Dear Palladium Loft,

Thanks so much for having me at your place on Friday night. I enjoyed the VHS or Beta and Roxy Cottontail show quite a bit, and I appreciate the fact that it was free. And you know what? I didn't even hate your venue as much as I thought I would. True, the no smoking thing is really lame, but with easy access to the large balcony, it's really not that big of a problem. And yes, the place does feel a bit more like a Carnival Cruise ship than an "edgy" downtown loft, but all things considered, I suppose it's not bad. In fact, I'll happily attend a concert there again. The only bit of advice I'd like to offer is to either retrain your current security staff or go out and get a new one. I didn't experience a lot of hostility personally, but I did witness a couple of the security guards being unnecessarily aggressive assholes several times throughout the evening in various situations. Now, I realize that you're just starting out, and there are certainly going to be a few bumps in the road. But if you could just go ahead and let the security staff know that they don't have to take a violent tone when they're telling people that the bar is closed or that they can't walk down a certain hallway, it would go a long way towards making people want to come back again. In fact, if they could tone down their attitude a little bit all together, I think it would help convince people that Palladium is a decent place to see a show. Thanks very much.



SHOWS OF NOTE THIS WEEK:

MON: Battles/Ponytail/The Frenz (Hailey's)
MON: Jana Hunter/Oveo/Brooke Opie (Rubber Gloves)
FRI: 400 Blows/Weedeater/Mitra (Pastime Tavern)
FRI: Chromeo Record Release with Keith P/Schwa/Select (Fallout Lounge)
SAT: Faux Fox/Ghosthustler/The Party DJs (Granada) FREE
SAT: Mincemeat or Tenspeed/Cars Will Burn/Dave Smolen/Brokenizer/Dromez (House of Tinnitus)
SAT: Attractive and Popular/Stag Film (Pastime Tavern)

That song is awesome and the glass cube looks rad, but those dudes are kind of annoying to watch. Hey, Vampire Weekend called, they'd like their gay sweaters back. They're on loan from the Refused. Oh, and bro, put some shoes one. We don't need to see how loose a dude you are.

yeah, that is completely shit. Fuck ten dollar parking. I actually found a secret free place to park but I'm not telling any of you about it!

From The Palladium's website...

Parking is GA $10 and VIP $20.

holy shit that's a lot of money to park my ride!

Also to the Palladium,

Why did you have to put two $50 holds on my debit card that I used at the bar? One of them is gone now, thanks, but in its place are two drink charges where there should only be one. So, Palladium, you still owe me $71! Why do you have to make it so difficult? Also, why do you have to make me wear the wrist band with my name on it? Its creepy.

i wholeheartedly agree with this post. i just ASKED the security guard where to park for the palladium and he got ultra-snooty. "there IS no event at the palladium. but there's one at the loft."

yeah, i know dude, thanks.

we're playing there tomorrow, Tuesday.
hope they don't rough up the two people that show up.

who am i kidding. hope they don't rough up the other bands.

Battles good band! The drummer played with Helmet.

My god people you should know who the Frendz are, you guys talk about Wanza every other day?

Go see the show! It will rock your balls off.

Just saying.

saw battles in houston. 'you don't go, you won't know.'

Weedeater
Little Big Horn
Mescalero

Thursday June 28th
Andy's Bar
Denton, TX
doors at 9pm

who/what are "frenz"?

Jana Hunter plays Good Records at 6:30 on Monday eve for free.

FYI the shows at PASTIME will be over by MIDNIGHT!!!

WHY SHOULD YOU COME OUT?
18+
byo bottle.
beer wine and setups.
free parking in the ghetto.
not dealing w. lower grenville.

well be floating by the end of the week

fucky

kill cockroachs with bleach
kill them softly with your fingas
two times
killing the cockroachs with bleach
killing them softly
with yr ego

I saw Battles in Houston last night. If you're familiar with the album, you'll be blown away, but for newcomers, it may be a little hard to follow. Either way, they're a really entertaining band (the drummer in particular).