Chapel Perilous

Freeze Etch setlist 07.21.08 + so long/farewell...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:10:23 GMT

From 10:15-11:30 you heard...

Motor - "Unhuman"
Moctan - "Fisting"
Roxy Music - "More Than This"
Magazine - "The Light Pours Out Of Me (single version)"
Flying Lotus - "Parisian Goldfish"
Haujobb - "Clockwise"
Barry Adamson - "Flight"
The Cure - "Siamese Twins"
Virgin Prunes - "Baby Turns Blue"
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl)"
Act - "Ping Pong"
Underworld - "Holding the Moth"
OTX - "Altered State of Consciousness"
Oil 10 - "Happy Mondays"
Wire - "The Agfers of Kodak"
Reverend Horton Heat - "It's Martini Time"
Colder - "Your Face"
The Blue Nile - "The Downtown Lights"

...As some of you know (though perhaps not all of you), last night was my final night as resident DJ of Chapel Perilous, ending a two and a half year run with Chapel/Axis. My reason for leaving has to do with the fact that I am broke, am having to move at the end of this month (to South Bend), and am generally entering a new phase of my life and will be unable to sustain my responsibilities with Chapel. There is certainly a likelihood that I will be returning to spin on occasion, but that of course will hinge on my availability. There is also a possibility that I may even move back (perhaps even within a few months), but again, everything is very much up in the air for me right now and I make no promises.

So you're new resident DJ is.... well, we'll make that announcement once lordlothair, styossarian and I have arrived at a consensus and deem it appropriate to do so. For now, I'd just like to take the opportunity to thank each and every person involved in making Axis/Chapel happen over the years (that includes those of you with responsibilities as well as those of you who just came to dance), as it certainly filled a void in me for the past few years. It's been a blast.

-adam

P.S. Also, if you'd like to donate to the "Freeze Etch is confused and broke and virtually homeless" fund, I still have many CDs available. Just drop me a line if you want one.

Recovery...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:11:57 GMT

Good morning!

Thanks to everyone for coming out last night; awesome to see such a wonderful turnout, especially during the summer! Extra-special thanks to myarsenalx, freeze_etch, lordlothair and catravine for the delicious oontz.

An album is open on the Axis site. Share some pictures; you all look fantastic. :D

Your next Chapel will be Monday, August 25th. Details to follow.

Chapel - tonight!

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:21:56 GMT

By way of reminder:

Monday - July 21 2008 (Tonight!)
9:00pm - 2:00am
Jake's Nightclub
419 North Walnut
Bloomington, IN

21+, $4

DJs:

9-10:15 - Sarah Vain
10:15-11:30 - Freeze Etch
11:30-12:45 - Ravenwolf
12:45-2:00 - Catravine

Hope to see everyone on the dancefloor!

Chapel - July 2008

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:34:48 GMT

Ladies, gentlemen and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri,

Your next Chapel will be:

Monday - July 21 2008
9:00pm - 2:00am
Jake's Nightclub
419 North Walnut
Bloomington, IN

21+, $4

DJs:

9-10:15 - Sarah Vain
10:15-11:30 - Freeze Etch
11:30-12:45 - Ravenwolf
12:45-2:00 - Catravine

Low-quality flyer below: please send us an email (perilousbloomington is the name, gmail is the place) if you're interested in being part of the street team. Thanks!

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:11:36 GMT

Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls @ 7 pm, doors open at 6 pm
Bloomington SportsPlex (1700 W. Bloomfield Rd.)
The hometown BHRG Flatliners take on the COMO Derby Dames of Columbia, MO, in an athletic competition with plenty of attitude, short skirts, thrills, and spills for audiences of all ages. Tickets at Sunrise Box Office, Amused, Plan 9, Be Hair Now, SportsPlex, or from your favorite roller girl. $10 in advance, $15 at the door; children $5, children under 5 free.

Chapel news

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:43:48 GMT

Many thanks to everyone who turned out for this month's Chapel! We've also had a lot of good responses to the survey that went around Monday night; we're always interested in hearing what can be done to make the night better (and what's already being done that should stay). Thanks for all the feedback! If you didn't get a chance to fill one out, and would like to (or have any other questions), feel free to comment here, on any of the Chapel groups / profiles, or via email - perilousbloomington is the name, gmail is the place.

A new gallery is up on the Axis site; please feel free to upload your pics while we get the new Chapel site up and running.

That said, your next Chapel will be:

Monday - July 21 2008
9:00pm - 2:00am
Jake's Nightclub
419 North Walnut
Bloomington, IN

Details to follow.

Freeze Etch setlist 06.23.08 (the first CHAPEL PERILOUS!)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:20:15 GMT

From 9-10 you heard:

Subheim - "Hollow (rmx by Mobthrow)"
Portishead - "Plastic"
Cranes - "Adrift"
Flying Lotus - "Breathe Something/Stellar Star"
Eretsua - "Traveling Light (remix by Flint Glass)"
Oomph! - "Purple Skin"
Front 242 - "Skin (Fur Coat)"
Airiel - "Kiss Me Sadly"
The Album Leaf - "Malmo"
Roxy Music - "True To Life"

...Thanks to everyone for coming out for the first Chapel Perilous!! Details on the next one will follow shortly.

-adam

Tonight: Chapel Perilous!

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:29:04 GMT

Greetings all!

Just by way of reminder, your first Chapel is tonight:

Monday - June 23 2008
9:00pm - 2:00am
Jake's Nightclub
419 North Walnut
Bloomington, IN

9-10 - Freeze Etch
10-11 - Ravenwolf
11-12 - Hearsay
12-1 - MC Vicious + Nazrin Lorhall
1-2 - Nomind

21+
$3

Hope to see everyone on the dancefloor!

Chapel news

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:31:38 GMT

Greetings all! You may have noticed a few changes in Axis' public profile(s) of late: please allow me to take the time to update everyone on the changes that have taken place.

Briefly:
Different: the name
The same: everything else

Axis of Evil has changed its name - but will still be bringing you the best in goth, industrial, ebm and dark dance.

As freeze_etch so astutely put it:
"To anyone confused by the name change: The original founders of Axis have moved on to bigger and better things (i.e. both of them moved to Seattle), so the event is under new management. The name change simply reflects that fact -- rest assured your favorite club night (at least I assume it's your favorite!) has not gone anywhere."

We will miss carpe_jugulum as she starts a new chapter in her life in Seattle, and we wish both her and willowperson nothing but the best in their endeavours.

Please join us in welcoming lordlothair to the Axis/Chapel crew! freeze_etch will continue to honor us as resident DJ for the immediate future, and of course I'll be doing my best to keep everyone updated with online invites and the like.

In that vein, please be aware that we have a new Facebook group; all those not already invited should of course check out the event invite.

Our LJ group has also changed names; if you're reading this, you should now be following perilousbtown. Do not be alarmed. =p

Additionally, a new MySpace profile and group have been created to reflect the name change. An it please you, feel free to add us there as well to make sure you receive all the latest news and event invites.

Stay tuned for details regarding the website.

That said:

Your first Chapel will be:

Monday - June 23 2008
9:00pm - 2:00am
Jake's Nightclub
419 North Walnut
Bloomington, IN

21+
$3

Hope to see you all on the dancefloor! Thank you.

Inquiry: "Carnival" Performers

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:30:21 GMT

I'm currently in the process of planning an event at the Starlite drive-in as part of the Dark Carnival Film Festival.

There are three aspects of the event: films (check), bands (check, including Ari Lehman's "First Jason"), and volunteer "performers."

We're looking for volunteer performers who are comfortable working within the facade of the ideas of early 20th century traveling carnivals and circuses, ie:
bellydancers,
snake charmers
tattooed men
siamese twins
poi/fire spinners/eaters
those who can walk on glass (or are willing to walk on SFX glass)
those who are generally interested in "carnie" expressions/appearances

The evening will be flexible, with time to perform for small audiences, or on stage between performances. Ideally we'd like a minimum of two hours, and obviously the whole time will not be spent performing (more vignettes leading up to the film feature); we're very flexible to people's needs. Though the positions are voluntary, we can work out free passes + free food/drinks + swag bags.

This event is going to be totally amazing; the drive-in was absolutely one of the most fun and well-received events last year, and we'd like to make this year huger and more amazing.

If you or anyone you know would be interested in this, please contact Ashley at info [@] darkcarnival film fest [dot] com

Freeze Etch setlist 05.26.08

Wed, 28 May 2008 17:55:14 GMT

From 12-1 am, you heard:

*TYMPANIK AUDIO/AD·VER·SARY FEATURE*

Ad·ver·sary - "Bone Music"
Pecadores - "Apocalypse (remix by Disharmony)"
Ad·ver·sary - "No Exit"
Totakeke - "Millenia"
Ad·ver·sary - "Just (Spooks)"

*REMAINDER (Dedicated to Libby)*

Huoratron - "$$ Troopers"
Fad Gadget - "Collapsing New People"
Jared Louche and the Aliens - "Sister Midnight"
Tears For Fears - "Shout"
The Church - "Under the Milky Way"
Sad Lovers and Giants - "Things We Never Did"
Yu Miyake - "Wanda Wanda" (from Katamari Damacy) + Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up" (RICK ROLL'D!!)
Flight of the Conchords - "Hip-Hopopotamus vs. Rhymenocerous"

As always, thanks to everyone for dancing, and to those of you who took the Ad·ver·sary CDs (as well as those of you you didn't) -- please visit www.TympanikAudio.com and check out the rest of the stuff the label has to offer!! They also recently put out some awesome new stuff by Flint Glass and Pneumatic Detach. You owe it to yourself to check out this new label if you enjoy industrial music of the technoid/rhythmic/experimental varieties, as they are definitely rising stars. Also check out Hidden Forms Radio at www.HiddenFormsOnline.com, hosted by my friend DJ Synctank (also the head honcho over at Tympanik Audio)...

And finally, I must also extend my congratulations to carpe_jugulum on her moving up in the world -- I don't know what else to say that hasn't already been said, other than that you rock, and your hard work and dedication to our community has been absolutely invaluable over the past few years. You played a huge role in getting this thing started, and we'll continue to honor that legacy as long as possible. Good luck in Seattle and beyond.

-adam

/era

Tue, 27 May 2008 21:38:28 GMT

As many of you know, I'm moving to Seattle next week and will no longer be promoting Axis of Evil.

lordlothair,styossarian, and freeze_etch will be managing Bloomington's dark dance scene from this point forward, though I will occasionally still be around online to assist with logistics.

Thanks to everyone who has made the last two and a half years of Axis of Evil a huge, undeniable success. Also, many thanks to those of you who danced with me last night. I had to excuse myself from the floor to dab my eyes a few times. It was a really fantastic night for me and I hope it was for you, too.

I hope you'll stay in touch with me, and that Bloomington's dark community will continue to be one of the finest in the Midwest. You guys rock.

Any questions/comments can be left here or directed to axis.of.evil.bloomington at gmail dot com.

Many thanks!

Briefly:

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:05:53 GMT

For anyone who's up and online: Recovery Spoon at noon today (Tuesday, 5.27). Thanks to everyone for coming out!

New gallery is open on the Axis site, so if you took some pics last night, please feel free to share! Please note that gallery registration is separate from the Forums, so if you're having trouble uploading, make sure you're registered for the Gallery. Thanks!

More posts to come in the upcoming week. Stay tuned.

Recovery Spoon tomorrow

Mon, 26 May 2008 21:43:37 GMT

Greetings all,

A quick reminder that this month's Axis of Evil is tonight!

For anyone interested, Recovery brunch'n'such will be at the Runcible Spoon; feel free to stop by at any time, though Libby and I will likely be there from around 12-1pm.

Hope to see you all tonight!

Axis Of Evil: Tympanik Audio/AD·VER·SARY giveaway!

Sun, 25 May 2008 20:13:25 GMT

To confirm the date, this upcoming Monday (the 26th) is your next Axis Of Evil! The where-and-when have not changed:

Jake's Nightclub
419 N Walnut St.
Bloomington, IN
9pm - 2am
21+
$4

DJs include myself, DJ Hearsay, DJ Ravenwolf, DJ Catravine, Nazrin Lorhall and MC Vicious.

Also, in cooperation with Chicago-based label Tympanik Audio, we are proud to be hosting a GIVEAWAY for one of their most recent releases -- Canadian rhythmic industrial act Ad·ver·sary's brand new album, Bone Music:

We've got five copies to give away, and yours truly will be spinning some stuff from it, as well as some other Tympanik Audio goodies. The full album is also freely downloadable from the Ad·ver·sary website. (yes, free!)

Hope to see you all there!

-adam

By way of reminder...

Tue, 20 May 2008 23:23:30 GMT

Your next Axis of Evil is Monday, May 26th!

Join us on the dance floor for another deliciously dark Axis of Evil. Local and regional DJs will spin goth, industrial, IDM, EBM, post-punk, and 80s favorites all night long. Expect surprises!

Tympanik CD release party details to come.

21+
$4

(Also: if anyone has photos from the last Axis, a reminder; the gallery is open for submissions. Thank you).

Axis updates

Fri, 02 May 2008 17:06:30 GMT

Greetings, all. Many thanks to everyone who came out this week to make the April Axis a wonderful success.

The next Axis will be Monday, May 26th. Details to follow.

ALSO! Galleries are open for both this Axis and the last; please feel free to visit the Axis galleries and upload some photos for either or both! If you're having issues, remember that Gallery registration is separate from Forum registration.* Thanks!

*Don't feel bad if you didn't know. I just figured it out today. I can has login?

Freeze Etch setlist 04.28.08

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:17:46 GMT

Nearly forgot to post my setlist... anyway, from 1-2am you heard:

Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force - "Looking For the Perfect Beat"
Mantronix - "Ladies"
Cybotron - "Cosmic Cars"
Planet Patrol - "Play At Your Own Risk (remix)"
The Egyptian Lover - "Egypt Egypt"
Dazz Band - "Let It Whip"
The Klinik - "Hours + Hours"
T La Rock - "Lyrical King"
Gescom - "D1"
Suicide - "Che"

...Thanks to everyone for a wonderful evening! See you next time.

-adam

axis reminder - urban decay

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:29:22 GMT

The next Axis of Evil is TONIGHT, Monday, April 28, 2008!

DANCE FIGHT!
Bloomington's longest running dance night brings you the ultimate mash-up of the dark and long: hip-hop and goth rock, industrial, IDM, EBM, and 80s favorites.

Local and regional DJs will spin funky fresh sets all night long:

9-10 - Hearsay
10-11 - Ravenwolf
11-12 - Sister Midnight + Mister Grey
1-2 - Freeze Etch
12-1 - Nazrin Lorhall + MC Vicious

21+, $4
9pm - 2am
Urban, tribal, rivet, or rave attire vehemently encouraged, but do wear anything you like.

SEE YOU ON THE FLOOR.

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:32:38 GMT

What: Hangouts at the Spoon. Wine, coffee, foodz. The usual.

When: Tomorrow (Tuesday) around 8:30 PM. I have a final at 7:15 but don't anticipate it taking much longer than an hour.

Why: Don't front.

Hope to see everyone!

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:28:39 GMT

Here's the scoop:

As everyone knows, I'm moving on Thursday. Also, I love you all.

Therefore, I would really love one more time at the Spoon with everyone who can make it.

Tuesday or Wednesday night: what does everyone prefer?

VOTE OFTEN.

Photoshoot reminder

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:20:19 GMT

Just a quick reminder the photoshoot is tomorrow from 2-5 at rose hill cemetery. I know the weather is expected to be a bit cool and possibly rainy but we're still going to give it a shot. Regardless of the weather there will be food and good times. :P

If you're planning to come please drop me a note so I know how many people to expect.

Thanks gang!

-Sandy

URBAN DECAY @ Axis of Evil

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:02:44 GMT

By way of announcement:

The next Axis of Evil will be on Monday, April 28, 2008!

DANCE FIGHT!
Bloomington's longest running dance night brings you the ultimate mash-up of the dark and long: hip-hop and goth rock, industrial, IDM, EBM, and 80s favorites.

Local and regional DJs will spin funky fresh sets all night long. More info to come...

21+, $4
9pm - 2am
Urban, tribal, rivet, or rave attire vehemently encouraged, but do wear anything you like.

Spread the word!

Mythdemeanor Photo Shoot - Final details

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:00:09 GMT

Okay!
I've gotten everything coordinated for the shoot. Here are the details:

When - Next Saturday, April 12th from 2-5 pm, rain or shine.
Where - Rose Hill Cemetery/My parents House - 913 W. 3rd street.

John Shearer and Scott Legato will be photographing. (yay!)

Plan to bring some of your own clothes to mix and match with my stuff - some clubwear/costume and some everyday stuff. Girls- don't feel pressured to do anything fancy with your makeup or hair unless you want to, and Guys, please bring a dress shirt, and if you have one, a suit Jacket. I'll be bringing whatever extra clothes I can scramble together but clearly my clothes won't fit all of you.

There's not a lot of parking on 3rd, but there is plenty throughout the neighborhood. If any one needs a ride or directions send me an email to my username at gmail. Basically, if you take third street through the light where it crosses rogers heading west, jog right and then jog left, my parents house is the second to last on the left before you get to the cemetery .

There will be barbeque - hamburgers, veggie burgers and chicken. If you are vegan or have special needs, feel free to bring your own treat to put on the grill. My parents are being really sweet and buying the food for us, so please be sure to thank to them. :P

Also, a heads up my parents have 3 cats. They're indoors cats and mostly friendly but basically, if you don't want to be furry, you might not want to go inside except to use the restroom.

You don't have to be there the whole time, but if you want to hang out, it'll be a good time.
Again, feel free to email with questions and I'm looking forward to seeing all my lovely volunteers!

Call for Models for Mythdemeanor

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:12:24 GMT

Hi gang!
I'm looking for a few local bloomington folks who are interested in doing some modeling for me! I'm looking to the shoot the weekend of the 12th or the weekend of the 26th of this month.(Basically my plan is to see when the most folks are available and when the weather will be cooperative and have it on that day.) The photos will be used for promotional materials and advertising, so your pretty face will get around.

I would like to have a pretty wide range of models - a variety of sizes, sexes and looks. The shoot will happen at Rose Hill cemetery in the afternoon - over a time range so folks can trickle in - probably 1-4pm.

I can't offer much the way of payment, but I can offer a super big discount on clothing and some freebies in exchange for your participation. I'll also have some food/beverage available and my folks live in the neighborhood, so we can use their bathroom and spare bedroom as needed for storing/changing/etc.

The wonderful John Shearer has agreed to be my photomeister and his friend Scott Legato will most likely be joining us as well. (If any other pro or amateur photogs care to join us you are welcome too. The wonderful thing about the cemetery is that we can split up into small groups without stepping on each other's toes.)

So...who wants to Vogue?
and when....