by Fred Pessaro // BBG

Terveet Kadet

Finnish punk crew Terveet Kadet will headline Saint Vitus on May 23, joining Iron Lung (who just played DBA), Massgrav, Wake and Lotus Fucker (tickets). The show is part of Terveet Kadet's campaign toward Maryland Deathfest and on to Chaos in Tejas, dates of which are below. Stream some material while you're down there.

Two big reminders for this weekend... Evil Army will play Acheron tonight (4/5, tickets). If you missed the Invisible Oranges stream, then get over to check out their latest ripping 7"... its a doozy.

Also, as mentioned before, Zozobra & Kowloon-Walled City are touring together as part of an IO-sponsored trek, and the bands will play Saint Vitus on Saturday (4/6) with The Austerity Program. Tickets are still available. If you missed it, we interviewed Caleb of Zozobra/Cave In fame on Invisible Oranges.

Writer Laina Dawes will celebrate the release of her new book, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal with a show at Saint Vitus on April 15, enlisting Tamar-kali, Militia Vox and Kudisan Kai for live sets. I am happy to report that I (Fred Pessaro) will join my friend Brandon Stosuy (Pitchfork) to help DJ the event. Entry is free and open to the public (21+) and donations will be accepted at the door for the bands. Make it out if you can. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal is out now via Bazillion Points.

All Evillive approved shows for the next two weeks are listed, along with a flyer for the book launch and a few song streams, below.

What did I miss?

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Caleb of Zozobra w/ Old Man Gloom at Europa, May '12 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

Cave In and Old Man Gloom have been inactive as of late, which gives Caleb Scolfield time to concentrate on his post-hardcore/sludge project Zozobra. Stream all of their latest effort Savage Masters below, courtesy of Lambgoat.

Reminder, Invisible Oranges is proud to present the upcoming Zozobra/Kowloon Walled City tour, which kicks off in the second week in April and includes dates throughout the Northeast. Saint Vitus will host the April 6 date featuring special guest The Austerity Program, tickets are still available.

Tour flyer and that LP stream is below.

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Caleb with Cave In at Fun Fun Fun 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

Invisible Oranges and Brutal Panda are proud to present an East Coast tour from Zozobra and Kowloon Walled City. The dates kick off in Brooklyn with a BV-Sponsored date at Saint Vitus on April 6 and continue on down to Durham, NC, eventually concluding in Boston eight days later. Tickets for the Saint Vitus show are on sale.

Zozobra (featuring Caleb Scofield of Cave In) have completed work on their first album in close to five years, due via Brutal Panda Records later this year. More details soon. Meanwhile, KWC released Container Ships late last year and recently played Hemlock in the Bay Area.

Song streams and the tour flyer are below...

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by BBG

Ben Verellen with Helms Alee at The Charleston (more by Markus Shaffer)

Stoked to announce that BrooklynVegan and Brutal Panda have teamed up to present a rare reunion of Harkonen who will head out on a short string of East Coast dates! The shows will be their first on the east side since their dissolution in 2005, and feature supporting appearances from The Atlas Moth and Whores on all dates. The tour kicks off in Boston at Middle East on June 14th (with special guest Zozobra) before moving to NYC at Union Pool on June 15th with a special guest (TBA). The tour concludes the next day in Philadelphia (on 6/16) as part of a show with Ladder Devils.

The NYC date is an official BrooklynVegan/Brutal Panda Northside Festival showcase. Tickets are on sale OR you can get in with your Northside badge (details forthcoming). Stay tuned for other BV Northside events too.

Tour flyer and some video below....

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by Black Bubblegum

Three dudes with ridiculously bad wedgies

When you call your tour the 'Champions of Sound', you better be either a travelling reggae showcase or ready to ante the f up. Hopefully Pelican, Kayo Dot, and Stove Bredsky (aka Stephen Brodsky of Cave In) are up to the challenge when this eclectic tour of Hydra Head representatives goes east-coastin' in late October up 'til around Thanksgiving. Zozobra (with Caleb, also of Cave In lineage) are included in the festivities on a few dates. That includes the show at Bowery Ballroom on 11/2. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon.

Pelican is gearing up to tour Europe with Torche, and recently dropped a lengthy update including details on their new record.

In related Kayo Dot news, Toby Driver has reformed his former band, Maudlin of The Well after asking for donations to help record unreleased tracks and receiving a big fattie courtesy of one superfan. As a result, the band will hit the studio in Feb of 2009 to record a digital only release. No word on who Maudlin Of The Well is/will be, other than Toby (natch)and Terran Olson. All dates below...

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