BAD INDIANS

Bad Indians is a group that recently returned to Ypsilanti after spending extended periods in Kalamazoo and NYC. We're glad to have them back.

They have a lot of music you can listen to here : http://badindians.bandcamp.com

They played on the Local Music Show on Wednesday January 19 2011. What a great way to kick off the LMS this year! You can download their set right here!

Bad Indians lineup:
Erin Davis = bass
Ian Lannen = guitar / vocals
Jules Nehring = guitar / vocals / harmonica
Autumn Wetli = drums / vocals

their upcoming shows are:

Sat Jan 29 - w/ Solid Attitude (Iowa), Telephone Callers at 514 E Ann St Ann Arbor MI
Sat Feb 19 - w/ Druid Perfume , Baptist Church at Lager House Detroit MI
Sat Feb 26 - w/ the Beets (NYC) and tba at Yellow Barn, Ann Arbor

The Up

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based proto-punks the Up were formed in the spring of 1967 by vocalist Franklin Bach, then the stage manager and announcer at Detroit's famed Grande Ballroom. Rounded out by guitarist Bob Rasmussen, bassist Gary Rasmussen and drummer Vic Peraino (soon replaced by Scott Bailey), the group was managed by David Sinclair, the brother of local White Panther Party leader John Sinclair, and as such their history became inextricably linked with that of local revolutionary rockers the MC5, with the two bands even living together at the same Ann Arbor commune. The Up regularly opened for the MC5 as well, and were the opening act at the legendary September 1968 show at the Union Ballroom that so impressed Elektra Records president Jac Holzman that he offered a contract not only to the Five but also the second act on the bill, the Stooges; as both groups went on to national notoriety, the Up remained mired on the regional circuit, becoming the primary musical outlet for the White Panthers' propaganda after the MC5 broke away from the party. Finally, in 1970 the Up recorded their debut single "Just Like an Aborigine," a blistering cut similar in sound and spirit to the punk records which emerged from Britain at the end of the decade; a second single, "Free John Now!" — a rallying cry in honor of the imprisoned Sinclair — followed a year later. Although the group disbanded in 1973 — Gary Rasmussen later resurfaced in Sonic's Rendezvous Band — they left behind enough material for a 1995 retrospective LP, Killer Up! - All Music Guide



I recently saw some great photos of The Up playing outside the Michigan Union from spring 1971 which resparked my interest in them.

I came across this great interview with their bassist Gary Rasmussen where he talks about life at the Translove Energies commune (White Panther/MC5 etc headquarters) on Hill St, if that interests anyone.

2010 Recap Part 1

Hey on Dec 29 2010 we played some of our favorite Local Music Show performances from the year 2010.

You can download here the first part of our 2010 recap mixtape:

2010 RECAP PART 1

SIDE A DOWNLOAD HERE
Daytime Television - 5/26/2010
Baptist Church - 6/9/2010
Weirding Module - 8/11/2010

SIDE B DOWNLOAD HERE
Old Soul Quintet - 5/19/2010
Baffled Again - 10/27/2010
Silverghost - 2/10/2010
Swimsuit - 11/3/2010
Jobys - 8/25/2010

WATCH OUT FOR PART 2 COMING SOON. WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR WHAT 2011 BRINGS FOR THE LOCAL MUSIC SHOW AND OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE LMS AND LETS MAKE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN IN 2011!

SUPERCOLLIDER 12/15/2010

SUPERCOLLIDER PLAYED ON THE LOCAL MUSIC SHOW ON DECEMBER 15 2010.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THEIR SET HERE!

SUPERCOLLIDER:
RORY MCGUINESS
AARON SMITH
KEN CALDWELL

SUPERCOLLIDER SAYS "We play birthdays & barbecues also. Book us!"

You can contact them at sprclldr@gmail.com