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4:17 PM (3 hours ago)
*Screeching Weasel*'s announce 25th Anniversary!
Screeching Weasel have announced plans to celebrate their 25th Anniversary with a killer weekend in Chicago! The festivities will kick off at Reggie’s on Friday, May 27th with a slew of bands performing over the 3-day weekend. Ben Weasel gave a rundown of the event below, enjoy!
"2011 marks Screeching Weasel’s 25th anniversary. To celebrate, we’re playing Reggie’s in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, and we’re pulling out all the stops on this one, my friends. Screeching Weasel will be playing Friday, May 27th and Sunday the 29th (a different set each night), with the Riverdales playing our only North American show of the year on Saturday the 28th. Tickets will be on sale this Saturday, Dec. 18th at noon CST here. Right now we’re only selling tickets at the package price for the whole weekend – single day tickets will go on sale January 1st. In the meantime, check out the line-up! We’re still working on our 2011 show schedule, but I wanted to let you guys know about this one now because it’s too good to wait."
FRIDAY MAY 27th
SCREECHING WEASEL
TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET
ZATOPEKS
SHOT BAKER
CHINESE TELEPHONES
THE JETTY BOYS
SATURDAY MAY 28th
RIVERDALES
CHIXDIGGIT
KEPI GHOULIE
KURT BAKER
THE VISITORS
THE SUGAR STEMS
SUNDAY MAY 29th
SCREECHING WEASEL
THE QUEERS
THE MANGES
THE SOVIETTES
(TO BE ANNOUNCED)
THE STEVE ADAMYK BAND
The shows are all 17+. I wish we didn’t have to restrict it but with this many bands on the bill every night we’re going to need to go later than the curfew would allow for an all ages show."
"Vapid and I will be doing a DJ set one of the evenings in the lounge after the show, and people from some of the other bands will be doing them the other nights. See ya there!" Don't just sit around in your Walton Street flat... Get out and ROCK!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The Pigman Talks about his Tribe
A genetic Am uh ree kuh o' d future.
Work with folks from all over.
Muh hood was diverse when I moved in, pert near ten years ago.
Lotta Indians moving in; of the reservation continent India.
Not necessarily a bad thing; my next door neighbor is an awesome human being.
But it precipitated a thought that by the time my kids retire, this changing
country will further morph.
And so, genetically thinking into the future, the oft-used term
"Caucasian-American", will lose its prominence in vocabulary and journalism.
Folks, we will soon be and as we are soon becoming, if not already, we are:
Blackasiandiahonkey
Redyellowblacknwhitey
CrackerNawordasian
AfricanasiaNancaucasianAmerican
Slimjewstian
Icouldgoonandonadinfinitum
Ciao 4 now; gotta go bro.
the Pigmon
Work with folks from all over.
Muh hood was diverse when I moved in, pert near ten years ago.
Lotta Indians moving in; of the reservation continent India.
Not necessarily a bad thing; my next door neighbor is an awesome human being.
But it precipitated a thought that by the time my kids retire, this changing
country will further morph.
And so, genetically thinking into the future, the oft-used term
"Caucasian-American", will lose its prominence in vocabulary and journalism.
Folks, we will soon be and as we are soon becoming, if not already, we are:
Blackasiandiahonkey
Redyellowblacknwhitey
CrackerNawordasian
AfricanasiaNancaucasianAmerican
Slimjewstian
Icouldgoonandonadinfinitum
Ciao 4 now; gotta go bro.
the Pigmon
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Pigman talks The Weepies, Deb Talan, Steve Tannen and theDecemberists/REM Connection
Is it me, or does the guitars in the new Decemberists hit sound like REM?
Mash up the Decemberist's "Down by the Water" with REM's "The One I Love".
Saw the Weepies live last Wednesday night down in Little Five Points; Been a
big fan for a couple of years. Very cool and laidback show. Imagine seeing a
band at the Vogue Theatre.
Ciao main.
Mash up the Decemberist's "Down by the Water" with REM's "The One I Love".
Saw the Weepies live last Wednesday night down in Little Five Points; Been a
big fan for a couple of years. Very cool and laidback show. Imagine seeing a
band at the Vogue Theatre.
Ciao main.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead will be releasing their seventh full length on February 8, 2011. The record is titled Tao of the Dead and will be the second on their own imprint, Richter Scale Records. The album comes almost exactly two years after the February 2009 release of The Century of Self .
The band will of course be touring in support of the new album, kicking things off in Europe at the end of March on a co-headlining tour with Rival Schools and then heading out in the US at the end of April – dates to be announced shortly.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Keith Morris - New Project OFF!
Keith Morris is one of the grandfathers of American punk. He traces his roots back to the early LA punk scene, as former frontman for legendary Black Flag. As the 80s dawned, he went in a new direction with his band the Circle Jerks. I loved the Jerks because of their weird sense of humor and hard riffs.
So, not long ago, I hear he has created a new supergroup called OFF! Seems natural, first Black Flag and now OFF! He will be creating great punk until America runs out of pest control products. Can't wait to see what comes of it. A cd? A tour? Who knows, but even RAID can't kill these old roaches, who keep putting out great punk into their fourth decade. Geez are we getting old?
So, not long ago, I hear he has created a new supergroup called OFF! Seems natural, first Black Flag and now OFF! He will be creating great punk until America runs out of pest control products. Can't wait to see what comes of it. A cd? A tour? Who knows, but even RAID can't kill these old roaches, who keep putting out great punk into their fourth decade. Geez are we getting old?
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Drill Baby Drill. Is this the best we can think of?
The recent disaster on the Gulf Coast is proof enough to me that offshore drilling is a bad idea. Today the Coast Guard said the rig is still leaking thousands of barrels of oil into the water. Sarah Palin and her screachy "Drill baby drill!" linger in my mind as I watch the video of the disaster. More oil is not the answer. More drilling is not the answer. The wing nuts on the right who deny global warming as fact continue to say we need more oil exploration. More oil exploitation. It is time to move on. Fossil fuels and internal combustion engines are 100 year old technology. Time to move on. No more dead fish washing up on the beach. No more oil on the sand. No more ugly oil rigs on the horizon. Time to move on.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
The Right Ons: Greatest American Rock and Roll Band. From Spain?
You owe it to yourself to give The Right Ons a listen. If you love the gritty American sound of bands like the MC5, Iggy Pop and the whole of 60's garage proto-punk. Singing in fluent, American accented English, they have the feel and grit of a real American band. The riffs are dead on American garage rock. They are currently on tour in the US, kicking out the jams as they used to say in Motown. They have an energy and dynamic that will grab you by the throat. Glad to see these fine Spanish lads keeping the garage rock banner flying.
Friday, April 2, 2010
HullabaLou festival
Looks like an interestingly diverse group of bands for the festival. Ranging from 70s rock to country, bluegrass and soul, only the Kentucky Derby crowd could be more diverse. I would probably stay close to the bluegrass stage for such acts as Ricky Skaggs and Dan Tymenski and the McCoury boys. Dwight Yoakum and Loretta Lynn offer glimpses of what country should be. This is not the Warped Tour or SXSW. No indie or punk. More like mainstream Americana. Not that there is anything wrong with that. See info below for dates and times.
HullabaLou festival at Churchill Downs in Louisville: Three days of Heat and Music
JUNIOR BROWN OUT ON THE ROAD AGAIN
I am excited. Junior Brown is coming to Nashville. I plan on being there. Junior Brown is what country music SHOULD be. Nashville country really blows. Cardboard cutout cowboys who all look and sound the same. Same tire stuff. Same tired recycled 70's rock passed off as country. Not so with Junior. When he picks up his guitsteel, a combo of a lap steel and Telecaster, get ready for some down home picking. Equally adept at surf, blues, rockabilly and country, a Junior Brown show is all about what is great in music. Clever lyrics, virtuoso playing and a humble persona that would make Ernest Tubb proud, Junior makes the audience feel at home. I remember seeing him in Chapel Hill NC back in the 90s. The crowd had college hipsters, old guys wearing overalls and everyone in between rocking the house. He hasn't done a studio album for a while so I hope one is in the works. In the meantime, we can catch him out on the road.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Alex Chilton: Dead at 59
Sorry to see that indie rock legend Alex Chilton has died of a heart attack. He was 59. He had a career that spanned the decades and covered all bases including jazz, indie, rock and the like. I got curious about him when a song titled Alex Chilton appeared on the Replacements album Pleased to Meet Me. He was a guest performer on that recording. He was scheduled to appear at the SXSW Festival in the next few days. Not fully recognized for his genius, maybe now Alex Chilton will get the due he deserves.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Jim Bunning throws us a curve ball
Let me get this out of the way first... Jim Bunning gets my greatest respect for his baseball career. He is the only player to throw a no hitter in both the AL and NL. He is a legendary player in every way. He is, unfortunately, a nutjob as well. I live in Kentucky and am disappointed by the fact that we have two nutjob senators, Bunning and Mitch "Frank Burns" McConnell.
Bunning pulled a political stunt this week by voting to block extending unemployment benefits to millions of Americans. Here is what the site RepublicanDirty Tricks.com has to say about it:
"Kentucky Millionaire Republican Senator Jim Bunning put a hold on extending unemployment benefits claiming that his objection had to do with the deficit, In spite of the fact that Bunning voted for the 2008 war supplemental, 2001 Bush Tax cuts for the rich, 2003 Bush tax cuts for the rich and 2003 Bush giveaway to Big Pharma as well as voted against "pay-go" which would have ensured that EVERYTHING is paid for rather than added to the deficit."
Bunning pulled a political stunt this week by voting to block extending unemployment benefits to millions of Americans. Here is what the site RepublicanDirty Tricks.com has to say about it:
"Kentucky Millionaire Republican Senator Jim Bunning put a hold on extending unemployment benefits claiming that his objection had to do with the deficit, In spite of the fact that Bunning voted for the 2008 war supplemental, 2001 Bush Tax cuts for the rich, 2003 Bush tax cuts for the rich and 2003 Bush giveaway to Big Pharma as well as voted against "pay-go" which would have ensured that EVERYTHING is paid for rather than added to the deficit."
Thursday, February 11, 2010
big brother is watching you - Google and NSA working on a deal?
From the ACLU's website, this frightning tidbit:
"Google and the NSA. It is hard to imagine a more potent—or frightening—combination when it comes to the collection and safety of Americans' private information.
But just such an alliance is underway. As reported by the Washington Post, Google—the world’s largest search engine company with access to intimate details of our lives—is negotiating an electronic surveillance deal with the National Security Agency (NSA)—the world’s largest spying network.
The implications of this deal are very troubling. The NSA—a component of the Department of Defense—is an intelligence collection agency with few effective checks against abuse and no public oversight of its activities. In the last decade, the NSA’s vast dragnet of suspicionless surveillance has targeted everyday Americans, in violation of the law and the Constitution."
Speak out and stop this dangerous partnership before it’s finalized.
"Google and the NSA. It is hard to imagine a more potent—or frightening—combination when it comes to the collection and safety of Americans' private information.
But just such an alliance is underway. As reported by the Washington Post, Google—the world’s largest search engine company with access to intimate details of our lives—is negotiating an electronic surveillance deal with the National Security Agency (NSA)—the world’s largest spying network.
The implications of this deal are very troubling. The NSA—a component of the Department of Defense—is an intelligence collection agency with few effective checks against abuse and no public oversight of its activities. In the last decade, the NSA’s vast dragnet of suspicionless surveillance has targeted everyday Americans, in violation of the law and the Constitution."
Speak out and stop this dangerous partnership before it’s finalized.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Decent College Radio still exists...
I stumbled onto the Western Kentucky University station and was pleasantly surprised. They played some Bright Eyes, Surfer Blood, Old 97s. A pretty diverse list of tunes on their play list. No punk. I wonder if they have a punk show on weekends or during the overnight hours? Good old college radio. In the 80s, it was a real force to be reckoned with. Nowadays most radio seems irrelevant. Maybe there is still some hope out there. The best way to find new music is the internet, but radio stations that are adventurous is always a viable option. Rock on, WKU.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Surfer Blood - New and Interesting Grooves from the Sunshine State
Surfer Blood caught my attention because someone described them as punk. I was hoping they would be punk revival along the lines of Against Me! or Anti-Flag. They didn't sound like that, but that is ok. They do have an interesting groove. More like power pop and indie rock rolled together. I hear the surf guitar of the 60s, the Shins, and a little My Morning Jacket along with some new stuff that washed up on the beaches of the Sunshine State. "Surfer Blood are a band from West Palm Beach, Florida. Their debut album, Astro Coast was released on January 19, 2010 on Kanine Records." That is all the information I can find about them on Last.fm. Simple enough. If you want to get some fresh grooves for the fresh decade of the 2010's, check out Surfer Blood.
Southern Culture on the Skids - Countrypolitan Favorites
This cd came out a couple of years ago, but I find myself listening to it continuously here lately. What they did was take a bunch of 1960's country tunes and give the the SCOTS treatment. Turbocharged, psychobilly style. It would be easy to write off these guys as a novelty act, but they are much more. Their music rocks, and their attitude toward the music is serious (from a musicianship standpoint) even though the material is lighthearted and fun. Sort of what NOFX does to punk, SCOTS does to rockabilly and traditional country. If Southern Culture on the Skids comes to a town near you, you might be a redneck. But check them out anyway. You won't be disappointed.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Wayne Hancock goes West Coast
I love old country music. Nashville killed real country music in about 1975 or so. I like the story telling, the manic songwriting, and the twang of real country music. That is why Wayne Hancock excites me so much. A throwback to Hank Williams Sr., his tunes are so authentic old school country, you can hear the pops and crackles of the old turntable in his voice. Thunderstorms and Neon Signs was the tune that turned me onto Wayne. His music tells stories the way Hank Sr, Ernest Tubb and others of the vintage 50s era did, full of sorrow and pain. Most of his dates are out west, but I have my eye on a gig he is doing in Nashville in a couple of months. Maybe some of that old country mojo will rub off on Nashville, but I doubt it. Country music has been long dead in the Ville. I would love to see Wayne, Hank III, and Junior Brown kick country music in its ass to get it going again.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Anti-Flag getting Busy for 2010
I just checked out Anti-Flag's website a while ago. Good news is that they have a bunch of gigs coming up. They have been busy recording and should have new material out soon. The tour looks like some midwest and west coast gigs so everyone will get a chance to check them out. One of my other favorites Against All Authority has been dormant for awhile, so maybe A-F can keep things stirred up til they return. These are some of the bands that are real throwbacks to the original spirit of punk.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Louisville Mourns the Loss of Francene Cucinello
On the drive home today I was stunned to hear of the death of Francene, host of WHAS-AM's mid-morning talk show. She was 43. Francene was a middle-oft-the-road Republican, but unlike many talkers, she would not shout you down or drown you out. She would TALK with you. I called her program a couple of times, and she was ok with the fact that I am a Progressive and was against the Bush Administration. She was against alot of the bad stuff they were doing too at the time. Francene was a person with her own mind and her own viewpoint, not content to spew talking points like a Hannity or Limbaugh would.
I disagreed with much of her opinions, but I will miss her civility, spunk and enthusiasm. Rest in peace Francene.
I disagreed with much of her opinions, but I will miss her civility, spunk and enthusiasm. Rest in peace Francene.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Prayers for Haiti
It is so hard to imagine the devastation in Haiti. One of the poorest countries to begin with, and hit by a severe earthquake. Today I heard Pat Robertson say it is because they made a deal with the devil. Such callousness from a right wing nut does not surprise me. I also heard Rush Limbaugh talk to a caller today about the fact that since the US has given so much aid to Haiti over the years, the US should not do anything to help. Or maybe I misquote them both, I don't know... Perhaps they misspoke... Or maybe they are just heartless conservative nutcases who should not be given a microphone. I pray for those people and hope that God will ease their suffering. As Jesus once said, "Whatever you do for the least of these brothers of mine you do also unto me..." I see God in the face of the suffering in Haiti. Maybe Pat and Rush can search their hearts and see Him too.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Rudy Giuliani's Unique take on American History
Today at work I was watching the Good Morning America show. I am not sure why. Maybe I was concerned about Kate Goselin's new hairdo or something. Anyway, Rudy was on there and George Steponmyface was lobbing softball questions at him. Rudy says that under Bush there were no terror attacks, but under Obama there has been one. Who was prez during 9-11? Dick Cheney I guess... And that shoe bomber dude that kinda looked like a homeless Ringo Starr... Who was prez during that episode?
The great part is that Steponsnufalupagus did not even challenge this great made up history. He just went on to the next question. Where is the liberal media when you need them? I wish Rudy had gone on to state that Lincoln was the leader of the nazi party and Millard Filmore was responsible for funding the pyramids. Maybe then someone might have CHALLENGED his misinformation.
Whatever...
The great part is that Steponsnufalupagus did not even challenge this great made up history. He just went on to the next question. Where is the liberal media when you need them? I wish Rudy had gone on to state that Lincoln was the leader of the nazi party and Millard Filmore was responsible for funding the pyramids. Maybe then someone might have CHALLENGED his misinformation.
Whatever...
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Too Lazy for a 2009 Wrap up, but...
Most popular story on the Times this year was:
1 Dave Ernspiker dies
Local Louisville guitarist Dave Ernspiker died this year. Sad news, but I know he is in rock and roll heaven.
2 Agent Orange to tour
No, old punks never die...
3 CNN gives wingnut Ziegler credibility
So I blogged it. It pissed me off. I hope I didn't give the idiot any credibility by blogging about him...
4 Drag the River
Check out this band. They rock. Old dude style.
5 Polkaholics live New Years Eve show
This is THE ONLY PLACE to be on NYE.
6 Ten Essential Uplifting Punk songs for the recession
While I was laid off in 09, I dredged up some good punk tunes for tough times.
7 Dead Confederates
Cool psychedelia from the Deep South
8 Make Do and Mend
Just listen to them. They are good.
9 New Rancid CD
One of the few high spots of 09.
10 Royal Crescent Mob
When I feel old, I write about bands long dead for 20 years. These are one of those bands...
LETS HOPE 2010 is a better year!
1 Dave Ernspiker dies
Local Louisville guitarist Dave Ernspiker died this year. Sad news, but I know he is in rock and roll heaven.
2 Agent Orange to tour
No, old punks never die...
3 CNN gives wingnut Ziegler credibility
So I blogged it. It pissed me off. I hope I didn't give the idiot any credibility by blogging about him...
4 Drag the River
Check out this band. They rock. Old dude style.
5 Polkaholics live New Years Eve show
This is THE ONLY PLACE to be on NYE.
6 Ten Essential Uplifting Punk songs for the recession
While I was laid off in 09, I dredged up some good punk tunes for tough times.
7 Dead Confederates
Cool psychedelia from the Deep South
8 Make Do and Mend
Just listen to them. They are good.
9 New Rancid CD
One of the few high spots of 09.
10 Royal Crescent Mob
When I feel old, I write about bands long dead for 20 years. These are one of those bands...
LETS HOPE 2010 is a better year!
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