Are you looking for something to do on a Friday night? This ape has just the thing for you!
LISTEN TO THE APE!
There’s going to be what promises to be an excellent evening of metal at the 4th Ave Tavern in Olympia, featuring none other than Gunslinger! And a buncha other bands I’ve heard of but I’ve never actually heard their music. So here, listen to some Gunslinger!
I’d like to make it out to this show but honestly it’s rather unlikely. BUT YOU STILL SHOULD!
Details:
Ballard Solstice Show with Tango Alpha Tango, A Breakthrough in Field Studies, and JM+FFD!!! (Facebook event)
Saturday, June 21 9:00 PM
@ Conor Byrne Pub
5140 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107 (map)
$?? 21+
Naked Baby listen to record.
#2: If you’re in for something a bit more metallic (or if you’re further south in Puget Sound and don’t feel like going up to Seattle), you should head to the brand-new venue Rhythm & Rye in Olympia to hear a kick-ass musics show, including my pals Gunslinger!
Details:
Mosquito Hawk // Ancient Warlocks // Gunslinger (Facebook event)
Saturday, June 21 9:00 PM
@ Rhythm & Rye
311 Capitol Boulevard, Olympia, WA 98501 (map)
$?? 21+
You should go to one of them! It’s only TOO BAD you can’t go to both!
Olympia Artswalk is this weekend, and there’s some nerdy Heavy Metal opportunities for YOU! That’s right, Oly’s own Gunslinger is playing shows on both Friday and Saturday night!
I wrote about Gunslinger back in January, and will again quote their own description of themselves, because it’s a pretty durned awexome description:
We are Gunslinger. A particularly lethal combination of beer, science fiction and METAL!
I’d love to be able to see these shows, but with the wee beb who knows if I’ll be able to? But that shouldn’t stop you!
Gunslinger Show #1: Olympia Artswalk!
Details:
Gunslinger @ Artswalk 2014 (Facebook event)
Friday, April 25th at 8:00 PM
@ Capital City Guitars
108 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA 98501 (map)
Free (I assume; it doesn’t say anywhere)
Gunglinger Show #2: McCoy’s Tavern!
Details:
Heavy Metal Art @ McCoy’s (Facebook Event)
Saturday, April 26th at 9:30 PM
@ McCoy’s Tavern
418 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA 98501(map)
21+ $3
Will I see you there? Well, that depends on if I can make it to one of the shows or not! We’ll see!
Do you like Science Fiction? Do you like good Metal music? Well, then let me introduce you to Olympia’s Gunslinger. They’re a three-person metal band. In their own words:
We are Gunslinger. A particularly lethal combination of beer, science fiction and METAL!
They’d like to record their first album, and like most indie bands nowadays they’ve turned to Kickstarter to help with the funding. Here is their pitch video:
Gunslinger only has 10 days to meet the goal, and they have quite a long ways to go, so kick in what you can! If you’re undecided, you can listen to some demos and watch some videos at their Reverbnation page and follow them on their Facebook Page. Plus, look at the art they’ve had made up for the album cover!
I, for one, staunchly believe that the world needs more sci-fi metal music, and I’ve put my money where my mouth is (as much money as I can spare seeing as how I currently am taking care of a wee beb) and have spread the word here. SO CAN YOU!
