The Orange Noise

Louisville's The Instruction just unleashed a video upon the digital masses for their hard-strut, gritty-banger of a tune,  Monster Maker.   The striking video, with filmed footage and animated imagery over a backdrop of recognizable local corridors and alleyways, is fun to watch as you follow the punk-rock-protagonist on her mission thru the 'Ville. Check it out. Find your 'hood. The Instruction features bass work by Jeremy Stein of local doomsters union, Blind Scryer .

A signature set by the guys in Bad Wires for their last set at The Care Less Lounge. With a stage heated up by locals Push Start and Brooklyn, New York's Castle Black , Bad Wires ran thru a gambit of new and old songs during their heavy set at The Care Less Lounge on 9.19.19. It was a welcome Thursday night show, and apparently one of the last for The Care Less Lounge at it's current location on the first floor of Barbarella-Louisville. Word-is this series (renamed?) may be moving to an event space at Rockerbuilt in Portland.  Will definitely be checking that room out soon.     

Topping off a trifecta of loud nights, Highlands Tap Room hosted yet another evening of doomed, fuzzed, screamed and pounded performances.  There were more than a few monolithic amps and cabinets stacked up rolling thru the doors of the small venue, always a sure sign that amplitude would be metered in degrees of chest thump and tinnitus.  Temple of the Fuzz Witch (Detroit, MI) warmed up the corner platform stage with their deep, fuzz filled set, their vocals reminiscent of a grungier era. Witchkiss (Hudson Valley, NY) filled in the middle slot with an aggressive set that wouldn't let their moody transitions, hammering drums, or bellicose vocals go unnoticed. Playing cleanup on the night, and taking full advantage of a pre-tenderized crowd, The Hell You Say  (Louisville) came in like a drunken chainsaw juggler, casting their raucous brand of Louisville metal into and onto the audience, and proving why they're local noise favorites.  Solid sets by all. You ca...

Nashville based metal trio Howling Giant visited the Tap Room last night and offered up a solid set for the weekly Metal Monday series. Loud and fluid, these drop-tuned maestros ran thru their set with creative, efficient guitar work, a dirty rolling bass sound, and drums that pop like syncopated grenades bursts.  Followed by D.C. heavies Caustic Casanova, the Metal Monday stage proved once again that it's THE place to spend your Monday Night.       

Orange Noise contributor Rev. Snow was able to capture this footage from the Bad Wires set at The Tiger Room in Louisville.  Opening up for the infamous Hank Von Hell, the bill also featured Overdose, Scrooge Mandella, and Creeps Inc.  Ultimately an ill fated outing, with a blown bass amp fucking up the situation, this is a solid clip caught early in the set.   It's been a busy summer for the guys in Bad Wires and they're about to wrap up their local gigs for a while. Word is they're about to birth this album baby I've been hearing about, and plan to get on the road to push their wares and rock the faces of strangers.  Sounds like a good time. Coming off high frequencies from a successful show at the Monnik/Schnitzelburg walk last weekend, you can catch them on Thursday 9.19 at The Care Less Lounge w/ Push Start and Castle Black  . Loud room alert.

Clip of  Shi - 死 doomin' out at Louisville Is Dead 2019 .  Catch them at Mag Bar's FULL SPEED FRIDAY  8.30.19!   I've caught these sludgy riff wizards a few times and they've made my short list of acts to look out for.  They always seem to have a hell of a good time on stage.... in a low, slow, understated way of course.  Check 'em out!