photos by Carmelo Espanola

Tombs at Township on 10.16.2012

On Tuesday, October 16 Brooklyn outfit Tombs toured through Chicago for a performance at Township with tourmates 16. Locals Jar'd Loose were also on the bill, and we've got more pictures of all three acts below...

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Tombs @ Union Pool in March (BKLYN) (more by Di Lynn Ring)

Brooklyn's Tombs are beginning to announce a fall tour. Just a couple dates have surfaced so far, including a performance at Township on October 16 with labelmates 16 (fitting, right?) and Chicago's Jar'd Loose. Advance tickets for the Chicago show are on sale. All known dates are listed at the bottom of this post.

Tombs released their most recent album, the great Path of Totality, in 2011 via Relapse Records. While we wait for the follow-up to Path of Totality-- they'll be heading into the studio this winter-- you can check out two different versions of their take on David Bowie's "Heroes" below. One has been dubbed "the NYC Mix" and the other is called "the Berlin Mix," and features a verse sung in German by Ralph Schmidt (Hëllström, Planks). The tracks premiered this morning (8/29) via Ghettoblaster, and you can read a bit about why they chose to cover Bowie at the site.

All known Tombs dates and some song streams (including their Bowie cover(s)) are below...

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Anatomy of Habit @ Saint Vitus in Brooklyn (more by Mariah Karson)

As discussed, Anatomy of Habit said they weren't going to play any shows this month, then they added just one, and now it seems they can't stop adding gigs to their schedule.

The first brand new show will take place on February 25th at the Hideout, with support from Arriver and The Swan King. Look out for tickets to be posted. Next, is the Cobra Lounge on March 23rd with Alma Negra and Electric Hawk. Look out for tickets on this one, too. AoH will then play The Burlington on April 21st, support TBA. Yup, you guessed it, ticketing info is forthcoming for this show as well.

Speaking of Arriver, The Swan King, and Alma Negra, they've all got upcoming gigs of their own. This Friday (1/13), Lovely Little Girls, Arriver, Alma Negra, and Never We See play the Cobra Lounge. Alma Negra also play Stavros Giannopoulos (of The Atlas Moth)' Heavy... Weekly at Ultra Lounge on February 15th. They'll share the bill with Himalayan, which consists of the owners of Chicago's Emperor Custom Guitar Cabinets and are former members of the band Raise the Red Lantern. Stay tuned for a split 12" from the two bands. As mentioned, The Swan King are playing The Burlington this Saturday (1/14) and have now added a February 11th performance at the Empty Bottle, with support from Bridesmaid, Sun Splitter, and Oyarsa. Tickets are on sale now. Two more noteworthy Cobra Lounge shows take place on the 20th and 28th and those are: Harpoon, Sweet Cobra, Head of Skulls, Jar'd Loose and then Ringworm, Keelhaul, Hate, Making Ghosts, and The Infected.

Did we miss any? Please let us know!

photos by Carmelo Espanola, words by BBG

The Atlas Moth have completed their trek with the amazing KEN Mode, capping off a round of dates with a homecoming show at Ultra Lounge on Sunday (10/16). The show featured direct support from the not-often-seen Wolvhammer who, though scattered across the country but primarily located in Chicago, directly supported The Atlas Moth that night along with locals Jarrd Loose. Pictures from the show are are in this post.

Next up for The Atlas Moth broze (who we recently interviewed), is a tour with the ever-so-mighty Kowloon Walled City on the latter's home turf of the West Coast. The tour will intersect with NYC's Batillus, who play their last NYC show with Inter Arma & Belus on 10/26 at The Acheron in Brooklyn and will hit SubT Lounge on November 23rd with local favorites Yakuza and The Swan King. Tour dates for those odysseys are below, along with more photos from Ultra Lounge...

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by BBG

Wolvhammer 2011 (photo by Samantha Marble)

Recent Chicago transplant Heath Rave sat down with BrooklynVegan to discuss his band Wolvhammer, his alliance with fellow Chicago native and ex-Nachtmystium member jeff Wilson, and what he loves about the windy city. Here's a clip:

BV: How do you think your move to Chicago has changed your personal outlook, and possibly your view on Wolvhammer?

HR: Nothings really changed for Wolvhammer, if anything I'm getting more excited about it now. I'm a lot happier in Chicago, especially with my job and getting to spend more time with some of my best friends, I'm still just taking it all in but its been fucking awesome. Chicago is what you make of it, if you don't work hard there it will eat you alive, and I guess that's my favorite part about.

BV: Favorite Chicago haunts?

HR: I go to the Rocking Horse a lot since its so close to my house and they have some of the best chicken wings I've ever had. Occasionally I'll stop by Flatiron, its in the building I work in and some good friends work there. The Empty Bottle for shows.

BV: Favorite Chicago bands?

HR: The Atlas Moth, Indian, Lord Mantis, Nachtmystium, Bloodiest, Circle of Animals.

Catch Wolvhammer live when they share a bill with The Atlas Moth, Ken Mode, and Jar'd Loose at Ultra Lounge on 10/16. Tickets are still on sale.