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POLKA FLOYD Cd is available now! Check out Toledo's own Polka Floyd playing Floyd classics like you've never heard them before-polka style! You can order them online here or check out the band at www.polkafloyd.com You can also order the Detroit Rock City t-shirts for only $13 they come in all sizes. Check out upcoming shows including the annual Home for the Holidaze 5 at 313.jac on 12/21 and coming this February 16 the 21st annual Erotic Poetry & Music Festival! Also on wed. March 19 our friends The Buck Brothers will make their Detroit debut at The Laher House! Check them out at www.buckbrothers.net HAPPY HOLIDAYS! this update:12/20/07 Hello All! The bionic arm is healing fine now. Had a great Big 80's Flashback Bash this year! It's great every year but this year was best because of my crappy summer. Old faves Red September and The Toxins played and tore it up with "Synchronicity 2" and "Burnin' Down the House" respectively. New faves Apartment 4 rocked the house with "Debaser" and Popsicle Shiv played Gang of Four's "Found that Essence Rare" to perfection! I dressed as myself in the 80's which was really no different from how I dress today minus a few safety pins and studs! Thanks for everyone who came down to rock the party with us! See you back next year! My Halloween in Hell was pretty damn good too! What's on the plate for Static for the rest of the year? Besides taking time to enjoy life as much as possible, we have the Home for the Holidaze 5 acoustic music benefit taking place on Fri. Dec. 21 at 313.jac and features 5 singer-songwriters performing for homeless shelters for people and animals and also charitymusic.com collecting used instruments for needy kids. Check out the show page for more info. Also, we are releasing the debut CD from The POLKA FLOYD show this November and are pretty damn excited about it! If you haven't heard about the band yet check them out at myspace.com/polkafloyd Yes, they are exactly what you think-Pink Floyd done polka style! You can see them live at the Hard Rock Cafe in Detroit on Thu. Nov. 29. this update:11/2/07 Feeling much better and looking forward to Fall not falling! Thank you to everyone who took the time to check in and see how I was doing and helping out when needed. I really appreciate it and thank god for such good friends! The "bionic" arm is doing better considering it's only been two months! I'll be touching my head in no time. Made it to Dally this year thanks to the wonderful Linda Flynn and her crew. That should help pay for some medical bills and also the upcoming 12th annual Static Big 80's Flashback Bash! The 12th annual Big 80's Flashback Bash is Sat. Oct. 27 at Paychecks and features two new bands; Apartment 4 and Popsicle Shiv adding to the perennial favorites; Red September-Walkin Talkin Toxins and Bruce Bryson opening the show. Hope to see you there this year this update:9/19/07 broken bones suck! having a bad summer here after falling and breaking an arm bone and jammed elbow. the mental frustration is worse than the physical pain! being self employed with no insurance sux too! hopefully all will be well soon.. this update:7/30/07 Congratulations goes out to Ty Stone who finally inked his deal with Kid Rock's Top Dog/Atlantic records recently and to Inside Outlaw Doop on his publishing deal! Join us at Cityfest July 4-8 in the New Center for a four day fest of some of the finest music in town! this update:6/26/07 So in some recent news; Static is once again nominated for Best Record Label in the Detroit Music Awards happening this Friday night. I'll be hosting the unofficial after party and third Rhythm & Booze Jam Night at 313.jac later that evening so stop by. Polka Floyd and Eastside Elvis will be doing a show on Sat. April 28 at the Cadieux Cafe. These two unique tribute bands to Pink Floyd (done polka style!) and Elvis (done punk) are sure to leave you smiling. I can't be there I have to work, oh well! Check it out! Great shows to look forward to over at 313.jac; Locognosis night on 4/27; car city Call Girls on 4/28 and Great Lakes Myth Society on 5/4 and the electronic attack of Carjack, Rogue Satellites and Charlie Slick on 5/26. this update:4/16/07 We are sorry to hear that WDET has cancelled all of it's rock n' roll programming this week. Gone are the three shows that supported local music the most: The Ralph Valdez Show, Alternate Take with Liz Copeland and Night Train with Mick Collins. This is a great loss to the Detroit music scene, as there very few outlets for local indie music to be played now. The NPR station also axed the DSO show, cut in half the jazz and worldbeat shows as well and replaced them with more talk and a BBC show. What's Detroit Rock City without the ROCK? It's officially spring in Michigan! Where else can you go from wearing mittens to no jackets at all all in one week's time? Whatever happened to leather weather that in between time to get acclimated to the extreme hot and cold? this update:3/27/07 The 20th Erotic Poetry & Music Festival was a surprising success considering that it was 4 degrees outside and one of the coldest nights this winter! Everyone who braved the cold had a hot night of poetry, music and art at Northern Lights Lounge the new venue this year. It was great to see some old faces and new show up to support the event that was all for a good cause-Paws with a Cause! Bob Gentry is at it again go vote for his videos on the musicchoice.com website and help him land a deal with Epic records. www.bobgentry.com This Friday night we are pleased to host the Detroit debut of Polka Floyd, a Pink Floyd done polka style tribute band featuring the one and only Ken Haas of Culture Bandits, The Hoolapoppers fame. They play 313.jac at 10pm. On Sat. night at 313.jac we are hosting the first benefit for 60's rockstar Question Mark of "96 Tears" fame. He recently lost his home and pets in a fire and needs support. Four bands will rock out for the cause: Universal Temple of Divine Power (featuring old Moisture drummer Chris)-a great new band called Duende!- the one man band known as Carjack and The Expatriates featuring Eddie Baranek of The Sights! 313.jac is starting a new showcase night for singer/songwriters called "Rhythm & Booze" it will be hosted by Brandon Calhoon a "Rockstar INXS" finalist. It is once a month: Feb. 16 & March 16 check it out! Congrats goes out to our friend Ty Stone who will finally release his new album thru Kid Rock's label Top Dog/Atlantic. this update:2/5/07 Happy New Year! We have lots of stuff planned for this year. First up is the 20th anniversary of the Erotic Poetry & Music Festival. This is one of the longest running festivals in Detroit. An eclectic night of entertainment featuring poetry, music, dance and art all in one evening! Check out more information on our show page. 313.jac the intimate live music venue at Jacoby's is here to stay! Join us for great local music this year and support the place that supports you! this update:1/4/07 BOB GENTRY is a Top 5 finalist in the Star Tomorrow national online talent contest. Thanks to all who voted in this. Bob is the winner of the Los Angeles Music Award for "Best Male Rock Singer Songwriter" this year and recently received an endorsement deal with Yamaha. He also had a song featured in an episode of "Bones" recently. HOME FOR THE HOLIDAZE 4 is an annual acoustic music event featuring singer-songwriters raising money to help out the area's homeless this holiday season. $6 with $1 off with a canned food donation goes to homeless shelters for pets and people. This year's event is on Sat. Dec. 23 at 313.jac/jacoby's located at 624 Brush St. in Detroit. Featured performers are: Inside Outlaws-Pat O'Brien-Gretchen Wolff-Emily Rose-Jamie McCarthy. The 20th anniversary of the Erotic Poetry & Music Festival is on Sat. Feb.3 of 2007. Stay tuned for details on this unique event. BULLCOCK's debut cd "Hog Nuts" was recently reviewed in issue #128 of Skratch Magazine. This is what they said: "Hog Nuts is a must-have cd, that's all I'm saying. Super Bad-Ass!" Thanks H.Barry! this update:12/1/06 BOB GENTRY is now in the TOP 8 of the Star Tomorrow online contest. Let's take Bob all the way to the top! www.startomorrow.com Static Big 80's Flashback Bash is this Saturday night! Come celebrate the 80's with the ultimate tribute party and the only one of it's kind in the "D"! We are glad to announce the return of BULLCOCK to the "D" and the re-emergence of the one and only Immortal Winos of Soul! Look for them soon! this update:10/27/06 We are very very pleased to announce that Bob Gentry is nominated in the 16th annual LA Music Awards for "Rock Singer-Songwriter of the Year" for his song "Upside Down" which appeared originally on the Moisture "Bastard" cd released by Static Records! Congrats Bob! Bob has also scored a nomination in the Just Plain Folks annual award show for "Best Songwriter"! Not only has he received these two honors but he won the second round in the "Star Tomorrow" contest!!! Also we are very, very, pleased to report the special guest reunion of the almighty TWITCH at this years Big 80's Flashback Bash!!! this update:9/19/06 We are pleased to announce that Bob Gentry has won the first round of the startomorow.com contest thanks to your votes! Get ready to vote again soon and see Bob perform the Motown classic "Ain't Too Proud to Beg". Bob has never forgotten his hometown roots so show him some love by taking the time out to vote! Get ready for the party of the year! The 11th annual Big 80's Flashback Bash is Sat. Oct. 28 at Paychecks Lounge. This year's acts paying tribute to the 80's will be Red September, The Walkin Talkin Toxins, The Dins, Bruce Bryson and very special guests that I can't say yet but stay tuned for more updates!
his update: 8/21/06 Please go and check out www.startomorrow.com website and vote for Bob Gentry of Moisture under Week #2 performers. Bob needs your vote this week to rid the music world of mundane sissy boy singers who can't rock! Static Records is now on Myspace! Check out myspace/StaticRecordsDetroit and be my friend!! The second issue of InFlame Magazine features an in-depth overview of the 2006 NXNE music conference, more local and national cd reviews in "Static Feedback" and my top five list. BULLCOCK's raging debut cd "Hog Nuts" has just been released nationally to indie press and podcasts everywhere... RED SEPTEMBER will be having an anniversary performance on Sat. Aug. 19 at Paychecks Lounge in Hamtramck. Opening the show will be local rockers The Badways and The Shlubs!. this update: 8/8/06 BULLCOCK will release their debut CD "Hog Nuts" on June 17. Their Detroit cd release party is on Sat. June 17th at Paychecks with special guests The Zimmerman Twins and The Inside Outlaws and punk poet Jimmy Doom. Bullcock features ex members of The Immortal Winos of Soul and The Generals and Zimmerman Twins is Ken Haas new project from Toledo. Check out:www.bullcockband.com and www.insideoutlaws.com Bullcock also made it into the third round of the Emergenza International Band Contest. Check out the premiere issue of the new Detroit magazine INFLAME MEDIA around town now! Not only will you find articles on Detroit bands, but wine reviews and restaurant reviews as well. Yours truly contributed a local cd review page, a top 5 list and an article on Detroit's hardest working band-The Hard Lessons. this update: 6/6/06 An all Static Records show is available now from www.digivegaspodcast.com give it a listen and don't forget to vote in Podcast alley for this show! 313.jac is still going until we are told not to. So stop by in April and May and support the club that supports local music! Bob Gentry formerly of Moisture fame just auditioned for season 2 of the reality show "Rockstar". We wish him the best of luck and hope to see him on TV! Speaking of "Rockstar", The Hoolapoppers tune of there one and only cd "Trout Farm" was selected to appear in the indie film "Kathy T Gives Good Hoover". this update: 4/3/06 Paul Haines drummer of The Hoolapoppers is now Paulie Podcaster, host of the new music podcast "Digi Vegas" www.digivegaspodcast.com. He will be playing music from Las Vegas and his former hometown- Detroit on his new show. He invites bands to submit their music for broadcast via the website or just stop by and give it a listen. Decibilt is the new rock project featuring the former members of Forge back on the rock n' roll bandwagon. Check them out at the Blowout Sat. March 4 at 10:15 at Smalls. BULLCOCK is coming soon are you? April 1st! they recently made it to the next round of the Emergenza Festival in NY. There are a few cool shows coming up in the "D" this spring! March 16-18 at 313.jac is the WDET spring fundraiser showcases featuring many cool bands each night. March 24 & 25 313.jac throwsdown with the Great Lakes Myth Society on Friday and Downtown Brown and Porchsleeper on Saturday night for a major blowout! Sun. March 26: The fabulous PEELANDER Z returns to The Magic Stick -Japanese punk rock! Sat. April 1 Undercurrents Music Showcase with Cowboy Messiah-The Impaler-Murder Mystery-Philo at the New Dodge Lounge. Fri. April 7-Our friends The Sex Slaves from NYC rock Mephistos Fri. April 14-Our friends The Glass Heroes return home to Paychecks Lounge. this update: 2/24/06
The 19th annual Erotic Poetry & Music Festival is Sat. Feb. 11 @ Alvin's, this eclectic celebration of the erotic arts event features, erotic art, poetry, spoken word, music, dance and comedy all in one evening of entertainment. This is one of the longest running festivals in Detroit. It also benefits a good cause-Paws with a Cause. For more information on this event check out the show page. This year plans to be the most eclectic yet with star performances by Stephanie Loveless, Causing A Scene and Jimmy Doom! this update: 2/6/06 Thanks to all who attended the Big 80's Flashback Bash this year! A fun time was had by all. Those who were there witnessed Red September performing a rousing rendition of "Word Up", Choking Susan delivering "You've got to fight for your right to party" All Right Tokyo covering "Purple Rain" in almost entirety, Bruce Bryson's acoustic version of "Maniac" were just some of the highlights of the night! Stay tuned for next year, where we just may do something completely different! The next event from Static is the annual "Home For the Holidaze" acoustic music benefit to help out local homeless shelters. Local and former Detroit musicians who are home for the holiday will perform at 313.jac/Jacoby's on Fri. Dec. 23 at 8pm . Cover is $6 and get $1 off with a canned people or pet food item. Performances include: Scott Kinson-Doop(from the Inside Outlaws)-Silent Violet and Greater Alexander . Stay tuned for more info soon! Forge music lives on! "One Last Shot" was selected for a Major League Soccer Live Games Telecast recently on ESPN2. The Vavoom song "Detroit" also lives on with Pop artist icon Niagara of Destroy All Monsters performing the song on her European tour. this update: 11/11/05 The 10th anniversary of the "Big 80's Flashback Bash!" is Sat. Oct. 29th at Paychecks at 9pm. This year features performances by Red September, All Rigth Tokyo, Choking Susan, Walkin' Talkin' Toxins, Bruce Bryson, Chopper,Spirit of Duckie and Strangers with Candy. 80's music all night long! Flashback to the 80's in one night of fright and delight! this update: 10/16/05 Blast from the Past! Just got word that at last night's Green Day show at the Palace, Billie Joe gave a shout out to the first time they played Detroit in a basement party at a house owned by The Generals! It's cool that they remembered this night! Also just heard from a fan of Finney's Pub that they named their son after the bar! New from Static! We now have a new t-shirt line called "Rock City Tees" our first t-shirt is "Detroit Rock City" and is available now for only $12 thru the Static website. The design debuted at the Dally in the Alley and will soon be featured on the website alsong with other Detroit designs. The 10th anniversary of the "Big 80's Flashback Bash!" is Sat. Oct. 29th at Paychecks at 9pm. This year features performances by Red September, All Rigth Tokyo, Choking Susan, Walkin' Talkin' Toxins, Bruce Bryson, Spirit of Duckie and Strangers with Candy. 80's music all night long! Flashback to the 80's in one night of fright and delight! 313.jac and Undercurrents Detroit chapter will be holding a benefit for New Orleans Musicians affected by hurricane Katrina on Thu. Sept. 29 and Sat. Oct. 1. Check out the show page for more info on who is playing. 313.jac will be hosting it's bi-annual showcase fundraiser for WDET National Public Radio the week of Oct. 12-15. Check out the show page for more info and support the station that supports local music! Look for new updates on the website soon! this update: 9/12/05 Visit the Static booth at the Dally in the Alley on Sat. Sept. 10th from 11am till 9pm. We will be located at the Hancock/Third entrance way. We will have all the Static releases for sale at a Dally discount price, our new brand of rock city tees and tons of other stuff like records, tapes, 50 cent cds, videos, dvds, games, computer stuff, jewelry, clothes, handmade items and paintings from Sue Static for sale. We will also have airbrush tattoos for $5. Stop by and say "Hi!" 313.jac will be hosting the "Acoustic Throwdown for Jam Rag" later that night at 313.jac upstairs at Jacoby's. Join The Impaler and singer-songwriters; Bruce Bryson-Brian Blair-Greater Alexander-Mark and Chaz and the publishers themselves; Stephanie and Sue Loveless will perform. $6 suggested donation benefits the longest running music magazine in Detroit-Jan Rag! this update: 8/16/05 The Hoolapoppers return to Detroit for a reunion show on Sat. Aug. 6th at 313.jac! This is the first time the band has performed in years. Grammy winner -John McClain will join guitarist Ken Haas and bassist Jason Bowes for the homecoming show. Opening the night will be Ken's duo The Zimmerman Twins and closing will be Jason's band The Off Ramps. Copies of the CD "Trout Farm" will be for sale that night as well. this update: 7/13/05 BULLCOCK is back! they will be appearing on Thu. July 7th @313.jac! with Radical Records recording artists from NY, THE SEX SLAVES and punk poet Jimmy Doom and Cowboy Messiah all for $5 check it out! UNDERCURRENTS MUSIC NETWORKING FORUM is Thu. July 14@ 8pm this event is FREE to attend and the forum topic will be "Radio" For more info www.undercurrents.com or show page. this update: 6/30/05 Static welcome the return of idol records artists WATERSHED back to Detroit. They will be performing on Sat. May 7th @ 313.jac! with BULLCOCK featuring Chopper & Ross from the Winos in town from NJ. Opening the show is punk poet Jimmy Doom! Don't miss this show! "Another Day" a JETTISON RED song off of "Travel By Telephone" was selected for the trailer for the indie movie entitled "Geekin'" you can check out the trailer at www.geekinmovie.com. STATIC RECORDS was nominated in the 2005 Detroit Music Awards. UNDERCURRENTS MUSIC NETWORKING PARTY is Thu. May 12 @ 8pm this event is FREE to attend and the forum topic will be "Music & The Internet" For more info www.undercurrents.com or show page. this update: 4/26/05 UNDERCURRENTS DETROIT Networking Party with a forum will start on THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 8pm at 313.jac/jacoby's! Join us for an hour of networking bring CDs, business cards and ideas. Hosted by The Impaler & Sue Static. Undercurrents will be held every second Thursday of each month and feature a music related topic to be discussed. Each party will be followed by the:(for more info:www.undercurrents.com) ROCK CITY SHOWCASE hosted by Cowboy Messiah an new music and open mic series that starts on THU. APRIL 7. New bands and regional bands, acoustic performers and poets are invited to take the stage and show us what you got! $5 cover or $2 if you are a performer. this update: 3/15/05 The WDET Spring Fundraiser Showcases are March 23-26 @ 313.jac/Jacoby's. For more info on this event, please visit the show page. this update: 2/5/05 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2005!! We are getting ready for a new year full of music and events to fill your entertainment needs! First up is the 18th annual Erotic Poetry & Music Festival on Sat. Feb. 5th. For more info on this event, please visit the show page. Stay tuned for more updates! this update: 1/5/05 The holidays are here and it's time once again for the second annual "Home for the Holidaze" acoustic music benefit at 313.jac/Jacoby's, located at 624 Brush St. in Detroit. The event brings together local musicians and former Detroiters who are home for the holiday. It is a chance to perform and raise money for food donations to the St. Dominic's Soup Kitchen and pet food will also be accepted for a local animal shelter. This year the show is on Thursday, Dec. 30th at 8pm. Performing will be Chopper & Ross from Bullcock who will be in town from NJ, Ty Stone returning from LA, local acoustic rocker-Zuby, Joe Lisboa stepping out from the band, Lisboa for the night and The Vox Pop, a new duo featuring Robb Roy members Mike Kudreiko and Graham Strachan, Michael David & Brian Lord, from the Michael David Project and the lone female voice for the evening, Gretchen Wolff. Admission is $6 if you bring a can of food you receive $1 off the cover charge. Show starts at 8pm and 21 and over are invited. this update: 11/30/04
It's back! The return of the only Halloween party of its kind. Static presents: The 9th annual Big 80's Flashback Bash! Sat. Oct. 30th 9pm at Paychecks Lounge in Hamtramck. 21 & over invited. $6 gets you in. Door prizes for best 80's costume, videos and music all night long! This year features the bands: Roshambo-Red September-Choking Susan-All Right Tokyo-Sprit of Duckie and special performances by Stirling, Chopper & Ross and more! Join us for a special "Tribute to The Ramones" this year!
SnowDVD.com just released volume 2 of their new skiing-snowboarding travel guide of the world's top resorts with a track by Jettison Red. Order it thru the website www.snowdvd.com. In Jett Red updates: Nicky Stixx is currently bashing drums for Gore Gore Girls on their tour supporting The Cramps. John is playing bass for The Rioteers. Paul is fronting the new band The Hotness and Chris is touring worldwide with The Stooges as guitar tech for Ron Asheton. this update: 9/30/04 "Save the Vegetables" festival is Saturday, August 7 at Detroit Contemporary Gallery. The all day festivities include a bunch of bands, beer and MEAT! No vegetables allowed. Downtown Brown is the featured performers. FORGE first performance after a brief hiatus will be at the Vans Warped Tour on Sunday, August 15 at the Pontiac Silverdome. They play at 5:20 for a half hour of power!Forge's music was selected for play on the next season Concrete Wave Extreme sports tv out of Canada. this update: 7/16/04 Looking for something different to wear? Check out the new wave of t-shirts BANGWAVE! Go to Bangwave.com for apparel with attitude and try one on for size. KOWABANGA!
PIMPS AND HOES 2004@ Emerald Theatre 31 N.Walnut St. in Mt.Clemens 8pm doors 18 & up Tickets $20/$17 pre-sale Themed dress event. Featuring entertainment by DOWNTOWN BROWN-THE CHASERS-THE A-TEAM-DUBPHONICS-D'SKREET-SWITCHSTANCE-KROWN P-Djs & the Hedgehog himself- RON JEREMY! www.pimpsandhoes2004.com Hear Downtown Brown on 89X this Thursday morning at 8am interviewing the Hedgehog himself! Jettison Red and the Culture Bandits music was selected to the soundtrack of National Lampoon's Collegetown USA cable program for the Spring series. this update: 7/6/04 JETTISON RED will perform live in the studio on the nationally syndicated talk radio show "The Mitch Albom Show" on Thursday, June 10 from 3-6pm. Tune into WJR 70.60 am to hear the band play partial songs off of the new CD "Travel By Telephone" which is destined to be played on college campuses everywhere according to one local scribe. they will also play the Homeboy Show live series at The Bullfrog on Wed. June 23. DOWNTOWN BROWN have two big shows in June. The first one is a benefit for their annual "Save the Vegetables" festival. It is back to 313.jac for an intimate performance with the likes of space cadets, the Amino Acids, The Rubber Milk Orchestra and punk poet, Jimmy Doom on Fri. June 25.18 & over are invited and $6 donation. The second show is Tues. June 29th at Freedom Hill as part of Reel Big Fish's Coast to Coast Roast with many other local and national bands on this all day festival of fun. And now for something completely different...... this update: 6/3/04 FORGE wins "Outstanding Hard Rock/Metal Act" at the 2004 Detroit Music Awards! After winning this coveted trophy at the pre-show hosted by 89X's Kelly Brown and Peter Schorn, Forge played a triumphant set at the show featuring "Bring on the Apocalypse" (which was also nominated) and "The Torch" and unveiled a new song to the audience. You can check out awards photos at www.forgemusic.com And speaking of triumphant-Downtown Brown had a rawkus time at their "triumphant video shoot" for "Welcome to the Acropolis" at Alvin's on the 16th. Forge and Kids from Krypton opened the show. Look for the video sometime this season. this update: 4/27/04 FORGE
will be performing at this years Detroit Music Awards, Friday, JETTISON RED is once again nominated in this year's local music awards for "Oustanding Pop Band" DOWNTOWN BROWN
's triumphant video shoot is Friday, April 16th at Alvin's with very
special guests FORGE and ex-Culture bandits guitarist-Ken Haas' Kids from
Krypton. Should be a "fun night" come dressed to kill! 313.jac/Jacoby's hosts the bi-annual WDET Spring Fundraisers to help support national public radio during it's pledge drive.WDET is one of the few radio stations that support local music. Check out the show page for the line up of bands that are as eclectic as the station itself! this update: 3/23/04 JETTISON RED's second CD "Travel by Telephone" is finally here! After much delay the CD is in our hands and will be available for sale at all indie record stores around town, at the bands's shows and online thru this website or the following online retailers-Amazon.com and CD Baby. JETTISON RED will be releasing their second CD "Travel by Telephone" on Sat. Feb. 7 with a concert and release party at Smalls. Opening the show will be The Rioteers and Outrageous Cherry. Doors are at 9pm and admission is $6. The CD will be available at local indie retailers and thru the websites. In the game of musical chairs, two bands have swapped members recently, Forge welcomes back original drummer, Greg Mastin to the fold. Downtown Brown adds new drummer Tom to the trio. STATIC once again hosts the 17th annual Erotic Poetry & Music Festival at Alvin's. The unique event is one of the longest running festivals in Detroit and the only event of it's kind. It features erotic poetry, music and art. It will be held on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14-VALENTINES DAY admission is $7, doors are at 8pm and 18 & over are invited.Partial proceeds benefit Paws with a Cause. Stay tuned for a performer list. End of the year madness! Friday, Dec. 26th Static welcomes "Home for the Holidaze" our friends Bob Gentry (Moisture), Kevin "Chopper" Peshkopia (Generals-Winos-Bullcock) back to Detroit for a hometown performance. This is an all acoustic show. Joining the bill is urban folk artist and poetry slam winner, Blair and Bruce Bryson (Spat!) and others. Doors are at 9pm $6 cover or $5 with a can of people/pet food. Ring in the new year with Forge at Alvin's and the New Year's Eve Party of Doom! with Downtown Brown-The Farley's and Lame O at 313.jac/Jacobys is sure to be chaos! FORGE-the reviews are rolling in for "Bring on the Apocalypse" check out their website to read them www.forgemusic.com Jettison Red is gearing up to release their second CD "Dark Side of the Moon" and awaiting their snsorship from Jack Daniels.... Downtown Brown bid adios to drummer Pat Swisher recently and will break in their new drummer with an opening slot for The Aquabats this Saturday, Dec. 13 at St. Andrew's Hall at 7:30pm. This update 12/08/03 FORGE's "Bring on the Apocalypse" is #3 adds in the CMJ Loud Rock charts on it's first day! 150 stations across the US and Canada have added Forge to their playlists today. Also, check out reviews for the CD at the Forge website www.forgemusic.com. Static helps to host the "Benefit for Bootsey X" on Friday, Nov. 28th at 313.jac/Jacoby's. Performing will be The Fondas, The Shanks, The Cocktail Shake, The Earworms,The Polish Muslims, Danny & Margaret Dollrod and many more. Pop O.D. cds and posters will be for sale to help our friend Bootsey!
Static Records
was asked to contribute (donate) music to the U.K. unauthorised documentary film about The White Stripes called "Candy Coloured
Blues". This update 11/19/03 FORGE's new Cd "Bring on the Apocalypse" hits radio stations nationwide on Tuesday , Nov. 18th. bring it on! Singer-songwriter BOB GENTRY (ex-Moisture) will return to 313.jac/Jacobys for a intimate acoustic performance on Friday, Dec. 26th. The "Home for the Holidaze" show will feature acoustic performances from Bob and friends from the Static family and more. DOWNTOWN BROWN invade the Big Apple! Lookout NY. DTB will be playing NYC on Sat. Nov. 15 at the Cat Club upstairs from the Pussycat Strip Lounge at 2am. They will also be live in the Mojo music studios on Nov. 14. This update 11/11/03
This just in: DOWNTOWN BROWN will be opening for Mr. Party Hard himself-ANDREW WK on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Headliners in Toledo, Ohio. Time for a road trip! RED SEPTEMBER is turning Japanese! Their music will be featured at the largest extreme sports expo, The Active Collection in Japan. You can also hear them on the radio show, The Yellow Beat out of Tokyo and buy their CDs at the store- I.D. Pilot Dead One in Osaka, Japan. FORGE will be the featured artist on Artistfirst radio show on Wednesday, October 29th at 9pm. Tune in to hear an interview and songs off their new CD "Bring on the Apocalypse". http://www.artistfirst.com DOWNTOWN BROWN invites you to their Halloween Party of DOOM! on Halloween Night, Friday, Oct. 31 at 313.jac/Jacobys. The Farleys and Rock Bottom also perform and you better come in costume or else! Jager giveaways and mullets always welcome! JETTISON RED are finishing up recording their second CD at The Loft. Taking a break from shows, except for drummer Nicky Stixx who will perform with the Gore Gore Girls on Hallow- weekend at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco, opening up for the infamous band, The Cramps! Don't forget the biggest party of the year-The 8th annual Big 80's Flashback Bash! on sat. Nov. 1st, 8pm at Alvin's. This year features the return of Twitch, Forge, Red September and friends: The Impaler, Choking Susan, Roshambo(Tim & Scott Twitch's new band!), The Toxins and Poke(featuring Bruce Bryson(SPAT!)and Ross(Bullcock). As always therewill be door prizes, videos, and more! This update 10/14/03
This update 9/30/03 Jettison red are Modern Rock finalists in the Battle of the Bands contest from www.callatt.com. Log onto the website to vote for them to get a chance at winning studio time and an opening slot on a major show. This update 8/14/03 JETTISON RED just added to Arts, Beats & Eats and the Muscle Beach Festival on Labor Day weekend. NO ALTERNATIVE will perform on the local stage at the Vans Warped Tour on Sunday, August 3rd in Pontiac. This is their third time playing the Warped Tour. This update 7/23/03
FORGE
have finished tracking their new album at Detroit’s Tempermill Studio’s
with producer Tony Hamera (Lords of Algol, Arizing & Factory 81) and are
hitting the road this weekend for 2 shows (June 27 in New Baltimore, MI
and June 28 in Indianapolis, IN at the Emerson Theater). The band will
start mixing the CD this coming week.
Jettison Red is
also in the studio recording their next album. Look for it to be out
later this summer. This update 6/28/03 It was a 1-for-12 night (jeez, the TIGERS do better than that!) for Static Records and the family of bands at the Detroit Music Awards as only Static won for "Best Record Label". Since any label is only as good as it's roster, we like to think this is an acknowledgement of the excellence of ALL our great bands. Thanks to THEM for making Static what it is. JETTISON RED's new song "Dead Heroes" has made it to No. 1 on the Alternative Charts at Garageband.com for the past two weeks. A good omen for an album they haven't started recording in earnest yet. This update 5/8/03 If they say that no news is good news, then 2003 was off to a good start! Sorry for the delay, here we go... First up: Static Records is once again nominated for "Best Record Label" in the 2003 Detroit Music Awards. All the current Static Records artists are also nominated in their respective categories. As the saying goes, "It's great just to be nominated." Congratulations guys (and girl)! Static has two new compilation projects on deck for this year. "Detroit vs. Detroit" will pay tribute to local musical heroes who inspired and rocked our world. Static artists and other faves from the scene will contribute tracks. It is in the works and will be released this fall. The second in the series is "Motor City Madness" (title subject to change) a compilation of bands doing covers of songs about Detroit. Look for that one in the winter. FORGE is busy breaking in their new drummer playing shows in the area and around the region. They'll be returning to the studio in May to record their long-awaited follow up to "Trials". JETTISON RED was recently a regional finalist in the Guitar Center Band Search and the Opportunity Rocks contest. The band received an endorsement from Red Bull for consuming cases of the beverage on their regional tours. Drummer Nicky Stixx is subbing on drums for the Gore Gore Girls on their recent tour with the legendary band The Cramps. The band will start recording in May at The Loft. DOWNTOWN BROWN -These Motor City Madmen received a pre-endorsement from Jagermeister! All it took was semi-nude photos of the band having a Jagermeister orgy with a dog to land this deal! (We aren't kidding. Don't believe us? See? We will NOT be paying your therapy bills!) Expect free Jager swag at their shows soon. Their CD, "Moist & Ridiculous", has been receiving airplay nationally, great reviews in mags like PIT Magazine and has been nominated for Best Rock Album in the Detroit Music Awards. RED SEPTEMBER - "Wake Up Call" received a great review in the esteemed indie magazine The Big Takeover. They are also infiltrating TV and radio airwaves in Toronto and Costa Rica. NO ALTERNATIVE - The band recently had a song selected from their CD "Now or Never" to be played on the MTV series "Road Rules". While Twitch is no longer, look for ROSHAMBO the newest musical creation from former Twitchers, bassist Tim Taebel and drummer Scott Lemanski. In sad news: while we are still mourning the death of Joe Strummer and Dee Dee Ramone last year, we'd like to bid a fond farewell to the infamous Detroit band The Trash Brats who called it quits recently. They were one of the longest running and funnest bands to hail from Detroit. Cheers to 20 years and those memories of the Mystery Lounge... In good news: We have found the new Lili's and it's called Suzy's!! Taking a break from The Blowout, we finally had a chance (and a night off from Jacoby's) to visit Lili's bartender and all around cool guy, Michael, at his new place, Suzy's. It's reminiscent of the great Lili's in a lot of ways and has cheap drinks and a good jukebox (Buckcherry anyone?) and it has Michael pouring the swill on Wednesday and Saturday nights. It is on the corner of Evaline and Jos. Campau in Hamtramck. Check it out! This update 3/28/03 HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! New years mean new beginning and we've got a lot of changes to let you know about, so let's go... Jettison Red have a new bassist (again?!?) and we'll let you know his name after he has been in the band at least six months! (Or you can just check their profile page.) Catch them on their constant shows thruout the Midwest. In even bigger news, Forge has finally found a new, full-time drummer to clobber the kit. JoeSmith (not a typo - he was born with the rare condition known as Siamese or conjoined name) has passed the trials and bassist Steve Greene reports, "Our first practice was as good as a bad show." Look for them to get on the road and back in the studio in the really near future. Red September's new bassist is actually their old one. After a year of filling in, Cliff Finch has reassumed the spot he held originally before leaving for work-related reasons in 1996. Red Leader, Peter Schorn, says, "I have no idea what happened to [his predecessor], but he just lost touch with us. We're lucky that we got someone who not only knows the "Wake Up Call" stuff, but a lot of older material that no one's heard yet." They plan to go into the studio shortly to record tracks for a slew of comps and tributes on deck for 2003. Work on their next original CD is scheduled for summer. In not so great news, Bullcock played what may have been their last show on Jan. 11 at Jacoby's. Leader Kevin "Chopper" Peshkopia has decided to move to New Jersey to work for his brother's hamster-ranching and yeti-shaving company, "Scooter's Haus of Yeti & Hamsters". This is a doubly-sad moment for the Static family because not only was Bullcock a terrific band, but Kevin's been with us since the days we were called "Chaos Records". From his days with The Generals to the Immortal Winos of Soul to Bullcock, Kevin has been channeling Keef and bringing his sardonic wit to the party. We wish him the best in his new life in Joisey. Finally, Downtown Brown would like to reassure people that when they say that they'll "rock your ass off", it doesn't mean that you will suffer actual ass damage. You will still be able to sit down after attending their awesome shows. (Slight soreness is normal though. Put a heating pad on it.) This update 1/18/03
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Detroit
rednecks (how does that work?) Bullcock belch up seven greasy nuggets
of white trash wisdom and speedy booze rock (standout: “I Think That
Stripper Really Likes Me”) that sound a whole lot like those dearly
departed Motor City cowboy killers, Peter Torque. Torque II, maybe. So
ya get cowboy hats, a fittingly phlegmy scumrock bellow, slippery punk
n’ roll guitars, the occasional groovy girl-group backing vocals
courtesy the excellently named Shantena, an even more occasional fat
organ riff, songs about drugs and trailer park wimmen, a dude dressed
up like the devil, and the general feeling that these fuckers like the
Supersuckers and cheap American beer even more than you do. Oh, and in
the interest of literalism, a cover shot of a pig’s swollen testicles.
Yeehaw. _______________________________________________________
