{"id":171,"date":"2008-01-24T09:45:26","date_gmt":"2008-01-24T15:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/2008\/01\/24\/r3vrb-destinations-124-126\/"},"modified":"2008-01-24T09:45:26","modified_gmt":"2008-01-24T15:45:26","slug":"r3vrb-destinations-124-126","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/2008\/01\/24\/r3vrb-destinations-124-126\/","title":{"rendered":"r3vrb destinations 1.24 &#8211; 1.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Thursday! Fear not, for the weekend is just around the bend and there&#8217;s plenty of great shows to take your mind off the daily grind. I&#8217;m rhyming today, apparently. Onwards and upwards:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\">\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Thursday 1\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/THROUGHTHESPARKS\">Through the Sparks<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/kristykruger\">Kristy Kruger<\/a> @ <a href=\"http:\/\/thebottletree.com\">Bottletree<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Admission:<\/strong> $8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Go Time:<\/strong> 8:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/b9.ac-images.myspacecdn.com\/01458\/94\/90\/1458640949_l.jpg\" alt=\"Through the Sparks\" align=\"left\" height=\"106\" width=\"160\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Through the Sparks<\/strong> are one of the few bands signed to local label <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skybucket.com\">Skybucket Records<\/a>. They are a constant presence at the clubs here in Birmingham, so chances are you&#8217;ve already seen a show of theirs. If not, you&#8217;re missing out on the goods. These guys intertwine hazy organs and honky-tonk keys with indie style guitars and end up with a brew all their own. It&#8217;s hard to pigeon-hole, but easy to listen to.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kristykruger.com\/images\/pub-shots\/kristy-kruger-polyanna-web.jpg\" alt=\"Kristy Kruger\" align=\"left\" height=\"107\" width=\"160\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Kristy Kruger <\/strong>sounds like she should be coming through the tinny speaker of a gramophone. She plays lonesome music, the auditory equivalent of a storm gathering. Just when I think I&#8217;ve got her figured out, she slips in a devious little change. She&#8217;s channeling Tom Waits a bit, and she&#8217;s surrounded herself with the same apocalyptic jug band feel that a lot of his work has in spades.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Friday 1\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/romangabrieltodd\">Roman Gabriel Todd&#8217;s Beast Rising Up Out Of The Sea<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/baakgwai\">Baak Gwai <\/a> @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebottletree.com\">Bottletree<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Admission:<\/strong> $9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Go Time:<\/strong> 9 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/b2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com\/01126\/25\/43\/1126323452_l.jpg\" alt=\"ROMAN GABRIEL TODD'S BEAST RISING UP OUT OF THE SEA\" align=\"left\" height=\"130\" width=\"160\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">It&#8217;s hard to tell if <strong>Roman Gabriel Todd&#8217;s Beast Rising Up Out Of The Sea <\/strong>is pulling a fast one on us all. This music would be hardcore if it wasn&#8217;t completely amorphous and sung by a guy who could be my grandpa. This is noise rock at it&#8217;s most unapproachable core. I could probably make something comparable by going into my garage and having a violent epileptic fit, but somehow it wouldn&#8217;t catch quite the same level of structured cacophony. This band is worth catching for the novelty alone, but they might just rearrange your entire DNA structure, who knows?<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a735.ac-images.myspacecdn.com\/images01\/18\/l_86473844cd4eb6317a3b8fe6c75f37de.jpg\" alt=\"Baak Gwai\" height=\"115\" width=\"160\" \/><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>I&#8217;ve only been doing this column three weeks, and this will be the <a href=\"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/2008\/01\/10\/r3vrb-destinations-110-112\/\">second time<\/a> I feature <strong>Baak Gwai<\/strong>. Did you go last time? If not, make sure you get down there this time. These guys are some of the best rock to be had &#8217;round these parts, and every show you miss will be one for which you kick yourself later. I ain&#8217;t lying.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Saturday 1\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/sorryleeharvey\">Sorry Lee Harvey<\/a> @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/gablesquaresaloon\">Gable Square Saloon<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebottletree.com\"> <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Admission:<\/strong> FREE!<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Zero Hour:<\/strong>  8 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a535.ac-images.myspacecdn.com\/images01\/121\/l_cd0a19d2f3027ef27ab5be50798ca636.jpg\" alt=\"Sorry Lee Harvey\" align=\"left\" height=\"120\" width=\"160\" \/><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>I may be going out on a limb here, because <strong>Sorry Lee Harvey<\/strong> are as rough around the edges as it comes. They&#8217;re about as genuine a garage band as I&#8217;ve heard in a long time, and that includes a certain level of slop, but as I sat there listening to them I kept wanting to hear just a little more. That&#8217;s a remarkably good sign, for those of you keeping score, so up they go. These guys are playing Workplay in a little while, and that show is gauranteed not to be free, so take advantage now.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Honorable Mentions:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Punkfest 2008 @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cave9.com\/\">Cave 9<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/jojaboinga\">NoJaboinga<\/a> @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenickrocks.com\">The Nick<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Alright, alright! I&#8217;ll see you folks out and about. Until then&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This post was written by Sam George and brought to you by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.r3vrb.com\/\" title=\"Music That Doesn't Suck\">r3vrb.com<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quadratic_equation\">quadratic equation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/2008\/01\/24\/r3vrb-destinations-124-126\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/wp-content\/plugins\/thumbnail-for-excerpts\/tfe_no_thumb.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Welcome to Thursday! Fear not, for the weekend is just around the bend and there&#8217;s plenty of great shows to take your mind off the daily grind. I&#8217;m rhyming today, apparently. Onwards and upwards:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15,24,38,1,51],"tags":[1021,133,139,1026,200,375,498,1042,667,696,733,793,899],"class_list":["post-171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birmingham","category-events","category-music","category-uncategorized","category-weekend-plans","tag-alabama","tag-baak-gwai","tag-bands","tag-birmingham","tag-bottletree","tag-gable-square-saloon","tag-kristy-kruger","tag-music","tag-performances","tag-r3vrb","tag-roman-gabriel-todds-beast-rising-out-of-the-sea","tag-sorry-lee-harvey","tag-through-the-sparks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4PdO-2L","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bhamterminal.com\/timetable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}