Barking Tuna Festival 09!

Tickets! Tickets! Tickets!

Very excited to have both EOTO and The Disco Biscuits coming through Kalamazoo in the month of October, and even more excited to give you a chance to see them for FREE!

In the coming weeks I will be giving away two tickets to EOTO's October 11th show at Papa Pete's with special guest GARGANTA and FOUR tickets to The Disco Biscuits October 28th performance at Kalamazoo State Theater.

Every ticket giveaway will be prompted on Some Kind of Jam's Twitter Page, with some giveaways being exclusively online, so start following now for your best chance to see some amazing live music FREE!!

Cheers,
DJ Pretentious

EOTO Returns to Kalamazoo With New Studio EP

The 100% improvised traveling electronic road show will pair up with GARGANTA once again Sunday, October 11th at Papa Pete's

EOTO, the live improvised electronic project of Michael Travis and Jason Hann, returns to Kalamazoo Sunday, October 11th at Papa Pete's, located at 502 South Burdick Street.

The duo mixes the natural sounds of live drums, keyboards, vocals, bass, percussion, and guitar through a variety of programs and gadgets to create a style of music that is more likely found in a dance club than a live music theater. While some artists may spend hours pre-mixing samples and elements of music for their live show, EOTO uses nothing pre-recorded, giving them the ability to approach each song with on-the-spot spontaneity and 100% live improvisation.

After spanning the summer festival circuit with stops at Rothbury, Wakarusa, Summer Camp and Hoxeyville, the group is hitting the road again in support of their studio EP Fire the Lazers!!. This eleven-track journey into dubstep, electro and house music was produced with nothing planned or rehearsed, keeping with the spirit of EOTO's live performances. The album wiEOTOll be available on the road and by digital download in October of 2009.

Joining EOTO once again will be Grand Rapids’ GARGANTA. The self-described Jamtronica group is taking the live electronic scene by storm playing numerous shows with Michigan's heavy hitters and sharing the stage with the likes of Lotus in recent months. They will also be running live visuals throughout the evening.

The show is presented by Royal Jester Productions, a Kalamazoo-based graphic design and event promotions company dedicated to revitalizing the Kalamazoo music scene. Tickets are $10.00 in advance and can be reserved by emailing your name to RoyalJesterBooking@gmail.com (they will be $12 at the door). Ages 18 and up are welcome, doors are at 9:00PM, with the show starting at 10:00PM.

Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band headed to WIDR

After spending a few years in regular rotation Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band will be gracing the WIDR airwaves Thursday, September 24th at the top of the 5:00 hour to talk about their September 25th show at Bell's Eccentric Cafe with friends of the show Who Hit John?!

Tune your Kalamazoo area radios to 89.1fm or follow along anywhere in the world with the WIDR Webstream. That still not enough options? Fine, you can always check out the interview at any time by subscribing to Some Kind of Jam Podcasts.