The Lamotta's
"The Music Business is a cruel and shallow trench. A long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
--Hunter S. Thompson
Formed in early 1980, the Effigies were one of Chicago's first punk rock bands. Along with bands like Naked Raygun and Strike Under, the Effigies were instrumental in developing what became the dominant sound in the first generation of Chicago punk: driving, guitar-heavy noise which often leapt unabashedly into catchy melodies. The Effigies rode hard in those heady days of the last decade, putting on manic live gigs, touring the U.S. in a used van, and putting out their own records on Ruthless Records, a chimerical label existing solely as the cooperative efforts of the Effigies, Naked Raygun and Steve Albini (Big Black). A Chicago Sun Times article from December16, 1999 talks about Chicago Punk circa 1985.
The band split in 1986. It re-formed in 1987, performed under different lineups, and split again around 1990. In 1992, the Effigies re-united for a reunion show; the original members getting together for the closing days of Chicago's notorious club, Exit. In 1995, the original members agreed to re-release some of their early material on CD. "Remains Nonviewable" was released by Touch & Go Records in late 1995. The band played gigs in Chicago clubs in December, 1995 and in early 1996.
The Effiges reformed in 2004 with new guitarist Robert McNaughton and have been playing shows around the Midwest and California, their new release "Reside "is AVAILABLE NOW. to purchase Effigies "reside" click here
***!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tickets are now available online for the July 12th Comp. Release Show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*** Just click the flier to purchase your tickets!!!
Please come out and celebrate the release of the Dry Heaves compilation. This cd has 33 songs & 18 bands, including all 5 that are playing the Beat Kitchen show that is ALL AGES!!! We'll have 2 songs featured on the comp. One is called Rats and the other is Trainwreck. You can see us play both at the Beat Kitchen July 12th!!! Come out as we make punk rock history by releasing the greatest comp. that has ever been made! We look forward to seeing everyone there!!!
HUMDRUMPUNK PODCAST Episode 04 Season 03 - NEW
Online now streaming and download versions on our myspace page.
Featured releases by DIP DAP /NIESTROY /BORN TO DESTRUCT/ THE KING CROWS -
Also tracks by :
CONTROL
/ FLIPPER /THE STALIN / TSUNEMATSU MASATOSHI /GEOFFERY OI!COTT / THE
LAST RESORT / SUBURBAN REPTILES / RAXOLA / ZARTAKO / THE JANITORS /
EXTINCTION OF MANKIND / X RIPPERS / VICE CREEMS / ARGY BARGY / QUICK
& THE DEAD / WORLD WAR XXIV/ THE EXSERTS / THE INFIRM / SLICK 46 /
THE KNIFE PARTY/ COLOURED RICE MEN / GOOD NEIGHBOUR POLICY / APOCALYPSE
BABIES / DOGSFLESH /CHARRED HEARTS / VEGETABLE TRUCK / COMBAT 77 /
ACCELERATORS / CHARGE 69 /
ASSHOLE SYNDICATE / SCREAMING TRIBESMEN
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This year were going to do it again!!! This year it will be
held Saturday July 18, 2009.
@ The New Way in Ferndale,
MI (on Woodward Ave).
As many of you know, Squirrel (lead singer of the Detroit Oi
band - The Cavity Creeps, and long time punk scene supporter) has renal
disease, kidney failure, and relies on dialysis treatments 3 times a week for 4
½ hours each time to stay alive! I’ve been on the kidney transplant list since
2006. Things don’t always get better for people on dialysis as this is after
all an artificial way to do what your body is to be doing naturally!
We are looking for companies
& bands to donate items for a ‘door prize’ and ‘raffle’ drawing. Such as
cd’s, t-shirts, gift certificates, ad space in your magazine/zine and anything
else.
WE ALSO NEED BANDS WHO’D LIKE TO PLAY THE BENEFIT!!
If you can help in any way please contact me with what you
can help with!
As in the last 2 years we have got allot press (newspapers,
radio) and noted by the NKF themselves…you will defiantly get exposure!
3rd Annual National Kidney Foundation Benefit - Saturday, July 18, 2009 @ the New Way on Woodward Ave in Ferndale,MI!
ATTENTION ALL BANDS ------ We are looking for bands that would like to donate their time to play this event. Also any band or company to donate items for the raffle! In years past we have had many acts and companies from around the globe donate stuff to this event!
This event is more then just any old benefit it hits home! Squirrel the lead singer of THE CAVITY CREEPS is a person living with kidney disease which left him with his kidneys shutting down in Oct-2006 and now has dialysis 3 times a week for 5 hrs each time just to stay alive!!!!
Band lineup to be announced soon, maybe a national act to headline!!!!
Online Now!
