yer cronies (yer_kroh-nees) Spanish Trans: sus camaradas
Cro·ny - a close friend or companion; chum.
Maybe it began in a thunderstorm. Maybe it was a snowstorm. I think it was in a basement. I think the moon was full. Or waning. Perhaps waxing. I remember some warmth, some itching. I’m pretty sure there was music. I know there was a light somewhere. In fact, I’m positive about the music.
Michael popped out first, wearing glasses. Greg came last, the only one with hair on his head. Everyone cried but Jared, then again he wasn’t breathing at first, cord wrapped around his neck. Later on, when the blue left his face, he smiled a little. Casey had the reddest cheeks but the hairiest upper lip. They all had innies. They all played music. It was a cesarean birth. They called themselves: yer cronies.
[Recordings by: Paul Schilmoeller]
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PRESS:
"The band on the whole balances taut elegance with unbridled electricity... We definitely have a contender for local debut of the year here" (Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune).
"Yer Cronies exist in the same Neil Young-influenced sphere as Band of Horses and My Morning Jacket. But, like MMJ on their most recent album, they're not afraid to dabble in Radiohead-style experimentalism as well as various strains of '70s AM radio. "When I Grow Up" is all but guaranteed to show up on local year-end lists" (Ross Raihala, Pioneer Press).
"Stands out... this is a 'buy it' CD" (David de Young, How Was The Show).
"I like what 'Friendship' sounds like. It's melancholy but not despondent. It's anxious but not frenetic. It's expansive but still somehow raw... 'When I Grow Up' is an astonishingly mature, thoughtful, restrained when needed, daring when justified, rock n' roll record" (Michael L. Walsh, City Pages).
"One of yer best new bands... overall, 'When I Grow Up' is an almost overwhelmingly strong debut" (Minnesota Daily).
Top 10 Local Album of The Year: "This wailing, symphonic, haunting record is music to have a deju vu experience to or to play while lying in a field, staring at the clouds" (Chris Roberts, The Current - MPR).
"Yer Cronies present the perfect soundtrack to really inappropriate public promiscuity. It sets the mood" (Erin Roof, City Pages).
Hey there! We just finished new songs with the producer of Incubus, Jack's Mannequin, and Hoobastank. Let us know what you think about "Restless" and "Dark Day Afternoon" when you get a sec. :-) Thanks for being our friend.
I LOVE YOUR MUSIC ESPECIALLY THAT ONE LOUD SONG LOL. JUST WANTED YALL TO KNOW THAT IM PLAYING A SHOW IN MY BASEMENT TOMORROW AND ALSO RECORDING A CD TOMORROW MORNING THAT IM GONNA RELEASE AT THE SHOW AND MAKING TSHIRTS AND HAM SAMMICHES 2. PLEASE COME AND TELL ALL YOUR FANS.
ALSO I THOUGHT I HRD U ON MTV TODAY IS THAT TRUE OMG?
I HAVE BEEN TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YR SHOWS EVEN THAT ONE WHHERE YOU GUYS SCREWED UP LOL.
OKAY BYE THE SHOW IS AT 618 WASHINGTON AVE N DOWN IN THE BASEMENT. AASK FOR TONY OR JASON.
This Friday, we are debuting a project called Sonic Transformations. Every month or so we will present a new audio-visual performance based on a different theme/story. We will be collaborating with artists and other creative musicians along the way so let us know if you have something you'd want to bring into this project.
The first in the series is called "AN OBJECT TO CRAVE". Live music and visuals based on a short story about life, love, loss, fantasy, obsession and death.
Another group of mine, The Magnetrons, which plays an exciting and innovative Livetronica set (i.e. STS9, Disco Biscuits, The Histronic) will also be playing. It will be a musical adventure, and we hope that you can come participate :)
Here's the info:
Blood Root Mother - "An Object to Crave" w/ The Magnetrons & Thought Thieves Friday, October 16th Station 4 201 E 4th St St Paul, MN 55101 9pm / $5 / 18+
I just wanted to stop by to say hello and give you a little update on what Blood Root Mother is up to! We will be recording an EP of new music in August, and we recently finished recording a live DVD. The DVD is currently unreleased and I actually just saw it for the first time a few days ago. It features the last two performances with Tony Ellis still alive, and some footage from the tribute show we played on the night of his funeral.
There are some cool covers, as well as some NEW music that will be on our upcoming EP. We're very excited about the new music and we'd like to share a sneak peak with you. Here's a link to the video for a new tune called Run Bobby Run:
Big things a-cookin’ at Signaturetone Recording – lots of new high quality samples and pictures of our freshly remodeled studio have been posted. Browse through our large selection of genre samples for tastes of all the styles we’ve worked with – if you like what you hear, we can do it for you! Also, big congratulations to all of our newly signed bands, as well as everyone who put out some buzz making records in the last few months; you’re making us look good!
Who wants to be next? Get in touch now for August and September booking! Come find out how we can give you a record you can stand behind and get out to the masses.
-adam tucker, co-owner/engineer
Signaturetone Recording
Massive high end analog and digital gear collection Vintage tube guitar and bass amps Record.Mix.Master Long distance tape mixdown, album mixing and mastering for bands around the country 10 minutes from downtown Minneapolis, MN
Blood Root Mother will be playing at Trocaderos in Minneapolis on Friday, June 26th. I cannot stress enough how awesome this show will be!! We're playing with three of the sweetest local rock bands: Claret, Niobium and Casanatra. If you haven't heard these guys, check them out immediately! Please come to this show!!
I recommend stopping by during happy hour for two for one drinks along with free buffet, which is delicious. We'll be hanging out at Trocs all night, so come by and chill/party with us :)
Again, here's the event info:
Friday, June 26th Trocaderos 107 3rd Ave N Minneapolis, MN 18+ // $6 // 8pm
Please come out and support some great local music!! Music starts at 9:30pm, we should go on around midnight. Invite your friends, pile into a car (or a party bus), and together we will make this one of the highlights of the summer :)
Nice Bulletin Dick 4's... ha! and the answer is yes, we have been lifting weights and would love to start fights with you sometime soon. Too bad about the 3rd... may the best show win.
ITS TIME!<br /><br /><br />Project Project 2 (look, listen, dance, repeat) is back for another round of multimedia madness. Join us at the Kitty Cat Klub at 9pm on Friday March 27th to witness an event described as:<br /><br />"an immersive, multi-sensory aesthetic experience" TC Daily Planet<br /><br />"A patchwork of buzzing circuitry and discarded sonic limbs, this new being thrives in the spaces between this and that. It is organic. It is artificial. And in numbers, it thrives." City Pages<br /><br />For this installment we're not dicking around, we've got CD release by Ghost in the Water, a premier screening of Nobot/Beeple multimedia collaboration, and dueling DJ sets from DJ Bach and DJ Gigamesh. Also performances from Nobot and Estate, art and design by Soar Studios, film screenings from Jon Thompson and donebestdone.<br /><br />Hope to see you all there!
