Volume: The Inlander’s Local Music Extravaganza 2011 on Thursday, May 26th at the Knitting Factory
Volume 2011 featured the Inlander’s five Bands to Watch: Horse Thieves, Silver Treason, Whiskey Dick Mountain, Ocean and K. Clifton (also known as Quiz).
I had the pleasure of being on the Inlander’s Bands to Watch committee this year, and I am so thankful I was able to be a part of this project again. The group of people that Leah Sottile put together was super diverse and a great bunch of people who are involved in the local music scene. The best part of being in the group is hearing about other people’s favorite bands and bands they are so excited about in Spokane. For example I was unfamiliar with Ocean, I had only seen him once before but had no idea that he was such a talented artist and producer. Watching him up on stage last night was incredible; he can create some really killer tunes. I am so stoked I had the chance to see him live in concert by himself and I hope to see him again very soon.
I have seen Horse Thieves, Silver Treason, Whiskey Dick Mountain, and K. Clifton plenty of times before and each time I seem them, I’m still awestruck by the amount of talent they have. Seriously the list of bands we had in the committee was inspiring; to know that, that many bands, artists, and dj’s are doing great things in the Spokane music scene.
Horse Thieves brought their eclectic warm folk to the big stage at the Knitting Factory, which was cool because normally we see them packed into small venues. Since they are still new to the Spokane music scene it’s exciting to hear their music live. I am not at the point yet where I can sing along, which is a little sad, however I will get there! I am always stunned by Marshall’s vocals, he has such a unique voice it captures my attention each time. Plus tonight was the first time I have seen Horses Thieves with their drummer and I loved the added texture to their music.
It was pretty cool to finally see Whiskey Dick Mountain get recognized! They have done so many shows these past months, put out a new album, and even released it on this Smokey Purple Swirl Vinyl! Not many local bands are releasing music on colored vinyl! With their Last Supper Whiskey Dick Mountain Picture on Stage, everyone in the crowd was rocking out.
I even saw a dinosaur getting down and singing at the top of it’s lungs during their set! The coolest part of their set for me was hearing people say things like “… I can’t believe I haven’t seen these guys before…” or “… I can’t wait to see them again!” If you missed the Inlander Volume show you can catch Whiskey Dick Mountain at ElkFest next weekend!
Silver Treason also killed it tonight. I love how they added big Christmas lights to Kevin’s microphone stand and I LOVED Kevin’s jacket! He always has the coolest shirts and such. This is another band where I was so excited to see them get recognized! They are a hard working, fun, country rock band that is perfect for dancing too! Plus one of my highlights of the night was getting to hear them do an alt-country version of “Living After Midnight” by Judas Priest; they were complete rockstars. I love their energy and will take every chance I can get to see this band live!
First of all, I have to say how PERFECT the Inlander’s photo of K. Clifton was; the one on the school bus with the kids… that photo is seriously one of the coolest band shots I have seen. It’s hard for me to call Quiz K.
Clifton, because I am so used to Quiz however name aside he killed it as he always does. He has such a way with words and it’s pretty mesmerizing to stand there and listen to him rap. He has been an artist for quite a few years and is very active in the music scene and with Bad Penmanship. I am glad he was chosen this year because Spokane needs to know that we also have an active hip-hop scene as well.
There was a steady group of people at the show tonight and it was cool to see the diverse group that attended. To get the night rolling Pasties and Paddles Spokane’s “Punk Rock Burlesque Group” sang a few songs, did a little dancing, and the PJAMMERS Marching Band joined them on stage. It was pretty much one of the sexiest, grandest, show openings I have ever seen! Pasties and Paddles continued to do dance sets in-between band set changes and they were hot. 
Those girls are so talented and confident. Plus they made a huge bang with some confetti, that was cool! Also we got to see Tangled Roots which is an elite dance group! They also got to perform dance routines in between set changes and they had everyone from adults, teens, to the CUTEST little tikes ever! It was so cool to watch them perform and everyone in the crowd was digging it. I would love to see this group at more shows!
Overall I look forward to Volume: The Inlander’s Local Music Extravaganza every year because it showcases local talent and brings in so much more. They did a great job talking about the bands in the issue and recording videos on their website. Leah YOU ROCK, you did such a great job putting on the event; it’s a lot of work and we think it turned out perfectly. I can’t wait for what the scene will bring in 2012.
Click Here to read up about the bands and learn more about VOLUME HERE.
Photos courtesy of Matt Auclair.
stagedive – it was beautiful! HOWEVER, security still didn’t learn the lesson because it happened again this time with a girl but she just took a photo and got kicked out, no stage dive – lame! I mean really if you are going to risk getting on stage at a punk rock show you should really stage dive!
