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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: SXSW 2013

« on: March 07, 2013, 12:07:14 PM »

Friday, March 15th
You're So Vain 2013
https://www.facebook.com/events/342270109211322/
Vain Salon
1803 Chicon St.
FREE!!!

12PM - The Man (Chicago)
12:40PM - Traumahelikopter (Netherlands)
1:20PM - Acapulco Lips (Seattle)
2:00PM - Lola-Cola (ATX)
2:40PM - Las Ardillas (Puerto Rico)
3:20PM - Los Vigilantes (Puerto Rico)
4:00PM - Cozy (Minneapolis)
4:40PM - The Livids (NYC)

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Love Collector "Human Bodies" EP available now!!!

« on: June 13, 2012, 12:51:07 PM »

Love Collector's 'Human Bodies' EP brings you Buzzcocks meet Bloodstains Across Texas hyper-active hits like the title track 'Human Bodies', 'You Drain My Bodies', & 'Circuit Breaker' while 'Non-Stop Love' is reminiscent of the Undertones drunk on Lone Star garage punk tunes from their out of print debut 'My Baby Goes Waaah!' EP on Big Action Records.  Tracks A1, A2, & B1 on this hot slab o? wax were recorded by Orville Neeley III (Bad Sports, OBNIIIs) in his sweltering garage studio during a brutal Austin summer day in one marathon session on reel to reel analog tape.  Track B2 'Circuit Breaker' was recorded in legendary Austin studio Sweat Box by Mike Vasquez.

Buy it here from CQ Records...http://cqrecords.bandcamp.com/album/human-bodies-ep.

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: SXSW 2011

« on: March 15, 2011, 11:40:54 AM »

Free Day Show!
Thursday, March 17th
VAIN SALON
(1803 Chicon St.)
BYOB!
4PM - The Overnight Lows (Jackson, MS)
3:15PM - Mickey (Chicago)
2:30PM - Ramma Lamma (Milwaukee)
1:45PM - Squish (Chicago)
1PM - Bottle Service (Austin)

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: BAY AREA: Shows coming up

« on: May 21, 2010, 10:46:00 AM »

Love Collector is playing at the Hemlock Tavern, Friday May 28th for The Complaints record release...
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=111639112193948



We will be in town all weekend so if you can hook us up with a Bay Area show Saturday and/or Sunday get in touch!

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Love Collector "My Baby Goes Waaah!!!" single available now!!!

« on: September 23, 2009, 06:44:53 PM »

Your pal Shawn Carpetbagger here straight outta East Austin! My new band Love Collector, featuring ex-members of The Dirty Sweets, The Ape-Shits, The Fells, Sex Advice, & The Shitty Beach Boys, just released our 1st single on Big Action Records.



The snot rocking hit "My Baby Goes Waaah!!!" is on the A-Side backed with total rockers "Tell Me" and "Come Back"! You can buy our single at all local Austin record stores or through Big Action Records here... http://www.bigactionrecords.net/LoveCollectorBARseveninch.html .

We only want to be loved, join us here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Collector/273496080401 or here http://www.myspace.com/lovecollectorband .

We are playing with The Zeros October 2nd at Mohawk and November 10th with Cheap Time at Beerland. More shows are in the works! Keep your ear to the ground! XOXO!

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Music Shit / Re: Anyone Been To A New York Dolls Show Recently (Past Three Or So Years)?

« on: July 08, 2009, 11:32:19 AM »

It's just Sylvain Sylvian & David Johansen backed by generic NYC rock dudes.  Saw 'em 2 weeks ago in Austin with Black Joe Lewis who was great!    They didn't embarass themselves but it wasn't mind-blowing or anything.  I'd say half the set was stuff from their new records which are sorta dull mid-tempo rock numbers and the reggae breakdown they did during "Trash" was totally unneccesary.  Overall, it wasn't mind-blowing or anything, it was fun to sing along to the "hits", and it was two fifty-something year old dudes who managed to not totally embarass themselves.  But $40 is steep!  Yikes!  Maybe if Black Joe Lewis is part of the package it might be worth it but I would say pass.

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / The official Love Collector tour dates!

« on: July 08, 2009, 11:25:32 AM »

Love Collector on tour!  We are members of The Fells, The Dirty Sweets, The Ape-Shits, Sex Advice, & The Shitty Beach Boys!  We will have copies of our 1st single "My Baby Goes Waaah!" on Big Action Records for sale!  Here are the dates.  See ya soon!

07/17 New Orleans @ Saturn Bar w/ Coconut Coolouts, The Anasazis, and Personal & The Pizzas

07/18 Tuscalloosa, AL @ Egan's

07/19 Memphis @ The Buccaneer w/ The Perfect Fits and Tyler Keith & the Apostles.  Show starts at 6PM!

07/20 Cleveland @ Now That's Class w/ The Basement Party, The Poppets, & Mr. California

07/21 Lafayette, IN @ Zoolegger's w/ The Poppets & The Sweet Sixteens

07/22 Chicago @ Ronny's Bar w/ Big Knife, The Empty Heads, & Bundle of Fags

07/23 Milwaukee @ TBA w/ Plexi-3

07/24 Minneapolis @ The Hexagon w/ France Has the Bomb, The Red Pens, & Bird Sounds

07/25 HELP!!!  We will play anywhere in between Minneapolis & Austin!  Get in touch!

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / The Ape-Shits miniature tour!

« on: May 26, 2008, 11:06:31 AM »

We can't stand each other so this is as many dates as we can tolerate being in the same van together! Listen here... http://www.myspace.com/theapeshits . Please join us...

New Orleans Friday, May 30th at Hi-Ho Lounge!
Memphis Saturday, May 31st at Murphy's w/ Dead Trends & The Buttons!
Little Rock Sunday, June 1st at Barton St. w/ The Buttons & Older Women!
Austin Monday, June 2nd at The Mohawk w/ The Bellrays & The Architects!

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: The Urinals, Deerhunter, Pink Reason, Psychedelic Horseshit - SXSW

« on: January 24, 2007, 01:23:08 PM »

Are you serious? Most bands playing SXSW play more than once, and I've never known them to not be able to advertise the non-official shows.

Apparently, this year SXSW is trying to discourage non-official shows which they call "poaching".  Really lame on their part.

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Music Shit / Re: American Hardcore - the movie

« on: January 24, 2007, 01:19:24 PM »

I saw this a few days ago.  Some really cool footage.  I thought it did a better job of wrapping up the hardcore movement than the book did.

The whole East Coast jock thing was embarassing.  A total dude fest.

The absence of the Dead Kennedys was bizarre.  I figured they'd at least get the "fake" Dead Kennedys in it.  It seemed like they went out of their way to avoid mentioning them.  There has got to be a story behind this one.  Anyone know???

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Music Shit / Re: Joe Meek

« on: December 19, 2006, 07:24:40 PM »

Was it Joe Meek who warned Buddy Holly about the premonition he had about his fatal plane wreck, tore apart his studio looking for bugs, and spent his nights picking up homosexuals, or is that another eccentric record producing genius?

Here is an interesting Meek-related trivia note, Anton Levey called "Telstar" the most Satanic song ever recorded.

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Music Shit / Re: Beatles boots (Beatlegs)

« on: November 14, 2006, 03:14:44 PM »

Anyone know the name of the record that was rumored to be a Beatles / Stones / Dylan recording session?  It's a bunch of session guys trying to fool the record buying public doing their best Lennon, McCartney, Richards, Jagger, and Dylan impressions.

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Music Shit / Re: The Slits

« on: November 14, 2006, 02:19:02 PM »

Horrible band, reggae sux....mud titties or not.

I think they were so inept that they unintentionally created some weird new "punk / reggae" mutation.  I'm not a reggae fan by any means, but I really enjoy The Slits.  I think you'd have a hard time shoe-horning them into that genre.

The Slits reunion in Austin was really fun.  A good mix of their punk stuff, punk-reggae stuff, and new stuff (which sounded good to my ears).  I'd recommend it if you were a Slits fan.  They didn't dissappoint!  Ari Up is a strange bird!  She wore these stretch pants that had stoned-wash jeans printed on them!  Horribly awesome!

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Music Shit / Re: Manikin

« on: September 25, 2006, 08:51:41 AM »

Dude!  Manikin has been going at it for 5 years now and I say it's about time people take notice.  And it has nothing to do with hype.  Alfie is a great guitar player and Alyse & the Beej are the most rock solid rhythm section in the city of Austin.  Good stuff.

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Music Shit / Re: birthday suits: holy fuck

« on: September 19, 2006, 08:24:58 AM »

Agreed that these guys are great!  Really quite soft spoken guys who just explode when they hit the stage!  And the drummer is one of the best I have ever seen!  Amazing!