Somone likes our band!
Got an e-mail from a guy named Brandon on MySpace who liked our band and made a post about it. It’s always a glad thing to be mentioned in the same company as the Suicide Girls. Check out Brandon’s Yahoo Group here.
Listen to Viva LaLuna on tonight
There’s a new radio show in Portland called Viva LaLuna airing on KUFO on Sunday at 9:00 PM. Not sure if they’ll play us or not (fingers crossed) but a show playing local music on a big radio station is always a good thing. You can listen live or via the web at kufo.com. Let’s show them some love because they seem very cool and aim to play all styles of music as long as it’s local and good.
Our van is really starting to suck
Unfortunately, we couldn’t make tonight’s show in Roseburg due to a van problem. This year alone it’s been rendered undriveable at least 3 times. We’re contemplating changing the title of ‘Get In The Van’ to ‘Get Out Of The Van and call a tow truck’. In 2007 alone we’ve had the brakes seize up, first gear stopped working, electrical problems, brake lights that stopped working and oil leaks. I’m glad Dr. Kevorkian is back out of jail as we might be right ready to employ Oregon’s assisted suicide laws and have it euthanized. We do apologize to Carlson who set up the show and all in Roseburg who were hoping to see us. Playing there again is long overdue and we promise to reschedule.
Show Journal 2007-07-13
Now that was a damn fun show. Sadly Mourningstar couldn’t make it due to a tour cancellation. You know, come to think of it at our last show in Richland the touring band we were going to play with cancelled too. In fact both shows were on a Friday the 13th. Weird. Although Mourningstar was absent Stupid In Stereo filled in which was cool because we knew their singer from a previous band in Pullman. Nice to see them play finally. I don’t have much else to say about the show other than that it was a total blast to play. Kind of a small turnout compared to some past shows, but I think we played well and that’s something. Thanks to all at Atomic, the other bands and those who stayed until 1:00 in the morning to see us play!
Show Journal 2007-06-09
The show tonight started off with a hearse rally. What’s a hearse rally you ask? It was a gathering of the Coffin Cruisers club of Portland and despite the rain they brought out about 13 hearses of varying age and styles. I didn’t see it until a few had dispersed but pretty cool to see darkening up the otherwise hippie-ish part of town. The show was cool. Missed the first band but Hot Rod Carl was pretty damn good. Antiworld was up third and I thought they sounded a little more rocking than normal. They are quite possibly some of the nicest people we know and we don’t get to play with them enough. Our set was uneventful and that’s a good thing. Pretty solid, no major mistakes, all good as the kids used to say. Sado-Nation was last and really caught all of us off guard. They started in 1982 and completely and totally rock. Seriously the guitar player was amazing and despite being several years older than us (and we’re old) I think they had just as much energy as we did on stage, quite possibly more. Very impressive and I’d like to see them again for sure. Thanks to all who attended and to Mt Tabor and Antiworld get getting us on the show!
Slow month fo’ sho’
Well, it’s kind of been a bummer of a month. The split CD still isn’t done, the August tour might be postponed until later in the year and due to personal schedules we’ve only got one show in June and three in July. Slow going is an understatement. The good news is the weather is changing for the better, Eric and Dustin are up to the hard level in Guitar Hero, Justin has a new dog and Dave is expecting a new two legged addition to his family! We’re on a new compilation called ‘Corruption Of American Youth’ on Crash Assailant Records. Also, we appeared in the first Scene Not Herd sampler CD out of Longview, WA. Both are worth the look up. Good stuff! Oh yeah, we still have shirts for sale here.
Show Journal 2007-05-18
Ok, now that was a pretty fun show. I would even dare say it reminded me of the “good old days” of Longview shows. Lots of kids just there to see some decent live music which was a welcome change from the dwindling attendance over the past few years. I guess if you have Broadway Calls in your hometown why would you bother seeing anyone else? I wouldn’t. Anyway, solid lineup, solid crowd, solid show. Bowels? Not so much. One way mule was not what I expected. They had a very diverse sound and lots or refreshingly original guitar parts and sounds that went from radio friendly rock to metal to punk. Pretty cool stuff. It was great to finally see Dead Fucking Serious play featuring Sam and Chris from EPD/This Day’s End. The song were definitely abrasive enough to be worthy of containing the f-bomb in their band name. It was an awful lot of hostility from a frontman short one testicle. Maybe that explains it? Our set was fun. Justin went through broken strings on both guitars and couldn’t work his strap for at least one whole song but what else is new? All in all we had a very fun time playing. Jackmove was up last and killed it like always. I always forget how incredibly bad ass they are until I see them again. They are kind of like Zeke but a little catchier. Very cool night so thanks to the usual suspects who always show us a good time in Longview.
May Update
First off apologies to anyone who came to see our show at the Ash Street last week. We hate cancelling shows but every once in a while it happens. I think is only our 4th last minute cancellation so that’s not too bad of a track record. Anyway, a few items of interest for those who are interested. We’re about 80% of the way done with our new songs for our upcoming split with The Independents. Only thing left are a few guitar clean up’s and completing the vocals. The tracks sound good and we’re excited to hear the finished product. The tentative release date is August. After a six month wait we finally have some new merchandise. First off are two new shirt designs. One has a picture of Justin’s broken guitar and the second is another creepy cat from an older button design. We finally got about 2000 new stickers that we borrowed from the back of our last t-shirt design. Last item up are some new guitar picks. They are actually Eric’s personal stash (note the huge size) but if anyone wants some you can find this and all the other items on our merchandise page.
Show Journal 2007-04-28
Shows in Salem are always pretty fun and tonight was one of the best ones yet. Unfortunately The Crawlers cancelled which was a bummer since everyone has been saying they are great. Rather than starting later the venue had everyone start early which was a bit odd. Speaking of the venue, the Ike Box is awesome. It was hard to put a finger on what was unique about it but it turns out the building used to be a funeral home. The upstairs décor is pretty creepy looking and the owner said the original equipment is still down in the basement. Next time we’ll have to get a tour. Anyway, we got there at 7:15, loaded in and Accidental Gun Death had started by 7:30. I know I’m getting old because I now get excited by shows that end early. Anyway, AGD was awesome as usual and have always been one of the most entertaining and rocking bands I’ve ever seen. We played second and it was pretty good. People moved and we were left a bag of Swedish Fish on stage so I can’t complain. Nothing too memorable other than Dave announced ‘Lost At Sea’ was about pirates and sea men. Say it fast and you’ll see why it was just a little wrong. The Casketeers were last and it was probably the best I’ve seen them play yet. They have a pretty good following and Salem and it’s cool to see them get the props they deserve. Thanks for all who helped put on the show and those who attended.
Show Journal 2007-04-27
We had heard tonight’s venue was off the beaten path and that was no lie. Only Roseburg and possibly McMinnville comes close for the prize of “least accessible Grange Hall”. As usual we arrived late and unfortunately managed to miss the two opening bands. For those in the opening bands, we apologize for missing your sets. We did catch one GGTS song performed by 2/3 of the band which is a plus, because whenever we think about Olympia we think about those guys. Although we were late, our trip up did have one mentionable moment. Actually two. Somewhere around Centralia we got flashed by girls in a passing car. To quote the great poet Sir Mix-A-Lot, “38 D’s will make a man skid”. I can now confirm that statement is in fact true. Sure it took a little prompting from Justin (who offered the subtle suggestion of raising his shirt) but in the end it was well worth the effort. Speaking of huge boobs, we did catch the entire set of The Royal Tees who did a damn fine job of rocking the small crowd. We were up last and highlights included a request and delivery of Pimp Ray, Dave calling things “gay” into the microphone, the crack in the stage that could have swallowed our singer’s leg and someone’s rancid body odor that 3/4 of our band assumed was Dave. Thanks to Kevin for setting up the show the Tees for just being the Tees.
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