Will this be the only chance to see Guignol & MIschief Brew playing together as a five-piece, songs from the new full-length collaboration "Fight Dirty"? Only time will tell...

Dec. 16 - AS220
115 Empire St
Providence, RI

Dec. 17 - Shea Stadium, Bushwick, Brooklyn
20 Meadow Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn (bet. Bogart & Waterbury, L to Grand)
http://www.myspace.com/sheastadiumbk

Dec. 18 - Ottobar
2549 N Howard St.
Baltimore, MD

Dec. 19 - Strange Matter
929 W. Grace St
Richmond, VA
 
Dec. 20 - The Barbary
951 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA
(w/ Mirror and Wires)

Artwork by Kana Philip

Hey everyone -

Thanks to Defiance, Ohio for a great few shows. Photos and a review of the Europa show in Greenpoint are here:

http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/index.php/2008/08/26/state-lottery-uke-box-guignol-defiance-ohio-europa-greenpoint-bk/

Been poking around the net...


No Front Teeth webzine:


"GUIGNOL / NANUCHKA- 'DRINK THE BEST WINE FIRST' SPLIT CD
I can't explain how blow way I was with this split... I was expecting
to
like it because I really go for the Fistolo style and sound but this
knocked
me back! GUIGNOL are desribed as 'mad marionette music' and NANUCHKA
are
defined as 'Firewater meets...the Go-Go's' and that's it...I don't even
want
to expand on those perfect characterizations so instead I'll just tell
you
that both bands, bust especially GUIGNOL instantly struck a chord with
me
that ran deep and shot me back to my childhood listening to my family
playing Neapoletan music with wonderful raw energy that I truly believe
influenced me and guided me into punk rock...that raw urgency, energy
and
power. Excellent stuff here that is honestly a rare treat and exactly
what I
need."


Artnoise


"...by operating within the realm of centuries-old European traditions and then taking that music into a punk setting, they've created something that sounds at once completely familiar and completely new."


Hussieskunk


"Guignol plays the real deal gypsy music... The scary kind of music, the type where you know you are being cursed for looking at the circus carnie the wrong way... It's interesting, but I felt as though I was being watched as I listened to the tracks... Those gypsies, you can never tell about them, they're always watching and looking to use their gypsy powers..."



either/or


"...it'll confuse your friends if you put it on in the car (I know this from experience)."

Well how about this: "Salt Chunk Mary Fight Song", from the first record, will be on the Russia episode of MTV's "Wildboyz". Look for it on endless reruns...

We are pleased to announce that Guignol will be writing the soundtrack to the film "Showman: The Life and Times of Ward Hall", a documentary about the life of the famous sideshow pioneer. Check out the trailer here.

Guignol in the NYTimes! Check out Ben Sisario's article and Nina Roberts' photo essay "Rise of the Gypsy Punkers" from the July 7 Arts cover.

Guignol in London Times! Guignol was featured in a Times of London story on the NYC gypsy-music scene. Read it online here or check out the scan with pictures of Franz and the Hungry March Band.

The Guignol/Nanuchka split "Drink The Best Wine First" is now available, from the website, at shows, by emailing us at franz_nicolay@yahoo.com, or for download at Interpunk. The Mehanata "New York Gypsymania" 2-disc compilation is out, featuring Guignol as well as Gogol Bordello, Balkan Beat Box, Luminescent Orchestrii, Yuri Yunakov, and many, many more. The self-titled full-length is always available from the fine folks at Third Story.