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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: Radio Birdman documentary

« on: November 14, 2018, 08:26:20 AM »

Brutally honest documentary. I left the theater feeling pretty sad, but glad this film was made. Totally worth seeing.

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: Gonerfest 14 September 28 - October 1 Memphis, TN

« on: July 22, 2017, 05:46:06 AM »

Haha, no...I wish. That was just a one off thing that the Thunderroads backed Fink. But don't miss out on the Thunderroads - they keep getting better with the new guitar player who joined when they backed Fink.

Is Thunderroads with Fink?

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Music Shit / Re: Mike Lucas documentary

« on: July 20, 2017, 05:05:58 PM »

Shit...I talked to Mike about this and it was true. The guy was on tour here and his band was gonna play at the Purple Onion and right before their show, he jumped off a building and died. WTF. Crazy.

Nerd question: When I was younger, Mike sent me a CD-R (I was talking about starting a label) of Japanese lo-fi garage stuff that never came out. If I remember correctly, the story was that the guy who was going to put it out didn't sleep for like 8 days straight and ended up killing himself. So it was unreleased.

Could be. The bands were real...really cool lo fi Japanese stuff. Still have it somewhere.

He had a lot of cool Crime stories...

Hahaha, sounds like a crazy story Mike made up

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Bargain Rock V - Sat, Sep 9 SAN FRANCISCO

« on: July 20, 2017, 04:56:32 PM »

No, you can't get rid of garage rock from Bay Area. What do you expect?

Come have fun with us!
https://www.facebook.com/events/116666812294286/

Advance tix: http://www.theeparkside.com/event/288021

Do you remember the ol? Budget Rock Fest? And you thought the Budget Rock was low budget?
Be hold! We have concocted a bargain basement fest just for you bargain rockers!

Fabric House resents?Bargain Rock V!

The Fadeaways (Young garage punk in matching stripy shirts from Tokyo, Japan)

The Teutonics (Free raffle ticket with admission, great prizes)

The Mellvins (These garage rock ladies from Tokyo will make your knees shake and knock your socks off!)

Sir Dance A Lot and His Dancing, Romancing Pranceteers (As Denkinger once proclaimed here, Sir Dance A Lot (AKA Mike Lucas) and his Pranceteers is Neil Hamburger rendered in the form of?DANCE)

Not Yetis (Not Yetis is a band hailing from somewhere in the Monomino Mountain region of Asia. I think?maybe)

The Rantouls (You snooze and you miss the Rantouls. Come early before they head home!)

Midnite Snaxxx (Showbiz veterans, male members stolen from The Barbary Coasters and The Party Ice Breakers, no chit-chat punk rocking)

The Boars (Come barefoot for the foot stompin? beasts. Not for the faint hearted!)

Whateverglades (Oakland estuary pop)

LaTeenOs (?No se habla ingles?)

Durty Whyte Boots (R&B Garage Punk Girl Band from the sunny side of the bay)

Magic show by The Semi-Great Salmagundi (and his lovely assistant Jenny)

MCs Danielle (Trashwomen) & Darin (Supercharger)

DJs Sharky & Aya

Flea Market! We have some great vendors. Come early and shop!
House on the Hill CV ? Vintage clothes and more
Vamp ? Vintage clothes, knick knacks and records
Golden Rake ? they got a fresh haul of ?new? record delights!
Denkinger - he'll sell you records! And will talk to you about...RECORDS!
Rantouls - they wanna sell you cool stuff!
And more vendors to come!

Info on the pre-show on Sep 8 coming soon!

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Music Shit / Re: Mike Lucas documentary

« on: June 11, 2017, 09:56:05 AM »

Nerd question: When I was younger, Mike sent me a CD-R (I was talking about starting a label) of Japanese lo-fi garage stuff that never came out. If I remember correctly, the story was that the guy who was going to put it out didn't sleep for like 8 days straight and ended up killing himself. So it was unreleased.

Hahaha, sounds like a crazy story Mike made up

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: BURGER BOOGALOO 2016

« on: March 09, 2016, 12:55:56 PM »

FINK from Teengenerate / Raydios is now added to the lineup!
The Thunderroads (ex-Accel 4) will play their own songs in the first half of the set and Fink will join in the last half of the set to play the Teengenerate songs. I saw Fink do the Teengenerate songs in Japan in 2014 and it still blew my mind...
This will be his first appearance in the US in 10 years and west coast in 20 years. It is a one-off show, so if you miss it I don't know when this guy will be back in the states next.
http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1049723-burger-boogaloo-2016-oakland/

The BEST photo of Fink by icki!!

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Need help setting up shows in LA in July

« on: April 13, 2015, 04:26:13 PM »

Thunderroads from Japan will be playing the Burger Boogaloo in July and I'm trying to help them get a couple of shows in LA. They're looking at 7/5 through 7/11. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Discogs.com

« on: December 29, 2014, 10:03:27 AM »

I finally got burned by a Discogs user. I bought (for an exorbitant price) a copy of the Sleater-Kinney box set that Sub Pop just released for my lady for Christmas. The user had a 99.8% approval rating and almost 1000 sales on Discogs. I bought, he marked the sale as "payment received" and sent me a thank you note... And then fell the FUCK off. Just vanished. Tracked down an email and phone number -- no answer to emails and the phone has been disconnected. Two weeks later, his account has been suspended and about 25 people have popped up leaving him bad feedback on orders not received from the same time period that I ordered. Luckily, I filed a claim with my bank and they've already reimbursed me.

Be careful out there folks. That should've been as reliable of a transaction as they come and I still got worked.

Maybe the guy died or something

Yeah, I thought about that. Unfortunately, it's likely that or something almost as awful is probably the case.

yep, reminds me of the time when I was hospitalized...luckily I only inconvenienced one buyer.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: What old people problems hindering your rock n roll lifestyle?

« on: December 29, 2014, 09:58:42 AM »

also being old and responsible, I'm at work this week...I don't see anyone under 40 working in my office this morning.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: What old people problems hindering your rock n roll lifestyle?

« on: December 29, 2014, 09:47:06 AM »

I keep wondering why early shows don't happen more often.  I guess bars don't want it?

Because there is only one of you old dudes in every town that will actually show up on time. Everyone else will still show up around eleven.

kinda funny, if you're playing vancouver on a friday or saturday, there is a pretty decent chance the show is gonna be done by 11pm. they wanna kick the bands and attendees the fuck OUT and get the DJ in there, as a DJ will bring in approx 4,000 times the people. weeknight shows, though, still go late. i personally love being finished playing and out of the bar by 11. i got shit to do, man.

I love the early shows.  We've got a few venues where I know the show will be done by 11 or 12 tops. 
4-5 band shows on a weeknight is lame. If the band I want to see is headlining, I know they won't get on stage until 1, and will likely cut their set short, because band number 3 decided to play for 90 minutes. Clubs that enforce set times rule. 

The aging rocker society, needs bands to understand that the longer you fuck around, the less likely I am to stick around to see your set.

Not only that, but if you're across the bay on either side, you will most likely miss the headliner cuz of Bart. Lame.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: What old people problems hindering your rock n roll lifestyle?

« on: December 02, 2014, 12:51:22 PM »

My ears are CONSTANTLY ringing, not to mention that I can't hear very well either. If you're young and don't wear earplugs at shows, you should start wearing them now. I can't even tell you how much it sucks to constantly have your ears ringing and there is no cure for it.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Punk Books

« on: November 25, 2014, 06:57:41 PM »

inside look like this…a tiny bit more info than Wired Up,,,

Man, I can't wait to get my paws on it...

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Non-Music Shit / Re: What old people problems hindering your rock n roll lifestyle?

« on: November 25, 2014, 06:54:30 PM »

I'm almost 50, so I can't even imagine how boring I will be by 60.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: What old people problems hindering your rock n roll lifestyle?

« on: November 25, 2014, 10:43:16 AM »

can no longer read the tiny font on TB if I'm reading it off my phone. I have to blow up the screen real big and then it's a bitch to even just read one sentence.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: What old people problems hindering your rock n roll lifestyle?

« on: November 24, 2014, 05:08:48 PM »

Also, I use this for my plantar fasciitis. I think I got plantar fasciitis from wearing Converse for years. I know a couple of other ex-Converse wearing old folks with the same problem.