Just thought this was cool…
I found this rather amusing:
We're famous!
We have some shows coming up. You ought to attend. We’re a good time. I promise.
The Punk Rock Sock Hop Invades Pittsburgh! Sat.11/05/2011
This is going to be one crazy show… bands, magic, a DJ spinning 50’s tunes, zombies, contests, prizes, and probably even drunk chicks. You can get free admission and some other goodies from Pittsburgh Punk Rock with very minimal effort (if he extends the contest). This benefits Free Ride Pittsburgh, and is a Pittsburgh City Paper Critic’s Pick for this weekend! Click the flyer for details, links to all the other bands & entertainment!
Locksley, Ernie and the Berts, & The Mondze! 11/15/2011 @ The Smiling Moose!
Click the flyer for details, to see videos from all 3 bands, the link to buy tickets, and check the comments for the link to a free EP called Ghosts from Locksley with a fun Halloween theme! Erin saw these guys in concert, and wanted to bring ’em here to the ‘Burgh. You’ve heard the song “The Whip”. Lets show them some love! Help spread the word.
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Solid advice. Dave is my personal guitar Guru, most likely to his chagrin. Read & learn, fellow axe-slingers:
Dig?
From now on, let’s call this “The 12 O’Clock Rule” so you can remember it easily. Next time you’re at a show, running sound, or setting up with your band… a friendly “Dude, ’12 O’Clock Rule'” should suffice to any knob tweaker getting out of hand.
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I think the bass & treble cranked with the mids to zero was a Metallica thing, wasn’t it? I seem to remember that being in a Guitar World or Guitar for the Practicing Musician article in the mid 90’s. Everyone must have read that one.
On turning the gain back and still rocking hard, I give you Warp Riders by the Sword. Case closed. You just found the droids you didn’t know you were looking for. Move along.
This is an oldie but a goodie from 2004. At the time it was the basement of the Dion Den. It was a crazy party & a great night. This set was thrown-together, and it was a ridiculous amount of fun:
☠ Misfits Tribute Set – Oct. 30th, 2004 @ the Dion Den ☠
Filmed like a stalker would film, by a guy that eventually became to be affectionately known as “Creepy Dan”, the lighting, “effects”, & continual shots of Mike’s crotch are kind of disturbing.
Misfits Tribute 2004
Image by GDS Infographics via Flickr
Borrowed this from the Ernie and the Berts blog…
We have a show coming up that you ought to make an extra effort to attend. We don’t do many all ages gigs, so this may be your only chance for a while.
This formerly had a slightly more impolite name, but it has been toned down a little bit: P!$$ ON CANCER: A Musical Collaboration to fight for a friend’s life!
A friend of Bert’s has set up the show, and it looks to be (the good kind of) chaos. Disgust in Disguise are a bunch of cool cats and it looks like there’s a really diverse set of musical genres happening, as well as a silent auction and some food & drink specials.
We’re asking you to come out, support a good cause, listen to some music, eat, drink, & be merry. Please don’t literally pee on anything or anyone. (This means you, Brad.)
Here are the details in case you missed ‘em!
When your body is your enemy, how would you choose to fight?
Join us as we take a stand against a friend’s cancer.
Help us fight his silent war.
March with us, beside him, as we tell his cancer to F@#! off!
He’s ours. We’re not done with him, yet!
The Bands:
The Place:
The Details:
If anyone has any more details, links that I missed, or a flyer, please let us know in the comments!
An Ernie and the Berts update!
Yes, we’re recording a demo. Yes, we’ve got some ridiculously excellent shows coming up. Yes, we have crazy contests. Yes, an actual album to be recorded & pressed is about to be funded. Yes, we have crazy coded messages. Yes, we have the coolest fans ever.
There’s one more thing Ernie wants you to do. Join the email list!
There’s some absolutely ingenious stuff going on behind the curtain thanks to Ernie’s sheer dedication to complete and total insanity surrounding this band and our special brand of punk-ish yet poppy dirty rock n’ roll.
We hope to bring actual exclusive news & content to the list, as well as reminders of shows, events, more merch, contests and more!
If you have some extra cash and want a crazy reward, many are still available on our kickstarter page… get ’em before Sat. Oct. 15th
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So, a while ago… I stated in “print” on Facebook that I’d like to start a band that covered Misfits and Ramones songs… as well as some from the various related bands. If this were something that I actually had the time to do, these are the songs I’d want to play:
Ramones vs. Misfits
I’d obviously like to play guitar, probably like to sing some. Maybe it can be a project that plays once or twice a year around Halloween or something. Maybe it’ll never happen. I’m sure there are some glaring omissions in my list. What songs do you like? What would you add to the list? What would you skip? Would you come see this? Would you want to be in the band?
If you’re crazy, check this out:
If you’re awesome, check this out:
Rock Concert!
This topic was by my friend Laurel the other night at the Dropkick Murphys Shamrock-N-Roll tour. I know I’ve had this conversation before with others. I decided to take it & digitally run with it. Stereotypes are generally a bad idea, but they sure are funny. A punk rock show, or really any show… is full of them. I’ll start a list. You’ll contribute in the comments.
That’s my starter list.
I know I’m missing more than a few that I see regularly, but I’m hoping someone else will think of them too… so I’m not all alone here. What about the kid with headphones? The super-fan? The crying girl? The PDA couple?
Please, leave the name of your concert-going stereotype in the comments section below. If you’re feeling creative, how about a description too? If you have landed here via Facebook or Twitter & you’re still logged in there… you can comment below with no hassles. You can also just comment w/o logging in. WordPress just asks for a name & an email address to go along with your comments, with the option of a URL.
What stereotype are you? Which one do you love? Which one do you hate? Which one are you? Which one am I? Have any comments/additions/corrections to the ones I’ve already listed?
Perhaps I’ll compile another blog with all the results, perhaps they’ll just live in the comments section… but I need your help making the list!
All kinds of stuff going on with your favorite band. Check it out…
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