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The Fresnan Presents: Dorktown Podcast Episode #106 - Dork Blues

 

 

Welcome to you, Fresnan reader. It's time again for another Dorktown Podcast. Bells, Producer Becky and Mikey hang out, drink, cuss, talk about Fresno and what's going on in their tiny world. Here is a sample of what you'll... hear:

• Why would anybody leave Fresno for beer?
• Inspired by Mike Oz's column, Dorktown tries to figure out if its a good Fresnan. 
• Manchester Steakhouse is your home now.
• MUSIC BREAK: Motel Drive "Drifter Blues"
• There's another podcast to deal with.
• A drunk call from Phoenix must be dealt with.
• Trent & Mikey get nerdy with some Greedo talk.
• FONZY EYYS!

Listen play clicking the grey thingy below:

DorktownBlues-Episode106.mp3

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BANDGEEK!: The Bel-Tower Needs Help and The Mallard Migrates Back To Fresno

In case you didn't see this over on Fresno Famous or on Facebook this week; local DIY venue, The Bel-Tower, has had a bad few days. Obviously the most tragic is the death of local promoter, musician and Bel-Tower volunteer, Ariel Gieseman. She was killed in a fog related accident near Hanford. Our hearts go out to her friends and family.

Also, The Bel-Tower needs to get some expensive code-related repairs done soon and are never rolling in cash given the nature of this kind of place. They're asking for some donation help in order to keep things running, hopefully we can all help out soon.

Alright, let's change the mood here and start looking forward to some shows this weekend. Let's BANDGEEK!!

FRIDAY

AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: Big one right here. Sorta Fresno band, The Mallard, comes to town. As you can learn from Fresno Famous, Fresno natives Greer McGrettrick and Dylan Tidyman-Jones lead this now Bay Area band. They'll be partying for their EP release and stopping by to do stuff with them is Aussie band, Woollen Kits, and Portland band The Woolen Men. Fresno's Quiet Americans will be playing and rethinking why the didn't call themselves The Woolen Americans. [$5, 9pm, 21+]

KUPPAJOE'S: A big night of local hardcore type stuff with Infinite, The Day I Ate The Moon, Signals (actually they're from Tuscon), Bridges and Swimming With Tsunamis. Info:

FULTON 55: Southern California American Rock band Lukas Nelson and the Real. They've been on David Letterman and Jay Leno and soon to be from Fulton 55's stage:

FULL CIRCLE BREW: We told you about the nice folks at Food Not Bombs putting on their yearly benefit show. Just remember there's beer, food, and music from Blake Jones & The Trike Shop and the David Hull Band and an awesome flier:

THE BEL-TOWER: Fresno's Sci-Fi Caper claims this show is going to be "badical". Big claims, big. Maybe not though with this lineup, it truly is badical:

THAI PALMS: Singing and songwritting fool, Tommy Marquez. Plus Madera alt rock band All Nite Pilots and Sound Awake:

THE LAMP POST:

STARLINE: Kris Devold (comedian and former Fresno morning show host, now podcaster) will be MC-ing this Fresno metal show with 3 Foot Chain, Gods & Kings and Trial. [9pm, $6, 21+]

Fresno's Motel Drive Gets On TMZ Live

Wait for the 3 minute mark and you can listen to this dude, William from Black Shamrock Media, talk about a run-in him and Fresno band, Motel Drive, had at the same border patrol stop that Snoop Dogg was arrested at. After that, Motel Drive themselves, expand on the story:

I'm on TMZ Live from Black Shamrock Media on Vimeo.

 

Video Dump: Yosemite HD

If this doesn't make you want to run up the hill soon, then...

Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.

 

Music In Fresno Tonight: Tuscon Rock, Xerxes and Code Orange Kids

The Bel-Tower: Nice enough to come all the way from Tucson is Signals. Locals Troubled By Insects, The Milford Higgins and Restaurnaut will be filling things out... hopefully. We say hopefully because we heard the drummer and bass player for The Milford Higgins left the band on Tuesday - maybe Eli Reyes (a drummer in, like, six local bands) is looking to pick up a new one.

The CYC: Locals Cabin Fire plus traveling dudes Code Orange Kids and Xerxes. And maybe a surprise or two:

Get hard (you can take that however you want to) with some Code Orange Kids:

Dirty Hippy Shit: Food Not Bombs Fundraiser Friday

Look at these jerks. Raising money to feed people and junk. Drinking beer, fixing dinner, playing music... a-holes. Go down to Full Circle Brewery Friday night and tell 'em to "Get a job and a haircut you damn hippies!"

Then, get over yourself, grab a beer and watch David Hull plus Fresno's art-pop superstars, Blake Jones & The Trike Shop: