Fanning Dakota
There was a band who played at DBA tonight that I caught some of while taking a break from fuzz (and on my way to pick up some ice cream) called Slingshot Dakota. When I walked in the room, they were covering "Waiting Room" with just drums and synth, girl and boy vocals. Then, before launching into their next tune, the drummer said something like, "Hey, so if this song goes out to those in the audience that have been the victims of assault and sexual violence. If that's you, please speak to someone about it, don't keep it in. And the rest of us should all open our arms for our friends who have been victims, so they can come forward." Indie/punk/whatever rock is so annoyingly apolitical these days that it almost seemed like this drummer fellow was joking at first, and that really bothers me. Not that we always have to say something like this every time we play a show, but seriously, how awesome is it for a band to put themselves out there like that? I miss it.
Smog Cover - Bloodflow
You can listen to a cover we did of Smog's "Bloodflow" here. Smog is one of Emily and Travis' favorites of all time. Jim might come around on the next tour.
Others we'd like to do sometime:
One Less Star
Confederate Bills and Pinball Slugs
Bad Investment
Red Apples
Above is a picture of a Smog shirt Matt from Sisters got me on their last tour. Never seen it before.
Joyride Lyrics
We have a new song we've started playing live. It's called "Joyride". Here are the lyrics:
Car windows: broken glass
country lanes blind past
and I feel so fast
You crash your hood
I melt
caution expelled
I feel so felt
On a joyride
A nice boy
made unsafe
by your tongues and blades
seduction and haze
My father's sedan
boyhood and boy
girlhood decoy
adult toy destroyed
On a joyride.
I don't like this music, Lord
I don't like its face
I don't like the chords they turn to waste
You weren't kidding when you said baptism
I did not believe
Car off the dock into the sea
on a joyride.
WOXXXXY!!!!!
WHAT THE HELL?!
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2010/03/shocking-shutdown-woxy-goes-off-the-air/1
Fuck you, Future Sounds!
Always possible things could turn around, but in the meantime, proud to be one of the last bands to play for them.
http://woxy.com/music/loungeacts/index.php?id=414
SXSW
Us at South by Southwest -
Wednesday March 17th, 12:30 pm at Music Gym w/ Class Actress, Ume, Male Bonding, and lots more.
Wednesday March 17th, 8pm at Wave Rooftop. Kanine Records party with Surfer Blood and lots more.
Wednesday March 17th, 9:15 at Longbranch Inn w/ Sisters, JEFF The Brotherhood, and lots more.
Yes, we're aware the festival is more than one day long. If you'd like us to play some other show let us know.
Violence Doubled.
"Life and Limb" by Fugazi is creepy and catchy like nationalism. I miss Fugazi. Underground
music is an amoral void now.
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