2011 : A Year In (Video) Review - TRAILER

Oh, 2011. Instead of making some shitty list nobody agrees with, we're going to give you this instead. In classic "Best Of" fashion, you'll have it before 2012. The main track of this trailer is live, by the wonderful Chicago band OUTER MINDS. Bands to be included in this will be ONO, Cacaw, Mayor Daley, Running, Lechuguillas, Titus Andronicus, Ted Leo, Bad Drugs, Black Lips, Ty Segall, Cave, Rabble Rabble, Wume and more. It won't quite be a documentary. It won't quite be a footage dump. Just something fun and different for you all, which is always what we're after. It'll be in front of your eyes before 2012. Wait for it...

Watch : Bitchpork III #2 - Work/Death + Bad Drugs

Welcome to the second installment of our Bitchpork III video series.

Early in day one of the festival, a found-sound gospel sermon oozed out into Mortville. A grungy kid some of you probably know sat knees down, face into the floor, slamming his fists into the ground as the words entered his head....as if to let go of something troublesome to him. Not pictured, only background sound adding to the intensity. Work/Death is a solo noise project based out of Providence, Rhode Island. Bad Drugs are from Chicago, and you should go see them.

Listen : Mayor Daley + Bad Drugs full sets from Empty Bottle last night...

Last night, the wonderful Permanent Records celebrated their fifth birthday.

If you missed it, take a listen to the spectacular Mayor Daley and Bad Drugs' sets from last night.

Enjoy!





Oh, and (Liz) <3 :

BITCHPORK III : Some words, photos, and a teaser trailer...

48 bands. 20 touring acts. Three days. Bitchpork III happened. Some insanely dedicated and talented folks made it happen, and for that I hope anyone who attended is very grateful for. We're still in a cryogenic sleep chamber trying to heal.

We decided to skip that other festival entirely, and that decision was reinforced every day with some of the best things we'll see all year. Three days of sweat-lodge, mopery-style heat, and pretty much every single imaginable music genre covered.

I still have no idea how my body even functioned on a normal level after that first full day. It just went into auto-pilot and said "well, if this is what you're fucking doing to me, I guess i'll get used to it." We filmed at least a song from all but two bands. Warhammer 48K made everyone go nuts. Ono made people cry. Bad Drugs surely gave everyone some nice bruises. Mahjonng...Running....Mayor Daley...Bobby Conn...Lechuguillas...Fat Worm of Error...Radar Eyes.....these are just a handful of the bands who turned in great performances. Really, if you didn't like something, all you had to do was wait 20 minutes and chances are an entirely new genre would be pounding away.

Some of the best performances came early in the day when just a handful of people were there. Toilet, Ami Dang. Work/Death, Andy Cigarettes, Cloud Becomes Your Hand and more had a little room to move around in each 100 degree corner. Such a huge array of amazing talent. It really gave the spectrum of how much cool shit everyone is doing these days.

There was usually very little time between sets, but unlike more poorly run or larger festivals, the environment we were in made for one of the most hauntingly beautiful, ear-splitting, well-ran three days of music one could ever hope for . Truly staggering in scope, and an absolute success with what they tried to do, which was give you a no-bullshit three part block of raw fucking tunes. The small scale gave the ability to see EVERYTHING, really, so that's just what we did. This is a festival for people who like music. Who like actually seeing it. An experience.

After countless hours of gentle to brutal sets from across the country, it ended with an alien, acid-nightmare-freak-out cluster fuck called called Turtle Powder. We're talking GIANT, awesome fucking alien heads, people. "alien karaoke" , from the future! Warped squeals of vocals, Hugely loud pounding rhythm, with hilariously twisted background video. The thing would've surely make art-school snobs and dub-step kids cry and lose all hope of doing anything remotely this cool.

View (literally) a HUNDRED more photos, and tag all of these wonderful people.

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Loud Loop Press sums up RECORD STORE DAY 2011!!!!! Fundraiser update!!!

Loud Loop Press, the brain-child of Sun-Times writer Richard Giraldi, who said some really kind words about us Wednesday, has put together an AMAZINGLY in-depth Record Store Day preview :

"One thing to keep in mind: If you’re on the hunt for the Record Store Day Exclusives, GET THERE EARLY. All of the exclusive releases are being released in limited quantities. Plus, some stores are even offering free goodies, but only to the first few who show up. Finally, we’ll be updating our guide up until Saturday morning with more information as to who will have what and maybe even add some additional locations that we’ve found will be participating as well. But enough small talk. On with the Loud Loop Press Guide to Record Store Day in Chicago:

BEVERLY RECORDS

11612 S. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60643, 773-779-0066
In-Store Performances?: Nope.
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Yes! They’ve ordered quite a bit from the big RSD 2011 Exclusive Release list, but they won’t know exactly what they’ll have until Friday night.
Deals?: 20% off all used all vinyl LPs on the floor.
Free Goodies?: Yep! CD giveaways! And various goodies from labels! Hurray!
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DAVE’S RECORDS

2604 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60614, 773-929-6325
In-Store Performances?: Local band I Was Totally Destroying It will play a free acoustic set in the little store at 4 p.m.
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: You betcha! Dave ordered all the exclusives. But who knows what will come in? So, he will be posting exactly what he does have on the Dave’s Records Blog at precisely 10 p.m. this Friday, April 15, so keep an eye on it!
Deals?: All used 7″ and 12″ singles will be 50% off. All 78′s are $1 and booklets are $1. Free cupcakes if you purchase more than $25 (until they run out)! Free Dave’s Records T-Shirt if your purchase is more than $100 (until supplies run out)!
Free Goodies?: YES! Free candy for everyone! Also, some free bonus 7″, vinyl, stickers, DVDs, download cards and more (quantities are limited).
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DEADWAX

3819 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60613, 773-529-1932
In-Store Performances?: Nope.
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Nah.
Deals?: 50% off all used vinyl, 20% off all new vinyl, single disc DVDs and more!
Free Goodies?: TBD.
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DUSTY GROOVE AMERICA

1120 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL 60622, 773-342-5800
In-Store Performances?: Yes! How about some magic? Magic By Randy will entertaining from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Then the legendary Phil Cohran & Arkestra will perform at 4 p.m.
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: They’ll have tons of the RSD 11 Exclusive Releases (but they’ll have them in very limited quantities).
Deals?: TBD – but they will be opening an hour early at 9 a.m. and stay open an hour later until 9 p.m.
Free Goodies?: Free CD to first 50 costumers! Free refreshments and Vinyl giveaways – maybe some free T-shirts as well!
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GRAMAPHONE RECORDS

2843 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60657, 773-472-3683
In-Store Performances?: Yeah buddy! Tim Larson from Tim Larson and the Owner Operators will perform at 11 a.m. Then the rest of the day will features countless DJs spinning away!
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Oh yeah. A bunch of the Records Store Day exclusive releases – check out exactly what they’ll have at the Gramaphone Records Facebook page!
Deals?: Nope.
Free Goodies?: TBD.
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HARD BOILED RECORDS

2010 W. Roscoe St. Chicago, IL 60618, 773-755-2619
In-Store Performances?: Nope.
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Yes, they’ll have a few from the massive RSD 2011 Exclusive Release list.
Deals?: Nope.
Free Goodies?: TBD.
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JAZZ RECORD MART

27 E. Illinois St. Chicago, IL 60654, 312-222-1467
In-Store Performances?: Yes sir! Jason Adasiewicz with Josh Berman will perform at 11 a.m. and then Rockin Johnny and Tail Dragger will perform at 1 p.m.
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Yes, a few from the BIG LIST.
Deals?: 50% off main room 78s and secong hand big band/trad jazz/jazz vocals/gospel LPs, 20% off any box set, $.99 delmark cassettes will be $.49, all cassettes are $5 for $10, vinyl graveyard section will be 5 for $1 and red circled 45s will be 5 for $1. Whew.
Free Goodies?: Free snacks and refreshments!
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KSTARKE RECORDS

1109 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60622, 773-772-4880
In-Store Performances?: DJs all day until 5 p.m.
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: A very limited amount of RSD 11 Exclusive Releases.
Deals?: TBD.
Free Goodies?: Free food and drinks. Record and CD giveaways! Oh yeah!
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LAURIE’S PLANET OF SOUND

4639 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60625, 773-271-3569
Laurie’s opens at 9 a.m.
In-Store Performances?: Oh, hell yeah! Here’s the schedule:
11:00am- DJ Peroxide
12:00pm- DJ Rachel Hinsdale
1:00pm- CANDY GOLDE LIVE (feat. Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick!)
1:30pm- DJ Mike Bennett (CHIRP)
2:30pm- DJ Mark Richardson (Pitchfork Media)
3:30pm- DJ Josh Rosenthal (Plaguebringer)
4:00 – 5:00pm Guest Laurie’s employee TERRI HEMMERT (XRT)!!!!!
4:15pm- DJ Rebecca Flores (Tyler Jon Tyler)
5:00pm- VEE DEE LIVE PERFORMANCE
5:45pm- DJs Eric Marsh & Alex Foucre Stimes (BLVD Records)
7:00pm- DJ Owen Harris (CHIRP, Kiwi Brunch)
8:00pm- POPULATION LIVE
8:45pm- DJ Eliah Einhorn (Scotland Yard Gospel Choir)

Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?:Yes, 200 copies of an exclusive Vee Dee 7” on red vinyl that can only be found at Laurie’s. You can find the rest of Laurie’s record store day goodies on this sweet Facebook note.
Deals?: Nope.
Free Goodies?: The first 50 people get a Laurie’s LP tote filled with goodies!
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PERMANENT RECORDS

1914 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622, 773-278-1744
Permanent Records will open from 12 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, for all you hardcore record shoppers!
In-Store Performances?: Yeppers!
5:00 p.m. Bad Drugs
6:00 p.m. Silver Abuse
Stay after the music ends for Permanent’s annual Flaming Lips Zaireeka Boom Box Experiment Listening Party at 7 p.m. Bring your boombox!!
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Um, yeah. The limited, color vinyl edition Purling Hiss/Puffy Aerolas 12” that is only available at Permanent.
Deals?: Nada.
Free Goodies?: Free grab bags. Gotta love it!
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RAFFE’S RECORD RIOT

4350 N. Cicero Ave. Chicago, IL 60641, 773-725-1327
In-Store Performances?: No, but it’s still possible, says the owner.
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Quite a few from the official RSD catalogue. There’s a box full of stuff they’re waiting to unwrap.
Deals?: All used items are 50% off: Books, DVDs, 45s, etc.
Free Goodies?: A free album of your choice with purchase.
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RECKLESS RECORDS

3126 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60657, 773-404-9588 | 1532 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60622, 773-235-3727 | 26 E. Madison St. Chicago, IL 60602, 312-795-0878
In-Store Performances?: You bet your bottom dollar! Here’s the schedule:

WICKER PARK Store (1532 N. Milwaukee)
1:00 p.m. Tyler Jon Tyler
2:00 p.m. Joan of Arc
3:00 p.m. Candy Golde (featuring Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick and Nick Tremulis)
3:30 p.m. Jeff Parker (of Tortoise)
4:00 p.m. Singleman Affair
5:00 p.m. Cairo Gang?
Rock n’ roll caricatures by Steve Krakow aka Plastic Crimewave (12-5)

LOOP store (26 E. Madison)
2:00 p.m. Roommate
3:00 p.m. Slow Witch (Angela of Sybris)

BROADWAY Store (3126 N. Broadway)
12:00 p.m. Cult of Youth?
1:00 p.m. Raw Nerve?
2:00 p.m. Owen
?3:00 p.m. Population
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Yessir. Get your copy of White Mystery’s Blood & Venom before it officially comes out on April 20. Not enough for ya? Get your mitts on Raw Nerve’s Tall Tales on white vinyl. Ooh la la. And you can also find the No Peace/War compilation 7” by Organized Crime Records. Get down on it!!
Deals?: Nah.
Free Goodies?: Negatory.
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RECORD BREAKERS

2105 S. State St. Chicago, IL 60616, 312-949-0125
In-Store Performances?: Yes! Record Breakers got it going on! The store opens bright and early at 10 a.m. Performances kick off at 11 a.m.

Flame Shark
Darling
A Rocket to the Moon (acoustic)
Ornery Little Darlings
The Steepwater Band
Certain Stars
Hemmingbirds
Harry Breitner
Aetiology
Magic Child

Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Yep, they’ll be offering most if not all of the Record Story Day Exclusive Releases in limited quantities.
Deals?: A 10% off storewide sale!
Free Goodies?: Oh yeah! Expect special giveaways, raffles and even free food and drinks will be provided!
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SAKI

3716 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL 60647, 773-486-3997
Open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

In-Store Performances?: Hells Yeah!
1:00 p.m. Distractions
2:00 p.m. Bob Dey’s Tank Engine Man
3:00 p.m. Chaperone
4:00 p.m. The 1900s
5:00 p.m. Rabid Rabbit
6:00 p.m. In Tall Buildings
7:00 p.m. This is Cinema
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Too many to name. But how about Nirvana’s Hormoaning 12” or The Rolling Stone’s Brown Sugar 7”? Well, they got ‘em.
Deals?: there will be store-wide sales.
Free Goodies?: Simply too many to name. How about free Telekinesis pencils? A free Chimera Music sampler? Save your Saki receipt for tons of food, drink and show discounts like free PBR at the RSD aterparty at the Burlington! Or free admittance to Bottom Lounge’s RSD afterparty with Hollows, Suns, Light Pollution and Secret Colours. Find out more at Saki’s blog.
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SHAKE, RATTLE & READ

4812 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60640, 773-334-5311
In-Store Performances?: Nuh uh.
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: Numero Group’s exclusive RSD releases.
Deals?: 20% off on all vinyl.
Free Goodies?: Not today, friend.
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THE OLD SCHOOL RECORDS

7446 W. Madison St. Forest Park, IL 60130, 708-366-7588
In-Store Performances?: Affirmative! Here’s the scoop:
11:00 a.m. F. Patrick Kevil
3:00 p.m. Morris Mill & Friends
Live DJs
12:00 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sonorama
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Soul Clap
Exclusive Record Store Day Releases?: TBD
Deals?: 25% off all budget CDs. 25% all budget LPs. 25% all 12” singles. 25% off all cassettes!
Free Goodies?: TBD."

HOLY COW!!!!

Us? We'll be at Tyler Jon Tyler at 1PM, Bad Drugs at 5PM, Lauries, and everywhere in between. We're stoked!

Tyler Jon Tyler are just one of the bands that are going to play for you if this fundraiser succeeds, which, by the way :

The new total as of a few minutes ago : $1,255!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would like to say THANK YOU.

I'd like to yell it off my rooftop. I probably will a little bit later into the night.

You guys are blowing me away with your support. A few bands like Piss Piss Piss, Moan Moan Moan, Close Hits, Rabble Rabble, and Mannequin Men, amongst others, have been very vocal about their support.

I don't even know what to say, aside from...Thank You. This party i'm planning, it's going to happen, and I've put a call out to some really, really ridiculous bands to try to get them to play. Chicago staples. Let's just say i'm really going for it. We'll see...

However, HUGE, MONSTROUS thank you's are in order :

Courtney Vandanbroek (who snagged a custom photo set at the $100 level)
John Gorman (who snagged one of the few remaining Threadless t-shirts)
pisspisspissmoanmoanmoan (collectively. thank you guys!)
Veronica Murtagh of the spectacular Cream Team
Anonymous $200 donor
Anonymous $10 donor
Mannequin Men (collectively. thank you!!!!!!)
Marisa Labry (who grabs a Mopery DVD)

Indiegogo called me on the PHONE yesterday and told me it's going well, and that I should be on their radar soon to be featured. If this happens, I need you all to kill it for me with sharing the link. This could potentially EXPLODE for CHIRP Radio, which was the point of getting so much of the scene involved.

We're firming up a possible benefit show next Saturday, April 23rd with (tentatively) SNACKS, PPPMMM, DISTRACTIONS/ABSOLUTELY NOT, and others at Record Breakers, the huge, sprawling record store above REGGIE'S LIVE,


Thank you.

- John Yingling

"THE LAST MOPERY SHOW" live documentary gets DVD treatment...OUT NOW!!!

*UPDATE : TRAILER BELOW* 3/21



TRAILER :




The Mopery.

Reading that name, thinking about it...did anyone else get 30 degrees warmer?

The Mopery was a DIY warehouse space that ran for years, not months. It hosted the likes of every band in that poster, and hundreds more.

Ironically, when I had first moved here with my now ex-girlfriend, I stood outside of Pearle Vision while she bought glasses. Vans were outside. Someone came to the grey metal door I hadn't even noticed, with beer. "Ah, you bought me beer!" I said with a smirk. He replied...."No, but what are you doing tonight? I have some bands playing upstairs. We live in tents in a warehouse." I had planned to go to the Empty Bottle for something...don't remember what...but my ex-girlfriend bailed on going out...so I decided to change my plans as well.

I went to the Mopery....alone....

I vividly remember the first time. You entered through a seemingly invisible grey door, on the side of a grocery store! Went up the stairs, through a small hallway, into another heavy metal door with ragged metal for a handle. In the summer, the heat hit you first. I walked in to smiles. Nods. Someone told me to put my beer in the fridge...yeah...that big one over there with the sliding doors. Nobody took it. While this may not be all of your experiences, I'm almost positive a single beer of mine was never taken at the Mopery.

Five bands played in three different spots that night. One by some couches, then in the back corner...in the kitchen...near the industrial sized slop sink...and out in the open. Where the masses shoved and swelled.

I went back over 50 times, half of them alone. It didn't matter. Everyone was nice. Shit got crazy! People gave you booze, threw water on an exhausted crowd, and stories about what was happening. They were respectful. It felt like my own personal Ninja Turtles or Hackers hideout. We all smoked cigarettes and got our eardrums blown out by crazy shit. I met Alex White. Travis and Michael P. So many wonderful folks that to this day have shown nothing but appreciation, dedication, and love for creating a collective music scene.

It was the Mopery's gloriously disgusting charm that made me fall in love with this city's underground scene.

This last show...this was a madman marathon that when explained, would make people laugh.

Lechuguillas
Running
Loose Dudes
Paper Mice
Bad Drugs
Unmanned Ship
Sunsplitter
Ono
Mark Solotroff
Jason Soliday
Battleship
Sunglasses
and Tiger Hatchery

8:30 - Forever

Having a cooler, and being there since 9 p.m....I remember getting a little hazy around 1 a.m., after Paper Mice played. It was basically the half-way point. The air started to get hot. You could see waves. I don't think we were even breathing anything except hot, gaseous fumes at the end of the night. We all drank the kool-aid, and stumbled out from 4-6 a.m., wondering if this really was the end...

Really though, it was the music that won. If you don't care, that's fine, but you can't say it wasn't important. My friend Brian brings up the times we went there on a monthly basis. It left a deep impression. It was a dirty, hot, disgusting mess...but it was ours. Never have I felt so comfortable walking into a dark warehouse with not a single person I knew surrounding me. It sparked something.

Naturally, there were many, many cameras.

I know a lot of you have footage. You should hit me up and we should collect it all.

Victor Spatafora took it upon himself to bring a completely ridiculous 1080p camera into that last show...and the end result is amazing. Footage by 90% of the bands. I think EVERYONE missed filming ONO for some reason.

I gave him a few videos I had, and the end result is 38 minutes of stories from all of you...mayhem...blood...endless amounts of every type of liquid, scream, and noise you can imagine.

so HOW DO I GET THIS, you ask?!?!

If you would like one, e-mail me @ hotmetaldobermans@gmail.com. If you'd like to donate a buck or two for materials, feel free.

There are a few copies of this at Reckless Records, right now, for $6. Permanent on Chicago Ave...call them before you go, they're going in and out.

Victor is asking $5 suggested donation, whatever's in your pockets, hugs, whiskey, whatever. the materials are well-done and rad. Good artwork! I actually bought mine at Reckless just so I could come home and make this post. Best $6 i've ever spent.

We should compile footage. Maybe one day a full 9 hour version can be released. Just kidding. Pretty safe to say I don't think anyone needs to see the intricate details of how this played out.

I can honestly say, I was blown away by how great it ended up. Instant classic!

DVD :





These are some I took of the last night :