The Buddha Den 2nd Anniversary Show feat. Toads and Mice/Pretty & Nice/The Motel Beds/Jesse Remnant & the Trainwrecks-TONIGHT @ South Park Tavern

...what can we say kids? This is a HUGE evening for all of us here at The Buddha Den, as we celebrate two years of bringing you everything you wanted to know about the Dayton music scene and more but were afraid to ask. We couldn't be more excited or more grateful to all of you who have made this possible. It has been our distinct pleasure to get to meet so many great people near and far over the last couple of years, to see so many great performances from so many great bands, and perhaps play just a tiny role in shining a light on music scene that is so incredibly vibrant and filled with so many talented people. Thanks so much to every single one of you that has come to a show, left a comment, let us share yr music, and just kept reading this blog every day for two years. Rest assured, we will continue to do all that we can to continue to shine a light on the Gem City...

...as our humble way of saying "Thank you!", we've assembled a bill for tonight that has us absolutely giddy with anticipation. As if it would take much to get us excited about a bill that includes Toads and Mice, Pretty & Nice [Boston/Hardly Art], The Motel Beds, and Jesse Remnant & the Trainwrecks. Add in that it's at one of our favorite Dayton spots, South Park Tavern, and we've got a pretty good recipe for a great night of music. We hope yr equally excited. We're getting things started early tonight, with doors at 8 pm and music by 8:30. Fashionably late at yr own risk. See you there & thanks again for everything...

MP3: Toads & Mice "Skull"
MP3: Pretty & Nice "Grab Your Nets"
MP3: The Motel Beds "Go for a Dive"
MP3: Jesse Remnant & the Trainwrecks "At the End of the Day"

...just to provide a little context to this evening's celebration, here's some footage from our 1st anniversary last year, done by Glad Girl...

Announced: Poster-Tastic 2 @ Dayton Music Fest 09

...as if having so many great local and regional bands on tap for Dayton Music Fest 2009 wasn't enough to get you excited about the d8n music scene, local promoter and general woman-about-town Shelly 'Glad Girl' Hulce announced that her Poster-Tastic showcase returns again this year as an adjunct to DMF. Just like last year, Derailed Hair Salon [run by Austin & Mindy in the Oregon District] graciously agreed to host this stellar display of the visual representations of Dayton music on the night of DMF [which is Saturday, October 3]. Here's how to get yr posters shown:

If you are a gig or rock poster artist please contact Shelly @ shellyh@donet.com.
Also please pass the word to other poster artists and give them my contact info.

You will need to hang your stuff by Oct. 1st. at the salon.
The exhibit will hang the whole month of Rocktober.

...and there's more for you poster designer types...

AND NOW FOR THE REALLY BIG NEWS....
Taking submissions for the Poster-Tastic poster!!! If you are interested in designing the promotional poster for Poster-Tastic 2 please contact me asap!

Last year's design by the amazing FNHarsh raised the bar but I know you are up to the challenge!! Do not delay in contacting Shelly @ shellyh@donet.com if you are interested!

...can't wait to see some great posters on display from the past year...

Glad Girl Presents: Poster-Tastic! @ Derailed 10.4.08

...on the night of the Dayton Music Fest (Saturday, October 4), Glad Girl will host a very special non-related event. Celebrating local designers and bands, local hair cuttery Derailed will display one of the most underrated aspects of the local music scene: poster art. In addition, there will also be a very special performance by none other than Drexel. If you have poster art that you would like displayed contact Glad Girl before Thrusday, October 2. By the way, did we mention this event will be FREE and ALL AGES???

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO-Tonight @ Oregon Express

...tonight is a very exciting night for us here at The Buddha Den as we continue our month-long birthday celebration with the kickoff of The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO. Head down to the Oregon Express tonight and help us kick off this new event with a bang. If you'd like to be part of the open mic, sign-up starts at 8. We will also be showcasing two bands this evening: State School and Hackplant. Remember this event is totally FREE, so why not come down and check out the new talent....

...we're also very excited to present a video put together by our friend Glad Girl that features footage from our show last week at Canal Street Tavern. Check it out...

PR Film from the Dayton Dirt Collective

...for those of you that have not made it down to the Dayton Dirt Collective yet, they have recently put together a promo film that presents the lowdown on the DDC. The film was put together by Glad Girl, so check it out...