by Andrew Sacher

DOWNLOAD: Child Bite - "Odd Inn" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Dope Body - "The Shape of Grunge to Come" (MP3)

Child Bite

Michigan art punks Child Bite and caustic noise rockers Dope Body are teaming up for a tour together this month. That tour hits NYC on November 20 at Death by Audio. All dates are listed below.

Child Bite's most recent effort, The Living Breathing Organ Summer, came out in 2010 on Joyful Noise. You can download the single "Odd Inn" and watch the video for that same track below.

Dope Body released the Nupping LP this past July on Hoss Records. You can download "The Shape of Grunge to Come" from that album at the top of this post and watch the video for "100 Mile" below.

All dates and videos below...

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by BBG

DOWNLOAD: Krallice - Orphan of Sickness EP (ZIP)

Krallice at Union Pool for the Brendan tribute show (more by BBG)

One of the most alternately sad/uplifting/awesome shows this year was the Brendan Majewski Tribute show at Union Pool. That night, Krallice, Obits, Mira Bilotte, Brian Majewski, and Dope Body played sets that included material from Brendan's band Orphan. I remarked at how impressive said covers were live, and now Krallice has made those covers available in recorded form. Download a zipped MP3 version above, stream it below, or download a super high-quality (and substantially larger size file version) at Mediafire. Watch video from their entire set at Union Pool below.

In related news, Dope Body's noisy spazz-jams were similarly awesome at Union Pool, and you can catch them again next Saturday (7/30) when they ravage Death By Audio with Hume, The Dreebs, and Cloud Becomes Your Hand as part of a larger East Coast tour with Hume. Full dates are below.

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by BBG

Brian Majewski honors his brother @ Union Pool

The life and legacy of Brendan Majewski was celebrated last night (4/20) at Union Pool, as Krallice, Obits, Mira Bilotte, and Dope Body banded together to play a show in his honor. Though a somber tone permeated through the night, there were flashes of sheer beauty, the most powerful of which was when Brendan's little brother Brian "Bri Guy" stepped to the stage to perform a song he had written for his fallen brother. Emotion dripped through Brian's fingers and though the somber-yet-uplifting piano ballad was breathtaking on its own, with the added subtext it made for the most heart-wrenching moment of the evening.

Dope Body's spazzy post-hardcore stomp (the band shared a split with Brendan's band Orphan) started the evening with tons of on-stage energy. Following Brian Majewski's gorgeous piano composition, Mira Bilotte delivered eastern-influenced vocal/piano and vocal/percussion pieces that were delicate, emotional and gorgeous. Obits and Krallice's sets touched upon material by Orphan, with the latter devoting the majority of their stage time to blackened covers of the material before closing with the incendiary "Forgiveness in Rot" from their first LP.

Quite the lineup at the small stage of Union Pool, and all in tribute of one man who will definitely be missed. I didn't know Brendan personally, mostly just through his catchy LPs. But all of the love in the room last night made me wish I did.

More pictures and some video from the show, below...

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DOWNLOAD: Krallice - "The Clearing" (MP3)

Brendan Majewski, R.I.P.

A memorial show has been organized at Union Pool on April 20th in memory of Brendan Majewski of Orphan/Quix*o*tic who tragically took his own life in January. Come out and pay tribute to Brendan by enjoying perfromances by Krallice, Mira Bilotte (of White Magic & Quix*o*tic), Dope Body & "other special guests" with DJ sets by Bob Nickas & Jacob Kassay. All money raised at the show will go to Brendan's family to assist in expenses, so get out and see this great bill.

One thing that will ensure that 4/20 at Union Pool is a special celebration is that Krallice will perform "adaptations of Orphan songs" in honor of Majewski. You'll have to catch Krallice on their next go around in order to hear material from their new LP Diotima, due 4/26 via Profound Lore. Check out "The Clearing" from that just-announced LP above, and the tracklisting/art below...

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by BBG

DOWNLOAD: Dope Body - "Dillion Aero" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Dope Body - "Copper" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Orphan - "Bogman" (MP3)

Orphan

Local street-toughs Orphan will team up with Baltimore-an ragers Dope Body to melt away the snow and turn the Ramiken Crucible (221 East Broadway, basement entrance on Clinton Street) into a 1000 degree sweatbox. $5 gets you in to tonight's show (2/10). The show is part of an exhibition for Gert & Uwe Tobias's work, "Come and See Before the Tourists Will Do - The Mystery of Transylvania", viewable at Team (83 Grand Street) from Feb 11 to Mar 13.

Orphan's Aborted By Birth is out NOW via From The Nursery Records. Dig on "Bogman" above. Dope Body released their cassette Twenty Pound Brick via Watercolor Recordings. Check out a couple tracks from that above.

Show flyer and some videos are below...

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"For 4 years now Wham City has been organizing the WHARTSCAPE. What started as a summer warehouse party turned into a much bigger, multi-day outdoor festival with thousands of bands, performers, and folks traveling to Baltimore from all across the US and Europe.
Since, we organize this festival out of pocket and in our spare time, it is important for us to keep it comfortable and enjoyable for us to do. One thing we talked about at the end of last year's festival was shrinking it down slightly and having it feel more community based and familiar.

This year isn't focused around headliners, but mainly performers and friends that make up the community we tour, work and live in.
We are also greatly reducing the number of MEGA-PASSES (the 3 day pass ticket that grants you entry to every show and every day).
ONLY 300 Mega-Passes will be sold; this is the only guarantee that you can see all the shows.

Tickets will be sold to the individual shows, but it is strongly suggested that you buy a Mega-Pass, as it saves you money and assures you take in the entire poo-poo.
Whartscape will take place July 10-11-12 at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art Studio Center Parking Lot, and Load of Fun.
We will begin selling tickets at 12 Noon, Monday, June 29th.

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