Mrs Magician – "Strange Heaven" Black Tee • Printed on Next Level Apparel Tees • Artwork by Dusty DirtweedAdvertise with The Big Takeover Shop our Big Takeover store for back issues, t-shirts & CDs Follow us on Tumblr Follow us on Google+ Follow The Big Takeover The Night Marchers, Dan Sartain and Mrs. Magician - Underground Arts (Philadelphia) - Thursday, February 27, 2013 The last time The Night Marchers played in Philadelphia, it was at the legendary Khyber back in 2008. A short time later, the Khyber (once the hottest club in town for touring indie and punk bands) ceased to do live shows and it’s now a bar and restaurant. Therefore, where would they play this time? Enter new-ish venue Underground Arts, a dungeon-like venue that serves food, has graffiti on the walls and feels like a nicer version of how dingy rock clubs did in the early ’90s. In other words, it was perfect for the fearsome garage rock attack of the San Diego foursome.

Supporting a brand new album (Allez Allez is only their second Lp after 2008’s See You in Magic), Jon Reis and company belted out an hour long set comprised of songs from both records. Though we didn’t get the monster-hook-laden “Whose Lady R U” and the new album’s “Big in Germany,” they played just about every other song fans could have hoped for. Of particular note was a stunning version of “(Wasting Away in) Javalinaville” that was loud and intense enough to peel the paint off the walls and a great version of “In Dead Sleep (I Snore ZZZZ”). Otherwise, Reis remains quite the showman, joking with and regaling the crowd between songs. The bottom line is that if you ever have a chance to see The Night Marchers, don’t miss them! Dan Sartain is the musician who I was least familiar with before this evening and while I’ve never listened to his records, I’ll make sure to correct that after this performance. Looking like the long lost child of Dee Dee Ramone (even his stage movements and the way he holds his guitar reminds me of Dee Dee) and appropriately counting down the introductions of his songs with 1-2-3-4s and the like, Sartain played a short, sharp, fast, 30-minute set of garagey-punk that barely gave one a chance to hold his or her breath.

Mrs. Magician opened the show, but were good enough to headline as far as I’m concerned. Their debut album Strange Heaven from last year is full of reverb-laden garage rock with dare I say almost pretty-sounding harmony vocals ala an “evil Beach Boys“ and they deliver the goods on stage, too. They had to cancel their last scheduled show here in Philadelphia after their previous bassist left in the middle of the tour, so it was nice to finally get to see them! All of the above photos were taken by Poliana Irizarry. If you enjoyed the photo of Dan Sartain with her cat Owlbert, you can visit Owlbert here. Bob Mould – Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY) – Tuesday, February 26, 2013Swami John ReisDig it the most........Album Premiere: Mrs. Magician, 'Bermuda'Swami John ReisNew Mrs Magician video to celebrate Friday the 13th! Watch a Serial Killer Get His Groove Back in Mrs. Magician's Video for "Eyes All Over Town" | NOISEYSwami John ReisThe new Mrs Magician album "Bermuda" is coming!

//item/bermuda-by-mrs-magician#.VylbZKMrLUo Birds & The Bee's hosted & written by Scott Sampson filmed & ...Swami John Reis shared La Castanya's photo.Bobtail Cats For SaleLa Castanya with Swami John Reis and 5 others.Buy Sell Swap Wolverhampton FacebookPop y espiritualidad (y tapones para los oídos): Nueva Vulcano acompañarán a Drive Like Jehu el 10 de Junio en la Sala Caracol, Madrid. Towel Rack Extender¡No os quedéis sin entrada amigos…! —> /events/234639043550506/ (Otro gran cartel de nuestro querido Rick Froberg).Swami John ReisTickets on sale now for the Hardcore Matinee @ Bar Pink Sunday, May 15 4pm 15 Bands!!! Featuring: The Loons The Creepy Creeps Rob Crow’s Gloomy Place... Octagrape Mrs. Magician Ale Mania The Soaks The Widows Death Eyes Plateaus Shake Before Us The Lumps The Sultans Teeneage Burritos Schizophonics order to be determined day of show.

/event/2545242 Swami Records Hardcore Matinee Record Party and Museum School FundraiserSwami John ReisHardcore Matinee @ Bar Pink Sunday, May 15 4pm sharp 15 bands!!! Order determined day of show Advance tickets on sale this Wednesday,Swami John ReisAll Tomorrow’s Parties CANCELS ATP curated by Drive Like Jehu in Manchester via Prestatyn After 4 months of a long and bumpy ride, the wheels finally fell off the wagon and crashed and burned. A search party was sent to Monkey Island to scan the wreckage for survivors and only found Barry Hogan/ATP collecting bits of luggage and body parts for his next show “ATP 3.0 The 90’s Deconstructed”. It’s a uniquely cruel hoax to appeal to Drive Like... Jehu’s ego and ask us to create a program based on personally inviting the bands and musicians that have inspired us and changed the way we hear music and then subject them and their supporters to this. We really wanted this show to happen more than anything. It had all the makings of a legendary weekend.

We were so committed to seeing this through that we remained hopeful ( blind in retrospect) amongst the ritualistic turmoil and crisis and trusted their solutions that would ensure that the show would definitely go on and the attendees would be treated fairly and the bands would be respected and celebrated. I realize people want answers. I have found out about most of the information involving the problems that plagued this from the start the same way as everyone else. And although the internet is hardly a reliable source for fact, this whole mess has the extra sting of this not being an isolated incident. 48 hours ago word started to trickle in that Barry hadn’t honored his agreement with many of the bands. These bands were not canceling, but rather did not have the promised means to attend. It was only then revealed that ATP was unable to honor the agreement with the ticket holders that purchased accommodation. ATP is out of funds. ATP offered to postpone the event until November as a solution.

We looked into trying to salvage the weekend by putting on our own free show in Manchester. But at this late date, no suitable venue is available. This affects the Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake shows that were to follow ATP as well. We are unable to come over at this time. To all the bands and ticket holders, i couldn’t feel more terrible that the fest isn’t happening. We were willing to come over under any circumstance even if it meant we would not get paid, just to see this show happen. I wish i could give you more answers at this point and advice what to do next. Swami John ReisMetz/Swami John Reis collab 7" out April 16. /swa…/caught-up-metz-swami-john-reis-7Caught Up - Metz & Swami John Reis 7"|Swami John ReisTiki Tuesday Tonight @ Bar Pink Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake along with Exotica-Tronica. 9pm. $5Swami John ReisATP 2.0 curated by Drive Like Jehu has been relocated to the Victoria Warehouse in beautiful downtown Manchester. No longer will we be forced to bear the inhumane conditions at Pontins (cold toilet seats, scarcity of guacamole, fresh air).

Single day passes available. See you in Manchesthair!!Swami John Reis at Kon Tiki.Kon Tiki guitar visits the Kon TikiSwami John ReisRFTC back in the mile high city. Grab a ticket fast..Swami John ReisIn celebration of our return, we are gifting you our record. Phoenicians, Las Vegites, Visalians, Santa Ana-ans! Please familiarize yourself with our wares before our meeting. /…/…/swami-john-reis-the-blind/s-Psug0Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake - Modern Surf ClassicsSwami John ReisSwami John Reis & The Blind Shake hit the road with Pounded By The Surf. SWAMI JOHN REIS & THE BLIND SHAKE - Tickets - The Rebel Lounge - Phoenix, AZ, April 06, 2016 |...Swami John Reis updated their cover photo.Swami John ReisIn case you missed it........Here's your chance to miss it again! Swami John ReisThe shores of Monkey Island will be invaded by Vikings with tans.Swami John ReisGoin double duty for the punters, blokes, mateys and skaliwags of North WalesSwami John ReisThank you Storm Surge Of Reverb!!!!