Mortified Beyond Belief

We have a show coming up next week on Friday July 29th at the Ralston/indiefest 2017.  Then, I swindled the Korner Bar in Hamtramck into giving me August 26th to book us and other bands on! So far we have us, and Radke on the bill. I ran into a guy name Jeremy Radke when playing at the Phoenix Cafe'. Pete and I thought his improvisational bluesy sound would go good with ours, so we asked if if felt like bringing his band with him on the 26th! We are still looking for a 3rd act, for this show, which will be announced as soon as we find out who is available! (who is desperate enough to play with us two fellas) We don't have any shows booked for most of August. Next week's show will be our last until the 26th. We hope to record our music during this time, and shoot a video. I'm not making any promises yet! The more we play, the better we sound, so why not delay recording as long as possible? Well, hopefully we find a 3rd band who is willing to play with us! We

Hello people! Saturday night's show at the New Dodge was one of the better attended shows we have played this summer! We weren't able to get a cd from the mixer board, which was a bummer, but at least I saved money by not having to pay for it. We were scheduled to play the Maidstone Theatre in Ypsilanti on Friday next week, but decided to drop the show, because the bill has changed a few times, and now there are 6 bands, and yesterday I saw they wanted us to play a 7pm, which is kind of a joke for a bar type of gig. I don't like dropping shows, but playing at 7pm would involve us driving through rush hour traffic, in Pete's Chevy suburban which probably get 10 miles to the gallon! Then we would probably play for 3 people, then the emo-hardcore bands would play, and I would have to feign interest out of politeness and have flash backs to when my high school band used to open for the same type of acts. Instead we will probably drag out the mixing board, mics,

Hey guys, do you ever feel the need to satisfy that sweet tooth but your favorite donut store is closed? Yesterday I ran out of swiss cake rolls, and I wasn't about to drive all the way to the grocery store to get some! Luckily I was prepared, and had a few essential items in my emergency food reserve. Here is a delicious version of a dump cake, inspired by Kathy Mitchell! Savory Dump Dog Recipe 1 box chocolate cake mix 1 can of diet Vernors 1 package of hot dogs 1/4 cup of mustard 1 tsp cinnamon 3 cups vegetable oil First, take those hot dogs and chop 'em up into little coins. Every hot dog will make about 10 coin shaped pieces. This will give ya about 80 savory hotdog pieces for your dump cake. Take these coin shaped pieces, and soak them in the 3 cups of vegetable oil ! Now, combine the chocolate cake mix, 1/4 cup of mustard, 1 tsp of cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Whisk all the ingredients together briskly! Now, take your vegetable oil and h

Pete and I are really booked up for the next few weeks with our band  002 ! Here is a list of our upcoming shows. July 15th--- The New Dodge Lounge, Hamtramck with the Dirty News and Perfect Number:  Event Page for Show at New Dodge July 21st--- the Maidstone Theatre, Ypsilanti (more details coming soon) July 29th--- Indiefest 2017 (Friday @ 2pm) @ the Ralston/Stone House W state Fairgrounds (Detroit):  Event Page For Indiefest 2017 We are doing our best to promote these shows! We are a supporting act on each one, so we have to leave some of the decisions regarding event pages and set times to other people. It is my belief that it is important to start promoting weeks in advance. It makes me nervous when I have to wait for details and the event page has 2 people going! I hate nagging at people. Well, after these shows, we will have completed 9 gigs! We need more shows for August! I have contacted several venues on my own, explaining to them my band is a

So here I am, on the computer late at night trying to find someone willing to shoot some video for me at our gig on Saturday at the New Dodge. I email a gentleman I have worked with before, then realize there is a good chance he will be out of town this Saturday. I head to craigslist, and in the creative services section, click on a few videographer ads--- but most of them seem too expensive. Then I come across this ad: Ripe As A Peach Used Panties Well, I've been trying to shed a few pounds. Maybe reading this will make me not want to eat for a while. I have a hard time not eating ice cream and pizza. A couple of years ago, the Ill Itches got a live sound recording off of the main mixing board at the New Dodge for 20 bucks. I hope they still provide this service. If I can find someone to take some video of our set, I can add the audio on top of it! Oh well. Maybe I can sell some of my dirty socks and hire someone good! --Matt

Indie Fest is a festival that is happening in Detroit on July 29th! It's really only a couple of weeks  away! There are A TON of acts on this bill. This morning I took some time to listen to some of the acts we will be playing with. I didn't get through all of them, but here are some links and my impressions of them! BAVE -- When I clicked the first song, the drums immediately caught my attention! Drummer David Thoel plays extremely fast with a lot of prescision. BAVE is a progressive rock duo based in Detroit. They describe their music as anxiety ridden, I get the metaphor, I hear a lot of tension in the music. I have the impression that this group is strictly instrumental. Ben Zaporski is no slouch on guitar either. He uses more chords in one song than I can manage in an entire set list! Meat Fever-- by BAVE Brother Son --- This band has a vintage vibe on the guitars, with lyrics that are sweetly sung over them. Their song  Magical , has a really lush use of wh

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Our show at the Phoenix Cafe' was a success! Well, at least in our own fragile minds! The place had a fairly decent PA system, but what intrigued me most was the stash of cool vintage equipment they had laying around! The cafe' also serves as a show place for many visual artist's work! It is unbelievable how much talent there is out there. These are only a few of the pieces of art they had for sale. They had a lot of quality drawings, paintings, and charcoal works. The people that showed up for the open mic all sounded good! I wish I would have snapped more photos of the performers that played! We got a couple leads on gigs last night as well. We haven't finalized them yet, but we will announce them once we know for sure! Our next gig is this weekend, in Dryden Michigan. We are playing a private party, and Pete said there will be a lot of bikers there. I'll make sure to wear m y Lance Armstrong outfit!

We have the most beautiful Guitar Straps in the world for sale! They are made of TWO materials. The outside is rugged upholstery grade leather, and the inside is extra soft suede! These straps are extra wide, and come in several different lengths. Have you experienced what it's like to have a strap that has so extraneous parts to cut into your shoulder? I can testify, that if it wasn't for these straps, I may not be able to put up with the weight of my 20 lb double guitar! We will be selling these at our gig on Wednesday, July 5th! Double sided/stitched--- $30 Single sided/non stitched--- $10