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Phil Avalos & The Quiet Lanes
Indie / Garage / Rock

"Let Down Big Time (The Living Room Tapes)" up now



Northwest Indiana, Indiana
United States

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Last Login:  11/25/2009
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Member Since6/22/2005
Band Members

Phil Avalos - Guitar, Vocals, Keys & Noise

Past members include Jay Fielder on Bass & Kevin Kolodziej on Drums

Influences

Superchunk, Archer's of Loaf, Small 23, Pixies, Husker Du, Replacements, Misson of Burma, Greg Dulli, Nirvana, Soul Asylum, Knapsack, Treepeople, Polvo, Seaweed, Samiam, The Lemonheads, Smudge, Guided By Voices, Weezer, Pavement, Figdish, Triple Fast Acton, Jawbreaker, Elvis Costello, Psychedelic Furs, etc...

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That was a quick homemade video for "Loserness".

Type of LabelIndie


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ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY PHIL AVALOS (c) 2005-2006, BMI.

Lo-Fi Indie Rock for Cads!!! Amen to simplicity, original voices, super melodies and 'that sound'! Just holding up the indie rock torch and keeping the mosquitoes away...Music has destroyed my heart, tortured my soul and has been very close to killing me but I hold on for some reason.

NEWSWIRE

Check out the new One Kind Radio podcast @ www.onekindradio.com for November and hear "The OKR Theme Song" written by yours truly - Phil Avalos especially for John Bowles and his show! This show features the best local and indie music from Chicago and bands coming thru Chicago every month! Respect this man for his passion and dedication to local music! I can't say enough, he's becoming an Icon!

My new internet full length album - "Let Down Big Time (The Living Room Tapes)" is up now. All acoustic guitars - rock, folk, pop & totally lo-fi (ie. true-bedroom, home-recorded, real noise, tape hiss meaning). This entire release was recorded, performed and written by me for me for once.

Plus, a Christmas single is finally on the way. After years of promises, false starts and good intentions "You Can't Make Me (Write A Song About Christmas)" will finally see the light of day real soon...this single will be backed with my pop genius "It's That Easy" & "Heart Strings".

CD REVIEWS

ONE KIND RADIO REVIEWS - "Phil has been bringing us great indie rock here at Onekindradio.com since we started in 1997. His latest release A Dater's Guide To Dying picks up where he left off on his earlier release staying true to his fans with his Husker Du/Guided By Voices sound that has turned heads in the indie community for years. Like Matthew Sweet, Mac McCaughan, or even Black Francis, Phil has a knack for writing well constructed songs with great hooks and witty lyrics. I do hope to hear this disc on more radio stations and catch him live on stage once again... because this snapshot of a recording is great... but the raw energy is released only in his live shows! Tracks of interest: "The Boy Who Kicked Out His Soul", "Kill Me Love", "Rocket Arms" and "Go!" Reviewed by John B.

LEFT OF THE DIAL (ARTVOICE) - "Come on kids and grab my song, and just hang on," Phil Avalos urges during "Hang On," one of fourteen concise, crunchy nuggets of inviting, addictive pop covered grungey guitar that comprise Don't Shake Me Up. Anyone with a love for the musical junction where hooky power-pop merges with raw, honest indie-rock sound quality and the hyper thrust of punk should follow Avalos' lyrical advice. It seems that the main goal of Avalos and his backing band, The Quiet Lanes, is to make songs that are short but sweet enough to stick in your minds for a long time. Don't Shake Me Up is loaded with choruses that keep coming back like boomerangs. The fact is, even if you don't grab Avalos' tunes, they're likely to grab onto you, they're so relentlessly catchy. They're the kind of songs you find yourself spontaneously humming before you're even aware of it. This disc is liable to satisfy fans for early Green Day and Weezer as well as lesser known, but no less influential, bands like Superchunk, Guided By Voices and The Promise Ring. Sometimes the inspiration is mined from bands as far back as the Jam, but the reference points here come from the mid '90's, when the most exciting music emanated from the basements and garages in college towns. - Matt Barber

ORDER RELEASES WITH PAYPAL (EACH CD ONLY $3 ppd.) SUPPORT THE DIY INDIE MUSIC SCENE!

RCR009 - Let Down Big Time (The Living Room Tapes) (2009) 10 songs. N/A ppd. "As Beautiful Bleeds, Apology Sweater, Caramel Eyes, Destroy Pop Music, Drag It Out, No Rush, Paint Away, So Who Are You To Fall In Love?, Stay The Day, Why We Love." All songs written by Phil Avalos (c) 2009, BMI.

Let Down Big Time

RCR008 - You Stole My Voice, It's In My Mouth (2006) 4 songs plus 3 bonus tracks - $3 ppd. "Jet Pack, Hesitate, Stumble Rock, Brown, Got, Smoke That & Loserness." All songs written by Phil Avalos (c) 2005 & 2006, BMI. - OUT OF PRINT FREE DOWNLOADABLE E.P.

You Stole My Voice, Its In My Mouth E.P.

RCR007 - A Dater's Guide To Dying (2006) 11 Songs - $3 ppd. "The Boy Who Kicked Out His Soul, Dance Away, Worry Myself About, Rocket Arms, Kill Me Love, Go!, Skip Me Skin Me, See You Around, Waiting To Spark, She's So Sad & The Glimpse You Catch." *All Songs written by Phil Avalos (c) 2006, BMI.

A Daters Guide To Dying

RCR005 - Don't Shake Me Up (2005) 13 Songs - $3 ppd. "Popstart, The One I Lost, Holiday, It's Alright, She Says, Come On Action, Situation Summer Set, Tape Me A Revolution, Hang On, Jill (What Did You Find Out?), You Heard Me Punk, Jennifer Someday & It Beats (Being Lonely)." *All Songs written by Phil Avalos (c) 2005, BMI.

Dont Shake Me Up

RCR004 - Now You Can Go Back To Whatever It Is You Do (2005) 11 Songs - $3 ppd. Catch a couple early versions of what would end up being 'Dead Radio Social' recordings on this one..."Always Again, Caught My Eye, What A Life, Up To Speed, Sunshine Hooks, Starve, Goodbye Rock Girl, Down Baby, Jenny's Got A Boyfriend Now, The Date Thing To Do, & Then Comes You." *All Songs written by Phil Avalos (c) 2005, BMI.

Now You Can Go Back To Whatever It Is You Do

Compilations & Various Releases

It Takes A Village To Make Records Compilation CD w/ Got

One Kind Compilation Volume 2 w/ Loserness

All The Phil Avalos Links:

Sometimes Seven Pop Anthems For Underdogs!

Dead Radio Social was exceptional rock!

The Distortion Letters for my new project!




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The Model Citizens

The Model Citizens



Nov 21 2009 4:32 AM

Just wondering how you are doing, and where the HELL have you been? Better see you on Black Wednesday! Hope all is well.

Jonathan
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Oct 26 2009 12:06 PM

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Oct 25 2009 4:22 AM

..ohhh..thanx really..what's up there??...you've load up new versions of old songs??

noize...The AbHs
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Sep 24 2009 10:21 PM

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....Geri.....

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Sep 11 2009 2:50 PM

HEY PHIL SEE YA SATURDAY!
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Gun

Gun



Aug 31 2009 12:00 AM

All Ages show, Phil!

September 5th
Jim Laramie

Jim Laramie



Aug 19 2009 10:45 PM

What can I say? I'm in love....
....Geri.....

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Aug 3 2009 5:35 PM

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING TO PUMP UP THE SCENE!!
CHEERS!
Gun

Gun



Aug 2 2009 10:52 PM

Those guys did a fucking radical job. Thanks for getting this all rolling Phil.
Gun

Gun



Jul 25 2009 12:23 PM

Hey Phil! Thanks a ton for coming out. We've got nothing but respect for your commitment to the local music. Thanks.
Gun

Gun



Jul 22 2009 7:38 AM

Phil! Can you make it out on Friday to Crown Point?
Jim Laramie

Jim Laramie



Jul 10 2009 3:50 AM

Thanks a million!
Jennifer

Jennifer



Jun 24 2009 1:55 PM

Hey! I think I saw you at Porter's a couple of weeks ago. It was the owner's birthday if I remember correctly...
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Jun 23 2009 7:42 PM

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Gun

Gun



Jun 16 2009 11:33 PM

No way! Har har. Oh and that Times guy got ahold of us. He's going to get the ball rolling soon. Thanks again Phil.
Gun

Gun



Jun 10 2009 2:12 PM

You coming out on Saturday to Porter's for Geri's Birthday, good sir? Gun + Model Citizens = rock'n'roll.
The Model Citizens

The Model Citizens



Apr 20 2009 11:48 PM

get to work!
The Model Citizens

The Model Citizens



Mar 29 2009 8:20 PM

jeremy sure has a man's body, eh? to bad the rest of us are like Ren and Stimpy close up moments, complete with fog horn.
The Model Citizens

The Model Citizens



Mar 29 2009 8:32 PM

Thanks for coming out last night. Always great to see you.
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THE BRADLEY REPORT



Mar 29 2009 10:05 AM

Thanks for coming out. Don't write anything without a keyboard in it...
Gun

Gun



Mar 2 2009 9:37 AM

What can I say? I have a preference for dim yellow bulbs. And for the record, somehow between taking down & putting back up the bar lights, we managed to break one of the three. Duane took out another. Mission accomplished. Har har.
See you next month at Porters!
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Mar 1 2009 5:19 PM

Thanks for coming out last night.
The Model Citizens

The Model Citizens



Dec 3 2008 6:42 PM

Jewels

Jewels



Oct 27 2008 11:20 PM

Things Better!
chad

chad



Apr 7 2008 7:01 AM

fuckin finally. see you on the 12th, my friend.
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