1970s Cleveland; early American hardcore; Big Black; the Birthday Party; Charles Bukowski; Butthole Surfers; Cadillacs (car, not city nor indians); Cabaret Voltaire; Cows; Crass; the Fall; Flipper; Alfred Jarry; krautrock; Lonestar; Merzbow; Mickey's; Mission of Burma; Modern Lovers; no wave; Public Image Limited; the Screamers; Sexual Intercourse; Suicide; Swans; Swell Maps; Unwound; Washington (president, state & city)
Sounds Like
"It's the kind of music that's itchy on the inside and projecting its discomfort noise with bed head and dilated pupils." -- Audra Schroeder, Austin Chronicle
"weirdo-caveman thud-punk a la the Electric Eels" -- Joe Gross, Austin American-Statesman
"a bunch of drunk monkeys stuffed full of bad mushrooms" -- overheard at a party
"that's a lot of anxiety to handle on a normal basis... that poor bastard!" -- Paul Ford, Associate Editor, Harper's Magazine (in reference to Johnny)
"Coma in Algiers makes Seattle '90s grunge sound like Strawberry Shortcake." -- austin.com
"If there is an edge to be found, Coma in Algiers sharpens it at every turn. " -- Doug Freeman, Austin Sound
"Given the trashy, just-on-the-cusp-of-disintegrating volatility of their recorded output, they deserve credit just for staying together for as long as they have..." -- Matthew DeWitt, Austinist
"I mean this as a compliment. You guys are just as bad as Flipper." -- random man at Emo's
"The feral volatility of Coma in Algiers’ latest, Your Heart, Your Body, thrusts like the second coming of the Jesus Lizard or Flipper." -- Austin Powell, Austin Chronicle
"...it’s the Austin group’s flat-palmed approach to genre-mashing—and keyboard playing—that makes it stand out in town... it’s CIA’s willingness to be ugly that gets in your face and screams to be noticed." -- The Onion
one day Killshire & Archbold were listening to the Electric Eels and were full of disgust & joy for their lack of talent; they armed themselves with cymbals, synths and large amps and, in the summer of 2001 in the fine city of Austin, called themselves Coma in Algiers. despite the arrival of the police and the threats to the public, this partnership lasted until Archbold decided to sell all the equipment for his disastrous move to NYC. Killshire followed soon after, much to the same results. second verse same as the first. in 2005, they decided to revive their need to scare the neighbors. with three new additions in Esteban, Johnny, and Jefe, the die was cast and in 2006 the band started playing around town. after a year of sweaty shows, a busted truck and lots of Lonestar, an album, This Is Your Justice was recorded in the summer of 2007 and released in October of the same year. unfortunately, Esteban, everyone's favorite drummer, decided it was time to seek his heritage & fortunes on the plains of Spain. we wished him well. Cramer stepped into the role with aplomb, and like a bad sitcom we carried on into the new season. 2008 was the year we displayed the utmost in wanton disregard for wanton disregard. Madison joined us for a few shows and sang on our 2nd album Your Heart, Your Body, which popped out in spring 2009 (email for a copy). we are thriving and supple.
Johnny kisses his girlfriend with the same mouth he licked the Beerland floor with.
Jefe is a tall drink of bourbon.
Cramer takes the cake and the stripper hiding inside of it too.
Killshire knows nothing about any missing persons who deserved it.
Archbold حقّ
we areCOMA IN ALGIERS
the albums THIS IS YOUR JUSTICE and YOUR HEART YOUR BODY out NOW!!!
"TV Party Tonight" by Austin Powell, Austin Chronicle, regarding hang out.
Email us if you want a CD or anything else that comes to mind.
***** DISCOGRAPHY*****
Burning Bridges [EP] (2001) The initial offering. Recorded by Archbold and Killshire with the help of a revolving cast of misfits.
This Is Your Justice (2007) The fully realized debut LP. The real birth. The difference between the old and new Cleveland Browns.
Your Heart, Your Body (2009) was not a virgin birth and required several mops.
the song "Franklin & Julie" may also be found on the Black Fontanelle compilation Sing a Rainbow (2008) featuring Magic Jewels, Horse+Donkey, Count Dracula's Weed Smuggling Jam Engine, MegaZilla and others.
We're playin our Texas brothers, Spies Like Us and The Bandulus! I hope you can make it! @ Flamingo Cantina Austin, Texas Saturday, November 7th! 9pm 18 + thanks! C1
What happens there stays there. It really gets crazy weird!!! All ages, No cover, Free Beer, Free Liquor, among other free shit. LIVE MUSIC!!! It's all FREE!!! Don't forget it's a HOUSE PARTY sponsored by TheWeldingShopPub
We're playin our Texas brothers, Spies Like Us and The Bandulus! I hope you can make it! @ Flamingo Cantina Austin, Texas Saturday, November 7th! 9pm 18 + thanks! C1
holy shit. like it levitates. but still smells. this is a different kind of gross. the rest of the band doesnt know this but we are going to try our punk rock set. not even sure what that means and its definitely never been rehearsed. things can change in the next 30 hours before show time, but thats kinda feeling like what must happen. if it happens. happens happens. shit happens. full circle. squared.
We are getting geared up for the 6th St Smokeout, and it's now less than 3 weeks away!
We'll have plenty of pizza, from the Mellow Mushroom, to take care of your munchies, and we'll also have a psychedellic multimedia light show for your viewing pleasure!!
Also, if you have just a couple minutes to spare, go by Do512 and vote "I Like" on the event page there; it'll keep the Smokeout near the top of the list of events for that day, and the "Higher" we are on the list the better!!!! The Do512 event page is here: http://do512.com/event/2009/10/17/texas-normls-4th-annual-6th-street-smokeout
Just making the rounds to all of For Love & Stacie's friends here on MySpace letting you know that the full movie is now online in its entirety for free. Hope you love it and really hope you'll help us out by spreading it around if you do! Thanks so much!
LISTEN IN TO 90.1 KSYM SAN ANTONIO FOR FREE TICKET GIVEAWAYS
TUESDAY NIGHTS , BETWEEN 9-11 PM, LISTEN TO PRATER'S PUNK SHOW ON 90.1 KSYM TO WIN FREE TICKETS!! WILL BE GIVING OUT 1-2 PAIRS A NIGHT RANDOMLY!! WWW.KSYM.ORG
This is gonna be one of the bigger events in Texas! No one is booking punk/hardcore shows in Austin the same weekend. Everyone is coming to SA!!!
Remember: NO backpacks/bags, purses allowed. NO weapons allowed. Everyone will be searched and anything considered a weapon will be siezed. If caught fighting , you will be arrested on site. This is an ALL AGES event. We have to secure the safety of everyone.
