Show Journal 2005-03-25
Why are Bend shows always so fun? Because of a strong local scene? A variety of bands? Because everyone there isn’t preoccupied with music categories? Or is it because there isn’t anything else to do in Bend. It really doesn’t matter because Bend shows are always great. Blue Turns White was first and sounded good. I was a little amused when they said they were “on the road”, but I’m certainly not one to frown upon guilt tripping people into buying merchandise. Kind of cool to see them play as a 4 piece and still have the music just as thick as ever. Thirty3 was next and rocked as always. When we first met them (down the hall from us at our practice space) I could appreciate their music but just couldn’t really get into it. I’d go see them because I considered them friends, but never really paid attention. Then they went off to record ‘Ether’ and came back as this super human, loud and heavy, rock and roll juggernaut. I’ve seen them around 30 times now and they really do keep getting better with each show. That’s my Thirty3 rant. Your results may vary. We played last and it felt pretty good. I’m not sure how the new songs went over but when the PA is blown does it really matter? Thanks to Kaylin, PJ, and all who stuck around and rocked out.
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We’re going to be playing two more shows with our friend Dan this weekend before he runs off for a new career on the open road. We’d like to thank him for helping us write some new songs and hope these shows are a decent reward for his efforts. We’ve got a few new shows confirmed in April including a low dough show at Dante’s with the Groovie Ghoulies. Wait a minute … if Dan’s leaving then who’s drumming? See if you can identify the correct response: (a) We’re going acoustic and getting serious about our music so we don’t need drummers anymore (b) We finally got the most reliable option … a drum machine (c) We’ve enlisted a troupe of monkeys to pound on pots and pans while we play (d) We’re going to try out a guy named Dustin at these shows and see if he’s a good fit for the band. Come to the shows are see if your guess was correct!
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This is a shot out and thank you to our friend Hopper who passed away last week. He was a familiar face at shows since back in the Animal Farm days and we’d definitely consider him a friend of ours. Rest in peace Hopper and thanks for the good memories.
Show Journal 2005-03-12
Damn it’s been a while. Five and a half months to be exact. Since we are still in the midst of the longest drummer hunt imaginable, we managed to temporarily secure the services of our friend and frequent savior Dan (aka – Boutros Boutros Boutros Boutros) for a few shows in March. This was the first one of the three and it was very nice to play again. Lebanon turned out to be pretty happening and had a very enthusiastic crowd in attendance. It’s very nice to see such a positive crowd in smaller towns. The show was a blast and we had a great time on the way down, hanging out at the show, playing and watching the other bands. Too many bizarre highlights to list … Dan getting kicked out of a gas station bathroom, the tambourine, playing 3 new songs, getting some punk dude’s finger poked into my eye, seeing Ugly Litter again, and meeting a bunch of new people. Thanks to all who traveled to see the show, Jeff and the Ugly Litter folks for setting up a very well run show and every one who stuck around late.
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Now we’ve got three shows in March so come check one out. We’ll be playing some new songs which might not mean much to you but is very cool cool for us. After these shows, it’s back to finishing up what has become the longest drummer search in history.
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In our ongoing quest to make sure we play every single city in Oregon we have added two shows in March. Our friend Dan is playing them with us for fun before he runs off to school. We’ll probably show off a few of the new songs we’ve been working on. Still looking for a full time drummer though
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How’s the drummer search going you ask? Slow. We tried out some people in Nov/Dec, found someone we liked and they ended up not being able to do it. A few weeks later we find someone else promising and that didn’t work out either. So yeah, back to square one for us. The good news is we have been writing new songs so at least we can hit the ground running.
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This is a shameless plug for Sin For Sale. They added us as a featured band and we’d like to thank them for that!
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Normally we wouldn’t post a link for the Full Contact Fighting Federation but this is awesome. Our friend TJ attended the Rumble At The Roseland a few weeks ago and noticed a fighter entering the ring wearing a very familiar shirt! Check out the pics. Eye of the Tiger bitches!!!
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