FREE SXSW SHOW
03-19-2009 21:00
Creekside Lounge (606 E 7th St., Austin, Texas 78701)
THE MOIST BOYS (Ipecac/members from WEEN, BUTTHOLE SURFERS, HONKY, QOTSA)
THE KNIVES (Los Angeles/Nick Oliveri)
TOTAL FAGGOTS (Austin)
THE GLASSPACK (Louisville/Small Stone Records)
THE GLASSPACK has finished a KINGHORSE (early 90`s Louisville band/Caroline Records/produced by DANZIG) cover track for a Louisville KINGHORSE tribute compilation. They are currently celebrating ten years of existence by recording a new song for a 7 inch release with Louisville label Noise Pollution and Louisville band TROPHY WIVES (ex-COLISEUM/ex-YOUNG WIDOWS). Also in celebration of ten years, they are having Jack Endino re-master their first LP release, American Exhaust, which will be available in a special digital package with lots of extras from Los Angeles label Poison Tree Records. THE GLASSPACK`s first demo, recorded for Man`s Ruin Records in 1999 and never released, will come with the package. Look for release around late spring, early summer.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Album Of The Day-The Glasspack-"Bridgeburner" (2004)
I think that today I am in the mood for some good 'ole kick ass fuzzed-out retro rawk 'n roll, so I am making "Bridgeburner" by The Glasspack The Album Of The Day.
Review:
Few bands get by on such devil-may-care magnetism as retro-hard rockers the Glasspack. Back for their third L.P. (and their second for Small Stone), the Louisville lunatics' almost casual ability to rock out can actually leave one questioning their commitment to the gig. And the fact that all of Bridgeburner was cut in a 36-hour haul might only serve to feed the flames of this assumption. But, it only takes a few listens to the searing grooves of "Twenty-Five Cents" or "Oil Pan" to realize just how much passion is involved in their make-up. (Although 'passion' may be a somewhat dubious word to apply to a giddy redneck anthem like "Barn Party"!) Spun together into the Glasspack's sharp-toothed musical grinder, roaring guitar licks, smoking rhythms, and the whiskey-soaked rasp of possessed frontman "Dirty" Dave Johnson spells just one thing: rock & roll, baby! And were it not for an over-abundance of instrumentals -- ranging from manic rockers like "Hydroplane" and "Getting Shitty," to the enigmatically named spacey jam that separates them called "Hairsoup" -- Bridgeburner would be a hard outing to fault. Laid-back closer "Peepshow," although wordless as well, comes garnished with a reliably dazzling solo courtesy of Monster Magnet/Atomic Bitchwax six-string star Ed Mundell, but the Glasspack do sound a little too careless and sloppy on their rendition of the Stones' "Gimme Shelter." In short, although Bridgeburner is definitely a few cards short of a full deck, '70s hard rock revivalists looking for blue-collar honesty and massive 'cojones' are sure to get more than their money's worth. (Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide)
Track Listing:
01. Twenty-Five Cents
02. Barn Party
03. Oil Pan
04. Gimme Shelter
05. Hydroplane
06. Hairsoup
07. Gettin' Shitty
08. Lil' Birdie
09. Bridgeburner
10. Hydroplane (Reprise)
11. Peepshow
Play Entire Album Stream
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Review:
Few bands get by on such devil-may-care magnetism as retro-hard rockers the Glasspack. Back for their third L.P. (and their second for Small Stone), the Louisville lunatics' almost casual ability to rock out can actually leave one questioning their commitment to the gig. And the fact that all of Bridgeburner was cut in a 36-hour haul might only serve to feed the flames of this assumption. But, it only takes a few listens to the searing grooves of "Twenty-Five Cents" or "Oil Pan" to realize just how much passion is involved in their make-up. (Although 'passion' may be a somewhat dubious word to apply to a giddy redneck anthem like "Barn Party"!) Spun together into the Glasspack's sharp-toothed musical grinder, roaring guitar licks, smoking rhythms, and the whiskey-soaked rasp of possessed frontman "Dirty" Dave Johnson spells just one thing: rock & roll, baby! And were it not for an over-abundance of instrumentals -- ranging from manic rockers like "Hydroplane" and "Getting Shitty," to the enigmatically named spacey jam that separates them called "Hairsoup" -- Bridgeburner would be a hard outing to fault. Laid-back closer "Peepshow," although wordless as well, comes garnished with a reliably dazzling solo courtesy of Monster Magnet/Atomic Bitchwax six-string star Ed Mundell, but the Glasspack do sound a little too careless and sloppy on their rendition of the Stones' "Gimme Shelter." In short, although Bridgeburner is definitely a few cards short of a full deck, '70s hard rock revivalists looking for blue-collar honesty and massive 'cojones' are sure to get more than their money's worth. (Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide)
Track Listing:
01. Twenty-Five Cents
02. Barn Party
03. Oil Pan
04. Gimme Shelter
05. Hydroplane
06. Hairsoup
07. Gettin' Shitty
08. Lil' Birdie
09. Bridgeburner
10. Hydroplane (Reprise)
11. Peepshow
Play Entire Album Stream
MySpace
Official Website
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