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2/28/09-----SWIRLIES---mideast up1,567 views |
| tigerdriver - 12/1/08, 7:50 pm |
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| farhad - 12/1/08, 7:51 pm |
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| tigerdriver - 12/1/08, 7:56 pm |
| the sad mac is a perfect icon for their onstage malfunctioning synth phase |
| JohnaldMorman - 12/1/08, 7:58 pm |
| watwatWAAT |
| mute - 12/1/08, 8:00 pm |
| aaaah. yes please |
| JohnaldMorman - 12/1/08, 8:01 pm |
| tickets on sale starting friday? check. |
| joelDupree - 12/1/08, 8:19 pm |
| with or without seana? |
| ac - 12/1/08, 8:20 pm |
| calling UN VILLON to thread |
| drumPILE - 12/1/08, 8:20 pm |
| for real? details please....? |
| R.Schwarzkogler - 12/1/08, 8:22 pm |
| probably without, i'd expect |
| tinobeat - 12/1/08, 8:30 pm |
| most likely without seana, but still, I'm all over this show... |
| ac - 12/1/08, 8:31 pm |
| whaz the deals w/ seana? has she retireds? |
| tinobeat - 12/1/08, 8:39 pm |
| I think she hasn't been in the band for a decade or so now. They haven't made a proper record in that time, if I'm not mistaken, but I've seen 'em a coupla times since. hit or miss, for sure, but still worth seeing. |
| R.Schwarzkogler - 12/1/08, 8:45 pm |
| she was in sypup usa and now does solo stuff. she played at PA's last spring. hasn't been in the swirlies for a long time |
| tigerdriver - 12/1/08, 8:47 pm |
| seana came back in '99 after syrup usa broke up, but not for long. i don't even remember when they stopped playing. |
| R.Schwarzkogler - 12/1/08, 8:48 pm |
| they played a while back and no one cared since it was newish stuff |
| joelDupree - 12/1/08, 8:56 pm |
| i might just go to this to see how many elderly scenesters show up |
| cripes - 12/1/08, 8:56 pm |
| i'm sneaking in sugar cookie eggnog |
| tinobeat - 12/1/08, 9:03 pm |
| last time I saw them was in '04 opening for Lilys (who are long overdue for a return to town, come to think of it). It was.. OK. |
| tigerdriver - 12/1/08, 9:06 pm |
| who was in scituate on the 4th of july? |
| crowjane - 12/1/08, 9:10 pm |
| never heard the swirlies before |
| tinobeat - 12/1/08, 9:19 pm |
| you should do something about that, cj... |
| crowjane - 12/1/08, 9:25 pm |
| who else is playing this gig |
| tigerdriver - 12/1/08, 9:25 pm |
| download the good records here |
| crowjane - 12/1/08, 9:26 pm |
| im gonna check out the taang stuff |
| tigerdriver - 12/1/08, 9:32 pm |
| Swirlies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Swirlies is a band from Boston that formed in 1990. Similar to My Bloody Valentine, they have been referred to as shoegaze musicians. Notorious for loud, wall-of-noise guitar music, as well as a twisted quiet side, Swirlies have a fondness for the phrase "sneakyflute music" to describe their endeavors. Their live shows usually culminate with the mechanical failure of some piece of equipment, the interminable tuning of Damon's guitar, or Andy rapt with anxiety by the side of the stage. They have been known to inadvertently break things in hotel rooms and rent-a-vans, and are particularly skilled at signing undesirable (for the band) contracts with people they barely know. These activities have earned them a "bad-boy (and girl)" image in the music industry, thus sending them into such a state of financial ruin that several members have gone on to pursue more lucrative graduate student stipends. Swirlies released a series of EPs and four albums on the Taang! label before moving on to Bubblecore Records for 2003's Cats of the Wild Volume 2. A handful of singles have also appeared through Slumberland, Pop Narcotic, Simple Machines, Nervous, and others. The band has also released a number of cassettes, CDs, and downloadable albums on its Sneakyflute Empire label, including a rock opera addressing harbored feelings of enmity towards Meg Zamula. Orthogonal to the Zamula affair, bass player and keyboardist Andy Bernick releases Swirlies-related and other material on the Richmond County Archives ur-label, whose guiding principle is the collection and presentation of free music in its natural, chaotic state (NOT to be confused with "lounge music"[1]). Controversial Swirlies offshoot The Yes Girls toured the US and Denmark opening for Mew and also released a limited edition album in 2000 through Sneakyflute Empire/Pehr. Damon Tutunjian also produced Mew's debut album and have appeared on all their albums in one way or another. |
| luba - 12/1/08, 9:34 pm |
| wows! |
| crowjane - 12/1/08, 9:40 pm |
| sneakyflute music. got it |
| brokenfuses - 12/1/08, 10:04 pm |
| Sat 2/28/09 The Swirlies with special guests to be announced – 18+ $12 – Tickets on Sale 12/5 |
| villon - 12/2/08, 3:33 am |
| shit on me THIS RULES i bought seana carmady's twin reverb a couple months back, just thought i'd mention...again. |
| JohnaldMorman - 12/2/08, 5:44 am |
| does anyone have any live swirlies to share? perhaps the "SWIRLIES' MAGIC STROP: At the Salon of WBCN" live disc they mention on the downloads link tigerdriver provided? |
| tigerdriver - 12/2/08, 2:19 pm |
| i think i have a copy of that. also i need to put the live video i have on youtube. |
| bradley - 12/2/08, 3:17 pm |
| HOT DAMN. This is some freakin' good news. (and Seana released a solo album at the beginning of this year titled "Oh Tokyo" but it wasn't well-publicized.) |
| tigerdriver - 12/2/08, 3:22 pm |
| hmm, i wasn't sure if her album physically existed or was just a paid download through her
myspace. i like what i've heard of it. |
| bradley - 12/2/08, 4:41 pm |
| Yeah, it was a paid download, but you could get a burn from her as well. I think she planned to do up some artwork, but I'm not sure that ever happened. (and I wish she had... her graphic work on the Broken River Prophet disc is stunning). |
| Drana - 12/3/08, 10:32 am |
| DUDE WHAT |
| villon - 12/3/08, 10:32 am |
| haha RIGHT? |
| commiserate - 12/3/08, 10:33 am |
| wait? this would demand a visit from me |
| ElTiante - 12/3/08, 11:30 am |
| According to Damon and Andy the lineup will be them plus Adam Pierce on drums, Rob Lasko on Guitar,
Deb Warfield on vocals, guitar and keyboard. They are trying to get Tor to do some of his spoken
word stuff. There is a NY show too. I don't know the details of that show yet. |
| commiserate - 12/3/08, 11:41 am |
| ohm nevermind, NY will be where i see them |
| tigerdriver - 12/3/08, 11:42 am |
| mercury lounge |
| commiserate - 12/3/08, 11:44 am |
| Thu 2/26 - Phila, PA (Johnny Brenda's) Fri 2/27 - New York, NY (Mercury Lounge) Sat 2/28 - Our Beloved Cambridge, MA (Middle East) |
| truthserum - 12/3/08, 12:43 pm |
| dear the 90's, i'm in you. xo truthserum |
| cheeseburglar - 12/3/08, 12:55 pm |
| holy shit new york on my birthday ! yesssss |
| villon - 12/3/08, 12:57 pm |
| whitetail is opening for this btw |
| DeanStockwell - 12/3/08, 1:01 pm |
| siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick |
| tinobeat - 12/3/08, 1:07 pm |
| who's Whitetail? |
| ac - 12/3/08, 1:09 pm |
| WE ARE???? WHAT VILLON? |
| nathanhes - 12/3/08, 1:37 pm |
| this is going to rule so hard. please play stuff from blonder tongue audio baton, specifically
"jeremy parker" !!!!!!! |
| Aarne - 12/3/08, 1:52 pm |
| I will be at this! I wish Presley was opening it ....... |
| villon - 12/3/08, 8:35 pm |
| i was just kidding, btw about whitetail |
| whitney - 12/3/08, 8:40 pm |
| i would be sad to be missing this if this was TROLLIN WITHDRAWAL. |
| anru - 12/4/08, 5:55 am |
| this is pretty awesome, swirlies were a pretty great band! |
| heroicmedicine - 12/4/08, 6:00 am |
| I miss Shenzou 5 - or at least the one show they played and I saw and was impressed by! |
| JohnaldMorman - 12/4/08, 6:30 am |
| cheeseburglar - 12/03/08 - 4:55 pm (208.125.31.8) holy shit new york on my birthday ! yesssss holy shit we have the same birthdays! |
| tinobeat - 12/4/08, 7:17 am |
| villon - 12:35 am (71.174.56.166) i was just kidding, btw about whitetail oh man, poor ac! way to give a lady a heart attack, dude! |
| dan g - 12/4/08, 7:26 am |
| BAM |
| villon - 12/4/08, 7:34 am |
| tinobeat - 11:17 am (209.113.251.165) oh man, poor ac! way to give a lady a heart attack, dude! eh, she doesn't even like the swirlies as much as me :P |
| ElTiante - 12/4/08, 7:40 am |
| I'm waiting on Damon to confirm it for me but I think Bullpen Catcher is gonna open up either Boston or NY. It's been about 15 years since we shared a stage. |
| Drana - 12/10/08, 7:12 am |
| How the fuck do I get these tickets? |
| brandnewbike - 12/10/08, 7:14 am |
| is this for real? |
| Drana - 12/10/08, 7:29 am |
| Yay I got them! |
| Al - 12/10/08, 7:59 am |
| They used to have a manager named Ed Walters. There was apparently some kind of falling out because I remember they had an ad looking for a new manager and one of the requirements was "your name isn't Ed Walters." |
| villon - 12/10/08, 8:08 am |
| shit need to get tickets |
| R.Schwarzkogler - 12/10/08, 8:24 am |
| ElTiante, I re-aquired the Chicken Pump 7" recently and it still fucking rules. Did you ever find copies of that split? |
| Sandy - 12/17/08, 12:50 pm |
| how the fuck do i get these tickets? |
| JohnaldMorman - 12/17/08, 12:50 pm |
| dude shut up and go to the box office are you 11 years old? |
| Sandy - 12/17/08, 12:55 pm |
| really johnald? |
| Sandy - 12/17/08, 12:55 pm |
| JohnaldMorman - 4:48 pm (74.94.163.27) i gotta get tickets for this still fuck. |
| Sandy - 12/17/08, 12:56 pm |
| no, you! |
| JohnaldMorman - 12/17/08, 12:57 pm |
| really sandy? "how the fuck do i get these tickets?"? sorry if i came off dickish but IMAGE REMOVED - CLICK TO VIEW |
| Sandy - 12/17/08, 12:57 pm |
| Drana - 12/10/08 - 11:12 am (98.216.12.128) How the fuck do I get these tickets? it's common. and your a comedian! fucking two things with com.....fail |
| dude - 12/17/08, 1:21 pm |
| i need to get a ticket? FUCK THIS SHOW! See you there! |
| nathanhes - 12/17/08, 3:52 pm |
| i'm gonna buy it on ticketmaster cause i'm lazy. |
| ElTiante - 1/7/09, 5:46 am |
| Oh happy day. Bullpen Catcher has been confirmed for Saturday 2/28 at MidEast. Still waiting to hear if we can play the night before in NYC at the Mercury Lounge. |
| tinobeat - 1/7/09, 5:48 am |
| sick, mark! hopefully see you there! |
| JohnaldMorman - 1/7/09, 5:52 am |
| sweet! |
| skybondsor - 1/21/09, 10:37 am |
| I just discovered that you can download most of their records for free off their site: http://www.evil-office.net/swirlies/discography/ |
| DeanStockwell - 1/21/09, 12:15 pm |
| I'M GOING TO BE IN CHINA !!! As much as I'm excited to go to China ... BOO !!! BOO !!!!!! I LOVE SWIRLIES |
| jeffpoot - 1/21/09, 12:48 pm |
| cool |
| dynne - 1/21/09, 7:23 pm |
| I forgot about this chaching |
| nathanhes - 1/21/09, 7:44 pm |
| have my ticket! yes! |
| JohnaldMorman - 2/16/09, 8:04 am |
| i was just thinking about this show and thought you should too |
| villon - 2/16/09, 8:07 am |
| will get ticket today if possible |
| tinobeat - 2/16/09, 8:07 am |
| I actually might go to NYC to see Endless Boogie. its a dilemma. |
| tigerdriver - 2/16/09, 9:52 am |
| endless boogie are about 1000x better than the swirlies live. i made this thread and even i can admit that. |
| villon - 2/16/09, 9:52 am |
| never heard of endless boogie ysi plz |
| tim - 2/16/09, 9:56 am |
| why does this have the be the same night as the beat awfuls/spoilsport/thickshakes/handsandknees show at pas? ugh. |
| tinobeat - 2/16/09, 10:02 am |
| Can't YSI now, but... ENDLESS BOOOGIE |
| asha - 2/18/09, 4:06 pm |
| top need tickets |
| ElTiante - 2/21/09, 5:36 pm |
| This is a week from tonight. Some aging Chimp Rockers will be making a brief appearance. |
| MrB - 2/22/09, 5:07 am |
| I think I will have to make it out to this. Especially with Rob on Guitar, He was killer in The Wicked Farleys. Would have loved to see them with Shauna again though. |
| dude - 2/22/09, 5:14 am |
| guy from the Wicked Fahleys playing guitar? awesome possum if this sells out i'm busting in anyway |
| dude - 2/22/09, 5:15 am |
| day after helms and viva viva? wtf |
| brianct - 2/22/09, 9:43 am |
| oh man, just found out about this. gotta try and buy tix. |
| ElTiante - 2/22/09, 5:40 pm |
| Chicken Pump |
| tigerdriver - 2/22/09, 5:58 pm |
| analysts are predicting that recent economic trends will result in a second wave of chimp rock |
| ElTiante - 2/23/09, 7:32 am |
| Neo-nozzle |
| DeanStockwell - 2/23/09, 7:45 am |
| NOOOOOOOOO SWWWWIIIIIIIIIIIIRLIES !!!! WHY YOU HAVE TO PLAY WHILE IM OVERSEAS ???????? I AM CRYING ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE |
| villon - 2/23/09, 8:57 am |
| i wonder if i'll be able to get tix at the door.... |
| ElTiante - 2/24/09, 5:30 am |
| Dyn-o-mite! |
| ElTiante - 2/24/09, 10:12 am |
| Friction> Ali Baba |
| asha - 2/24/09, 10:22 am |
| see you in the pit |
| JohnaldMorman - 2/24/09, 10:25 am |
| sandy if you're lurking i hope you got to the secret box office! |
| tigerdriver - 2/24/09, 3:12 pm |
| dude, is kudgel seriously going to play? cuz i am sort of banned from going to this show now. |
| ElTiante - 2/24/09, 9:50 pm |
| The Special Guests had another practice tonight and it is sounding pretty good. My last 4 posts in this tread comprise the songs that the special guests will be playing. Just 4 songs at the end of the Bullpen Catcher set. Why are you banned from the show? |
| R.Schwarzkogler - 2/25/09, 6:08 am |
| SWEEET |
| ElTiante - 2/26/09, 7:47 am |
| Sneaky Flute Empire |
| tinobeat - 2/26/09, 7:48 am |
| hey, mark, you guys playing Mercury Lounge too? Turns out I'm gonna be at THAT show. |
| Drana - 2/26/09, 9:29 am |
| Did this sell out yet? I have my tickets, but some of my friends want to go. |
| ElTiante - 2/26/09, 9:47 am |
| No we just got on the Boston show. |
| tinobeat - 2/26/09, 9:49 am |
| Ah, bummer, I was hoping to see the 'Catcher. Soon! |
| walker - 2/26/09, 10:21 am |
| I owned this band's first LP but I can't even remember what it sounds like now. I think about it whenever I see a cite for that "Blonder Tongue" Supreme Court case, though. |
| ElTiante - 2/26/09, 11:00 am |
| too bad 'cuase Kudgel are playing 4 songs after Bullpen Catcher and before the Swirlies. |
| tinobeat - 2/26/09, 11:06 am |
| that IS too bad! dammit, I don't even know who any of these jokers playing before them at Mercury Lounge even are! |
| bradley - 2/26/09, 11:43 am |
| Drana - nope, not sold out yet. Which kinda surprises me. Kudgel songs?! Bonus! |
| ElTiante - 2/27/09, 6:11 am |
| Any philly people see the swirlies last night? |
| MRMR - 2/27/09, 6:17 am |
| Looking forward to this. Don't think I've even seen Damon since I escaped being in the band.... |
| ElTiante - 2/27/09, 6:29 am |
| From my friend Mike in Philly. "pretty great and chaotic with many tuning breaks, just like old times, really sounded like they never went away...the packed philly crowd loved em.....have fun saturday..." |
| MRMR - 2/27/09, 6:35 am |
| that's the one. will the mic stand actually be lowered to appropriate levels between bpc and kudgel? Or will it stay at one height throughout :) |
| ElTiante - 2/27/09, 6:37 am |
| As low as you can GO!! |
| MRMR - 2/27/09, 6:38 am |
| alright! |
| ElTiante - 2/28/09, 9:08 am |
| Chimp Rock is for Suckas |
| ElTiante - 2/28/09, 1:19 pm |
| yes we can |
| villon - 2/28/09, 2:02 pm |
| gonna be here with my peoplez |
| ElTiante - 2/28/09, 2:20 pm |
| SOLD OUT Sorry |
| villon - 2/28/09, 2:23 pm |
| got tickets yesterday son :P |
| nicholas3 - 2/28/09, 3:00 pm |
| if anyone wants to give me a free ticket iw ouldnt mind |
| finisherr - 2/28/09, 3:13 pm |
| I will be inside this event. |
| eepee - 2/28/09, 3:14 pm |
| the sparky and i will be present at this. |
| finisherr - 2/28/09, 4:35 pm |
| Can't go. I have a ticket. If you need one get in contact with me. |
| drumPILE - 2/28/09, 4:57 pm |
| i hope this is fun for the people who went |
| Deathtongue - 2/28/09, 5:02 pm |
| something has come up, anyone need a pair? |
| brokenfuses - 2/28/09, 5:37 pm |
| username nico said she was looking for one earlier |
| finisherr - 2/28/09, 5:41 pm |
| She already found one : ( |
| brokenfuses - 2/28/09, 5:43 pm |
| oh ok, cool, i actually just texted her sayin' you were lookin' to unload |
| ElTiante - 2/28/09, 6:32 pm |
| I think I saw her coming into the club. - only know her from pics on BLT. |
| audrey - 2/28/09, 9:47 pm |
| i wish i was here listening to the pancake :( |
| R.Schwarzkogler - 2/28/09, 10:21 pm |
| this was great, seriously ElTiante great job in both Bullpen Catcher and Kudgel. Fucking awesome. |
| asha - 2/28/09, 10:24 pm |
| sound of sebring <3 R.Schwarzkogler - 2:21 am (24.61.11.217) this was great, seriously ElTiante great job in both Bullpen Catcher and Kudgel. Fucking awesome. |
| dan g - 2/28/09, 10:26 pm |
| son of a bitch |
| R.Schwarzkogler - 2/28/09, 10:27 pm |
| swirles were awesome too. great show. |
| Drana - 2/28/09, 10:49 pm |
| I went. Hooray! |
| tim - 2/28/09, 10:52 pm |
| whatevs. |
| ksada - 2/28/09, 11:14 pm |
| sex bomb baby |
| villon - 3/1/09, 8:06 am |
| san cristobal de las casas + in her new found freedom <3 they played most of the quality jams from 'they spent their wild youthful days', i was really happy about that good show everyone |
| buttonpushing - 3/1/09, 10:34 am |
| I walked away with a Chimp Rock shirt. I can't tell you how long I've waited for that. |
| ElTiante - 3/1/09, 10:52 am |
| Made with love with my own computer, ironing board and iron. I can print some more iron on decals if anyone would like to make one themselves. They say Chimp Rock on top with a cartoon chimp meditating and below it says Kudgel + Swirlies. 4 eva |
| chrislop - 3/1/09, 12:48 pm |
| ElTiante, nice to meet you! |
| JohnaldMorman - 3/1/09, 1:10 pm |
| i really didn't know what to expect with swirlies, but i thought they played an awesome set. they should just play more shows why not??? |
| ElTiante - 3/1/09, 3:19 pm |
| Well Damon lives in Michigan and Andy lives near Washington DC and others live in NY. That makes
them relegated to the few dates every few years. They sure sounded sweet. Totally nice to meet Chrislop. We should book a night of all bands with lefties! |
| tigerdriver - 3/1/09, 3:20 pm |
| damon doesn't live anywhere near the rest of the band members, and i believe he's moving even
farther away (sweden?) ElTiante, i would love one of those iron-ons since i didn't get to go. |
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