Nerdcore

First I just got word today from the Megaman himself, Random, about a handful of shows coming up between now and April.

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Dec 6 2007
TBA
Ft Lauderdale, Florida

Dec 20 2007
Court Tavern
Mash it Up Thursday
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Jan 4 2008
TBA
Los Angeles, California

Jan 5 2008
Anime Los Angeles
Burbank, California

Apr 25 2008
Mid Tennessee Anime Convention
Sheraton Music City
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Wizard Rock

For the WRockers around Southgate, MI, we’ve got a show by The Chinese Chomping Cabbages and Tonks & the Aurors at Modern Exchange on Nov. 25th.

And finally, I just got word on a Canadian Yule Ball happening outside of Toronto, in Mississaugua, Ontario on December 15th. I’m a little scarce on information about this show (like a more specific location), but I’ve added what I do have. Luckily what I do have includes the line up. Here you go,

Treacle Tart
The Chinese Chomping Cabbages
The Hufflepunks
Tonks & the Aurors
Olver Boyd & the Rememberalls

I’ve got an email in with Treacle Tart looking for more info, so hopefully I’ll have something soon.

That’s it for tonight. As always, if you’ve got tips on shows or comments about the site in general, my email is in the side bar.

First up, Harry and the Potters have released word on the much anticipated Yule Ball. The evening of WRock goodness has been expanded this year from one night to two! Here’s the skinny.

Night One of the Ball will be held at the Brandeis University’s Levin Ballroom, located at 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454. Doors will be at 7PM and there will be a $10 cover charge ($5 for kids under 12). The show will be all ages (duh!) and will be opened to non-students. The evening will feature the following performers,

Harry and the Potters
Jason Anderson and the Best
the Whomping Willows
Potter Puppet Pals
Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills

As a side note, why am I not really surprised that the only non WRock act of the night is a guy who’s recorded for K Records? Oh yeah, because all WRock kids are K fans just waiting to bloom. (seriously, go buy some albums on K)

(no seriously! you’ll thank me later)

Night Two of the Ball will be a return to old haunts as the event returns, for its third year, to the Middle East Downstairs, located at 480 Mass Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA. Doors will be at 5PM and there will be a $12 cover charge (three of those dollars go to the Harry Potter Alliance). According the the Potters this event WILL sell out, so get your tickets on November 12th when they go on sale.

Wait a minute. That’s today! Well that’s what is on the Potters myspace page, but the Middle East is showing November 15th as the sale date. Keep an eye on the calendar and I’ll update with any info I get.

Anyways, performers for this night will be as follows,

Harry and the Potters
Draco and the Malfoys
Uncle Monsterface
Math the Band
Remus and the Lupins
and special guests!

And after getting harassed before by a certain California based werewolf, I just want to point out that I did double check that I had the right Lupins this time. If it is wrong, it is the Potters fault, not mine.

So that’s your holiday lined up for you. Now, what do we have for summer? How about the weekend after a certain geek’s birthday?

Why, the goblins behind Magus ‘08 have you all taken care of.

Showing the lovely DIY attitude that makes WRock so great (and reminds me of K Records *cough**cough*) these goblins decided to stop wishing for a local fest and created one of their own. This week they announced dates for the inaugural event.

June 20th through the 22nd will find Magus 2008 being born in the hills of West Virginia, just east of Morgantown. The site for the fest will be Chestnut Ridge Park. Fans who are definitely going to attend the event are being asked to drop a line at magusgoblins@gmail.com. The more people who attend the event, the lower the ticket prices will be.

Performers for the event so far include,

The Blibbering Humdingers
The Chinese Chomping Cabbages
The Cruciatus Curse
Dumbledore’s Army
The Grey Ladies
Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills
Snidget
The Sugar Quills
Tonks and the Aurors

Anyone event remotely close to Morgantown, WV really needs to be at this show. Having been an attendee at more then a couple of shows in WV, including a few festivals, there is something about those hills. It is an old magic and it results in one hell of a good time. Don’t miss this one!

OK, that’s all the news that’s fit to print at the moment. As always, feel free to drop me a line with comments or show tips, my email is in the side bar. Have a good night.

So, you may be asking, what exactly is Stop Standing Still?

The short answer is that SSS is a listing of geek music concerts from all over the world. By clicking the Calendar link, either in the heading or over on the side bar, you’ll see all the listings that we currently have for geeky shows in the near future. The pickings are a little thin at the moment since I’ve primarily been focused on getting the overall site up and running. Over the next couple of weeks though, I plan to continue to flesh out tour dates for other artists.

The longer answer is that SSS is a site dedicated to promoting geek culture as a separate and distinct entity equal to the Mainstream and Underground cultures that dominate our world. Geek culture is not a new idea, but it has gained in popularity over the last several years and it is now time for it to get the recognition that it deserves. While the site is currently focused on only concerts and musical gatherings, my goal is to expand it to include listings for all kinds of various geek gatherings.

One thing you’ll notice when you click on the calendar listings is that I’m using a third party application, called Easy PHP Calendar, to handle the listings. This is a stop gap measure that I’m using to get the site up and running. My current plan is to split the next several months or so between updating listings as I find them and developing a more robust application that will give you a greater ability to find shows that interest you. If there are any features that you would like to see in the new application, please email me at the address in the side bar.

Which brings me to the next topic. If there is anyone currently reading this site that would like to lend a hand to the endeavor, I would love to hear from you. It can be as simple as dropping me an email when you come across tour dates telling me where I can find them, offering to help actually input tour dates into the system, or even helping me design and create the new application that will power the site (seriously, I’m dying for a web designer to help me with UI) I’m more then grateful for any help you can offer.

Also, to artists out there who would like to have their shows listed on the site, please feel free to drop me a line. While we are still in beta mode I would like to keep the artists listed confined to groups that are actively promoting geek culture so users aren’t overwhelmed with information. If you’re not sure if this qualifies you, feel free to drop me a line and we can talk about it.

Finally, while an acknowledgment page will be going up in the next day or two where I can thank folks who are going above and beyond the call, there is one person that I’d like to mention in this post. That person is a woman that I had the great pleasure of befriending years and years ago, Becky, of Becky’s Schedule of Cool Music Stuff. CMS was a show listing service that Becky ran for 10 years letting people know about various shows that were coming to their area. It is also the primary inspiration for this site. The reason that I have been busting my ass over the last couple of days to go live tonight is because Becky just announced over the weekend that she is bringing CMS to a close and I felt compelled to get this site up in the same month that she stopped updating hers.

Anyways, that’s about it. Please let me know what you think either in the comments below or through email.