2k9 aint over!

Two-fer this weekend (Raleigh/Charlotte) NC

This Friday show just dropped out of the international space station onto us. Ouch. Anyway so far we KNOW we'll be playing with Mumu Tutu in Raleigh, NC @ Slim's Downtown. Doors open @ 10pm.

And Saturday we're back doing our Monthly Res at the Keg & Cue in Charlotte NC.

What I am Going on about...

This is a list of the songs (in no certain order) and a description of what (I think) they are about.

• monstr0 - This song is a 1^st person narrative from a crooked dictator that will use any means to keep people under their rule. “I am the king, of everything / That I can get away with.”
• therapy - This is what happens when you call in specialists to help you deal with your troubled history.
• olives &  almonds - Title is from a grocery list. But it has more to do with avoiding superstitions or “magic” as a way to knowledge.
• imagine that - Is a conversation with a despot. Basically telling them, “yeah I know you have an air force, but we have love and art and -so you can go suck it.”
• new new one - Dystopian blues. A person can fail on so many levels. Economically, socially, spiritually, artistically. I think this covers all of those.
• overwrought - This is about spending the bulk of your time working with people you have no connection to,  other than a paycheck. They likely are not your family or friends yet you spend more of your waking hours with them than you do with you friends or family.
• two eggs any style - This song is about people’s inability to appreciate how hard some jobs are to do and how they can jam up the works with their selfish behavior.
• to arms - This is a love song. But Maria always felt like it is from the point of view of a serial killer/stalker type.
• irresponsible - This is a song about observing a fallen spiritual “leader.”
• estate - This is a song about the homeless. There are no covenants and restrictions or home owners orgs for their lots in life.
• it ends - This is a song about addiction, loss, and becoming unraveled.
• gardenia radicans - They were in bloom when we started writing this.
• minervamerica - America the warrior goddess.
• second best - It’s about gun violence. How in very little time things can go very wrong.
• detached - This is about history. How it is always subjective and very much sifting through the wreckage to postulate on what happened.

Last Night You Missed...

If you didn't make it out to Snug Harbor last night; you missed out on seeing locals: The Swaggerettes and touring act (MS) Come On Go With Us. Yes here you have it, proof that we do in fact get out from time to time. Burying that bus behind the recording compound does take a lot of time, dontcha know?

Recording Continues...

 
I was able to track the vocals for five of the 15 songs on our first LP. In no certain order:
New New One; Detached; MinervAmerica; Irresponsible; Estate.

Recording..

We've been pretty productive this Holiday break. Thus far we've gotten all the drum tracks, most of the bass and half of the guitar tracking done. Check our mobile uploads bin for pictures...


Cheers, Eric.

Peter Wochniak pics of us @ Fubar (St Louis)

Memphis

The home of Elvis and Ancient Greece...or some such.

Chicago / Columbus / St Louis

Here are some pictures from our show at the Elbo Room and in Chicago.


Bernie's is a Great little Punk Rock Basement. Locals Rustmoth were so cool and supportive. We can't WAIT to come back to Columbus. We had 3 comedians open the show and that was such a fun transition into the rock.



We had a super time last night in St Louis. Four bands cancelled but Carridale, Illicitizen, and Hear Me Roar still managed to kill it in the Lounge at FUBAR. Superb bar, great sound.
Pics:

Peter Wochniak took a bunch of pictures of us so be looking for those soon.
Sorry to be so brief but we need to hit the road if we are going to be in Memphis in time to say hi to Elvis (and ancient Greece). I will hopefully be posting a more complere accounting when I get back to the Queen City.
Ciao.
Eric / Maria

Nov 9. So tired have to drive in the a.m.

great show w/ Rustmoth in Columbus. Have to eat and crash for tomorrow brings hell-driving to St Louis .

Nov 8 INDIANA IS BIG

Wow I had no idea we would be spending so much time in Indiana. Traveling from Cincinnati to Chicago allows you a lot of time to think about... well everything. Some noteworthy things I saw. Some crazy looking deciduous trees that had some kind of fruit or flower that was pale yellow and round like a tennis ball. The leaves were all gone. No idea what they were and at 70mph zipping up I-65 I don't think I will have a chance to figure it out. Also Northern IN has a serious wind farm you can see for miles out on I-65. Those things are both creepy and beautiful.
Also as a non-sports enthusiast I would like to lobby for our own lane. Da Bears were letting out when we got to Chicago so the trip to the motel was about 1.5 hrs of creeping on the freeway.
Here are some pics. We're off to find some dinner before heading to Bernie's Distillery. We are currently about 8 miles away @ the motel.I will upload the rest of this set of pics and some from the show in Chicago that ROB DUMAS was so gracious to come out and take. Thanks @stray!

Nov 7. Nashville to Cinci

Sorry to all the fine bands that rocked the Blue Rock Tavern. Our cam battery died right after we got there. Here are the pics up until that point.

Nov 6. Pt 2

Details later...must sleep

Nov 6. We Made it to Nashville, Mom.

Putting the ROCK to Rockslide we finally got around that sucker on I-40. Emerson, we finally opted for 321 to Johnson City. I don't know if we'll do that on the way back. Maria and mountains do not mix well.

We got started at 5am this morning and were on the road shortly after 6. The mission began the night before with the ritual shaving of the singer's head. Here are some pictures. If you are in the N Nashville TN area tonight, ride up to the Loudhouse in Greenbrier TN for the show.

Tour Errata Zenyatta Erotica

Here is the complete schedule (for you hippies following us in the microbuses).

• 11/6 : LOUDHOUSE COFEE Load in @ 5pm. Show @ 7PM CST
• 11/7 BLUE ROCK TAVERN: Load in @ 8pm. Show @ 10PM EST
  
  
  • Bearcast Radio 3pm EST
  
  
  
• 11/8 ELBO ROOM: Load in @ 8pm. Show @ 9PM CST we play @ 11PMCST *UPDATE* There will be streaming video here
• 11/9 BERNIE'S DISTILLERY: Load in @ 8-9pm. Show @ 10PM EST
• 11/10 FUBAR: Load in @ 6pm. Show @ 7:30PM CST
  
  
  • UMSL Radio 3pm CST
  
  
  
• 11/11 BUCCANEER: load in 9-9:30 show @ 10-11pm CST
• 11/12 ULTIMATE BASEMENT: Load in after 5:30pm. Show @ 8PM EST or later

Hey if you cannot make any of the shows you can still show some love (or anti-fashion) by getting ILLICITIZEN T-shirts (stickers are FREE w/ Purchase).

Test blog from my phone.

Yeah I hope you all have a happy safe all Hallow's Eve. I told you guys not to egg Henry Gordon,s house until tonight. Duh.lorem ipsum is this on? Check.one. Check three. Feelings. Whoah oh oh feelings.

A Couple Things

Some of the times I posted for shows in November are WRONG. Here's the str8 dope.
11/6/2009 - Loudhouse Coffee Greenbrier TN (w/ Rusty Sharp Things; PHocian Gate).
Show starts at 7PM CST.
11/10/2009 - FUBAR St Louis MO (w/ Carridale, Call Me Goliath and others)
Show starts at 7PM CST.

ILLICITIZEN ALBUM ART search

Ok, so we are accepting submissions for album art. In the realm of Good, Fast, and Cheap (Pick Any Two) -we pick Good, and Cheap (or inexpensive). I probably won't need it for more than a month or two. Parties desirous of submitting art should be familiar with our work. About half of the album is available online in demo form. I'd prefer you sent me links to submissions. I may just DIY it. But if someone wants to take a stab at it... have at thee. Artwork must be free of copyright hangups, restrictions or shit that would make it illegal for us to use it. We can talk about price but I've never had anything created by anyone else. So feel free to make a suggestion. We're broke-arsed musicans. Keep that in mind.

Hi ho, Slow it Goes

Hey everyone, here's a quick update on the recording process. Maria is about halfway done with the bass guitar tracks. I've just barely started tracking guitar. We got sidetracked by my trip to FL and the break in the waterline. Everything is still on track for the November tour.
-Eric

11/9/09 Columbus OH, still need 1 band to play w/ us

Show is at Bernie's Distillery we would like to play between 2 locals. Rustmoth is one. We need one more band to play with ILLICITIZEN.

Tshirts are here

Size

small Medium LARGE EXTRA LARGE

Light or Dark? (subject to availability)

$12USD
(includes shipping)

T-shirts and Stickers Coming Soon

September 26 Big Show!

And on the 8th day the lard created slideshows...

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Saturday - Tremont - 8/22

We are opening this show. Prompt start at 9pm.

Take one for the TeamSters.

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Sunday August 2 - Jeff's Bucket Shop

Show Starts at 11PM.

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the remains of July...

Indie-pen-Dance Dayyyyy

I support community radio

Imagine That

http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/924798/Imagine_That

Post Durham Post

This was seriously about the most fun we've had playing live. Despite the short set and the 3 flights of stairs I had to lug our gear up we had a blast and met some really progressive thinking people. Durham rocks. I can't wait to go back.
Check out:
RaleighFIST
Beat-Nam Vets
Sacrificial Poets
Tree City

morning playlist

Reason # 968 Why I'm > your morning DJ...

• Dim Stars - stop breakin' down


• Blue Orchids - diamond age


• The Wedding Present (live) - Kennedy


• The Wedding Present (live) - Don't take me home until I'm drunk


• The Congos - nicodemus


• The Faint - psycho


• Perpetual Dream Theory - when worlds collide


• Silver Apples - whirly bird


• Unrest - Holiday in Berlin


• Honeyboy Martin and the Voices - Dreader than Dread.

Rode the #27 CATS bus in today. So I saved the world from a little bit of pollution and got to crack out on my blackberry.

Fight Imperialism Stand Together

WE FEST XII

GO HERE FOR DETAILS

http://www.wefestival.com/

See you there.

Tonight 5/22 SK Net Cafe

Common Market May 16

Friday May 1 (venez m'aider) Irish Cue, Cornelius, NC

With ERIC & SCOTT from 'thank you, spaceman.'

::::::::Saturday April 25 - Jackson's Java::::::::

THE GOOD GRACES
BUCK DOWNS

PreVue Music Hall April 18

April: 3 Shows in Charlotte

Hey illicitizen fans (and you other wierdos, bill collectors, and stalkers); we are going all in in April with three shows in Charlotte.

April 10 - w/ Magnetic Flowers (bailed!) @ the Keg & Cue

April 18 - w/ The Holly Days & Shine River @ PREVUE MUSIC HALL

April 25 - w/ The Good Graces & (poet) Buck Downs @ JACKSON's JAVA



Also I loaded some more YouTube action from our sojourn to Atlanta (March 28). Check them out here.

It Ends (YouTube) 3/28/2009

Snug Harbor Tonight (3-22-09)

CALL FOR ARTISTS (WE FEST)

Cammeron who is organizing this year's WE Fest sent this announcement today:

Hey everybody- we are currently looking for artists to create on the on-site art stage at wefest. There are slots available......artists of all mediums are welcome. Bring your wheel, canvas, jewelry whatever! (But unfortunately we cannot do spray paint because its indoors). Let me know if any of you guys are artists or have friends who are artists that would hitch a ride with ya and come create for a two hours at we fest! I wanna see artists from all over the country creating at the soapbox!
Thanks so much and just have the artists attach one or two photos of their work and send it to wefestival@yahoo.com
It's getting close!
Cammeron

We're at the Keg & Cue tonight (3/21)

Sorry I forgot to make the pdf flyer into an image.

w/

The Holly Days

&

Hinch

DETAILS

More BOTB pics

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Originally uploaded by Inquizit88

Mark Smith sent along these links of pics he took of the Casbah combat. (Bigmouth strikes again)

2Nite

Hey lookee lookee: Interview in 'The Idiot'

When I originally did this interview for The Idiot I kind of forgot about it. Found it today by mistake.

Telltale Signs

That illicitizen has been away...

From 2009 Misc

So yeah, I cleared all the memory on this camera, recharged the battery and promptly left it on the counter when we left for the Winter '09 Mid-Atlantic Micro Tour. But you can tell by the utter emptiness of the recycle bin that we were away for a little while.
2/26 Chapel Hill NC - The Cave. This is getting to be a regular thing with us. We played this with Instant Jones, a wonderful band from Burlington, NC. I encourage you tell your local drinking/music establishment to have them come and play in your town too.
2/27 Washington D.of C. - Surprise Guerrilla House Party. Hey this was supposed to just be a sight-seeing info-gathering but turned into a full fledged bacchanalia house party. We picked up some good leads on playing in WDC and Baltimore. We definitely want to come on back yonder.
2/28 Richmond, VA - The Czar. Wow, amazing space to play. Good crowd. We handed out a bunch of CDs and got the thumbs up to come back so you know we will. Unfortunately the weather and parking conspired against us seeing much of RVA but perhaps next time?

Touring (Chapel Hill / RVA)

Sort of...

...and then:

Randy Bewly from PYLON in Intensive Care

from Facebook

Today at 11:26am

Randy had a heart attack early Monday evening while driving on Barber Street. His van drifted off the road and tipped over. No other people or vehicles were involved. Rescue workers did CPR at the scene and he was taken to Athens Regional Medical Center. He is in ICU. Keep Randy, his sons, family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.

GorillaMusic.com Battle of the Bands March 15.

Ou+Burn & Pabst Blue Ribbon present

NATIONAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS COMPETITION

We have tickets for this event. If you want to support Illicitizen, please get yours in advance. $10ADV/$12DOS. All Ages.

Tremont Music Hall (in the Casbah). 4PM-10PM 400 W Tremont Ave, Charlotte NC 28203

More information: www.GorillaMusic.com

Keg & Cue (w/ Grown Up Avenger Stuff)

2/14/2009 MOVED TO JACKSON's JAVA

VENUE CHANGE: Tonight We're playing @ Jackson's Java 8640 University City Blvd Charlotte, NC 28213. Showtime 9:30pm-ish. 704-548-1133

Guys, I am winging this one. We're shooting for playing around 9:30pm.
The Common Mkt had a fire last night and cannot have live music for the time being. Let's hope that's short lived.

-Eric-+-Maria-

illicitizen -... have nots

Happy Valentine's Day

Our- COMMON MKT SHOW TONIGHT (2/14) CANCELLED DUE TO FIRE.

We're looking for a house party/laundromat/bowling alley/anything at which to play. Anything between Greensboro NC and say Columbia SC is fine with us.

Let me know if you can help.

Eric 704-568-9975
illicitizen@gmail.com

It's Hot, you Want it.

band wordle

Jan 31: Keg & Cue - Charlotte NC

Sunday: C'mon, football is lame.

Battle of the Bands

4-11 p.m. 400 W. Tremont Ave. $10 in advance, $12 day of show. www.tremontmusichall.com.

Twelve bands will battle it out for the top prize at Gorilla Music's Battle of Bands competition at Tremont Music Hall's Casbah venue. Damsel Down, illicitizen and Angel Massacre are among the rock bands on the bill. Judging is based on audience response, so bring the energy for your favorite band.