WHITMORE | WIDOW7 | GOD
CULT | ESCAPING THE ECLIPSE
Maloney's Live - Historic #100 Block District
162 W Broadway, Council Bluff, IA 51503
Doors @ 6pm | Show @ 7pm | $10
adv | $13 dos | ALL AGES
WHITMORE w/ additional support
Historic #100 Block District
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
FORMED IN 2019, WHITMORE BEGAN ESTABLISHING A BRAND OF 2000'S - 2010'S THROW-BACK HARDCORE/METALCORE,
AND HIGH ENERGY PERFFORMANCES. THE GROUP'S DESIRE TO PLAY, ALONG WITH RESONATING LIVE PERFORMANCES
HELPED THEM GRAB FOOT HOLDS IN THE OMAHA MUSIC SCENE.
THOUGH THE PANDEMIC DELAYED THE ABILITY
TO PLAY THEIR FIRST SHOW, WHEN THEY DID FINALLY TAKE THE STAGE, THE REVIEWS WERE EXEMPLARY! EVEN QUOTED
TO BE
IN MAY 2021, THEY SELF-RELEASED THEIR DEBUT DEMO "IDENTITY", AND RELEASED A MUSIC VIDEO FOR THEIR
MOST POPULAR SONG "SAM ELLIOTT IS HOTTER THAN PATRICK SWAYZE IN ROADHOUSE (FIGHT ME!)" THE
FOLLOWING MONTH. THEIR LYRICS WERE HIGHTLY REGARDED FOR THEIR VALUE AND MESSAGE, BREACHING ISSUES OF
MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL STIGMA, AND IDEALISM.
2022 AND 2023 BROUGHT BIG CHANGES FOR THE BAND, WITH MEMBER CHANGES SIGNING ON WITH FROM THE DEPTHS
ENTERTAINMENT, PARTNERING WITH AORTA MUSIC AND MANAGEMENT, ADDING A MEMBER, TOUR, THE RE-RELEASE OF THE
DEMO, NOW CALLED "RE-IDENTIFIED" FEATURING THEIR NEW VOCALIST, AND THE FORMAL RELEASE OF THEIR
FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM
2022 AND 2023 ALSO BROUGHT BIG OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BAND. THEY WERE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE
STAGE WITH BIG NAMES, AND SOME OF THEIR IDOLS. BANDS LIKE NORMA JEAN, GIDEON, NODES OF RANVIER, EARTH
GROANS, BY THE THOUSANDS, MUGSHOT, LEFT TO SUFFER, GOATWHORE, THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE, MY CHILDREN
MY BRIDE, SECRETS, FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS, GUERRILLA WARFARE, CELL, TEN56, AND TALLAH, JUST TO NAME A
FEW.
2025 WILL HAVE NO SHORTAGE OF EVENTS OR RELEASES FOR THE BAND. FROM MUSIC VIDEOS, NEW MUSIC RELEASES,
TOURS, AND THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF GARAGEFEST. WHITMORE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ""A BAND YOU MUST SEE LIVE!"
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WHITMORE’S ANNUAL SUMMER EVENT THAT CONTINUES TO GROW! STARTING BACK IN 2021, WHITMORE SAW THE NEED AND DESIRE FOR LIVE SHOWS POST PANDEMIC. GARAGEFEST BEGAN WITH THE UNDERSTANDING OF THAT NEED, AND THE CALL BACK TO THE 2000’S DIY HOUSE AND GARAGE SHOWS. THE FIRST GARAGEFEST WAS THOUGHT TO PROBABLY BE AN INVITE ONLY ONE-OFF, BUT THE RECEPTION WAS TOO GOOD TO PASS UP THE POSSIBILITY TO PRODUCE A SECOND EVENT.
KNOWING THAT THE CROWD WOULD BE LARGER, THEY DECIDED TO RENT A PORTABLE RESTROOM, SO THAT THE RISK OF POSSIBLE THEFT, AND REACTION FROM THE DRUMMER’S DOGS WOULD BE LESS OF A CONCERN. THE YARD AND BLOCK WERE FULL OF ATTENDEES, THE BAND MANNED A GRILL PROVIDING HOTDOGS AND BURGER, AND THE MUSIC ROARED FOR BLOCKS IN ALL DIRECTIONS. NIGHT FELL, STREET AND DIY STAGE LIGHTS DIMLY LIT THE NEAR RURAL LOT, AS WHITMORE TOOK THE STAGE. THE FIRST CHORD OF THEIR LAST SONG ECHOED ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A BARRIAGE OF FIREWORKS WERE IGNITED IN AN ADJACENT LOT. IT WAS AN EPIC FINALE THAT BECAME THE ANOTHER STAPLE OF THE EVENT.
GARAGEFEST 3 WAS SURE TO BE EVEN BIGGER, AS IT WAS ALSO THE DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE FOR THE BAND. THIS TIME, THE EVENT WAS MOVED TO A VENUE THAT HOUSED A GARAGE DOOR AS A PORTAL TO THE OUTDOOR STAGE. BAND AFTER BAND AMPLIFIED THE NEAR CAPACITY VENUE, LEADING UP TO WHITMORE’S GRAND ENTERANCE OF SMOKE BOMBS AND LIGHTS. WITH THE SUCCESS OF THIS EDITION, GARAGEFEST 4 WAS SURE TO BE ANOTHER SUCCESS. BUT TO WHAT EXTENT?
WITH GARAGEFEST 4 IN THE WORKS, NEAR DISASTER STRUCK AS ROBB REQUIRED BACK SURGERY. UNABLE FEEL FROM THE MIDDLE OF HIS CALF DOWN, THIS LEFT HIM UNABLE TO PLAY DRUMS FOR 3 MONTHS. MERELY 4 WEEKS BEFORE THE EVENT WAS TO TAKE PLACE, BACK SURGERY WAS THE ONLY OPTION, LEAVING WHITMORE IN A POSSIBLY PRECARIOUS SITUATION. THE VENUE UNFORTUNATELY DIDN’T HAVE A GARAGE DOOR, SO THE BAND WAS DETERMINED TO MAKE IT LOOK AS CLOSE TO A GARAGE AS POSSIBLE. A FAUX GARAGE DOOR WAS BUILT FOR THE MERCH AREA, THE MITCH AND DYLAN RODE THEIR MOTORCYCLES IN, THE REST OF THE BAND DECORATED THE VENUE WITH SIGNS, POSTERS, AND SPECIALTY COCKTAIL MENUS. THE ONLY QUESTION WAS, WOULD ROBB BE ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE SET?
THE LIGHTS DIMMED, THE INTRO TRACK TO LIGHTHOUSE ARCANA SWEPT OVER THE SOUND SYSTEM TO A PACKED VENUE, AND THEIR SET WAS UNDERWAY. SONG AFTER SONG, THE CROWD CHEERED. ROBB LOOKED OUT IN AWE AND APPRECIATION, DETERMINED TO FINISH THE SET, AND GIVE THE CROWD WHAT THEY CAME FOR! AT THE SET’S COMPLETION, THE BAND INSTRUCTED THE PATRONS TO JOIN THEM OUTSIDE FOR THE GRAND FINALE FIREWORKS SHOW. LIGHTING UP THE HISTORIC #100 BLOCK IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, THEY KNEW THAT GARAGEFEST 5 HAD TO BE BIGGER, BETTER, MORE EXTRAVAGENT, AND FREE!
AND SO THE PLANNING BEGAN FOR...
