go to the party store right now

so jump the gun and rock the new dirtbombs lp "party store"..... its more fucking fun then you might even imagine.

but remember you need to buy this lp when it comes out on feb 1.......promise?

until then, click here to go to the party store

JFA- valley of the yakes

FORGOTTEN JAMS--->

JFA (short for jody foster's army) was an early to mid 80s skate punk band, thrashy hardcore and somewhat surf inspired........one of the more forgotten bands of the so-cal punk scene, but one of my favs.......

click here to snag their long out of print VALLEY OF THE YAKES LP..... or here for their debut ep BLATANT LOCALISM

pretend you were there below..

new garage explosion!!!!!!

vice records is a big fan of garage rock and understandably so. it is a record label as well as a magazine....and somewhat of an internet video channel......

so why is VICE in bed with SCION to promote garage rock is beyond me.......but here's a great new documentary on the garage/punk scene all us kids dig.

jay reatard, dirtbombs and many other make appearances.... i guess corporate sponsorship isn't always the worst.

FREE garage rock @ the EMPTY BOTTLE THU 1/27

just RSVP here and yr good to go.

the HEX DISPENSERS are a fucking good time live, rowdy garage punk, fast and loud.......and KING TUFF's power pop garage will make you hum and/or dance for sure....... highly recommended.......

here's the write-up on the empty bottle's site....."It's hard to believe we've never played host to Austin's domineering pop perfectionists THE HEX DISPENSERS before. Last year they released a new LP via Douchemaster, Winchester Mystery House - it's an effort full of vigorous, infectiously-driven high-speed pop jams that combine earthshaking drums, slashing guitars and irresistible vocal hooks into an undeniable album. Tonight they're joined by KYLE THOMAS (of HAPPY BIRTHDAY)'s alter ego project KING TUFF. Vintage grungy punk with modern pop twists, KING TUFF kicks off tonight's fist full of fuzz explosion."

Mondo Drag at Psych Fest 2.....

tomorrow is WELCOME TO THE VOID: CHICAGO PSYCH FEST 2 @ the hideout..... Mondo Drag headlines and I can't wait to see their psyched out romp tomorrow.....

here's what the chicago reader has to say " It's easy to want to root for a thick and nasty psychedelic rock band coming out of somewhere like Davenport, Iowa, just because it seems so improbable. But MONDO DRAG have a lot more to offer than an underdog backstory—they've got a tendency to sound like they're streaming live via satellite from the DayGlo cosmic spacescape of a Dr. Strange black-light poster. Last year's New Rituals (Alive) is a pileup of tricks and techniques pilfered from the halls of psych-rock history: the quintet has Blue Cheer's sonic heft, Hawkwind's disregard for radio-friendly running times, the Stooges' way of exploding a three-chord garage stomp into a howling lysergic freak-out, and Spacemen 3's ability to push guitar tones right up to the edge of pure noise. The fact that it sounds like the whole mess is held together by nothing but hair grease and pot resin is one of the things I like most about it......"

TOMORROW NIGHT'S SHOW, first of two nights of Psych Fest is filled out with Catacombz, the Great Society Mind Destroyers, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Dead Luke, and El Is a Sound of Joy. 8 PM, yes at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, 773-227-4433 or 877-435-9849, $10, $15 two-day festival pass.

saturday should be fun as well, but friday is the night you don't want to miss.....

check out a taste of mondo drag.....

and click here to grab their long player from 2010 on ALIVE RECORDS.....

up and comers: BRAIN IDEA

noise pop. krautrock. and good ol' rock n roll with layers of feedback. my kinda band. probably will see these kids a bunch this year.......

here's the write-up from permanent records who released BRAIN IDEA's survival scrolls tape in 2010......."Brain Idea is a relatively new Chicago band with nothing but one short cassettte tape release to their name, until now. Their second tape release is also their debut full-length on Permanent Records....One of Chicago’s most exciting new bands...with their UK DIY and NZ's the Clean influenced pop. Catchy as hell and totally DIY-style rock’n’roll. Highly recommended! ........These guys are also in a CCR cover band called Graveyard Train, so you know they're of good taste. They cover the Clean for chrissakes. Fans of lo-fi DIY pop, krautrock, and CCR-esque maturity will absolutely dig Brian Idea. We fuckin' love 'em."

listen below....

tonight at the beuaty bar. in feb opening up for disappears at the bottle. house shows sometimes. and sunday nights the kids play as their CCR cover band at the whistler....... but do yrself a favor and check BRAIN IDEA out.......

white fence is growing faith

no not that white fence....

the psych solo effort from tim of darker my love.

kinda released the sleeper jam of 2010......(white fence "s/t")

maybe his new lp "growing faith" will continue to build the hype.

but who knows. everyone needs a lil pyschedelic indie weirdness, or why not channel yr inner syd barrett?

recommended for those of the elephant six persuasion and those who like their lo-fi jams acid-fried and quite spaced out.........(or those kids who buy everything on woodsist records, which is not a bad label to support.)

click here to sample it, before you hop on yr bike to ride to yr local record shop...