Josh Malerman- The Voice of The High Strung, guitar/(malerman@gmail.com) Derek Berk- Drums, Falsetto/(the_high_strung@hotmail.com) Chad Stocker- Lead Bass Guitar/(chad_strung@yahoo.com)
Influences
For now let's say this (and we'll update this):
JOSH: the Minutemen (Double Nickels on the Dime)
DEREK: Deerhoof (the Runners Four)
CHAD: Joy Division (Unknown Pleasures)
—Strings Provided by GHS
—Microphones for our live performance provided byHeil Sound
—National Rock and Roll Library Tour 2008 sound system sponsored by Bose
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"The next real literary 'rebels' in this country might well emerge as some weird bunch of anti-rebels, born oglers who dare somehow to back away from ironic watching, who have the childish gall actually to endorse and instantiate single-entendre principles. Who treat of plain old untrendy human troubles and emotions in U.S. life with reverence and conviction. Who eschew self-consciousness and hip fatigue. These anti-rebels would be outdated, of course, before they even started. Dead on the page. Too sincere. Clearly repressed. Backward, quaint, naive, anachronistic. Maybe that'll be the point. Maybe that's why they'll be the next real rebels. Real rebels, as far as I can see, risk disapproval. The old postmodern insurgents risked the gasp and squeal:shock disgust, outrage, censorship, accusations of socialism, anarchism, nihilism. Today's risks are different. The new rebels might be artists willing to riskthe yawn, rolled eyes, the cool smile, the nudged ribs, the parody of gifted ironists, the 'Oh how banal.' To risk accusations of sentimentality, melodrama. Of overcredulity. Of softness. Of willingness to be suckered by a world of lurkers and starers who fear gaze and ridicule above imprisonment without law. " DFW
Tickets for the Chicago "FESTIVAL OF FIENDS" is now on sale. With the purchase of a weekend pass you will get. Access to the show and all events. One randomnly inserted autograph card, one autographed 8x10, a free dvd(see site for sample titles, and finally the April 2009 issue of Autograph Magazine featuring the Forrest (Famous Monsters Of Filmland) Ackerman collection. While supplies last.The Festival Of Fiends weekend pass also gets you entrence to the PRICK OR TREAT TATTOO FESTIVAL being held in the same hotel For more info head over to http://ultimatehorrorcon.com/
I am so excited about the show in Little Rock On Tuesday. i will be there with a friend named maggie. We will probably be the only old ladies at the show!!! 50 yrs+ Thanks, Sally
