drunk pixels - the oblivians

just in case you missed, here is some video of THE OBLIVIANS at the EMPTY BOTTLE, july 13th........back together and in true form, they played the most killer show i'll see all year long....... fucking awesome........one of my favorite bands of all time.

WATCH THE OBLIVIANS LIVE BELOW 
AND PRETEND YOU WERE THERE - 

drunk pixels - marked men // bad sports // terrible twos

HAPPY 2013 from TINY GROOVES.......!!!!!!!!!

thanks to all for the positive feedback, free records and the onslaught of good ol rock n roll in 2012......... 

and thank you most of all for your continuous support and readership.......without you, there'd be little reason to keep at this little rock n roll web 'zine of sorts...........

now that the hangovers are dulled, TINY GROOVES is gonna share with you a special edition of DRUNK PIXELS:  
NEW YEAR'S EVE 2012 at the EMPTY BOTTLE with MARKED MEN, BAD SPORTS and TERRIBLE TWOS........  
pretty much the best way imaginable to close out 2012........

watch below and pretend you were there......
(or remember the evening if you were....)
thanks to sei jin for the footage......

MARKED MEN



BAD SPORTS




TERRIBLE TWOS


 

drunk pixels - mind spiders // the novice

this past weekend, chicago got a double shot of MARKED MEN related punk rock side projects in one helluva show at the EMPTY BOTTLE......who could ask more than to see both MIND SPIDERS and THE NOVICE in one drunk riotous evening....?????

so just in case you weren't there, 
watch the loud rock n roll fury below......
(thanks to sei jin as always....)

MIND SPIDERS.......




THE NOVICE.......

drunk pixels - king khan and bbq

THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE.  THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T EVER HAPPEN AGAIN.  BUT THEY WERE WRONG.  FUCK OFF ALL YOU HATERS............

KING KHAN AND BBQ ARE BACK......they absolutely destroyed the empty bottle last week, i mean fucking killed it...... one of the best shows of the year hands down.....

so it case you missed it.......watch below..... 
   (thanks to sei jin for the drunk pixels)  

HOLY SHIT, LET'S ROCK N ROLL MOTHER FUCKERS !!!!!!!!






WITH SURPRISE GUEST NOBUNNY !!!!!



ENCORE !!!!!!! LET'S GET SWEATY AND DRUNK !!!!!!!

drunk pixels - useless eaters // party bat

i've been quite a fan of everything the USELESS EATERS have released, so it was a treat to finally get to see them live (and at my favorite bar in the world, the empty bottle...) opening up for them was local chicago garage punkers PARTY BAT (a band you need to keep an eye on....)


so in case you missed the fun, watch highlights of the show below (via our friend, sadly panda)

USELESS EATERS




PARTY BAT

blackout fest recap - REDD KROSS

saturday night at BLACKOUT FEST.....chicago got a full taste of classic snotty bubblegum punk rock via the legendary REDD KROSS..... 


definitely one of my favorite sets of the weekend, REDD KROSS slammed through their classic BORN INNOCENT lp as well as their s/t debut ep....... 


it was so fuckin' killer......
 i can't even say anymore, just watch below.......









thanks to sadly panda for the live footage...... he's one of the few rock n rollers that puts forth the effort to document the scene here in chicago and it makes all the difference......

blackout fest recap - human eye

HUMAN EYE brought their space punk / mutant garage rock back to the empty bottle for quite the excellent set at hozac's BLACKOUT FEST.....  chicago can never get enough of these guys and neither can i...... 


watch some of their set from last night at the empty bottle below.....
(thanks to sadly panda for the live footage)

blackout fest recap - ROKY ERICKSON

holy shit this weekend was insane, so much rock n roll......it almost killed me......

thanks HOZAC RECORDS for throwing the always fantastic BLACKOUT FEST......

one of the highlights had to be ROKY ERICKSON of 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS fame closing out the fest on sunday.  roky is a legend and he pretty much invented psychedelic garage back in the 60s.... he's definitely on my list of fave musicians of all time... it was fucking awesome and unbelievable to see him in person and at one of my favorite venues, the empty bottle......

the show was way sold out and everyone so excited last night.....

i wish you were all there, but you can watch roky's set below....
(thanks to sadly panda for the live footage)

drunk pixels - quintron and miss pussycat

psychotic garage rock organ.....!!!!! why yes, it's QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT ......probably the strangest duo in all of the rock n roll world...... yet so entrancing and fun.....  a live show not to be missed...... so in case you did skip the show on saturday night at the empty bottle with PIERCED ARROWS, you can watch it all below....... long live weirdo rock n roll.......... (footage by sadlypanda).....

drunk pixels - pierced arrows

PIERCED ARROWS just played the EMPTY BOTTLE this last saturday night with QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT and they killed it as usual...... 


if you like punk, garage or rock n roll, you need to check out PIERCED ARROWS now....  or their former band DEAD MOON...... both are as highly recommended as bands come...!!!!!!


pretend you were there..... (footage courtesy of sadlypanda)

drunk pixels - terry malts

TERRY MALTS played chicago last tuesday night and it was a blast......  their new "Killing Time" lp is one of my faves so far this year...... songs like "waiting room" and "i'm neurotic" are on constant spin at tiny grooves hq...... chainsaw pop at its best.


watch them play the EMPTY BOTTLE below, thanks to @sadlypanda.......
   and pretend you were there......

live at the empty bottle lp

the Empty Bottle has put together a collection of live recordings called Live at the Empty Bottle that compiles the best of the current garage scene.... including tracks from Davila 666, Ty Segall, Crystal Stilts, the Fresh & Onlys, Black Lips, Mickey, Outer Minds, Hunx and His Punx, the Strange Boys, and more, all recorded live at CHICAGO's best rock n roll venue.......

The comp, recorded and mixed by Shimby McCreery, is available digitally at the Empty Bottle's Bandcamp page. A vinyl is available from tiny grooves' fave HOZAC.......and it's on sale at the Empty Bottle and a number of independent record shops in Chicago.......

HERE IS THE TRACKLIST For Live at the Empty Bottle:

01 Davila 666: "Pingorocha y la Diva Rockera"
02 The Strange Boys: "Be Brave"
03 Shannon and the Clams: "You Will Always Bring Me Flowers"
04 Hunx and His Punx: "Lover's Lane"
05 Best Coast: "Crazy for You"
06 Outer Minds: "My Bloodshot Eyes"
07 Black Lips: "Bow Down and Die"
08 Ty Segall: "Girlfriend"
09 Mickey: "Dance"
10 The Fresh and Onlys: "Waterfall"
11 Hollows: "Shapeshifter"
12 Crystal Stilts: "Love Is a Wave"
13 Tyler Jon Tyler: "Separate Issue"
14 The Dutchess and the Duke: "Scorpio"

AND LISTEN TO THE WHOLE LP BELOW.......  this might be one of the best compilation lps of the current garage rock scene so far released...... 


highly recommended!!!  

drunk pixels - k-holes // bezoar

the K-HOLES bounced through chicago on the way outta of austin after SXSW.....and man i was blown away....i hadn't seen them since BLACKOUT FEST last year, and they've gotten even better and more sinister.......K-HOLES have a new lp DISMANIA due out may 1st on HARDLY ART records.....which i can't wait to get my hands on...and if their show at the empty bottle is any indication, it'll be on my best of list at the end of the year.......

they were joined by BEZOAR, fellow brooklynites and noise-mongers, as their openers..... BEZOAR plays stoner metal noise psych that ought to be filed away near the WHITE HILLS and LITURGY in yr record collection..... a band that i hope to hear more from in the future....... quite epic and rock n roll......

watch the show below and enjoy........

K-HOLES




BEZOAR

drunk pixels - magnetix // x-ray eyeballs

last friday, chicago was treated to quite a show at the empty bottle.... france's MAGNETIX and brooklyn's X-RAY EYEBALLS.....  both fresh outta the wild times at SXSW.....

MAGNETIX has a freshly released lp on SLOVENLY records entitled DROGUE ELECTRIQUE and fans of spastic mutant garage rock ought to take notice...... they mash punk, garage, sludge, surf and new wave keys into one throbbing noisy mess..... after many listens to DROGUE ELECTRIQUE i still can't wrap my head around it, but i love it even more because of it..... fans of other weirdo french rockers like FEELING OF LOVE and CHEVEU need to check out MAGNETIX now.....go buy their new lp here.... and well they were quite the openers for TINY GROOVES' fave dark garage rockers X-RAY EYEBALLS......

X-RAY EYEBALLS are touring in support of their excellent new album, SPLENDID SQUALOR.....and if you loved either of their singles or their NOT NOTHING lp from last year, you know their new songs are just as much trashy fun as before..... nobody wallops you with gothic new wave soaked garage rock quite like these guys..... lo-fi spooky rock n roll jams that always float around in my head......  make sure you catch X-RAY EYEBALLS live anytime you get the chance and go buy their new lp here......

pretend you were there......

MAGNETIX



X-RAY EYEBALLS

drunk pixels - night beats

NIGHT BEATS brought down the house with their psych rock madness last night at the empty bottle......
if you weren't there, watch the mayhem below......

and make sure you see 'em if you can.... they're one of my fave live bands right now.......
         (thanks always to @sadlypanda for documenting the chicago scene...)








and ps buy their excellent debut lp from TROUBLE IN MIND RECORDS here...... its fucking killer......

outer minds - s/t lp

chicago's OUTER MINDS have finally dropped their much anticipated self titled debut on SOUTHPAW records....... garage pop gems is what we've come to expect from these guys after their HOZAC single and their first full length lp is full of them....

their lo-fi AM pop melodies will gently rock n roll you through yr upcoming summer bbqs, road trips and beach parties......  OUTER MINDS blend psych, fuzz, bubblegum and brit invasion influences into a swirl of garage rockin tunes you'll hum to the rest of the year....i promise... seriously this lp is both awesomely retro and fresh as any record thats come out this year.......

recommended for fans of good music.....especially if yr into the strange boys, paperhead, wrong words, the hollows and the dum dum girls.... or if you've ever been into a band thats been described as Nuggets-era garage rock.......

preview the new s/t lp below.....



watch OUTER MINDS play the EMPTY BOTTLE here......

drunk pixels - disappears

in case you missed it, here's DISAPPEARS at 
the EMPTY BOTTLE on NEW YEAR'S EVE......

always a good time at the empty bottle, my favorite rock n roll bar.....

and you never wanna pass up a chance to see DISAPPEARS,
one of the best bands kicking around CHICAGO......

xx12 is gonna be a good year.....

pretend you were there......

PERMANENT RECORDS 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY WEEKEND !!!

PERMANENT RECORDS is having its 5th BIRTHDAY PARTY THIS WEEKEND......and you need to join in the festivities, well at least if you live anywhere near chicago........

they're throwing three shows and hosting an in-store to celebrate the occasion......

SATURDAY.....
@PERMANENT RECORDS - GRIMBLE GRUMBLE
         and the BED WETTIN BAD BOYS
         5 PM and free
@HIDEOUT -  ROYAL HEADACHE
       BED WETTIN BAD BOYS w/ DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
       9 PM and $8

SUNDAY...
@EMPTY BOTTLE - CHEVEU w/ RUNNING and E+
      7 PM and $8

MONDAY...
@EMPTY BOTTLE - BAD DRUGS, MAYOR DALEY
       and HIGH CASTLE
       9 PM and free

SO SEE YOU THERE................ALL THESE BANDS ARE FUCKING AWESOME and so is PERMANENT, so let's all drink and rock n roll............

drunk pixels- THE NIGHT BEATS (LOLLA AFTER PARTY)

well i thought i wasn't going to be able to show you how fun THE NIGHT BEATS are live, but once again SECRET NOTE came through with the live footage......


here's THE NIGHT BEATS opening up for THE BLACK LIPS @ the empty bottle last weekend for the crazy drunken lollapalooza after party....

heavy times - "skull hair" off the their new hozac lp

Heavy Times - Skull Hair by HOZAC RECORDS>

hey you…this is yer first chance to check out the track “Skull Hair” off the upcoming HEAVY TIMES LP.......coming out this fall on Hozac Records.......  this is an album you need to own.'


also listen below to heavy times live at the empty bottle.