Doc at the Proverbial Radar Station, Dude. I.E. Come Rock with KBGA!
Joe Kingdom and his mighty manatees of metal, Kingdom of Magic make a one-night only "domer/stoom" stop in the Garden City, May 7th at the Palace. The terms "stoner" and "doom" are totally overused, but may be some of the best easy descriptors of the epic sheets of sound the Kingdom are responsible for. KOM has been a band for scaring the heck out of 4 year, are vets of a couple Total Fests and have been on the road promoting their newest, and first vinyl release. We're looking forward to partying with the lads.

In other, much more immediate news, the wild-Japanese of Ghost steer their star-ship into the welcoming arms of Missoula this Saturday night! This group is nuts and this is as epic a show as you're likely to see all year. Opening up is (former Missoulian) Jamie Henkensiefken's new group H Is for Hellgate and our very own Rooster Sauce. Last but hardly least, the Sauce are dropping a beautiful BRAND FREAKING NEW 12" record! It's called Zombies of the Ultra League, features a spot-on loud and raucous Club Shmed recording, and Aaron Farseth screen-printed cover. Dagg is right. The KBGA connections run deep in Rooster Sauce, as you should know. Both members of the rythym section are DJs and long-time station supporters. Come out and hear their first rate tunes first hand, and buy a record~ That's this Saturday, May 2nd at the Badlander.

THUS SPAKE ZOROASTER: DOOM-STONE BLAST FROM DEEP SOUTH or Part of the cosmic struggle between truth and lie?
Zoroaster's label, Terminal Doom, just got KBGA a copy of this hefty new gem: Voice of Saturn. We promptly playlisted it. Why? Well, for starters it's got some great pieces of plutonium-heavy rock and roll on it, and when the band gets up a head of steam, things get interesting. There are a couple of delay/echoplex/etc. extra jams pumped in mid-record that add some space and depth. At roughly minute five of the album's first track, a hammered-on piano comes into the mix, adding an entirely pop element to what otherwise might have been just a bludgeoner of a song. I like a doom band with a sense of adventure and enough confidence to know when melody is just another tool in writing music.

Zoroaster (pronounced "zoro-aster") is the latinized version of Zarathushtra, the Persian prophet who kicked it in what is today Iran a couple dozen centuries back. Wikipedia reports that Zoroastrianism's philosophy is based on the "cosmic struggle between asa (truth) and druj (lie)." That's pretty heavy stuff, and sounds like a good philosophy for a heavy duty pot-rock outfit too.

The recording is a good one and it captures what's generally most difficult to capture for a deafeningly loud band, sheer weight and power. Like most music, this record sounds best loud, so tune in, turn up, and proceed the proverbial weedian. There's plenty to dig about this for the non-stoner rock enthusiast too, don't get us wrong. Voice of Saturn just offers plenty to fans of Sleep, High On Fire, Kingdom of Magic and the more epic, sludgy, riffing metal. Only available (on the airwaves) of KBGA 89.9 FM

KBGA FOOLS NIGHT OUT: SATURDAY, APRIL 4, BADLANDERO I PALACIO
Like seventy degree day followed by a snowstorm .. it's... Fool's Night Out, at the Badlander & Palace Lounge this Saturday, April 4th.
Doors open @ 9 PM/Show @ 10 PM
18+ 7 acts/$5 at the door.

So, he's the scoop: In The Badlander:
BOO & BOO TOO (Lawerence, KS) - 9 - 9:50 PM
(http://www.myspace.com/booandbootoo)
Fiancee (Msla) - 10 PM - 10:50 PM
(http://www.myspace.com/fianceeparty)
The Dream Team (Msla) 11:10 - 12:10 AM
*Blank Dogs (Brooklyn, NY) 12:30 - 1:30 AM
(www.myspace.com/blankdogtime)

Zach just saw Blank Dogs at SxSW in Austin last weekend and reports: "Their live show is absolute distorted bliss." The band features Mike from the groovy punk blasters DC Snipers.*

In The Palace:

DJ Mermaid (Msla) - 9 - 10 PM
The Zookeeprz (Msla) - 10 - 11:30 PM
(www.myspace.com/thezookeeprz)
(www.myspace.com/enzymes)
(http://www.myspace.com/mankiisi)
I.E. (Msla/Boulder/Twin Cities) - 11:40 - 1:20 AM
(www.myspace.com/ieharmony)

The party doesn't end when the bar closes though. An April Fool's special edition of the Afterhours Social Club takes over the Palace Lounge around 1:30 AM with Chicago DJ/KBGA business manager Fleege rockin' the digital 1's and 2's with an eclectic mix of crispy electro, tech house, and progressive. The Afterhours Social Club dance party w/ Fleege stays open as long as your feet are moving. Tech house people. Tech house will be in the house.

KBGA's annual Fool's Night Out takes over the Badlander and Palace Lounge on Saturday, April 4th at 9 PM and goes until 3 AM. Seven performances for only $5. This show is 18+. Tickets will be available at the door.

Tune to KBGA 89.9 FM for your chance to win tickets to the show.

KBGA Brings Ariel Pink to the Palace Lounge on Sunday, March 22nd. Next Up: Le Force/LKN/Palo Verde: Wedensday, March 25, Also at the Palace
Ariel Pink, comes to umm, Californicate with Montana on Sunday, March 22nd, this will go down at the Palace Lounge. We trust you'll do the right thing, persons of discernment.

Next up, entertainers I'm a bit more familiar with: Wasatch metal overlords Le Force will point the Econoline toward the Missoula Valley on Wednesday, March 25! They'll Join forces with LKN/Palo Verde for a show that will tousle hair, bombard ear drums and test the musculature of rockers' necks. Yes, that good.

And that night is Lady's Night at the Palace Lounge! That's right, mmm-hmm, drink specials and deals galore for the fairer sex. Brought to you by KBGA's own Mermaid, Adelaidem who curates this excellent deal. Also playing: the Electric Dandelion, Knot Knocked Up and Monica Meltzer!

These Are Powers: Missoula-bound, March 6.

Shuuuuucks, yes! On March 6th, the noise-punk power-vessel of (somewhat unterrifically named) Brooklyn rockers These Are Powers docks at Missoula's ZACC Basement, 235 N. 1st West. If you wanna hear what the ruckus is about, head over to theirspace or listen to Missoula's only source of loud, wild rock and roll. 'BGA, 89.9 FM! Pat Noecker, who formerly bassed-0ut for the Liars, is the slightly balding fellow on thunder broom in the band photo.

The show's all-ages-welcome, $5 and music of this quality's a rare site this time o' year. Bridgebuilder, Knot Knocked Up, Deny the Dinosaur and Electric Dandelion apply the localism.

LUX INTERIOR, WE HARDLY KNEW YE.

Pitchforkmedia.com reports that Cramps front-fellow and punk-forebro has passed on to the great sleazy punk club in the sky.

KBGA tips its cap, pours brew onto curb, and sheds a collective tear for Lux, our hearts go out to Poison Ivy and the rest of Lux's family and friends.

From a slightly more positive note: MAKE A DONATION TO KBGA 89.9 FM THIS WEEK! YOU CAN DO IT! 406-243-5242 IS THE NUMBER!

RADIOTHON 2009!

KBGA's annual fundraiser is a nearly upon us! This February 2nd-8th, KBGA is calling on you for your financial support. The goal is just $10,000. Local businesses have offered some awesome premiums, and we'll have logo'd shirts, pint glasses and more sweeeet, sweeet swag for donors. In addition, KBGA's assistant MDs are all donating a mix CD of their favorite new tunes.

Once the week's wrapped up, we'll comemorate the end of what we hope is the most successful 'Thon on record, we'll be hosting KBGA's annual:

End-of-Thon

Like a wandering, musical horde, KBGA party people will be taking over the whole Badlander Compound for the End-of-Thon 2009 party.

Saturday February 7th 2009

Theme: Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWeezUxIzaE)

Doors @ 8 PM; Show 9 PM

$5 for 7 bands and 5 DJs!

At the BADLANDER, in order of appearance:

Streetlight People (Msla) www.myspace.com/streetlightpeople08

March of the Black Queen (Msla) www.myspace.com/marchoftheblackqueen

Rooster Sauce (Msla) www.myspace.com/roostersauceband

Ze Krau (Spokane) www.myspace.com/zekrau

Thank you, fair listener-supporter!