Ray Listens to: The Fall, Captain Beefheart, electric eels, Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Ollie Byrd, The So So Glos, The Monks, Pere Ubu, Rocket From the Tombs, Mirrors, The Styrenes, Wire, CAN, The Smiths, Red Transistor, Patti Smith, The Pogues, Nirvana, Swell Maps, Husker Du, Neu!, Public Image Ltd., Michael Jordan, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Suggie Otis, The Residents, XTC (Drums and Wires,) Archers Of Loaf, Built to Spill, T. Storm Hunter, Daniel Johnston, Social Climbers.
Sounds Like
Shuggie Otis on speed.
Psychic Tv- Godstar
___________Me and a couple friends drunkenly covering godstar on the Sam Schachter radio show.
IF YOU WANT TO BOOK US, MYSPACE MESSAGES ARE COOL BUT EMAIL IS COOLER!!!!
booking agent: kimparis@gmail.com ray: lerugray@gmail.com
_________ Allright, heres a rant. I used to be in a band called the medics. The Medics were approached by 2 island records execs, Eric Speck, and Rob Stevenson. At the beginning they flat out told me to fire my band and they would give me a bunch of random people and a fat contract. I turned the offer down and made a couple more demos with the group to show them that the band was cool. The 2 execs then told me that my band looked too young and i wasn't cynical enough and declined. Due to half ass-ing college, I started to drink whiskey in the morning and put amphetamines up my nose at all hours of the day. I rapidly ended up stuck in St. Vincent's 3rd north psychiatric ward in Westchester for 3 days. After i got out, the medics played a show with Hellogoodbye, RX Bandits, and Envy on the cost (what the flying fuck!?!?!?) and the medics rapidly broke up after. I then decided that i needed a band that had balls. i needed a band with two drummers and that could be adorable and visceral all in one shot. I started Le Rug and with the help of the almighty Joe Ahearn (www.sleepwhendeadnyc.com) we were soon playing all the crazy D.I.Y shows in the city that your mom was allways scared you would get raped or try pot at. We have 2 records out, one (bleenex) is widely available (right on top of this page or on itunes) and the other one (C.R.E.E.P.) is an e.p so legit that i dont even have any copies of it anymore, consider it a worth nothing collectable (it is available on the internet, see blog). there you have it. The Mighty Le Rug.
__________________________________________________________________________ "Passion and aggression. They are two traits I seek out from bands, but they are also two of the tougher traits to ascribe to a band. Obviously if you make music you should have some sort of passion for it, it doesn't take much just a desperate feeling that you need to make music. Aggression, well it's pretty simple too don't you think, a little bit of rage, a healthy dose of anger, and a sped up tempo should just about set you on your course to getting aggression notched under your belt. But for whatever reason there are a lot of bands these days that just don't get these two important aspects in the music they are making, Le Rug is not one of those bands. Instead, this Brooklyn band is showing passion and aggression with each note of each song. The music is furious in it's delivery and it's approach, and the band truly wears it's hard on its sleeve. When passion and aggression are combined like they are all over Le Rug's music it's a beautiful thing. Take a listen, see what I mean. It's undeniable." -Pop Tarts Suck Toasted (Band of the Week!!!)
___________________________________________________A list of past band members include Alex Craig, Adam Kastin, Jeremy Aquilino, Sean Ormiston, Cameron Wisch, Ethan Cohen, Vasudevan Panicker, Phill Gallo, James Ryan, Julian Fader, Lisa Liu, and Matt Elkin. A current list of band members include, Matt Gaffney, Richard Elefante, Conor Meara, and Max Kagan.
_________________________ gloss house performance
_________________performances for www.thelatestshowonearth.com
I forgot to tell you though, that the show at Pianos isn't going on. I was arguing with some asshole for a few days trying to get it to at least be 18+ if not all ages and he wouldn't have it. But I'll let you know how this Sirenfest thing works out.
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rayrayray, hey. wanna hang out this week/ start a another band/ smoke 100,000 cigarettes/ get way high and see the new harold and kumar/get matching tattoos? love, mike
