October 17, 2009 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street
2216 Summit St.
(614) 268-9377
$5 adv / $7 door
Ages 18+ - under 21 pays $2 surcharge
TV Ghost
http://myspace.com/televisionghost
Taking their name from the phenomenon of analog television frequency disturbances, Lafayette, IN’s TV Ghost conjures an especially sludgy and punishing brand of art-punk. Featuring Dolan Brahne Hoeft, Jackson VanHorn, Shawn Ghost, and Timothy Conrad Gick, TV Ghost began making a name for themselves in 2007, when their first 7,” “Atomic Rain,” was released by Die Stasi Records, also home to the noisy likes of Pink Reason and Zola Jesus. The band’s sinister sound — which echoed the Scientists and the Cramps’ mid-’70s output — and frantic live show won them an underground following; a nine-song EP, also on Die Stasi, arrived in early 2008. That year, TV Ghost signed to In the Red to release a full-length album and appeared at the label’s South by Southwest showcase. The band also released The Fiend/Prodome as a part of Columbus Discount’s single of the month club in May 2009, a few months before their debut full-length Cold Fish surfaced. - ©1992-2009 All Media Guide, LLC
Guinea Worms
http://myspace.com/GuineaWorms
How many reviews of great punk bands begin with “named after a parasitic worm….”? Ok, only a few, but Columbus’s long-running and under-recorded Guinea Worms have just unleashed a righteous 7″ called Box Of Records on the always reliable Columbus Discount label. A-side and title track is a celebration of geekdom, it’s refrain “There’s really nothing better than a box of records” is surely a sentiment many of you beard stroking regular readers of this column can relate to. Those of us currently languishing behind the counter in small, independent record stores across the US might respectfully disagree (every box that gets brought in here is choking with Herb Alpert and Eagles LPs), but maybe things are cooler in Ohio. Actually, things are totally cooler in Ohio, especially these days. Anyway, the B-side “I’m A Cobweb” is even better, a punishing garage punk epic at nearly five minutes. And all lovingly fucked with by—who else? Mike Rep. Get it! - Your Flesh
Flu Faker
http://myspace.com/flufaker