Got your costume yet?

Another stunning poster by Newlow.

Here are some ideas from last year:
A big headed ghost? A dancing coffee table? Huh?


Will he or won't he go nuclear?


Scary bunny.

THE GACC ROCK 'N' ROLL SPOOKTACULAR

We're pleased to announce the second annual Halloween Rock 'n' Roll Fundraiser for the Goodman Atwood Community Center (GACC). This years show will be held on October 27th at Wonders Pub. Admission is $10 in costume and $15 without costume. All admission fees will go directly to the GACC. The show starts at 8pm and will feature three local bands, one cool cause and scores of ghosts and goblins.

The Sigourney Weavers will burst forth from the belly with songs about alien(ation) and slime. This reclusive, rarely spotted band of freaks feature current and former members of the Motor Primitives, Ka-Boom!Box, Tin Ceiling and the Apologists. That alone, is frightening.

Second up for the evening are the Murder Primitates (formerly known as the Motor Primitives). They will be masquerading as a "serious-minded folk-rock band" so that the Isthmus Weekly might finally publish an accurately description of the band.

The headliners mark their triumphant return to the Madison music scene. The spectacular disco band, VO5, have been resurrected to haunt the house with a danceable rhythm that your feet can't denied.

Come celebrate this ghoulish holiday with us! At the same time you will be supporting the most active Community Centers in town. The Goodman Atwood Community Center is a city-wide model for a plethera of program. They are in the middle of a huge fundraising drive to rehabilitate one of Madison's Eastside gems (the Kupfer Ironworks factory on Waubesa street). Once the remodeling project is compleated, the GACC will have oodles of space to run their community based programs. Learn more about there programs and the remodeling project at their web site: http://www.goodmancenter.org

So get your broom and fly on over to Wonders Pub and get Spooked for all the Right Reasons!

Ran into some Motor Primitives fans the other day and took a photo...thanks to them for their support!Looking for your own Motor Primitives T-shirt? Feel free to contact the band and we'll get one to you in person or via snail mail...your choice... motorprimitives@gmail.com

Crystal Light

We really dug playing the Crystal Corner because:

1. The people who work there are really nice. They even gave Ed and I shots of whiskey on the house.
2. There's an element of danger; the stage is 4 feet high, and if you fall off, you could die.
3. Aniv de la Rev and El Donk are cool bands.
   
4. Lot's of y'all came down - thanks!
5. Our name up in lights...

Pix From the Crystal Corner Bar

It was a dark and stormy night...

Actually, it was dark but not so stormy. It was nice enough to wear flip-flops. Just ask Ed. I'll bet you didn't even notice the flip-flops. You were focusing on the shiny, shiny shirt.

Since the stage was about four feet off of the ground, you couldn't see the foot gear anyway.
Did I mention four feet from the ground? Four feet is a lot. It's more than a yard. Though four feet vertical is the same distance as four feet horizontal, it is wise to note that acceleration due to gravity only occurs in the vertical plane. Those present last Saturday understand the significance of this Newtonian observation.

In the above picture, you can see the drummer. In the picture below, you cannot. This is purely a coincidence.

Crystal Corner Video-deo-deos!

The lighting at the Crystal Corner Bar on Saturday was actually good enough to capture the MPs playing a couple of tunes live.
Take a gander at What's the Matter:
This one is called Sundown:

The sound quality isn't bad either!