Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: DeKalb, Elbow Grease, Kickstand Productions, Office Work
POSITION OPENING: Office Assistant (Part Time)
Kickstand Productions is looking for hard working individuals with a positive attitude and willingness to repeatedly humiliate oneself. This is a part time position, 12 – 15 hours a week.
Duties include, but are not limited to, filtering and responding to Kickstand myspace messages, updating show production schedules and calendars, updating the Kickstand myspace and website as well as venue websites (no HTML knowledge necessary; training provided), light bookkeeping / data entry, creating venue “call sheets”, advancing show details with tour staff and scheduling sound and production staff monthly. General typing skills and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software is a must. Working knowledge of Photoshop is a must! Do you know Illustrator? That’s great. You won’t need that here.
If you are looking to get into this business, this IS the job for you. If this sounds like something you would be interested in send a cover letter and resume to KickstandProductions@gmail.com. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
xoxo
TEAM KICKSTAND
Filed under: Featured Events, Ottos Nightclub | Tags: Cursive, DeKalb, Ottos Nightclub, Rusted Root
Boy howdy, what a slew of announcements as of late. First off, Cursive….hot off the release of their new album ‘Mama, I’m Swollen’ will play at Ottos on Sun. July 26th in lovely DeKalb, IL. The night before, Sat. July 25th, world / jam music stalwarts Rusted Root will take the stage at Ottos. What a weekend!
Check out Cursive as they perform on Letterman
In other news, we are currently working on booking shows for Aug / Sept. Fall is a busy time in the DeKalb as the University is back in session and touring season hits full swing. That being said, we thrive off of your ideas and suggestions! This music world is crazy and ever-evolving. I would say it is head-spinning. Anywho, it helps to have feedback from all you lovely members of the Kickstand universe. Please do send over any ideas you may have on any bands we should look into for the fall. We look forward to making this a fall to remember!
Chiodos live at The House Cafe on Sat. May 30th!
Thanks to every one for coming out to the sold out Chiodos show at The House Cafe on Saturday. I couldn’t help but feel very nostalgic as I recalled memories of the very first Chiodos shows at The House on Fri. June 17th 2005. The band opened up a sold out show with Murder By Death and He Is Legend. Many other dates came and went at The House Cafe as the years passed. It has been a pleasure watching these very deserving gentlemen achieve great success. The guys in the band are sweethearts and a truly the supreme rulers of their genre. Much love and many kisses from the bearded gentlemen at Team Kickstand.
Alkaline Trio, Getting On The Business End Of A Deep Cut!
People, did you witness the unbridled chaos of this show? Last night was truly one for the ages and a night that many soon may not forget. Alkaline Trio rocked a sold out crowd at the lovely Chubby Rain House Of Tunes in the, also lovely, Poplar Grove portion of the, ever-so-lovely, state of Illinois. They played ‘Cringe’, for that I (this young writer) am very appreciative.
That being said, let’s get down to the business. Alot of people say, ‘John, I’m not one for probing…but I would be remiss were I not to ask you to tell to me, all that is, the splendor known as concert and event production. Ya know…the real stuff. The magic that goes on behind the scenes?’ Well, self, I will tell you. As a matter of fact, I do believe that we will begin a semi-regular blog entry entitled, ‘the down low w/ john (me)’.
Concert production is a delicate mixture of efficient time management and sheer mental know how. Here, production manager Pat Kelly and security brute Neil Hane show that they have the attitude and wherewithal to destroy some nice Chinese food. Behind them, local shock rockers ‘The Felix Culpa’ finish their sound check. Those characters…
Here, Alkaline Trio can be seen having a nice cookout. If you squint you can admire the delicate and well-planned partitioning of foiled vegetables and spiced meats upon the grill. When asked, ‘What you cookin’?', Alkaline Trio stage crew responded; ‘Burgers, with Blue Cheese stuffed in ‘em!’ to which I replied, ‘Very nice.’ We shared a laugh and then I crept to the cover of a garbage can and took this picture (above) with my phone.
Boy howdy, what a crazy Monday night in Palatine, IL. Your friendly neighborhood concert promoters, Team Kickstand, hosted a sold out event with GWAR at Durty Nellies in Palatine, IL. Thanks to all of you fine folks that made the trek from DeKalb. We are very sorry that we could not host this show at Otto’s as was originally the plan. Unfortunately, the show was a little too racy for our lovely DeKalb home. Maybe the city of DeKalb will be ready for GWAR in another 15 or 20 years.
Regardless, a crazy night was had by all. Patrick, our lovely production manager, can be seen here stocking some Jaeger in GWAR’s dressing room. Isn’t he a doll ladies? My favorite part of the day would probably have to be watching one of GWAR’s road crew as he prepared the fake-blood in the alley behind Durty Nellies.
Filed under: Featured Events, The House Cafe, Uncategorized | Tags: DeKalb, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The House Cafe
SUN. APR 5TH – 8PM – $8 adv / $10 dos
@ THE HOUSE CAFE
263 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL
SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN
w/ Guests TBA
Fun-loving Polyvinyl indie-rockers, SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN, make their triumphant return to The House Cafe! Never seen the band? Jubilant Shins-inspired melodies broken sprinkled on a cupcake of oozingly humble songwriting sensibilities…
Filed under: Featured Events | Tags: DeKalb, Egyptian Theatre, Umphrey's McGee
Fri. Apr. 17th @ The Egyptian Theatre
9pm
BUY TICKETS
Check out the live video of the band playing, ‘Get In The Van’, from their packed show last year.
Filed under: Uncategorized
THR NOV 13TH – 7PM – $10
@ THE HOUSE CAFE
263 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL
MATT & KIM
w/ Best Fwends / Yea Big + Kid Static
Matt Johnson (guitar/vocals/keyboards) and Kim Schifino (drums/vocals) create the giddy pop stylings of Matt & Kim. The indie rock pair came together in 2004 in their native Brooklyn. Two years later, with spring shows alongside Meneguar, the tender-hearted twosome began recording their debut album. Their self-titled release followed on iHEARTCOMIX in fall 2006.
