The Launchpad Information and Event Guide

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Fall of Troy
Fall of Troy's music features mathematically precise rhythms and complex fretwork, giving way to loose jam-inspired divergences.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-08-22 21:00:00

Giranimals / God & Science / Oktober People / Man About a Ho...

Category: Music, 22:00:00, 2007-08-23 22:00:00

Through the Eyes of the Dead
Through the Eyes of the Dead is a popular touring band from the Charlotte area. Ion Dissonance is a Montreal, Canada-based quintet.
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-08-26 19:00:00

Job for A Cowboy
Job for a Cowboy is a metal band from Glendale, Arizona, United States.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-08-28 21:00:00

Supersuckers
Supersuckers play revved-up, rowdy rock 'n' roll, although they've recently dipped into the country genre.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-08-29 21:00:00

Okkervil River
Kevin Grasha of Alternative Press says Okkervil River is "a raggedly rocking avant-folk quartet...augmented by organ, mellotron, fiddle or the occasional blast of a horn section....Okkervil R...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-08-30 21:00:00

The Cherry Tempo

Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-08-31 19:00:00

Feels Like Sunday

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-04 21:00:00

Kamelot
For several years now, Kamelot has fascinated fans with their own brand of melodic power metal, vocalist Roy Khan's charismatic voice and Thomas Youngblood's powerful and at the same t...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-05 21:00:00

My American Heart
Formerly known as No Way Out, My American Heart is a San Diego based five-piece that has been writing and playing together for over three years. The group currenty has two EPs. This San Diego band ser...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-06 21:00:00

Left Unsaid

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-07 21:00:00

Subhumans
England's Subhumans were one of the more noticeable bands in the anachro-punk scene from 1980 to 1985. Angry, intelligent lyrics and music more diverse than most punk groups made them one of t...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-08 21:00:00

Powerman 5000
The Boston-based underground metal band Powerman 5000 earned a popular cult following along the East Coast with the release of their 1995 indie-debut 'The Blood Splat Rating System.'
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-09-10 19:00:00

Powerman 5000
The Boston-based underground metal band Powerman 5000 earned a popular cult following along the East Coast with the release of their 1995 indie-debut 'The Blood Splat Rating System.'
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-09-10 19:00:00

Charlotte Sometimes

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-12 21:00:00

Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica is a four-piece band from Finland.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-14 21:00:00

Escape the Fate
This Las Vegas quintet plays rock, punk, hardcore and emo.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-09-15 20:00:00

DJ Paul

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-21 21:00:00

Katatonia
Katatonia is a Swedish band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse (formerly Lord Seth) and Anders Nystrom (formerly Blackheim).
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-09-22 20:00:00

Katatonia
Katatonia is a Swedish band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse (formerly Lord Seth) and Anders Nystrom (formerly Blackheim).
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-09-22 20:00:00

High on Fire
High on Fire, featuring former members of the defunct, post-metal outfit Sleep, shares a similar penchant for brutal audio assaults as well as furious and unrelenting bouts of mind-altering heaviness....
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-23 21:00:00

Red Elvises
Three Russians and one American got together in 1996 to unleash "Siberian surf rock." They invoke the spirit of Elvis with a special blend of Russian ethnic music, reckless surf rock...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-24 21:00:00

Silver Apples
Silver Apples was formed in 1967 as an electronic rock duo featuring Dan Taylor and Simeon Coxe.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-26 21:00:00

Silver Apples
Silver Apples was formed in 1967 as an electronic rock duo featuring Dan Taylor and Simeon Coxe.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-26 21:00:00

Stoic Frame

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-27 21:00:00

The Weakerthans
Hailing from Canada, The Weakerthans is a four-piece folk/rock/punk band. The distorted cry of a lap steel guitar slices through the night. A voice sings with aching sweetness and strength. Caressing ...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-28 21:00:00

Anesthesia

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-29 21:00:00

Misery Signals
Emmure is a hardcore band from Connecticut.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-30 21:00:00

Voodoo Glow Skulls
For more than fifteen years, the Voodoo Glow Skulls have made their mark with their mesh of hardcore punk, traditional ska, tough guitar riffs and the Mexican music of their roots. They've inf...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-01 21:00:00

Umbrellas
Umbrellas are an indie/rock band from Norman, Oklahoma.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-03 21:00:00

Lillian Axe
Lillian Axe is a rock band from the early 1990s, who write and perform music from acoustic ballads to full out heavy metal anthems.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-04 21:00:00

Into Eternity
Echoes of Eternity is five-piece hardcore metal band from Los Angeles.
Category: , 17:00:00, 2007-10-05 17:00:00

Calander Girl

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-06 21:00:00

Finntroll
Finnish metal sextet Finntroll describe their music as trollish hoedown metal, which is to say that it combines the extreme elements of death metal with traditional Finnish folk melodies.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-08 21:00:00

Soular
Soular is comprised of four musicians who love art, storytelling, music, their fans, and performing live. They’re based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, but you would never know it because they tour ...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-12 20:00:00

Mickey Avalon
Mickey Avalon brings a brand of hip-hop/hip-pop that will have you laughing out loud and moving your *ss. Andre Legacy is a Los Angeles native with roots in its ever evolving hip-hop culture. He has r...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-13 21:00:00

Pale

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-16 21:00:00

Anybody Killa

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-17 21:00:00

Prong
Prong plays rock that will prod you out on the floor.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-18 21:00:00

The Eric McFadden Trio
Eric McFadden is widely recognized by both fans and critics as a tremendously talented guitarist with an outstanding stage presence and uncanny live performance. With his mastery of several musical ge...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-20 21:00:00

Rocky Votolato
Rocky Votolato's delivery is focused, mature and able to skip between lyrical themes and moods with ease. Slender Means is from Seattle.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-22 21:00:00

Qui
Qui was founded in 2000 by drummer/vocalist Paul Christensen and guitarist/vocalist Matt Cronk in Los Angeles, CA. Their idiosyncratic blend of punk, noise, metal and experimental genres, coupled with...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-23 21:00:00

Southern Culture on the Skids
Southern Culture on the Skids has been releasing Southern-fried, rockabilly, boogie woogie since 1985. The group celebrates the beauty of waffle house waitresses & demolition derbies through a...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-24 21:00:00

Family Force Five
From the "Dirty South" comes Family Force Five, whose debut album is 'Business Up Front/Party in the Back.' The Secret Handshake is the musical project of Luis Dubuc....
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-25 21:00:00

Icky & the Yuks

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-26 21:00:00

Misfits Tribute

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-27 21:00:00

Dark Funeral
Dark Funeral is a high-speed rhythmic black metal band from the ex-guitarist of Necrophobic; derivative but celebratory of the genre.
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-10-28 19:00:00

Rehab
Rehab became a pioneering force in the musical melting pot of the Dirty South in the early '90s.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-30 21:00:00

Suffocation
Suffocation is one of the most influential and emulated bands in the history of extreme music and the pioneers of the now-infamous 'New York death metal sound." Immolation is a death-...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-11-09 21:00:00

Spitalfield
Formed in the suburbs of Chicago in 1998, Spitalfield plays punky alternative rock with some pop sensibilities. Ludo lends its light licks to the rock 'n' roll sound.
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-11-13 19:00:00

The Octopus Project
The Octopus Project is an American indietronica band based in Austin, Texas. Its unique sound, blending pop and experimental elements, is a combination of digital and electronic sounds and noises. A H...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-11-14 21:00:00

Moros Eros
Hailing from Acworth, Georgia, Moros Eros plays indie/rock/experimental music and features Bobby (drums), Chris (keyboards), DJ (bass) and Zach (vocals/guitar).
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-11-15 19:00:00

Stoic Frame

Category: , 00:00:00, 2007-11-17 00:00:00

Stoic Frame

Category: , 00:00:00, 2007-11-17 00:00:00

Helmet
Helmet returns after a seven year absence, suiting up for a new album called 'Size Matters' and a tour featuring founding member/frontman Page Hamilton. Much of the original lineup are...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-11-19 20:00:00

The Old Main

Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-11-20 20:00:00

Turkey Dance

Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-11-21 20:00:00

Turkey Purge

Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-11-24 20:00:00

Young Edward

Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-11-25 19:00:00

Captured by Robots
This one-man band uses several robots that play musical instruments.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-11-26 21:00:00

Enslaved
Enslaved is a five-piece metal band from Norway.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-11-27 21:00:00

The Locust
This San Diego-based band has long been at the center of controversy. The Locust was formed in 1995 from the shards of San Diego hardcore stalwarts, Swing Kids and Struggle. Since then, it has hosted ...
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-11-29 19:00:00

Streetlight Manifesto
Combining countless influences, but focusing on ska, punk and reggae, the Streetlight boys command a sound all their own. Suburban Legends is a rock octet from California.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-11-30 20:00:00

Concerts First Battle of the Bands

Category: , 10:00:00, 2007-12-01 10:00:00

Of God and Science
Scruffy, Barfy, Captain Fun, Wolfhawk and Steve Pubes are the members of this band.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-12-01 21:00:00

Beside Still Waters

Category: , 18:30:00, 2007-12-02 18:30:00

Bullet Boys

Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-03 20:00:00

Eyedea & Abilities

Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-12-04 19:00:00

David Bazan, Agent Orange
David Bazan fronts the enigmatic rock band Pedro the Lion and the electronic-based Headphones. His emotionally charged narratives, eye for telling detail, and mournful voice have more in common with J...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-12-06 21:00:00

Nebula
The Catfish Hunter Band is comprised of Sean M Grady, Tony Gaetano Erice, Rick Alarie, Kurt Barone, Brian Limoauges and James Grady.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-07 20:00:00

The Rum Fits

Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-08 20:00:00

Diecast
Boston's Diecast formed in 1997 and quickly gained a local following among hardcore and metal fans in the area with their blend of melody and heavy rock. Their most recent effort is 'I...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-09 19:30:00

Fair to Midland

Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-12-10 19:00:00

As Blood Runs Black
As Blood Runs Black is an American Deathcore band from Los Angeles, California. Walls of Jericho are a female-fronted metalcore band formed in 1998 from Detroit. The Warriors Band is a student run pep...
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-12-11 19:00:00

Just Surrender

Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-12-12 19:00:00

Underground Rising
Chosen from more than 13,000 entries for MTV's 'Ultimate Cover Band' competition, The ZOO placed as finalists and prize winners. This gave the group a nationwide reputation, ri...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-12-13 21:00:00

Ron Jeremy

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-12-14 21:00:00

Dirtcityradio CD Release Party

Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-18 20:30:00

The Zone Smoke Shop's Christmas Party

Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-21 20:30:00

Word Salad
Word Salad play a molotov cocktail of sludge, crust and punk.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-12-22 21:00:00

Medic Droid

Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-27 19:30:00

The Big Spank

Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-29 20:00:00

New Years Eve Bash

Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-31 20:00:00

Orion

Category: , 17:00:00, 2008-01-05 17:00:00

Botnix
Panic bills itself as "The Ultimate Long Island Cover Band."
Category: , 19:00:00, 2008-01-11 19:00:00

Gallows
UK hardcore group Gallows' onstage melee has been described as a non-stop barrage of adrenaline fueled chaos, where the band's unruly antics often commandeer entire venues. This is Hel...
Category: , 19:00:00, 2008-01-18 19:00:00

Planes Mistaken for Stars
Planes Mistaken for Stars is based out of Peoria, IL, originally upon signing to Deep Elm, the group made its recorded debut in early 1999 on the label compilation.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2008-01-19 20:00:00

The Toasters
One of the first ska bands to hit big in this country, The Toasters have been a huge influence on the style and popularity of American ska music.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2008-01-23 19:30:00

Exodus
Exodus was instrumental in pioneering a style of metal that has inspired a host of other groups such as Metallica, Testament, Death Angel and Violence. Exodus's debut album, 'Bonded By...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2008-01-24 21:00:00

Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears is a seven-piece metal band from Kristiansand, Norway. Cellador is a melodic metal band from Omaha, NE. Echoes of Eternity is five-piece hardcore metal band from Los Angeles.
Category: , 19:00:00, 2008-02-07 19:00:00

Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship features Johnny Depp, Dave Grohl, Ron Jeremy and Mayor McCheese.
Category: , 19:00:00, 2008-02-20 19:00:00