this never gets old

25 10 2008

EVER.

and by this, i mean THIS.

thank you, robot chicken.

fucking classic.

LMFAO. story of my life ;D

the gummy bear scene is one of the sure-fire cures for depression, in my opinion..

just like electric six’s golden debut, FIRE.

PERFECT.

PERFECT.

i’m sure we’ll go into greater detail on this topic in the future but BREAKING FUCKING NEWS. first thing i noticed.. the electric six site is updated with FLASHY GRAPHIX! because electric six’s 5th album just came out this past week.. secondly.. the golden dogs are not touring with electric six and local H?!?!??!?!?!?!

“DETROIT, Oct. 14 — Electric Six regrets to announce today that due to circumstances beyond their control, our friends The Golden Dogs are unable to join Local H and us for any of the scheduled tour dates. This does not change the fact that we believe The Golden Dogs are the best live band we’ve ever seen.”

why?!?!? why?!?! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“If you are in a band in any of the towns we are scheduled to visit, you may be doing the math and realizing that there are some open support slots available now. The decision for any bands that may be added to bills will be made by local venues and local promoters only. Neither Electric Six nor our booking agent, The Agency Group, will be involved in deciding who fills the vacant slots.”

there are 2 things i’m thinking.

1) FUCK. fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck. this was going to be one of the most insanely amazing shows EVER.

2) i wish THE GIRAFFES could fill the slot in NYC (11/22 @ webster hall). oh sweet baby jesus.

JDSklajsklaJSaklSjakl i don’t know what to say! this sucks so hard.

i hope all is well with the golden dogs!! sugar -n- thunder loves you!!!

more updates soon..

- audrey


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HOLY SHIT.. aka goldfinger, fun with ska, awesome people and new shows!

27 06 2008

EDIT/7.8.08
check this video from the NYC goldfinger show! you can’t see us cuz the shit is mad grainy BUT we’re totally there when you see everyone onstage singing mable!!!!!!!!!!! totally sweet! ok back to your regularly scheduled programming.. ;D

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WE FUCKING GOT ONSTAGE WITH GOLDFINGER LAST NIGHT AT ROSELAND BALLROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!

there’s no words to describe how awesome the concert was. they fucking OWNED it. insanely. they had so much energy, feldy was stage diving left and right, and aside from “get up,” they played THE OLD SHIT!!!!!!!!! starting with “spokeman” and ending with “99 red balloons” and with “open your eyes,” “san simeon,” “superman,” “my girlfriend’s shower sucks,” “here in your bedroom,” “counting the days,” “miles away” (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), and of course “MABLE”! in the middle, which we got onstage for! insane. the crowd onstage was jumping around and holding feldy above their heads — he almost tumbled off but he fell onto captain lmfao, SWEET! BEST. SHIT. EVER!

the energy in the whole place was great, everyone was jumping and dancing and there was a circle pit.. AND a kid from the audience ate a twinkie out of someone’s a$$. delicious. i was laughing too hard to catch who it was, haha.. AND the opening bands were really entertaining as well, beginning with orange county’s suburban legends — who apparently have ridiculous(ly amusing?!) choreography added to their pop/ska/rock. madd points for originality, boys! seriously, though, they were totally fun. next up was boston’s westbound train, who brought soul and ska and reggae together with that awesome old school flavor. and soul, man, SOUL!!!!!!!!!! totally, totally, totally dug it.

you know what i loved about the whole thing? AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION! all three bands we saw that night (we didn’t get to stay for less than jake) got the audience involved with jumping and dancing and call-back singing and splitting the audience up to compete in echoing the lead singer. so fucking fun! a great combo of bands but together but without a doubt goldfinger OWNED IT. when a sharply dressed feldy screamed to everyone to JUMP THE FUCK UP, EVERYONE jumped the fuck up! their bassist, kelly, is also ridiculously entertaining to be in front of while they perform, hahah ;D

NEXT ON THE AGENDAAAA..

ONWARD! »»


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back in the saddle: golden dogs, disturbed, lola staar

28 03 2008

okay so now it’s time for A BARRAGE OF RANDOM UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!

the golden dogs kicked ass at piano’s (158 ludlow at stanton) on the 20th! piano’s made for a nice little venue, decorated with long mirrors and HUGE pictures of tropical scenery. the bar in the front was packed to the HILT but through a glass door in the back is the stage area. there was a good turnout, which i was definitely happy to see, and the cap and i arrived to catch the middle/end of NYC band heavy rescue - the lead singer made me smile because you could tell that he loved being up there – he was belting out the lyrics off the mic even when it was the piano player’s turn to sing the vocals. they seemed proud of what they were doing, and it was cool.

the golden dogs took the stage as a four piece – dave azzolini on vocals and guitar, jessica grassia on keys and vocals, taylor knox on drums and stew keyduk on bass. neil quin, who we had met at the golden dogs’ electric six gigs last year, is no longer in the band (neil you rocked! take care, man!). i don’t know when the dogs will be back, but they rocked the shit out of NYC while they had the chance.

as we said to dave after the show, “you just spilled your guts all over the stage!” and they really did. the nervous energy is just radiating out of them, perhaps best exemplified in jessica’s bouncy piano playing! their set included ”birdsong,” “construction worker,” and “runouttaluck,” as well as a song the two of us hadn’t heard before called “painting ape,” the captain’s favorite, “dynamo,” and my favorite, “saints at the gates,” which got a particularly great crowd response. they of course took the opportunity to blow everyone away with their rendition of “nineteen hundred and eighty five,” which the captain later told me he never wants to end! the song is great on CD but when you hear it live and watch them drain that song for all it’s worth – classic concert moments, people.

the crowd shouted for an encore, but the dogs were beat – and i don’t blame them. the “golden dogs show is a bloodletting” comment certainly holds up. it was great to see them in NYC again, but even as they return to canada, keep an eye on these guys!

ONWARD! »»


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canada’s the golden dogs return to NYC

17 03 2008

THE GOLDEN DOGS ARE IN NYC ON THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

they opened for electric six at their williamsburg music hall and bowery ballroom shows last year, and, well, to put it simply: these canucks rocked us hard. we bought their album big eye little eye at the show, which contains the standout tracks “dynamo” and “saints at the gates,” as well as the awesome paul mccartney cover “nineteen hundred and eighty-five.”

in any case.. we’ll have more on them after the show, but seriously, catch ‘em while they’re here – they’re from CANADA!

 check out the golden dogs at piano’s @ 11 pm on march 20th.

“wanna taste it on my tongue
breathe it right into my lungs
taste the blood and sweat like wine
bite the fruit right off the vine
stretch out like you’re crucified
on the altar of my eye
resurrect my beaten soul
turn my metal heart to gold..”

also, check this blurb from the yep roc records site.. “saints at the gates” is a personal favorite of mine, starting from the first time i ever heard it, but now with the mention of tom waits and the quote “a golden dogs show is a bloodletting” (!!!!!!!!!!!), i couldn’t help but post it:

ONWARD! »»


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