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News
4/1/08
Bum Kon's 'Drunken Sex Sucks' will be available on April 14th. The band
recorded 25 songs with Bob Ferbrache in 1983 and 5 of them were released on
Local Anesthetic as the 'Drunken Sex Sucks' EP, a now sought after 7" by
punk rock record collectors across the globe. Mr Ferbrache remixed and
remastered all 25 tracks from the original tapes so it sounds super rockin'.
Personally, I think some of the songs that were not released on the EP are
better than the ones that do appear on the single, as well as the Local
Anesthetic compilation. I should also note the version of the songs on the
compilation come straight from the single & sound inferior to the Bum Kon
album, which is being released on both CD & LP and co-released with
MAXIMUMROCKNROLL. Singer Bob currently sings in San Francisco based Hank IV
(no relation to the previous 3 Hanks) and also graces the cover of the Local
Anesthetic compilation.
3/30/08
Jimmy Carter Syndrome, Munly's fourth album, will be reissued in May
with new and improved artwork.
1/19/08
Bum Kon's 'Drunken Sex Sucks' album will be released this spring both on CD
and LP. It will be co-released with Smooch Records & Maximumrocknroll. In
the meantime, the single 'Drunken Sex Sucks' is now available on the Local
Anesthetic compilation. The album version of the songs have been remixed and
remastered from the original tapes, whereas the compilation includes the
tinny sounding 7" version.
1/18/08
Local Anesthetic will be available for sale 2/4/08 on CD. The LP format will
be issued later in the year. It includes all 7" singles released by the
Local Anesthetic label in the early 80s as well as 3 'bonus' singles
predating the label. Colorado music history on a disc. Please visit the
releases page for more info on the best punk compilation ever released!
1/16/08
Andrew Douglas Rothbard's debut album 'Abandoned Meander' was named #4
Underground Album of the Year by Mojo Magazine. Happy they noticed...
12/2/08
The Kalamath Brothers CD is now available via Smooch Records. It was
self-released by the band in 2001 and has been hard to track down outside of
Denver ever since. Kalamath Brothers was the project of Frank Hauser JR
(formerly of Slim Cessna's Auto Club & Denver Gentlemen) and Kevin Soll
(formerly of 16 Horsepower).
11/12/07
Maraca Five-O's album 'Headin' South at 110 Per' is now available in the
digital format from most places that sell such things (aka itunes). The CD
is currently out of print though there are a few copies left in my closet so
if you prefer an original, send an email. There is also talk of reissuing
the album on vinyl.
10/2/2007
Slim Cessna's Auto Club will be on tour this month and performing at the CMJ festival as the almost-finale. For ticket info and scheduling for CMJ, please visit
TicketWeb
Wednesday, October 10
The Record Bar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, Missouri
http://www.therecordbar.com/
Thursday, October 11
The Triple Rock Social Club
629 Cedar Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota
http://www.triplerocksocialclub.com/
Friday, October 12
The Note
1565 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
http://www.thenotechicago.com/
Saturday, October 13
The Beachland Ballroom
15711 Waterloo Road
Cleveland, Ohio
http://www.beachlandballroom.com/
Sunday, October 14
The 31st Street Pub
3101 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
http://www.31stpub.com/
Monday, October 15
Johnny Brenda's
1201 N. Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
http://www.johnnybrendas.com/
Tuesday, October 16
DC9
1940 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC
http://www.dcnine.com/
Wednesday, October 17
The B&G Lounge
950 Sullivan Avenue
South Windsor, Connecticut
Thursday, October 18
The Middle East
480 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.mideastclub.com/
Friday, October 19
Jake's Bar & Grille
373 Richmond
Providence, Rhode Island
Saturday, October 20
CMJ Music Marathon appearance
The Annex
152 Orchard Street Lower East Side
New York, New York
http://www.theannexnyc.com/
Sunday, October 21
Union Pool
484 Union Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
http://www.myspace.com/unionpool
9/17/2007
The Denver Broncos (UK) video for 'Broncos Fight Song' can now be viewed on
youtube and myspace.com/denverbroncosusa. The video was made by original Auto
Club drummer Jon Killough from footage of the upcoming 'Denver Sound' film.
9/16/2007
Crossbreeding Begins At Home was a limited edition CDr compilation of rare
songs from Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots, and
Tarantella. It was limited to 100 copies and each brown bag that packaged
the disc was autographed by members of the bands. The CD was only sold at
the New Years Eve show in 2003. If you were not at the show and have not
already burned it from someone else, some of the songs from Slim Cessna's
Auto Club are now available for digital download at itunes and other digital
stores.
8/21/2007
The 'Local Anesthetic' compilation will be released this fall, but not September 1st as initially planned. The Denver Punk Reunion is still being held September 1st
at the CAPSULE ART & EVENT CENTER (560 Sante Fe) but for a variety of reasons will no longer have live music. Hopefully next years event, which will mark the 30th anniversary of Wax Trax for
the current owners, will include live music by the bands we hoped could perform this year. This years event is now part of Denverfest (myspace.com/denverfest) and
like the first Denver Punk Reunion, will have a slideshow and hopefully lots of old flyers posted on the walls as well. New this year will be video footage of Denver
bands circa 77-87 shown. We have dug up some good footage so it should be entertaining for anyone who remembers the bands, as well as people curious to see footage of
Denver punk bands from the early days. The 'Local Anesthetic' compilation will also be debuted that night as well as some other old CO punk music.
The Soul Merchants double disc set will be released in October and the 'Local Anesthetic' compilation and Bum Kon 'Drunken Sex Sucks' sessions shortly after.
Slim Cessna's Auto Club is planning an East Coast tour for OCT and will be performing at Fanatic's CMJ showcase on OCT 20th at the Annex.
5/12/2007
Mister Smooch & original Auto Club drummer, Jon Killough, have begun work
on a documentary film that at this point will be called THE DENVER SOUND. We
hope it will act as some sort of history of the the group of musicians that
are associated with that title, namely the individuals from 16 Horsepower,
Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots, Denver Gentlemen,
Devotchka, Woven Hand, Lilium, Tarantella, Kalamath Brothers, Denver
Broncos, and more. We were hesitant to announce this but after 8 days of
filming in Denver, are excited to finish the film. Even the mayor had nice
things to say about the Denver Sound. We ask that if you have live footage
of these bands, to please get in touch and pass it on to us for this
project. Thanks.
5/10/2007
Andrew Douglas Rothbard has remixed and self-released his debut album on
vinyl. Some folks that have heard the new mix like these versions of the
songs even more than the CD. It is rather limited, looks great on 12" format
(the details of the moldy wood are more clear), and currently the only place
to be found is at www.midheaven.com
Here is what the critics say of the album...
Probably important and most likely essential. - Dream Magazine
Post modern Califonia Dreamin...you'll want some of Rothbard's kool-aid -
Alternative Press
Gorgeous wash of outsider pysch and shimmering sun-dabbled pop- Mojo
After penning some of the most evil Sabbath-meets-Little Richard rock and
roll on this side of the globe with his old bands the Slaves and Pleasure
Forever, Andrew Douglas Rothbard now picks up an acoustic guitar, lets his
eyes roll into the back of his head and sings his sonnets on the street
corners of the occult world. -the Cauldron
Hypnotic and compelling. -Download.com
Mind fucking, then one could call it Psycho Folk, and imagine something
corresponding under it. -Nonpop (germany)
One of those captivating, outta-nowhere masterworks - SF Weekly (cover
story)
Completely detached from trends and popularity contests, and his openness
to reinvention results in music which flows forth so naturally it seems
effortless. - Aquarius
With eclectic sounds layered over acoustic picking patterns, Rothbard's
music engrosses, entrances, and surprises. - Skyscraper.
4/14/2007
Artwork for Soul Merchants release is almost complete which means it will
be released soon! The same is true for Bum Kon and hopefully also Annik.
Mark your calendars because Saturday, September 1 ought to be the release
date for the Local Anesthetic compilation. Some of the bands/musicians on
the compilation will perform old songs at the Bluebird Theater. Other
details are being sorted out for the event, which will also mark Wax Trax's
30th year anniversary, but expect to see some old film footage of Denver
punk bands. Wax Trax will likely have a merch table full of nothing but 7"
singles by bands from Colorado.
And speaking of film and concerts, if you come to the Slim Cessna's Auto
Club shows at Bender's on April 27 and 28, expect to be caught on tape. A
documentary is now in the works.
2/28/2007
Mistersmooch will act as guest DJ on Radio 1190's Local Shakedown program
next Friday, March 9th from 4-6pm MST. If you live outside CO and are
interested, you can listen to it at Radio1190.org. The show will be 2 hours
of mostly unreleased & forgotten music from Colorado's past and perhaps even
a few new recordings that have yet to be released.
2/19/2007
President's Day is as good as any to announce two new releases on Smooch:
Introducing by the Denver Gentlemen and Galvanized Yankee by Munly.
Both releases are actually not so new but reissues. Introducing is the
debut album from the Denver Gentlemen and was recorded in 1995. Two songs on
this album were also recorded by 16 Horsepower on the album Low Estate. The
Denver Gentlemen are currently working on their final album.
Galvanized Yankee is the third album from Munly and originally released in
1999. It was remastered at Absinthe Studio and even Bob says it came out the
best of the remastered Munly albums. It also features Patrick Stewart of
Star Trek fame on guest vocal rants. Munly just finished a west coast tour
and if I'm not mistaken, you will be able to watch his performance in LA on
livevideo.com in a few weeks. But I might be mistaken. In the meantime, you
can watch some of Munly's show in Seattle on youtube.
The other good news is both albums are being sold at a much lower cost than
most other Smooch releases.
Four other reissues are currently in the works. The artwork for the double
disc set from the Soul Merchants is being worked on and will be released in
the next few months. The same is the case for Annik, finally.
In the same boat is a not so much lost but forgotten recording session from
early 80s hardcore band Bum Kon. Bum Kon recorded a single for the Local
Anesthetic label which now fetches well over $150 on ebay. The band recorded
some 20 other songs at the same session with Bob Ferbrache that have never
seen the light of day, especially while in a box in Bob's mom's basement.
Personally, I like some of these songs more than the songs on the single. It
reminds me of early Black Flag.
And the reissue I'm most excited about will likely be reissued in the
summer or fall. It will be called Local Anesthetic and contain almost every
7" single released by an underground band from Colorado. There are some true
gems on this one.
1/13/2007
Introducing the Denver Gentlemen will be reissued on March 6th. It's the debut album from the Denver Gentlemen and was recorded in 1995 at Denver's Bug Theater. It
was originally released by Canadian label Absalom and 2 songs from the album were recorded by Sixteen Horsepower on their album Low Estate. The second album from the
Denver Gentlemen is currently available and the band hopes to complete their third and final album this year.
The Soul Merchants recordings have been mastered and once artwork is finalized, a release date will be set for the 2 CD set-almost 80 minutes of music per disc.
Munly's third album Galvanized Yankee is available now. Munly & The Lee Lewis Harlots will tour the west coast this FEB:
MUNLY & THE LEE LEWIS HARLOTS - FEB 2007
FEB 6 - SALT LAKE CITY @ URBAN LOUNGE W/ IOTA 241 S. 500 E. Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
FEB 7 - PORTLAND @ TOWNE LOUNGE W/ STRANGERS DIE EVERYDAY 714 SW 20th Place Portland, Oregon 97205
FEB 8 - SEATTLE @ SUNSET TAVERN W/ VAGABOND OPERA 5433 Ballard Ave NWSeattle, WA 98107
FEB 9 - PORTLAND @ LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE W/ ANDREW BEAMIS 0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Rd Portland Oregon 97219
FEB 10- SAN FRANCISCO @ CAFE DU NORD SF BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME FESTIVAL http://www.sfbluegrass.org W/ THE PINE BOX BOYS 2174 Market St San Francisco, CA 94114
FEB 12 - LOS ANGELES @ SAFARI SAMS W/ MISS DERRINGER 5214 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027
12/25/2006
MUNLY & THE LEE LEWIS HARLOTS - FEB 2007
FEB 6 - SALT LAKE CITY (TENTATIVE)
FEB 7 - PORTLAND @ TOWNE LOUNGE
FEB 8 - SEATTLE @ SUNSET TAVERN
FEB 9 - PORTLAND @ LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE
FEB 10- SAN FRANCISCO @ CAFE DU NORD
FEB 12 - LOS ANGELES @ SAFARI SAMS
11/27/2006
I'm pleased to announce Andrew Douglas Rothbard is the cover story in this weeks edition of the SF Weekly. It was an unexpected surprise to me. I'm also happy to
finally announce Feb 13 as the CD release date for Munly's third album, Galvanized Yankee. Like Blurry and Munly De Dar He, Galvanized Yankee has been remastered by
Bob Ferbrache and sounds great. The reissue of Introducing The Denver Gentlemen should follow shortly after. Hopefully the Local Anesthetic compilation will be
completed by Memorial Day, which has tentatively been set as the CD release show/CO punk reunion show in Denver. Lots of other reissues are in the works. Bob
Ferbrache is currently remastering 4-track recordings from one of his former bands, the Soul Merchants, and it will likely turn into a 2 disc set. The Annik CD will
also hopefully come out sometime in the spring. I'm happy to announce another reissue in the works. It's not so much a 'lost' recording but more of a forgotten
recording from Bum Kon. Bum Kon was an early 80s hardcore band from Denver and 20 songs recorded at the same session from their Drunken Sex Sux single have been found
and remastered. It's good stuff.
10/04/2006
Slim Cessna's Auto Club have decided to reissue their double live album 'Jesus Let Me Down' to the general public! The only difference between this edition and the
previous edition is that this one has a barcode. It was supposed to hit the stores Dec. 5 but a last minute decision made today changed the date to Oct. 17.
Hopefully the remastered edition of Munly's 'Galvanized Yankee' will make it out in Dec. and shortly following that will be a reissue of the Denver Gentlemen's 'Introducing' CD.
Andrew Rothbard's solo debut is still set for release on halloween. Mp3s were just added to the site and in came the first review-from DOT in Sweden...
'ONCE IN A WHILE YOU STUMBLE UPON MUSIC THAT BLOWS YOUR HEAD OFF. These occasions are as rare as they are wonderful. This, dear people, is such a moment. We urge
everyone to investigate this genius starborn songwriter and recommened each and everyone to embrace him fully. This is without hesitation one of the absolute
highlights of this year so far....'
http://www.dotshop.se/ds/release.php?code=SMOOCH13CD&search=rothbard
8/15/2006
Lots of Smooch news to report...the debut solo album from Andrew Douglas Rothbard is scheduled for release on Halloween. He has put three years into perfecting this
record & it's well worth the wait. It's good folk music at the root but with layers of very trippy psychedelic sounds played backwards over it all. I've been a fan of
his song writing for years when Mr Rothbard fronted Pleasure Forever & am very excited to release his first solo album. In November Jesus Let Me Down by Slim Cessna's
Auto Club will be released as a proper album to stores, rather than being left out of print as a fan-club type release. The band & I all agreed it was too good to be
left out of print. Galvanized Yankee by Munly will hopefully be available in Nov. or December. Like Blurry & Munly De Dar He, Munly's third album has been remastered
by Bob Ferbrache.
I am expecting and hoping next year will be the most busy year for Smooch to date.
In January Introducing The Denver Gentlemen will (hopefully) be reissued. The Annik CD will finally be released in early 2007. Hopefully Ten Songs With No Music by
Munly will be repressed early in the year as well. Bob Ferbrache is currently remastering Soul Merchants recordings from the original tapes, which will turn into a CD
soon. Another project I am very excited to be part of is a CD compilation called Local Anesthetic. Local Anesthetic was the name of the label that current owner of
Wax Trax (the record store in Denver, not the label in Chicago), Duane Davis, ran in the early 80s. Hopefully the compilation will contain all of the singles released
by Local Anesthetic as well as recordings from other old Denver/Boulder punk bands circa 77-83. So far most of the bands have excitedly given their seal of approval.
Duane Davis is writing the liner notes & I'm sure the CD will be packaged with all sorts of fun photos. The CD is also being released in honor of the 30 year
anniversary of Wax Trax, which in my opinion is one of the best record stores in the country & one of very few independent record stores that has lasted this long. We
are also hoping to schedule a concert with some of the bands reforming to play the show. Last but not least, Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots are going on another
mini-tour. Here are the times & places...
09/09 - Fairplay, CO @ South Park Music Fest
09/14 - Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
09/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
09/16 - Chicago, IL @ Soth Union Arts
10/28 - Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater
7/16/2006
'Blurry' and 'Munly De Dar He' are available now. Both are limited reissues
that have been remastered by Bob Ferbrache at Studio Absinthe. If you have
pre-ordered the CDs, they will be shipped out this week. 'Galvanized Yankee'
and the debut from Andrew Douglas Rothbard will likely both be released in
October. Early next year I hope to reissue some other great Denver bands of
the past, including the Soul Merchants, Annik, and some of the early 80s
punk singles originally released by Local Anesthetic. Smooch has also jumped
on band wagon and created a myspace account. Hopefully there will be some
interesting content on it soon, but feel free to look at it now and be my
'friend' There is also now a sappy history of Smooch on the 'about' page of
this site.
5/21/2006
Smooch will be reissuing Munly's first four albums this year. 'Blurry'
and 'Munly De Dar He' will be released on July 10th. Both albums are
remastered by Bob Ferbrache and Blurry contains new artwork. Both
albums have been out of print for years and due to licensing
restrictions, will be limited to 1000 copies each. In the fall,
'galvanized yankee' and 'jimmy carter syndrome' will be reissued. I
still have a few copies of 'jimmy carter syndrome' from the original
pressing, but they are almost gone and all of these reissues will now
be distributed exclusively through Revolver USA.
Andrew Douglas Rothbard, once known as Coast Ghost, is putting the
final touches to his debut album, which will be released this fall.
Buttons are being made with artwork from Munly's first two albums.
Smooch buttons are also being made in various colors. The buttons will
be included with any item purchased through the Smooch site.
7/09/2005
Three new releases on Smooch in July!
Lilium Transmissions Of All The Good-Byes CD (Smooch 8) available now.
Lilium Short Stories CD & DVD audio (Smooch 9) available now.
Slim Cessna's Auto Club Jesus Let Me Down 2XCD (Smooch 10) available July 23.
The first 20 people that order both Lilium albums also receive a free compilation called The Pet Series featuring a remix of Lilium's 'Sorry'on Volkoren Records as well as a free copy of Local Shakedown Vol II.
Slim Cessna's Auto Club tour dates:
Denver. July 23 @ Bender's.
Seattle. July 27 @ Jules Maes Saloon
Portland. July 28 @ Sabala's
Albany. July 29 @ Ivy Room
San Francisco. July 30 @ Hotel Utah
6/10/2005
Lilium 'Transmission Of All The Good-Byes' Smooch #8 CD to be released July
11.
Lilium 'Short Stories' Smooch #9 CD & DVD audio to be released July 11.
Slim Cessna's Auto Club 'Jesus Let Me Down' Smooch #10 Double CD set to be
released in mid July.
Only available at this website, http://www.slimcessnasautoclub.com, and at Auto Club
appearances.
4/7/2005
The long awaited CD by the The Denver Gentlemen, The Denver Gentlemen is now available!
Pick up a couple for the uninitiated as well!
3/14/2005
16 Horsepower 2 DVD Set available NOW!
2/8/2005
16 Horsepower 2 DVD set to be released March 14.
Slim Cessna's Auto Club will release a 2 CD set of a live performance from the Gothic Theatre on Smooch. This CD set will only be found at SCAC concerts and through the Smooch Records website.
Annik mixed their recording from five years ago and it will be released on 12" vinyl soon!
1/10/2005
16 Horsepower & Lilium releases on Smooch coming soon.
Munly & The Lee Lewis Harlots CD & DVD out now. |
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