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2002-11-15 08:33lysaabi [Fwd: [idm] The Badger King]
2002-11-15 08:35lysaabi Re: [Fwd: [idm] The Badger King]
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2002-11-15 08:33lysaabiI think Dave meant to send this to list list... dave_dunstan wrote: > PS: if these guys wo
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[Fwd: [idm] The Badger King]
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I think Dave meant to send this to list list... dave_dunstan wrote:
quoted 51 lines PS: if these guys would visit SF I am certain you would be appreciated in a> PS: if these guys would visit SF I am certain you would be appreciated in a > big way. Post here and I will get everyone I know to show up! People want > this type of shit more than the psycho mash up. Great work, great singing! > > Dave > > On 11/14/02 9:31 PM, "lysaabi" <lysaabi@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > How about L.A.? > > > > Kent williams wrote: > > > >> Well I presided over a show that was The Perfect Debacle. NO ONE showed up. > >> No. One. > >> > >> And I feel bad about it not because I didn't make any money -- I rarely do -- > >> or that I flyer'ed and poster'ed around town repeatedly -- but because the > >> headliners The Badger King had no audience and they do a really job live, and > >> are in my opinion doing something original and enjoyable. > >> > >> You can hear some of their songs http://www.thebadgerking.com but I think > >> they sound even better loud and live. It's a guy -- steve and a girl -- > >> ritchey -- he holds down the powerbook and airfx duties, she sings and plays > >> a bit of guitar. The result is lovely synthesized and synthetic Pop, with > >> some > >> almost proggish tendencies ... their ear for melody is dead on, and at turns > >> they come off as a less jokey The Might Be Giants, and a warmer, less > >> bug-eyed Devo. Or like Kid 606 discovered song writing ... I don't know. You > >> substitute your own Record reviewer Oxymoron... > >> > >> But anyway they are playing ALL OVER THE PLACE -- all you out there who > >> live in towns like DeKalb IL, North Manchester, In, Ithaca NY, and > >> Jacksonville > >> FL who are always saying nothing interesting comes to your town, go check > >> out the tour schedule and represent. And they're playing places like > >> Cambridge, Brooklyn, and Baltimore for all you urban bohos ... > >> > >> And you Texans step up -- they have a show at Rubber Gloves in Denton on > >> 12/4, > >> but are looking for someplace to play in Austin, Houston, and El Paso. > >> They'd even do a house party. Surely you can get more people in your living > >> room than I was able to get up to Gabe's for them... > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
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2002-11-15 08:35lysaabium... THE list going away now Lisa b lysaabi wrote: > I think Dave meant to send this to l
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um... THE list going away now Lisa b lysaabi wrote:
quoted 59 lines I think Dave meant to send this to list list...> I think Dave meant to send this to list list... > > dave_dunstan wrote: > > > PS: if these guys would visit SF I am certain you would be appreciated in a > > big way. Post here and I will get everyone I know to show up! People want > > this type of shit more than the psycho mash up. Great work, great singing! > > > > Dave > > > > On 11/14/02 9:31 PM, "lysaabi" <lysaabi@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > How about L.A.? > > > > > > Kent williams wrote: > > > > > >> Well I presided over a show that was The Perfect Debacle. NO ONE showed up. > > >> No. One. > > >> > > >> And I feel bad about it not because I didn't make any money -- I rarely do -- > > >> or that I flyer'ed and poster'ed around town repeatedly -- but because the > > >> headliners The Badger King had no audience and they do a really job live, and > > >> are in my opinion doing something original and enjoyable. > > >> > > >> You can hear some of their songs http://www.thebadgerking.com but I think > > >> they sound even better loud and live. It's a guy -- steve and a girl -- > > >> ritchey -- he holds down the powerbook and airfx duties, she sings and plays > > >> a bit of guitar. The result is lovely synthesized and synthetic Pop, with > > >> some > > >> almost proggish tendencies ... their ear for melody is dead on, and at turns > > >> they come off as a less jokey The Might Be Giants, and a warmer, less > > >> bug-eyed Devo. Or like Kid 606 discovered song writing ... I don't know. You > > >> substitute your own Record reviewer Oxymoron... > > >> > > >> But anyway they are playing ALL OVER THE PLACE -- all you out there who > > >> live in towns like DeKalb IL, North Manchester, In, Ithaca NY, and > > >> Jacksonville > > >> FL who are always saying nothing interesting comes to your town, go check > > >> out the tour schedule and represent. And they're playing places like > > >> Cambridge, Brooklyn, and Baltimore for all you urban bohos ... > > >> > > >> And you Texans step up -- they have a show at Rubber Gloves in Denton on > > >> 12/4, > > >> but are looking for someplace to play in Austin, Houston, and El Paso. > > >> They'd even do a house party. Surely you can get more people in your living > > >> room than I was able to get up to Gabe's for them... > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
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