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From:
lysaabi
To:
Kent williams
Cc:
i'd do mary
Date:
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 21:31:29 -0800
Subject:
Re: [idm] The Badger King
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How about L.A.? Kent williams wrote:
quoted 31 lines Well I presided over a show that was The Perfect Debacle. NO ONE showed up.> 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
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