One of the best shows that I caught in 2007 was Too Much Joy's reunion show at the Knitting Factory. This one-time show was the band's first live performance in ten years and it doesn't look like the band will be performing again anytime soon. The band though posts a number of audio rarities (live, demos, rehearsals, etc.) to their website on a semi-regular basis.
A few months back, TMJ lead singer Tim Quirk, now the VP of Programing at Rhapsody, posted a two song live performance from the Artist Activism Retreat. At the closing benefit, Tim and the band performed "King of Beers" and a cover of The Clash's "Hateful".
That’s the horn chart for “King of Beers” above. Who knew it had so many notes?! My favorite part of the chart, though, is this notation in the bridge:
It just says, “crazy.” That’s pretty much how the whole night was. After “King of Beers,” we covered The Clash’s “Hateful,” and Tim McIlrath from Rise Against joined on guitar and vocals. - Tim Quirk
Punk/comedy band Green Jelly reunited in 2008 and released a new disc, Musick to Insult Your Intelligence By, in 2009. The band is currently out on the "Parent Advisory Tour" with Psychostick and Nashville Pussy which runs through the end of May (tour dates below).
Here is a quote from Bill Manspeaker/Moronic Dictator on the band's reformation "..AND THEN ONE DAY I WOKE UP WITH A HANG OVER AND SEVERAL NAKED GIRLS KISSING AND I SAID TO MYSELF...DUH SILLY MONKEY DONT YOU REMEMBER THAT YOU PUT ON SILLY PUPPET COSTUMES AND SHITTY ALBUMS FOR A LIVING...
SO I GOT OUT THE OLD COUCH CUSHION PUPPETS AND I PUT THEM BACK ON MY HEAD....IT WAS A LOT FUNNER THAN WRESTLING DOWN DRUNK STUPID PEOPLE AT MY CLUB....I THINK I GOT A LITTLE TOOOO CAUGHT UP IN CREATING A HOLLYWOOD UNDERGROUND MUSIC/ART WORLD THAT I FORGOT ABOUT MY OWN UNDERGROUND WORLD OF ROCK N ROLL PUPPETS.....
SO NOW THAT I REMEMBERED THAT I AM AND ALWAYS WILL BE A PUPPET ...I AM PLAYING THIS BROKEN WRECKERD ONCE AGAIN....27 YEARS AND 238 BAND MEMBERS LATER GREEN JELLO STILL SUCKS....I AM VERY PROUD OF THAT...SO HERE I GO AGAIN...WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE RIDES I HAVE RIDDEN I THINK I LIKE THIS TRAIN WRECK OF A RIDE THE BEST....GREEN JELLO SUXX....LATER..MORONIC DICKTATOR"
Here is a live video of "Three Little Pigs" from a recent show at Jaxx in Springfield, VA.
Parent Advisory Tour Dates Apr. 10, 2010 -- Montage Music Hall, Rochester, NY Apr. 12, 2010 -- Bourbon Street, Baltimore, MD Apr. 13, 2010 -- Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA Apr. 14, 2010 -- Sherlocks, Erie, PA Apr. 15, 2010 -- The Machine Shop, Flint, MI Apr. 16, 2010 -- Headliners, Toledo, OH Apr. 17, 2010 -- Alrosa Villa, Columbus, OH Apr. 20, 2010 -- The Reverb, Waterloo, IA Apr. 21, 2010 -- Reggies, Chicago, IL Apr. 22, 2010 -- EXPO 5, Louisville, KY Apr. 23, 2010 -- The Library, St. Louis, MO Apr. 24, 2010 -- Aftershock, Merriam, KS Apr. 25, 2010 -- House of Bricks, Des Moines, IA Apr. 27, 2010 -- The Other Side, Tulsa, OK Apr. 29, 2010 -- Backstage Live, San Antonio, TX Apr. 30, 2010 -- Wired Live, Houston, TX May 01, 2010 -- The Red Eye Fly, Austin, TX May 02, 2010 -- Skillman Street, Dallas, TX May 05, 2010 -- War Legion Underground, Amarillo, TX May 06, 2010 -- Cervante’s, Denver, CO May 07, 2010 -- Mesa Theater, Grand Junction, CO May 08, 2010 -- Club Vegas, Salt Lake City, UT May 12, 2010 -- New Oasis, Sparks, NV May 13, 2010 -- Domino Room, Bend, OR May 14, 2010 -- Hell’s Kitchen, Tacoma, WA May 15, 2010 -- Peter’s Room @ Roseland, Portland, OR May 21, 2010 -- The Crest Theatre, Fresno, CA May 22, 2010 -- The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA May 27, 2010 -- Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA May 29, 2010 -- Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA May 30, 2010 -- The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ * All Shows with Nashville Pussy and Psychostick
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That’s the horn chart for “King of Beers” above. Who knew it had so many notes?! My favorite part of the chart, though, is this notation in the bridge:
