Denton is still in my opinion one of the gems of Texas, though many people will disagree, I think they may hold it to an unreachable standard. Nonetheless the music out of this city is incomparably eclectic and dense with talent. Keeping to this ideal Texas’ own Play Pinball! Records, who you may know for putting out the Fungi Girls LP, have recently released a compilation honoring this city’s musical virtuosity. The comp titled Denton Denton USA! features medley of bands formed in the town; the comp includes cuts from Uptown Bums, Video, Bad Sports, The Secret Bangs, Wax Museums a “secret track” and unreleased tracks from Teenage Cool Kids and Fergus & Geronimo, check out the tracklisting below. You can purchase this vinyl in the limited “Lone Star Blue” or black here and on top of the F&G song below there are five more tracks up at the Play Pinball! myspace. The Fergus & Geronimo track ”I May Be Poor” is a semi-exclusive track that you’ll only find at WTD or the vinyl of course (well, until Pitchfork gets ahold of it) and features the unique vocal stylings of Jason from F&G rather than Andrew. The track contains one of the stickiest riffs Ive heard in awhile and definitely adheres to the comp’s shibboleth of “the sound of rock and Shiner Bock“.
Fergus & Geronimo – I May Be Poor
Tracklisting:
Teenage Cool Kids – Slave/Master
The Uptown Bums – Throw Your Money Away
The Pumpers – Shut Down
Wiccans – Endgame
Chief Death Rage – Riff Craft
The Secret Bangs – Violent Love
The Wax Museums – Billy’s Room
The Influence – Rambunctious Nosferatu
Bad Sports – Your Timin’ Just Ain’t Right
Fergus and Geronimo – I May Be Poor
Fungi Girls – Thanks For Following Love
Video – Bookstore
Bleach Boys – Lazer Jam
The Teenage Bees – I’m So Down
“Secret Track”
This entry was written by , posted on January 6, 2010 at 2:42 pm, filed under New Tunes, local music and tagged bad sports, denton, Fergus & Geronimo, lone star, play pinball records, shiner bock, Teenage Cool Kids, the secret bangs, tx, uptown bums, video, wax museums. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
We have a fantastic show we are presenting tonight at Rubber Gloves; Crystal Antlers fresh off their sunny performance at Funfunfunfest will be gracing us with another great set tonight in Denton, Tx. We also have local garage-rock-barons Uptown Bums and VIDEO playing. Doors open at 9pm and it should fill up fast so get their early and hang out with us.
This entry was written by , posted on November 9, 2009 at 4:40 pm, filed under Shows and tagged Crystal Antlers, denton, funfunfunfest, tx, uptown bums, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Complete disregard for “safe” listening levels and a stage presence worthy of starting riots, we are more than pleased to have VIDEO on the bill for the upcoming show at RGRS in Denton on Nov. 9th. Harpal just sent over 2 tracks, “Bookstore” being new and set to feature on Play Pinball Records‘ Denton Denton USA compilation. These should get you set for the date. Oh, Crystal Antlers and The Uptown Bums are also gonna be there? Yeah, arrive early and stay late.
VIDEO – Bookstore
VIDEO – Teenage Death
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This entry was written by , posted on November 3, 2009 at 11:17 am, filed under New Tunes, Shows, local music and tagged Crystal Antlers, play pinball records, The Uptown Bums, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
After their stop in Austin for Fun Fun Fun Fest, Crystal Antlers will be one in a trifecta of psych and garage that’s taking the stage this coming month (Nov. 9th) at Rubber Gloves in Denton. In support are local Denton acts, The Uptown Bums and VIDEO,who’s stage presence can be felt over international waters. Make sure to get there early, you’re not going to want to miss any of these guys. Huge thanks to jennifer m for her skills on the flyer!
This entry was written by , posted on October 16, 2009 at 5:23 pm, filed under Shows, local music and tagged Crystal Antlers, The Uptown Bums, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
If you’re unaware of the long blood-line of Denton DIYers and their penchant for leaving carpets under puddles of beer and racking up countless neighborhood noise violations, allow me to spread the word. I really don’t even know what cowpunk is or how some bro named “Danger” could coin an apple an orange, but The Uptown Bums hard hitting garage pop demeanor stacks tall and they’ve got the pedigree to prove it. On the tails of their first Shake Your Ass 7″, the Bums have sent over their latest, “Reason To Be Kind”, which will see a track list somewhere in the near future. Also, they will be serving on the same bill as Crystal Antlers and VIDEO in our second presentation at Rubber Gloves on Nov. 9th (fliers to come). Check SYA to purchase the limited 7″ and Play Pinball! for a cassette and forthcoming appearance on the Denton Denton USA! compilation.
The Uptown Bums – Reason To Be Kind
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This entry was written by , posted on October 15, 2009 at 7:10 am, filed under New Tunes and tagged Crystal Antlers, denton, play pinball, shake your ass, The Uptown Bums, tx, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Brand new video from Baltimore’s Height, w/ Friends of course. If you missed our first post on these guys, find it here.
Or, you can just listen to the tune here…
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This entry was written by , posted on July 8, 2009 at 7:08 am, filed under video and tagged height w/ friends, video, wham city. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I’ve never in my life had a migraine, but people have tried to describe the intense, pulsating feeling that is attached, as well as their increased sensitivity to sound. If I’m feeling a bit mischevious, I think I would put on the newest Cudevaso video in front of my migrained (or hungover) friend, turn up the volume way beyond the normal limits, and try my best to capture the feelings they might express. Apparently, the amount of noise produced by this gang of Spaniards is in complete disregard for the well being of anothers ear. Not saying that it’s godawful, but that you might want to be conscious of your volume settings before playing this video. The noise is as bright and vivid as the neon colors presented in this flick. Cudevaso’s latest endeavors will be showcased on their upcoming CD: Tryin’ To Fuck Me via Neon Aztec.
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Like the title of this song…wordpress is “tryin’ to fuck me”. This is a Nate post, regardless of what the tag below says. Not exactly sure why every time I add Jordan to “the list” it thinks we are synonymous, but it does. I’ve tried to fix this problem without any avail. Ideas anyone?
This entry was written by , posted on June 17, 2009 at 5:14 am, filed under New Tunes, video and tagged cudevaso, migraines, neon aztec, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
