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Crustacean has been a part of the Wisconsin rock scene for 15 years. |
 | By Bobby Tanzilo   Managing Editor E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Bobby Tanzilo |
| Published May 27, 2009 at 9:11 a.m. |
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Wisconsin's Crustacean Records celebrates its 15th anniversary with a series of summer showcases around the Midwest and with special deals on music from the label's own Web store.
Chris "Crusty" Langkamp started the label in 1994 and more than 75 releases have since followed, helping to document not only Wisconsin's indie, punk and metal scenes but also releasing music from out-of-state bands.Most of Crustacean's current roster of bands performs at the July showcases that also boast some reunion performances by former label acts.
Here are the showcases:
Thursday July 16, 10 p.m. -- Quenchers, Chicago. Bloodcow, The Von Ehrics and Imperial Battlesnake.
Thursday July 16, 10 p.m. -- Inferno Nightclub, Madison. The Gusto, Screamin' Cyn Cyn & The Pons and Droids Attack.
Thursday July 16, 10 p.m. -- Reptile Palace, Oshkosh. The Skintones, The Skullcranes and 20 Dollar Love.
Friday, July 17, 10 p.m. -- Frequency, Madison. 20 Dollar Love, Bloodcow, Imperial Battlesnake and The Skullcranes.
Friday, July 17, 8 p.m. -- Zad's Roadhouse, Milwaukee. Birthday Suits, Mad Trucker Gone Mad, Droids Attack and The Von Ehrics.
Friday, July 17, 10 p.m. -- Uptown Bar, Minneapolis. Things Fall Apart, SevenOneFive & Screamin' Cyn Cyn and The Pons.
Saturday, July 18, 10 p.m. -- High Noon Saloon, Madison. Birthday Suits, Things Fall Apart, The Skintones and SevenOneFive.
Saturday, July 18, 10 p.m. -- Reptile Palace, Oshkosh. Mad Trucker Gone Mad, Bloodcow and Imperial Battlesnake.
Saturday, July 18, 10 p.m. -- Turf Club, St. Paul. The Von Ehrics, 20 Dollar Love and The Skullcranes.
Sunday, July 19, 7 p.m. -- High Noon Saloon, Madison. Plastic, Mad Trucker Gone Mad, Uncle Eddie and The Von Ehrics.
At Crustacean's Web store, all items will be priced at $10 and under and many discs will be $6, including shipping to the U.S. and Canada. All orders will be laced with "scads of 15-year anniversary schwag like newly designed buttons and stickers and a brand
new Crustacean label sampler."
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