Quadrillion Babes is new grunge-inspired pop-punk from Bloomington that is the partial result of one grouping from last spring’s band-in-a-hat.  Sports is also from Bloomington.  Teenage Waistband is from Providence, RI.  I know of them because one of their members played in the great Gainesville band, Reactionary 3.

Friday October 26th
8pm $6

Mount Eerie
Privacy
Vollmar
Caethua

Mt. Eerie

Phil Elverum (Mt. Eerie, The Microphones) has been making wild
beautiful stuff for years now.  Music, Art, Books…  He has attained
legendary status with his own albums, and has played on or recorded
some of the best stuff to ever come out of the Dub Narcotic studio.
He will be playing solo at this show.

Check out his website/label to get an idea what thus guy is about:
http://www.pwelverumandsun.com/

Privacy

Laurel Knapp is “Privacy”. Marriage records puts out her recordings.
Relevant Quote: “Her gentle singing, which is really
more akin to breathing softly and talking at the same time,
was, and is on this recording, something to behold”.  That sounds right.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=128057113

Also playing will be local faves:

Vollmar

http://www.vollmarmusic.com/

and

Caethua

http://www.myspace.com/caethua

Halloween Harvest: A Hoosier Hills Food Drive feat.
Melt Banana
Racebannon
Busman’s Holiday
The zombedy of Dave Coonce
Tuesday Oct. 30th
8pm
Rhino’s
$10 or $8 with 2 or more canned goods. Tickets and donations bins at Tracks, Landlocked, and Rhino’s.

Winter is coming and the Hoosier Hills Food bank needs donations now more than ever. And what is your reward for giving to those in need? A night with Japanese noise rock legends Melt Banana. While money pays for bands, the Hoosier Hills Food Bank could really use the food. Even if you don’t come to the show, drop off some canned goods at Landlocked, Tracks, or Rhino’s.

The term legend is not thrown around lightly but in the case of Japan’s Melt Banana the term aptly applies. Less a band than an aural force of nature, Melt Banana has been splitting eardrums and expanding musical boundaries for nearly 20 years. Their live show is an event that any words I can produce will fail to do justice.
www.myspace.com/azap

Racebannon is a musical buzz saw that has been cutting a swath through Bloomington for years. Taking their cues from everything that was great about hard rock and metal over the past 30 or so years, Racebannon is a ruthless, earsplitting, bottom dropping, head crushing. musical behemoth dead set on destroying stages from Bloomington to Bangkok and all points in between.
www.myspace.com/racebannonrocks

Fact: There is no show on earth that will not be made better by the inclusion of Busman’s Holiday. These dual set of brothers form like a Voltron to create sweet harmonies and acoustic melodies that belie a defiant f-u ethos as the rail against government corruption, ecological failings, and the plight of the little folk like you and me. Doubt me, listen to the lyrics, they aren’t messing around.
www.myspace.com/busmansholiday

Bread Fest 2007
November 15, 2007

Times: 6-8:30 p.m.
http://www.bloomington.in.us/~mediate

Location:  Fountain Square Ballroom (101 W Kirkwood Ave)
Phone:  812.336.8677
Admission:  $10 (plus cash bar and silent auction)

Everyone is invited to attend Bread Fest, an event to benefit the Community Justice & Mediation Center.  Attendees will have the opportunity to taste a wide variety of breads submitted to the Bread Baking Contest by professional and amateur bakers. Various toppings and hors d'oeuvre will complement the bread tasting. Local wines and beer will also be available at a cash bar. The event will also include music and a silent auction. Prizes will be awarded by judges in three bread categories: yeast, quick breads and celebration. There will also be a "People's Choice Award" for a favorite bread chosen by event attendees. Call 812-336-8677 or e-mail cjam@bloomington.in.us for more information about the event.   To enter the Bread Baking Contest (deadline Nov. 8th) or to learn how you can help the Community Justice & Mediation Center, visit www.bloomington.in.us/~mediate.

What: The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Pack-A-Thon
When: Thursday, October 11 2007 2PM-2AM
Where: The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project, adjacent to Boxcar Books and Community Center at 310A S Washington St, Bloomington, IN, near the corner of 3rd and Washington St.
For more information: E-mail to mwpp@pagestoprisoners.org, on the web at http://www.pagestoprisoners.org/, by phone to Boxcar Books at 812.339.8710.

On Thursday, October 11th the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project is holding a Pack-A-Thon at its space next to Boxcar Books and Community Center at 310A S Washington Street, near the corner of Third and Washington Streets, across from Third Street Park. The event will start at 2pm on Thursday afternoon and go a full 12 hours until 2am that night.

The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project currently has a backlog of book requests from prisoners that spans at least three months. With the help of Pack-A-Thon volunteers, we hope to significantly reduce that backlog!

Volunteers at the Pack-A-Thon will be reading letters sent from prisoners, filling requests for books from our collection of books donated by members of the Bloomington community, and packaging those books so that they are ready to be mailed. No prior experience is necessary, and training will be provided to new volunteers on the hour, every hour.

While we hope to get a lot of work done, this will also be a fun and festive event, so bring music, snacks and beverages to share, as well as everyone you know! Additionally, book donations and donations of packing supplies such as envelopes large enough to hold 3 books, large sheets of paper that could be used to wrap packages of books, or packing tape will be very useful.

For more information, contact the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project at mwpp@pagestoprisoners.org, pagestoprisoners.org, or 812.339.8710.

For those unable to attend this special event, Pages meets several times every week to help send books to the imprisoned. The regularly scheduled meeting times are Mondays (during the school year) from 7-9pm , Thursdays from 7-11pm, and Sundays from 2-5pm.

The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project is an all volunteer effort that strives to provide free reading material to prisoners in the United States. By providing free reading materials upon request, we hope to aid in the rehabilitation process and stimulate critical thinking behind bars. Our volunteers are concerned citizens and activists interested in rehabilitation, rather than punishment.

The project exists to alleviate pain, boredom, and attrition and to provide a direct opportunity for self-education. Additionally, we exist because prison libraries sometimes fail in this respect, and are understocked, or are only able to be patronized during specific and limited hours. Finally, The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project exists to inform others about the condition of the prison system in Indiana and throughout the nation and the effects of incarceration on our communities. Through the letters and books that we send and receive, we hope to build connections between those who are within the criminal justice system, and their communities at large.