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posted by Whoopysnorp on March 31st 2008, 07:25 PM
Wow, it's been forever since I posted anything here. I didn't intend for it to be that long. I'm sure anybody who looks at this site would get the impression that Genital Hercules no longer exists, but that is only half true!
Let's see, where to begin...well, first of all, as posted back in 2007, Les left Chicago and the band. We'll never have another singer like him, I'm sure...however, our classically-trained friend Jason agreed to join in his stead! Jason is an imposing figure with the pipes to match, and so we figured we had it made. Soon we were proven wrong, however, when Eric, our bassist at the time, also decided to move away. All was not lost, though, because he was enterprising enough to find his own replacement, one Mr. David Bachowski, formerly of Buffalo, New York's Armcannon. He turned out to be perfect for the band and a fine bassist. So again, we figured we had it made...when just a short time later, the one and only Carson McDonald's decided he no longer had time to drum for us due to school.
And that, everybody, pretty much brings us to where we are today. We have worked briefly with a couple of drummers, but nothing has worked out so far. If you are reading this, and you are a drummer, and you would like to drum for us, please email max at genitalhercules.com. This band has not breathed its last, I promise!
Speaking of which, our long-awaited second album Spring Break '86 is very nearly complete, and only needs to have the cover art finished to be considered 'done'. This album is a slight departure for Genital Hercules in some ways, but I think it came out great, and I can't wait to have it available to people who might want to buy it (come on, I know you're out there).
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Show this Friday, and some sad news.
posted by Whoopysnorp on February 4th 2007, 03:04 PM
Genital Hercules will be playing at Gojangle 1 Lounge (upstairs at 3407 N Clark) on Friday, February 9th. We're the first of five bands and we go on at 8:30, so make sure to get there early. Cover is a measly $5.
In sadder news, I'm sorry to report that Les (aka The Unalester aka Zeus Ohlhauser) will be leaving Chicago at the beginning of April, and hence will no longer be able to be our singer (barring some special future appearances, perhaps). Les is a totally rad rock and roll dude and he will be missed. He'll be missed by us, I mean. Sorry, I didn't want to confuse anybody there.
But hey, buck up--there are some TOTALLY BRAND NEW Genital Hercules recordings up on our Myspace page. We are going to make sure to finish recording the album (well, the vocals, anyway) before Les skips town.
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GH gets down and dirty at the Mutiny on the 10th
posted by Whoopysnorp on January 3rd 2007, 05:46 PM
On the 10th of January we will be playing at the Mutiny with Maven (featuring the trumpet player from 7th Kind) and Backgammon. Fuck yeah.
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WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOW FOR SATURDAY!! HOORAY!
posted by Whoopysnorp on October 18th 2006, 02:13 PM
The HR guy at the office where I work and Alex from Gojangle really came through for us and got us on the bill for Saturday night at the Gojangle 1 Live Music Lounge at 3407 N. Clark. We'll be going on at 12:00 midnight, following up Urban Twang (that's the name of the HR guy's band. His name is Max, just like my name (which is also Max)).
Come see the show! Alex is being very nice and taking a chance on us, even though we sound nothing like the rest of the bill. If we bring a lot of folks out, we'll get to play there again!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!!
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SHOW CANCELLED. Don't patronize Goose Island.
posted by Whoopysnorp on October 18th 2006, 08:40 AM
I just found out that Goose Island cancelled our show. Apparently they make more money if they book that room for a private party compared to having bands play, so they reserve the option of cancelling a scheduled show at the last minute if some douchebag wants to have a light-cigars-with-twenty-dollar-bills party back there. I, for one, will never set foot in that bar, and I am considering boycotting their beer as well, because that is incredibly unprofessional behavior. I hope I can get some of you to join me.
Once again: fuck you Goose Island. Since you obviously aren't interested in having live music at your bar, I'll do my best to make sure no Chicago bands are interested in playing there.
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