Michi Tapes 5-Year Anniversary

About this event

Michi Tapes 5-Year Anniversary Showcase Clear Creek SP, Tony From Bowling, Silver Car Crash, Gina Gory + Agave Party DJ set, Visuals by SOS Lightshow Michi Tapes has been a musical mainstay in the Pittsburgh DIY music scene for 5 years as a record label & video production entity, having dubbed over 1000 tapes for 45 cassette releases of almost all local bands, 75 shows doing live visuals. bounty of music videos & promo work since Oct. 6th, 2021. The style and presentation of the label are distinct in its desire to be DIY, analog & film faithful; promo photos on 35mm film, one-at-a-time high quality tape dubbing, video manipulation via analog and retro digital outboard gear, hand-painted tape shell text, 1-of-1 collage cover j-card designs. Oct. 29th we celebrate the 5 year anniversary with label darlings Clear Creek SP, Silver Car Crash, Tony From Bowling & Gina Gory. Lace Boys is a No Wave Art Punk collective formed in Pittsburgh, PA with anywhere from three to seven performing members at any given time. The group has been described by their peers both in the indie rock and experimental music scene as ‘having a unique sound, combining no wave guitar tunings and experimental drones along with dance punk accessibility, heavy emphasis on percussion and a minimalist approach to post punk’. Silver Car Crash is a noisy, guitar-driven post-punk band formed in the verdant hills of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With members active in the city’s DIY circuit for nearly a decade, they embody the chaos and catharsis that has long fueled the Steel City’s underground. Blending influences that span garage rock, hardcore, country, avant-garde, and no wave, the band brews a delicious stew of loud basement rock and roll and raw, potent poetry– casting sonic spells upon those tuned in. It remains true that ear-catching riffs and stratospheric solos—when done by a band that strikes the right balance of taste and scuzz—have never really gone out of style. There’s a rawness to Appear that is tempting to cite as indicative of a debut record, but it doesn’t quite feel right to say that. The rawness isn’t a “rough around the edges” rawness, but more like a hungry energy. Tony From Bowling sounds like a band absolutely itching to rock and with the chops to stake their claim in today’s landscape of shredders. Gina Gory make sludgy guitar music that recalls the hooky melodies of a shoegaze-adjacent band but with the punishing repetition of someone like Duster. Gina Gory will call to mind the likes of city neighbors Feeble Little Horse with their deadpan delivery and fuzzed-out guitars, but Died Laughing is more rooted in horrorcore and doomgazing, even though the band have stated they all hate gore and horror. A Gina Gory song is like if a pop song was deconstructed, cremated alive, and then resurrected, its strong melodies buried in currents of distorted guitars and noise and dissonance.

Who

• Agave PartyDJ
• Clear Creek SPPerformer
• Tony From BowlingPerformer
• Silver Car CrashPerformer
• Gina GoryPerformer

Venue

Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall

Pittsburgh, PA

Cafe, bar, & music hall located in Pittsburgh, PA

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