Well once again it has been forever since I posted on here... we have been playing our asses off over late winter and spring and now we are heading into summer! The Curse of the Valentine tour in February was a big success and more fun than should be legal! It was to support the release of our first 7 inch on Midwest Superfriends Records and man it was crazy!!! We played in Chicago on WLUW Radio RAZOR AND DI SHOW, played a completely insane drunken show in Mt Pleasant Mi with FULL FRONTAL LOODITY and ROBOTS ON CRAC ( I got cracked ribs at that one!), then back to Chicago for a packed house at The Mutiny in support of the amazing REGRETS!
We have been hitting our hometown hard and have made a bunch of great friends that we didn't know beforee... some other great bands we have played with... the always wonderful COWBOY MESSIAH, DARLING CZAR, 52 DECIBELS, THE DEVIANTS, CATALYST, RDA, MORS ONTOLOGICA, Tim Pak's new band THE BUDGET SINNERS, BIXY LUTZ, PIPELINE, THE EMERALD LIZARDS etc.
We also recorded a cover song by the classic punk/blues band THE GUN CLUB!!! The song we did was SEX BEAT and it will be released on a tribute album on Ghost On The Highway Records later this year (I think Halloween :)). Tommy from COWBOY MESSIAH graciously stepped in to play drums on it for us.
We played a show in Blacksburg Virginia with the awesome 52 DECIBELS that was so sparsely attended that the dicks at the bar shut u down before midnight. We made up for it by going completely insane at our hotel rooms all weekend. Brad didnt sleep at all and got a rather fitting tattoo with our super roadies Dalin and Sammy.
This July is going to be lots of fun too! July 4th we are playing in downtown Canton with our great friends COWBOY MESSIAH. Then July 18th we are recording a live album at Sadie Renes in Canton to hopefully be released in late fall. Also playing that night will be two amazing bands that we adore, MATT WOODS PLAN A BAND from Knoxville Tennessee and the awesome TWO COW GARAGE from Columbus!!! This should make for one helluva n evening!!!
Then July 24th we are hitting Columbus, July 25th record store appearance in Louisville Kentucky in the day and then playing at MAG BAR in Louisville that night!!! Then the next day July 26th, we are playing Manhattans in Knoxville Tennessee with MATT WOODS PLAN A!!! Whew!! Should be an awesome trip!!!
Well I think that catches us up for now.... hope to ee you at some shows!!!
- Chris
Where to begin? We kicked off November with a cool show at the Village Inn in Canton opening for PIPELINE. Brad got into a fight outside of the bar and the P.A. system was kinda bad but it was a fun show none-the-less. The PIPELINE guys are old friends of Joe’s and treated us great!!! Next we traveled to Altavista Virginia at Lucky’s Irish Pub for the first time to play with 52 DECIBELS and man, those are some really fun people! The guys in 52 DB’s, J.P. and Zeb are two downright awesome fellas! We had a GREAT show and JP played a couple songs with us even. Virginia is a gorgeous state in the Fall with so many beautifully colored trees and leaves it was almost driving through a painting. We had wonderful journey. Thanks to JP, Zeb and their families for the awesome treatment and for all the fine food and awesome partying! Ya’all rawk in our hearts! Next was a great show at Sadie Rene’s the night before Thanksgiving where we drank like kings and were pleased to open for a great, great punk band called THE DEVIANTS (they even played an OPERATION IVY song for me) and our new metal friends in CATALYST. The day after Thanksgiving we were off to the great white Northj to Mount Pleasant Michigan to play with our good friends FULL FRONTAL LOODITY (who I might add have one of the best robot love songs I have ever heard). We had a late start and then ran into some rough traffic which made us even later but we finally rolled into the frigid town of Mt Pleasant around 11pm and quickly loaded in and set up at RUBBLES BAR. We quickly discovered that we had left Joe’s bass drum pedal and his sticks behind which really bummed things. It was not our greatest performance but we sliced our way through about 6 songs and then we turned on the rock full force, played 6 more and ended the set with Joe’s drums layin’ around the stage. Thanks to the FFL guys for letting us borrow some equipment and thanks to our new good friend Chris for giving us a place to stay, many beers and saki to drink and some darn fine music to listen to. People in Mt Pleasant are awesome. We spent the following night with Chris and his friend Jessica at Frankies in Toledo watching yet another awesome TWO COW GARAGE show. The new drummer for those guys is amazing and we wish them the best of luck in Europe . In all… a very eventful two weeks that we can’t wait to do again!!
Man, we have been playin' some really fun shows lately!!! Our new drummer Joe Waller has reinvigorated the spirit of The LOSERS and now it feels like we can't be stopped! We will be playing alot of shows over the next few months so we hope to see ya'll out there at them, having fun and pounding beers and many shots! We just played an awesome show at Ruby Tuesday in Columbus with labelmates ROBOTS ON CRACK. The show was so much fun and we were treated GREAT by the bar and the ROBOTS! The highlight of the evening was the drunk asshole that got all pissed off at A.J. from ROBOTS about some silly/funny comment he made about Dimebag Darrell... the dude was irate and it was truly hilarious. As usual there was alot of Twinkie tossing going on whic=h made for lotsa fun...not to mention the after party when the bar was just giving us free beer and drinks!!!! WAY COOL!!! About a month before that we played at ANDREWS BAR in Ypsilanti, Mi with the ROBOTS and COWBOY MESSIAH and it was ssssooooo much fun!!! We love that place. We will be heading to the Woodshed in Feb/Mar to start recording our sophomore album with a tentative release date of June...maybe sooner..we'll see what happens. Thanks to all of you for yer continued support and for comin out to the shows and gettin down and dirty rowdy with us!!!! You all deserve awards!
The show was at ANDREWS BAR in Ypsilanti, MI. The bands COWBOY MESSIAH and ROBOTS ON CRACK were sweetly borderline insane. The crowd was drunk and screaming the words. ANDREWS is one of our new favorite places to play. It was the debut of our new drummer Joe Waller. He was amazing and bashed the fuck out of his drums just like a true LOSER. If you were'nt there...well you shoulda been.... it was classic and not the least bit classy. Brad brawled with some dudes later that night... it was just like old times.
Alright... I am gonna hve to start writing in this thing more often! I can't believe the last time I did was April! The time has been flying by. Well we had a great CD release party in April for the "JUST KILLER" EP. It was a rough night for us because we had a fill-in drummer, Thank you Scott! Then we went to Detroit at the end of April and played a rawking set at the goth club, Mephistos in Detroit. Our good buddy Nick marko, who played drums on the EP, played with us. It was great because Nick is a powerful drummer and it made me and Brad play extra hard. It was yet another awesome weekend in Detroit and I have never seen Tommy from COWBOY MESSIAH as drunk as he was at our hotel room later that night!!! Plus Brad puked all over the bathroom! HA! HA! It was definitely a fun-filled weekend. Thanks to Nikki and COWBOY MESSIAH for taking us to the Tigers baseball game too!
The past few months have been busy for me but definitely slow-going for the band. We signed on with new Canton based record label, MIDWEST SUPERFRIENDS and have tried a bunch of drummers out but none have wanted to commit to our "rigorous" schedule. So we are basically still ina state of limbo, searching for the right person. Hopefully we will find someone soon and get back to rocking your asses off. If anyone knows a drummer who might be interested please let them know about us and contact us here via email or something. We have the bulk of our second album written and just need a drummer to come and blast us off!
On a different note, I recorded a solo album in the Spring with the help of Tim Pak and Brad. It was something that I needed to do. I was going through a pretty shitty time and all it seemed I could do was write sad songs. Originally I brought'em to Brad as LOSERS songs but we both decided we didn't want a buncha sad ass LOSERS songs so I decided to record a solo album. It turned out pretty good and the MIDWEST SUPERFRIENDS label is releasing it very soon. It will be available here on the site and a buncha other places. Aaron Geis designed some truly awesome artwork for it. It is definitely some cry in yer beer stuff so be forewarned.
We are getting geared up to play the MIDWEST SUPERFRIENDS RAWK SHOWCASE at Sadie Rene's in Canton on Fri Aug 3rd. It should be a stellar evening. Some of the best bands that I know of will be there. So I hope ya'll will come out. i think that's about all for now.
Chris Out.
Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't posted anything on here for a long time. My personal life has been in a state of massive upheaval the last few months and following on some strange parallel cosmic path, so has the band's. Everything in my life that has felt so solid for the last 3 1/2 years of my life is gone and I have felt very lost and unsure of myself. The only thing that has been here for me is God and music, and I have been writing a ton of songs (mostly sad ones) and thankfully God has been there to keep me from falling into the bottle. Todd has officially left the band. After many months of trying to figure things out, that is what it finally has come down to. Todd is a talented drummer and we wish him the best. We are currently unsure of our status but we will be trying to figure things out soon. We will have some surrogate drummers at the LOOP show on April 14th and in Detroit at the end of the month. It will still be a rawkin' great time no matter what. Hope you'll all be there. As my Dad always says, "And this too shall pass."
Take Care,
Chris
Well we went to Detroit last weekend for an awesome 2 night rawk out.
Highlights... people we don't know singing our songs at Trixie's Coffee House as we played.
The best quote of the weekend... (Andrew saying to J. from Cowboy Messiah), "The Losers say they have to play next. They are drinking at a second-band pace.":D
Best song... Cowboy Messiah playing "EVEREST". My new fav off their cd!
Best moment... Matt sitting in his underwear on the bed half passed out eating a buncha coneys and dripping them on his naked chest at 6 AM.
Amazing... learning the wild truth about the crazy and incredible life that J. from COWBOY MESSIAH has lived
This was an awesome weekend for the MIDWEST SUPERFRIENDS.
So it is New Year's Eve and I am sittin' here thinkin' about all kindsa stuff. I'm sittin' here in my little apartment all alone waiting on Brad to get here. We decided that even though we weren't playin' anywhere this year we were still gonna hang out and drink. I received the DVD version of "NIRVANA LIVE TONIGHT SOLD OUT" from my girlfriend, Darcey for Christmas (she's the best! I love her so much!) and I have it on and I forgot how much this shit really rocks. It is makin me have that damned itch to play though. I can't seem to watch a band anymore without wanting to play too. I started drinking about 2 hours ago so I'm feelin good...just beer though...I'm saving the JAGERMEISTER for later. I'm kinda depressed. We started last year off with a bang with an exciting New Years Eve show at Bernie's in Columbus. Got into a fight with one of the other bands and had a riotous evening. My friend's Rosik and Andrew were here all the way from DETROIT and that was so fun.We partied hard for days! We had a very successful year and really made some awesome friends along the way. One of the greatest things about being in a band is all of the cool friends that you make along the way. We traveled as much as we could this year, made multiple trips to Detroit and Chicago and Indianapolis for some ass kicking shows! I think we did good. We drank an incredible amount of booze and partied like we were in The REPLACEMENTS. Hell, in Indianapolis when we opened for THE REGRETS our bar tab was $600!!! We have been lucky to have a very loyal following in our hometown that caters to DJ's, cover bands and Metal bands. Thanks to everyone of you that has come out to see us play this year. Thanks to Misty for the mic stands and the misc equipment...you sincerely RAWK! Thanks to Crazy Matt Mayle for all of the shots and for that great night laying on the sidewalk at White Castle after we got arrested in Columbus. Thanks to Tim Pak for everything you have done for us. Thanks to our families and loved ones for puttin' up with our "crazy rock-n-roll dream". Thanks to all the badass cool motherfuckers in all of the bands we have played with this year... you guys all deserve the best. Thanks for letting us sleep on your floors and for feeding us and making sure we are always intoxicated! Thanks to Ray at the LOOP Cafe in Canton for letting us do what no one else in Canton would!! You are AWESOME! Thanks to Lori Ann for always helping us get some money and some good shows. Man, it is weird getting old. Another year is ancient history... I'd have to say...man, it FUCKING RAWKED! Everyone be safe and listen to one of our songs turned up to 10!!!!
Chris Out.
thanks to all of the many, many friends, fans, and family that have supported us through a fabulous 2006. and even more so, thatnks for the overwelming concern you all you showed during our confusing year's end. it's that kind of support that fuels losers like us to keep trudging through crap and shit. we've been doing this for a long time and don't want to let you down now after all these years.
that is why chris and i scrambled to issue 5 new recordings for y'all. todd was greatly missed due to person obligations, but because of the chance that our shows in Detroit Jan. 19 & 20, may be last for a while, we wanted felt it our obligation to do this for you guys. our fans, friends, and families.
2007 starts a new year and new adventures, and MBL will be there with all of you. in one way or another.
Enjoy the new songs. they're dedicated to you all.
Dec 20, 2006 @ 4:12 PM
While I was back home for our Halloween shows I went to my old, old friend's TRICIA ATKINSON and BRIAN MOYER'S wedding reception. Tricia and Bryan looked damned REAL, dressed up as an amish couple! Man, it was more like a family reunion and I was real pissed that I had to leave early. It was so good to see all of my old friends from the BURGH!!! If any of ya are visiting my site here please email me and say hi! I would love to hang out with ya'll again sometime!! My old friend Jason Yeager and I had a great time talking about the old days and how lucky we are to be alive. At one time that dude could drink more whiskey than anyone I have ever met and he still could play the bass! And, Elvin and I laughed our asses about the time we went with some dudes to see an allday Christian Rock Festival with no sleep, no money and no beer! HILARIOUS! And Mister Peoples...it is always great to see you too man... all dressed up like OZZY! I never would have guessed!!  It was great to see all of ya'll and I miss ya. Those were some fun times we all shared. Get in touch with me!!!
Man, what an awesome show at the Loop for Halloween! Thank you so much to all of you cool people who came out and thanks to COWBOY MESSIAH and MANIFOLD STUD who drove to Canton to put on fantastic performances for everyone...you guys both kick so much ass it is damned hard to play after ya'll. Thanks to Lori Ann, Ashley and Ray for decorating the place up so damned cool and stuff, it was "spooky" in there If you couldn't make it out the show... I 'll try to give you the lowdown... I'm cookin' toasted cheese sandwiches right now nad tryin' my best not to get butter on the keyboard...so forgive the spellin.
Our new friends, MANIFOLD STUD from Youngstown started off the evening with a GREAT set of songs from their album, Phantasy Radio and did an especially fun version of SWEET HOME ALABAMA. The boys rawked damned hard and I can't wiat to play with them again in Youngstown. I highly recommend purchasing their cd...it is seriously worth it! Catchy songs and great writing, plus they are BIG Replacements fans too!
By now if you've been coming out to our LOOP shows you have probably seen COWBOY MESSIAH. These guys were on fire this time though, with this being an early cd release show in Ohio for their new album, American Zen. The fog machine and the strobelight were on full blast throughout their set and Tommy's face was a mess of poisonous make-up and sweat as he banged on the drums. They had all the drunks up and dancing. It must have been because of J's badass tattoos and Andy's SWEET skeleton outfit! I think they sold some cd's too!
We were drunk by the time we played and I just had a feeling that things were gonna get real damned crazy and I was right. I mean , shit I was playing with Gene Simmons on the drums and the dude from A Clockwork Orange on the bass and I myself was a pretty hot woman if I do say so myself! We played hard, drunk and fast...there is no better way. I drank so many shots I almost puked while we were playing, "Noah Judd"...it was a good night. I'm not even gonna be able to begin to tell ya what was goin' on in the audience! Let me just say..it was out of control!!! Whatta stellar night!!
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