R.I.P. Frankie 45

It always breaks me up to see this sort of thing.  I know what it's like to lose a close friend and band member to suicide.  You always feel as though something is missing, and you always know exactly what it is. 

I only ever met the boys from Spector 45 once.  It was last year.  We were doing a show at Red 7.  They showed up, but were somehow left off of the bill for the night.  There had been a mix up with emails and confirming the show or something.  I just know that they were on the bill when we signed up, but then later they were off of the web listing.  I told them that we would cut our set short if we had to, and they said that they were going to head over to Headhunters to try to get in on a show there.  I guess there was no opening, because they walked back to Red 7.  They never said a mean thing about what was going on.  They had driven in from Dallas and I know some people who would have thrown a major fit in that situation.  However, they worked it out and went on at the end of the night.  If you pay close enough attention, you can tell certain things about a band when you see them live.  You can tell when a band has been together for a long time and when they are new.  You can tell if they're good friends or not.  You can tell if they are serious about what they are doing.  Spector 45 was one of those bands that the building could have collapsed around and they would have never missed a beat.  That's how tight they were.

My condolences to his family.  I only saw them once, but you never forget seeing a guy playing a Gretsch guitar and standing on top of his guitar amp.

Good Show!

The first Punk night went pretty well.  We had Everyday Destruction, Violent Night, and Jane Doe Eyes on stage.  I broadcast the entire show on Ustream and recorded the last set.  Next time, I'll record the entire show.  I was a little hesitant to hit the record button because I wasn't sure if it was going to affect the stream.  It might have, but the video turned out okay. 

I wrote up some punk rock trivia while I was working on the POS system at a Dunkin Donuts.  Angie from The Beat Dolls stepped up as Quiz Master.  It was fun and we gave out some Monday Night Punk Rock t-shirts to the most knowledgeable punks.  Oh yeah, Dunkin Donuts hooked us up with free donuts for the show!  Next Monday will be just as much fun and we'll have more stuff to give away so brush up on your trivia.

Everyday Destruction

Here is one of the bands that we will be showcasing for Monday Night Punk Rock at Red Eyed Fly.  Check them out.  They are from Waxahachie but are living in Austin now.  You can get their album Bah!!! Real Problems on Interpunk.com.

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Ustream at the bottom of the page!

We now have concert streaming technology if you can't make it out to the shows.  We will be testing this on other shows until Jan. 3rd, when Monday nights go live.  Wanna see yourself on the broadcasts?  Come to the shows!

For all you bands that are hesitant about our Monday night gigs, this is a great way to gain more fans.  People can even see this on their iPhones.

Our Showpage on Ustream.