Thanks large to all our friends who came to the TXRD roller derby bout on Saturday and watched us play instead of staking out a seat in the bleachers! It was great.
This week Deb is back from Germany and we’re stoked to be back together to play at the Ghost Room on Friday night.
We’ll be playing with the Dashing Suns, a really awesome catchy rock and roll band on tour from Oakland California. They have kind of a raucous garage-y sound with super catchy (we’re talking Ramones-catchy) melodies that make me think of the beach. Sounds like something you’d hear on Little Steven’s show and they should be really fun to watch. The other locals on the bill are Seaholm Electric, a post-punk revival kinda band in the vein of the Cure or Joy Division with a hint of 90s shoegaze style.
- By Mike on August 23, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Head on over to the Rockin’ Tomato on South Lamar on August 6th to check us along with our favorite nerdwavers World Racketeering Squad.
I’ll be there, I’m pretty sure!
- By Mike on July 19, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Probably thanks to the Pecan St. Fair, the Carousel was pretty dead on the weekend but we did manage to get some friends in to check us out. Also playing were the Den-Tones, a hooky classic rock kinda band full of Fenders and catchy tunes, and Jennifer Ellen Cook, doing a solo set full of her own tunes and karaoke-worthy covers like “Hallelujah” and “I Will Survive.” Tell you what, she’s got a fantastic voice.
We had some issues from the get-go: a mixer we couldn’t get to work (thanks to Bruce from WRS for jiggling the right thing — I think we ended up in mono but if you could tell the difference on that thing you get a cookie), a lack of monitors, and a little extra electricity coming through my mic. But all ended up sounding great in the end. We extended a couple songs with improvisation, Daniel and I leveled up our witty banter skills, and overall we clicked together well despite a recent dearth of practice…
Anyway, thanks huge to Isaac and the rest of the World Racketeering Squad for giving up their spot when the schedule started to break down. Check them out at the Carousel this Friday, it’s always a fun show. Oh, and if you want liquor, bring your own…
- By Mike on May 3, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Daniel appeared on Ben Hendrix’s Show on LifeJive internet radio Thursday night. He played some Sharks tunes and a few of his own as well. Between songs he fields some of the usual questions and explains the origins of some of our jams.
Drop by, leave a comment, tell Ben how much you think he’s a swell guy for having Daniel on the show. Here are the songs that Daniel plays:
- Summer Moon (which is now a new Sharks song! This one kills!)
- City Song
- Firecracker
- Constant Following Companion
- Heart Transplant
Listen to it on LifeJive here!
- By Mike on February 19, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Hello world! And hello and thanks to everyone who made it to our Rockin’ Tomato show. After over a year of practicing in Mike P’s garage, it was great to get out there and play a live show… and boy, we couldn’t have asked for a more fun and satisfying experience! On top of it all, it’s the first live show that I’ve played since moving to Austin about a year and a half ago. w00t!
We’re already learning new songs and can’t wait to play them for you all. So hang tight ’til we nail down our next show 
.
- By deb on February 17, 2010 at 4:07 am
Have a look at a few of the photos from the Tomato gig!
- By Mike on February 14, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Hi all. Fresh off knocking the pepperoni right outta the Rockin’ Tomato audience last Friday, I started putting this thing together. There are a lot of holes here still — no lyrics, songs, or videos to be seen, but at least I got something going, right? The pictures are courtesy Daniel’s super talented wife Jess (book her for your wedding, will ya?) from the Tomato show.
I also created a Facebook page, so if you’re not the type to check websites often or subscribe to RSS feeds, become a fan over there and you’ll never be behind the times.
Next on my to do list is to get some more photos up here and on FB, and hopefully we’ll get some video from Mike D’s roommate. Until next time, peace!
P.S. — If you came out to the Rockin’ Tomato, you are my hero and we love you.
- By Mike on February 14, 2010 at 2:28 am
