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2 • THE B-N GROOVE OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 13, 2013 ONLINE AT WWW.THEBNGROOVE.COMTHEBNGrveBLOOMINGTON-NORMAL’S ALTERNATIVE NEWS WEEKLY3491011FacebookClutch InterviewInterview with Clutch founding member Dan Mainesregarding the band’s extremely popular album, “EarthRocker.”The Sword InterviewThe BN Groove catches up with J.D. Cronise, the lyricistand frontman for The Sword about their album “Apocryphon”in advance of their Bloomington show with Clutch.Art Walk, Gallery Exhibit and ScoutsCommunity news about the Around The Corner ArtWalk on Nov. 1, along with a new exhibit at HeartlandCommunity College and a Scouting Trade-O-Ree in Dec.Regional Concert DatesA calendar listing concert dates for Decatur, Springfield,Peoria, Champaign-Urbana and the surroundingarea.ReviewsReviews of releases by area musician Dylan MichaelBentley, metal acts Noctum and Skeletonwitch; and alocal label’s split LP of Autonomy and Doom Town.THEBNGr veSmartphoneOptimizedAll photos provided by artistsor their management unlessotherwise noted.Design by Jared DuBach.PHONE: 309-808-4016FAX: 309-808-4015E-MAIL: THEBNGROOVE@GMAIL.COMJARED DuBACH — EditorPAM DuBACH — Administration & SalesGEORGE DuBACH — Sales & MarketingAll Content (C) 2013 DuBach Publishing, LLCCOMING SOON TO NORMAL !!!304 N. Main St., Suite CSpecializing In:Fresh Burgers • Hot Dogs • Italian Beef •Hand-Stuffed Bratwurst & Italian SausageRIGHT ACROSS FROM HANCOCK STADIUMThe BN Groove Around Town•Avanti’s 407 S. Main•Blono Trade Co1319 W. Market•Bloomington Meats2401 S. Bunn St.•Brewe Ha’s102 S. Linden•Budget Liquors200 S. Linden•Castle Theatre209 E. Washington•Chill Out 116 W. North•D.P. Dough121 E. Beaufort•Econo Wash Cleaner &Laundry 1415 N. Main•Eric’s Restaurant903 W. Wood•Express Mart108 North Linden•Fat Jacks511 North Main•Fiesta Ranchera1041 JC Parkway•Firehouse Pizza107 E. Beaufort•First Wok 1415 N. Main•F S Fast Stop1001 Six Points Rd.•Galaxy 14 Theatre1111 Wylie Drive•Great Wall 1520 EastCollege Hills Ave•Harvest Moon Drive In,Gibson City•Kelly’s Bakery & Cafe113 North Center•La Bamba129 E. Beaufort•La Bamba108 W. Washington•Lucca’s Grill116 East Market•Main Gallery 404at 404 North Main•Main Street Grill517 N. Main•Market Street Bakery1401 W. Market•Mother Murphy’s111 1/2 W. North•Mugsy’s Pub1310 North Main•Nate’s Diner304 N. Main•Neighborhood ThriftStore 406 N. Main•NowTheyDeliver.com•Pub II 102 N. Linden•Quik N EZ1609 N. Main•Red Bird Coin Laundry304 N. Main•Smokin’ Aces Tattoo622 Main•Smoker’s Den606 N. Main•The Coffee Hound407 N. Main St.•The Coffee House114 E. Beaufort•Tobin’s Pizza1513 N. Main•University Liquors706 W. Beaufort•Waiting Room Records113 W. North•Windy City Wieners106 E. Beaufort

WWW.THEBNGROOVE.COMTHE B-N GROOVE OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 13, 2013 • 3Coming to BloNowith ‘crucial velocity’By JARED DuBACHThe BN GrooveMaryland’s groove metal andstoner rock stalwarts, Clutch, willmake their way to Bloomington’sCastle Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 17.They will be joined by The Swordand American Sharks. Doors openat 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8p.m. for this all ages show. Ticketsare $23.50 for advance tickets atwww.thecastletheatre.com.The BN Groove recently caughtup with founding member, bassistDan Maines, who discussed with usthe method behind Clutch’s longevityas well as some of the processbehind their new hit record, “EarthRocker.”Groove: “Earth Rocker” in comparisonto earlier albums seems tohave a more diversified sound andbusts up the whole concept of youguys having this stoney feel. Wasthat something you went out to dowith this record? To make somethingmore cohesive?Dan Maines: I think “cohesive”is definitely an adjective in mindwhen we were writing the songsand deciding what songs to puton the record. We’ve had plentyof albums in the past that I thinkhad more of a diverse direction,but “Earth Rocker” is a record wewanted to make in order to havethe biggest impact in the shortestamount of space possible. For themost part we wanted the songs tohave kind of an album feel to itrather than a CD. It would be like ifyou were listening to it on vinyl.That helped drive the album’ssound more than anything. We hada lot of time between that recordProvided by artist managementClutch, with over 20 years of rock awesomeness under its collective belt, will perform Nov. 17 at The Castle Theatre with The Sword andAmerican Sharks.and the previous one, so we hadbeen playing the songs. It was justfiguring out what songs to put onthe album.Groove: Do you think that’s happening,where band’s aren’t necessarilyfocused on the album as awhole, but maybe get pressured todo stand-alone songs and throwthem onto a CD as a collection, asopposed to doing a crafted album?Maines: I think so, especially inthe mainstream. It’s single driven.It’s to get songs played on the radio.But it’s never entered our stream ofconsciousness to write that kind ofa record when we were on a label.I think it depends on the kind ofband you are.Groove: This has been put out onyour label, Weathermaker Records.But in the past you’ve had stuffput out on Atlantic and Columbia.What was it that made you decideto be releasing stuff on your ownlabel. To take on the headaches andthe distribution issue. One couldsay all you’ve got to do is make therecord and let the big label put itout. So what made you decide totake it on yourselves?Maines: Well that is certainlypertinent to your earlier question. Ithink with a band like Clutch we’veput together this great record, buta record executive might not thinkyou have a “single” he can push toradio. So then the whole emotionalaspect of the record falls apart.It’s things like that. In business it’smore and more set up and processedin a way that really benefitscertain bands like ourselves to justtake yourself out of that equationaltogether and do it on your own.Luckily we chose to do it at a timein our career when we’d alreadybeen a band for 18 years. We’d hada healthy following already so therewas already a market for us to sell,but that’s not to say it couldn’t bedone from the ground up for anunknown band. It happens all thetime, but it’s a lot of work. But it’sa lot of work that we’re happy toengage in and we’ve spent a lot oftime getting the right people tohelp us do that.Grooves: You’ve indicated thenumber of years you’ve been together.A lot of bands have comeand gone in that amount of time,and you guys haven’t had manylineup changes at all that I cantell. What do you think it is that’shelped make Clutch such a stableband?Maines: I think it’s just a unifyinglove of the music. The four ofus started playing when we werevery young. We were in high schoolwhen we started playing together. Itwas a love of music. We never hadlofty expectations or goals. It justslowly grew and grew into what it istoday. And we still get together andjam. The feelings and intent haven’tchanged. That’s the only way I canexplain it. For whatever reason weContinued on next page

4 • THE B-N GROOVE OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 13, 2013Clutch ...Continued from Page 3gel together.ONLINE AT WWW.THEBNGROOVE.COMGroove: Do you think it helps a lotthat you can just jam and be free toexpress yourself to other people?Maines: Yeah, sometimes it’s hardto describe to other people. Clutchis the only band I’ve ever beenin. Being in a band for this longand seeing other band’s we playedshows with...for some reason thefour of us have always clicked musically.Every group is going to havetheir internal frictions if a memberstarts anything that’s disruptive. Ithink it’s because we have a commonapproach to what this bandis and why we do it...we just don’twant to lose that.Groove: Since you guys are a littlejam heavy, do you guys write themusic first and Neil (Fallon) writeslyrics to it?Maines: Usually. We get togetherat the studio and start playingsomething. Someone might have asingle part they’ve worked on andthe four of us just start jumping onthat. We try to record as much aswe can as we go along. We just tryto put something down, get somethingthat goes along with that andthen we move on. We don’t try tohammer it to death and get thesong done immediately. Eventuallywe’ll have a handful of ideas andget one or two songs out of them atthe end. Neil then takes those songshome and works out lyrics to them.I’m sure he has a notebook full ofideas to start writing lyrics for.Groove: Some folks have beenconcerned with Neil’s recoveryfrom his neck injury. How’s he doingwith that?Maines: It’s going great. I guessit’s been four weeks now since hissurgery. He had to have a coupleof vertebrae in his spine fusedtogether in his neck area. It was aserious condition and operation.Everything seemed to go exactly asit was supposed to, so he’s right onschedule. He’s been singing alongand it sounds just as it always has.We’ve been very lucky with that.Groove: Since “Earth Rocker” hascome out it’s been a big success andhas received a lot of praise and accolades.Once you’re done with thistour, what’s up next for Clutch?Maines: We’ve had quite a bit oftime off. We’ve been writing. We’llprobably be on the road the nextsix months, and when we’re not onthe road we’re going to be writingand playing. Our goal is to write asproficiently as we can over the nextsix months; hopefully get anotheralbum’s worth of music out.Groove: What’s the status of BakertonGroup?Maines: Unfortunately BakertonGroup is pretty much dormantwhile Clutch is active...which isunfortunate, because the BakertonGroup is always a lot of fun. Usuallythe way a Bakerton Groupalbum comes together is at the endof a Clutch writing sessions theremay be some ideas that need to berealized but don’t necessarily lendthemselves to Neil putting vocals onthem. I think it’s just a matter of ussitting down and writing those typesof songs. Unfortunately, it’s beensuch a busy time for Clutch.Groove: Well it’s hard to switchback and forth when you’re inClutch mode.Maines: Yeah, that’s right!By JARED DuBACHThe BN GrooveOne of hard rock’s newer classof band’s that’s make some majorwaves in the past year is none otherthan The Sword. Having releasedseveral albums since they hit thescene some years back, The Sword’smost recent album, “Apocryphon”has only served to increase theband’s following worldwide.As part of their efforts to publicizethe album, The Sword isperforming with Clutch at the Nov.17 show in Bloomington.Band frontman and lyricist,J.D. Cronise recently spoke withThe BN Groove about writing thealbum and some of his insight intohis lyrics.Groove: “Apocryphon” has beenat the top of so many “best of ” listsfrom the time it was released. Comparedto your prior releases like“Warp Riders,” what is it that youthink makes “Apocryphon” standout so much?J.D. Cronise: Well compared tothe other releases, this album waswritten in probably the shortestamount of time. Probably startedwriting it late summer of 2011 andfinished it all in spring of 2012 beforewe started recording it. That’snot to say the entire time was spentwriting or rehearsing every day,but it usually would take us longerthan that. Usually we start out withone or two songs; then it intensifiessomewhere in there. We start writingmore heavily.This one was a little different inthat we had studio time bookedand we had a couple months to goand all the music wasn’t done yet.Usually everything is done beforewe go into the studio. This one wasmore down to the wire, and it washard to ignore that deadline whereit was coming down to the wire andjust letting the inspiration come.To me that’s something you can’tforce. You can’t sit down and say,“OK, I’m going to write a songtoday.” When it comes it comes.That’s definitely a challenge thoughwhen it comes to having a timeframe and people are waiting foryou do so something. Somehow wemanaged to do it and get it done intime. In the back of my mind evenduring the writing and rehearsingprocess I knew we would do it.Groove: How would you say thereception has been to it in comparisonto your previous albums?It seems to me that each one hasgotten progressively better than thelast. You’re doing this thing whereyou’re growing and producing betterand better music.Cronise: I’d say I agree with that.The reception has been good.Personally, when I listen to it, it’smy favorite thing we’ve done. That’sthe way it should be. Your newestthing should always be your best.Otherwise if you realize after it’scome out that your last thing youdid was your best, then you’ve donesomething wrong. To me, I thinkit’s like head and shoulders aboveour previous records. 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ONLINE AT WWW.THEBNGROOVE.COMTHE B-N GROOVE OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 13, 2013 • 5The Sword ...Continued from Page 4I know it’s the opinion some peoplehave. I like it more than a lot ofpeople do, but that’s just me.Groove: It just seems like it gottenmore, I don’t want to say technical,but the structure is more tight anda little more advanced.Cronise: Yeah, I hate to use theterm “mature,” but for me it’s likewe’re a real band. Not that weweren’t before, but I write the lyricsand I think on this record I grewup a little bit. I learned how to expressmyself that’s consistent withThe Sword and what we do. Butwith this is wasn’t just me describingD&D (Dungeons & Dragons)scenarios in lyrical form. The songsare about something. They’re aboutreal things, and there’s symbolismthat wasn’t there on previousrecords.There’s greater meaning becausethey’re about things that have happenedto me in my life. Especiallywith “Warp Riders,” the wholepoint was to tell a story. There arestill stories and symbols there, butI feel the ones in “Apocryphon” aremore meaningful.Groove: That’s something a lot ofbands from the...I hate to use theterm “stoner rock”...but that’s whata lot of those bands have done. LikeSleep, they wrote stories about hashcaravans moving across desolatelandscapes out in space. They hadthe whole narrative element. If youhave the creative writing bug in youit’s easier. When you write aboutstuff that’s more personal it can beharder because of the fact it’s sopersonal versus pure fiction.Cronise: I like to have strongimagery in the lyrics. It shouldpaint a picture for the people whoare listening to it. It’s about findingthat balance between not literallydescribing your personal stuff, butusing metaphors to symbolize it.Provided by artist managementThe Sword will perform Nov. 17 with Clutch and American Sharks in support of it’s 2012 album, “Apocryphon.”Groove: How much do your influencesplay in the direction yourmusic has taken. A lot of peoplehave tried to describe it as havingtechnical elements of more intricatelywritten metal like even IronMaiden. Are you moved that muchby other bands or are you more likeQueensryche where you only listento classical music and opera, andsomehow you manage to put outkiller music?Cronise: In the beginning it wasmore directly influenced by otherbands we’d listened to. On the firstalbum, I was listening to Sleep,Floor, Melvins and Sepultura. Justsuper heavy kind of stuff like that.Obviously Black Sabbath. That stuffwas a more direct influence on theearlier stuff. As you get older wecollectively listen to a lot less rockand metal now. Not that we don’t.We still keep our ears out andare aware of other bands. But inour leisure time after playing withrock and metal bands all the time,you can get a little burned out onit. When you retire to your ownprivate place you want to chillout with other music. In our vanyou don’t hear a lot of metal beingplayed. It’s usually rap, R&Bor dance music. We as individualslisten to a wide variety of music.More so now than I did a few yearsago.That doesn’t necessarily influenceThe Sword’s music. But for TheSword having gone as long as it has,I know the sound that we’re goingfor. It’s less directly influenced bythat stuff and more just chartingour own path.Groove: That saves you too fromhaving people say you sound likeother people’s stuff.Cronise: When bands start out ithelps to have bands you’re tryingto start out like; to have a startingpoint. You say, “We’re going to havea sound that’s a cross between thisand this.” Then once you’ve foundthat you can start to find yourown way there hopefully. You canbranch out and do your own thing.Groove: Has there been a bandyou’ve played with in recent yearsthat was kind of a real treat for youguys? Any stand-outs?Cronise: Metallica was a huge dealfor us. For me personally Clutch...we’ve played a lot with Clutch overthe past few years. I’ve liked Clutchforever. It’s awesome to know thosedudes and know they appreciate usand want to take us on tour.Monster Magnet is doing theirfirst tour in 10 years. We did a showContinued on Page 8

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8 • THE B-N GROOVE OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 13, 2013 ONLINE AT WWW.THEBNGROOVE.COMFrom left are The Sword’s Bryan Richie (bass), J.D. Cronise (vocals, guitar), Kyle Shutt (guitar) and Santiago “Jimmy” Vela (drums).Provided by artist managementThe Sword ...Continued from Page 5with them a couple years ago. Thefirst day of the festival we were atthere was a knock on our dressingroom door.We open it up and it’s Dave Wyndorf.We were like, “(Expletive)man, it’s Dave Wyndorf! You’re(expletive) Dave Wyndorf!”We’ve opened for Ozzy once. Wedidn’t get to meet him, which was abummer. But I saw his set. I’ve seenstuff that made it all kind of questionable.But we did open the showfor him in London a couple yearsago. He totally killed it. I’d heardrumors he had backing tracks andghost singers backstage. There wasnone of that. He sounded awesomeand it was totally killer. We openedfor Motorhead in Austin last year.Again, didn’t get to meet Lemmy,but it was still pretty bad-ass to beasked to do that.That was never a thought, whenyou’re starting a band, that maybesomeday we’ll get to play withClutch. Much less Metallica.That to me, being asked to playthose tours and have Dave Wyndorfknock on my dressing roomdoor. That’s the kind of stuff that tome has made it worth it. Like meetingthose people has influenced meto create this music and to knowthat they appreciate what we do.Groove: What do you think aboutthe idea that maybe you’re inspiringother kids to start their ownbands at some point?Cronise: It’s cool. It’s rad. It’s alittle scary. Well in a way it’s kindof scary. It’s like, “Are you sure?” It’sweird, but it’s flattering at the sametime. I guess because I put all theseother people I’ve mentioned as beingmuch more talented than me.It’s a weird position to be in, but it’svery flattering.Discography:• Age of Winters (2006)• Gods of the Earth (2008)• Warp Riders (2010)• Apocryphon (2012)For more information on TheSword, check them out online at:www.swordofdoom.com.

ONLINE AT WWW.THEBNGROOVE.COMWalls and Bridges: Art by Women atLogan Correctional Center exhibitionat Heartland Community College galleryThe Joe McCauley Gallery in theLiberal Arts and Social SciencesDivision at Heartland CommunityCollege will present Walls andBridges: Art by Women at LoganCorrectional Center this fall.The exhibition will be on displayOctober 21 through December6 in the gallery, located in RoomICB 2507 of the InstructionalCommons Building on Heartland’smain campus, 1500 W. Raab Roadin Normal.Walls and Bridges: Art byWomen at Logan CorrectionalCenter features artworks createdby women using art supplies andother materials available to themat the Logan Correctional Center(LCC), located in Lincoln, Illinois.Drawings, paintings, sculptures,and textiles by 13 women are exhibitedin tandem with their artiststatements.The women at LCC were eligibleto enter up to three artworks byfollowing exhibition conditionsand entry guidelines developedby Danell Dvorak, Joe McCauleyGallery coordinator, and SherrinFitzer, administrator of Womenand Family Services (WFS) atLCC.Each entry was viewed at LCC bythe curators of the exhibit, whichincluded Dvorak, Fitzer, and MarkHopkins, WFS counselor at LCC.The curators selected works theyfelt communicate diverse, individualresponses to the title of theexhibition.The Joe McCauley Gallery ishosting three events in conjunctionwith this exhibition.From 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, November5, in Rooms 1406-07 ofHeartland’s Community CommonsBuilding, a screening ofThe Grey Area: Feminism BehindBars will take place, followed by apanel discussion. The Grey Area:Feminism Behind Bars, is a 2012U.S. documentary by Noga Ashkenazi,and takes an intimate lookat women’s issues in the criminaljustice system, exploring the ambiguous‘grey area’ often invisiblewithin the prison walls throughissues of gender, sexuality, classand race.Panelists for the film’s discussioninclude Fitzer, Dr. Dawn Beichner,associate professor and graduatecoordinator of the Department ofCriminal Justice Sciences at IllinoisState University (ISU), and JanetWilson, director of the School ofTheatre and Dance and producerof the Illinois Shakespeare Festivalat ISU.An art talk by Ashley Lucas willtake place on Thursday, November7 from 3 to 4 p.m. in Room ICB2805 of the Instructional CommonsBuilding on campus. Lucasis an associate professor of theatreand drama and the director of thePrison Creative Arts Project at theUniversity of Michigan.She is also the author of an ethnographicplay about the familiesof prisoners titled Doin’ Time:Through the Visiting Glass, whichshe has performed as a one-womanshow in the U.S., Ireland andCanada.In 2012, Lucas and Fitzer collaboratedwith the Acting Out TheaterGroup at the Lincoln CorrectionalCenter on a performance of herplay during her time as a visitingartist at ISU’s School of Theatreand Dance.She will return to work with thewomen and the Acting Out TheaterGroup, now located at LCC.THE B-N GROOVE OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 13, 2013 • 9Around The Corner Art Walk, Nov. 1Come join the Around the CornerArtist Group as they host their13th annual Around the CornerArt Walk on Friday, November 1from 4 – 9 p.m. The studios are locatedwithin two buildings at 411 NCenter Street and 101 West MonroeStreet both in historic downtownBloomington, Illinois.This diverse group of five artistsincludes Angel Ambrose, DarinDawdy, Herb Eaton, Joann Goetzingerand Jeff Little. Each artist hasSpecial Events AroundBloomington-NormalCommunity Players11/8–10, 14–17, 21–24“Spamalot”12/12-15 “It’s A WonderfulLife”January 17–19, 23–26, 2014“The Diary of Anne Frank”Conklin’s Barn IIDinner Theater(Goodfield)• Through 11/10 “Harvey”11/14-12/311/16-3/2/2014“The Paisley Convertible”3/6-4/20 “Another Round oftheir own individual art style. Frompainting to sculpture everyone isbound to find enjoyment and pleasurein what this group of artistshave to offer.The art walk offers visitors theopportunity to meet & talk witheach of the artists, get a glimpse oftheir studios where they work, viewand purchase artwork, with lightrefreshments served.Link: http://www.aroundthecornerartgroup.com/Scout Trade-O-Ree Dec. 7 at St. Mary’s SchoolThe 24th Annual Old Corn BeltTrade-O-Ree starts at 9 a.m. onSaturday, Dec. 7, at St. Mary’sSchool Gym, 527 W. Jackson St. inBloomington.There will be Boy Scout, CubScout, Exploring and Girl Scoutpatches, manuals, equipment andmemorabilia for sale or trade.Lunch, breakfast and snacks will beavailable for purchase. The event isopen to the public, and admissionis free.There are limited tables for rentat $10 per table. Contact WilburWilliamson at 309-663-4259 fordetails. Proceeds benefit Boy ScoutTroop 20.Beer For Breakfast”4/24-6/15 “Boeing Boeing”6/19-7/27 “You’re A Good Man,Charlie Brown”Heartland Theatre Co.11/ 7-9,14-17,21-24‘Circle Mirror Transformation’Normal Theater10/31 Hannah Arendt11/1 Gomorrah11/2 Welcome11/3 Window To Paris11/7-10 Salinger11/14-15 Lore

10 • THE B-N GROOVE OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 13, 2013 ONLINE AT WWW.THEBNGROOVE.COMRegional Concert DatesBy City, Venue, Date and Artist(Based on Pollstar, Ticketmaster,JamBase, Reverb Nation and venuesites. Submit concerts, plays andother major events to editor@thebngroove.com)ING, SENSELESS BEAUTY, THEKYLE SMITH VARIETY SHOW, THEBEAUTY IN HER EYES11/30 Bam Margera, Wilson,Dripping SlitsChampaign-UrbanaCanopy Club10/31 Rusko11/1 Chalic Dubs Masqueradefeat. Topher Jones, with DJ SOLO,Positive Vibr8ions, Trinketz, MissA, and FootwoRk11/3 Lotus, Cosby Sweater11/9 The Lone Bellow11/13 Eoto11/14 LUMINOX with D1rty No1ze,DJ Mellow, Miss A and DJ Belly11/15 Joe Pug11/20 DATSIK with Funtcase,Protohype and Rise At Night11/21 Digital Tape Machine11/22 Matthew Curry & The Fury12/12 Casey Donahew Band1/23 Keller WilliamsCowboy Monkey10/31 The Curses, Sun Stereo11/8 The Handcuffs, The Impalas11/15 The Ars Nova11/16 Whiskey Daredevils11/22 Matt Poss Band11/23 Abnormous12/5 StillLine12/11 Miles Nilsen1/4 Feudin’ HillbillysThe Highdive11/8 Huey Mack11/9 Belly Boo11/16 Corb Lund11/19 Phox12/14 The Bottle RocketsMemphis On Main• Karaoke Every Thursday11/1 Outbound Drive HallowweenReverend Peyton’s Big Damn BandDecaturDonnie’s Homespun Pizza11/1 Soy City Stranglers11/16 SM Wolf, The New Classic11/27 Matt Livasy12/6 Bones Jugs N Harmony withMike Tasch and Olivia FehrenbacherGalesburgFat Fish Pub11/2 Cobalt Blue11/14 Anthony Gomes12/10 Mike Zito & The WheelLexingtonKemp’s Upper Tap11/1 Nate Holley11/8 Edward Anderson11/16 Dan Hubbard & Kyle Yap11/27 The Unemployed Architects12/6 Chicago Farmer12/14 Nate Holley12/20 Kyle Yap12/28 Last CallPekinPhoto by Birch MillerThe High Note11/1 Jayke Orvis and The BrokenBand, Matt Woods11/2 Moon Riders (Members ofAfternoon Moon and Easy Ridersdoing Grateful Dead music)11/8 Tony Furtado Duo, Luke Price11/14 Whitey Morganand The 78’s11/16 Old Shoe11/23 Reverend Peyton’s BigDamn Band, Bootrstrap StringDuo (Miss Kitty Kat Scratch Burlesquebetween sets)11/27 Chicago Farmer, DylanMichael Bentley12/13 Jason and The Punknecks12/27 Whistle Pigs, WesternBandit VolunteersPeoriaBrass Rail11/1 Bobaflex11/8A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, 2X4,REFORMERS, FORTY FATHOMS,DEVIANT AND MORE11/13BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS, RESTLESSSTREETS, BEWARE THE NEVEREND-Peoria CivicCenter11/10 Keith Urban11/12 Jake Shimabukuro12/14 Lady AntebellumSaybrookShady Nook11/2 Terry Quiett Band11/7 Dan Hubbard11/9 Ed AndersonSpringfieldBlack Sheep Cafe11/15 The Timmys, The Rackatees,The Haddonfields, GuyMorgan & The FT CrewDonnie’s Homespun Pizza11/1 The Station, Lowder11/2 NIL8, Grim, My God, the Heat,dysfunctional family, MidnightDreary, Taxi War Dance11/8 Sunshine Daydream11/16 The GrascalsThe Blue G’s w/ Micah WalkChicago Farmer12/27 The Station, Nil812/28 This Must Be The BandWatsekaFull Bull Saloon11/22 Dylan Michael BentleyWatseka Theatre11/9 ‘Pygmalion’ theatreby Shaw Chicago11/29, 12/1 The Music Man

ONLINE AT WWW.THEBNGROOVE.COMTHE B-N GROOVE OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 13, 2013 • 11‘Sacrifice’ good way to sample old and new metalWith doom metal starting tomake a slight comeback (Yes, thereare those who are saying, “Comeback?It never went away!), thereare a lot of bands that are comingout of the woodwork hoping to getsnatched up by labels like MetalBlade, Prosthetic and Relapse.Noctum is one stand-out in thatthey’re a true doom metal bandand not a variant of cult/psych rockor a really heavy garage rock/metalband. The sound produced on theirAutonomy, Doom Townsplit LP an expression inanarcho-pop/synth-punkDid the headline above confuseyou? Good, because it’s sort ofmeant to. There’s no real way topigeonhole Autonomy or DoomTown. While it’s possible to swabDoom Town with the “indie rock”wash, even attempting to do sowith Autonomy is not only foolhardy,but downright insulting.And while one could try to describethe bands by saying “Theysound like this band...or theysound like this band...” in realityit’s far better to admit this split LPcontains songs from two bands thatshould not be labeled, but ratherexperienced for what they are: Pureexpressions of real thoughts, responsesto real issues within us all;new release on Metal Blade, “FinalSacrifice” has both guitar elementsthat provide for really interestingmusic – the hard driving powerchords as well as more intricate,orchestral sounds.Noctum also have the ability tosort of straddle time – have a sound“familiar” to ‘80s and early ‘90sdoom but new enough to not becliche.Hopefully there are more “sacrifices”to come from Noctum.and projects that defy constructsof what mainstream music considersto be “acceptable.” But at thesame time, both bands manage toproduce songs that are incrediblyhonest and rather dance-able.This split isn’t just for recoveringCure addicts or closet goths. It’s forpeople who are tired of how theworld works or “doesn’t” work.Out on Trend Is Dead Records.Bentley’s ‘Change’ is a satisfying indie releaseIf there’s one folk/Americana musicianin Central Illinois who hasgrown by leaps and bounds overthe past year or so it’s Dylan MichaelBentley. After starting out asa newcomer, Bentley has seeminglysprung up everywhere at once. Notunlike a good spring crop of morels.And like the gourmet shrooms,Bentley’s latest release, “Change InThe Wind,” is rather satisfying.Although he is fairly young,Bentley’s music speaks volumes,and his songwriting abilities lendthemselves to helping him craftmusic that speaks to a all walks oflife. Rather than Folk/Americanasongwriter, Bentley could andshould be considered more of asinger-songwriter, stripping awaypreconceptions that come with theformer label.“Change” provides a poignantlook into life in not only the Midwest,but America as a wholecomplete with the landscape beingpainted with harmonica, acousticguitar and a soft voice that’s perfectlytoned for sincerity.Skeletonwitch unleashes new dose of brutalitySkeletonwitch‘Serpents Unleashed’Prosthetic RecordsNo pun intended, with its new album,Skeletonwitch has unleasheda heavy dose of heavy metal fury,encompassing elements of speedmetal and black metal to form analbum and style that tends to set itapart from other acts.Skeletonwitch expresses soundsong structure and a willingnessto show a slower-paced; diversifiedside which is not always seenin other acts in the extreme metalrealm.“Unending, Everliving,” “This EvilEmbrace” and “More Cruel ThanWeak” are best examples of that. Inall, “Serpents” is tastey if you needsomething with a little kick.

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