[Ghostcountry] Tacoma’s Painkillers play psychedelia-tinged country that alternates between cute and macabre. I’d wager it happened mostly by accident, but the band has a sound I have absolutely never heard before. Shoegaze country? Druggy-tonk? In any case, the songs in which the Painkillers give their uniquely haunting instrumentation some room to breathe—when flanged-out echo effects blow across the soundscape like tumbleweed—this band is pretty damn compelling.
Casey Jarman - Willamette Weekly
(Portland, OR)
First Night, Tacoma, 2009 - Take The Pain Away -The Painkillers will begin to weave a web of sound that is equal parts psychedelia, honky-tonk and Ed Wood. Seriously, it’s weird in the most unbelievably awesome way. Maybe it’s the Culture-inspired echo-flange fades, or the lengths to which The Painkillers go to make their music creep under your skin, but this is perfect music for strobe-lit, back-room, choking-on-smoke, David Lynch-style flesh mingling. I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me.
Paul Schrag - Weekly Volcano
(Tacoma, WA)
Enjoyed your tunes Saturday night!! Hope to share the stage again sometime soon! Keep layin 'em down with a little Countryfied Batter!! Tasty stuff!! Peace, NAKED BACON
We are The Chuckies from KBA/GBG, Sweden & we are proud to get to know you!
The Chuckies is an "acoustic" version of The Chuck Norris Experiment which serves brand new Chuckies songs mixed with classic CNE tracks.
Our swell debut album is released on white 12" vinyl by www.myspace.com/tornadoriderecords. The CD version will be released by Nicotine Records this summer! Digital downloads are available everywhere, for example iTunes & Amazon.
We will celebrate these two cool releases with a mini-tour in Italy late september, check our MySpace page for updates on this. Wanna help out? Let us know!
James and Billy, my bruthas from different muthas! I just wanted to drop a note cuz ur lil' bru, Travis, misses you guys. You guys sound great! You better make it to Germany next year and play for me. I would love to have you over. Stay in touch!