4/9 Weekly What's Up

Beast In The Field just blew out the Blowout, last night. The formidable noise/metal-rock project played to a modest-sized crowd during an expansive local music festival that’s been ambitiously spread across three cities (each about 10-11 minutes drive away from each other, respectively,) scheduled simultaneously during one weekend. The next show they play, however, will “Not” be a festival; in fact, “Not A Festival” takes place on only one night, in only one venue (Small’s Bar over in Hamtramck), where the only competition will be out-louding their comparably voluminous and downright voracious contemporaries like Ypsi’s Lizzerd and Lord Centipede or Ann Arbor’s Blue Snaggletooth.

Imagine: a wall of amps, drumsticks falling like sledgehammers and these growling big muff guitar FXs slithering out sinisterly sublime riffs as the songs shift from ominous bridges of softer-yet-eerie respite to only surge with tidal wave rhythms into engulfing feedback squalls: Beast In The Field (who hail from Midland MI), dumbfound this writer into futile searching for another way to phrase “mind-blowing…” But, not ear-shattering…(though you might need ear-plugs.) No, this music, along with the music of Blue Snaggletooth (psychedelic-metal), Lord Centipede (punk-metal) and Lizerrd (David Yow-metal), is about bracing you, pushing you and, really, just  making you feel alive! And, yes, it’s quite loud. But, as we clarified above, this is “Not A Festival.” (Also playing: Amino Acids, Snakewing, Coffin Feeder, Touch of North America and Busby Death Chair).

But if you’re staying local, we recommend the Crossroad’s Bar & Grill. Woodruff’s may be gone (as a reliable venue for live local music) but we’ll still have shows in Depot Town, now and then. Saturday night features a line of local artists covering a range of artists like Tool, Deftones, Guns N’ Roses, Rage Against The Machine, Jimmy Eat World and Sebadoh. All proceeds will go directly to the Ozone House, a local non-profit providing a safe place, shelter and continued to support to runaway/homeless and high-risk youth in the community. A fun show that funds a noble cause, that can’t be beat, Ypsi. Have a nice weekend!

 May 10th Small’s Bar in Hamtramck (10339 Conant) “Not A Festival” is an all ages show. $10 Doors 9pm 9 bands on 3 stages
Crossroad’s Bar & Grill in Ypsilanti (517 W. Cross St) The Spring Cover Spectacular presented by ThinlineExclusive Entertainment. Doors at 8pm – proceeds benefit The Ozone House in Ann Arbor  

+ posts

Jeff covers music for Current, posting weekly show previews and highlighting new bands in the area.

Jeff Milo
Jeff Milo
Jeff covers music for Current, posting weekly show previews and highlighting new bands in the area.

Recent Articles