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October 20, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer

The show at Arlene's ROKKED. Thank you for all of you who were there to share it with us, people came from all over the country, in addition to our New York City fans and it made for a wild night. Many people have sent us video clips of the show on youtube. Here is one link with most of the tunes. If you have others please post them as comments so people can see!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl4g9zXLpmU&feature=related

We played a tight set and I was really proud of the whole night. Even looking at the videos isn't painful because we were having a blast and dead on with the music. Adam even ditched his bandana for a show. hehe. I will keep you all updated on things here and on my twitter as the rest of this year unfolds. Thanks for a spectacular night. We love you all. Evan

October 15, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer

Last night Fixer played a secret surprise birthday party gig for Tracy at The Space in Hamden, CT. It was set up by Kurt (*her husband) and key members of the Fixer Foxes. Not something we normally do but we were honored to play such an intimate gig for people who have done so much for this band. Our pals in the band 13th Floor opened the night and it was good to hang, especially with my bud Steven Cimino who plays guitar. It was definitely a different Fixer experience. Much looser with lots of jamming and rare songs. It was so nice to arrive at the venue with a huge spread of food, full open bar, beer and smiling faces. Normally we're scurrying around trying to find the one slice of free cold pizza from the club. Thanks to Kimmi and Gineen for such excellent provisions. Highlights of the show were definitely a cool version of "When It Comes To You".....there was a piano all mic'd up for the occassion and I was happy to finally play the song properly in a live setting. As well as an acid improv whacked out version of Tuxedo, into Down Without It, back into 8 minutes of Tuxedo again....haha...ugh, kind of a nightmare. Here's the set, as far as I can remember:

Hey it's your Birthday (Beatles cover)
Before The Sun
Head In My Hands
Dirty Girl
Mixing In With My Blood
Dove
Corpse Estate
KCPQ
When It Comes To You (Evan on Piano)
Tuxedo----Down Without It-----Tuxedo acid jam
Tell No One

I think that is the correct order, I may be confused....hehe. We had a good talk on the way home, mostly me and Rev since AJ was passed out.....then Rev and I went out for another 2 hours and chatted in a local williamsburg bar about music and life and so on. It was a good time and a long night that didn't feel so long because it was fun. Next up is Friday night at Arlene's Grocery. This will be the last show for a while for Fixer so don't miss. Bring your friends and your mojo because we want to ROKK! There are no advanced tickets sales for this so I suggest showing up a little early. We will go on at 10 pm SHARP (for real). Looking forward to seeing you all and rocking the halls. Love ya, Evan

October 9, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
The week of the show is approaching, everyone getting ready to ROKK?! A lot of fans have written to us that they really want to come to this show since it will be ultra special and probably some time before we're out there again. Many people need places to stay so I wanted to write and encourage fans to communicate on the comments and through myspace to network and make new friends. Try to put people up for the night to come and see Fixer at Arlene's Grocery next friday (Oct 16). We definitely know what it's like (needing a place to stay) so don't be shy and hopefully our fans will unite and help out other like-minded fans that want to come out and rock with us. The more the merrier. I know it's been quiet in fixerland but I wanted to remind everyone that we still love you and we'll be ready for a big night on oct 16th. Cheers, Evan

September 24, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
We all met at management's offices bright and early this morning to discuss the status of things. Well, everyone except Rev who overslept. We conferenced him in though among the early grumbles as the steamed rolled off our coffee. As management explained it, every band and artist comes to the low and difficult points as sure as the high's we've experience so far. We have slowed down big time because of coming off the road, our desire to record new music and also the economy and state of the music industry in general. We want to focus on new music and regrouping as a band for something stellar in 2010. Therefore, we have decided to make the Arlenes Grocery show our last show of the year, and most likely our last appearance before a new record comes out. We have no idea how long that will be, only that we want to focus on the task at hand instead of spoonfeeding all of you our new ideas. To really step away and make something new come out of it. It's very hard to see the result as it's hard to talk about something when all the work is ahead of you. We're talking, and working on the small baby steps in front of us to do so. Sooooooooo, to make a very simple story, into a long explanation, I think I've succeeded. ha! Bottomline, don't miss the Arlene's show....it'll be a while before you see us again. It's a small venue with great vibe, great sound system, and your favorite band. Friday October 16th, be there, tell your friends. Love ya. Evan

September 4, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
Fixer had two great shows last night. We rocked the Mercury Lounge to our hometown of New York City. Afterwards we headed to the Mean Fiddler to play an acoustic set to another packed room. Thank you to everyone who made it out. It was a long night and a FULL night of Fixer. I put my head down around 5 am and for some reason I'm already awake. Maybe the excitement of it all, jamming and playing for so long with Fixer and being with so many cool people, good times.

Set for Mercury Lounge

Kinky Cockteasin' Prom Queen
Dirty Girl
Mixing In With My Blood
Dove
Corpse Estate
Hillbilly Heroin
Head In My Hands
Tuxedo---->jam
Tell No One (with I Kissed A Girl medley)

We played for almost an hour and everyone was thunderous all night long. Here's the set for the acoustic show at Mean Fiddler

Tuxedo medley---->
Down Without It
I Don't Care (with Busta Move medley)
Head In My Hands (with Jam and improv medley)
Mixing In With My Blood

I think I like the word medley : a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, played one after another, sometimes overlapping
I'd like to thank Ernie Wooden for playing and organizing the afterparty, 13th Floor for lending us their gear and also playing an amazing closing set, Cody Darbe for lending us his acoustic guitar, and all my good friends at Rue 57 who showed up to party. Good times and this night definitely injected more life into the ol' fixer biotch. We're continuing to push forward, still battling finances to record our next album. More area shows will be announced shortly so stay tuned. Love ya, Evan
PS, I have a black eye because of smashing my face into the mic stand at the Mercury. It was one of those shows.

August 22, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
I'm up early, probably because I have some cool news. First, we've decided to add a little afterparty to the Mercury Lounge show. Advanced tickets are cheaper and you don't run the risk of the show selling out - so go get them now:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/000042F7F11B7D11?artistid=851742&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60

The afterparty will be at the Mean Fiddler with a special acoustic performance by Fixer and appearances from Kyle Wooden and DJ Ernie. I'm told it's $5 drinks for everything. We're combining the night and doing multiple themed parties. Basically Fixer show plus my friend Leslie's birthday (she's a sexy Filipino from LA that I'm currently working with) and another friend Sue's going away party. Sue is a world traveler and will be living abroad for many months in several different countries. I admire people who just save up their money and take off somewhere exotic. Your life will never be the same....that is basically how I feel about my time spent living in Paris, France and the years spent touring on the road with Fixer. I will be posting more info on the afterparty by Monday, just plan for a late and ludicrous night.
We're thinking of featuring a new song on the player, does anyone have a favorite that is not currently posted that you would like to hear? Also, we have some new merchandise, Fixer guitar pick earrings (thanks Erika), cool hemp necklaces (thanks Morgan, Nicola, Chris) and surfer necklaces (thanks Emily) in addition to tons of other paraphrenalia, photos and our possessions. We're trying to raise money so everything will be dirt cheap at the shows. Bring a little extra loot and leave with a lot of Fixer. Tunelab music is still featuring the best in unsigned bands worldwide. They got over 7 million hits to their site last month and Fixer is still in the top 10. We'd appreciate it if you would continue to vote the sh!t out of us to keep us at the top! Here's the link:

http://tunelab.com/2009/07/22/fixer-brooklyn-ny/

Lastly, in an attempt to stay further connected and to basically chat you up with happenings musical and memorable, I have succumbed to Twitter. I'll be posting info on the afterparty there along with a few chances to hang out and help promote the show if you're in and around NYC. You can find me here:
www.twitter.com/evansaffer
I hope you are all well, we'll see you at the show and the afterparty! xoxo Evan.

August 11, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
Hey Everyone. I'm in my loft in Brooklyn, relaxing on a day off. We've all been super busy trying to make a few bucks to keep recording the new album. However, no amount of work is harder than being on tour for almost 2 straight years, it's just less fun. haha...evil grin. Last night I went to see Julie and Julia. Pretty funny, although I fell asleep half way through the film. First of all, it's two and half hours long. That's about the same length as Lord of The Rings. Second, I was out drinking beforehand with my buddy Cody from the band Wonderlust. Anyway, from what I saw it was very funny, so I'll probably have to go see it again. Any takers?
We've had a few problems with the ticket link to the Sept 3 show, however, to clear up confusion, here's the direct link OR just go to www.ticketmaster.com and type in Fixer:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/000042F7F11B7D11?artistid=851742&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60

What else is going on, uhmmm, Adam and Rev are discussing shaving their heads and tattooing corporate ad letters on the back of their heads for money. As you can see we continue to be intensely creative AND insane. I'll keep you posted on that one. Tommy wanted to do it to but he said his hat just wouldn't look right. hehe. I like my hair too much and I'll just admit right here and now, I'm vain. Needlesstosay, the upcoming NYC Fixer show will be packed and off the hook. The Mercury Lounge is one of the last small venues in NYC with character, that can hold about 250 people, with an awesome sound system. We've had several shows there over the years and it's always a good time, not to mention our financial straights, sooooooooo, buy the advanced ticket ASAP and tell all your friends! Also, if you don't recognize Adam on the stage, don't worry, it's still him....he's the one with the ZZ top beard, shaved and tattooed head, playing the bass. haha. I amuse me. My affection, Evan

July 25, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
FIXER rocked the Blender Theatre last night at Grammercy. First thing I'd like to say is thank you to everyone who came out....because the crowd makes the night amazing and helps us get our mojo rising. The volume was thunderous. When I asked you to scream, you howled. When I asked you to dance, you jumped. The sound and lights were top notch and we loved every minute of it. We came into that night being told we only had a 30 minute set. In true rock n roll fashion we were given the ok to play longer about 3 minutes before getting on stage. The Lovehammers were super cool to us and said we could play longer, so we jammed, extended, rocked and shocked all night with you all. We were a little concerned because it was such a big venue to fill with only Fixer/Lovehammers on the bill, but you all came out and packed the cavernous theatre and we thank you. Welcome to all the new fans that we made, we hope you enjoy our album and the show. We have announced a headlining show at Mercury Lounge on Sept 3. Tickets go on sale today at noon through Ticketmaster. Follow the link when you click on the date of the show. To all the Fixer fans that showed up last night, there's no place like New York City. We heard your voices and shouts of "FIXER!!!" over all the mayhem. Here's our set:

Are You Gonna Die
Mixing In With My Blood
Dirty Girl
Sugarblonde
Dove
Corpse Estate
Kinky Cockteasin' Prom Queen
Tuxedo
Tell No One-----> with extended jams/solos by both Tommy Zamp and Rev Swank and a small medley covering NIN "Head Like A Hole"
---->Tell No One (reprise)

For some reason, I suppose Lovehammers and Fixer have more than a few things in common, there were droves of women there last night. Hehehe, every one of you was stylin' and sexy and happy to be alive. It was one of those nights that defined "having a blast". There were so many people packed in front of the merch tables I kept getting pushed over and knocking the table around. I think I walked out of our dressing room last night leaving behind Adam and a room FULL of scantily clad sexy vixens. To the darling in the white dress and the glamorously large br**sts, we all gave you an A+....hehe, evil grin. Looking forward to doing it again on Sept 3. Spread the word and if you didn't get a cd last night, buy it on www.fixermusic.com asap!
Much love. Evan

July 20 2009- Evan R. Saffer
OCC shows this weekend were awesome. We played on the outdoor stage to many a car and bike fan who were all digging our rockin' vibes. Needlesstosay that we all got sunburned, especially the fair skinned Adam "the beard" James as well as Evan "Snow White" Saffer (me, myself, and myself again). Both sets were pretty rockin' and we were invited back to rock OCC again sometime in August. We'll have more on that shortly but we're thinking of doing a bus tour for that, where you can buy a ticket and ride up and back to the show with Fixer in style. Our sets:
Day 1
Are You Gonna Die
KCPQ
Mixing In With My Blood
Dove
Sugarblonde
Corpse Estate
Tuxedo---->jam
Tell No One

Day 2
Are You Gonna Die
KCPQ
Mixing In With My Blood
Dirty Girl
Dove
Corpse Estate
Tuxedo--->Jam
Tell No One
I may have screwed up the order, if anyone who was there would like to challenge my memory, please post your comment. We partied in the hotel all night until the police arrive, as usual. I think our managers found me in the hallway of the hotel leaning face to the wall and not moving. I appreciate them putting me to bed (thanks Bill and Michael). I also heard that Adam was trying to jump out the window all night from the 4th floor, that would have been fun. Thanks for saving him whoever was at the party. The party always seems to be in Rev's room so if you ever want to know where we'll be, just ask Rev...hahaha....talk about throwing a guy under the bus. Tommy had the munchies and basically threw everyone out of his room sometime in the wee hours. I think we got off the hook with the police this time because there were several weddings in the hotel and the whole place was partying and loud. We scooped up a bunch of new fans and I think we'll see some new faces this friday July 24 at Blender Theatre in NYC with the Lovehammers. Be sure to order an advanced ticket today by clicking on the show poster below. It's 16+ and an awesome venue to see FIXER. We're going to mix it up with some older tunes on friday.
cheers, Evan

July 16, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
I've been up since 5:30 am, that means a lot on my mind and the sun coming up isn't helping. Good news is that Fixer is about to hit the stage again, it's been a while. We'll be playing the festival at Orange County Choppers showroom on both Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm sharp....SOOO, if you ride, like bikes and/or love Fixer, get out to see us. Also, tickets are selling fast for the FIXER/LOVEHAMMERS debacle here in New York City on July 24th at the Blender Theatre. I went to check out friends of mine in at band called 13th floor that played Blender this week and you are all going to LOVE this venue. The sound, stage, lights and overall mojo is pretty sick. Here is the link for tickets or just scroll down and click on the poster for the event:
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/407980
I'd like to give a shout out to Les at Zaldor's podcast out of Michigan for spinning Fixer on the show. Nothing but love from MI. Also mention Danielle Ezzo and Junior Cave for interviewing me this month. You can read both of those interviews in the blogs, some good dirt there on the Tell No One video as well as some personal condiments throughout. Here is Zaldor's site if you want to check out his podcast and keep requesting Fixer:
http://www.myspace.com/zaldorsworldpodcast
Also, I'd like to say thank you to Todd Chelton and his lovely wife for choosing "When It Comes To You" for their wedding dance. We're honored and that song has always been a very deep and meaningful song to me. Too bad I wasn't there to tickle the ivories with Fixer and play it live for you both. I hope that right after the ceremonial dance you switched immediately to "Dirty Girl" and all the bridesmaids flooded the dance floor. Actually, allowing myself to take a minute to enjoy that visual imagery......mmmm......ok, I'm back. Best wishes.
As usual Fixer will be busting out some new tunes at our upcoming shows and bringing blood, sweat, and tears to every note. I hope to see you all as soon as possible, check back here for set lists and reactions to the shows. By the way, the NYC show at Blender is 16+ so bring your little sister, I'd like to see her as soon as possible as well.
Love, Evan

June 28, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
Hello Everyone. We're still plugging away in the studio. Don't want to rush the magic of the new cd.....that said, we are making progress every week. The rhythm tracks came together very quickly when we were upstate. We cut drums, bass, rhythm guitars and some lead guitar tracks in about 3 days....which is very efficient. They sound thunderous, urgent and powerful.... however, vocals take a bit longer with other factors coming into play (scheduling in nyc, moolah, etc.). Looks like we locked down a few more shows for this summer, including our next appearance in New York City....that will be announced shortly. Also, a big announcement coming soon about a fall tour we have planned, starting mid September. Anyway, I know I'm being cryptic but I just wanted to let everyone know that things are happening in Fixerland and it's not just the new cd. ugh, I'm completely hungover (The Hangover is a GREAT flick) after a game of flipcup that went a little out of control last night.....college style beer drinking fanaticism. Stay tuned, oh, by the way, Fixer will be on free radio jackson on tuesday - two songs hosted by Fixer Fox and Superfan Emily... it's her first time in a long time being on the radio and djing so tune in! Here's the link, all you have to do is click to play:
http://www.live365.com/stations/freeradiojackson?play
Ugh, continuing to drink coffee as my eyes and nose run as my battered body attempts to repair itself through the goodness of natural human immunity. I think I'm human, I haven't stepped in front of a truck recently to test my superhuman theory, although the pounding in my head feels like I did. Whop, here's another human phenomenon, the urge to pee. Love ya, Evan.

June 15, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer (Studio Day 2)
It's hard to think of what to write other than the most immediate and vicious form of unpleasantness. I cook a nicoise salad with talapia from the market for everyone last night. The entire band, including me, had a complete VOMIT-A-THON all night. We all just traded places puking our guts out until sunrise. Then Tommy, being a champ that he is, strapped on his guitar and continued to record. I crawled into a hole of severely depleted helldom and disgrace for poisoning everyone. I just woke up after a 5 hour cat nap and have had nothing to eat this entire day but a few swallows of ginger ale (mom's trick for upset stomach). Yeah, that's pretty disgusting imagery I know, I apologize again. I've resigned from cooking the rest of this trip, tonight is the last night anyway. Despite our trend of being CURSED! we managed to record drums, guitars (including solos) and bass to 11 tracks in less than 3 days. FIXER is a machine and I'm really proud of how it all came together. Sonically this record sounds HUGE and just really took on a new life once we got in here with some superior gear and started recording. I have several vocal sessions booked for the end of the month back in NYC and I'll be writing updates on that. We're hoping it'll all continue to come together quickly. I think Rev won the Vomit a Thon for most trips to the bathroom. Adam and Rev tied for most Vomit outside of the toilet bowl (rookies). Tommy won the award for holding out the longest, he didn't vomit until he woke up. I won the award for most severe side effects and not being able to even speak until now. Ahhhh boys....what's for dinner?! ugh. We're pushing off tomorrow, speak to you soon. Love, Evan

June 14, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer (Recording Studio Day 1)
We're tucked away in the country, far into the wilderness of upstate New York. The studio is amazing. Really beautiful HUGE space with an incredible set up, AND a full apartment for the band to live in while we record here. We have our own bedrooms, a sweet living room with movie projector, a full kitchen (which we stocked with our final pennies so I could cook some amazing dinners), bathroom and really everything we need to get down to business. So far the first day was a classic whirlwind of Fixer drama. We came in VERY eager to get the lead out and finally get some of our new music on tape. We came in and set up and got sounds in record time, literally about an hour, which is unheard of. The mojo was rising. Then we busted out 2 songs in about an hour. That's also a silly amount of time. Then, as usual, a crisis. We had some major tuning problems which actually still cannot be explained. Four and half hours went by without finding a solution. Finally, we figured out a way to move forward and keep plowing. I had to make sandwiches for everyone to entice the engineer to keep working until the wee hours...hehe...evil grin. Anyway, first day of recording was very productive, very good for us to get out of the city, to be together in this isolated temple of music and do what we do. After listening to our music and dancing around, high fiving and drinking some home made rum from my father, I'm now getting my ears blasted out as our esteemed engineer plays his music for us. Uhmmmm, do we have to listen to this on 11? It just stopped, thank god. hehe. uhm.....yeah, I'm beat but a peaceful serenity is taking over my body. We've been filming and taking pictures, which is unlike us because we get so wrapped up in our shannanigans that we always forget to capture as much as we can. Rev's telling a story, that means I have another hour to finish this entry...haha.... We ran over a bird on the highway and we all almost cried. that sucked....bad omen. then we came in the studio and tommy threw one dart at the dart board and hit the bull's eye, good omen. Who the f!ck knows.....tragedy winds up being a good thing, good thing turns to turd.....over and over. At the end of the day, the songs ROKK and the band is happy being here. I made 2 pitchers of white wine, white peach and grape sangria....with daffodil wine, pinot grigio.....eh, it looks better than it sounds. Hopefully it tastes good although in this band I could pour rubbing alcohol and everyone would be psyched.
Evan

June 4, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
Last night was quite possibly the best Fixer experience ever. Santos Party House was PACKED to the guts, the band was on fire and the crowd was there to PARTY. Backstage we were all chillin while the DJ's got the mood right. Balloons, strippers, dancers, WALL OF FIXER posters....I think I got a little video of that and we'll post it shortly on youtube.com/fixermusic. Ugh, as one might imagine the party rolled into today as I write this in my bleary eyed troll hunched demeanor as the sirens outside crush my skull like a penny on the train tracks. Ok, back to the show. It was streamed for those of you who tuned in, we thank you and felt your mojo through the magical wonders of the internet. It was also recorded, photographed, urine sampled and fingerprinted so hopefully people will continue to send us stuff. We'll post to our galleries and various websites as they come in. Just a F@KKing blast. The Party Death made me laugh as they all had a bottle of champagne, Jack Daniels and several other delights and then in unison said, ok, we have to go on like 5 minutes ago, I need a drink and then we'll be ready. Acey Slade rocked after Fixer and the Sex Slaves with fire and dancers and video were pretty.....well, put it this way, I turned into a Slave of Sex by the end of the night.
I cannot fully describe why the whole night was so awesome, in a nutshell Fixer was on fire, the sound was SLAMMIN', and the place was packed, period. Our whole set had magic in it, right from the first song I felt good, but somewhere in Tuxedo I left myself and joined the entire room inside a star, we all swallowed it, and then it exploded everywhere. That was lame. Ummm, still can't describe it. Ok, I'm done. Here's the Fixer set from last night:

Mixing In With My Blood
Dirty Girl
K.C.P.Q (Kinky Cockteasin' Prom Queen)*NEW
Dove*NEW
Corpse Estate*NEW
Tuxedo
Tell No One

FIXER will be recording these NEW tunes and the rest of an amazing album throughout the summer. I do believe there will be another NYC appearance in late July so stay tuned. Hell, stay tuned anyway...hehe. For a band that missed our last afterparty we went to several last night and I hope Rev made it home is all. Cheers to all the bands and performers and everyone who came out last night, it was the best show of the summer.
Peace. E

May 24, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
Hey. Soooooo, writing continues in it's mysterious, cryptic and magical workings. We have really been pumping out some great tunes, all sorts of vibes. Some of them trippy, some punk, some ROKK!, some funky...hehe. We just did an interview for MUEN magazine which should be coming out soon and we discuss with Shauna the workings of the new music and how it's coming together. This is basically a time of reinvention and I'm excited to embrace change, that's really what this summer has become for FIXER. The summer of change. Anyway, keep checking back for that interview, it has some delicious tidbits.
I'm headed off shortly to a Memorial Day BBQ at Del's place (Sex Slaves). The hype is growing for our June 3 show with them and I hope you'll all be there. One thing I love about hometown shows is that we really get to mix it up. There will be DJ's, dancers, punk, rock and just the kind of New York City variety that keeps things exciting. No one wants to be beat over the head all night long with the same thing (not that there is another band on the planet like Fixer), so get there early and get excited......and oh yeah, get a ticket. Click on the flyer below for the advanced ticket sales link. I'm excited to get back on the stage with the Slaves and also our friends in The Party Death. They are friends of ours for many a year of rock. Our buddy Josh (singer and AKA London) was recently on an episode of Daisy of Love. Pretty funny to see him still causing drama as he turned down Daisy's offer to stay on the show, made her cry and basically stole the entire episode in my opinion. I remember one particular show we played with the Party Death several years back and Josh didn't show up. That's the kind of drama no one likes to live through but makes for good stories. haha. Anyway, hopefully they'll all be there on June 3 and I'm looking forward to some good times with those blokes 'cause they rock.
Some new photos from our show in Albany, NY will be going up shortly, courtesy of Kim Stock. You'll notice that we are occasionally slimming down the photo galleries and adding new ones. If you like any, be sure to save them otherwise they may be gone. Again, we want to apologize for the cancellation of our last show, however, I want everyone to know that we penned a glorious song of redemption based on the whole experience. So for those of you who were disappointed, didn't get a refund, or just plain pissed, don't fret.....something excellent always seems to come out of disaster in Fixerland. We've been super busy writing and re-writing our new crop of tunes. It's one of those anxious long weekends where things are moving like a silent movie in black and white. Good things are coming and happening, just below the surface. Stay tuned and keep spreading the good word of Fixer. Cheers. E

May 10, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's out there (smiles and hugs). We are in your debt forever, especially our own moms. The show at Silo rokked in Reading, PA. We played a few new tunes, some working titles included Are You Gonna Die and Kinky C@ck Teasin' Prom Queen. They seemed to go over really well and we'll be working new material into our shows here and there. Still plugging away in our rehearsal studio and booking and arranging various recording studio sessions to get all our ideas down. It's very exciting to hear the new tunes come together and reshape ourselves into this next album. Fixer booked back at Silo on June 12 for all of you who were asking, tell a friend.
Yesterday we all got together at a party for a new Cafe/Restaurant that I'm involved in....located in Brooklyn, NY called Isengaard. I think there will be many more Fixer appearances there but to say the least, it was a rager. About 6000 people showed up, an array of personalities, kegs, skate park ramps, transvestites, models, photographers, painters, performers, reporters and of course Me, Tommy, Rev and Adam. Really awesome party that lasted all day and all night. I think we took some photos that should be posted shortly. There will be an official opening in July, and you'll all be invited.
I spent the day on the water today with family and of course my mom. Windy but still beautiful and sunny, right on the bay on Long Island. I think I actually got some sun...oh no! haha. We watched the sun set on the water and ate BBQ, awesome desserts, fresh fruit, the works. Nothing too good for the moms. Good times, good food, very relaxing after an intense last three days with Fixer. This is a big week for us with 4 whirlwind shows ending at Irving Plaza in NYC with Buckcherry. I urge you all to buy advance tickets, it saves you money and guarantees that you'll get in. We're going to be playing the ultimate Fixer set and look forward to seeing all of you out and about. Love to all the mom's, you make our world go round and every day is children's day....except today....your day.
our love and eternal gratitude. Evan and the boys.

April 26, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
Orange County Choppers 10th Anniversary was a blast. There was over 14,000 people over the course of the day, blaring heat, choppers, hot rods, hot ladies, food, fun and rock. We were happy to finally meet all the bands and get down with everyone. I did a few radio interviews throughout the day and Fixer was out and about handing out flyers and meeting tons of new folks. We played a blistering set in the evening with several new tunes. Working titles included Are You Gonna Die, Corpse Estate, Dove, Sugarblonde and a few favorites off of Before the Sun. Thank you to everyone who came out for Fixer, people came from as far as Michigan to see us. All the bands took a tour of the OCC compound late last night and it is a VERY impressive operation. Special thanks to Joey and the gang for being so cool to us. We all chowed down together and then hit the hotel. haha. All the bands were on the same floor (Age of Daze, Earshot, Smile Empty Soul, FIXER) and we basically took it over......something like the move "Rockstar" only we didn't ride a motorcycle down the hallway. I think we were all a little more crazy than usual having been off the road for this long. Apparently several of the other bands actually flew in just for this event. The good news is, despite any shenanigans that went down, Fixer was invited back to OCC to play again today. However, 3 times as many people showed up and it was a serious clusterf@ck. So we hung out, promoted, talked on the radio a little more and split. Today was the "car show" portion of the anniversary although there were TONS of bikes there as well. The Amazing assortment of muscle cars (my favorite) and just the craftsmanship and gleaming pristine showmanship in the variety of collector's cars was a treat to see. A very cool experience and we're looking forward to playing OCC again in the future. We hooked up the whole staff with Fixer cd's because they were so cool to us and loved the set. Thanks to all our friends at OCC and everyone who came out. Next up, Fixer hits the road this week for shows in Baltimore, MD and Jacksonville, NC. Cheers. Evan
PS. Stay tuned to this page, we'll be making some last minute announcements on big shows and tours since we're hopping on a few things while we're at home. Recording begins May 9.
PPS. to anyone who witnessed the hotel episodes, mum's the word.

April 24, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
Hey Folks. Yes, it's been a while since I've written and I've been gathering my energy and thoughts daily. Change is inevitable and while I know this, it's always difficult to embrace as something positive. The biggest and most remarkable change is that we've slowed down quite a bit with touring. First we thought we'd be in Australia this month, then it got postponed until September....the joy of rock n roll is you never know when and where or what is going on! Then we were considering several larger tours for April/May/June and something always seemed to get in the way. Despite these disappointments we have been writing feverishly and jamming in our subterranean digs. The beginning of the creative process is always a frustrating and scary one, is this good enough? How am I feeling? How does this sound compared to what we've done? I'm happy to say, however scary things seem to be, you get through it and we have a healthy amount of new songs that are very exciting to me......almost an entire album. With our time off management went ahead and booked some studio time for us in May. We're still going to be doing shows and some tours in the coming months, but I think we've embraced the creative momentum and it's full of energy. I know many of you have been asking us about return dates and tours, but you'll be happy we slowed down for a second to write and record when you hear it. We'll be playing some new tunes tomorrow at the Orange County Choppers 10th Anniversary Festival. Some awesome bands appearing with us and there will be plenty of Choppers rolling around for the motorcycle enthusiasts.....and TV cameras so keep your eyes peeled! Keep up your spirits, keep in touch with us, and keep coming to the shows. ESPECIALLY May 15th in New York City. Oh, and Fixer is on the cover of SoundMag this month. I'll post a blog on it shortly. Oh, and if you were holding off on buying a t shirt, necklace, hoodie or fresh and fun fixer panties, now is the time to pull the trigger!! www.fixermusic.com Cheers. Evan

April 5, 2009 - Evan R. Saffer
Had a party at my place 2 nights ago. RoKK N Roll! It was a blast to blow off a little after tour steam and just hang. I saw a lot of old friends and faces, funny though, some of the best conversation I had was me and Rev and Adam huddled in the corner talking about getting on the road. ha! No rest for the wicked. We're going to be writing and rehearsing this week for an extra special New York City F@CKIN blow out on Saturday April 11 at Crash Mansion. Click on the flyer for tickets. Saturday night, doors at 7, we're on by 10 sharp and we're ready to show you what we've learned on the BVS tour. Gotham Rocks presents a great lineup of bands, there will be big sponsors and drink specials along with the usual assortment of midgets, gidgets, fire-breathing wizards, cage dancing strippers, whippets, lizards, leopards, lichens, spiked punch, rum, drums, drinks, punks, pretty in pinks, hotties, gothies, grim, slim, ready to get pinned, exploding eye sockets, no hands in the pockets, rockets and roller-bladers along with the incendiary FIXER melting your soul with our ROKK! (try saying that whole sentence in one breath, after you pass out, think of how fun the show will be!)
in⋅cen⋅di⋅ar⋅y tending to inflame the senses: an incendiary extravaganza of music and dance.
Some big announcements coming soon, until then, we'll be doing some spotty touring the rest of the month, mostly northeast dates while we collaborate here at home crafting the next record. Be sure to check out www.fixermusic.com and buy some new schwag. If any NYC street teamers want to meet up, I'll be kicking' around the city this week, mostly the east village....promoting the show. We have flyers and posters and mucho duct tape to pass around (no taping up your friends, only the posters). Write us a message here and we'll catch up with you......Peace E