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Fist Fight in the Parking Lot   Verb.   \if you can’t pronounce this one, we have problems\

1. A song written by Fred Armisen for a skit from Saturday Night Live called ‘Band Reunion at the Wedding’ where Ashton Kutcher and Dave Grohl do a tribute to hardcore punk with their mock band Crisis of Conformity.

2. An Innervenus rock band formed in 2009 right here in the ‘burgh. A female fronted foursome, this band will rock your face off with their modern take on a vintage sound and captivate you with their stage charisma.

     Fist Fight in the Parking Lot is the type of band that you can take your girlfriend to see and she won’t be tearing at your hoodie to leave after the first song. Comprised of Jason Sichi, Johnnie McCallough, and Chris Ruane (MojoFilter, Venus in Furs) along with Abby Krizner (Motorpsychos), this band’s hard hitting sound is certain to catch in your ear like a fire to kindling.  Their gritty, raw and moving sound has built an energetic, passionate following of fans all around Pittsburgh and into Ohio where they have actively played during the past year. Being no stranger to a Fist Fight in the Parking Lot show, I have watched them grow as a band and they get more cohesive and tighter each time they perform. The stage commands attention when they perform on it, and you will be enticed to keep listening. Come out and give a listen for yourself!

The Fist Fight in the Parking Lot CD release party is on February 25^th 2012 at the 31^st Street Pub with Chux Beta and Sistered.

     A new year is eternally symbolic of change and reflection. Although it is sad to see the present slowly filter itself into the past, it leaves room for growing and thriving. 2012 will be a very bustling, productive year for Innervenus. New releases mean shows and parties, spring tour, and a burst of new recording to keep the fire alive.

     The Innervenus Street Team is in full swing! While we have an excellent foundation of street team members, spreading the word is no easy task. There is a need for online promoting and advertising as well as material distribution in the actual brick and mortar locations. SO… if you want to join the team and have a computer but limited time/traveling capabilities, you can still become involved!  Send us an email at innervenus@innervenus.org to get started!

Scene Happenings: 

Saturday January 14, 2012

Replacire, Metacide, Lythem, & The Whisky Rebellion

Pittsburgh PA – Smiling Moose     1306 E. Carson St.

8pm 21+ $7

The Suicide Ghouls, The Wakening &  Jericho Theory

Pittsburgh PA – 31^st Street Pub    3101 Penn Ave

10pm 21+ $5

Thursday January 19, 2012

Killer of Sheep, Horses Have People Teeth, Haldol & Mower

Pittsburgh PA – Lava Lounge    2204 E. Carson St

9pm 21+

Friday  January 20, 2012

Fight Machine Featuring Machete Facelift, United By Hate & Lythem

Pittsburgh PA – Altar Bar    1620 Penn Ave

7pm 21+

SolarBurn, PipeWrench & Embers To Ashes

Pittsburgh PA – The Rock Room   1054 Herron Ave

8pm 21+

Sunday January 22, 2012

Homewrecker, Complete Failure, Heartless,

Pray for Teeth & Blood Red

Pittsburgh PA – Mr. Roboto Project    5106 Penn Ave

7pm $5

 Thursday Janurary 26, 2012

YOB with Mockingbird & White Wolves

Columbus OH – Ace of Cups    2619 N. High St

Friday January 27, 2012

Rustbelt Homewreckers & Sunk in Ships

Youngstown OH – Royal Oaks   924 Oak St

Wednesday February 1, 2012

Riotgod &Molasses Barge

Pittsburgh PA – 31^st Street Pub   3101 Penn Ave

9pm 21+ $6 adv/$8 door

Saturday February 25, 2012

Winter’s Wake – Argus, Complete Failure, Moths,

Motorpsychos, LadyBeast, Grisly Amputation,

Vitandus & Falling Upward

Pittsburgh PA – The Shop    4314 Main St  15224

3pm-9:30pm

Fist Fight in the Parking Lot CD release party

w/ Chux Beta & Sistered

Pittsburgh PA – 31^st Street Pub   3101 Penn Ave

9pm  21+ 

Saturday March 10, 2012

Invader CD release party

w/ Storm King & Killer of Sheep

Pittsburgh PA – Smiling Moose     1306 E. Carson St. 

9pm 21+

Saturday March 31, 2012

Vulture CD release party

W/ Mockingbird & October

TBA

Thanks for reading and see you around town!
Heather M. Kilgore
heather@innervenus.org
Media, Booking & Tour Support
the Innervenus Music Collective
www.innervenus.org

 Molasses Barge  Noun.  mə-‘la-səz ˈbärj

1.       A 250 ft container barge used to transport molasses to its New York based distillery that was sunk in 1988 from opening its own ballast tanks.

2.       A doomy, sludgy Innervenus Pittsburgh quintet originally formed in the summer of 2008 with the current line-up solidifying in early 2010.

Do you like an abysmal sound that reverberates in your core and fills you with a heavy, musical thickness that’s like hot oatmeal on a cold Pittsburgh morning? Well, then…It’s about time you take a musical ride on the Molasses Barge (definition #2, of course).  Amy Bianco’s unique bass cadence rumbles through your guts all while standing out in your ear, holding it down, pulling you through. Meanwhile, Wayne Massey’s stormy percussion hits reverberate through the very core of your being. Then you have Ken Houser and Justin Gizzi’s back and forth complimentary gritty guitar styles that slice like fierce rusty swords in an epic battle. Infused within all of this vehement instrumentation is the powerful, commanding voice of front man Butch Balich. A mad prophet at his pulpit, delivering the verbal message in a powerful punch that pulls you in and makes at one with the music. Have a listen here www.reverbnation.com/molassesbarge  or here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nigO5MK6x4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

and then come see them perform THIS SATURDAY  at the Iron Atrocity Benefit.

The Iron Atrocity Project

As many of you may already know, this area of Innervenus has taken on its own energy and is quickly becoming a name directly associated with Pittsburgh Metal, The Pittsburgh Scene & Eyes to the Sky Films. It began with the first compilation disc, Iron Atrocity Volume One quickly followed by the Iron Atrocity Video Show series and has compilation Volume Two in the works. The Pittsburgh Metal Community is sponsoring the Iron Atrocity Benefit at Howlers on December 10th. This killer lineup features Molasses Barge, Torrential Bleeding, Tyrant & October. The proceeds will go directly to the Iron Atrocity project to assist with manufacturing/production costs. As always, the compilation is distributed free of charge via limited edition disc copies and download on Innervenus.org. There will be an Iron Atrocity Volume 2 release party in the Spring, so just keep that show in the back of your head with all that music theory and sludge. The video show is released in monthly segments; there are currently three episodes to view. Click this link and it will take you directly to the first episode. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3h43CLLKiY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The release of the Innervenus Newsletter will coincide with the Iron Atrocity Video Show releases, so after you get all caught up with episodes one through three, be sure to watch the NEW one that was just released TODAY!

Scene Happenings:

Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011

Iron Atrocity Benefit Show

Molasses Barge, Torrential Bleeding, Tyrant, October

Pittsburgh PA – Howler’s Coyote Café 4509 Liberty Ave (Bloomfield)

9pm 21+ $5 minimum donation

Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011

The Steel City Stream Society Midwinter’s Ball

The Bloody Seamen & The Bridge City Bombshells

Pittsburgh PA – Lava Lounge Carson St (South Side)

8pm 21+

Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011

Fist Fight in the Parking Lot, Gabba Gabba Hey, Get to the Chopper

Pittsburgh PA – Inn Termission Lounge

9pm 21+

Friday, Dec. 23, 2011

Black Christmas with Vitandus, Tyrant, Lythem, United by Hate,

Pittsburgh PA – Storms Restaurant and Lounge 4^th Street (Dahntahn)

9pm All Ages FREE SHOW

Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011

Dangerous Curves Ahead Burlesque

Pittsburgh PA – The Rex Theater Carson St (South Side)

9pm 21+ $12

Happy Holidays, Thanks for reading and see you around town!
Heather M. Kilgore
heather@innervenus.org
Enforcer, Media, Booking & Tour Support
the Innervenus Music Collective
www.innervenus.org

Mockingbird.  Noun. mä-kiŋ-bərd

1. A grayish North American bird related to the thrashers that are known to imitate the notes of other birds.

2. An Innervenus band forged from metal during October of 2008 in Akron Ohio that thrashes and sings a heavy, organic, crunchy song all its own.

         If you were unable to attend the Rock Room show they just played, you missed an outstanding show! (Although you can repent on December 3rd m/) Andy’s vocal display was raw, deep and from the bottom of his gut. Such a quiet, laid back guy in person but get him on stage and he transforms into this exploding ball of vocal & crunchy guitar sound. The heavy ambience of Mockingbird’s deep, rugged bass created by Mike is layered with an intense puissant pounding that only Chadd Beverlin can deliver. The Innervenus release IV:014 contains 5 tracks that will almost walk you through a musical journey in your head. Mockingbird’s primary focus is on instrumentation and they write the lyrics around that solid foundation.

IV:014 Mockingbird

         This is close to thirty minutes of sound that infuses the listener with a potent fervor. Puma Puncu starts as the shortest track, but is the heaviest along the lines of vocal content. The opening guitar riff in Burdens immediately invokes a feeling of head banging goodness, all the way to the floor stomping drums. The vocals don’t enter until about halfway through this tribal, metal tune and as soon as they do, you feel every bit of the burden. Nephilim captures the essence of the the title with shredding guitar sound reminiscent of a mythical creature; the sound crawling around in the air, slowing into an incredibly sick tangent. Pompeii starts right off with a vocal growl and powerfully takes you almost to the limits of dismal resonation. The bonus track is Trained Apes. This is the longest track on this release and begins with an almost haunting acoustic, crisp melody laid over a myriad of background effects that fit perfectly with the mood of the song. It adds a calm melancholy feel to what can very well become the soundtrack for the mind.

Mockingbird 5 question interrogation

When do you think you’ll be back in the studio laying down some new tracks?

We would really like to be in the studio again between March and May of 2012. It depends on the state of the universe and the alignment of our realities lol.

We plan at this point to head down South to The Jam Room in order to work with Engineer Jay Matheson and Producer Phillip Cope and co-engineer Steve Slavich. We’ve been in contact with them Jay and Phil for various reasons over the last year and are excited about working with them again they’re really good folks down there. We would like to spend a little more time there as we’re hoping to record a lot more material than our last demo.

What do you consider your most profound musical influence as a band?

There really isn’t one. I mean we have such a huge catalog of influences.  literally from all types of music. As for recent times Andy has really gotten me into a lot of Harry Nilsson’s work lately. Great song writer excellent pianist. Mike has been blasting Deicide a lot lately so there you go… a contemporary pop vocalist from the 60′s and 70′s and God bashing death metal… When we hang out the record player go all over from George Jones to the Beatles to ZZ Top to Minor Threat to Napalm Death and Neurosis.

What band would you want to fight crime with?

That’s hard to call…Spinal Tap.

If you could play anywhere, where would it be?

Easy THE DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL in the UK’s Donnington Park!

What is Mockingbird’s favorite color?

That’s easy too: Clear

UPCOMING SHOWS!

Friday Nov 4^th @ Howlers

Vulture, Rue, Rebreather, Sistered

9pm $5

Saturday Nov 5^th @ Bloomfield Bridge Tavern

Skinbound, As Summer Dies, Lycosa, Grisly Amputation

8pm $5

Monday Nov 7^th @ Mr. Roboto Project

The Ocean, Moths, Invader, Victims of Contagion

7pm $7

Saturday Nov 12^th @ Storms Restaurant & Lounge

Lythem, Noisomethane, Metacide, Machete Facelift

9pm $5 All ages

Tuesday Nov 15^th @ 31^st Street Pub

Premonition 13, The Gates of Slumber, Molasses Barge

9pm 21+  $10 Adv, $12 Day of show

Friday Nov 18^th @ 42^nd Street Rock House Greensburg

Obituary, Denial Fiend, Derketa, Tyrant, Mi Guass

8 pm All ages $17 presale, $20 at door

Saturday Dec 3^rd @ The Rock Room

Storm King, Mockingbird, Ladybeast

9pm 21+ $5

Saturday Dec 10^th @ Howlers

Iron Atrocity Fundraiser – Molasses Barge, Torrential Bleeding, Tyrant, October

9pm 21+ $5 minimum donation

Thanks for reading and see you around town!

Heather M. Kilgore
heather@innervenus.org
Media, Booking & Tour Support
the Innervenus Music Collective
www.innervenus.org

Innervenus  Noun.  /in-er vee-nuhs/  

1. A music collective founded in 2001. 

2. The place from which music is born. Abbreviation :  iV

It’s the inner part of all of us. The music within… that sound that just ‘gets us’ when nothing else does. It’s the eradication of stress in the head phones or the speakers of the car on the way home from the grind. Sludge… Doom… Hardcore…. Punk…or combinations thereof…  it helps, doesn’t it?  Helps to release a little bit of what would otherwise be caged & festering.  Innervenus = Outlet. So, use us. Use us as your outlet to rock, to shred, to thrash!

We thrive on making records, booking shows, shearing sheep, and hanging out with awesome people sharing ideas. We are a music collective operating as a record label that implements booking/touring support in addition to merchandising & distribution for our bands and for the love of music. We like to work together with musicians, bands, and affiliates for a common goal; and that is to get stuff done. So, now that you know about us, let’s see YOU! Get out there and support your local scene! Come say hi, you’ll find one of us or most of us at the shows listed below.

NEWS BRIEF

Iron Atrocity Video Show on YouTube!

For those of you who have been living under a mossy stone since mid July, the Iron Atrocity Video show is like a local underground Pittsburgh version of Headbanger’s Ball. (if you’re reading this and have no idea what that is, just watch and enjoy!) It will feature a trio of bands from our own area presented in a documentary type format that includes a live performance from each band. All this is packaged in an awesome little clip that takes less time to watch than it takes you to get through the Squirrel Hill tunnels between 3-6 on a weekday! This awesomeness is put together by our good friends at The Pittsburgh Scene and Eye to the Sky Films.

Here is your link for easy clicking (I know how lazy you are).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kANGlDDXJM&feature=related

Also, NOW AVAILABLE for download so you can rock out wherever your ipod takes you…

Molasses Barge – Jewels!

Here is your link.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/molassesbarge

For physical copies and other ridiculously sweet merch… you know the drill…

Here is your link!

http://www.innervenus.org/merch

SHOWS & THINGS TO ATTEND:

Fri, Oct 7^th

~Fist Fight in the Parking Lot

Rocktoberfest – at Iselin Ballfield

Sat, Oct 8^th

~Fist Fight in the Parking Lot

 @ Zombiefest  1pm

More Details here:

http://www.pittsburghzombiefest.com/

Bands include: The Gothees, Fist Fight in the Parking Lot, Dethlehem, Four Barrel Ghost, Chip DiMonick, Juggernaut (NYC), and DEATHMOBILE.

Festivities include: Brain Eating Contest, Ugly Pageant, Best Scream Contest, Walk of the Dead and more untold weirdness!!

~Fist Fight in the Parking Lot, Sistered, Burn Blue Sky

@ the 31^st Street Pub 10pm

~Chris Smith, “Stuff to Look At” (Art Show)

@ The Gallery 4

~Mockingbird, Megachurch, Album

@ Annabelles in Akron OH

Fri, Oct 14^th

~Invader, Sunk in Ships, Mockingbird, & Scattergun!  

@ Rock Room, Polish Hill Pgh

9pm  $5 Donation 21+

~Fist Fight in the Parking Lot, Stoneslinger

@ the Carriage House in Ohio

Sat, Oct 29^th

~Fist Fight in the Parking Lot, Dethlehem, Bastard Bearded Irishmen

@ the Hard Rock Café, Pgh

Fri, Nov 4^th

~Vulture, Rue, Sistered, Rebreather $5

@ Howlers, Bloomfield Pgh

Tues, Nov 15^th

~Premonition 13, The Gates of Slumber, Molasses Barge

@ 31^st Street Pub, Pgh

$10 Adv, $12 Day of show

9pm 21+ 

Thanks for reading and see you around town!

Heather M. Kilgore
heather@innervenus.org
Media, Booking & Tour Support
the Innervenus Music Collective
www.innervenus.org