After six years, three full-lengths, and two European tours, Gay Beast has announced an "indefinite hiatus" following the departure of keyboardist/saxophone/vocalist Dan Luedtke. Earlier this spring
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 AIDS WOLF 7th Street Entry / 8:00 pm / 18+ with D. RIDER and GAY BEAST $8.00 adv | $8.00 door D. Rider - "TOUCHY" from swee-too on Vimeo . oily and rich for human skull. these are men and women to enjoy deluxe human feeling! go.
Mi Ami - "Hard Up" MP3/download Hey, remember Black Eyes? Yeah, they were awesome, though I suspect most folks in the indie community preTENDed to like them because they were on Dischord ... the Black Eyes sound was just too abrasive for your average The Rapture fan; I was one of maybe two DJs that [...]
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 GAY BEAST, SHEARING PINX (BC), NU SENSAE, LIGHTED 9:00 door | $5 This date marks Gay Beast's first concert of 2010 in the Twin Cities at a legal venue since coming back from Europe, and we're pleased to celebrate this (ha ha, what an occasion!) with our friends Shearing Pinx [ http://www.last.fm/music/Shear ing+Pinx ] and Nü Sensae { http://www.last.fm/music/N%C3% BC+Sensae }, both hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia. Fellow locals Lighted [ http://www.last.fm/music/Light ed [...]
ALL AGES - 10$ a DAY Friday, April 23 (starts at Endless Bummer xALLxFORxTHISx Teeth Collection and Plasmic Formation Crash at Every Speed Juhyo Being Gay Beast Koufar Custodian Squidfist Infirmary Gnawed Disthroned Agony Breaking the Will Saturday, April 24 (starts at Cock ESP Sightings Werewolf Jerusalem BLOODYMINDED Envenomist Grain Belt Seth Ryan Locrian Climax Denial Paranoid Time Wilt Soaking Rasps TRTRKMMR [...]
Starting tomorrow and running through May 2nd is the annual Version arts festival. Each night of the festival features art, music and technology projects "that brings together hundreds of artists, musicians, and educators from around the world to present some of the most challenging ideas and progressive art initiatives of our day." In addition to the events, Version also features a nightly 30 minute program of experimental television on Chicago's CAN TV (Channel 19). There's SO MUCH good stuff going on during this festival, so you should check out their website for [...]
Tonight~ QUEENING (Brooklyn, NY) GAY BEAST BRUTEHEART
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This image has nothing to do with "Pazz & Jop" and everything to do with awesomeness. CHECK OUT GUMSHOE'S BALLOT FOR THE 2009 "PAZZ & JOP" POLL RIGHT HERE!!! I've managed to parlay my music-reviewing prowess into a few comforts not enjoyed by the Many. For one, I get into concerts free, or at least most concerts. Secondly, I get a lot of CDs/vinyl in the mail to partake. [...]
So here's the problem: When you say you'll review the show that's starting in the Entry at 9:30 and you've been drinking in the Main Room since 7.
Articles from this week's City Pages -- you know, the stuff printed on real paper.
Prepare to be greeted by 10 minutes of of bestial noise rock and artistic vision, a cacophony that is both challenging and, inexplicably, almost dancy.
GAY BEAST SECOND WAVE (Skin Graft Records) by MP Lockwood of Radio Shock Lately, I spend more and more of my time listening to death metal. This album is not death metal, but let me explain what they have in common. There's a lot of music out there these days. I mean a LOT. That means I have to prioritize my listening and the things which get my ear (especially for more than one listen!) are those which have plenty of blood, sweat, and tears put into them - or are simply so [...]
The Whole Music Club presents: Gay Beast, Mute Era, Ratt Poison and Moonstone CMU, The Whole Oct 23: Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm $3.00 For U Of M Students/Staff/Faculty, $5.00 For General Public Line Up: Moonstone - Ratt Poison - Mute Era - Gay Beas t
BRUTEHEART is having their release show for their new album 'Brass Beads' Oct. 17th at the Hexagon ( FREE ) with GAY BEAST and THE CHAIN (from Milwaukee)
Tapes N' Tapes close their Twin Cities tour tonight @ The Turf Club. They also made a great local mix-tape which you can find below for a very limited time. Don't hesitate as they will be removed soon. in celebration of our tour of the twin cities we put together a mixtape of our 'tourmates' and some of our favorite bands from minneapolis/st. paul. thanks to all of the bands for giving us permission to give you their songs. grab it fast, cause it's only gonna [...]
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Was there any doubt what the sixth installment of my Past Blast series would be? Six Finger Satellite 's legend has endured as a million other bumper-crop bands -- Erase Eratta, Six Finger Satellite via last.fm Numbers, Les Georges Leningrad (though much props to Leningrad) -- have broken up and drifted into obscurity. Of all the groups to employ high, chiming, slurred [...]
You wanted the best? You got the best. The Twin Cities most amibitious and perplexing rock outfit make
MONDAY JULY 6TH @ TURF CLUB (($6)) GAY BEAST PTERODACTYL MAYOR DALEY + DJ ANDREW BRODER
City Pages - Gimme Noise
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The Gumshoe Grove
YoungCreature
The End Of Irony
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The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
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Niki & The Dove - The Fox [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
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Whitney! ♥
FREENESS: Robot Orchestra – Beat The Odds (Germany)
The Twilight Sad cover The Smiths
