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Portland, Oregon
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Member Since3/25/2005
Band Websitewww.bumwine.com
Band MembersDavid Hickson:guitar; nolanvoid: vocals;
Joey Steelhead: bass; Tommy shivers: Drums



NEW VIDEO!!! Alien Hunter by DON'T ASK Productions

InfluencesWhere to begin: Start with Tad, and go on to The Melvins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Crackerbash, Satan's Pilgrims, Billy Childish, the Dharma Bums, Slayer, Ozzy, Joe Satriani, The Pixies, Dead Kennedys, Violent Femmes, Queens of the Stoneage, Probot, Dave Grohl, Stone Roses, One Way System, Long Tall Texans, Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts, Anti Nowhere League, New Model Army, The Addicts, Stranglers, Adverts, Chaos Baby, Captain Sensible, The Macc Lads, Gonads, The 4 Skins, Chelsea, Cock Sparra, Sid Vicious' sense of moderation, The Stooges, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mudhoney, Fecal Matter, The Fluid, The Fastbacks, Brown Towel, Fireballs of Freedom, Starantula, Morgan Grace, Jett Harris and the Road Rockets, Ween, Suicidal Tendancies, Morphine (RIP Sandman) Black Flag, Social Distortion, Millions of Dead Cops, Jesus Lizard, Fear, Shane McGowan, Steve Earle, Louder Than Love Soundgarden, Krist, MC5, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Priestess, Scorpions, B-52s, Stiff Little Fingers, Undertones, The Damned, Circle Jerks, Bad Brains, Token Entry, Youth of Today, Minor Threat (although not the straightedge bit), Lemonheads, Beatles, Primal Scream, The Verve Pipe, The Wailers, Babyshambles, Pete Fuckin' Doherty, Kim and Kelly Deal and the Breeders, Matthew Sweet, not Everclear or arrogant Art, used to be good, but, nope, yes to LKN, Ovulators, Dead Milkmen, Scandanavians, Sniper, Drunktank, The Piss Shivers, Thermals, Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Black Sabbath, Wolfmother, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jimi Fuckin' Hendrix, Ash, X, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Flipper, The Mentors, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Floater, Kleveland, firehose, Rush, Neil Young, Flaming Lips, Green Apple Quickstep, Mother Love Bone, The Who, Green River, Stone Gossard and his damn basketball shoes, The Cure, The Smiths, The Police, 8-Foot Tender, Sublime, The Ramones, The Vaselines, The Muffs, Jack Endino, Big Black, The Minutemen, Porno For Pyros and Janes Addiction, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Therapy?, Busholini, Van Halen, Kurdt, Greg Sage, Sam Henry and The Wipers, Velvet Underground, Bitch Machine and Tyrone, The Black Market Babies, Mötörhead, Scorpions, The MC5, The Dirtbombs, Orange Because I Said This, Eugene's Own Springfield Meth Moms, Drecxia, Mike Banks and UR, Octave One, Scan 7, Jeff Mills, Model 500, Suburban Knight, Quidity, The White Stripes and Radiohead. Then there is Captain Kicked, a guitar deity who taught DD how to play guitar and also refused to sell out and pursue a corporate music career of his own. If he won't, though, we will.
Sounds Like

We sound sort of like a cross between the Lemonheads, Dead Kennedys and all the Northwest sludge rockers who made our region desirable to the UK music press.
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VIDEO from Dog and a Bone Productions filmed @ The Tonic in 2007
"Oil" by The Decliners Live at The Tonic, Portland, OR

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"London" by The Decliners Live at The Tonic, Portland, OR

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NEW DECLINERS ALBUM Available at shows Now !!!!
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The Decliners were formed in 2005 in Portland, OR.

The Decliners have been and always will be :

nolanvoid on vocals, David Hickson on guitar,
Tommy Shivers on drums, and Joey Steelhead on bass


Except for when it's been:

Mr. Eric Friendly on Bass (Bitchmachine, Therapist)
Jack Shit on Drums (Broken Bodies, Scratch)
Dustin Shivers on Drums (Bitchmachine)




The Decliners sound is soaked through with Pacific Northwest influences from the Wipers to Dead Moon and even obscure bands such as Creeping Meatball and Mudhoney. They range from sparce and delicate at times, to thick, pounding and difficult to fathom. And there is never any mistaking the band's enraged political message, as we will be among the first to be dispatched for thought crimes when the new, Republican Party re-education camps are re-opened in America following the inevitable coup de tat against President Obama or his lawful successor. When it's time to take to the hills, we'll be the first if we're not swept up in the initial dragnet. In the meantime, welcome to a new era of Northwest sludge rock:

(From the Willamette Week:}

"Political punk need not be the stuff of flag-burning, ranting paranoiacs and Mohican-haired, spike-donning crusties. Portland's own masters of the "thumbs-down"a much more powerful insult than the tired old middle fingerthe Decliners prove that the machine can be duly raged against both with a sense of melody and without tuneless screaming. The quartet's debut, Thanks, But No Thanks, utilizes effect-laden guitars and grim vocal harmonies reminiscent of the Wipers and late-period Gang of Four. DAVE CLIFFORD"

(From a later issue of Willamette Week:}

"The act of declining is a rather polite refusal, particularly for a punk band. But, the Decliners aren't a typical punk group. Vocalist-guitarist David Hickson sings like a ghost gone a-haunting while his distortion-ravaged guitar oozes over the rhythm section. Composed of members of the Piss-Shivers, Drunktank and Death By Tire Iron, the Decliners are a group of experienced musicians who are ushering in a new era of politically enraged Northwest sludge rock. Rather than constantly waving its middle finger, though, the Decliners opt for the far-more-insulting thumbs-down." DAVE CLIFFORD.


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Strangeletter

Strangeletter



Nov 16 2009 10:15 PM

Hey, we're playing at the Ash Street Saloon.....Nov 22nd....CDs WILL BE available!!.....also, we'll have music available at CDBaby.com and iTunes, soon......hope to see ya there....
Chris Morrison (Twitter.com/CMorrisonMusic)

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Nov 10 2009 2:11 AM

Come on over and check out the new songs!

'Who we Are' and '21st century'

Chances are you will soon hear them in some movies coming out next spring. So, come on over and check them out!

chris
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Nov 10 2009 2:11 AM

New single "Angel" available now! Come listen on my page for free! Einstein The Producer
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Nov 10 2009 2:11 AM

Thanks for adding us. Come check us out live for free
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Oct 14 2009 8:19 PM


Have a great week. Thanks for being my friend. Happy Halloween !

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Sep 21 2009 9:07 PM

WE LOVE YOU!!!!! PLAY WITH US!!!!
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JAMES



Sep 21 2009 3:53 AM

that was a fun show,,,,,
and now that i  have 
your x drummer,  we'll have to come up
to portland and rock with you guys sometime,....

j,, 
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Sep 18 2009 6:11 AM

This coming Saturday, September 19th, at the Aumsville Skatepark is gonna rock! You going?
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Sep 11 2009 8:12 PM

just stoppin by to get high, oops, i meant say high.,new songs added all the time
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Zackary Garber

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Sep 9 2009 7:49 PM




I'm really excited for the new recordings. Can't wait. You guys are great.
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