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Emily and Vu from We Heart Music!
Babes in Toyland:
Babes in Toyland’s homecoming show at First Avenue (30 Jan 2016).
Opener Kitten Forever was a good fit for Babes.
Babe’s new bassist is Clara Salyer, from Whatever Forever, Prissy Clerks, Royal Brat and Total Babe.
Drama with Babe’s ex-bassist Maureen Herman and the reason why she’s not in the band.
Who’s Who in the audience at the Minneapolis show: Bruise Violet (band’s name is inspired by a Babes song), Stereo Confession, Arzu (from Pink Mink), etc.
Upcoming Shows:
Tongue Party (not Tom Hardy) at the Hexagon Bar (09 February 2016)
Diane Coffee (from Foxygen) at 7th Street Entry (14 February 2016)
Merchandise:
Coolest merch: handknit CD cozy by Kelly Deal of R. Ring for one of their singles.
Coolest merch: “Tom’s Diner” coffee mug from Suzanne Vega.
What Vu will buy: 7” singles and patches ($7 or less).
What Emily will buy: buttons and stickers.
T-Shirts must have cool designs.
Ash is still selling the same T-Shirts (“Rebel Scum” shirts) from 2002!
This Year in Death:
Death! Death! Death!! This is a bad year for musicians... and it’s only 31 days in! For a complete list, head over to Musicians Who Died in 2016.
Craig Strickland (from Backroad Anthem) died on a duck hunt, body found on 04 January 2016.
David Bowie is a master genius! He planned for it all, after learning about his cancer about a year ago. When his death was announced on 10 January 2016, his entire music catalogue went up the streaming charts and landed his latest Blackstar at the #1 on the USA charts!
Glenn Frey, from The Eages, wrote some of the best-selling and most memorable Eagles songs, including “Hotel California” and “Take It Easy”. He died on January 18th, just a week after Bowie’s death.
Glenn Frey, from The Eages, wrote some of the best-selling and most memorable Eagles songs, including “Hotel California” and “Take It Easy”. He died on January 18th, just a week after Bowie’s death.
Black (Colin Vearncombe), famous in the UK, died from a traffic accident at the age of 53.
Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner and Signe Toly Anderson, both died on 28 January 2016. NOTE: Jefferson Starship and Starship are two different bands (both came from Jefferson Airplane).
Song of the Show:
"Guilt" by Ringo Deathstarr
Ringo Deathstarr is on tour:
Babes in Toyland:
Song of the Show:
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13 Feb Satellite Bar Houston, TX 18 Feb Lowbrow Palace El Paso, TX 19 Feb Rebel Lounge Phoenix, AZ 20 Feb Slide Bar Fullerton, CA 21 Feb Los Angeles CA 22 Feb Soda Bar San Diego, CA 23 Feb Third Space Art Collective - Davis, CA 24 Feb San Francisco CA |
25 Feb Star Theater Portland Portland, OR 26 Feb Hindenburg Vancouver, BC, Canada 27 Feb Sunset Tavern Seattle, WA 29 Feb Salt Lake City UT 01 Mar Hi-Dive Denver Denver, CO 02 Mar Reverb Lounge Omaha, NE 03 Mar Turf Club, St Paul, MN 04 Mar Chicago, IL 05 Mar Canal Public House Dayton, OH |
BONUS: Bands who stole their name: Gnarls Barkley (Charles Barkley), Joanna Gruesome (Joanna Newsome), Hoody Allen (Woody Allen), Flint Eastwood (Clint Eastwood), Gringo Star/Ringo Deathstarr (Ringo Starr) ♥ Prince will sue you, don’t even think about it ♥ Sia prefer to sing in the background, in disguise/costumes ♥ Kim Fowley’s abusive handling of The Runaways ♥ Favorite David Bowie songs.
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