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I will follow
This is probably pointless, but Motico
is looking for some other bands to join us at our May 25th
Sin-é
show. I dunno why playing at this club has been such a chore,
but some weirdness always seems to come up. Due to cancellations,
Motico is the only band booked for that night (a Wednesday),
and I don't think we're quite ready to fill a 4-hour time
slot yet (although we could do an extra-long version of "Home
of the Buzzard" that could get us halfway there). So
if you know of any bands that would agree to a show at such
short notice, gimme a holler.
I guess I should point out that when the booker contacted
me about finding more bands, she said she only wanted bands
that have a "following." This seems a real case
of "beggars can't be choosers," but I guess those
are the guidelines. The thing is, I don't think we have a
following, more like a few nice people who come out to our
shows. It's kind of frustrating having to think about this,
I mean, how does a band get an audience without playing a
bunch of shows first? Yes, I suppose if a band gets incredible
word of mouth from the get-go then the kids come out in droves,
but that's not very realistic. Even the Strokes played to
a lot of empty rooms when they started. Of course, when they
hit, things started to snowball pretty fast, but unless you've
got enough dough to hire a publicity team, you pretty much
have to rely on stamina. Or Buzz taking his shirt off during
drum solos. That would pack 'em in.
All of these backroom antics are pretty annoying, but at
least it shouldn't affect the show itself, whatever it will
be. When I find out what time we're going on, I'll start hyping
it for real, and you can forget all of this whining. But still,
if anybody knows any bands who can get a few people out to
see them, lemme know. I asked Lightning
Bolt if they wanted to do it, but I'm not too optimistic.
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Thursday,
May 12, 2005 at 10:23:32 (EDT) |
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I'm an original species
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So these Savannah
cats are gaining in popularity, especially in
urban areas. They're crossbreeds of a wild African cat called
a Serval and a regular housecat. They get the cool markings
of the wild cat, and some of the size (up to 35 pounds), but
they're supposedly docile like housecats. The article doesn't
really get into whether they're safe to own or not, but officially
they're illegal in this town. Then again, ferrets are illegal
here, too. Regardless the legality or safety of owning such
animals, this crossbreeding notion has finally put to rest
a certain question of origin that I've had for years. [via
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Wednesday,
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The habit that kicks itself
 The
seeds of intent have come to fruition. Read
Josh's article about our trip to Herman's Place, complete
with a photo of José's big mug as he just begins to get
his drinking groove on. Josh wanted to hit this bar because
it was shutting down for a month and a half the next day. Too
many violations, including underage drinking and various drug
arrests, led to its suspension, so he thought we should check
it out. He's right; the facts of the place are much less romantic
than what one imagines when you hear about all the law-breaking
going on. At least while we were there, it was just another
cheap bar, nothing special and not particularly threatening.
We would probably have been even more out of place had we not
already been drinking for hours. Mutual intoxication breeds
fast friendships, as Steve found out. One wonders if the place
isn't just a whipping boy for the local cops, who certainly
could find something more illegal going on in Atlantic City
than some kid buying a Coors Light (Coors Light, by the way,
is a crime in itself). What I wanna know is, what kind of drugs
were being proffered in this establishment. Do people still
smoke crack?
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Tuesday, May
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when your hair's combed right and your pants fit tight
Did I tell you guys I'm writing stuff for the NY
Press again? Despite still not having been paid for last
year's piece, I am again submitting my heart & soul to the
corporate juggernaut that is the Press. Actually, I will be
paid for that old thing soon, just not what I was originally
promised. Since they've had a lot of management shake-ups there
recently, they're blaming all their current fiscal woes on the
previous regime. Yeah guys, I'm sure you'll handle things better
this time around.
But at any rate, instead of babbling about bands and such
here as I have done in the past I will now reach a slightly
larger audience with my musings on what bands are good or
whatever. I mean, it's not like I'm writing huge columns like
Bernstein
does, but at least I get my own little two inches of space
to tell people about the bands I see all the time.
And since the Press' web version has not quite stepped up
to what is contained in the print edition, I'll publish my
little pieces on my long-unused music
blog. So far I've had two previews published, about the
Giraffes
and Oneida.
Tomorrow there shall be one slightly longer article about
The Forms.
This should pump a little new life into the music aspect of
my site, plus result in untold schmoozability! That's right
bands, if you want me to write about you in this highly influential
paper, let's get on with the schwag! I'm talking free records,
guestlists, sandwiches ... whatever it takes to make me like
your awful, awful music.
Which reminds me, my own band is playing in a couple of weeks?
Would it be ethically unsound for me to write about Motico?
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