New Town, New Shows?

I have just relocated to Pittsburgh and hope to one day in the not so distant future, begin booking and promoting shows here. All the gear I have was moved as well so next step is a proper space to do this thing...

And As I am was typing this, I realize I forgot to use this to inform of the last show I did in Cincinnati which was last Friday - Nov. 16th at The 86 with FBS, Against The Ropes, Misunderstood, and OBOY. Opps!

08.11.12 - Punk Show at The 86 - FBS, Dead Society, Against The Ropes

The 86 Club

2820 Vine Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45219

Bands tonight include:

FBS (midwest streetpunk) - http://www.facebook.com/fightbeforesurrender

Dead Society (Cincinnati experimental hardcore punk) - http://www.facebook.com/DeadSocietyCincinnati

Against The Ropes (hardcore pop punk) - http://www.facebook.com/AgainstTheRopesPopPunk

All ages

$8

Doors open at 8:00 PM

MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and the Bearcat card accepted

08.13.12 - Destroy Nate Allen, John Hays, Jarrod Geary

Since I can't do shows in my house, this one will take place in an empty space near my house - 4114 Witler Street It's a folk punk show with the following acts: Destroy Nate Allen (from Portland, OR) http://www.facebook.com/destroynateallen John Hays (from NKY) Jarrod Geary (from Cincy) Things will start around 7pm so there will hopefully be enough daylight for the show. Please bring $5 donations to help the touring act fill their gas tank. 4114 Witler Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45223

The End of 4114 Witler...

Unfortunately this post serves the purpose that the show last night (05.22.12) is the last one to be held at 4114 Witler.

There is a lot of reasons (explained to some degree below) that have resulted in this decision and it is a decision I did not make personally. Rest assured I will be looking for a way to do house/basement shows again as soon as possible. I believe I will need to find a new place to do this. It's sad to leave that basement behind as it had a great set up and the neighbors (for the most part) had no objections to "noise" or crowds. If anyone happens to have any leads on a new space please send them to me one way or another. By email TigerRAWkShows@gmail.com would work.

I am not going into all the details here on what led to this ending. It simply boils down to conflicts with the guys who live in the 2nd & 3rd floor of the house since last May. The original plan for the house was to have a community of likeminded folks living there together, having a few house shows a month, allow for band practices, and possibly a studio. One of those living in the upper part of the house decided to move in a few months after I did but was not on the same page at all which of course led to unnecessary stress and strife. I had hoped he would move elsewhere once it become apparent that sharing the space together was just not going to work out and others would move in but a decision was handed down by the landlord at that time to separate the house into a 2 family style set up with me on the first floor with the basement available to use for the shows and for bands to practice. Within a few weeks another guy moved into the upper levels of the house with the other guy. As the year went on so did the shows though the living situation wasn't quite as I hoped.

About a month ago there was a metal show in the basement which resulted in the PVC piping to the water heater was accidentally broken. Though someone offered to fix it the following evening, the upstairs tenant who takes at least semi regular showers made a complaint about no hot water so the landlord showed up to investigate and I then had to explain what had happened. He threatened to end the shows at that point. The other upstairs tenant was there adding his comments about what goes on during the shows…unfortunately this guy is a habitual liar so what he was telling the landlord was not the truth about the shows. This guy does not come to the shows so he does not have any basis for the things he had to say. Anyway, so a few days later, I talked with the landlord and he allowed me to continue doing the shows. The upstairs tenants made several more ridiculous complaints and accusations about me, the dudes in my band, and all of you, my friends/family who attend the shows each time since that water heater incident that I either had bands playing…practice or shows.

So today, I received one more call from the landlord with yet another ridiculous complaint and accusations of threats directed to the tenants upstairs. Somehow even though I have been threatened by these guys with physical harm and actually physically assaulted by one of the upstairs tenants on two separate occasions, I am apparently the "bad guy" in the eyes of my landlord and have been forbidden to do any more shows or have bands practice in the basement anymore.

I am very frustrated by this…but I will overcome. They can take away the house, the basement but they can't stop what we have in this community and I will move forward elsewhere as soon as I possibly can. Thank you to all the bands who have played at 4114 Witler and all who came out to see shows. No thanks to those who have selfish ambitions that resulted in ending a good thing at this space.

Joel A. Swanson - resident of the lower levels of 4114 Witler

TigerRAWkShows@gmail.com

5.22.12 - Exile w/ FBS, Hard Knock Life, Misunderstood, Crash Cap Hooligans

Tuesday May 22nd, 2012 there is a punk show at Witler. Exile is on tour from Texas (please be generous & feed their gas tank. FBS (Fight Before Surrender) is also  jumping on part of this tour coming down from Columbus. Crash Cap Hooligans will reveal their existence at this show...in other words it's the debut show for Crash Cap Hooligans. Other locals joining the fun are Hard Knock Life, & Misunderstood.

Exile - Texas punks
FBS (Fight Before Surrender)- Columbus punks
Hard Knock Life - Northen Kentucky punks
MisUnderstood - Middletown punks
Crash Cap Hooligans - Cincy punks

Show up at 7pm and music will hopefully start soon after.

Bring a donation of $5 to help keep the music alive.

Show up at the following address:

4114 Witler Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45223
TigerRAWkShows.blogspot.com

05.14.12 - Grotted, Take It To The Street, Memorials

Grotted - Chicago thrash hardcore
http://grotted.bandcamp.com/
Take It To The Street - Norwood thrash metal hardcore punk
http://www.facebook.com/takeittothestreet
Memorials - NKY Screamo hardcore punk
http://www.facebook.com/memorialsKY

$5 donation
7pm
4114 Witler Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45223
TigerRAWkShows.blogspot.com

4.23.12 - Mutilation Rites, Tombstalker, Coelacanth

4114 Witler St. - Northside 45223


MUTILATION RITES - Menacing Black Metal from Brooklyn, NY
https://www.facebook.com/mutilationritesnyc
http://mutilationrites.bandcamp.com/

TOMBSTALKER - Hammer Crushing Death Crust from Lexington, KY
https://www.facebook.com/tombstalkerband
https://www.reverbnation.com/tombstalker

COELACANTH - Flesh Tearing Thrash Cretins from Cincinnati, OH
https://www.facebook.com/coelacanthcinci
http://coelacanthmetal.bandcamp.com/track/you-deny

show at 7pm... over by 11pm

$5

4.12.12 - Debtor w/ Memorials, Sixteen, others TBD

Debtor is hitting Cincinnati on their way to Stand Together Fest. They will play Witler. Joining Debtor is Memorials and others to still be determined.

Debtor - hardcore from Philadelphia
Memorials - NKY emo
Sixteen - Bowling Green emo
$5 donation for Debtor's touring expenses
7pm
4114 Witler Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45223
TigerRAWkShows.blogspot.com

04.09.12 - Comrades, Endeavor, Take It To The Street, Spirit & The Bride

Comrades and Endeavor will be making at stop at Witler on their tour. Spirit & The Bride as well as Take It To The Street has kindly joined the show.

Monday April 9th
7pm
$5 donations for the touring bands

Comrades - http://www.facebook.com/WeAreComrades
Endeavor - http://www.facebook.com/endeavorva
Take It To The Street - https://www.facebook.com/takeittothestreet
Spirit & The Bride - http://www.facebook.com/spiritandthebrideohio

4114 Witler Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45223
TigerRAWkShows.blogspot.com

04.05.12 - I Died Trying., Impia & Mephitic Husk!!!!

I Died Trying. www.facebook.com/theofficialidiedtrying
post metal anti-core from dayton.

Impia http://www.facebook.com/234515326577895
drone doom from cincinnati.

Mephitic Husk http://www.facebook.com/318004654906300
black sludge mental from middletown, FIRST SHOW!!!!

$5 Bucks @ 8:00pm Come to this rad, house show. You're off work & school the next day. If you're not, QUIT.

03.09.12 FBS, Hard Knock Life, Cardboard Derby

At the 86
2820 Vine Street
Cincy 45219


Doors open at 8pm.

$8 at the door

Valid high school, college or state ID required.

MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and the Bearcat card accepted.

FBS (Columbus Street Punk) - http://www.facebook.com/fightbeforesurrender
Hard Knock Life (NKY hardcore - first show)
Cardboard Derby (folk punk) - http://www.facebook.com/CardboardDerby

3.6.12 - The Homeless Gospel Choir w/ Harley Poe, Little Brother, Silent Tongues, John Hays, Davie Slagle

A Folk/Punk Show! (mainly)

The Homeless Gospel Choir - http://www.thehomelessgospelchoir.com
Harley Poe (ex Calibretto) - http://harleypoe.com
John Hays - local guy with a voice, some words, & a guitar
Davie Slagle - just moved from Nashville, got some songs
Little Brother - http://www.Reverbnation.com/LittleBrother
Silent Tongues (indie, electonic, experimental, one man rock) - http://www.facebook.com/pages/silenttongues/138609022824290


$5 to support the touring folks. They still have bills and whatnot to pay besides the gas to travel. Please be generous and support the people who make the music you love!


7pm
4114 Witler Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45223
http://tigerrawkshows.blogspot.com

03.04.12 Your Favorite Hero, Audiostrobelight, Burns Like Fire, The Creature, Don't Wait Up, Role Models

Your Favorite Hero (Pop Punk)
http://www.facebook.com/yourfavoriteherotn

Audiostrobelight (High Energy Rock, Pop-Punk, Power-Pop)
http://www.facebook.com/audiostrobelight

Burns Like Fire (Punk Rock & Roll)
http://www.facebook.com/burnslikefiremusic

The Creature (Horror Punk)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Creature/195675563817088

Don't Wait Up (Nerdy Pop Punk)
http://www.facebook.com/BallsAndWeinersMusic

Role Models
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Role-Models-Band/260363697326546


$2 donation!

2.26.12 - Smallhouse, Dessa Sons, Pillowbiter, Dead North, Take It To The Streets

DESSA SONS
http://dessasons.blogspot.com/
Local emopunx noodling away.

PILLOWBITER
http://pillowbiterohio.blogspot.com/
Rage.

SMALLHOUSE
http://smallhousebgky.bandcamp.com/
Sick emotional fun jams from Bowling Green, KY.

DEAD NORTH 
http://deadnorth.bandcamp.com/
Local pop punx.

TAKE IT TO THE STREET
http://www.facebook.com/takeittothestreet
John Hays and company bringing the mosh.