The Bloody Turncoats are an agglomeration of stupidity, ineptitude, and a severe aversion to manual labor. So, as common sense dictates, they decided that music was their natural outlet. Hailing from all over MN, a hotbed of punkless bands, The Bloody Turncoats set out to create a new kind of punk rock music.
The Bloody Turncoats consist of Karl Miller, Dean Johnson, and Lucas Rominger. Karl, a charming and soft-spoken fellow, who is not at all unlike a soap opera doctor, plays the guitar rather poorly. They'd throw him out of the band but he writes most of the songs so they're stuck with him. Dean Johnson is their drummer (seeing as how I am Dean Johnson I will only write glowing things about me. All of which are true). He is the most wonderful drummer in the world with a sense of percussive genius and impeccable groove but no feel for time whatsoever. Lucas Rominger is the bassist. His pit bull, Isis, will gladly tear you limb from limb and then expect you to toss an oddly shaped black chew-toy about the room for a good hour or so after which point she will finish satiating herself with your flesh. Additionally, he has the most fetching hair in the band and looks dapper in a black cowboy hat/trench coat ensemble. You cannot say the same about yourself.
Dean and Karl have been musically concocting for more than six years and have recorded four albums together, Death by Miss Adventure, Deathbed Repentance, Saboteurs, and The Bloody Turncoats Admire Your Skull. Lucas came on board about "very recently". They recently finished their latest EP, Mouthful of Pennies, and will be heading back to the studio later in '09 to record a few more tracks. They remain, inexplicably, unsigned.
Hey we’ll be at the Terminal Bar this Friday Nov. 20thspreading
our special brand of in your face trash punk, with Worlds Collide, Missile Dick,
and Shattered. Doors open at 8, and the
shit will hit the fan around 9, only $5. See ya there!
We're a rock/alternative band from Blaine minnesota.
As a fairly new band we're doing the best we can to get recognized and
to get our name out there. If you live in the blaine area, leave us a
comment or a message and ask us what you can do to help us out (:
Check out our music and upcoming shows on our myspace
New episodes of Minneapolis Underground: 5 minute video 'zine are now posted!
#10- All the Pretty Horses, No No's, UZZA at the Nomad 10/31 #9 - Faux Jean, John Swardson, Luke's Angels at the Uptown 10/29 #8 - Nightinghales, Idle Hands, Cadillac Kolstad, Parlour Suite, Poor Nobodys at the Ritz 9/26
Beginning Tuesday November 3rd From 1:00pm to 3:00pm I will be hosting an Open Jam at Tillie's Bean 1931 Nicollet Ave. S. Minneapolis Mn 55404 Everybody is welcome !! Tell all yer Musically Inclined Friends to bring an Instrument !!! Peace, Robert Lee
GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE AT THE END OF SUMMER BAND SLAM THIS SATURDAY
NIGHT AT THE ROCK NIGHTCLUB IN MAPLEWOOD! ALL AGES SHOW/2 FOR 1 JAG
BOMBS ALL NIGHT! COME ON DOWN, BRING YOUR FRIENDS, AND VOTE FOR GATA!
MUSIC STARTS AT 8PM (REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT SAYS ON THE FLYER:)
We are debuting a project called Sonic Transformations. Every month or so we will present a new audio-visual performance based on a different theme/story. We will be collaborating with artists and other creative musicians along the way so let us know if you have something you'd want to bring into this project.
The first in the series is called "AN OBJECT TO CRAVE". Live music and visuals based on a short story about life, love, loss, fantasy, obsession and death.
Another group of mine, The Magnetrons, which plays an exciting and innovative Livetronica set (i.e. STS9, Disco Biscuits, The Histronic) will also be playing. It will be a musical adventure, and we hope that you can come participate :)
Here's the info:
Blood Root Mother - "An Object to Crave" w/ The Magnetrons & Thought Thieves Friday, October 16th Station 4 201 E 4th St St Paul, MN 55101 9pm / $5 / 18+
Thanks for playing our shop fellas! I believe the official decree by the three of us working was, "These guys where f***king great!"
Also I would like to point out, when I go out for an inbetween bands cigg, I almost never see a musician walk out the door and he literally has steam pouring off his back.
Its only happened once before... ... ... And we er... we don't talk about that time.
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