Highwheel Records Compilation Released

Highwheel Records (Chicago's newest independent label) has released their first compilation, "Welcome To the Future." Bands include: Airiel, Arks, The Monster Women, Rhineland Bastards and Walking Bicycles.

Our track featured is "Subtraction." Yah, you know that one. Buy a copy today!

WHPK 88.5 - Pure Hype

We played on Pure Hype, University of Chicago's radio station, WHPK 88.5 FM. It was a short set due to half of us being exhuasted and one of us being sick. Are we getting too old or something?

Download the tracks if you'd like.

Subtraction
Maritime Snakes
Untitled
Modern Fix
Rot It Out
Cars On Fire
Silver
Interview with WHPK 88.5 FM

Pittsburgh, PA

When I think of Pittsburgh, I don't think of sushi. In the spirit of trying to maintain some kind of healthy diet on the road, we had to have ourselves a good meal. Hell, we have the night off, why not spoil ourselves?

I haven't been to Pittsburgh since Thanksgiving. Tonight, we're staying at an open apartment near my mother's. Tomorrow, we stay with my friend Bill after the show at Brillo Box.

I'm about to hit the sleeping bag. Instead of hanging out in more bars tonight, we opted to stay in and watch Family Guy and Chapelle Show. I'm wiped out from laughing.

Road Mix: Tuesday, April 11

Distance: Washington D.C. to Pittsburgh
Time: 4.5 hrs

1. Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
3. Cursive - Ugly Organ
4. Sliver Jews - American Waters
5. Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
6. The Fucking Am - Gold
7. Paul's Mix - Don't You Want to Know How to Keep Starting Fires?

1. M83 - Birds
2. Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
3. TV On the Radio - The Wrong Way
4. Brainiac - Kiss Me, You Jacked Up Jerk
5. Sonic Youth - Silver Rocket
6. Big Boi - Ghetto Musick

Walking Around DC

The drive to Pittsburgh is a short one, so we took an hour or two to walk around the mall.


Where to point the camera?


grumble...





The Washington Monument is quite the spectacle...




Paul came across this pretzel. Check out that mustard!



chomp!

DC, Tuesday Morning

Greg Svitil, Iron Maiden Lover

We stayed the night at our friend Greg's house. Greg is in a great DC band, The Antiques.


After we packed up the van, we headed out for some lunch. The day before was just pure junk, from Long John Silvers to Ben's Chili Bowl in DC (the best turkey dog I've ever had).


Ahhhhh...something not fried!


Glenn finally gets his coffee


The "Original" Jumbo Slice


...and next door was the "Real Original" Jumbo Slice

Velvet Lounge

Len Bias

A Trip To Long John Silvers

Along the way to DC, we had the urge to visit an old favorite...



"Number 10 with extra Hush Puppies and a side of Clam Strips"



"Barf..."



"Another Clamel Toe Strip?"

Road Mix: Monday, April 10

Distance: Cincinnati to Washington D.C.
Time: 8.5 hrs

1. Brian Eno - Another Green World
2. Black Mountain - Black Mountain
3. Iron & Wine - Woman King
4. Paul's Beatster Mix

1. Andrew Bird - Fake Pallindrome
2. Super Fury Animals - The Undefeated
3. Bjork - Triumph of a Heart
4. Trans Am - Music for Dogs
5. New Order - Ceremony
6. Ladytron - I'm with the Pilots
7. The Kinks - (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Pin
9. Thurston Moore - Patti Smith Math Scratch
10. Todd Barry - Party Invitation
11. Outkast - Xplosion
12. Beck - Clap Hands
13. The Futureheads - A to B
14. The Kinks - Love Me Til the Sun Shines
15. Pulp - Disco 2000
16. Brainiac - Nothing Ever Changes
17. Starlight Mints - Sugar Blaster
18. The Shins - Fighting In a Sack
19. Low - Monkey
20. Future Bible Heros - I'm a Vampire
21. The Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)

5. Lilys - Precollection
6. David Cross - Live in Seattle
7. Jerry Seinfeld - I'm Telling You For the Last Time
8. Bill Hicks - Relentless
9. Pinback Mix

The Nati

We pulled into Cincinnati around 5, rolled up to Paul's friend, Dwight's.






Dwight's loft sported a unique bathroom.





We spent the extra couple of hours we had to walk around and get some burrito's at Comet.







The show at the Northside Tavern went well, though we had to set up the PA ourselves and work our own sound. Dwight was a good sport and stuck around even after I bit into his burrito and whacked him in the nuts with a guitar case.