D Nuts || September 5, 2006
After my Good Show appearance on Sunday night, I hauled ass to Dallas, and not because I had issues with FtW. No, the Deathray Davies were playing a gig at a pretty unusual venue: The Old Monk, a Knox/Henderson watering hole known more for D Magazine editors than rock fans, and the concert was about as makeshift as can be. Still, no stage, terrible sound and a very confused crowd combined for a surprisingly decent show.
While I was there, I ran into Marcus Striplin. He hadn't yet heard about my untimely demise, so I told him the sad tale, and he responded with his own sad tale: drummer Paul Burrough had left Pleasant Grove. No reason was given (only a Spinal Tap joke), so when I got home, I checked the band's MySpace page, which Paul usually maintained. Sure enough, his name had been deleted from the "members" list, and the band hadn't announced the departure. I'll assume it was messy on somebody's part. It's a huge blow to PG, who just picked up talented multi-instrumentalist Chris Mayes a few short months ago and seemed to be on pace to finally wrap up their next full-length LP. Here's to hoping that Burrough's parts were already recorded/completed; hopes for a new, stable drummer are suspect, as the band has a nasty reputation of losing talented members (Joe Butcher, Jeff Ryan and now the Burrough).
Would hate for the first D Nuts installment to end on a sour note, though, so here's an intriguing bit of news; Robert Jenkins (owner of Summer Break Records, laywer 'bout town, one half of the never-updated DConstruction) tells me that he recently received a phone call from a laywer representing the Strange Boys. This lawyer (whose name I've forgotten, sue me, I'm packing for freakin' Uganda here) has represented a few bands around town in recent years, most notably the Old 97's, and most of those bands (according to Jenkins) were on the verge of major label antics when they employed his services. Jenkins claims that he still owns the rights to the Strange Boys' first album, States Newest Noise Makers, and that the lawyer in question was asking how much it'd cost to buy the rights to it. Jenkins has asked me to put two and two together, so here I go: The Strange Boys probably aren't far from announcing a full-on record label signing, and if their lawyer is trying to tie up loose ends with the use of a sizeable checking account, it's probably likely that the label in question isn't TXMF. Hopefully, I'll have plenty more to report by the time I'm back home. See ya Sept. 28!
And in the meantime, feel free to e-mail tips and tidbits. And while you're at it, say hello to some Internet friends.
While I was there, I ran into Marcus Striplin. He hadn't yet heard about my untimely demise, so I told him the sad tale, and he responded with his own sad tale: drummer Paul Burrough had left Pleasant Grove. No reason was given (only a Spinal Tap joke), so when I got home, I checked the band's MySpace page, which Paul usually maintained. Sure enough, his name had been deleted from the "members" list, and the band hadn't announced the departure. I'll assume it was messy on somebody's part. It's a huge blow to PG, who just picked up talented multi-instrumentalist Chris Mayes a few short months ago and seemed to be on pace to finally wrap up their next full-length LP. Here's to hoping that Burrough's parts were already recorded/completed; hopes for a new, stable drummer are suspect, as the band has a nasty reputation of losing talented members (Joe Butcher, Jeff Ryan and now the Burrough).
Would hate for the first D Nuts installment to end on a sour note, though, so here's an intriguing bit of news; Robert Jenkins (owner of Summer Break Records, laywer 'bout town, one half of the never-updated DConstruction) tells me that he recently received a phone call from a laywer representing the Strange Boys. This lawyer (whose name I've forgotten, sue me, I'm packing for freakin' Uganda here) has represented a few bands around town in recent years, most notably the Old 97's, and most of those bands (according to Jenkins) were on the verge of major label antics when they employed his services. Jenkins claims that he still owns the rights to the Strange Boys' first album, States Newest Noise Makers, and that the lawyer in question was asking how much it'd cost to buy the rights to it. Jenkins has asked me to put two and two together, so here I go: The Strange Boys probably aren't far from announcing a full-on record label signing, and if their lawyer is trying to tie up loose ends with the use of a sizeable checking account, it's probably likely that the label in question isn't TXMF. Hopefully, I'll have plenty more to report by the time I'm back home. See ya Sept. 28!
And in the meantime, feel free to e-mail tips and tidbits. And while you're at it, say hello to some Internet friends.
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