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SECRET HISTORY PRESENTS: ELECTRIC SIX / THE GAY BLADES / MILLIONS OF BRAZILIANS
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 8:00 PM
Show business is often referred to as “the last frontier of Communism”. Think about it. Performers are beholden to the common interests of a faceless collective who demand more for less. In the advent of technology, the ability of the artist to make massive profits has been destroyed. Artists, performers, midgets, musicians, jugglers, magicians, deejays – everybody – all of us – we’re all fucked now.
Doors at 8pm / Tickets are $10/12 / Ages 18 and up.
THE GAY BLADES | 8:00 PM
 Prepare to have your love defribulated by the raw, garagey sound of these two reprobates, strutting on to our airwaves with more saw-riffed swagger than a dog with two dicks and cougar's yowl. Clark Westfield and Puppy Mills are bad, bad men, and we love 'em"
My Old Kentucky Blog:
"These guys are showmen with enough swagger, strut and snark to make the forefathers (Bowie/Mercury) of their genre proud."
Q Magazine:
“Loud, gaudy, contagious”
Rock Sound:
“Genuinely exciting genre-free music"
Day Trotter:
"There's something sort of legendary and epic in the way that they can come off as being the equivalent of falling down drunk or high as a kite every single second of the time spent in their company. But they keep it all together when they're playing their glamorous, punk rock."
ArtRocker:
"Big sounds, raw power and swagger..instantly catchy"
NYLON:
"a very intriguing group, with major potential for an instant dance party whenever they hit the stage."
Drowned in Sound:
"But really, at the end of the day 'Ghosts' is a completely mediocre record. It's got high-points, it's got low points, but really it just falls into a disagreeable, insufficient medium. At the best of times it's only good enough to forget that you're listening to it."
RCRDLBL:
"These guys don’t exactly wear their influences on their sleeves, but saying they sound like Crazy Horse messing with some Stereolab noise wouldn’t be inaccurate"
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ELECTRIC SIX | 8:00 PM
 The band formed in 1996 and was initially known as The Wildbunch, eventually dropping that name due to pressure from the Bristol trip hop collection of the same name. Throughout the latter half of the '90s, they played regularly at the Old Miami and the Gold Dollar in Detroit, the center of a scene that produced breakout acts like the White Stripes.
The band's first formation was comprised of Dick Valentine (Tyler Spencer, vocals), Rock and Roll Indian (Anthony Selph, guitar), Surge Joebot (Joe Frezza, guitar), Disco (Steve Nawara, bass, former member of The Detroit Cobras), and M (Cory Martin, drums). Dick Valentine is and has always been the primary songwriter (both music and lyrics) of Electric Six. During the band's temporary split at the end of the 1990s, Tyler Spencer formed his own band called The Dirty Shame and released one CD entitled Smog Cutter Love Story which featured, among other tracks, a first version of Fire track "Vengeance and Fashion." The band reformed by 2001 to record and release the first release of "Danger! High Voltage" and record the track "Dealin' in Death and Stealin' in the Name of the Lord" with Troy Gregory for his Sybil album.
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MILLIONS OF BRAZILIANS | 8:00 PM
 "While the band is known for its hard-edged, driving approach, there are also plenty of melodic moments in its songs. Crowd favorite "Vermont" has guitars that stutter, grind and buzz like Franz Ferdinand meets Fugazi, with Cicchetti's beautifully sung vocal providing a pleasant contrast" - Detroit Free Press
"Millions of Brazilians is most area musicians' favorite discovery of 2008. Just when you think "the scene" is regurgitating itself, a band like Millions of Brazilians pops up and gets your heart a-pumpin' again. Sheer pop rock awesomeness." - PJ's Lager
"Tucked into their set they keep 4 or 5 worthy A-side singles and when they bring them out it's so much better than what most people are doing that it absolutely floors me. Vermont is still the best new song I've heard locally this year, and I truly believe this band is going to do some great things coming up." - Fivethreedialtone.com
“Vermont."That song’s a hit. In fact, everything I heard from them was outstanding. Rock music you can dance to — what a concept." - webvomit.com
"Millions of Brazilians have turned a lot of ears and gained an impressively steady following for a band that has been around for less than a year. They play with the swagger of libertines, but tempered by the blue-collar guts and honesty that Detroit is known for." - Cityfest
"That is the worst shit I've ever heard!" - overheard after a Lager House performance
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