Monday, March 16, 2009

VOV Schedule - set your clocks


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TUESDAY, MARCH 17
at Maxines - 700 Central / $5 / 21+
The Itinerant Locals (arkansas) 8:30PM
Brave Combo (texas) 9:15PM

TUESDAY, MARCH 17
at Low Key Arts - 118 Arbor / $7 /all ages
Mother Hug (arkansas)-9PM
Talk Normal (new york) – 9:30PM
US Girls - cancelled
Fiasco (new york) 10:00PM
AIDS Wolf - cancelled
Monotonix (israel) 10: 45

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
at Low Key Arts - 118 Arbor / $7 / all ages
Scouts Honor (llinios) 7:30PM
The Mathematicians (new york) 8:15PM
Pink Spiders (tenessee) 9:15PM

THURSDAY, MARCH 19
at Low Key Arts - 118 Arbor / $10 / all ages
An A+ Set Up (arkansas) 7:30PM
Poison Arrows (georgia) 8:15PM
Teenage Bottlerocket (wyoming) 9:00PM
The Queers (new hampshire) 9:45PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
at Low Key Arts - 118 Arbor / $5 / all ages
Blue Screen Skyline (Arkansas) 8:30PM
The Bitter Tears (illinios) 9:15PM
Haymarket Riot (illinios) 9:45PM
Murder By Death (indiana) 10:30PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 21
at Low Key Arts - 118 Arbor / Free Show / all ages
Foundry Field Recordings (missouri) 8:30PM
The Pomegranates (ohio) 9:15PM
KaiserCartel (new york) 10PM
Headlights (illinios) 10:45PM

SUNDAY, MARCH 22 – The All Day Band BBQ Blowout
at Low Key Arts - 118 Arbor / $5 / all ages
doors open 2PM
3:00pm - theodore (missouri) - main stage
3:30pm -bad credit no credit (brooklyn) - floor
4:00pm - southeast engine (ohio) - main stage
4:30pm - rabid rabbit (chicago) - floor
5:00pm - heat machine (nebraska) - main stage
5:30pm - hex machine (richmond) - floor
6:00pm thank god (columbia, sc) - main stage
6:30pm - deastro (detroit, mi) - floor
7:00pm- anavan (los angeles) - main stage
7:30pm - pretty and nice (boston, ma) - floor
8:00pm - the resignators (australia) - main stage
8:30pm - roll the tanks (california) - floor
9:00pm - flatfoot56 (chicago, il) - main stage
9:30pm -
SPECIAL MYSTERY BAND - floor
10:00pm - Color Club (fayetteville) - main stage
10:30pm - Church of the Snake (hot springs) - main stage

Thursday, March 12, 2009

HOT TUB - It's all about the water

Hot Springs - As the name suggests, The Spa City is home to lots and lots and LOTS of water. Most likely, when the oceans, lakes, rivers and streams turn into nasty yuck pits, the world population will start fighting over water and Hot Springs will be much coveted spot. For now, folks come together at the free and public natural water jug fountains to fill up their glass bottles, plastic milk jugs, cans, etc... with the water. They say the water has amazing powers of healing. One time I cut my hand on a bottle while trying to open it with a lighter. I rushed to the Happy Hollow jug fountian and ran our miracle water over the cut and "poof" the cut was gone and I grew a 6th finger on my right hand. Native Americans have been drinking and soaking in the water since way before Andrew Jackson decided to.... (a'hem, that's another story).

The VOV often take the bands we host to the Arlington Lawn to see, and feel the hot spring water. "OK, let's have a contest. Everyone stick their hands in the water on the count of three, last one with hands in wins bragging rights. One, Two, Three!!" Rarely does anyone make it past 10 seconds. If subjecting your hands to scalding water doesnt sound that fulfiling, may I suggest you soak your entire body in the newly restored community pools at The Quapaw Bathhouse http://www.quapawbaths.com/.

The facility is spic and span clean and the water temps are just right. Too much head bangin' - take a bath! Met that special someone at the show and after a lusty roll in the woods you tweaked your back - take a bath! Economy got you down - Bath! The Quapaw charge for a natural hot springs thermal bath is only 15 BUCKS! Super cheap and good for you too! No trip to Hot Springs is complete without a bath, yes?