Dopey Lopes at Ocean Mist
with Lee Ross and BickerSins
Ocean Mist
Matunuck Beach Rd
Matunuck, RI
9pm
The Low Cards at Alchemy
with The Goddamn Gallows, The Koffin Kats and Viva Le Vox
Alchemy
Richmond St
Providence
8pm
Deadlands and The Low Cards at Ocean State BBQ + Bands
the Steel Yard
27 Sims Ave
Providence, RI
Friday, July 6, 5pm–10pm
Saturday, July 7, noon–10pm
Tickets $15 per person per day
Children under 12 FREE
Rain or Shine
Friday’s music:
10pm – Beta Motel
9pm – THE BUZZARDS aka THE WORRIED
8pm – DJ RedDawn
7pm – The Devilfish
6pm – Gumption and Glory
5pm – DJ Unkle Thirsty
Saturday’s music:
9pm – The Teledynes
8pm – The Low Cards
7pm – The Z-Boys
6pm – The Quahogs
4:30pm – BBQ AWARDS w/ MC the Lady J Brown aka Jessica Brown
4pm – DJ Ty Jesso
3pm – Matthew Stubbs & The Antiguas
2pm – Deadlands – RI
1pm – The Shacklehands
Sick Pills & Jets Can’t Land at Pour Farm
with Nick Sundman
Pour Farm
Purchase St
New Bedford, Mass
9pm
Dave Tessier All-Star Stars at News Cafe
News Cafe
Broad st
Pawtucket, RI
9pm
Jets Can’t Land and The Lincoln Tunnel at Dusk
with Gumption and Glory and 123 Astronaut
Dusk
Harris Ave
Providence, RI
9pm
18+
$8
Mark Cutler and Men of Great Courage at The Parlour
with the Jamie Craighead Trio
The Parlour
North Main St
Providence, RI
9pm
The Low Cards at Askew
with Tigerman Woah
Askew
150 Chestnut St
Providence, RI
9pm
Seven Hats Parade at News Cafe
with Zoink Zulag, Earthward, Part Time Poets
News Cafe
Broad st
Pawtucket, RI
9pm
Review of Gaskill’s Special Weapons
If you pay attention to our Facebook page then you know we were so enamored by all the bands at the recent record release show for Death Kiss Volume 2 that we decided that we HAD to do a feature on all the current Bandcamp discogs from the bands that performed at the show.
But GASKILL just put out a new record. So we decided that we’d feature that instead. And still talk about their Bandcamp discography.
But I digress.
Believe it or not, my first exposure to GASKILL was the track they contributed to the latest Death Kiss compilation (Which you can read all about by clicking here). Once again, Mary Frances can pat herself on the back knowing she brought to light another local gem to, not just to me, but to so many others through the comp and her show on WEMF. And in turn, I get to shed a little more light through my medium of communication. Circle of life and all that shit.
So “I Am The Spider” was my favorite on the comp and it closes up Special Weapons nicely here. Like I said on my initial take of the track, it’s like Jello Biafra fronting Anthrax….but boy does Kevin Grant have range beyond that. In fact, my FIRST impression was that of the second coming of Stompbox while live they definitely added elements of early Clutch to their repertoire.
In other words, GASKILL is a mutt. A glorious mutt made from the bestest of the best to create this musical beast/hound of beauty. If you go back through their discography (See! I told you I’d go there!) which dates back to 1996 (The band formed in 1995), the evolution into this multi-faceted behemoth that offers you new music today is obviously apparent.
“I Know Your Name” is blistering and intense and, much like their Black Flag covers album (Our War, available here), is also direct and to the point. With Kevin Grant’s voice stabbing at listeners as Dan Jagoda’s cacophonous drumming and Craig Fleming’s wall of noise guitar fuzz provide the perfect soundtrack of organized chaos.
“Small Cake” alters the tone vastly with a slow groove that rumbles along like molasses with Grant’s bellows echoing out and resonating, careening into an almost Danzig-esque chorus. “Salt” really lets Mario Costa’s bass barrage shine during a track that encapsulates some of the great noise of Boston yesteryear (Think Sam Black Church and Tree in particular) while “Slow Crows” is all crunchy and dirty and gritty and all the things until it becomes a thrashing rager.
And “I Am The Spider” closes it all up. And you already know how we feel about that one.