We are the Dead

WRCT, 8-26-10

quietdown | No Comments » Posted on August 29, 2010

Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 11, 1987, as 9 – 1 – 1 Emergency Number Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

Proclamation 5696, 8-26-87

Here’s what we played on Does Your Hometown Really Care? on William James, Charles Lindbergh and Tex Avery’s deathday, 2010.

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Thanks to the Underwater Culprit for having us on and to all who tuned in for listening.

See yinz at the Brillobox.

Night of a Thousand Bowies, Brillobox, 8-14-10

quietdown | No Comments » Posted on August 19, 2010

Come see, come see, courtesy of Julie, this video of Robin Vote-We are the Dead hybrid Zombowie performing “1984″ at the Brillobox.

Thanks to Cuir de Russie and Matt Cummings for adding their parts to the monster and to Sharon, Alaska & co. for making “Night of a Thousand Bowies” such a slam-bang glam blast.

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August & September shows

quietdown | No Comments » Posted on August 08, 2010

On the 14th, members of We are the Dead and Robin Vote will reanimate some classics for “Night of a Thousand Bowies” at the Brillobox.

On the 26th we’ll rock WRCT, and on September 1st the Brillobox again, to open for Suckers.

Consider yourselves warned.

Bloomfield Bridge Tavern, 7-31-10

quietdown | No Comments » Posted on August 03, 2010

Here’s what we played on Ignatius Loyola, Nicolaus Bernoulli, Franz Liszt, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Bud Powell, and Poul Anderson’s deathday, 2010 at the BBT.

Relive the magic or experience it initially!

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Thanks to Che for adding his spin to Pynchon’s parabola, Bat Masterson for Christing us and returning equipment we’d intoxicatedly left behind, and all who attended our least populated and arguably least precise, but, also arguably, most fun show yet. Mil disculpas for the decibels though; earplugs will be provided gratis next time.

See yinz at the Waffle Shop.

BBT show tonight.

quietdown | No Comments » Posted on July 31, 2010

Hearken to us and Bat Masterson tonight, if you’re into that kind of thing.

Howlers, 7-15-10

quietdown | 4 Comments » Posted on July 22, 2010

Here’s what we played on Confuflux (and Ponce de León, Anton Chekhov and Roberto Bolaño’s deathday), 2010 at Howlers.

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Thanks to Professor Stripey, Bengt, Jo, Howlers itself and all who attended the show, and to Andrew Stewart for sallying forth with “Jabberwocky”.

See yinz at the BBT.

Gateway to the Demon World

quietdown | No Comments » Posted on July 20, 2010

Binaural beats are lovely and all, but We are the Dead has yet to incorporate them into any recordings. It’s tempting now this tech’s the target of ignorant control-freakery, but what’s the point when yinz can just DIY with a soundtrack of your choosing? Via Charles Johnson,

Howlers show shortly.

James P. Hogan joins the band.

quietdown | No Comments » Posted on July 17, 2010

Nothing made sense. If his appearance had been changed through some elaborate process—by whom? for what purpose?—why, apart from the oddities among his recollections that he was unable to explain, did he seem normal to himself? And it wasn’t simply a question of appearances. The woman in the hotel room in Atlanta, the drink, the guns in the briefcase—all pointed to his having been somehow transformed into literally a different person, physically and psychologically, for over half a year. And then somehow, since this morning, the mental part only of that person had apparently reverted to its former self. It sounded impossible, but what explanation was there?

Yet even that didn’t account for all of it. If he was transformed, who was dead?

The Multiplex Man

Contrarian scribbler James P. Hogan died of unknown causes on July 12, 2010. My favorite of his works is The Multiplex Man (1992), a twisty near-future tale of conspiracy, mind control and the quest for human freedom – but the Giants novels are pretty rad too. His latest book, Migration, dropped in May.

Welcome to the band, James.

Brillobox, 7-10-10

quietdown | No Comments » Posted on July 14, 2010

Here’s what we played on Silence Day (and Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, Jelly Roll Morton, John D. Rockefeller and Mel Blanc’s deathday), 2010 at the Brillobox.

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We opened for Pepper Rabbit, who delivered a fantastic set. Candy Claws had a vehicular mishap and couldn’t make it, but to my knowledge are physically fine and continuing their tour.

Jeremiah was also unable to make it due to a kidney infection, but is by all accounts recovering speedily and intends to grace this coming Psychedelic Thursday at Howlers.

Thanks to Victor for accompanying us on tin whistle, to Pepper Rabbit for being such rad dudes and fine musicians, to the Brillobox for having us, and to all our victims on the night in question.

See yinz at Howlers.

Entertainment Zero

quietdown | No Comments » Posted on July 09, 2010

was performed live for the first time at the last Envy show.

The dog food factory is in nearby Everson.

Here’s the demo.

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Club Envy, 7-2-10

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Here’s what we played on Rousseau, Nabokov and Jimmy Stewart’s deathday, 2010 for our second First Friday gig.

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On the night in question, We are the Dead was preceded by Local Highway, Oliver Southgate, Hotdog Forest and Dean Cercone and featured otherworldly electric guitar by Jeremiah and chthonic bass by Colin Baxter.

Julie was good enough to record this performance of “Patty Patty”.

Thanks to all who danced (especially Chris), attended and/or performed music, and to the folks at Club Envy for having us and treating us so nice.

See yinz at the Brillobox.

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We are the Dead

WRCT, 8-26-10

Night of a Thousand Bowies, Brillobox, 8-14-10

August & September shows

Bloomfield Bridge Tavern, 7-31-10

BBT show tonight.

Howlers, 7-15-10

Gateway to the Demon World

James P. Hogan joins the band.

Brillobox, 7-10-10

Entertainment Zero

Club Envy, 7-2-10

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