HIDE THE DOG!: Community Records Hits the Road (Summer ’12 Edition)
Touring has become one of the aspects of my life that I look forward to the most. For me, it’s the thing that makes waking up at 6 am, 5 days a week to go serve coffee, lattes and bagels to people on their way to work seem less burdensome. Touring is addictive (more addictive [...]
The Lollies: 07.08.2012
If the Lollies were practically any other band imaginable, they’d be dead in the water. After losing a member like Brian Pretus, who could at worst be described as a fantastic guitarist and one of the most pitch-perfect vocal harmonizers in New Orleans or at best be considered the co-face of the band, the Noel [...]
Photoset // Community Records Block Party: 04.21.2012
A Billion Ernies, All People, B L A C K I E, Brunt Of It, Caddywhompus, Choi Wolf, Controller, Dominique LeJeune, Good Luck, Habitat, Joystick, Left Alone, Mad Conductor, Maddie Ruthless, Matt Wixon’s Flying Circus, Murphy’s Kids, Mustard Plug, Safety, and The Lollies performing at The Big Top on April 21, 2012 for the 2012 [...]
Live Picks: 03.29.2012 – 04.04.2012
03.29: Bomb the Music Industry! + The Lollies + Safety + All People – The Big Top > Boyfrndz + Caddywhompus + Sun Hotel + Chicken Gyro – Circle Bar
To be clear, Block Party is going to be the event of the year for the New Orleans punk rock underground, and it will be difficult for any single concert this year to top the twelve hours of non-stop music, records, food and fun that it’s going to offer. But damned if tonight’s double venue whatever-you-call-it doesn’t come close. Teaming up for what amounts to a mini-festival in its own right, the Community and Chinquapin camps plan to give the public a teaser of what’s in store next month on Clio Street.
Block Party 2012 Lineup Announced!
Just as the NFL Draft, with all the pomp and circumstance that surround it, is considered by some to be America’s fourth major professional sport, the first few months of every year, during which time details about the annual Festival Season’s numerous events are unveiled in quick succession, is a noteworthy and exciting music-centric stretch [...]
Photoset // Community Records Block Party DVD Premiere: 12.13.2011, 12.14.2011
Sun Hotel + Chris Rehm + The Lollies performing at The Big Top on December 13, 2011 and December 14, 2011 for the premiere of Walk On Some Heads, the Community Records Block Party DVD
Preview // Community Records Block Party DVD Premiere
The 4th annual Community Records Block Party, held earlier this year in April, was a distinct – if humble – success for the young, ambitious, hard-boiled New Orleans DIY label. Expanding on previous years’ hallmarks of conscientious bohemian family fun anchored by their own stable of punk, ska and hardcore bands, 2011 saw larger crowd [...]
Photoset // The Lollies + Stuck Lucky + The Rooks: 10.01.2011
The Lollies + Stuck Lucky + The Rooks performing at Bank Street Bar on October 1, 2011
The Lollies: Potential
There isn’t a whole lot of mystery to how local punk band the Lollies are finding their niche in the New Orleans musical landscape. Since emerging on the scene earlier this year and playing a string of memorable performances with an unmatched melodic intensity, the young four-piece has been cultivating a loyal following of fans who have [...]
