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ANTiSEEN + Hellstomper
Wed 05/22/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
ANTiSEEN
Hellstomper
The Costanzas
JIMJONES

Antiseen is an American punk rock band formed in Charlotte, North Carolina by vocalist Jeff Clayton and guitarist Joe Young, the sole members to have remained for the entire existence of the group. The name "Antiseen" serves as a deliberate deviation of the phrase "anti-scene" - the group not wishing to adhere to standard perceptions of punk rock in specifically and rock music in general. Musically Antiseen draw influence from groups like the Ramones or Stooges; employing short, heavily distorted chord-driven songs largely free of guitar solos or advanced musicianmanship. The band has a catalogue of over 100 LPs, EPs, CDs and DVDs recorded with various line-ups and have performed all over the world.
  !!! Sunny Side Up Album Release Show !!!
Sat 05/25/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Sunny Side Up
The Last Slice
Classy San Diego

Local Ska-Rock band, Sunny Side Up, is finally releasing their first full-length album entitled Paradise in the Sky. Sunny Side Up has been playing shows across Oklahoma for three years and is finally putting out a twelve track album that encompasses the story so far.

Crown The Empire
Sun 05/26/2013 Doors: 6:00 PM
Crown The Empire
Capture The Crown
Palisades
Heartist
Famous Last Words
Wolves At the Gate
Silence On Sunday
  The Mowgli's
Wed 05/29/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
The Mowgli's
American Authors

Five childhood friends from the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, augmented by 3 mid-western transplants, The Mowgli's are a quintessential California band. Inspired by the magnetism of San Francisco, the grind of Los Angeles and the serenity of the Big Sur Coast, their songs are a joyous revival of rock n' roll, a twisting indie-folk dance and a heartfelt protest ballad.

Sliding from indie pop to country and a host of genres in between, the band evokes modern artists such as Fun., Grouplove and Edward Sharpe And the Magnetic Zeros, whilst having their roots in the music of Neil Young, The Byrds, The Beach Boys and Fleetwood Mac.

THE BRICK WALL INVASION TOUR: Featuring The Casualties + Violent Affair
Fri 05/31/2013 Doors: 7:30 PM
The Casualties
Violent Affair
Chokehole Stab
Community Pools

The Casualties are an American punk rock band from New York City, formed in 1990 with the intent of returning to what they viewed as the "golden era" of street punk, embodied by bands such as The Exploited, Charged GBH, which they believed had disappeared by 1985.
  !!! 3 DATES LATER RECORD RELEASE SHOW !!!
Sat 06/01/2013 Doors: 7:00 PM
3 Dates Later
Truckside Down
Last 2 Weeks
They Play Wolf

Blue-Eyed Son
Sun 06/02/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Blue-Eyed Son (Eenie Meenie Records)
The Shieks
Sierra Brown

Andrew Heilprin a.k.a. Blue-eyed Son was born in the Midwest -- Wisconsin to be precise -- but he did his growing up in sunny Santa Barbara, California. After graduation from college and in between surfing excursions to exotic locales around the globe, he worked odd jobs and eventually formed the "sonic surf smoke punk" band 40 Watt Domain with a few friends. The sun shines warm on the deep blue sea...and all you have to do is listen. Says Blue-eyed Son, "Surfing and music have ways of transporting our minds and bodies to incredible new worlds, places that are both scary and intimidating yet filled with the most profoundly ridiculous beauty you will ever experience. If my songs express a small part of that feeling, then I'm happy."
  Coliseum
Mon 06/03/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Coliseum (Temporary Residence)
Two Snakes
+ 1 local

"Musical progression tends to come at the expense of quality or ethics, and Coliseum have sacrificed neither. Though punk-rock may have been the template (and paradigms DO shift), songwriting and emotional content have become Coliseums focus, and to that end they have gracefully transitioned from the unrelenting anger, rage, and rawness of youth to a more thought-provoking, yet no-less-powerful or insightful sound that is entirely their own." - John Baizley of Baroness

NERV + Glow God + GRG
Wed 06/05/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
NERV
Glow God
GRG

Iowa City Hardcore
  Across Tundras + Hellbender
Sat 06/08/2013 Doors: 7:30 PM
Across Tundras (Neurot Recordings)
Hellbender
We The Undead
Mordant Messenger

Birthed from the open spaces of the western United States and now nestled in Nashville, Tennessee; Across Tundras has been a band which has always been able to convey the feeling of being in the presence of severity through their music. The classic power trio of have delivered a honest and powerful statement of new American music; while layered the ghosts of those who never escaped the perils of the Badlands, or were strung and hanged for the deeds of more powerful men. Their latest effort, "Sage," easily proves to easily be their most personally artistic yet. Listening to this record you are hearing a band that has grown into what it always dreamed to be. The album brings together those influences that make Across Tundras so unique, the classic vibes of Johnny Cash and Neil Young, to the ominous heaviness of Black Sabbath and Neurosis, all points visited between, in a cohesive and natural way. It's organic, progressive, and heavy as all hell.

Jovontaes
Sun 06/09/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Jovontaes
Kill The Reflection
Palmer

Named after 90s street skater Jovontae Turner, Jovontaes are a group of kids from the Lexington, KY community, tearing up both the psych and skateboarding scenes. Not doing what you'd expect from a bunch of skaters, these dudes are making caveman psych rock (with hints of surf and kraut) like a scaled down Eternal Tapestry yet still sounding way weirder than the standard psych-jam band trying to live in the past of the 60s.
  Moths + Giraffe Massacre + Tandaradei
Mon 06/10/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Moths
Giraffe Massacre
Tandaradei

Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas
Wed 06/19/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas
The One Seven Four
+ 1 local

email to play - info@conservatoryokc.com

Take a listen to any of the music Hernandez is making with her band, the Deltas - the songs from her debut EP, "Weird Looking Women in Too Many Clothes," or the material she's been recording on for her first full-length album - and you'll hear that mission is being accomplished. In spades. A Hernandez song weaves through gypsy style violin and New Orleans-flavored horns, funky rhythm patterns and strikingly detailed dynamics. Her tunes boast a rich, three-dimensional, cinematic cascade, running from gentle and serene to dramatic, swirling crescendos that convey beauty in their near chaos.
  Courtney Marie Andrews + O Fidelis + Ryne Barber
Thu 06/20/2013 Doors: 7:30 PM
Courtney Marie Andrews
O Fidelis
Ryne Barber

Andrews began songwriting at the age of 15 and released her first album Urban Myths in 2008 on River Jones Music when she was 18. She attended Barry Goldwater High Schoolfor two years and transferred to the Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics, graduating in 2009.

Radar Brothers + Ola Podrida
Fri 06/21/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Radar Brothers (Merge Records)
Ola Podrida (Western Vinyl)
Western Residents

Ten years running without a single mention in Pitchfork or Rolling Stone confirms Radar Brothers' slept-on status. Certainly their style is not groundbreaking, their persona anything but glamorous, but Jim Putnam's craftsmanship as a songwriter and in the studio has earned him a reputation as a musician's musician. He is adept at navigating the musical landscape bordered by Neil Young, Son Volt, and Grandaddy.

Ola Podrida, the brainchild of David Wingo, was born in early 2005, after Wingo had returned to his native Texas from New York. Although he had played instruments throughout high school and college and even composed the scores for friend David Gordon Green's movies George Washington, All the Real Girls, and Undertow, he had yet to make anything as a singer or songwriter. He recorded the songs on what would later be his debut album alone in his basement before shifts at the video store where he worked, but brought on friends guitarist Robert Patton and drummer Matthew Frank for his live show. All three musicians moved to Brooklyn in 2006, where they added Johnny Christ on keyboards and guitars and American Analog Set singer Andrew Kenny on bass. In the spring of 2007 Plug Research released Ola Podrida, and Wingo continued to work on film scores, including Todd Rohal's The Guatemalan Handshake and Craig Zobel's Great Wall of Sound, which premiered at the 2007 SXSW festival in Austin.
  DISCO BLOODBATH: Get Krooked
Sat 06/22/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Brian Zero
Noticeably F.A.T.
Deadringer
Bone!!
Ostara
Riott Rockette

The Body
Sun 06/23/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
The Body (Thrill Jockey/At A Loss)
Loom
+ 1 local

email to play - info@conservatoryokc.com

For 10 years the rumors have slowly spread from the Mid-South through the New England region of the United States of a group, known as THE BODY, declaring war on all they consider "FALSE" through rituals involving solid state amplification and jolting percussion. Their latest addition to the arsenal against the contrived is All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood. The duo has allied itself with the Assembly of Light Choir and members of bands as varied as Bonedust, Callers, Dead Times, Fang Island, Human Beast, Lichens, Made In Mexico, Otesanek, Trtrkmmr, What Cheer Brigade, & Work/Death on their latest.
  Hail The Sun
Mon 06/24/2013 Doors: 6:00 PM
Hail The Sun
The Speed Of Sound in Seawater
Stolas

Millions Of Dead Cops + Verbal Abuse + In Defence
Tue 06/25/2013 Doors: 7:00 PM
Millions of Dead Cops
Verbal Abuse
In Defence
Violent Affair

MDC (Millions of Dead Cops) is an American punk rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1981. The band was subsequently based in San Francisco, California, and are currently based in Portland, Oregon. Originally formed as The Stains before changing their name, the band also changed their name to a different initialism of MDC with every new record released. They play fast hardcore punk music espousing far-left sociopolitical ideals, with singer Dave Dictor expressing his animal rights and anti-capitalist convictions.

Verbal Abuse is a legendary 80s hardcore punk band, originally from Houston, but which became successful after moving to San Francisco.
  Water District Band + Kill The Reflection + Sticky Stranglets
Wed 06/26/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Water District Band
Kill The Reflection
Sticky Stranglets

...The term indie rock band has been abused by those who think it simply means your are unsigned or on a small indie label. The truth is, you must also have an industrial sort of untamed sound that flies in the face of the musical norm. Water District is a perfect description of what a true indie rock band is. One listen to this Los Angeles band and you will immediately hear that organic and untamed sound that I'm talking about..."

!!! Traindodge Album Release Show !!!
Sat 06/29/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Traindodge
Self-Evident
Found Footage
  Secrets
Wed 07/03/2013 Doors: 6:00 PM
Secrets
Bring Your Finest
4 locals

Anberlin Acoustic Tour
Fri 07/05/2013 Doors: 7:00 PM
Anberlin
Stars In Stereo
Campfire Ok
  Volcanoes
Wed 07/10/2013 Doors: 8:00 AM
Volcanoes (Afternoon Records)
So Called Savages

Meet Volcanoes, the drum and bass duo whose shitkicking noise rock has taken seismic toll on the eardrums of St. Louis' underground enthusiasts. Jon Ryan and Eric Peters are probably the most badass act to come out of St. Charles in quite some time, and definitely the most badass thing to ever come out of Lindenwood University.

Sniper 66 + Violent Affair + The Dirty Mugs + They Stay Dead
Sat 07/13/2013 Doors: 7:00 PM
Sniper 66
Violent Affair
The Dirty Mugs
They Stay Dead
  Goldenboy Featuring The New Familiar
Tue 07/16/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Goldenboy featuring the New Familiar
+ 2 locals

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Since the release of his band's 2003 debut Blue Swan Orchestra, a KCRW favorite that featured guest vocals by Elliott Smith on Summertime, Shon Sullivan's Goldenboy has trekked near forever on the road, supporting the likes of Bright Eyes, Neil Finn, Stephen Malkmus and Grandaddy. For most of these shows, he was doing double-duty as well, playing multiple instruments with Finn, the Rentals, Eels and others on tours across the globe.

Kill The Reflection + The Secret Post + Kali Ra
Sat 07/27/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Kill The Reflection
The Secret Post
Kali Ra
  Speedy Ortiz
Wed 07/31/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Speedy Ortiz (Carpark Records)
Sonic Violence
Anti-Patterns

After too much time freelance writing and watching re-runs in a windowless Brooklyn basement, guitarist and songwriter Sadie Dupuis left New York City for the wilds of Northampton, MA in order to pursue a master's degree in poetry. In doing so, she began Speedy Ortiz, a self-recorded lo-fi project named after a minor character from the Love and Rockets comic series.

All Shall Perish
Fri 08/02/2013 Doors: 6:00 PM
All Shall Perish
3 locals
  OURS + Luna Arcade
Wed 08/07/2013 Doors: 8:30 PM
OURS
Luna Arcade

The versatile alternative rock band OURS is a dynamic and urgent outfit that has gained worldwide critical acclaim through band leader/vocalist Jimmy Gnecco's dynamic voice and songwriting style. After teaming up with the production genius of Rick Rubin for 2008's release 'Mercy' (Columbia/American), OURS finds new ways of creating modern masterpieces by following up with a re-inspired and resurgent self-produced release 'Ballet the Boxer' in 2013. The new album builds upon the moody, soulful and epic sound captured on 'Mercy', but with a greater sense of urgency that transcends the music's emotional pitch.

Pinback
Fri 09/20/2013 Doors: 8:00 PM
Pinback
TBA

We have a tendency to take consistency for granted. Like a sunny Southern California day, Pinback have delivered record after record of mightily addictive indie pop since their inception in the late 1990s. Perhaps too melancholic and thoughtful to function as escapist entertainment, that same sense of depth is what made them one of the most reliable bands in indie rock's three-decade history.