The Motor Primitives just received “BEST HARD ROCK/PUNK BAND OF 2010″ at last nights Madison Area Music Awards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ed accepts award, commences to rip into the Wisconsin legislators (yes, including the Madison delegation) for shortchanging kids.
And backstage…..
Motor Primitives celebrate the award backstage....
My all-time favorite band, makin’ it to the big time!*
WhOOOOOOOOOOOOH-HOOOOOOOOOH!
*Thanks everyone who voted–you made it so!
Motor Primitives play tonight at the Brink Lounge….
The AM version of the details:
Who: Motor Primitives
What: MPs & other local bands play for a Fundraiser for Girls Rock Camp
Where: Brink Lounge, 701 E. Washington Ave
When: TONIGHT! Thursday, 3/18, 7 PM
How a): BE THERE! Be There! BE THERE!
How b): Vote for the Motor Primitives for “Hard Rock/Punk Performer of the Year for the 2010″ in the Madison Area Music Awards!!!!!
The Disco Version of the Motor Primitives original announcement:
We got yer rock for you: Thurs., 3/18, the Brink Lounge @7pmWhat does “Rock” mean to you?Well, whether you’re a musician, music lover or a little of both, rock can be emotional, visceral, torturous, intellectual, joyous and so forth and so on. We at MP HQ whole heartedly endorse any and all endeavors that develop the next generations of rockers (or, warp the next generation…However you like to see it).Toward that end, the Motor Primitives are playing a fundraiser for Girls Rock Camp!What is GRC? Girls Rock Camp is an intense one week day camp for girls ages 9-18. Campers of all skill levels learn various instruments, form a band, write a song and perform at the end of week Girls Rock Showcase.Want to know more? Go to their webpage at: http://www.grcmadison.orgHeard enough and want to support the event? Come to the fundraiser on Thursday, March 18th @7pm. A $5 cover will get you an evening of entertainment including Bonobo Secret Handshake, Brett Newski (of the Nods), The Motor Primitives (8:30ish) and Beth Kille.Remember folks…It’s for the children…Awwwwwww!That there was announcement #1. And now…Announcement #Dos:The Motor Primitives are nominated for Hard Rock/Punk Performer of the Year for the 2010 Madison Area Music Awards (as in, “Who’s yer” MAMAs).We would greatly appreciate your vote to get into the finals for this award. All it takes is a few minutes of your time and a $5 donation to the MAMAs to vote at http://www.themamas.org.All proceeds go towards youth music programs and put instruments in the hands of kids who might not otherwise have them. Many school districts and community groups in the Madison area benefit from this program.What!? Another event focusing on the little darlings? You betcha!!Did you know that children are our future? In particular, your children are my future. Eventually, I’m going to be a ward of the state and your kids will be paying for my adult day care. Thanks in advance!The first round of voting runs until March 18th. Hey! That’s the same day we’re playing the fundraiser at the Brink. What a coinkydink!NEXT SHOW AFTER DAT:May 15th @ Mickey’s TavernToo much wordy…stop now.–“Heads will bob!”<http://www.motorprimitives.com>www.motorprimitives.com
Hope to see you there!
And apparently the aforementioned saint did more than just drive out snakes….He saved western civilization!
A: http://www.youtube.com/user/1standMain#p/u/1/VGJt_YXIoJI
…. a fun & lighthearted take on a serious topic thanks to our friends over at the Congress for New Urbanism.
Robbie Webber exasperatedly declared that they captured her entire 50 minute class talk on the Environment & Urbanism in 3 minutes! D’Oh!
She’s got the bangs. She’s got the attitude. She’s got the scowl.
But can she sing with a sneer?
Come hear for yourself!
What: In concert, Tatooed Love Boys, a Pretenders tribute band (for band name origin see: Pretenders album 1, side 1, song #4).
Who: Pam Barrett (as you-know-who*), Sean Michael Dargan (as James “Honeyman” Scott), Tom Broeske (as Pete Farndon), Michael Brenneis (as Martin Chambers).
How: The first set IS the first album:
Embrace the Scowl!
The needle drops on “Precious” and runs straight through “Mystery Achievement.” The second set is a smattering of tasty tunes from the second, third and fourth albums.
A sample of classic lines Pam wanted to highlight (with a sneer):
“I had my eye on your Imperial”
“All impressed and half undressed”
“You ask me for advice, I say use the door”
“Silver lights, summer moon”
“And furthermore, I don’t like your trousers!”
(Can you tell Pam is relishing getting to be rude in the name of impersonation?)
When: Tuesday, February 23rd starting at 5:30 PM (sharp!) TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!
Where: High Noon Saloon
Hope to see you there!
*Q: How many music critics does it take to say, “You sound like Chrissie Hynde.” before Pam *snaps* and joins a Pretenders tribute band?
A: All of them!
Sounds like a fun & wacky bike ride! — A caravan traveling by bike to the United States Social Forum from June 10th-20th of 2010.
David Waugh (a leader in the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood) put together an excellent fact sheet replete with some big, fat, ugly factoids that leave more big, fat questions than answers regarding the developers of the Edgewater Hotel project. It just gets more & more apparent that the partners involved in the Edgewater redevelopment are rather unsavory.
Here is a little prognostication, from an always-in-the-know friend, regarding the Edgewater project and its implications for the future of State Street & environs……
Hey Mike,
Scary moment of the day…
What is up with the weird way the Fontana store is closing, and no info on the plan for the building?
The old White Horse Inn and assorted stores behind the Overture that are all defunct are not seeking new renters. [Though I did just talk to the owner of Fontana today--the store is apparently moving a couple of doors down, on Henry St. -- MB]
One half of the first hundred block of State St. in front of the Overture has been bought and sold to Marty Rifkin and his rumored partner, Jerome Frautschi.
Maybe other big buck people are waiting to get a precedent setting overturn of Landmarks to get busy and tear down a significant portion of the downtown to make the setting of the Overture less conspicuous by removing the “ugly old buildings” surrounding it.
Don’t believe me? Google Pleasant Rowland [Frautschi's wife] / Aurora New York, and see what you get.
The Overture..The gift that keeps on taking.
Meanwhile, Alderman Brian Solomon (one of the good guys on the project), had a lot to say in his defense of the law, our civic processes and the future of the look and feel of our downtown.
And for a little levity, my in-the-know friend also sent along a fun video which uses the It’s a Wonderful Life trope to make the point about the importance of planning for a quality place.
Tuesday evening (Jan 5) at the council, folks, council “reconsiders” the Edgewater, with a rumored “compromise.”
Enter the Haggis, done entered Madison and rocked the Brink tonight. This was a fantastic show. Celt-inflected rock, folk rock, even a tinge of metal, it was all there, and it was all fun. This was the best touring band I’ve seen in years. The energy: palpable. The creativity: likewise.
My favorite song was something of an epic poem about the lead guitarist’s grampa whose farm got overrun by a pipeline co. Gramps took ‘em to court….30 years later made it to the Supreme Court of Canada, and…WON! The song was almost Knopflerian in its guitar rock grandiosity and portentousness of story. There were plenty of lighter songs as well, but they kept it all well mixed so that nobody got bored. Yes, Jeff (of The Motor Primitives), there were plenty of key changes throughout the show.
The Pints opened, and they too rocked, but in a much folkier trad-Celt way.
Ed Feeney (bassist extraordinaire, formerly of that 80s thrash/punk band, The Appliances SFB; currently of The Motor Primitives, Reptile Palace Orchestra, & more) had been bugging me for years to go see these guys. He was dead on about how great their sound is. Oh, and he’s in love with their bassist: he thinks the dude is the best thing since sliced bread!
I got a kick out of the bagpipes, of course. Thankfully, the guy knew how to keep it dialed back so we didn’t get our eardrums screeched out!
The guitarist was virtuosic on that Gibson; he knew how to coax a tuneful growl out of it. But his real talent was in weaving that individual talent into the band’s sound (i.e., no prima donna here!).
Sound guy had them dialed in perfectly.
The room was full….
Everyone was there, including famous personages…
The kids….
The old hippies…
A bassist of fame, air bassing to his favorite bassist….
And the eastside party impresario, there to sample the Haggis…..
I saw Bob Queen smile during the encore. Really. I did. He smiled. Thus, expect to see ETH at any one of the following: Waterfront Fest, Orton Park Fest, Willy St. Fest, or (possibly, but unlikely) Fete de Marquette (wrong ethnicity, doncha know!).
And they rocked….
This just in from Julie Spears, eastside spark plug extraordinaire! What an imaginative way to enjoy a dead old tree!
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Friends & neighbors,
In somewhat of a planned coincidence with Fall Gallery Night on Fri., Oct. 2, the members of Syntropy Co-op invite you to stop by for our unveiling of….
The Stump at Syntropy
Syntropy Co-op
812 Jenifer St.
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Since Syntropy Co-op lost its backyard tree to a storm over two years ago, Eastside artist Jonathon Bedford has spent countless hours turning this 10-foot stump into a work of functional art. Affectionately known as The Stump, the massive art piece pays tribute to co-op life while providing a magical throne upon which to sit. Come stop by to see for this transformation for yourself and celebrate its completion!
Many of you may remember when Jonathon had a few dozen of his woodcarvings and stained glass pieces on display at the Social Justice Center Gallery and Tenant Resource Center windows in 2006. In fact, his copper cattails remain in the back hallway on long-term loan from Marquette neighbor Ted Voth, Jr.
Jonathon generously donated his time, tools and materials to make this project come to life. He is currently is the process of gathering materials for his new studio and a new genre. Syntropy Co-op will be accepting donations. We hope to present the artist with a mere sliver of the actual value of the piece and acknowledge its immeasurable contribution to our house and neighborhood. If you can’t make this event, but would like to make a donation, please contact Julie Spears at 234-0908. Thanks and see you next Friday!
ps sneak preview in photo attached by gabriel heck
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