attn: videogame geeks

[bluefunknebula]

the minibosses are heading to the north east!!! these dudes are incredible musicians who play songs from nintendo games (you MUST hear megaman2!! heavy shit!!)
minibosses
they got some songs and videos to download....there used to be a lot more wonder where they went???

here\'s some dates:

  friday april 2nd
  the middle east (upstairs)
  boston/cambridge ma
opening for:
    eagles of death metal (josh homme\'s new band)
    pilot to gunner
  18+, $9, tickets at the middle east or ticketmaster

  saturday april 3rd
  northsix
  brooklyn ny
opening for:
    eagles of death metal (josh homme\'s new band)
    pilot to gunner
  18+, $10 advance, $12 day of show, buy tickets here

  monday april 5th
  mercury lounge
  new york city ny
opening for:
    eagles of death metal (josh homme\'s new band)
    pilot to gunner
  18+, $10, tickets at mercury lounge or buy tickets here

  tuesday april 6th
  the khyber
  philadelphia pa
opening for:
    eagles of death metal (josh homme\'s new band)
    pilot to gunner
  21+, $12, tickets on sale by charge at
  215.569.9700 or at the khyber bar

[ChrisF]

I heard them a few years ago and they seemed pretty cool, but I dont think i would travel to see them open for a death metal band.

I want to hear pb play dimension 5 > \'contra\' theme.

[bluefunknebula]

i\'m either gonna hit the boston or brooklyn show. -
btw...the Eagles of Death Metal aren\'t a true death metal band...more or less a joke. josh homme from qotsa plays drums. hmmm, kinda like dave grohl\'s new metal band, probot...minus lemmy.

[galenas]

oh my god, contra! haven\'t thought of that game in a long time. thanks for bringing back great memories!

[tiedyetoga]

Ut oh... Ms. Pacman is here now.

[galenas]

don\'t get me started on that! that\'s a whole other story.... speaking of ms. pacman.... i think i may go play a game right now! thanks for the inspiration gray!

[bluefunknebula]

the minibosses rock out the intro/levels 1-3 of contra...very reminiscent of maiden at times. i downloaded a ton of songs they had on their site a few years back...mp3\'s but they still kick ass. if anyone wants to check them out, let me know.

[davepeck]

wow. i wanna go.. don\'t wanna travel though.. wish they were coming to CT.

[tiedyetoga]

Originally posted by galenas
don\'t get me started on that! that\'s a whole other story.... speaking of ms. pacman.... i think i may go play a game right now! thanks for the inspiration gray!

Not a problem.

[Wolfman]

OMG!  Those guys fuckin\' rock!  I\'m totally serious!  You know who else is AMAZING?  The NESKIMOS!!!  They\'re unbelievable.

http://www.neskimos.com

Check out "Contra Waterfall" in the music section, your life will never be the same!

[bluefunknebula]

nice!!! that\'s some site! thanks for the link! gotta go to work, can\'t wait to get home and check it out some more...

[bluefunknebula]

the NESkimos are pretty good...but nowhere near the realm of the MINIBOSSES!!! compare each bands versions of contra and megaman 2 tracks...no comparison. the NESkimos are playing the songs with a lot more metallic flavor, whereas the minibosses are a lot more authentic sounding (and a lot tighter).

[Wolfman]

This is fantastic Nintendo cover band talk.  Where else do you get this?  Certainly not with the pop-culture obsessed people I meet in Manhattan.  This is quickly becoming my favorite thread.  I\'ll take your word for it bluefunk, and I\'ll go see the minibosses, but man, it\'s gonna be tough to outrock the Neskimos!

[oldnewbie]

i\'m remodeling a room for a pool table...some of you may remember it....antway...i keep telling my wife that i want a bar style cocktail table ms.pacman game...you can get them but there mad money

[oldnewbie]

been playing a lot of nhl 2004 on xbox myself