It’s been a while since I did one of these so it maybe lengthy. Actually I did one but stupid myspace lost it after I typed out a bunch of shit…Anyway….
Records.
The Riverboat Gamblers, whom I know you all know I love, have a new record out, Underneath The Owl. It is, of course, amazing! The new line up is solidified, and sound great. Julie and I caught them on two AZ shows, and of course, they blew everyone away. If you got that 7” from To The Confusion, the unreleased b-side, Keep Me From Drinking was re-recorded and sounds amazing. Go buy it, go see them, be happy. 180 gram black vinyl w/download card.
Speaking of the Gamblers, Ian of RBG and Pat former bassist have a side band called Broken Gold, and a 7” on Good Friends records. Great record of the Replacements/Jawbreaker style, gold with blue splatter vinyl download code as well. Get it, Vinyl Collective sells it.
Radio Crimes, feat. Alex Empty of Lucky Stiffs & the Half Empties, have a beautiful 10” ep available form May Cause Dizziness Records. It’s a four song E.P. that mixes Alex’s hooks with The Jam style rock. It’s fuckin’ great, and they play their record release Sat. June 13th @ Jugheads with Casket Life.
Rumspringer, oh god Rumspringer! This is the best new band in Arizona! Mikey Wretch and Matt Dobbins play the old dudes to two young fellas from Streetside Prophet. SP was one of the more under appreciated AZ bands, and I was sad to see them break up. Until two of the raddest dudes in AZ agreed to play the rhythm section, and good god damned you have to hear it. They have a 10” out that is amazing. Think bay area 90’s pop punk, but with a little more Off With Their Heads or Scared Of Chaka thrown in….Amazing! Trust me!
Websites/Bored at work…..
Have you noticed that in at least east valley we finally got on Cox Cable the MLB network? It is amazing! The other day before work I watched Shea Goodbye, tons of players memories of Shea Stadium! Then a few days prior they recapped the entire 1986 season, you know I loved that! They show random games from the past, not just play offs or World Series, and even current games! The best channel ever, no doubt!
So if anybody reading this has some old issues of Razorcake and they want to get rid o f them, let me know. I am looking for issues #s 1-3, 5-7, 12, 16, 24-27 thanks.
Speaking of Razorcake they just released issue #50! The interview w/ Davey Tiltwheel is great, I may do a Burrito month myself, great idea!
Other then that, there are some great shows coming up, keep your eyes peeled for those, Julie and I got engaged, looking at a spring date for the plunge! I got a tattoo of Eldridge, cause he’s the best. Casket Life is playing more, looking to get the record out sometime, and a tour in the fall. Creepsville 666 just finished a tour, minus blizzards was a good one. They also are nearly sold out of the 1st press of cds, impressive for having done it all themselves. Their 1st video for My Baby’s A Psycho is out too, check their myspace page!
Oh yeah one more thing, check out Greaser's Pizza next to the Yucca Taproom. They have great deals on pizza, subs, hot dogs, that sort of thing. You can even order A Johnny Volume Pizza! It is of course a veggie pizza, it has bell peppers listed twice, I suggest Pepperchini's. Well That’s about it for right now, stay tuned for more info down the road….~JV!