Live Music in Belltown

I was initially skeptical when I got an email telling me The Crocodile had closed... their website was still up, and the rumors of the venue closing have been around since... um... how long have I lived in this town? Anyway, you hear these things, but you never believe they'll happen.

But Belltown ain't dead yet-- there are still shows at The Rendezvous. This place sounds really good, it's about two blocks north of the Croc (R.I.P), and-- here's the best part-- ubik plays there. We're up on Saturday, January 5th, so... check out the show post:

Saturday, January 5th
ubik. @ The Rendezvous
w/ Leeni
and Desmond
$5 at the Door
10:00 PM

and we're bringing visuals to this one.

happy Non-Denominational Everyone Gets A Day Off day

Phew... closing out December. ubik finally has our van, so not only can we get to shows without doing any begging, but we can also record. Can you believe that-- our biggest obstacle to recording was us not being able to move all our gear to and from a studio? All a thing of the past, friends... we can get there from here.

Now, we just need to record.

Van Up

ubik is now solvent-- we need a van, and we have the cash to get it done. We're looking for something reliable and hefty, something that can haul us as well as the gear (i.e, we need a back seat), and it has to be able to survive some freeway driving if we're ever going to play... say... portland. We can drop $1000 (tops) on the van... wish we had more, but we've got what we've got, so if someone's got a line on a good van, let us know.

and don't forget: we're up at the Rendezvous on January 5th, rocking Belltown on a Saturday night with Desmond and Leeni.

ubik needs a van

we're in the market for a van-- we're poor, that's for certain, but we can probably spare maybe $1000 (maybe, we're still working it out) to get ourselves a van. If anyone has a line on a good work vehicle, get in touch with us. Having our own transportation will solve a number of our problems, not the least of which is our ability to record: ubik can't manage a recording until we can somehow transport our gear to a studio... it's already a struggle borrowing a vehicle for every show. Thanks go out to Heidi for her truck; Heidi's pickup has gotten ubik to our last two shows.

ubik wants to play on christmas

we really want to book a show for December 25th, so if anybody has something set up and wants us to play, let us know. It's no stretch to claim that christmas is really, really boring: even if you have family in town (and 3/4ths of ubik do not), by 7:00PM on christmas day, you're pretty much done, holiday-wise. By 10:00, you wish there was something, anything, to do... on a day when even the local Safeway is closed. Well, we want something to do, too: we want to play, and then we can offer you something to do on a day when nothing ever happens.

slushie

thanks to everyone who came out to the Monkey Pub on saturday-- the weekend was cold and snowfall quickly turned to slush in the roads; plenty of people stayed home this weekend, so ubik's extra-thankful for everyone who braved the elements. We played with our frequent co-conspirators, Red Rapture once again, and the show kicked plenty of ass... ubik. even broke out a new epic, Let's Hunt and Kill Gwen Stefani, which would be our bid for radio popularity (if it weren't for the song's unwieldly length).