I want a Chavez t-shirt

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Why didn't I buy stuff like that when it was available? (Answer: I had no money then, and I spent it on CDs.)

But how drop-dead awesome would it be to walk down the street in 2004 with a shirt on that says "CHAVEZ - PENTAGRAM RING"? You can bet I'd pay for that NOW! I'd even settle for something that says Railroad Jerk... (I guess...)

(Did Run On have shirts? Man, if I could slip on a black tee with the cover of the "On/Off" EP on the front...)

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 04:03 (8 years ago) Permalink

1992!!!!!!!

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― Ian John50n (orion), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 04:07 (8 years ago) Permalink

Just make one; it'll be awesome

― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 04:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

yeah.. a stencilled Chavez tshirt would totally rake in the laydeeze.

― Ian John50n (orion), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 04:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

yeah and make an extra one for me.
they were a really good band
best sassy cute band alert EVER

― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 04:46 (8 years ago) Permalink

I got a Chavez sticker on my turntable. Did you get one of those? It's all sparkly.

― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 04:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

Appropos of nothing, one of my prized possessions is a Labradford t-shirt from the A Stable Reference nationwide tour juggernaut. "We come into your town, we make some low rumbling and twanging noises, and then we tidy up the dressing room before going back to the hotel to read." Awwwriiiiiight!

― Formerly Lee G (Formerly Lee G), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:15 (8 years ago) Permalink

i second the make your own t-shirt suggestion. i have tons of shirts ive stenciled myself. spraypaint makes wonderful things.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 14:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

SoMeOnE mAkE mE a ChAvEz T-sHiRt ToO!

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 14:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

i wonder if there's money in them thar gold hills. and by "gold hills," i mean finding old indie rock t-shirts, copying their design and selling them to a whole new generation of kids.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 14:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

Chavez are opening for GBV in December. Maybe they will sell t-shirts at that show.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 15:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

MP: details? Where is this show? Is Chavez only playing one gig, like that tribute thing they did a few months ago, or will they be touring? Seriously, a Chavez reunion would mean more to me than the Pixies reunion.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 15:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

$21.95, Hot Topic, 2012:

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 15:09 (8 years ago) Permalink

Seriously, a Chavez reunion would mean more to me than the Pixies reunion.

hate to say it, but didnt Chaves tour just this past summer?

― kephm, Tuesday, 19 October 2004 15:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

hate to say it, but didnt Chaves tour just this past summer?

no, they played the jackie farry cancer benefit.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 15:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

ah yes, maybe i'm thinking Silkworm

― kephm, Tuesday, 19 October 2004 15:14 (8 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, they played that one show in NYC and I live in Chicago and it wasn't feasible to get over there.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 15:15 (8 years ago) Permalink

Silkworm hasn't toured yet, but they're playing a few shows at the beginning of November, including one here in Chicago. I am excited, I've never seen them live.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 15:15 (8 years ago) Permalink

They are playing a reunion show opening up for Guided By Voices in NYC. I'm going to the show, and I'm very excited - I've seen Chavez once before, and they were great (though they had to end the set early, and didn't play "Unreal Is Here.")

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 15:16 (8 years ago) Permalink

I was walking down Hollywood last weekend and saw a young (like 12) girl in a Polvo "Exploded Drawing" T-Shirt, walking with her parents. She was with her parents. At first I thought it would be too creepy to stop her, but I decided at the last second I had to.

Me: "That's such a cool shirt - can I ask where you got it?"
Girl: "Oh, I think it was my brother's."
Me: "Oh, I see."
Girl: "Wait, what is it? What does this mean?"
Me: "Oh, it's a band."
Girl's Dad: "Ha! We never really knew! I think she just likes the colors. Now we know!"

Anyway, yeah - I would love a Polvo "Exploded Drawing" shirt.

― Clusterfuck at the Baja Fresh Salsa Bar (Ben Boyer), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 16:06 (8 years ago) Permalink

man, a ride the fader tee would be so mighty

― squirrelbait (squirrelbait), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 17:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

I would also like a Das Damen jean jacket.

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 18:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

This morning I saw a Bill Gates-looking guy with a big Chavez bumper sticker on his Honda Accord!

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Thursday, 1 December 2005 17:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

i have a polvo t-shirt; the one with the buddha-esque sculpture on it.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Thursday, 1 December 2005 20:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

Polvo is dumb, I still want a Chavez shirt.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 1 December 2005 21:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

you are dumb.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Thursday, 1 December 2005 21:13 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ergo, I am Polvo.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 1 December 2005 21:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

let us never speak of this again.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Thursday, 1 December 2005 22:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

4 years pass...

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/09/chavez_played_a.html#more

― mizzell, Friday, 1 October 2010 13:46 (2 years ago) Permalink

I want a Chavez t-shirt

― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 1 October 2010 13:56 (2 years ago) Permalink

this band fuckin rool

― Authentic Matter that Vibes (another al3x), Friday, 1 October 2010 15:25 (2 years ago) Permalink

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 October 2010 15:26 (2 years ago) Permalink

Can I have a t-shirt

― adamirl (Hurting 2), Friday, 1 October 2010 15:27 (2 years ago) Permalink

too

― adamirl (Hurting 2), Friday, 1 October 2010 15:27 (2 years ago) Permalink

hahahahahah the setlist posted on bklnvgn

― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 October 2010 15:32 (2 years ago) Permalink

that's an amazing amount of my very favorite chavez songs too

― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 October 2010 15:33 (2 years ago) Permalink

would like them to play Relaxed Marsh

― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 1 October 2010 15:36 (2 years ago) Permalink

i can't believe they didn't play you must be marsh

― Authentic Matter that Vibes (another al3x), Friday, 1 October 2010 15:43 (2 years ago) Permalink

also i can't read

― Authentic Matter that Vibes (another al3x), Friday, 1 October 2010 15:43 (2 years ago) Permalink

10 months pass...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/the-secret-life-of-a-rock-dad.html?_r=1

― mizzell, Thursday, 18 August 2011 16:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

that exchange at the end is so cute

― 3rd Based - The Swagtus Album (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 18 August 2011 17:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

Twins: “Are the Butthole Surfers good?”

Me: “Eh, overrated. I mean, ‘Another Man’s Sac’ has a few moments, but — ”

Twins: “Wait, what?”

love this

― call all destroyer, Thursday, 18 August 2011 17:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

I didn't realize it was so massively uncool to have music related clothing for babies though. I guess I can't let our kid wear his Rock N Roll Preschool Ramones onesie we were given.

― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 18 August 2011 18:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

great article, <3 tarver and chavez

― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 18 August 2011 18:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

had no idea he was in bullet lavolta!

― 3rd Based - The Swagtus Album (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 18 August 2011 18:13 (1 year ago) Permalink

Someone buy him a copy of Rembradnt Pussyhorse and tell him that it's just fine to say "Psychic, Powerless..." unless you're trying to impress the NY Times with your edginess...

― dlp9001, Thursday, 18 August 2011 22:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

One of the guys from Cul De Sac was in Bullet Lavolta too iirc.

― Quantum of Pie (NickB), Thursday, 18 August 2011 23:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

i wonder if his kidz want chavez tshirts

― based god #swag #lilb (Lamp), Thursday, 18 August 2011 23:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

whoah

MatadorPress Nils Matador Records
NYC Tweeps: CHAVEZ (!) plays Lit tomorrow (Thurs) at 9:45PM, $6. Spread the word!

― mizzell, Thursday, 29 September 2011 13:47 (1 year ago) Permalink

6 months pass...

just booked for pitchfork fest this summer, gonna have to try and go. was saying on chicago thread this is pretty much the first '90s band reunion i've been excited about but they haven't been playing in the midwest at all so i am pretty pumped for this.

― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

chavez were selling tshirts friday night at the bowery ballroom. they were great. played one new song that had a little bit of choogle in it.

― mizzell, Monday, 21 May 2012 20:21 (11 months ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

more detailed follow-up from pitchfork fest for the chavez fans:
* i had no idea matt sweeney played without a pick, or that his teeth were so messed up
* james lo is still a fucking monster drummer
* sounded really really good, their bass player muffed a few notes but they took it in stride
* apparently this was one of the smallest crowds for any of the pfork fest sets :( i couldn't tell because i was way up front, behind only some teenagers camping out for beach house
* i was so happy and so were a bunch of other 30/40-something dudes up front singing along. if they had played "relaxed fit" i woulda died

― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 20:19 (10 months ago) Permalink

i never knew the bass player was gary marshall's son

― mizzell, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 20:40 (10 months ago) Permalink

what? me neither ... is that true?

― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 20:54 (10 months ago) Permalink

I didn't either. The link for Scott Marshall from Chavez's wikipedia page goes to Scott Marshall the director's page, but that one doesn't mention Chavez at all.

― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 20:57 (10 months ago) Permalink

Oh wait, yeah it does, one sentence buried at the end:

Marshall also played bass guitar in the 90s indie rock band Chavez.[citation needed]

― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 20:58 (10 months ago) Permalink

Yeah, Gary Marshall is mentioned a bunch in the liner notes to that double disc reissue thing Matador put out a couple of years ago.

― Walter Galt, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 22:56 (10 months ago) Permalink

I was wearing my Grifters T shirt whilst tending to my pesty Leylandi earlier this evening.

Do I win a prize?

I remember seeing Chavez supporting GBV at Sheff Leadmill last month (or was it last century) Great band.

Then there's that band from Lussanne , Switzerland that aren't to dissimilar in form or name. It's doing my head in and i'm too pissed to google

― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Thursday, 19 July 2012 00:05 (10 months ago) Permalink

thanking u for the notes. i had no idea sweeney played without a pick and as a lifelong failed chavez guitar transcriber that's kind of a mindfuck.

also, it really doesn't get any better than james lo.

― call all destroyer, Thursday, 19 July 2012 00:21 (10 months ago) Permalink

aaaahaha i also had no idea about the garry/scott marshall connection; they totally look alike too!

― call all destroyer, Thursday, 19 July 2012 00:23 (10 months ago) Permalink

Favez are the Swiss band fwiw. Good stuff

― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Thursday, 19 July 2012 00:34 (10 months ago) Permalink

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