TIRC

Doc Detroit hipped me to this band, which features the son of Steve Pohlman, the guy that runs Off Broadway on Lemp. I guess they’re based out of Portland, OR, which is too bad… it’d be nice to see more bands like this spring up right here in River City.

Youthbitch – Straight to Hell (MP3)

T. S. Eliot

“It is self-evident that St. Louis affected me more deeply than any other environment has ever done. I feel that there is something in having passed one’s childhood beside the big river, which is incommunicable to those people who have not. I consider myself fortunate to have been born here, rather than in Boston, or New York, or London.” -T. S. Eliot

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!

Check these out on Lo-Fi Saint Louis! There are actually two videos in the playlist. Here’s the first one, posted here from YouTube:

Poster by Potter

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!

Here’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.

Here’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.

Video #2 from the Oblivians’ reunion show w/ the Gories at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, Saturday, June 20, 2009.

Here’s another one I shot of the Gories/Oblivians reunion show. Recorded live at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, TN, Saturday, June 20, 2009.

This 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”!