Having Fun with Silent Way!

I'd like to say that this was the worst show we ever played but that would be wrong. It'd also like to say that this was the worst show we played that week--but that would be wrong, too.

A lot of work went into making this set as awful as it was. Adrian had to bail on us last minute so Erin, who hadn't played with us in 4 or 5 months, was asked to fill in. We got a quickie practice before heading off to Brooklyn, luckily, otherwise this might have actually been our worst show. My guitar was still pretty busted up from winter tour, as well, and I was short a pedal or two that night, having to borrow one from eric.

Winter blues and other personal misgivings had us all feeling pretty lousy before we ever got on stage. I think we were the opening band that night so we didn't have much time to get back in our skin in after navigating rush-hour traffic before playing. Listening back to the tuneless mess that we made that night, I am reminded that we did play our tired hearts out with as much fury as we could muster--you can hear it in our hoarse yelling, many broken strings, and the guitars we refused to let stay in tune.

--Marty
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Thanks to Adam at Shea Stadium for providing these recordings.

Hole the Phone!

I suppose it's been long enough... we have a new album.

Eric (brick mower, sun puddles, real good) plays drums for us and Phil (slaw, ex-ex-wife) plays the bass...except for one song where he plays a lot of lead guitar stuff. Rob and I manage the rest. I can say, without hyperbole, that this is our best output yet (6th release, for those of you playing along at home).

Oh, I wouldn't know what to say if I hadn't already...

You can listen to/ buy to it here, on bandcamp, if you're so inclined.

I think we'll do an album release show sometime in August, probably on the 22nd with ifihadahifi and other bands. More details about that forthcoming. ALSO, I'm not sure if we'll get this album pressed to vinyl, if we do and you've already bought a download/cd copy, we'll knock the price down by however much you paid for it--like some sort of punk rock coupon. Really, though, there is nothing in the works to press FORM to vinyl so you gain nothing by waiting this one out.

Rob and I are again writing songs as we have at least one release coming in 2012. More news and show updates coming soon, hopefully.

--marty

Lowercase News

We haven't played many shows lately and have instead focused on writing and rehearsing the new LP which we plan to record next month. Two of the demo'ed songs have been up on Silent Way's bandcamp.com site and I guess that's worth mentioning. I think I'll hold off putting the other 9 songs up as they will be sold as part of our eventual retrospective/box set release.

Next show is for the PRF.BBQ.

25th of March at Don Pedro's, 90 Manhattan Ave, in Brooklyn, NY. We go on at 8pm sharp.

Silent Way

Risk/Reward

Airport Seven

Old Man Lady Luck

Maple Stave

RSO

$5

Come out and see how the new album is shaping up as we're going to be playing a lot of it. That's all I've got for now.

-- Marty