I just had to share this with everyone; it’s just great on so many levels. This is the original video that Bill Streeter found on the Internet Archive that he used for a little promo on his two Davila 666 videos over on Lo-Fi Saint Louis recently, but this is the entire thing. The reason I wanted to share it with all two or three of you that follow this blog is because of the hilariously enthusiastic bass player that comes up front for a solo midway through this tune… you can tell by his pre-solo antics that it’s going to be good. Enjoy!
TIRC List (St. Louis)- For your amusement: Album Tacos
- FW: playlist for Bob's Scratchy Records!
- Glass Teeth 7" Release matinee @ Lemmons!!!
- St Louis Shuffle Playlist 8-25-10
- bob's scratchy records playlist
- Fundraiser-type show at the South Broadway Athletic Club
- Old St. Louis Public Access Videos Courtesy Of Euclid Records
- Bob's Scratchy Records Playlist august 13, '10
- This weekend at Off Broadway
- Fwd:KDHX 88.1 FM Brunch Benefit, Aug. 14th
More Bullshit…
Soundie – Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens (ca. early 1940s)
August 12th, 2009Davila 666 Videos from Lo-Fi Saint Louis
August 11th, 2009Check these out on Lo-Fi Saint Louis! There are actually two videos in the playlist. Here’s the first one, posted here from YouTube:
Davila 666
July 27th, 2009
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Our next TIRC live rock’n'roll event is scheduled for THIS Wednesday night at Off Broadway. Yeah, sorry, I’ve been busy and kinda forgot to post about this show ’til just now. So sue me. But c’mon, it’s not like most of you reading this have that much going on on a Wednesday night in the middle of summer, anyway, right? So it shouldn’t be too difficult to rearrange your schedule to squeeze this one in… I mean, really, when was the last time you got to see a great rock’n'roll band from Puerto Rico… or ANY kind of band from Puerto Rico? So, now’s your chance. And these guys are good, too. If they weren’t, I wouldn’t be messing with getting ‘em a show here and promoting them on my website. Life’s too short to promote crap, that’s my motto… or something. So anyway, you’ve got this great band from Puerto Rico, they’re called Davila 666. My guess is that has something to do with the devil or Satan or whatever. Kind of a goofy name, but whatever. Go easy on ‘em, it’s not easy these days to come up with a band name that’s never been used before. So these guys play the kind of music that Kopper (that’s me, duh) really digs… soulful, trashy garage punk. Sorta like a Latin American version of the Black Lips, for those of you that need me to pigeonhole ‘em for ya. If that sounds like it might be up your alley, then I hope to see you at the show. For more info on these guys, visit their Myspace page. Oh, and if what I’m telling you ain’t good enough to convince you to go, then rest assured that ANY band on In The Red Records is one that you should do everything in your power to see perform live at least once before you buy the farm. That, my friends, you can take to the bank. Old Larry Hardy, my friends, that man knows how to run a record label.
Opening the show will be Left Arm and the Nevermores, so get there early to get adequately LUBED for these rockin’ Puerto Ricans.
By the way, RSVP and help promote this event on Facebook… CLICK HERE. Gracias!
Oblivians – Strong Come On
July 2nd, 2009Here’s one with Jack on vocals (the last one I’m going to share with you, actually). The Oblivians live at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, Saturday, June 20, 2009.
Oblivians – Sunday You Need Love
June 30th, 2009Here’s another from the Oblivians, shot by yours truly at their reunion show w/ the Gories at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, Saturday, June 20, 2009.
Oblivians – I’m Not a Sicko, There’s a Plate in My Head
June 28th, 2009Video #2 from the Oblivians’ reunion show w/ the Gories at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, Saturday, June 20, 2009.
Oblivians – You Fucked Me Up, You Put Me Down
June 26th, 2009Here’s another one I shot of the Gories/Oblivians reunion show. Recorded live at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, TN, Saturday, June 20, 2009.
Gories/Oblivians Videos from Memphis
June 25th, 2009This past weekend I went with Jason Potter, Tom Quistorff, Ryan Katastrophe and Scott Lasser to see the second of two reunion shows by the Gories and Oblivians at the Hi-Tone in Memphis. The show was amazing and we ate some great barbecue, did some record shopping and did a little bit of exploring around Memphis. I was able to capture some of the show on my camera, and posted several videos on YouTube. Here’s the first, the Gories doing “Nitroglycerine”!
TIRC Showcase Recap
May 26th, 2009The TIRC Records Showcase at Deluxe Saturday night was a lot of fun. We didn’t have a huge crowd there, but for a local show I thought the turnout was pretty decent, and it was enough so that each band got paid handsomely, so that makes it all worthwhile. The sound system at Deluxe is amazing. It was loud but it didn’t leave my ears ringing. And each band sounded great. The sound guy there really knows what he’s doing, which is a rarity these days. So kudos to the venue for that, and to Josh for just being a really cool guy. Any bar that has Rat Fink on the wall is alright in my book. And what’s the story with that place and cigarette smoke? When I walked in I saw quite a few people smoking, but it didn’t smell like smoke at all in there. In fact, even after leaving the place at the end of the night, I didn’t have that usual smell of smoke on my clothes that I usually have after leaving smoking bars. I mean, it was on me a little bit, but nothing bad. That place must have one hell of a ventilation system, that’s all I can say. Why can’t more smoking bars be like this? Anyway, I digress…
So the Nevermores CD is officially “OUT” now, and I’ll be posting it on the TIRC Store here sometime today (hopefully). In the meantime, you should be able to find it locally at Vintage Vinyl, Euclid Records and Apop Records. If you don’t see it at any of those locations, be sure to post a comment and let me know so we can get it restocked. And be sure and call your favorite KDHX radio hosts and request that they play something from it! It wouldn’t hurt to do this on KPNT (The Point), either… especially on their local music show (Sunday nights, right?).
By the way, I shot some video of the bands Saturday night, up until the point where the low-battery indicator was going off (I don’t think I was able to shoot any of Left Arm, who played last, unfortunately), but I haven’t had a chance to review any of it to see if it’s worthy of posting online. If it is, you’ll see it here before too long, I promise. I also snapped a few photos and the same goes for those. I realize I’ve been sort of neglecting this blog lately and I hope to correct that and start posting here more regularly soon… although I’ve got a vacation coming up in a couple of weeks so don’t look for much until after June 1 or so.
Anyway, thanks again to all of you that came out Saturday night and made it such a fun night of St. Louis-style rock’n'roll.
Nevermores’ CD Release Party & TIRC Records Showcase!
May 9th, 2009Saturday May 23 at Deluxe will see three local bands take the stage that each have TIRC Records releases under their belts: The 75s, who released their Stereo EP on TIRC back in February, Left Arm, whose Dissatisoul LP was the best local release of 2008 (if I do say so myself) and who will be releasing their latest 7″ single, “Electric Babies,” very soon, and headlining, veteran St. Louis rock-n-rollers the Nevermores, who will be celebrating the release of their first full-length slab, Nevereverafter. It should be a fun party and a fantastic night of St. Louis-style rock’n'roll, and I hope you’ll come out and support the label and the bands.
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