This was a really odd show. Two of the four bands didn't even bother to show up (Punk'n and The Oliver Twists in case you are wondering). The place was a really nice all ages hang out, but all the kids just stayed in the parking lot while the music and a screening of the film Puppy went on inside.
John was the driving force behind getting this show together. Chrsty brought a yummy cake with a frosting design by Jay.
These pictures were taken by Jim Kamp and are used here completely without any permission:
Poster by Jay Ryan of The Bird Machine
This was day #2 of our whirlwind tour of Wisconsin. A great show that featured a virtual drummer, via DVD, for Butte and guest vocal from I, Crime on one of our songs.
The Decider, article about the show
This was the first night of our Wisconsin micro-tour. The Borg Ward is an old funeral home that has been converted into a art gallery (gallery show #3 for us!) and studio spaces.
Hey folks this is Nonagon's CD Release party, it's also Racebannon's CD release party and it's also Tony's Birthday. HOLY CRAP! Bring it ONNNN!!!!
Click the thumbnail to the left for an enlarged view.
After years of flirting around the edges of “respectable” bandliness we’ve rolled up our shirtsleeves, knuckled-down, (ate some pizza), and put together OUR FIRST RELEASE!
It’s a CD EP called NO SUN that contains 6 songs we recorded in September ‘07.
We’ll be playing songs from the record along with some new stuff,
AND we’ll be opening for two amazing bands…
QUATRE TÊTE- a Chicago trio that plays blistering rock that manages to be catchy while displaying advanced math skills.
and
RACEBANNON- a blast-furnace of a band from Bloomington, IN that will likely melt some part of your anatomy.
With Quatre Tet, Austerity Program and another band whose name alludes me.
Here's a bunch of photos which I am posting completely without permission by Dave Farkas:
The other band members successfully convinced Robert to hit the road and do another show with The Austerity Program.
This was an odd night. I think this is when we got burnt out on The Note as a venue. Your Black Star was good, but the other two bands were, in my opinion, kind of cheesy. They all had hankies in their back pockets and took themselves way too seriously. The drummer for one of the two kept is sticks in hand or in the aforementioned back pocket even when he wasn't playing. Lame.
We did manage to get some good photos of me though. Here's the photos taken by Dave Farkas and stolen from his Web site (Robert had the best light):
