Michael V.

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  • 101 / Male
  • Chicago, Illinois, US
  • Last Login: 7/2/2009

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Interests

  • General

    Music, musicians, rock, techno, electro, punk, goth, comics, movies, poster art, bass, guitar, drums, the printed word.
  • Music

    Dead Can Dance, Swans, Poster Children, The New Pornographers, Art Brut, Pixies, Interpol, 16 Horsepower, Ministry, My Bloody Valentine, The Angels of Light, The Kills, Throwing Muses, Ramones, LCD Soundsystem, Didjits, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Arcade Fire, Sleater-Kinney, Gilles Peterson, Misfits, Blur, Sonic Youth, Shellac, Naked Raygun, Rocket from the Crypt, Steve Reich, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, The Timeout Drawer, Wire, Secret Machines, Dieselboy, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Underworld, Pere Ubu, Rush, Johnny Cash, Gorillaz, Fuzzy Bunnies of Death, Rachael's Surrender, Bale, Mercurine, The Lusties
  • Movies

    Brazil, Wings of Desire, 24 Hour Party People, Amelie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, High Fidelity, The Reflecting Skin, May, Repo Man, Straight to Hell, Superstarlet A.D., Sore Losers
  • Television

    Battlestar Galactica (the new one), The Simpsons, King of the Hill, House, Lost. I'm not really a big TV person.
  • Books

    From Hell, Moby Dick, The Name of the Rose, Cryptonomicon, A Canticle for Leibowitz, Pattern Recognition, Fahrenheit 451
  • Heroes

    Michael Gira, Steve Albini, Rick Valentin and Rose Marshack of the Poster Children, Warren Ellis

Details

  • Status: In a Relationship
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: Northlake, IL
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
  • Zodiac Sign: Gemini
  • Occupation: Musician/Web programmer

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About me:

I've been a musician for most of my life, playing bass and guitar. For a long time, I played in Rachael's Surrender and I do the odd tour with Mercurine. I've also released albums with Garden of Dreams and Bale, and appeared on releases from Dalet-Yod, Emilie Autumn and Soulscape. You might notice some guy who looks like me named St. Michael "Gunther" Lustie playing with a band called The Lusties - dude's a prick. He stole my wallet, my girlfriend and beat the hell out of me...

I'm a big geek - I can tell you who played saxophone on some obscure '80s new wave album, but can't tell you my phone number without a minute to think about it... I like to go to live shows and dance, which is unusual in Chicago - most live audiences show their appreciation by crossing their arms and perhaps nodding an inch or so in rhythm... By day, I build websites, since it's kinda hard to pay the bills with music. Because of all this activity, I don't sleep much. Yay, coffee! I'm always looking for drummers. (Spinal Tap was accurate, in the dummer respect.) I like to think Big Thoughts and talk about Big Issues. Or, you know, watch zombie flicks and drink beer. :)

Who I'd like to meet:

Cool people who aren't ruled by their drama and can hold a conversation. People who geek out about music as much as I do. People who like to go to rock shows and dance clubs. Drummers.

Comments

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  • Apr 7 2009 3:57 AM

    great seeing you at another steampunk fashion funtime....come to this, gonna be super fun and tamale is fire spinning! Photobucket
  • Mar 18 2009 1:46 AM

    happy st patty's to you my bro!
  • Mar 11 2009 7:00 AM

    You just made my day!!!
    That is soooo exciting !!
  • Mar 3 2009 10:34 PM

    God that is such an AWESOME song.


    AND a great chicago band!
  • Feb 14 2009 7:55 PM

    Happy Valentine's Day!
  • Jan 1 2009 5:43 PM

    Michael V.
    has got a strong foothold into this new year, and make it a happy one, ok?

    Daniel
  • Dec 24 2008 9:25 PM

  • Dec 21 2008 7:28 AM

    Seasons Greetings and salutations!
    Anyways just droppin in to say hi and what not.

    -Das
  • Dec 3 2008 10:52 PM

    hey bro!!

    thanx for addys and all that jazz...

    Love jammin out with you guys!!!

    a swell time had by all!!!!

    talk soon man!
    -d
  • Dec 2 2008 9:22 PM

    Thanx for adding us "DIK's"!!!
    As always another awesome show!
    Definatly our favorite band to play w/.

    For more than one reason...

    If your not busy, we'll be at Metal Shakerz
    Dec 13th w/ General Bastard & Team Rocket,
    and at the Mutiny Jan 24th for Soupcan's B/Day Bash!

    p.s. I had no idea how strong your hands were till you had my ass in your firm grip, I owe ya one...

    Fa/B.U.D.
  • Dec 1 2008 6:43 AM

    Hey, thanks for bringing the rock so hard last night man. I hope we can do it again sometime.
  • Oct 31 2008 3:33 PM

    Trick or treat! What would Hallowe'en be like if we didn't watch the Butthole Surfers' 1988 short film parody of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?



    HAPPY HELLOWEEN!


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  • Oct 30 2008 11:24 AM

    Shatner's version of Common People tears me open and rips at my paralyzed soul like no other song has in years.

    The only other song that has even come close to hitting that kind of chord with me is this
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    Sep 20 2008 5:31 PM

    oh thanks! :)
  • Sep 1 2008 3:37 AM

    Thanks for another great show! Hope to play with you guys again sometime soon.
  • Aug 28 2008 6:28 PM

    Your music rocks (and burns) houses down! Again, it was a good show- I might have to check out some more venues!
  • Aug 27 2008 2:36 AM

    Hey! Got your text--been catching up on much needed rest :) Last Friday was THE BEST crowd, so you should come then.
    Natalya will be there as well!
  • Aug 15 2008 1:43 AM

    Thanks for the bday wishes! things here are well here.. hope you are doing ok! It HAS been forever!!!
  • Aug 12 2008 11:22 AM

    we cut footloose!
  • Aug 7 2008 2:16 AM

    This man is so hardcore Greg Dulli had to stop an Afghan Whigs show to take a moment to acknowledge his drinking skills with a bout of laughter.. Awesome.

  • Jul 28 2008 11:42 PM

    hey there!
    just wanted to drop a line to say congratz on the great show saturday and to say thanx for the comfortable couch! hopefully ill see you all again soon!
  • Jul 28 2008 3:47 AM

    Nice seeing you last night & GREAT SHOW! Glad I came out!!!!
  • Jul 26 2008 2:42 AM

    It's great to have you as a friend! JB & I and the whole JBTV Staff are very happy to have had you performed here @ our studio! The show will air nexts week!

    You guys rock it for real!

    One love!

    Your friend,

    Paris
  • Jul 6 2008 6:01 PM


  • Jul 6 2008 2:25 PM

    tron head