Lords of Fuzz, The Jack Trades, a little band from Atlanta called The Howlies and The Knew
Written by The Bartender // August 17, 2009 // Society, The Dormitory // 5 Comments
Ok. I get it. Nobody wants to hear about my hippie tomato garden. 53 views and no comments = weak-shit blog. I’m a little hurt, but I’ll get over it.
Last Sunday at the Larimer was one of those Sundays where a couple of damn-respectable rock bands tore through the club, melted some faces, got wasted with everybody and went on their merry way.
Lords of Fuzz are shredders. They are a band that I’ve literally watched grow into the title they bestowed upon themselves. If there were ever a most improved band award, I would either give it to them or The Knew.
Too bad the Larimer was noticeably sparse for their set. If it weren’t for Lords of Fuzz’s heavy drinking fan base, I probably wouldn’t have been able to pay my parking tickets.
The Jack Trades fucking came out of nowhere. All the employees at the bar spent their tips on Jack Trades’ merch. Now that American Relay is kaput, it seems Denver’s collective belly has been growling for some deep fried country blues. If your tummy has been growling too, check this band out. They make me wish I had a CD player on my scooter – like that white Stella at Sportique with the sidecar and the sub-woofer in the glove compartment. So fucking rad!
As if the night could get any better, this little garage rock band out of Atlanta sporting four-part vocal harmonies and a psyched-out surf-rock jangle, The Howlies confirmed that Georgia just might be the true home for amazing rock bands. Check out their music video “Aluminum Baseball Bat,” a song about rich, girlfriend-stealing douchebags getting the justice they deserve – Aluminum baseball bat justice (http://www.myspace.com/howlies).
It has been a long summer at the Larimer. I will most likely be deaf before I’m thirty, but bands like these make it all worth it. This Sunday, Aug. 23rd, come and check out another BBQ at the Larimer hosted by none other than Denver’s Reno Divorce who are poised to take over the world. Also playing: Primasonic, The Palsies, King Rat, and more.
Also, I hear that Donnybrook is hosting another “Benefit for Rich People” Sept. 6 at Larimer Lounge. With the economy as it is, rich people need our help more than ever. The pool won’t clean itself!
Keep Drinking and rocking,
The Bartender
5 Comments on "Lords of Fuzz, The Jack Trades, a little band from Atlanta called The Howlies and The Knew"
Bartender, all your blogs are righteous but the story of the tomato was the best. Sorry I didn’t comment earlier.
Oh shit, American Relay is no longer?!?! Sad!!!
I especially loved, “it tasted like what angels eat to get wasted.”
Now that the Fuzz has a more specific direction musically, they fucking rip. Give the new CD a listen and head to the release party at Bender’s on September 18th. Bruiser was great…what will the new album bring?
Everyone is worried about jobs going overseas, but I think should they should be more optimistic. America is great for generating new jobs and dealing with change. My grandfather said railroads once lost a lot of business when electric companies switched from burning coal to nuclear power. Railroads also needed less workers when trains stopped using cabooses. Yet while some railroad jobs may have disappeared, new jobs like webpage designers and video store clerks have appeared. Horse buggy manufacturers became car manufacturers and typewriter companies now make computers. Many industries that were supposed to disappear like movie theatres due to VCR’s and accounting because of computers have never been stronger.
While manufacturing jobs may go overseas to cheaper locations, the United States still manufactures more than any other country.
http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/10/13/data-on-the-largest-manufacturing-countries-in-2008/
Even if more jobs go abroad, the USA will always have factories. I highly doubt that the United States will buy fighter jets from China. The price of labor may be cheaper in Asia now, but as oil and shipping prices rise, buying American products will not seem to be so expensive. Chinese products also have a reputation for poor quality and counterfeiting. BMW does not worry that Chinese car companies will steal their customers.
Many jobs cannot be outsourced, either. You are not likely to call a doctor, lawyer, mechanic, mover, driver, barber, electrician, locksmith, real estate agent, or plumber in China to fix a problem you have in the USA. Are all the farms, mines, stores, hotels, museums, restaurants, churches, security guards, banks, government workers, schools, and athletes in the US going to be shipped overseas, too?
Even if all the manufacturing jobs in the United States went to China, wouldn’t the Chinese need American skills? You could move there and teach English. Most of those container ships returning to Asia are EMPTY. Why not think of something the Chinese would like to buy? Americans are creative. Do you think China will be known as the new Disney and Hollywood? Will China become famous for apple pies, hamburgers, hot dogs, baseball, gun rights, democracy, free speech, and religious freedom?
While change is sometimes scary and being cautious is good, hysteria is not. Think for yourself and don’t be a Chicken Little.