Introducing The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO September Residency: Kuan

...as The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO celebrates one full year at Oregon Express as a FREE weekly event, we are very pleased to kick off our September Residency this evening with Kuan. The band are currently putting the finishing touches on their soon-to-be-released double EP, which they plan to showcase throughout the month, and you can get a taste of that below. Kuan also have a slew of East Coast tour dates lined up for October...

...Having served in numerous local outfits over the years, the collective members of Kuan are anything but green. Certainly their sound falls in the post-rock realm, with its guitar-driven instrumental nature, but it's also easy to hear much influence from the jazz, psychedelic, and classic rock realms as well. Over the course of September, we're planning to hear one of the best unsung bands in Dayton stretch out and show an impressive musical range. Hope you can join us....

MP3: Kuan "G"

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO feat. All Alliteration Aside [August Residency]/Kanible-Tonight @ Oregon Express

...for their final week at The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO, All Alliteration Aside returns tonight to finish their August residency. It has been our distinct pleasure to host this young band, as their songs burrowed into our brains and their unbridled enthusiasm onstage has provided some of the most inspired moments at the NTRO/XPO all year. In case you haven't taken the time, you can grab the band's debut disc, In Angry Mob Form, for FREE HERE. We highly recommend that you grab this disc and then join us tonight for this FREE show and help us wish them well as they round out their month with us at Oregon Express. Opening the evening at 10 pm will be Kanible. See you there...

MP3: All Alliteration Aside "Brand New Shoes"
MP3: All Alliteration Aside "Veinte"

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO feat. All Alliteration Aside [August Residency]/The Space Race-Tonight @ Oregon Express

...although it's been some time since we've come right out and mentioned out weekly event, The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO, in this forum, we are now in our 12th month bringing you some of the finest young and new talent bubbling up in the Gem City. For FREE....

...well, this month we are extremely excited to be featuring young pop/punk quartet, All Alliteration Aside. The band recently issued their debut disc, In Angry Mob Form, and are making it available for FREE HERE. We'd highly recommend you grab this goodie, as it's likely to end up as one of our favorite releases this year. While the band flaunt a healthy affection for some of the more notable practitioners in the pop/punk realm, they also show a flair for 70s rock moves and blazing guitar solos. Combined with tasteful synth melodies and passionate lyrics, the band could just as easily slip into the indie realm as well. Ultimately, this is a band that straddles enough stylistic lines to appeal to listeners, wherever they stand, on their own terms. A feat not easily accomplished these days...

...head on down to Oregon Express tonight to join us for a great night of music. Things get started at 10 pm sharp with The Space Race. All Alliteration Aside hits the stage at 11 pm. This is a FREE show for 21 & up. See you there...

MP3: All Alliteration Aside "Mistakes"
MP3: All Alliteration Aside "Gun Arms"

UPDATE: The Space Race will not be playing tonight. We just received word that Eric Butler has his arm in a sling, and thus will not be able to play. Stay tuned...

UPDATE: We have confirmed that David Payne will be opening this evening for The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO. Again, music starts at 10 pm. See you there...

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO June Residency w/Wes Tirey Begins Tonight @ Oregon Express

...carrying into our tenth month of our weekly free event at the Oregon Express, The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO is very pleased to announce our June Residency with Wes Tirey. One of Dayton's finest young songwriters, it's our distinct privilege to bring you Tirey is currently working up new recordings for his follow-up to his stellar self-titled debut EP. He will be performing at 10 pm every week, with a different band following each week. Tonight we will be featuring one of the newest bands on the Dayton scene, Fuzz Hound. As always, you get all this goodness for FREE. See you there...

MP3: Wes Tirey "Savannah"
MP3: Wes Tirey "Ohio"

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO May Residency w/Black Wolf Fight Ends Tonight @ Oregon Express

...in case you've not made it out this month to The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO at the Oregon Express, we've had a really good time hosting our May Residents, Black Wolf Fight. From their folkier explorations to their bombastic instrumental flourishes, this is a great young band that we highly recommend you check out. Tonight will be their last week as residents, so come join us tonight as we bid farewell to May. Remember, The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO is always FREE. Oh, did we mention that Mission Man will be opening? Yeah, we'll see you there...

MP3: Black Wolf Fight "Sacred Machine Gun"

Northwest Cannonball Delight States

...for a Wednesday night in Dayton, you've got some pretty good options tonight. As we mentioned a while back, Lexington's These United States will be rolling into Canal Street Tavern tonight in support of their most recent effort, A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gates to the Garden of Eden. Opening up the evening will be a pair of great local songwriters that we highly recommend you check out: Jesse Remnant & the Trainwrecks and Wes Tirey...


...in case yr a little light in the wallet, you can join us for FREE over at Oregon Express for The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO. Every Wednesday in April we're featuring The Turkish Delights and tonight they'll be joined by another of our local faves, The Northwest Ordinance. We'll see you there...

MP3: These United States "First Sight"
MP3: Jesse Remnant "The Human Cannonball"
MP3: The Turkish Delights "Lite Brite"
MP3: The Northwest Ordinance "Found Love"

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO Presents: The Turkish Delights April Residency

...as we kick off our 8th month of The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO at Oregon Express, we've decided to mix things up a bit. First, the open mic will no longer be part of the event. Also, we've decided to give a band the chance to stretch out over the course of the whole month and play every Wednesday with one other band. We've invited one of our favorite new locals, The Turkish Delights to play every Wednesday in April and we're kicking it off tonight. We would HIGHLY encourage you to come out every week in April as the band will be mixing things up all month long with lots of different material, including a night of all covers at some point during the month...

...kicking things off tonight, The Turkish Delights will be playing along with another of our favorites, Jordan Hull. First act on at 10 pm, the second at 11 pm, and, as always, this event is totally FREE...

MP3: The Turkish Delights "I've Been North"
MP3: Jordan Hull "How Dare He"

The Professors on WWSU Tonight

...Dayton garage faves The Professors return to action this weekend with with Cincinnati's The Lions Rampant at Oregon Express. In anticipation of that show, the guys are gonna be in-studio tonight on WWSU with DJ Spex performing some tunes and talking about whatever they want. They'll be on between 10 and midnight tonight, so be sure to tune in via yr old radio at 106.9 FM or online here. The guys have a new disc on the way and from what we've heard, it should be a sweet slab of rock n' roll goodness. Here's a taste...

MP3: The Professors "Call Me Up"

Backward Goatherd

...for those of you in some kind of heavy-duty relationship, odds are you've got some big plans for Valentine's Day. For everyone else, yr probably looking for anything to possible distract you from the fact that you don't have those big plans. Well, you've got a pair of great options tonight no matter on which side of the l'amour line you find yourself...


...over at Blind Bob's, Brandon Hawk has assembled a trio of duos for his Valentine's Day Show. In from Columbus, The Receiver blew us away when we caught them last year. Dayton noise duos Hills and Goatherd round out the lineup...


...over at Oregon Express, you've got the Anti-Valentine's Day show, featuring the debut of Dark Backward (ex-Luxury Pushers/Mondolux/The Bang Tale/etc.), the politically-charged sonic assault of My Latex Brain (who made our Top 5 Albums of 08), and female punk quartet, Jasper the Colossal...

PROFILE: Hans Condor

...we know you still have a thing for rock n' roll. So do we. That' why we're so excited to bring you this little interview we did with Nashville's Hans Condor. We spoke with guitarist/vocalist Charles Kasper in between tour stops. Enjoy...

The Buddha Den: How about we hit rewind for a minute and get a little Hans Condor history? How did you all meet up in Nashville? What led to the formation of Hans Condor? Where'd you get that name???

Charles Kasper: I came to Tennessee from Iowa via Alaska. Eric (Elsner/drums) came down from Rochester by way of Seattle, and Erik (Holcomb/bass, singing) moved to TN after Alabama and Texas. Everyone wound up living in East Nashville, working, drinking, wasting time, and trying play in different bands. Over time we all eventually played shows together or wound up working the same jobs and got to know each other while serving time in that particular microcosm. Hans Condor had been trying to get off the ground for a while and when our other projects dissolved/lives went to shit, we said fuck it all and took flight. The name refers to the sex move the "Hans condor" also called the "caged bird","dirty bird", "foul fowl" or the "randy pigeon".

TBD: Within a few seconds it's pretty obvious you guys are pretty into Detroit rock a la The Stooges/MC5. What other influences do you hold dear? Any contemporaries yr hot for?

CK: Silverhead, Motorhead, NWA, Meat Loaf, Jack Oblivion, Billy Joel, The Pogues, James Carr, Electric Light Orchestra, Rose Tattoo, The Animals, The Kids, Dr. Hook, Warren Zevon, Mudhoney, ... you can see we listen to everything except the man. We hope that comes out in our music, ya know hatin' up the man and all, but also the unlikely elements one might not immediately associated with our move. Most popular music kinda sounds like the man. Contemporary artists...hmmmm. We like bands that we get to play shows with and get Cd's/records from. We've met so many great musicians over the past months and they all have their own powerful swagger and that's what really incites us to keep our moves alive and powerful. That's beautiful. the people we meet and play with along the way, they jam, they drink with us, they aren't in that damn box and that makes them more relevant to us and what we like doing than the man's music.

TBD: Looking at yr itinerary it seems like yr a band that loves the road. How much time do you spend out? What keeps you out on the road so much? Do you see yourselves as more of a touring band than a studio band?

CK: We don't have homes, jobs, or much else to lose, so we just try to stay moving. We are also ready to rip the lid off some new tunes. We enjoy the studio as much as the road, so we will probably let the van take a nap and track some moves we've been stepping into.

TBD: We're very excited that you've buddied up with Daytonians The Northwest Ordinance for a few dates following yr stop through Dayton late last year. How did you two bands hook up?

CK: I think I was on the computer randomly listening to music this past summer and found their tunes, dug it, and started talking to them about doing a show together. Though that summer was hazy, so those creeps might have a different story. We lived it in November. We'll live it again. It sounds good and we're looking forward to it.

TBD: With so many bands out there these days, what sets Hans Condor apart from the pack? What keeps you guys motivated to keep on?

CK: An extra testicle, toilet humor, and speed...lots of speed.

TBD: Anything else you'd like The Buddha Den readers to know???

CK: We all are electrically charged. We all are troubadours. We all wield the sword of song and live a few feet off the ground. We are often mistaken for gentlemen. We will all tear this curtain away and see a new sun rise. Free-fall speed doesn't lie, but the man does.

...Hans Condor will be rolling into Oregon Express this Saturday, January 31. Along for the ride are locals The Northwest Ordinance and Mountain Screamer...

We Travel On The Backs Of Whales

...for those about to rock, you may want to make the introduction of Columbus outfit, Black Owls. We were fortunate enough to have the band's debut, Lightning Made Us Who We Are, come across our desk the other day and, quite frankly, we're rather enamored with it. Chocked full of windmill-worthy tracks, Black Owls sift through their collection of Cheap Trick, Bowie, and The Who albums and serve up something distinct from their respective source material. No worries though, this is much more than a retro trip. These guys seem to have a pretty good sense of humor which keeps the whole thing firmly in the fun department. You like fun with yr rock n' roll, right?

...go ahead and dig in now. Black Owls will be at Oregon Express this Saturday with fellow Columbus power-poppers Paper Airplane and one of our favorite locals, Hospital Garden...

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO Thanksgiving Extravaganza feat. Andrew & the Pretty Punchers/Levi Weaver/Joshua Conway & Joana Taylor-Tonight @ Oregon Express

...since everyone's in town for the big Thanksgiving feat tomorrow, we've got a big party for you all tonight. Come on down to the Oregon Express to check out Andrew & the Pretty Punchers, multi-instrumentalist Levi Weaver (Nashville; pictured), and a homecoming for Joshua Conway, who will be performing tonight with Joanna Taylor (The American Static/Joe Anderl). Oh, did we mention it's FREE?!? Music starts around 9, so come on out early. We'll see you there...

Queen City Invasion

...that's right kids! You've got two great Cincinnati bands in town tonight with some of our great local flavor, so head on out...


...over at Blind Bob's, you've got a few great local talents that don't make too many appearances: XL427 and Kris N. are both getting ready to release new albums on local label Poptek Records and are hitting the stage tonight. Also along for the ride are Towhee and The Lions Rampant (from Cincy)...


...over at the Oregon Express there's a great bill of rock n' roll tonight. Hosting this evening is one of our faves, The Northwest Ordinance. These guys are bringing in some great out of town talent in White Girls (Cincinnati) and Hans Condor (Nashville). Wanna see something different? Here's yr chance...

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO feat. Ben Schwab/Black Wolf Fight-Tonight @ Oregon Express

...if it's Wednesday, it must be time again for The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO at Oregon Express. Tonight we've got two great young talents: the jazz-inflected post-rock of Black Wolf Fight and the debut of Ben Schwab, who incidentally happens to be the first act we'll be featuring that first came to us through the open mic we host at the beginning of the evening. As always, tonight is FREE so head on down and we'll see you there...

Turkish Engine

...hey kids, you've got a pair of great shows to get out to tonight. Here's the details...


...over at Canal Street Tavern tonight the brothers Remnant celebrate the release of their split 7" from Southeast Engine and Jesse Remnant. Although older brother Adam Remnant's Southeast Engine is sporting a leaner lineup these days, their delivery is still potent. Jesse Remnant will be getting backing from members of Shrug. Opening the evening will be youngster Jordan Hull...


...you could also swing over to Oregon Express to catch a solid bill of garage/punk goodness. Between Thee Pistol Whips, Mountain Screamer, Hospital Garden, and newcomers Turkish Delights, you've got plenty of good rockin' tonight. We'll see you out...

Rebel Mountain Minutes

...if you're headed out tonight, you've got more options than you can possibly engage. Alas, you have some tough choices to make...


...over at Jimmie's Cornerstone you've got a chocked bill full of Dayton faves: The Northwest Ordinance, Electric Banana, and Mountain Screamer are poised to dish out an excellent show...


...over at Oregon Express, local rockabilly underdogs The Rebel Set host a bill that also includes Drexel, Akillis Green, and the return of one of our favorites, Jordan Hull...

...if you swing by Blind Bob's tonight, you can catch new locals Minutes, along with Gentlemen, and Brandon Hawk...

...well kids, you've got it all laid out for you. Head on out and support whatever sounds like fun tonight...

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO feat. State School-Tonight @ Oregon Express

...carrying on with our new weekly event at Oregon Express, The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO is very excited for the return visit tonight of new local buzz band, State School. The twee/folk trio is such an amazingly fun time, we highly recommend you make it down to check them out. The open mic starts at 8:30 and you never know who might pop in. As always, this is a FREE show...

Gotta Get Over the Hump....

...well kids, it's midweek and even so you've still got a couple of good reasons to get out tonight in Dayton...


...if you're looking to save a few bucks, The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO is FREE tonight over at the Oregon Express. In addition to the open mic (which is always surprising), we also have the jazz-tinged experimentalism of Black Wolf Fight. Action starts at 8:30, so you can still make it home early...


...you could also swing out to Canal Street Tavern tonight to catch a good bill. We recommend checking out new experimental dreampop outfit New Vega, as well as Low Red Land and Giant Jerk...

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO feat. Cry Baby Genius/The Lost Revival-Tonight @ Oregon Express

...if yr looking for something to do tonight on the cheap, head on over to Oregon Express for our FREE weekly event, The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO. In addition to the always surprising open mic portion of the evening, we have two great featured acts for you tonight: you've got the always colorful hip-hop of Cry Baby Genius, as well as the moody indie rock of The Lost Revival (Columbus). Did we mention it's all FREE???

The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO-Tonight @ Oregon Express feat. Outside Residential

...heading into our second month, The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO welcomes October tonight over at Oregon Express. In addition to the open mic (sign-ups start at 8 and are first-come first-serve), we have a very special featured performer tonight. Making only a handful of performances in Dayton over the last few years, Outside Residential will bring his one-of-a-kind show out tonight. With all of his shows featuring unique compositions, you'll want to be sure to make it out for this one. As always, remember that the NTRO/XPO is FREE...