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well, the whole trip was very surreal and weird. pretty much everything that happened felt like a dream and made me say to myself or someone else "is this really happening?" or "did that really just happen" or "people aren't going to believe me if i told them about this"
on this road trip we listened to some pretty great albums. which made me incredibly thankful for the friends i have that have great taste in road trip jamz. i will list the ones i brought that we listened to: -all girl summer fun band "self titled" -james kochalka superstar "spread your evil wings and fly" -they might be giants "self titled" -old skull "get outta school" -dead kennedys "fresh fruit for rotting vegetables" -beat happening "black candy" -they might be giants "Lincoln" -the violent femmes "viva Wisconsin" -the dead milkmen "metaphysical graffiti" -treasure mammal "self titled cd-r" -the squirrel nut zippers "the best of... as chronicled by shorty brown" -madness "absolutely" -ray reeves "the wait is over" -randy newman "harps and angels" -kids of widney high "lets get busy" we also jammed out to jonathan richmand, the pogues, this terrific studio one ska/reggae compilation, a mix cd made by the members of jjcnv, the toadies, tom waits, kepi ghoulie, the vinegar sting and others... almost all of which was accompanied by the four of us (tristan + andrew jemsek, james and i) singing back up vocals the whole way through. it was one of the many things on the list that was just so good / weird that it felt like a dream. JANUARY 30TH
BIKE SAVIOURS CO-OP BENEFIT SHOW!: w/malakai, pools, soft shoulder and djentrification @THE TRIBE 2238 N. 24TH ST. PHOENIX, AZ DONATIONS / 6:00PM AND SKINWALKERS: w/bolt!, sinister optic, the unfiltered sound and the slackers agenda @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $5 / 7:00PM JANUARY 31ST BLACK DEATH MUSIC ALL STARS: w/the music box, ray reeves and porches @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $6 / 7:00PM FEBRUARY 1ST LAUNDRYMAT SHOW!: w/little bunny feefee music box along, skinwalkers, josh moke, food by mario, the coitus, the hunger artist, the best friends, wingnut, andrew jemsek, johnathan standiford and a bunch of other artists. @THE WASHHOUSE 7TH ST. AND PORTLAND PHOENIX, AZ FREE! / 8:00PM FEBRUARY 3RD FUCKED UP: w/hour of the wolf, andrew jackson jihad, george moshington, fathers day and pigeon religion @THE PHIX 1113 NW. GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $10 / 8:00PM FEBRUARY 6TH FATHERS DAY: w/ray reeves, jjcnv, skinwalkers, haunted cologne, former friends of young americans and the slackers agenda @RAY'S 7TH AVE. AND MCKINLEY PHOENIX, AZ FREE! / 9:00PM FEBRUARY 9TH THE COITUS: w/au, hello the mind control and more @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $6 / 7:00PM FEBRUARY 14TH FRENCH QUARTER: w/porches, kevin greenspon, clark 8 and hell-kite @THE YARDS 402 S. ROOSEVELT TEMPE, AZ FREE / 8:00PM FEBRUARY 18TH JASON ANDERSON: w/special guests @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $6 / 7:00PM FEBRUARY 28TH LIAMS BIRTHDAY SHOW: w/jjcnv, the children of hell, fathers day and other bands @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $6 / 8:00PM MARCH 5TH GRAND AVE.LIVE: hosted by pete petrisko special guests include... @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $5 / 8:00PM MARCH 13TH JASON WEBLEY: w/vermillion lies, dangerville and more @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $6 / 7:00PM MARCH 23RD THE MAE SHI: w/pre, soft shoulder and pigeon religion @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $6 / 8:00PM MARCH 25TH AIDS WOLF: w/past lives, white mice and other bands @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $6 / 8:00PM MARCH 28TH ALONE IN JEROME SHOW!: w/quarter inch crown, necronauts, yaya boom, ultramaroon, porches, jjcnv, scorpian vs.tarantula, skinwalkers, fathers day, ray reeves, the hooves, the basement family, riff, barry grahm, shawnte o'rian, aaron johnson and little bunny feefee music box along @CREMA CAFE 917 N. MAIN ST. JEROME, AZ $5 / 5:00PM MARCH 29TH PEELANDER-Z: w/fathers day, jjcnv, ripptyde and skinwalkers @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ $8 / 7:00PM APRIL 25TH THE REAL COACHELLA: w/more info to come @THE TRUNKSPACE 1506 GRAND AVE. PHOENIX, AZ LIME OR LEMON HOUSE GETS TO STAY OPEN TILL MAY!so earlier this week we were told that the lime or lemon house (which emily, elle, migel, iggy and i all live in) would be foreclosed and that we would all have to move out within a couple weeks. but we just found out today that everything is taken care of until may! HOORAY! so now we arent forced into the streets (or new homes away from each other) until right before fathers day goes on tour! ISNT THAT AWESOME! we will probably have a big farewell show to the house before we move at the end of april but i am just so thankful we have more time before being kicked out of our house! HOORAY!
FATHERS DAY!WE WROTE 6 NEW SONGS TODAY! AND WE HAVE A TON OF SWEET SHOWS COMING UP! HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR!
-JAN 17 @THE TRUNK SPACE (PHOENIX, AZ) W/TREASURE MAMMAL, SKINWALKERS, WHITMAN AND A TON OF OTHER BANDS -FEB 03 @THE PHIX (PHOENIX, AZ) W/FUCKED UP, HOUR OF THE WOLF, GEORGE MOSHINGTON, ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD AND PIGEON RELIGION -FEB 06 @RAY'S HOUSE (PHOENIX, AZ) W/JJCNV, RAY REEVES, SKINWALKERS, HAUNTED COLOGNE AND MORE! -FEB 28 @THE TRUNK SPACE (PHOENIX, AZ) W/THE CHILDREN OF HELL, JJCNV AND MORE -MAR 28 @??? (JEROME, AZ) W/ULTRAMAROON, SKINWALKERS, JJCNV AND A TON OF OTHER BANDS -MAR 29 @THE TRUNK SPACE (PHOENIX, AZ) W/PEELANDER-Z, JJCNV, RIPPTYDE AND SKINWALKERS -APR 01 @??? (PHOENIX, AZ) W/REALICIDE AND HIGHER LOVE -APR 25 @THE TRUNK SPACE W/A TON OF BANDS (REAL COACHELLA) -APR 28 @THE TRUNK SPACE W/NEW THRILL PARADE AND SKINWALKERS -MAY 14 @THE SPELL CASTER LODGE (NEW ORLEANS, LA) W/QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT AND CHAIN$ THE GANG (FEATURING CALVIN JOHNSON AND IAN SVENEOUS) Phoenix Circuit Bender Corey Busboom Creates Funky Instruments for Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh1/16/2009  Last week, local artist and musician Corey Busboom got a rather interesting phone call. It was from Mark Mothersbaugh, the eccentric frontman for 80s hitmakers Devo. The legendary keyboard player wanted to purchase, sight unseen, a dozen of his circuit bent instruments that Busboom is about to showcase at an upcoming art exhbition at the Trunk Space in downtown Phoenix. Needless to say, Busboom was absolutely shocked. Mothersbaugh's interest in Busboom and his madcap machines began after the Devo godhead member purchased a microphone built into a telephone handset (similar to what Bob Log III uses) that the funky Phoenix artist was selling on eBay. (It isn't the first time Mothersbaugh has been involved with out local scene, as he exhibited his twisted series of photo-manipulations at Perihelion Arts a few times over the past couple years). Busboom specializes in devices such as these, taking old toys, appliances, and playthings and making them into musical instruments (colloquially known as circuit-bending).  One such gizmo he dreamt up was lo-fi synthesizer made from Radio Shack breadboards (and his own twisted genius) which was then installed into the shell of a 1960s adding machine. Busboom sent this homebrew synth to Mothersbaugh, who then rang him up inquiring about any other circuit-bent or homemade instruments he might have in stock. Busboom says Mothersbaugh paid him approximately $1,400 for all 12 pieces, which is a far cry from the 12-packs of Sprite that he sometimes accepts in exchange for his work. "There's been a few times I've sold instruments to people and gotten some Sprite in return," he says. "I went on the wagon from caffeine and it's the only kind of soda I drink right now." Some of the many instruments that are showing at the Trunk Space this month and will later be shipped to Mothersbaugh include several freaky-looking photo-theremins mounted on tennis rackets and other DIY sound-making devices created from kids toys, cigar boxes, and other various and sundry thrift store junk.  Busboom is sharing the exhibition (which is titled "Do You See the Rose in the Trash?") with downtown Phoenix art freakazoid Ryan Avery, who will be showing some oddly-inspired recent works. In addition to an 80-pound ball of ugly ties and some Polaroid photographic collages, he'll be displaying more than three dozen silk screened prints featuring the face of fellow downtown artist Wayne Michael Reich.
In my 2006 feature on Avery, Reich was described as being something of an outspoken nemesis to the 21-year-old musician and artist. The two were frequently at odds over Avery's penchant for outrageous (and often disruptive) performance art and music. While their feud, which was also depicted in the 2008 documentary on Avery called Hi My Name is Ryan, has cooled off somewhat, Avery says the exhbition is something of a playful joke. As such, the prints feature "severly out-of-context" quotes taken from the outspoken Reich's MySpace site, including the following: - "Our art scene sucks like a catholic priest @ a boy scout jamboree." - "You're poor? Not my fucking problem." - "I'm too pretty for prison." Part of me is hoping the show will piss Reich off something fierce, and perhaps will lead to a second documentary: Hi My Name is Ryan: The Revenge of Wayne. I know I'd pay to see that. "Do You See the Rose in the Trash?" will be on display at the Trunk Space (1506 Grand Avenue, 602-256-6006) through February 19.
LAST MINUTE HI MY NAME IS RYAN PERFORMANCE!
TOMORROW NIGHT! @THE TRUNKSPACE! GALAPAGOS IMPROV GOES FIRST! @8ISH? $5 MAYBE $6 MAYBE FREE!? I GO ON AFTER IMPROV! SO SOMETIME AROUND 9PM?! OLIVIA FROM CROOKS AND NANNIES AND A PARTICULARLY VICIOUS RUMOR MIGHT BE PLAYING TOO! -Making new friends! (hamani hill, migel, jenna...)
-Voodoo Donuts / Ending my Two Year Donut Fast (By the way Voodoo Donuts is something i am looking forward too when i go back up to Portland next week) -Fathers Day is alive and kicking and making amazing music and recording new material and practicing and playing amazing shows!!! -I have lived with all my best friends (for the most part)! -Discovering new local bands and discovering old local bands for the first time and re-discovering local bands again! (mainly Ray Reeves, Skinwalkers, Bolt, JJCNV, James Fella, Haunted Cologne...) -Playing in LA! -Lots of house shows! -Becoming good friends with long time friend/acquaintance JASON SYKES! -3 ART SHOWS!!!???!!!??? -Hi My Name Is Ryan writes and plays and sings real songs now! -The Children of Hell played again! -IGGY IS THE GREATEST HUMAN BEING EVER! -Salena Got Baptized right before i went home! -I VOTED FOR JESUS CHRIST! -My friends and family all became better people and i learned to appreciate them all for reals! -Going to MEMPHIS! |
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