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Alex Huddleston and Nick Courtney of Gladius @ Musichead
Next up after Negative-Zen was Gladius from Portland.
Tyler Becker of Gladius @ Musichead
Alex Miletich and Ryan Mitchell of Gladius
These guys finished with an excellent cover of Helloween’s “Ride The Sky” which I was into in high school (but probably haven’t listened to in almost two decades) before any of the members of Gladius were even born. Does that make me old or the music timeless? Or both?
Last night there was a Cinco de Mayo Metal Show in Medford with Cauldron (from Canada), Gladius (Portland) & Negative-Zen (also Portland). Sunday night isn’t the best night for a show, but Musichead shows usually end before 10 p.m. so I headed up I-5 to check it out.
First up was Negative-Zen. The thing that looks like a sharks fin in the foreground of the left part of the above photo was actually the mohawk of the person standing in front of me.
Negative-Zen from Portland, Oregon @ Musichead
Justin Miller of Core System Failure @ Musichead (4/27/13)
Kudos to Core System Failure for not only putting on a very entertaining, live performance on Saturday night but also for bringing the lighting and allowing the other bands (Lich King, Crimson Guardian, and Witch Cult) to use the lighting as well.
Jonathan Holden of Core System Failure
Core System Failure will be playing at Edgefest 2013 on June 29 at Howie’s on Front Street. I will not be able to attend as I will be in Korea in late June. Hopefully, I will see them again soon though.
Travis Pidgeon
Peter Kinney of Medford, Oregon’s Core System Failure
Core System Failure
Kyle Frost
Jolene’s Sweets
There was a party for the volunteers who helped with the 2013 Ashland Independent Film Festival last night at Scienceworks. Jolene provided the sweets.
A little more than six months ago Wild Hunt played in Medford. I have listened to their CD, “Before The Plane Of Angles,” many times since then and have come to really love their sound. In ten days they will be playing at Club 66 in Ashland. Can’t wait!
Rob Maramonte of the band Fallujah (March 22, 2013)
I went to Medford to see Witch Cult and Fallujah a couple weeks ago. It was the first (and last) time I have been to The Wreckroom. The sound was OK for Witch Cult, but it was awful for Fallujah so they only played a few songs. The lighting was also abysmal. It was like a concert in a small, dark closet. Hopefully, Fallujah will play somewhere else, like Musichead or Club 66, next time through.
Andrew Baird of Fallujah @ The Wreckroom in Medford, Oregon
Witchaven
In the photo above, Conan and David Rivera flipped their guitars on to their backs and proceeded to play the other guy’s guitar.
Below is their performance of “Kneel Before the Steel” from their 2011 album “Beyond The Fall Of Time”.
Noah Smith of “Fire in the Northwest” @ Club 66
Tomorrow night I don’t know what to do. Three bands I want to see are playing at three different venues. Witch Cult will be at Northwest Pizza, and Stoneburner will be at Johnny B’s in Medford.
If only bands started on a schedule in this part of the world like they do in most other places, I could probably figure out a way to see at least two of them.
I’ll probably end up going to see Stoneburner since I can see Witch Cult and Fire in the Nortwest next week in Ashland.
