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!
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
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
Friday, July 27, 2012
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/ 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 |
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
05.14.12 - Grotted, Take It To The Street, Memorials
Grotted - Chicago thrash hardcore
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Take It To The Street - Norwood thrash metal hardcore punk
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Memorials - NKY Screamo hardcore punk
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$5 donation
7pm
4114 Witler Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45223
TigerRAWkShows.blogspot.co
Monday, April 23, 2012
4.23.12 - Mutilation Rites, Tombstalker, Coelacanth
4114 Witler St. - Northside 45223
MUTILATION RITES - Menacing Black Metal from Brooklyn, NY
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TOMBSTALKER - Hammer Crushing Death Crust from Lexington, KY
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COELACANTH - Flesh Tearing Thrash Cretins from Cincinnati, OH
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show at 7pm... over by 11pm
$5
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