Show Journal 2005-09-17
Tonight’s show was definitely a little humbling to say the least. Section 8 started off in a respectable manner even though most people didn’t know what to make of them. We played and although it wasn’t our finest hour it wasn’t too shabby either. Then I saw Bane and I felt puny. They were so energetic, so raw and so god damn heavy that I was amazed. The singer had so many intelligent things to say about music and the scene that it bordered on inspiring at times. They put me back in high school discovering a new band for the first time. I bought a CD and a shirt. I’m hooked. After having our ego’s reduced by Bane we then got/had to watch Strung Out. If you aren’t familiar with them Strung Out is sort of the ultimate musician’s band for punk rock. Some of the stuff they do with the guitars is just ridiculous. I can barely even follow it let alone play it. Dustin commented he was happy to see the drummer make a mistake just to prove he’s human. After witnessing the fury of Bane and the complexity of Strung Out I felt a little bit smaller. Actually a lot smaller. Definitely a great show and although it is was initially depressing it’s definitely cool to get to play with bands like these to see how great bands can be. Thanks to Thrasher Presents and the Loveland folks for being so nice to us.
Show Journal 2005-09-10
Holy crap, what an awesome show! Highlight of my life … we’re playing a song (I think it was Rise Again) and the PA cuts out. We finish the song minus vocals and are left fumbling around on stage killing time while the sound guy tries to fix the PA. Justin is about to break into the good old “anyone know any good jokes” routine and then some people start yelling for us to play a song. It’s quickly decided by some people up front that we should play ‘Ghosts Of Monochrome’ because they know the words and can sing along. We look at each other and decide we might as well. We start playing the song at full stage volume and quickly notice the whole front of the crowd knows all the words and are singing it so loud I can hear it over the music. Amazing. Absolutely, completely and totally fucking amazing. Thank you Richland for having the most supportive music fans ever. The rest of the show was pretty great but those 3 minutes just summed it all up for me. Thanks to Dustin and the folks at Ray’s, our Countdown homies, This Day’s End, all our friends in Richland and best wishes to Cryssi!
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Yes, even more video clips with our music. This time it’s an extreme snowmobiling video called ‘Thunderstruck 4’ courtesy of bigskyx.com. Can’t wait to see this one!
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We’ve had a good past few shows and have been meeting a lot of new people and bands. If it’s your first time here thanks for stopping by. For the old school we just added quite a few more scanned photos bringing our grand total up to 751 pictures. That’s commitment bitch. Maybe not a commitment to good music but definitely a commitment to looking at ourselves. Best addition? We finally located the lost pictures from the 2002 Halloween show with Gwar!
Show Journal 2005-09-03
We rarely get to play the Ash Street but when we do it’s always a blast. Tonight of course was no exception. Switch Hitter was first and they were a pretty rad band. The singer showed up wearing a Tiger Army shirt with a sticker of a tank on his guitar and the word ‘Hoss’ (his name) tattooed across his knuckles. Safe to say we were going to like this band. Awesome band, awesome songs, nice people and the nicest “switch bitch” ever. 48 Thrill was next and rocked the hizzouse. Rumor has it, it was their first show but you would have never known. The songs were instantly catchy and felt like you had known them for years. Very cool and I hope we get to play with them again. Valid Effort was third. We played with them a while ago at Devils Point and knew they were pretty tough. Through the Ash Street sound system they sounded huge. We played last and did alright. We tried a new song for the first time ever that was met with the sound of crickets. Other than that the set was good. Afterwards we were greeted by the Bratwurst truck which conveniently parked in front of the club. All in all a good night. Thanks to the other bands, J Crash for his work on the show and the fine folks of the Ash Street!
Show Journal 2005-08-27
Grants Pass rocked my world tonight. Cool people, cozy venue and good bands. Best part for us that we finally got to play with Virus Nine. We’ve been crossing paths with them for 4 or 5 years and never got to play the same show. We hang out with the same friends, play with the same bands, they’ve seen us, we’ve seen them … just never played the same show. They completely tore it up too. In fact they were so good it was almost depressing. Our set went really well. A few people seemed to know the words, which was cool since we’ve never actually played in Grants Pass before. People were moving despite it being incredibly hot which made it all the more fun. Thanks to V9, Tyler for setting up the show and the dude from Bend who knew all the choruses.
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There’s a new movie teaser up at undeadonarrival.com that might or might not feature some strangely familiar faces and music. Take a look.
Show Journal 2005-07-30
Looking back this show was kind of a blur. After spending 10 minutes picking on those less fortunate that us at Taco Bell we arrived inexcusably late at around 8:30. One band had cancelled and when we arrived the other two bands had finished and had already unloaded. Basically everyone was standing around outside for 15 minutes waiting for us. We loaded in as fast as we could and setup. With no set list we just took requests the whole evening which ended up being pretty cool. I love being able to play songs we don’t usually play. Tonight we did ‘Pimp Ray’ and ‘Destination: Space’ neither of which had been performed in a long time. The show got pretty rowdy and at some point I had someone’s blood on me. Gross. It was a killer time and I can’t apologize enough to the other bands for being so late. Amazingly we were out the door and headed home by 10. Thanks to Mae for letting us “harsh her mellow” and extra thank to “The Great Wall” for protecting Dave’s teeth.
Show Journal 2005-07-29
To be honest it was just kind of a so-so show tonight. I couldn’t put my finger on the cause but it was sort of a low key, low energy evening for everyone. Maybe it was the fact that there was a big show the night before, or maybe it was just because it was a hot summer day, but it was not the typical Longview craziness that we have grown accustomed to. To add to mix at least a dozen people who came out to see us ended up missing our set. Since we just played there a few weeks prior we decided to bust out some rarities (‘Everybody’ and ‘Beachhead’) which was definitely the highlight for me. Despite the weak sounding PA, everyone had an ok time, just not the kind of energy you expect to see with fast and loud bands. Thanks to the Board Room, the other bands and sorry to the folks who drove and paid only to miss us perform.
Show Journal 2005-07-22
When you play at a strip club you expect to see strippers. That’s part of the allure. Denied. No strippers anywhere to be found. Despite the lack of skin the show was a great time. The newly signed Casketeers kicked it off right. It was nice to finally play with them and seeing each other so many time. Very cool set. We played second and it was a little weird. Of all the shows we’ve played I think it was the worst on stage sound I’ve ever heard. The stage (which hangs from chains) is so small that the amps were literally on tables next to the stage. It sounded like I was playing a practice amp in a different room. Songs that I started I couldn’t even hear my guitar. I just assumed we sounded like total ass. So we start playing and people seemed to be having a great time. When you sound like shit on stage you always assume you do in front as well. Not the case. Everyone said it sounded good out front. Crazy. Our friend J Crash and his band played third. He booked a few of our very first shows in Oregon back in 1997 and 1998. Funny that we’re all still kicking around the same places. Thanks to Devils Point and all our rowdy friends!
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