Come on auntie, we'll miss the bus! ############################# Indie List Digest! September 25, 1994 Volume 4 Number 4 ############################# Questions Dambuilders, Barbara Manning Rattle Heater, Etc... Heterosexual, Sportscasters, Satans, Inhalants, Motards Tone Veruca v Liz, Ivy, Flower Smog, Trumans Water ANNOUNCE: Rodrigue's schedule INFO: New Releases List 9/23 AD: Animal Review ------------------------------ Scenes(ters) from Bloomington, Ind.: Mule and Pencil at Second Story, 9/24 It's not easy being an aging indie rock fan in a small town. OK, while I'm not exactly doddering at 27, I have found in recent years that my going-out capacity is getting more limited. Or maybe it's that my opportunities are limited (insert rant about local music clubs that cater to yuppies and cover-band-loving college students here). Or maybe the only thing that's wearing thin is my patience. At any rate, it was a nice thing to be able to go out on Saturday, without having to worry about getting up at 6 am the next day, to see an actual out-of-town band. We hung around in the bar for a long time, watching members of various bands milling around and conferring, waiting for something to happen. After an hour had passed, I found my predisposition to think well of Pencil diminishing more with every additional five minutes that passed. Frankly, though, this shouldn't cause them to lose any sleep, because I've never been particularly disposed to think well of them, and that night was no exception. I guess I've just never gotten the Jesus Lizard thing, as it were, and that's mostly what Pencil, an affable-looking group of nerdy-yet-goofy guys, seem to be after. The lead singer, who seeks to disavow nerdiness in favor of a 'dangerous-guy-with-sneer-and tattoos" persona, talks and shouts in desperate-sounding-yet-meaningless phrases. It all creates an unrelentingly serious, dire atmosphere, one which caused something of a stir when Pencil first appeared in Bton, but that I haven't really seen them progress beyond. The guys in Mule, as a group, exhibited a sort of thick-necked irony impairment that allowed them to play Southern-fried RAWK without a flicker of self-recognition. Oh, the manner is very dramatic and intense in that '90s way, the sound is all very bass-heavy and distorted, and there's nary a guitar solo in sight, but essentially these guys are ripping off Lynryd Skynryd and Black Oak Arkansas in a big way. Their defining feature, no doubt, is the throaty growl of their singer, who seems blissfully unaware that he sounds an awful lot like a less well-groomed Eddie Vedder. Many people at the show who no doubt think themselves "hip" embraced this kind of chicanery, and this is something I can't understand. All the fire and brimstone did make for entertainment (as did the legions of young men who thrashed at the band's feet, blurting "MULE!" between songs). At the same time, it was mostly meet the new boss, same as the old boss. az (who can't call herself "grumpy" lest she receive a lot of subscription requests from people who confuse her with Sean.) ------------------------------ From: Leigh Fullmer <LFULLMER@ALEXANDRIA.LIB.UTAH.EDU> Questions Hi- Maybe this shouldn't be included in the next issue, maybe you wise folks in the Junta can just email some answers to me?? [actually, we don't have the answers. our fact-checkers have gone on strike. so if anyone would like to answer Leigh's questions (remember,there are no stupid questions!), feel free to answer her by mail. or send it to us in some entertaining fashion, like by carrier pigeon, or in free verse.-az] Stupid Question #1: How many Stereolab albums are there? (I have _Hooked on Stereolab_, _New Age Bachelor Pad Music_, _Transient..(blah blah blah), and the new one (the name of which I can't remember).) #2:Anybody know if Stereolab will head this way, into the Desert Valley of Slick City? Over the past few weeks I've seen several reviews of shows along the east coast, but Big Bands rarely come here. #3:How do you pronounce "Portishead" and what does the name mean? Thanks, Clueless and cut off from normal routes of information transferral, Leigh Fullmer ------------------------------ From: "LePageL/MF" <LePageL/MF@hermes.bc.edu> Live Damb'lders/BManning/Rattleheater/records What is going on with this here Indie-List? Why so sparse, so seldom? Is everyone relentlessly busy like me? That's why I found time to write three pages of reviews, I guess :} LIVE: Dambuilders and Barbara Manning at the Paradise, Boston Barbara was very sweet and I was not offended by her set, despite the fact that she suffered from that strange ailment that occasionally strikes solo artists and makes them forget the words to their own songs. She started and stopped a number of tunes, apologized a lot ["this is typical of me, actually," she explained at one point] and sang her last tune from about 6 feet away from her mic. It was ok I guess, although I would have liked her to get all the way through at least a few of my favorites. Set list, such as it was, was mostly from the new one, _Here Now_, which is really good, in case you haven't bought it yet. Dambuilders had that "We're back in town and we're hot shit" kind of bravado going [know what I mean?], lots of energy, giddy banter, giddy stage antics, a willingness to play most anything including "Shrine" and "Candy Guts," of which they must be heartily sick, and at least two encore sets. Hey, they played `em all, albeit with mighty peculiar final chords, but who can blame them? I think the only songs they didn't do were "Dose" (no loss) and "Heather" (a personal fave but not essential). In with the crowdpleasers were a handful of new songs, which continue the trend begun on Encendedor toward slower, less driving pop. At first hearing, I was not bowled over, and have to admit I enjoyed the older ["eclectic"] stuff a lot better. But maybe I'll get the hang of this new sound after I hear a few of them again. All in all, one of their best shows ever, I think. LIVE: Rattleheater at the Green Street Grill So while I'm on the subject of shows, I'll pop in one more. Rattleheater are a local band who started up for the hell of it, and then decided to get serious (but only after booting my friend Ronnie off drums--for sounding too much like Mo Tucker, he claims). The venue, a sit-down restaurant, did not make much sense, but somehow they transcended the peculiar atmosphere with a very loose, rowdy mix of amiably assaultive punk hop and roll, pleasing some patrons and driving the rest out the door. Rattleheater have the beautiful Jodi Sussman on guitar (former Trojan Ponies, but don't hold that against her), the handsome Mac Stansfield (former Scruffy the Cat--yes, them again), another Iowan on bass whose name I don't recall, and the inimitible Al Janik, novice rock personality, ranter, songwriter, beat poet, Cubbie librarian. The Rattleheater sound has a lot to do with setting up a good tough rock groove over which Al lays a mostly spoken vocal rant that calls to mind improvisational rapper poetry slams on Willie Alexander lowlife themes. Some songs worked better than others, but overall, they were above average, some nearing greatness. I especially liked their paean to former Lemonheads Evan and Juliana, as well as the rockin' "Pick It Up," featuring a rare Jodi guitar freakout in five part harmonic distortion! Something to see. Don't look for them out of Boston just yet, but who knows, a tour of Iowa could be in the offing. Singles: [I didn't do addresses because I'm lazy, but if anyone wants any, just email me] The Grifters/Guided by Voices: split single (Now Sounds) True to form, Guided by Voices squeeze four songs onto their side including the standout "Uncle Dave" while the Grifters continue their journey down the dark alleys of American life with "I'm Drunk," a song about sex, girls, bars, and the utter futility of it all. Gloomy but exhilarating. Comes with amusing pseudo-academic liner notes supposedly written by the two bands. Lotus Eaters: "Too Late" / "Spit in Your Eye" (Harriet) A plain voiced singer and exuberantly unprofessional playing may be off-putting at first, but these songs undo resistance with serious hooks. Both fall into the country-pop vein, by way of Beat Happening, with simple melodies and unpretentious arrangements that borrow from the very best of seventies folk-rock. Dambuilder's violinist Joan Wasser, always a plus on any record, guests on "Spit" but keeps it low-key. And if you like this one, they have two more on the shelf including last year's excellent "Falling," also on Harriet. The Breeders: _Head to Toe_ (4AD) Three great songs on cool, menthol-green vinyl for a winning package. The title cut, by bassist Josephine Wiggs, evokes the heady punk rock-girl sound of an earlier era but the covers are at least as good--Guided by Voices' "Shocker in Gloomtown" and Sebadoh's "Freed Pig" are both great pop-rockers. Finally, if you get bored, you can drop "Pig" down to 33 to get a taste of the Sebadoh original, complete with faux-Lou Barlow vocals. Betty Please: _For Sport and Healthy_ (100% Breakfast!) Boston's Betty Please favor spare arrangements and a relatively clean sound that puts the songs up front, even if the lyrics are a bit murky, or obscure, or both. Both "Radar Whore" and "Styrene" remind me of mid-'80s British pop a la the Psychedelic Furs, but in no way is this a criticism. "Radar Whore" is worth the price of the record all by itself. Side B is more conventional indie pop, closing with a pretty, minimalist instrumental. Strong songs and angst for what ails ya. Flying Saucer Attack: "Soaring High" (I forget, some UK label I think) I got this one off of Bill Peregoy, and you should too. It's "soaring," as the title implies, and there's nothing wrong with that. Both feature hummable tunes to go with all that fuzzy guitar. Very nice. Grenadine: "Christiansen" (Teenbeat/Simple Machines) One each from this tuneful trio, except that only Rob's is anything like melodic. His contribution "The Barnacle" sticks closer to the known Grenadine sound while both Jennifer Toomey's "Snuck" (which cops its opening line from "Rikki Don't Lose That Number") and Robinson's "Screw" are forays into a new brand of weirdness, not to be confused with any of the band's other stylistic oddities. On "Snuck," Toomey sings through one of those voice transmogrifiers that's become so popular, while Mark Robinson plays patented Mark Robinson guitar over some off-beat scraping sound. Mark's song is even stranger. I don't know if it's good or bad, but it's certainly interesting. Silver Jews/New Radiant Storm King: "Rocket Scientist" b/w "and Nico" (Chunk) I like the NRSK song just fine - slow and sad with a touch of the Palace Brothers in the vocals and a nice strummy sound. The Silver Jews, though. What strange boys these are. I hear Malkmus in the vocal so I'm guessing he's in the band (I think I heard that somewhere anyway). The first song is "The Sabellion Rebellion" and the song is pretty much summed up in the title. For their next trick, a stumble down memory lane in an irreverant sendup of Sinatra style balladizing entitled "Old New York," with lounge guitar and improvised lyrics. Our heroes toss off lines like "You never know who's going to show up / in the bar you're going to blow up" and "jolly jolly jolly old New York." Come to think of it, it's pretty funny. On clear yellow vinyl! I'm almost done here. Recent CDs I have bought but not listened to sufficiently to review properly [Warning: may not be suffiently indie for some readers]: Neil Young & Crazy Horse: The Kurt Cobain Tribute Album [aka _Sleeps With Angels_] First thing I'd like to say about this is that all the songs sound kind of the same, with the exception of the aptly titled "Piece of Crap" (OK, the lyrics are kind of funny). But all the same, the record has a nice elegiac feel to it, a wave to the departed from our living shores. I especially like "Change Your Mind" (yes, "the long one" weighing in at 14 minutes). Counter to claims I've been hearing lately, this album is NOT the _Tonight's the Night_ of the '90s-he'll never top that-but if you like Neil and miss Kurt, Angels might get you. Sebadoh: Bakesale I miss Eric's weird stuff. Nevertheless, these are good songs, and I like the record; just think it could use some contrast. Stereolab: _Mars Audiac Quintet_ I love this! I especially like the song where at least every other line ends with the word "semblable,"(sung most decorously by Laetitia en Francais, of course). This is the real lounge music, folks. Too bad their show at the Middle East sold out before I could get my sorry butt in the door. One last word: Anyone know anything about Portishead? I read an interesting pair of reviews here but all record stores I've thought to look in have nothing but Portastatic. Thanks for reading, eh? Lise [LepageL/mf@hermes.bc.edu] ------------------------------ From: Jill Emery <llje@utxdp.dp.utexas.edu> Heterosexuals, Gay Sportscasters, Satans, Inhalants, Motards thursday nite...Sept. 15....@ emo's...austin, TX The Heterosexuals & The Gay Sportscasters The Heterosexuals are ok...i wasn't impressed & didn't pay much attention to them...loud guitar is all i remember. The Gay Sportscasters...these guys are like the living legends of Austin Evan Johns, formerly of the Tailgators & various other sundry pursuits heads up the guitar tour de force of the band...Jeff Smith as lead singer is crude, tacky & lots of fun to watch...he used to be in the hickoids. jeff daniels plays sax & harp and hails from the now defunct jack o'fire. jeff sets the blues tone that electrifies the whole venue. let's see, there are two other guitar players, Ed Cute and Bill Wise, a drummer named Tennyson Lemaster & a bass player known as Andy Thomas & 2 go-go dancers...their stage presence is big...big & raunchy. their sound is Texas blues played fast & mean & quite frankly I haven't heard a riotous blues band this good in a long,long time....their single "the Gay Sportscasters" is available on Only Boy Records, P.O. Box 309, Austin TX 78767-0309 and was produced by Jeff Smith...the single is on gold vinyl which is impossible to play on a linear arm turntable sat. nite...Sept. 17...blue flamingo...austin tx line-up: The Satans, The Inhalants, The Motards The Satans are the latest, cutest thing to hit Austin's punk scene. four guys all sixteen/seventeen who can play punk riffs like nobody's business...they musta been playing since they were 8 to sound as good as they do...no singles out yet but after this show there were all sorts of negotiations going on... the Inhalants with a new drummer (who used to be with the Hormones) sounded ten times better than i remembered them...the bass player sang 2 songs this time out & had the audience screaming for more...all three members ripped thru the set like they were on fire...their latest single is on bag o'hammers label. the Motards while no longer considered the cutest band around since the advent of the Satans, are still the most likely to get the crowd riled up enough that anything can happen....& it usually does...they have five or so new songs that were amazingly performed & had everyone screaming for more. they are well on their way & are currently wheeling & dealing a couple of singles. For local entertainment...you just couldn't ask for anything better.--j ------------------------------ From: "Harris, Terry J." <HARRISTJ@f1groups.fsd.jhuapl.edu> Tone in DC Just a brief review of Tone, yet another minor-league, obviously-a-side-project, seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time indie band coming from the DC area. All-instrumental Tone, who opened for Stereolab at the 9:30 Club 9/17, are a drummer, a bassist, and six guitars. (Okay, sometimes they're five guitars and two bassists, but really, who's counting?) They say they have a CD coming out on Dischord in October. Tone sounds as if they just heard a Band of Susans instrumental and thought it'd be great if there were a few extra guitars. Not that that's a bad idea says this guitar lover, but Tone substitutes the squalling intensity of the Band of Susans with, well, a few extra guitars being simply strummed in unison. Okay, I guess, but I'd have dropped a guitar or two for a little more energy. And, although the band was uniformed in black trousers, white shirts, and snappy ties, stage-presence-wise there wasn't really all that much more than that to look at. (I suppose maybe seven guitarists are a couple too many for the smallish 9:30 stage.) It all reminded me somewhat of long-ago days in the college dorm, when my old roommate would play guitar with the next-door neighbor. The two of them would strum away, neither of them ever even attempting to sing. For hours and hours, they would play their limited and simple Neil-Young-only repertoire without leads and without vocals -- just because the two guitars strummed together sounded very nice. And as everyone knows, two guitars sound better than one. P.S. Non-indie Stereolab was quite excellent, but not as much so as postings on some other lists would have one believe. (And beware, the baseball-capped, frat-boy, I'll-pogo-to-anything crowd is closing in quickly.) Going along with the Washington Post (p)reviewer, I am quickly tiring of the (paraphrasing the Post) faux-samba coctail-y thing. Otherwise, however, they were loud, intense, and precise. But, and this is the true measure of S'lab for this reviewer, they were trance-inducing only twice. terry.harris@jhuapl.edu ------------------------------ From: Aaron Schatz <ST000414@BROWNVM.brown.edu> Veruca Salt vs. Liz Phair, part II, also Ivy and Flower I'd like to semi-apologize for my ranting about Liz Phair and Veruca Salt from a couple of weeks ago. There I go, talking about how Veruca is getting no press, and about a week later the press juggernaut begins. Many people sent me angry messages. So, with both bands being hyped, I still prefer Veruca. Meanwhile the Liz Phair media onslaught continues, with Rolling Stone about to declare her the messiah (now that M. Schneerson is dead, there has to be one). As I predicted, Liz got the front record review in the Jerry Seinfeld as Elvis issue. This week she's on the cover, along with "women in rock," yet another interview where they sit down with random women musicians (Madonna, Tori Amos, that bald bass player babe with the funny name, Kim Gordon, and Kate Schellen- bach among them) and ask them what it's like to be women in rock, and the women all say that they don't care about women in rock, they just wanna play music without being part of some lame movement. Anyway, if you want to know about Liz's childhood sex fantasies (Mr. Greenjeans, apparently) then pick up Rolling Stone, and if you want unhyped rockin' good music, try: Ivy - lately EP (Seed) The first time I listened to this, I thought it was okay, but it has steadily grown on me and at this point I listen to it at least once a day. Five songs done by a three-piece, with a female lead singer (Dominique Durand) and male backups. I don't know who plays what instrument 'cause it doesn't list it. Dominique's French accent is way cool. The music is jaunty jangle-pop, soft rather than distorted, and the melodies are emminently hummable. The last song is an acoustic cover, very calming, called "I guess I'm just a little too sensitive." If anyone knows more about this great band, I'm curious. ** 1/2 Flower - Concrete Sky (1987-1990) (Simple Machines/Bear) I think this has been reviewed already, but I'll do it again for good measure. This is the band that evolved into Versus, while other members left to form Ruby Falls. As the first review of this said, it is very late '80's Sonic Youth sounding. The interesting thing, however, is that it actually consists of two rereleased albums, "Hologram Sky" from 1990 and "Concrete" from 1988. The first half, the 1990 stuff, is almost all sung by Rich Balayut and sounds much more like Versus - softer parts, more textured guitar, drop-D type stuff. The second half, the 1988 stuff, is more punk, less melodic, and sung by a different guy (the guy from Ruby Falls, maybe - I've never heard them). As a Versus fan, I much prefer the first half. The second half shows the Mission of Burma influences more, but that's because it kinda sounds like all the old MOB demos that didn't make the albums, like on the "Forget" compilations, whereas the first half of Flower (and Versus) sounds like the classic MOB singles ("That's When I Reach for my Revolver," etc.) But the first half is so good, it makes up for the fact that I usually don't listen to part II. "Hologram Sky" * 1/2, "Concrete" **, total * By the way, I got this CD from Pop Narcotic. It was the first time I had ever ordered by mail, and it came in LESS THAN A WEEK for only 10 bucks. Bill Peregoy rocks! I recommend Pop Narcotic to all... *********************************************************************** Aaron Schatz "When will come the time when Zeta Delta Xi the Jews who are great Brown University will be great Jews?" st000414@brownvm.brown.edu (401) 521-2513 (After 9/4 863-5580) - Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak Cook P.O. Box 3994, Providence, RI 02912 *********************************************************************** ------------------------------ From: Jay Babcock <jay@DrMemory.nuc.ucla.edu> Smog/Trumans Water at Jabberjaw Trumans Water, Smog Jabberjaw, Los Angeles Friday, September 23 A couple years on, after the "why, they're the new Pavement!" hype is gone and the initial John Peel thumbs-up has lost its luster, Trumans Water are still doing their mix of stutter-stop skronk and sub-sonic youth droning. At Jabberjaw on Friday night, the band, now reduced (for religous reasons?) to a three-piece attack of drums and two guitars, soldiered on as they always have, eschewing old material for songs they'd written just days before, at times locking into a peculiar Trumans non-groove that would momentarily border on morphing into a conventionally-structured song until they realized what they had done -- and then it was back to what one friend succinctly described as "early-SST time." This may be stretching it... but Trumans Water and other bands from San Diego's art-rock wing (I'd include Drive Like Jehu here) are kinda like them darned French theorists who seem to hover around arguments instead of making them. You think the Trumans could write a catchy song if they put their minds to it, but they just don't seem interested -- they're intent on ringing their guitars around songs' edges instead. Smog in Los Angeles...it had to happen. But seriously, Mister Smog and his cohorts (a too-loud drummer and female vocalist/multi-instumentalist) played songs so charmless that the atmsophere within Jabberjaw's four lime-green walls became positively grey and dreary. A few songs really stood out (one that mentioned "wine-stained lips", and, of course "A Hit," with the great line that goes -- I think -- "it's not gonna be a hit, so why even bother"), but much of the set was hurt by the presence of "is this a contempt-of-the- audience joke by Smog"/ridiculously ponderous keyboards and silly/pointless lyrics about Prince being alone in his studio or Mr. Smog's exercise regimen. Yawn. Jay Babcock jay@DrMemory.nuc.ucla.edu ------------------------------ From: jodi@dsm.fordham.edu (Jodi Shapiro) ANNOUNCE: Rodrigue's semi-official schedule Every year I shoot my mouth off about Rodrigue's, the on-campus coffeehouse at Fordham. Yes, it's true that Edgar Allen Poe slept there (he wrote many of his stories/poems there, notably "The Bells"). Yes, it's true that there is no alcohol served. Lots of cool bands have played there. The shows are free, whether you're a Fordham student or not. That said, if you live in New York, these shows may be of interest to you. They're official as of today. Most shows start at 9 PM. September 25th- Doo Rag October 5th- Sunny Day Real Estate October 10th- Antimony/Pitchblende Rodrigue's is a better place than CBGB to see bands like these, IMHO, just because it's not too crowded and has those neat-o wooden floors that carry the vibrations through your body (I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff). Okay, I'm off the soapbox now. -jodi -- Jodi Shapiro---CIMS Fordham University (Lincoln Center). 113 West 60th St. NYC, NY jodi@dsm.fordham.edu Rowers do it on the water! "As the trials of life take their toll, remember there is always a future in Computer Maintenance." --National Lampoon's Deteriorada ------------------------------ From: magee@natural.com (John J. Magee) INFO: New Releases List 9/23 Here it is, edition 9/23/94. Quick comments: 1) The old rec.music.info new releases list is back. Do you want me to continue this? I will if demand is there. 2) Formatting leaves something to be desired still. I slapped this together really quickly and haven't had time to tweak. 3) Thanks for all the comments so far. I'll take action on them next week. 4) I'm leaving releases on for two weeks past their date so you can see what's recently out. Enjoy & keep submitting. The guidelines are attached. -JJ 09/13/94 5ive Style Waiting on the Eclipse 7" Sub Pop 09/13/94 Hardship Post Slick Talking Jack 7" Sub Pop 09/19/94 Smog Burning Kingdom MiLP/CS/CD Drag City 09/19/94 The Red Krayola The Red Krayola LP/CS/CD Drag City 09/19/94 Evergreen Pants Off 7" Hi*Ball 09/19/94 Number One Cup Indie Softcore Denial 7" Sweet Pea 09/19/94 Dame Darcy/Coctail|Tardvark 7"+comic Hi*Ball 09/19/94 Mountain Singers Chicken EP 7" Generator 09/20/94 The Supersuckers On the Couch 7" Sub Pop 09/20/94 Liz Phair Whip-Smart LP/CD/CS Matador 09/20/94 TFUL282 Strangers From The Uni. LP/CD/CS Matador 09/20/94 Heavenly Decline and Fall of.. LP/CS/CD K 09/26/94 Coctails Peel LP Hi*Ball 09/27/94 Jon Spencer BluesX Orange LP/CD/CS Matador 09/27/94 Pizzicato Five Made In USA LP/CD/CS Matador 09/27/94 Eric's Trip Forever Again LP/CASS/CD Sub Pop 09/30/94 Blowhole Uncoastin' 7" Apraxia 09/30/94 Come Don't Ask, Don't Tell CD/LP/CS Matador 09/30/94 Dragking Backburner b/wJazzmo.. 7" Trixie 10/01/94 Gapeseed lo cell CDEP Silver Girl Records 10/01/94 Royal Trux Mercury 7" Drag City 10/08/94 Poster Children Just Like You CD Sire 10/10/94 Bardo Pond Bufo Alvarius LP Drunken Fish 10/11/94 Red Red Meat Idiot Son" 7" Sub Pop 10/11/94 Juned ? ? Up 10/15/94 The Clean Late Last Night 7" Dark Beloved Cloud 10/15/94 Trane/The Honkies split 7" Dark Beloved Cloud 10/18/94 CRAW Lost Nation Road CD/LP Choke, Inc. 10/18/94 Hairy Patt Band Buford's Last Pusser CD/CS Choke, Inc. 10/24/94 Silver Jews Starlite Walker LP/CS/CD Drag City 10/24/94 Various Artists Hey Drag City 2LP/CS/CD Drag City 10/24/94 Flying SaucerAttackDistance" CD VHF 10/24/94 Skullflower Carved Into Roses CD VHF 10/24/94 Doldrums XA 7" VHF 10/25/94 Fastbacks Answer the Phone,Dummy LP/CASS/CD Sub Pop 10/25/94 Poison 13 Wine is Red, Poison i...CD Sub Pop 10/25/94 Poison 13 Love Me 7" Sub Pop 10/??/94 Hooker tba 7" Sweet Pea 10/??/94 Tart tba 7" Sweet Pea 10/??/94 Balloon Guy tba 2x7" Generator 10/??/94 MOTO tba 7" Hi*Ball 10/??/94 LeftyLucy tba 7" Skinnie Girl 11/01/94 V.A. Sympathy For Count Poco.7" Dark Beloved Cloud 11/08/94 The Grifters TBA 7" Sub Pop 11/08/94 Jessamine TBA 7" Sub Pop 11/08/94 SM*A*SH Barrabas 7" Sub Pop 11/14/94 Mecca Normal TBA LP/CD/CS Matador 11/14/94 Kustomized TBA LP/CD/CS Matador 11/14/94 18th Dye Done LP/CD/CS Matador 11/14/94 18th Dye Crayon 10"EP / CD Matador 11/15/94 Gastr del Sol Mirror Repair 12"EP/CDEP Drag City 11/15/94 Palace Songs Hope 12"EP/CDEP Drag City 11/??/94 Coctails tba 0"/MCD Hi*Ball/Carrot Top 11/??/94 Handsome Family tba CD Carrot Top 11/??/94 Number One Cup tba 7" Sweet Pea 11/??/94 Log Light fuse and get awayCD Anyway 11-12/94 New Bomb Turks (live) LP Anyway 11-12/94 Jenny Mae Leffle ? CD Anyway 11-12/94 Moviola ? 10" Anyway 11-12/94 V.A. Cowtown 4 & 5 7" Anyway 12/01/94 Wingtip Sloat Chewyfoot LP/CD VHF 01/15/95 Rake Art Ensemble Of Rake 2xCD VHF 01/??/95 JAKS Hollywood Blood Capsul.CD/CS Choke, Inc. 02/14/95 Poster Children Junior Citizen LP/CD/MC Sire out Belreve/GbV ? 7" Anyway out Rick Sanford Volume 1 CD Dental Records -SUBMISSION GUIDELINES- If you know of a new release date, either approximate or definite, please send it to me (magee@natural.com) in the following format: DATE | ARTIST | TITLE | FORMAT | LABEL Guidelines: DATE: If you know the day, submit it. If you only know the month, that's fine too. Year is unnecessary. ARTIST: Please try to adhere to the standard last-name-first, articles-last deal. TITLE: See artist FORMAT: Use one of the following: LP; 12"; 10"; 7"; CD; CDEP; MC (cassette). You can combine formats . . . see the example. LABEL: Obvious. 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