Hi Everyone,

Tonight I am DJing for Burlesque Noir, and my band, Vertigo Venus, is playing live to open for Burlesque Noir at the Launchpad in Albuquerque (6th and central ave.).  The show is 21+, tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. You can get tix in advance here: http://holdmyticket.com/event/19988

We will be playing a live set at 8:30pm, so please get there early! I will be DJing all night.

Hope to see you tonight!

Hi Everyone, 

This is going to be our last big show for the year.  We won a contest from Punknews.org to open for THE QUEERS, an iconic punk band that many will be familiar with.  We are selling tickets for Ten Dollars, and this is the only way we get paid, so please, if you want to go , buy your tickets from us! 

We will deliver your tickets to you! You can email us at VertigoVenus@gmail.com, or call us at 505-750-8365 (you can text us at this number, too).  Please consider coming our for our LAST big show!

This show is at LAUNCHPAD (618 Central Ave. SW), in Albuquerque, NM.  It is 21+, and doors are at 8pm.  WE GO ON AT 9PM, so please get there early! 

We will also have NEW MERCH for this show, including new shirts and patches!

For the Facebook event, see here: 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173867835960232

Thank you all! 

Hi everyone, 

Tomorrow is our final show of the year: 

We’ll be the house band for ANARKOMEDY, a Comedy/variety show at LOW SPIRITS in Albuquerque, NM.  The Facebook event is here: 

www.facebook.com/event.php

We hope to see you out!  We have some great shows coming up next year, so make sure to keep in touch with us! 

We’re coming to a Hot Topic near you! 

Beginning this week, we’ll be getting our CD onto the shelves  of Hot Topic stores in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.  If you’re in or near one of these states, stop in and get a CD!  We want to show Hot Topic that we are indeed a Hot Topic, so your support on this is much appreciated!  Here are the stores we’ll be arriving in: 

As always, we thank YOU, the fans, for making this a GREAT year for Vertigo Venus!  We hope you all are well! 

-Brian, drums 

What a fucking sick show. The turnout was great (especially for a tuesday night in ABQ), with over 70 diehards coming out to make it happen. Slick Idiot killed it, despite the band being a little beat up thanks to health issues and such. A real pleasure to meet En Esch in person finally, I only wish I had a copy of my CD with the song we did together to give to him. I got into a few mosh pits, and got to beat myself up to “Godlike” and “A drug against war”. Reminded myself I’m human as I slammed against others and yelled lyrics at the top of my lungs. Had a great time opening with Vertigo Venus for the show, got to hear my new drumkit mic’d up and love love loved it.

Thank you to the Launchpad and Slick Idiot, you guys rock, and I hope we do it again soon.
/brian

Hi Everyone,

Just a reminder that we will be playing with SLICK IDIOT (former members of KMFDM and Pigface) this coming Tuesday June 1st at the Launchpad (613 central ave., Albuquerque NM) – the show is 21+, $8 at the door, but if you act NOW, you can get your tickets for only FIVE DOLLARS!  You can buy them from us, or you can buy them online:

http://holdmyticket.com/event/8039

But you’ve gotta do it by 5pm on tuesday the 1st!  After that, it’s $8 at the door.  And you wanna save cash, right?

So please, come out to this show, it’s sure to be great.  You can hear some music here:

http://www.slickidiot.com

I hope we see you!

Also, we STILL NEED YOUR VOTES!  Please click, and vote:

The end is coming near, we need all the help we can get!  THANK YOU!

/brian

Hey all, my band, Vertigo Venus, has got a TON of great shows coming up, and we hope to see you out!

Firstly, we’re opening for the RED ELVISES at Corazon in Santa Fe, NM on May 17th:

This is sure to be an AWESOME show!

Next up, we’ve got a great gig in Santa Fe again, at Warehouse 21 – ALL AGES and FREE!

We follow that up with a REALLY IMPORTANT GIG. On May 26th, we’re playing an instore appearance at Hot Topic at the Coronado mall in Albuquerque. yeah, that’s right.

So here’s the deal. We need as many people as we can get at this gig. Why? Because if we can show HT management that we kick ass (which we do), they’ll sell our new CD. That means a lot of good things for us.

so, what we need YOU to do is show up at 5:30pm to Hot Topic in Coronado mall, ready to rock. Bring EVERY FRIEND YOU HAVE with you! PLEASE! I know we ask a lot of you, but this is REALLY important!

And Finally, we are still selling tickets for our june 6th show with SLICK IDIOT, featuring former members of KMFDM and PIGFACE, for only FIVE DOLLARS! This is sure to be an AMAZING GIG. Get in touch with us at vertigovenus@gmail.com to purhcase your tickets, do it now!

Thank you as always for your support, it means THE WORLD to us!

-brian, drums

Hi everyone,

Last night, we closed a set in a way we’ve never done before. Tomorrow, we’ll be doing more amazing things we’ve never done, as we play with ABQ local rockers Shoulder Voices for their ALL AGES CD release @ Revlis gallery at 712 Central .SE in Albuquerque:

This show is ALL AGES, with a $3 cover and A FREE CD from shoulder voices! Check them out here:

http://www.myspace.com/shouldervoices

Also, in the next week, you’ll start to see a lot of cool new stuff from us, as we gear up for our very own CD release of our NEW CD!

On May 17th, we’ll be opening for the RED ELVISES at Corazon in Santa fe – sure to be a great gig… come out! Info is here:

http://www.corazonsantafe.com

We’re also selling tickets RIGHT NOW for our upcoming gig with SLICK IDIOT on June 1st. Slick Idiot features former members of KMFDM and PIGFACE. This is going to be the show to kick off the summer with! Get your tickets from us for only FIVE DOLLARS! Email us at vertigovenus at gmail dot com to purchase!

There’s plenty more good stuff coming, so please do keep your eye on our calendar and beyond… 20ten is the year of VERTIGO VENUS!

/brian

Last night was an amazing show, and a big thanks to everyone who came out and made it happen.  Our venue changed at the last minute (and a big thanks to REVLIS for hosting us – thanks Nicole and crew!), and we still had a great turnout from some of our best fans (thanks Austin and crew!).  I’ve never signed someone’s head before!

I did double duty, drumming in Diverje and Vertigo Venus (back to back, no less!), and I held up a lot better than I thought I would, having not done it in awhile.  I think that my drumming is continuing to get much more controlled, and therefore, I’m feeling a lot better about my style as time goes on.

The night was comprised of awesome sets by Cranial smash device and Tripping Dogs, followed by Diverje, and a riotous set by us to finish it off.  Great DJ sets by Xibabalola and Marino.  Everyone moshing, jumping, going crazy for everything we threw at them, proving that we do indeed have the best fans ever.

Moreover, I have the best band, ever; with our venue being canceled last minute, Ken stepped up and scored Revlis to host us.  Chris and I got the word out.  Jeff as always kept everything together, and Jess, Jeff, Kenny and Chris rocked it getting gear loaded, setup, broken down, and more, when I wasn’t able to.  We truly are a great team.

Thank you, one and all.

/brian

Tonight I drum with Vertigo Venus at Imbibe bar in Albuquerque for St. Patrick’s day – we go on at 9pm!  Free!

Tonight, I’ll be DJing for Monsoon, a monthly event thrown by Audiobuddha in Santa Fe, NM.

From the event page:

Monsoon is back and with a vengeance! AudioBuddha’s monthly showcase has found a new home at Cafe Phenix, 1414 Second Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505. The audio is more replenishing, the beats more succulent than ever!

To give Monsoon the proper send off in its new home will be none other than Brian Botkiller doing a special DJ performance! The show is all ages and the cover is only $5. Cheap for a full night of great music and food!

Cafe Phenix just recently got a write up in the New York Times as “Santa Fe’s best” place for music coffee and food. So come and support what will surely become a new institution in the local scene. Looking forward to seeing all of you there!

Info is here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=295899963691