:00

Great opportunity to check out this sorta new Voice Shop place tonight with a stellar local lineup of Achievement House, The Quiet Americans, Light Thieves and Brother Luke.

Over at The CYC, things will be a bit more brutal with Wyoming hardcore band The History Of Hope. Plus locals What's Written In Blood, We Sunk The Mayflower, Pillars and Failed Creation: