Dave - bass & vox
Johnny - guitar & grunts
Peter - organ & oratory
Brendan - drums & deadliness
Influences
Teen dorks with zits and raging hormones gettin' down to it in basements when the parents are out. BFTG, Pebbles, Nuggets, Teenage Shutdown, kickass R&B, scratchy 45s from flea markets, the curse of drink, and gear that's too heavy for its own damn good.
They should also be buyable at Amazon. That's the website, not the rainforest.
RECENT NON-NEWS
The Midways have been enjoying their semi-retirement, although there have been a few snags: Dave and Johnny were both charged with paternity, with Dave convicted at the end of September with a life sentence (it's a girl). As for Johnny, a verdict is expected in February but it doesn't look good: his lawyer suggests he plead guilty for reasons of insemnity.
Pete finally quit his day job to pursue his dream, composing background music for dental visits (you might have heard one of his songs during your last root canal). As for Brendan, no one has seen him in months except his family, friends, coworkers, and casual acquaintances.
Be it all as it may, the boys are starting to talk about a surreptitious comeback project of mammolithic proportions, a sound-and-fury return to glory that will make something really, really amazing look like something else that is a lot less so (I just can't think of a good example right now).
Stay tooned!
The LOST WALTZ?
Dearest boss fans: we're doing one more show in Toronto at our dear old Bovine Sex Club to close out the summer and after that things will grind to a screeching standstill for your devoted Midways. Due to other commitments, we won't be able to bang it out on stage with much regularity, but time will tell. We might surprise all your asses with sneaky one-timers and reach-arounds.
Hope to see you soon!
-The Midways
NEW FEATURE! MySpace SHIT BAND FILTER--
We're getting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from clicking DENY whenever lame/crappy bands make Friend Requests. We rarely make requests, and if we do, it's cause we dig you or we think you'll dig us. So we're blocking bands from randomly pestering us, BUT we still want to hear from you if you're hep. If you wanna be added, send a message.
And don't be offended if we don't reply--it's just that we don't like you!
A BRIEF HISTORY
Conceived in 1999. Formed 2001, but not a god-damn moving sidewalk or moon base in sight. Screw the future! What did it ever do for us? Sure Mr. Wood, it might be where we'll spend the rest of our lives, but it's also when we're ALL GONNA DIE!
Okay, stay focused...where was I? Released our first CD, Pay More And Get A Good Seat, in 2003. Recorded in 3 days, released in 3 trimesters. We're kinda slow that way. Next was a split 7" EP with our Ottawa buddies the Glads. It was nice to have a vinyl record because that stuff's not so practical in the manufacture of, say, women's panties (they look good but they're also sweat-traps...at least that's what Pete says).
Now finally, we've birthed a full-size LP record titled Manners, Manners, also available on CD, thanks to our mighty midwives Screaming Apple Records over in Germany. If you wanna purchase any discs or merch, drop us a line right here!
the next beatschaffe release will be a smasher! it will be a 3-track 7-inch vinyl ep with delicious cuts of the branded playing their asses off at the beatschaffe studio.
this killer garage disk will be released april 24th
Time has come to dig the grave and build a stone to throw it to the face of the 60's Garage Planet ! Well, this 5th issue of the Garage Rock Playlist is heavy, sharp and will damage your mind ! Bands mostly come from Europe (France, Germany, UK, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Luxembourg), South America (Mexico) and even Australia !
I invite you to take a break on Myspace in order to discover all these lovely tracks we can be proud of ! Feel free to leave any comment below that could be helpful to learn more about Garage Rock excellent bands !
GRRROOOOOVY! The next BEATSCHAFFE ORIGINALAUFNAHMEN 7inch release looks around the corner. It will be released in early December. Two mindblowing songs on it:
THE CHEEKS: Something On My Mind
and
REDONDO BEAT: The Spell I'm Under (Take2)
Both songs, exclusively recorded in our special Beatschaffe style and only available on this strictly limited 7inch!!
thanks for adding me, guys. I really like your tracks...lemme know if you'd like a spot on my show sometime. The Ruckus is the newest (and dare I say "greatest") Canadian music podcast on the net.
Voodoo Hop Live on Stage: THE MASONICS (UK) & The Roadrunners (A) www. myspace. com/themasonics www. myspace. com/roadrunnersmusic Donnerstag, 20. November 2008 @ B72, Hernalsergürtel 72, Vienna!!! Kick off: 21:00 VVK @ Jugend in Wien, Babenbergerstrasse 1, 1010 Wien (Mo-Sa- 12:00-19:00)
About The Masonics: "Anyone who has even a passing interest in garage and beat music of the last 25 years will have come across the names of Thee Headcoats, The Milkshakes, The Clique,The Delmonas, The Kaisers or The Wildebeests. The three members of the devilishly stylish Masonics all spent time in at least one of those legendary bands and in more recent years came together to form a veritable supergroup of the British rock ’n’roll scene. Combining their previous bands’ sixties beat, US garage and instrumental stylings with a punk rock attitude, this is a group that pays attention to detail, with a talent for songwriting coming to the fore. Micky Hampshire (guitar/vocals) possesses a merciless instinct for touching, simple, timeless rock’n’roll melodies and lyrics.The band performs with verve and precision, on record and on stage, always giving their followers their money’s worth. Bruce Brand pounds the traps like it could save your life – and sometimes I believe it very well could! John Gibbs twangs the bass strings with a gut instinct, taking you into a groove with grit and gumption. Six albums down the line ( “Royal and Ancient” being their seventh) The Masonics remain more hard-hitting and vital than any group of teenage hopefuls on the scene – of that there’s no doubt. "
