HOT SNAKES c/d

Yeah, what he said! (He said while listening to "No Hands.")

HOT SNAKES

Yes.

do people like night marchers and/ or obits?

No

without the bold red font and the exclamation points it just feels like something is lacking.

so i just learned that rick froberg made his national television debut with the obits on the jimmy fallon program two weeks ago. they played "fake kinkade" and it was kinda boring. then jimmy fallon came out and called them "my brothers" (cause he's from brooklyn, i guess).

I think "LAX" pops into my head on a weekly basis

L.A.! L.A.!

something about the oppressive low end on suicide invoice is so weird. i like it, but it's a genuinely weird sounding rock record, like it was mastered using some secret NASA-grade technology and now as a result there's this totally out of control, artificial-sounding mix when played on common peoples feeble home stereo systems. juxtaposing it with freakin melodica on the first track only enhances the weirdness.

automatic midnight is sorta the same way, but it's so much more lo-fi that its brutal mix sounds natural by comparison. still, even that album has the distinctive honor of slowly but surely eviscerating the stock stereo speakers in my poor old honda.

Salton City!

never as big a fan of these snakes as i feel i should have been. "oppressive" is an OTM way to describe their sound. that suffocating sonic blanket coupled with froberg's unrelenting hostility makes for an uncomfortable listening space, unless i'm in exactly the right mood. have similar problems w early mastodon. makes me feel like that woman with a boot on her head.

but salton city is a jam for life

true, easily one of the top 10 songs to ever rhyme gasoline with deir yassin

Clearly not as good as Yank Crime was, but really good nonetheless.

This band, I mean.

Still listen to the three records all the time.

discovered that I never got suicide invoice for some reason. *rectifies*

Word is that Rick Froberg is dealing with a viral heart infection right now. Godspeed, sir!

jesus, how does one even get a viral heart infection? i thought that was something only dogs got.

i'm a big rick fan and hope to buy some of his art one of these days.

http://getthisgallery.com/images/uploads/inventory/postersmaller.jpg

obitsband Rick has a viral heart infection. He's okay, but we need to cancel July shows. Very, very sorry & will reschedule...

Glad he's okay. Still sounds quite uncomfortable.

back:

http://www.atpfestival.com/newsview/1107261311.php

Whoa, lucky ducks! Such a great live band, hope they play a few other shows.

Nice!

That ATP is turning out to be a thing of great beauty. I so badly wanted to see Hot Snakes.
Shit it's over my birthday! Need to start dropping some hints to loved ones.

Hopefully this all means Rick's over the viral heart infection talked about last month!

"yeah, im super stokified on this. so far just ATP is confirmed. we are talking about maybe doin a couple more shows before hand. not sure where but not west coast. we will be hangin on the east coast so most likely out there or in europe.i will letchu know. don't know who is playin drums. trying to figure out the scheduling and who is up for it and what makes the most sense. please do not share your thoughts or preferences on the matter. not interested in suggestions. Night Marchers shows most likely will not coincide with this trip. good times." - John Reis

listening to automatic midnight on spotify and it's bugging me that i can't remember who does the female backing vox on "salton city" (GIVE US A KISS!) - it's someone from another band

ah it was kim thompson from delta 72/circus lupus/skull control/deep lust

"Salton City" rules

Hot Snakes very quietly slipped a BRAND NEW SONG on the Swami label comp that came out on Record Store Day... it's called "Stay in School" and it's not something old from the vaults - it's full on new!! I haven't really seen anyone talk about it, but it's pretty killer.....

Post a yousendit ASAP, please. I'm intrigued