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City: North Haven
State: Connecticut
Country: US
Signup Date: 11/21/2004

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Tuesday, August 04, 2009 

Check out this short interview Andre did Chip McCabe. Includes some info on where we're heading.

thanks
-Murdervan

http://www.examiner.com/x-11991-Hartford..-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Murderv..an-are-driving-to-the-top-of-the-heavy-m..usic-mountain

Tuesday, June 09, 2009 

Current mood:  awake


http://www.prisonplanet.com/

http://www.infowars.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20EIt4QYsI&feature=PlayList&p=0F393C32003ED7B9&index=0&playnext=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP_AdVVKFdM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk7htWPF874

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAS4TIYF68A

http://www.givemeliberty.org/

http://www.usconstitution.net/

Take the time....educate yourself...research the information presented and make intelligent decisions. Because knowing is half the battle...hahaha. Not all may agree, that's fine....not all the information maybe true, that's fine as well. The underlying truth is that we all have a stake and say in our future here on this planet and the more informed we are the better decisions we can make.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 
"...though I'm sure it's not the first
time they've been in the New Haven
Advocate, just the first time I
remember seeing one of my photos
used. Not that I was given a photo
credit or anything, though that's not
a big deal. Like the Advocate was
supposed to know; they think The
Reducers are still punk rock.
Support your local fuck-ups!
Listening to Murdervan takes me back
 to the Connecticut hardcore scene
circa '86, when the scene elders wanted
everyone to believe that bands like Bad
Attitude (battitude!) and the reformed
C.I.A. were going to move beyond thrash
into something heavier, and show us all
how to rock. That didn't happen, obviously,
but I think Murdervan are finally pulling off
what those bands were trying to accomplish
-- heavy rock that's a step or two beyond
hardcore, but still very, very good.
"The Scraping" is probably the best song
off Murdervan's most recent CD, or at least
it's my personal favorite, especially live when
it takes on a whole new form of punishment."
---Dave Zukauskas





"On Friday night, just as it was starting to snow
pretty bad, I saw Murdervan take the stage down
at Wallingford's charming hole in the wall, Cherry
St. Station. The scene was hauntingly familiar.
Their singer, dressed in a plaid-print shirt,
stomped on a pedal board was literally a slab
of wood from which his pedals fell off and got
kicked. Their burly, sweaty drummer flung himself
at a kit that was being held in place by a length
of 2x4. They took heavy rock songs and pulled them
apart like taffy into droning, wailing chunks of
elastic feedback. Suddenly it struck me: this is
grunge. Pure, unabashed, un-retro, neither an
homage nor an anachronism. I can only approximate
— I was a tween trading in his dad's Allman Brothers
tapes for Pearl Jam when the first wave of grunge hit
— but I have a sneaking suspicion that catching Green
River or Tad in a divey Seattle club had the same
wonderful rock 'n roll reek."
--Dan Barry, Hartford Advocate




----"I'm almost willing to bet that Murdervan
own a couple of records by Black Flag, and
maybe "Total Recall" too.....Any rock this
straight-up heavy that reeks of bad pot
(but in a good way) yet still isn't so completely
full of it own shit is worth keeping around for any
number of reasons, not the least of which is,
Murdervan sound friggin' great when played good
and loud through a car stereo.
This isn't really stoner metal, though-- more like
Leatherface meets Thin Lizzy (okay, so maybe that
does describe stoner metal), and if someone asked me
 which Connecticut band I like the most out of the
ones from right now, I'd probably say Murdervan."
- BRUSHBACK




"Murdervan are a grunge band. I don't think there's
any denying that. It's as if they were somehow sent
here through some time/space vortex from Seattle
1990. They are good, though. Even when falling down
drunk by the end of the set."


--King David




----"Murdervan wasted no time after a brief 30-
second soundcheck, saying "Can we just start playing
now?", and then immediately tore into a shortened
set that was fast and loud as hell. Like the guy from
Beware The Hippie Menace said, Murdervan almost
always sound like they're ready to fall apart. For a band
that can build a pocket about as well as anybody,
they have this way of playing extremely loose, while
still sounding incredibly tight... yeah, whatever that means.
If you go see 'em, you'll find out."

-  onebaseonanoverthrow.blogspot.com






"I personally didn't like the opener "Murdervan."
They really really really really sucked."


--Eagles Of Death Metal fan. hahaha






"Murdervan: Dumb name, great band. It's a winning
mix of Motorhead's velocity and grit, punk's who-cares
attitude and a smidge of psychedelia."


-Columbus, OH Dispatch






"I would have to say that Murdervan’s new EP
is a gem, well, maybe a piece of coal on its
way to becoming a diamond. Its a very tight
yet rough sounding recording, its crisp. The
lyrical content is slightly reminiscent of CKY
and in some instances the sound reminds me
 of old school Soundgarden, and is nostalgic
of all that good heavy rock bordering hardcore
punk that you grew up listening to, it even has
a metal feel at times; as you see I don’t know
what genre to attempt to put this one in. Regardless,
Shauns wailing guitar riffs and vocals, backed by
Andre’s solid bass lines and Adonis’ drums, make
for a very pleasantly heavy listening session.
The band actually asked me to knock them a bit
in the review when I asked if it would be ok to do
one, but its hard, I refuse to review a band that I
don’t enjoy listening to. You guys are much better
at what you do in my opinion than a lot of other
“punk rockers” around here. Cheers! give “Jaundice”
a listen."


--we have no idea who wrote this review






"MurderVan is a bit too much for myself as well....
The drummer has a short fuse. I would hate for him
to think I was giving him a cross look and end up
catching a drumstick in the eye or something...."


- Some tool on the Breakfast.info message board...hahaha

Friday, October 26, 2007 

Current mood:  tired

Sep 20 2007 8:00P The Smiling Moose - with Bloarzeyd/All Hail! Dischordia- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sep 21 2007 8:00P Bernie's Distillery - with Bloarzeyd-Columbus, Ohio
Sep 22 2007 8:00P Indy CD & Vinyl-with Bloarzeyd-Indianapolis, Indiana
Sep 23 2007 8:00P Howard's-with Bloarzeyd-Bowling Green, Ohio
Sep 24 2007 8:00P Moe's Tavern-with Bloarzeyd-Muncie, Indiana
Sep 25 2007 8:00P Lemp Arts - with Bloarzeyd-St. Louis, Missouri
Sep 27 2007 8:00P Vaudeville Mews - with Medic Medic!-Des Moines, Iowa
Sep 28 2007 8:00P Big V's - with JUCIFER-St. Paul, Minnesota
Sep 29 2007 8:00P The Aquarium - with JUCIFER-Fargo, North Dakota
Oct 1 2007 8:00P The Funhouse-Seattle, Washington
Oct 2 2007 8:00P Sabala's at Mt. Tabor-Portland, Oregon
Oct 3 2007 8:00P Red, White and Brew Pub-Redding, California
Oct 4 2007 8:00P Annies Social Club-San Fran, California
Oct 5 2007 8:00P The Clinic-Santa Ana, California
Oct 10 2007 8:00P Bunkhouse-Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct 11 2007 8:00P Bar Deluxe-Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct 12 2007 8:00P 3 King's Tavern-Denver, Colorado
Oct 13 2007 8:00P PJ's - with JUCIFER-Manhattan, Kansas
Oct 14 2007 8:00P Mooch and Burn-Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 15 2007 8:00P Super Happy Funland-Houston, Texas
Oct 16 2007 8:00P Room 710-Austin, Texas
Oct 17 2007 8:00P Jackrabbit Lounge-Shreveport, Louisiana
Oct 19 2007 8:00P Downtown Music-Little Rock, Arkansas
Oct 20 2007 8:00P Darkroom-Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Oct 21 2007 8:00P The Bar-Metairie, Louisiana
Oct 23 2007 8:00P The Peacock Room-Orlando, Florida
Oct 24 2007 8:00P Transitions (skatepart of tampa)-Tampa, Florida
Oct 26 2007 8:00P Murphy's-Memphis, Tennessee
Oct 27 2007 8:00P Old City Java-Knoxville, Tennessee
Oct 30 2007 8:00P Memories-Paintsville, Kentucky
Oct 31 2007 8:00P The Hideaway-Johnson City, Tennessee

We'd like to thank the following people/bands for making this tour
what it was...... i'm sure we forgot some names but if you ran into us, we remember you. thanks

Jucifer
BLOARZEYD
Medic Medic
Buildings
Steve Kid
Chris 'Trucker Joe'
chris' brother in denver
Mike and Sharon, the greatest people on earth
Maria and Chris
sara o.
Mania
www.myspace.com/designed2kill
Fuffalo
Finn
Lucabrazzi
Three Weeks Clean
The Dick Dusters
Everyone at Annie's Social Club
Apocalypse A Go-GO
Asphalt
Six Six Crush
Big V's
Deadbird
Nerd Table
All Hail! Dischordia
PJ's in Mahattan, Kansas
Maria and Chris
Melissa
Stephanie
Phil Collins
Michael McDonald
Eyes Like Mine
Monarchist
Deb
Indy CD and Vinyl
all the people in Muncie
Las Vegas
the clubs that gave us free beer
Funions
Jeff Dukes
Kate
Travis Dukes
Phil Dukes
Spencer
Dave Disorder
fuck it....Everyone in Tampa!
and Orlando!

p.s. - we have seen some of the coolest most supportive music scenes and the people behind them on this tour. new haven needs to understand that it has some fucking great bands floating around and get with it! or just spend a night in Tampa and take some lessons on how to do things....promote, run a label, enjoy music...etc. and no, this is not an attack on everyone so simmer. just pointing out the fact that new haven could really make a mark on the map if it wanted to. maybe not. who knows.

we also found a few places/people that don't like doing their jobs:
 -keith at The Bunkhouse in Vegas
 -Murphy's in memphis
 - the 'promoter' for the show we did at Howard's Club H in Bowling Green, OH who spoke in the most mono-toned dick-in-mouth way.
 - the kid who books at the Clinic in Santa Ana, CA who after we played a   show with 2 people in the crowd, said, 'aw man, i could've put you guys on a really cool bill but i just listened to your stuff right before theshow....sorry'   
emo kids should not run clubs/garages that they pass off as clubs online.

that's it for now.