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Keeping Things Simple With Kurt Vonnegut

2011-06-28T10:50:00.000-07:00

Keeping things simple.

I work at home, and if I wanted to, I could have a computer right by my bed, and I’d never have to leave it. But I use a typewriter, and afterwards I mark up the pages with a pencil. Then I call up this woman named Carol out in Woodstock and say, “Are you still doing typing?” Sure she is, and her husband is trying to track bluebirds out there and not having much luck, and so we chitchat back and forth, and I say, “OK, I’ll send you the pages.” Then I’m going down the steps, and my wife calls up, “Where are you going?” I say, “Well, I’m going to go buy an envelope.” And she says, “You’re not a poor man. Why don’t you buy a thousand envelopes? They’ll deliver them, and you can put them in a closet.” And I say, “Hush.” So I go down the steps here, and I go out to this newsstand across the street where they sell magazines and lottery tickets and stationery. I have to get in line because there are people buying candy and all that sort of thing, and I talk to them. The woman behind the counter has a jewel between her eyes, and when it’s my turn, I ask her if there have been any big winners lately. I get my envelope and seal it up and go to the postal convenience center down the block at the corner of 47th Street and 2nd Avenue, where I’m secretly in love with the woman behind the counter. I keep absolutely pokerfaced; I never let her know how I feel about her. One time I had my pocket picked in there and got to meet a cop and tell him about it. Anyway, I address the envelope to Carol in Woodstock. I stamp the envelope and mail it in a mailbox in front of the post office, and I go home. And I’ve had a hell of a good time. And I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you any different.

Electronic communities build nothing. You wind up with nothing. We’re dancing animals. How beautiful it is to get up and go do something.

thanks to one of my favorite writers, Jamie Brisick, for sharing & re-reminding me of some important & often overlooked basics.

http://jamiebrisick.com/

Salvation Sunday

2011-06-21T09:50:00.000-07:00

tryin something new to keep the lubricated zine pulse alive ... our dear friends @ the best shop in santa cruz, Idle Hands are in cahoots with us! we'll be throwing SALVATION SUNDAY monthly bringing you live music, trunk shows & renegade art shows from talented folks far & wide to our neighborhood. our first one is this sunday, june 26... with live music from Gavi Grapevine (fame Fire Whiskey) & leather products from Hoof and Horn Leather Goods (Oakland), as well as their brilliantly talented kids zines, Devil Zines (as seen in the Huffington Post) ... all amazing artists that you should come & check out & support! friends & family are welcome as this about art & community! cheers & can't wait to be saved this sunday with y'all!

June 26th
4-7pm
Idle Hands
803 Pacific Ave
Santa Cruz, CA

Dedication

2011-06-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

holy crap.
it's been awhile.

but i promise,
i'm rededicating myself to being dedicated.

see you on the other side.

love,
the lubricated family.

Two Cow Garage - "Sweet Saint Me"

2010-09-25T20:17:00.000-07:00

Two Cow Garage "Lydia" Official Video from Suburban Home on Vimeo.

two cow garage is badass. ask around or take a listen. these guys throw their hearts and guts on stage every single time they play. no matter what the venue is, who the crowd is, or what the mood is. two cow garage plays hard and lives hard.

i was trying to think what i was going to write about the boys and their new (brilliant!) record for this piece and i decided what i should write is exactly what i wrote to shane after i had first heard the rough version of "sweet saint me" earlier this summer. below is a part of that email to shane and i hope the honesty i was trying to convey to shane comes through to you too.

"... true art is captured and chaptered chronologically - giving something of importance a place - saying, "hey, this was important and this was here and this happened - look/listen." you boys have somehow have found a way to consistently capture art and build this big beautifully bound book of brilliance. it's so true. you boys have come a long way and i can fucking hear it in this record. BUT what is of value is that each record - each chapter has equal importance - for different reasons - in your book. and THAT is what makes y'all so damn good! it's that each chapter of your journey is as just as strong as the next and the previous- but shine in different ways. and on top of creating amazing rock 'n roll, being some of the nicest and most sincere souls i've met on the road..."

i couldn't say which two cow garage record is my favorite, and frankly i don't think that matters because they are all so strong and solid. but there is something about "sweet saint me" that is exceptional.

"sweet saint me" is available via suburban home and bandcamp. i highly encourage picking up a copy or four.

also be sure to catch the boys on tour ... i know i can't wait to catch them in our neck of the woods - hell, i'm taking the day off for it!

11/3/10 Normal, IL @ Firehouse Pizza & Pub w/ Franz Nicolay
11/4/10 Madison, WI @ The Frequency w/ Franz Nicolay
11/5/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock w/ Franz Nicolay. The Evening Rig
11/7/10 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
11/8/10 Ft Collins, CO @ Surfside 7
11/9/10 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
11/10/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge
11/12/10 Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
11/13/10 Bremerton, WA @ Winterland w/ I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House
11/14/10 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge w/ I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House, Olin & The Moon
11/15/10 Stockton, CA @ Plea for Peace Center w/ Olin & The Moon, Daniel Francis Doyle
11/17/10 San Diego, CA @ Ruby Room w/ Olin & The Moon
11/18/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland w/ Olin & The Moon
11/19/10 Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room w/ Olin & The Moon
11/21/10 Manhattan, KS @ Auntie Mae’s Parlor
11/22/10 St Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
11/23/10 Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern

Suburban Home Records 15 Anniversary!

2010-09-25T18:17:00.000-07:00

Dear Virgil, Suburban Home Records, and Denver;

Thank you for the wonderful weekend of family, friendship, music, art, and rock. We love you all. You are some of the very best at hospitality, accommodating, community and partying.

It's always such a special treat to not only be under the same roof as your road 'n rock family, but to be able to spend an entire weekend with like-minded believers in a beautiful city is just badass.

So thank you to Virgil and the rest of the Suburban Home crew and to all the musicians -- keep doing what you're doing. It's gold and it doesn't go unnoticed or unappreciated. Virgil - cheers to a lifetime of celebrations just like this 15th anniversary weekend. To Brian and Vanessa Polk for driving us around and letting us sleep on their aero bed, Charly and Vinny Fasano for putting on an amazing art show, Dan Utter for being the mastering master, Three Kings Tavern and the Phoenix Gallery for so graciously hosting such an amazing event, the 9Bullets crew for the southern hospitality, Longfellow with chauffeuring us to the airport, and Virgil for being the king of parties - thank you for such a memorable trip.

See y'all sooner than later at the rock show.

Love,
The Lubricated Family

Virgil spinning records at Sputnik's.

'Tuding with Two Cow's Shane and 9Bullet's Bryan Childs.

Jon Snodgrass on percussion.

I Can Lick Any Son Of A Bitch In The House + Two Cow Garage = bringing down the house.

Rob Coe.

Tim Barry.

Roll Deep...

2010-09-21T16:16:00.000-07:00

Willy Tea

2010-08-24T01:26:00.000-07:00

do yourself a favor:

go pour yourself a glass of whiskey and sit on the porch and listen to this.

http://willyteataylor.bandcamp.com/track/the-very-best

Suburban Home Records 15th Birthday Weekend Art Show

2010-08-15T22:26:00.000-07:00

I am yet again honored to be a part of the celebration for Suburban Home Record's Anniversary Weekend in Denver, CO. I will be hanging my renegade artwork in the the Phoenix Gallery at Three Kings Tavern Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11. I've got some new work that I'm excited to bring to town. I hope to see many old and new faces there.

Below is the press release via the Fasano brothers who are in charge of the art events that will take place over the course of the weekend at the Phoenix Gallery...

XO,
Vanessa Jean

Artists Charly “the city mouse” Fasano and Vincent Cheap have united once again under the moniker Dumb Guy’s Brother to produce an art series in the Phoenix Gallery at Three Kings Tavern. Dumb Guy’s Brother was created in Fort Collins , Colorado in 1996 as a collected effort to bring a rock and roll starved farm town punk and indie concerts. Now, they are determined to present the city of Denver with a series of events throughout 2010 and 2011 that will feature an eclectic range of artists, comedians, writers, musicians and film-makers.

As part of the Suburban Home Records Birthday Weekend, Yellow Rake Zine, Lubricated Magazine and Fast Geek Press will present an art show that will be held in the Phoenix Gallery in the basement of Three Kings Tavern on Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11. The art show will showcase painters, poets, fiction writers, movie-makers and photographers from Colorado , Florida and California that have supported Suburban Home Records over the years.

On Friday, September 10 the art show will present a collection of short films by John Botts, Charly Fasano and Vincent Fasano (silent short accompanied live by his music project Booger Sugar). The movies begin at 7 pm .

On Saturday, September 11 the art show will present the Yellow Rake Zine new issue release party which will include a reading featuring poet, Charly “the city mouse” Fasano, and fiction writers, Brian Polk of Yellow Rake Zine, Josiah Hesse and Zach Boddicker of Drag the River and 4H Royalty. The reading will begin at 7 pm .

The Phoenix Gallery will be open for the duration of the weekend between 6 pmand 12:00 am .

Featured artists are:
Karl Alvarez (painter, All/Descendents)
Jana Miller (photographer)
Martina Grbac (drawings, Matson Jones)
Charly “the city mouse” Fasano (poet, film-maker)
Vincent Cheap Fasano (painter, film-maker)
Cat Waller (photographer)
Phil Guzy (painter)
Faim Worldwide - myspace.com/faimworldwide
Mike Zero (painter)
Vanessa Jean Speckman (mix media/Lubricated Magazine)
Ralph Eberhard (painter)

Here are additional links to websites affiliated with the show.

Lubricated Zine – lubricatedzine.blogspot.com
Yellow Rake Zine - facebook.com/pages/The-Yellow-Rake/151753629568
Fast Geek Press / Analog Empire – fastgeekpress.com
Suburban Home Records – suburbanhomerecords.com

a HUGE campfire fest THANK YOU!!!

2010-08-08T21:42:00.000-07:00

dear forest punk family,

i want to pathetically attempt at words via cyber space my heartfelt appreciation and amazement at what our wonderful weekend turned out to be. alex hudjohn, brian stevens and i couldn't have envisioned something so beautiful to stem from our crazy conspiracy. strangers and friends became family through music. period. we all have a fire burning inside of us and to be able to come together and share, laugh, dance, sing, drink and swim... hot damn i think we are ALL onto something! you EACH made campfire fest possible and special. so keep writing. keep recording. keep listening. keep sharing. our little community is growing into a bastard of a family and it's BADASS. i love you all. thank you, thank you, thank you.

and don't forget... "BABIES! ARE YOU WITH ME? DISREGARD THE HATRED! THIS IS ABOUT LOVE, BABIES! THE SECRET TO LIFE IS ROCK 'N ROLL, BABIES.... WE'VE GOT 20 SECONDS!!!!!"

a proper summary + photos to come.

love,
vanessa jean

What we have been listening too...

2010-08-07T22:53:00.000-07:00

Red Clay River

Glossary

Glossary - Save Your Money for the Weekend from Stewart Copeland on Vimeo.

Larry And His Flask

Tim Barry and Gaslight Anthem covering Lucero's "The War"

Frank Turner

Campfire Fest: Countdown In Single Dgits!!!!

2010-07-22T11:56:00.000-07:00

Campfire Fest 2010.
acoustic music and campout.
FREE!
Friday 7/30/10 and Saturday 7/31/10
@ Hirz Bay Group Camp #1 on Lake Shasta.
Brought to you by Alexander Hudjohn, Vanessa Jean Speckman, Brian Stevens, Lubricated Zine, Intervention Records.

***please not that all spots and reservations are full, so if you haven't rsvp'd, sorry buddies, but we'll see ya next year***

FRIDAY

4:00 - Tater Famine
4:30 - Know Your Saints
5:00 - Johnny Young
5:30 - Ryan Russell
6:00 - Splitzville
6:30 - Roy Dean
7:00 - Julie Karr
7:30 - Rock Creek Jug Band
8:00 - Sons of Jefferson
8:30 - Attica!Attica!
9:00 - Fire Whiskey

SATURDAY

12:00 - Randy Stevens
12:30 - Heart Full of Snakes
1:00 - The Pillowfights
1:30 - Ryan Remains
2:00 - Davey Death Ray
2:30 - Bastards of Young
3:00 - Curt Baer
3:30 - Destroy Nate Allen
4:00 - The Sweet Revenge
4:30 - Bryan McPherson
5:00 - Alexander Hudjohn
5:30 - Brian Stevens
6:00 - Brian Hanover
6:30 - Hanalei
7:00 - Ty Vaughn
7:30 -Tom VandenAvond
8:00 - Larry and His Flask
9:00 - Kevin Seconds

And if you are attending, please don't forget to read this...
http://www.facebook.com/notes/campfire-fest/campfire-fest-attendees-information/131600343523981

Suburban Home Records 15th Anniversary Party

2010-07-22T11:47:00.000-07:00

We couldn't be more excited about flying out to Denver again this year to help celebrate with Virgil and his crew Suburban Home Record's 15th Anniversary and see some of our favorite musician buddies perform live.
Flights have been booked and now the countdown commences.
Hope to see some new and old faces in Denver come September.

http://www.suburbanhomerecords.com/2010/07/07/suburban-home-15th-anniversary-weekend-announced-drag-the-rivertim-barrygamitstwo-cow-garage/

Suburban Home Records and Vinyl Collective Lovin' on Lubricated.

2010-05-25T07:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.vinylcollective.com/2010/05/24/po-benefit-release-for-lubricated-magazine-featuring-jon-snodgrassjoey-capeshanemicah-of-two-cow/

crucial links:
http://www.suburbanhomerecords.com
http://www.vinylcollective.com

Analog Boner.

2010-05-24T15:31:00.000-07:00

Nine Bullets love...

2010-05-24T15:29:00.000-07:00

http://ninebullets.net/archives/lubricated-magazine-double-mix-cassetts-vol-1-the-company-i-keep

crucial links:
www.ninebullets.net

Stream "The Company I Keep" right now....

2010-05-14T00:10:00.001-07:00

Head on over to

www.fastgeekpress.com

and stream Lubricated Magazine's Mix Cassette Tape Volume 1 "The Company I Keep" before the pre-sale of this mix tape starts next Friday, May 21.
Fast Geek will be selling the double cassette compilations that includes over 86 minutes of rock and each order comes with one of a kind original j-card artwork for $12 (includes shipping costs).

So go stream the mix and let us know what yall think.

Thanks Friends.

Cheers,
The Lubricated Family

Press Release: Lubricated Magazine Mix Tape Volume One: "The Company I Keep"

2010-05-09T11:48:00.000-07:00

Lubricated Magazine and Fast Geek Press / Analog Empire to Release Two Cassette Tape Benefit Compilation

Book publisher and cassette tape label, Fast Geek Press / Analog Empire has united with Lubricated Magazine to release Lubricated Magazine Mix Tape Volume One: "The Company I Keep". This two cassette tape compilation includes an mp3 download code, original one-of-a-kind j-card artwork by Lubricated artists and over eighty-six minutes of music, spoken word and comedy – a lot of which is unreleased and original work recorded just for Lubricated. Twenty-three tracks include some of the following: Jon Snodgrass, Joey Cape, Kevin Seconds, Chris Wollard + The Ship Thieves, Red Clay River, Chad Rex, Shane Sweeney and Micah Schnabel of Two Cow Garage, The Takers, In the Red, Tom VandenAvond, Yellow Rake Zine’s Brian Polk, poet Charly “the city mouse” Fasano, Magic Cyclops and more. Each cassette will come with a handmade original j-card cover from one of our talented artists – including: Kevin Seconds, Violet Cape, Vinny Fasano, Lucas Andrews, Erika Jane, Tim O’Hanlon and many more. All the proceeds for this release will go to Lubricated Magazine to cover printing costs of the magazine. Only 100 copies will be available exclusively at fastgeekpress.com. Pre-sale starts May 21, 2010 for $12.00 (includes shipping costs).

Lubricated Magazine is a publication out of Northern California that supports the collective effort of independent artists, writers and musicians. You can check them out online at lubricatedzine.blogspot.com.
www.myspace.com/lubricatedthecultureboner

Lubricated Magazine and Fast Geek Press / Analog Empire believe that printed zines, books, vinyl records and cassette tapes add to the thrill of discovering new bands, writers and artists. The physical aspect of getting covered in newsprint while thumbing through a zine, flipping over a cassette tape and holding something tangible in your hands lends to a special connection between fan and artist.

Track listing:

Side A - 21:36 minutes
1 - The Takers - When My Shades Were Drawn
2 - Shane Sweeney of Two Cow Garage - Hallelujah
3 - Paige Anderson of the Anderson Family Bluegrass Band - Flying Rocks
4 - Charly "the city mouse" Fasano - Portland
5 - Possessed by Paul James - Take Off Your Mask
6 - Kevin Seconds - Oh American Girl
7 - Jon Gaunt - Every Drink Every Song

Side B - 20:34 minutes
8 - Micah & John Schnabel - Billy James
9 - The Enablers - Whatever You Like
10 - Red Clay River - Ain't No Blues
11 - Michael Dean Damron - Dolls
12 - The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit - Bones
13 - Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves - Everybody Knows

Side C - 21:05 minutes
14 - The Anchor - Hot Dogs & Vodka
15 - Joey Cape - Good-Bye
16 - Careless Hearts - Joselina
17 - Andy Thomas - Spring Softly
18 - The Redemption Family - The Power A Secret Holds
19 - Larry & His Flask - Land of the F(r)ee
20 - Brian Polk - Let's Get Stoned and Over Analyze NomeansNo Records

Side D - 22:50
21 - Jon Snodgrass - Song For Gibson
22 - In the Red - Overworked
23 - Chad Rex - Awhile
24 - Digger Barnes - Waiting for the Snakes
25 - Tom VandenAvond - El Paso
26 - Magic Cyclops - Teen Pregnancy
27 - woMANgione – Saggy

** mastering credit thanks to Dan Utter **

J Card List of Artists:

+ Kevin Seconds
+ Violet Cape (daughter of Joey Cape)
+ Vinny Fasano
+ Tim O’Hanlon
+ The Anderson Family Bluegrass Band Kids
+ Erika Jane
+ Roy Dean
+ Aaron Burtch
+ Charly “the city mouse” Fasano
+ Eric Powers
+ Lucas Andrews
+ David McHank
+ Jeffery Fernengel
+ Nicholas Darquea
+ Cassie Podish
+ Guru Tattoo Shop’s Dave and Company
+ Patrick Speckman
+ Vanessa Jean Speckman

Available fore pre-sale on May 21, 2010 at fastgeekpress.com

New Logo.

2010-05-08T17:37:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the fabulously talented Boris Vrbich for helping us create our new logo.

We love it!
and
We love Boris!

totally badass.

2010-04-22T23:44:00.000-07:00

We were so excited to go see Trampled by Turtles play in our neck of the woods at Moe's Alley - that it didn't even matter that it was on a night in the middle of the work week and we were drinking like it was Friday night. This Minnesotan quintet puts on a show that will have you totally enthralled by the shear ability just to rip it up on stage.

Their new record, Palomino is another great creation for them to add to their steady album making repertoire.

http://trampledbyturtles.com/

Here's their latest video for "You Wait So Long"...

Tim Barry and Possessed By Paul James Tour

2010-03-13T11:08:00.000-08:00

I couldn't be more excited for two of my favorite people and musicians to hit the open roads of California picking and singing together. Tim Barry and Konrad Wert of Possessed By Paul James are currently down in Southern California working their way up to us and we cannot wait to see the boys and share some good conversation, drinks and music with them. Check out their tour schedule and be sure to catch them while they are in your town - you won't want to miss this.

Below are the Northern California dates we'll be at...

3/16 Tim Barry @ The Blue Lagoon, Santa Cruz
3/17 Tim Barry and Possessed By Paul James @ The Blue Lamp, Sacramento
3/18 Tim Barry and Possessed By Paul James @ The Red Hat, Concord
3/19 Tim Barry and Possessed By Paul James @ The Stork Club, Oakland
3/20 Tim Barry and Possessed By Paul James @ Thee Parkside, San Francisco

Crucial Tim Barry Links:
www.timbarryrva.com
www.myspace.com/timbarryrva

Crucial Possessed By Paul James Links:
www.myspace.com/possessedbypauljames
www.ppjrecords.com

See You At The Rock Show,
Vanessa Jean

It's Better In The Wind

2010-03-11T08:19:00.000-08:00

A renaissance renegade. That is what Scott Toepfer is to me. I could not be more exited and proud to see my new friend's creative pursuits come to life. That is one of the most admirable qualities about the L.A. based photographer - he is a doer - one of the few who truly walks the talk - and I believe we can all find inspiration in his cadence.

Scott and his camera and a group of friends are hitting the open roads of the West on their motorcycles in pursuit of pursuit. In the spirit of Steve McQueen and Jack Kerouac, this group of adventurous eager souls are setting out to get lost to find some clarity in this hectic and chaotic fast paced world.

Here is what Scott has to say about it all...

"In the process of trying to gain sponsorship for the project, I was asked a very interesting question, and I was reminded of it today.

“What are you trying to accomplish with this?”

Instead of telling this person I love all things adventurous while playing The Times They Are A Changin, I wrote what seems like a manifesto, but is really the heart of the project and what it means to everyone involved. Take a gander, and know that although we love motorcycles and adventure, we have something much more in mind.

“It must have been some time in the 1980s, when the archetype of a right of passage changed from following your favorite jam band across the country (with $20 and a spare t-shirt), to a perfectly manicured visit to Europe after college graduation. A trip where you would visit a dozen countries and experience nothing but jet lag and a language barrier.

Such has been the way of things for the majority of the youth on their fast track through life towards their retirement and eventual demise. We have been told stories from our parents: stories of seemingly outlandish and extreme adventure through this country. And all the while we, their children, are being pushed along a track through our youth that discourages any lack in haste at achieving a “gainful” employment.

Well, here we are. In our 20s, staring our 30s, and some choices are to be made. With mountains of debt and a perilous job market, we have come face to face with the end of the fast track to success. It is time to decide what is truly important in life, to focus on quality, and let the creative ingenuity of an educated generation take a right of passage into a future of its own creation.

This project is about just that, call it a “visionary journey.” There is something very visceral to the riding of a motorcycle for long distances. You are naked to the elements, forced to listen only to your own thoughts as the engine becomes white with the background. The road is beneath you and you are one with the world that surrounds you. The elements in your face remove you from your daily comforts, and you become alone within the group. The most important reflections in your life can happen here, and at the end of the day it is the group that will bring us to face the next.

We are setting out across the Western US, to re-imagine the stories of the previous generations, to experience the spaces between here and there, to see what becomes of us on the road, and to photograph the entire process.

No support vehicles, no production crew, no better time than now. Film in the same bag as the blanket. Some of us will change, for better or worse, under the power of our own will.”

Please help support their quest. Every donation over $20 receives a 5"x7" exclusive print by the talented Scott Toepfer. So help fill up their gas tanks and stock up on rolls of film and take part in this journey.

Crucial Link:
www.itsbetterinthewind.com

So to all of you, Friends...
Ride The Wind.

-Vanessa Jean

"And that's what we're going to do... have a good time..."

2010-03-10T21:48:00.000-08:00

28th and Stonewall

2010-02-05T12:28:00.001-08:00

If you haven't picked up Tim Barry's latest, and in my opinion, best record to date, do it now... trust me.

http://www.timbarryrva.com/

And make sure you catch Tim on tour this Spring.

Issue 2.5 Review by Ashcan Magazine

2010-01-29T12:26:00.001-08:00

Thanks to our buddy, Sean Logic over at Ashcan Magazine for this sweet review of Lubricated Issue 2.5.
Read up here:

http://ashcanmagazine.com/2010/01/27/lubricated-magazine-2-5/

Make sure to check out Ashcan Magazine here:
http://ashcanmagazine.com/

Cheers,
The Lubricated Staff

Scott G. Toepfer: Revival Tour Photography

2010-01-08T13:32:00.000-08:00

I first met Scott Toepfer outside of The Blank Club in San Jose during the waiting period of pre-load-in for the Revival Tour bus. The scene was something along the lines of Chuck Ragan and Ethan Anderson picking by the club entrance, Konrad Wert plucking on his fiddle outside the bus, and a few small clusters of the musicians and close friends catching up on the bus. Scott was taking some photos of all the hustle and bustle and jamming outside, and he stopped what he was doing and came up to my brother and myself and introduced himself to us.

For the few days that I was along for the tour, Scott always was always a smile and a good conversation waiting to happen. He kept track of my beer koozies when I couldn't, he found my friend's lost phone, he was always down for adventure time in the new cities we were in, he helped out with the Anderson kids, and he was always game for a ginormous burrito.

He's been supportive of Lubricated since we have met and on top of him being a solid individual, he takes some of the most stunning photographs to date in the sea of generic stale "band photos" you see all too often these days. Scott doesn't just capture amazing people doing amazing things, he captures on film the true heart and soul and purity of those particular moments. Scott's photos capture the intimate moments on Revival Tour... from Jim Ward playing "Bear-Ninja-Cowboy" with Daisy Anderson, Jon Gaunt and Frank Turner throwing the football around in the back lot of the club at 3am, Joey Cape writing, the beauty of each and every member of the Anderson family, and Chuck and the infamous tiger and lion heads from the tour bus.

Scott will be doing a sweet photo spread and tour journal of his time on The Revival tour in Issue Three of Lubricated. We thought it would be fun if he gave us a bit of a teaser for our blog in the meantime. Thanks for the support, Scott.

Crucial Scott G. Toepfer links:

http://www.sgtoepfer.com/

http://www.sgtoepfer.com/2009-11_RevivalTour/

http://sgtoepfer.com/blog/

http://www.redletterimages.com/

To avoid caddy suspense or teasers, I'll just give you the first 12 hours of what became a week on the road with The Revival Tour and no shower. I awoke at 3 am on a Wednesday, and after 20 minutes of desperately trying to convince her that she should've charged me less for my airline ticket, I give up. I finish packing, only to realize that I do not have enough film to cover my trip. Shit. I call my cab, and bolt to the only photo store open at this hour to purchase their entire stock of my favorite film. 12 rolls...that'll cover me for a couple days. I speed back to the house, hoping that I haven't missed my cab.

Well, I make it through security without much issue, just the normal hassle of some TSA employee telling me I don't have to hand check film. I insist that my film is "special" and can't be X-rayed, hoping to avoid any further discussion. The building line of anxious commuters won't allow him to argue with me, so I get through with relative ease. I should mention, that at this point, I still didn't have any idea if I was going to be allowed to sleep on the tour bus. The conversations between me and Chuck had been short and strained, as the tour had ran into some extreme weather, and nothing could be considered "for certain" at this point. Let's just say I took a leap of faith buying the plane ticket the night before.

I'm on the plane, which is now delayed, and adding to my stress level, when Chuck calls me. The moment of truth arrives while I'm already on the plane!

"Hey man, it's Chuck, are you still coming up to meet us?"
"I'm already on the plane, I'll be there in a couple hours." I managed to keep my cool in spite of my joy.
"We are on our way too, you can sleep in the back for a few days, see soon."

I said my thanks to the powers that be, and took a short nap, knowing that I wasn't going to get much sleep for a few days.

Issue 2.5 interview with Virgil Dickerson.

2009-12-08T18:28:00.000-08:00

Before we had headed out to Denver back in September for Suburban Home Record's 14 Anniversary, we put together a "Half Issue" of Lubricated that was all things good and great Suburban Home. We asked Virgil a few questions to include in the zine and our good pal, Kalvin Who Floats on Moonbeams created a killer Play Nice monster drawing on a photograph of Virgil.

Support one of the greatest labels ever...
www.suburbanhomerecords.com
Check out more drawings by Play Nice at...
www.myspace.com/istoletheinternet

Lubricated Zine: How did SHR get started (when and where)?
Virgil Dickerson: I was going to college at the University of Colorado at Boulder as a freshman in 1993. My new friends in the dorms turned me onto Punk Rock, Ska, and Indie Rock and it blew my mind. Up until that point, I was all about Hip Hop and R&B. I started giong to shows, buying records like crazy, and just jumping head first into independent music. This love of my local music scene inspired me to start Suburban Home September of 1995 which began as a fanzine. About a year later, we started releasing records.

LZ: What was the initial impulse that pushed you in the direction of starting your own label?
VD: When the label bean in the mid 90's, I only had ears for punk rock and pop-punk so nearly every release we put out fell under those 2 categories. It wasn't til I heard "hobos demos" by Drag the River that I realized there was Country music out there that didn't suck. Drag the River opened my world to a lot of other bands and are a huge influence in the Americana direction of the label. And Drag the River have been instrumental in many of the bands we have put out like Two Cow Garage, Tim Barry, Joey Cape, and even Ninja Gun who contacted us because they had played some shows with Drag the River. We still love Punk Rock and Indie Rock, but Americana/Alt-Country has been a big focus of ours.

LZ: What has been the most rewarding thing about SHR/VC?
VD: Going to a show with one of our bands, looking around and seeing everyone singing along, getting drunk, and having a blast. Getting the occasional letter from a supporter of Suburban Home saying they love what we do.

LZ: What is your earliest musical memory?
VD: I remember an REO Speedwagon cassette that was given to me as a kid that I wore out. I remember an HBO special with Olivia Newton John on her "Lets Get Physical Tour" that I taped onto cassette. And I remember "Mr Telephone Man" by New Edition bumping out a boombox somewhere.

LZ: How many friends through music do you have?
VD: I have no idea, but I feel confident that the number is in the thousands. I talk to people all over the world, on our message board, via email, and am sure I could travel the world and find a place to stay wherever I go.

LZ: What are some bands/musicians you would want to sign if they were still around?
VD: Lifter Puller (Craig Finn's band before Hold Steady), Slobberbone (who I heard just played a show in Chicago), The Snake the Cross the Crown, I Can Lick any Son of a Bitch In Town, The Beatles, Rhythm Collision, Jawbreaker.

LZ; How would you define success for yourself?
VD: I measure success as others should by happiness and by having fun. I can say that Suburban Home isn't the most successful business around, but we have a really good time and love what we do. By that measure, I like to think that I am successful.

On the road with the Revival Tour.

2009-12-08T18:05:00.000-08:00

Here are just a few of the many snaps that I took on the Northern California leg of Revival Tour in November. So many memories were made, drinks were drank, songs were sung, new friends united, old friends re-united, and miles traveled Thanks to the Revival Tour for taking me in for a couple of days and thanks for doing what y'all do so well. I have been revived!

Daisy Mae Anderson of the Anderson Family Bluegrass Band also gets credit for some of these photos. I handed her the camera and told her, "The number one rule of photography is to always wear the camera around your neck. The rest is up to you." Daisy is 8 years old and pays the dobro in her family band of of 6. She is an incredible little girl with an old soul.

http://www.therevivaltour.com

Enjoy the snapshots.

Cheers friends,
Vanessa Jean

Possessed By Paul James, Digger Barnes, Chuck Ragan, Ethan and Mark Anderson, and Frank Turner at The Blank Club, San Jose.
Possessed By Paul James hitting the streets in San Francisco.
Jim Ward and Daisy Anderson backstage at Slim's, San Francisco.
Chuck and Jill Ragan backstage at Slim's, San Francisco.
The Revival Tour gang at Slim's, San Francisco

Lubricated Zine and Possessed By Paul James

2009-11-18T22:06:00.000-08:00

Konrad Wert of Possessed By Paul James and I were fortunate to have been able to slip away from soundcheck and the hustle and bustle of Revival Tour for a bit to sit down and talk shop backstage at Slim's up in good ol' San Francisco. Before our interview started, Konrad was kind enough to take a request of mine and sing a song for Lubricated.

Lubricated's good pal, Jason Smith of Blackwater Production (who is an amazing film maker whom you may recognize from the Revival Tour documentary, Tim Barry's new video, "Thing of the Past", ect..) hooked me up with a killer set-up for my first very professional interview AND music video. Thanks buddy!

And a huge thanks to Konrad for sitting down with us to do this interview. What a treat it was to have you in the flesh and to spend some time with ya on the road. Good times.

*** You'll be able to check our interview with Possessed By Paul James in the upcoming Issue Three of Lubricated! ***

Cheers,
Vanessa jean

Enjoy Possessed By Paul James singing, "Take Off Your Mask"

City Slicker Coconuts by Charly "the city mouse" Fasano

2009-11-10T00:52:00.000-08:00

City Slicker Coconut #5

This is one in a series of short films I have been making about the simple things day to day in Chicago. This one is called "Laundry Mat". It's about a laundry mat.

City Slicker Coconuts by Charly "the city mouse" Fasano

2009-10-26T23:00:00.000-07:00

City Slicker Coconut #4

There's nothing wrong with riding bicycles. I think it's great that folks want to get outdoors, exercise and what not.

R.I.P. Jon "Baggage" Pettis

2009-10-13T14:41:00.000-07:00

Friday morning we received the awful news that our dear friend Jon Pettis, aka "Baggage", passed away. We met Baggage through our Austin, Texas bastard family of friends and musicians. Baggage played in the insanely talented band, Bankrupt and the Borrowers. Baggage left us before his time was up... but he has left us with fond memories and beautiful music.

We miss you.
We're sorry.
We love you.

Please help Baggage's fiancee, family and friends who lost too much in the fire. Here is the band's official statement...

Bankrupt and the Borrowers official statement:
"As you may or may not know we lost one of our band-mates, Jon Pettis, early Friday morning due to smoke inhalation from a freak electrical fire in his home. His Fiancee along with his good friends and roommates lost everything they owned. We are raising money to get everybody who was displaced back on their feet. At the link below you can make a credit card contribution. If you are in Austin, you can swing by the "Bankrupt House" and make a donation with Cadge. If you want to send a check, send us a message and we will give you the correct address. Remember everything is appreciated and anything helps. Thank you for all the thoughts, love and support we have received."

John Pettis Benefit - Link to Benefit: http://bankruptandtheborrowers.com/c.php?p=349
http://www.myspace.com/bankruptandtheborrowers
http://www.myspace.com/jonpettis

And as Baggage always said, "never go to bed angry"....

two cow garage = no bullshit

2009-10-04T23:31:00.000-07:00

we've been fortunate to be able to call many of our favorite bands and musicians our friends, and we especially love it when our friends from columbus, ohio come through town. two cow garage is hands down an amazing band composed up of some truly amazing guys. one word is prominent when talking about the two cow boys... integrity. on and off stage they are simply and completly stand-up men.

the boys just came through san francisco this past weekend on their suburban home tour. shane and micah had a one-off from the rest of the tour and i picked them up from the airport before they re-untied with the van for their show at thee parkside. we had several hours to kill and i got to play tour guide as we explored the streets of haight ashbury. of course we hit up amoeba records. shane bought me the ultimate cassette tape for a buck... country meets the nfl circa 1996. no shit. i'm talking brett farve and waylon jennings singing a duet together. horribly awesome. we grubbed down at a hippie cafe and micah even ate vegetables with his dinner. we grabbed a cup of joe and sat on a blanket in the panhandle park and watched the san francisco fog roll in as we discussed the title of one my favorite books, "live for a living" that i lent the two boys. we piled back in my car and headed across town to thee parkside for sound check and to meet up with the van.

per usual, they ripped it up on stage. they always play with such ferocity and soul that you would have to be a dead fish not to have your blood pumping and your feet tapping. i remember a "drunken clarity" of a conversation i had with shane down in l.a. last spring. i was sharing with him how much i appreciated their intensity on stage and how they perform the same in front of a crowd of 10 or 100, and that unfortunately seems more and more rare these days with bands. shane went on to explain how they place a lot of value on what they bring to the stage. if you are going to play, play hard. no bullshit. hence the inspiration for their song, "mediocre". and yet again, those boys played and sang their hearts out in the city by the bay that night.

we're truly looking forward to having these boys back in town sooner than later. and we're also super stoked for micah's new solo record to come out later this month on suburban home records. yet again, the fine gentlemen down in l.a. at thunder clap super genius (http://vimeo.com/tcsg) filmed another fantastic artist performing another fantastic song. this time, it's micah performing, "american static". check it out, and make sure you have all of two cow's records in your collection. an absolute must.

-vanessa jean

www.twocowgarage.com
www.myspace.com/twocowgarage
www.suburbanhomerecords.com

Two Cow Garage - "American Static" from TCSG on Vimeo.

Lubricated's Second and a Half Issue + Suburban Home's 14th Birthday!!!

2009-09-03T22:38:00.000-07:00

We are proud to annouce that we will be coming out with Lubricated's "Second and a Half" Issue a week from today in Denver in celebration of the kick-ass Suburban Home Records 14th Anniversary of doing what they do so well.

We've got an interview with Virgil, a SH list of their favorite things to do in Denver, artwork by the SH contributing artists, a sweet SH band photo montage, and some words and short stories from some of our homies.

Thanks to our good pal, Lucas Andrews from one of our favorite bands, Anchor Down for supplying us with the sweet cover art!

Patrick, myself, and Bardell will be doing some renegade zine making this weekend that will include over-taking some photo copy machines, folding, staples, beers, and good times.

You can pick up this special one of a kind zine when the three of us arrive to Denver. We'll be in town for the fun and festivities Thursday, September 10- Sunday, September 14. Hope to meet a lot of friends through music while in town!

See ya down the road shortly,
Vanessa Jean

rock n roll is not a crime

2009-08-14T20:57:00.000-07:00

www.stopthewaronfun.org

"City Slicker Coconuts" by Charly "the city mouse" Fasano

2009-08-03T13:07:00.000-07:00

Play this while you read!!
<a href="http://cityslickercoconuts.bandcamp.com/track/city-slicker-coconuts-theme-song">City Slicker Coconuts Theme Song by City Slicker Coconuts</a>

City Slicker Coconut #3

A Waft of Chicago

As of today I have lived in Chicago, Illinois for exactly one year. Twelve months of walking and riding public transit and I still don’t know where I am going. There are things about this city that I have gotten used to and a lot I never will. I’ve gotten used to all the people everywhere all the time and that I will have to wait in line to do just about anything. I have come to terms with the fact that every time I leave my house twenty dollars seems to spend itself.

All the sirens in Chicago seem to head west. Lights of all kinds are always on or flashing in a city like this. I assume there are still stars in the sky, but I haven’t seen them for months. The birds can’t tell if it’s day or night so they sing all the time.

I will never get used to the smell of piss. Every town has a smell on the scratch and sniff card of important places and locations: Denver smells like dog food and exhaust, New York smells like a touring band’s van, Chicago smells like urine.

I try not to touch anything. I am still getting over the fact that I shared a train car with a dead man: Just me and him. Other than the smell of death and the puddle of liquid crawling up and down the aisle, I thought it a bit weird that there weren’t more commuters in the car during rush hour. Usually, it is hip to hip trench coats, ipods and stressed out faces. He rocked back and forth between stops. I stopped breathing, stomach churning. At each stop the doors would open and people stepped in off the platform, smelled and gagged , looked at me then looked at the man, exited and crammed into another car. Nobody cared, because they were making really good time getting home that night. I told a worker near the stairs and the turnstiles that there might be a dead guy on the Blue Line tonight. He pulled up on his utility belt, looked down at his walkie-talkie and said, “There always is . . .”

City Slicker Coconuts by Charly "the city mouse" Fasano

2009-07-16T00:00:00.000-07:00

My life is full of a lot of coconuts. They are ideas, people, parades, history, songs, poems, social issues, meals and pulp happenstance I can’t break open with my bare hands. They pose the questions: what were they thinking, how did they do that and who do they think they are? "City Slicker Coconuts" is a weekly search and examination through stories and instant photos of life as it happens inside and outside of my coconut.

Click on play on the player and listen to the "City Slicker Coconut" theme tune by woMANgione while you read. We all need a soundtrack!

<a href="http://cityslickercoconuts.bandcamp.com/track/city-slicker-coconuts-theme-song">City Slicker Coconuts Theme Song by City Slicker Coconuts</a>

Coconut #1

Ever try to open a coconut? I went to the grocery store and just when I thought I grabbed everything I needed for the week, I saw a pile of coconuts.

“Wow! A fresh coconut that should be swell.”

When I got home I realized that I didn’t know how to break open a coconut. I turned on the television and watched a guy on a re-run of Hawaii 5-0 whack at a coconut with a machete, pop off the top with one even swing and tilt it back for a soothing swallow of coconut milk.

“Oh, shit. That looks easy,” I said to myself, “I don’t even need to put my pants on to do something like that.”

Whoops . . . I don’t have a machete.

I went outside and grabbed a piece of the porch steps that broke off during the flexing temperatures of the Chicago pre-spring thaw.

I took the small but sharp piece of concrete and hacked at the coconut. Through all of my curses, a bloody finger and the violent scene I made in front of the neighbors (and the mail lady), I only made a couple of dents.

I gave up and went inside. While I tended to the small wound on my knuckle, I heard my neighbor walk into his apartment and slam the door. I heard his back-pack hit the floor. He started pacing around and screaming about something. I imagined that he may have been going through the same thing as me. He had his own coconuts to deal with. . .

a man and the last 2 cans in the kitchen

chicken broth and kidney beans

he doesn’t have a can opener

his bare hands and a couple of metal coconuts

he grabs his tools

he’s going to break into dinner with a hammer, screw driver and Kung Fu action grip.

11 minutes of stab and smash

it’s calm now

a pot boils

he stirs kidney beans and chicken flavored water with a plastic spork

What do ya get when you throw 9 sweaty friends into a van in California?

2009-07-15T18:50:00.000-07:00

A fuckin' good time!!!

On the road with some of our most favorite buddies to rock this earth - In The Red (Carpinteria, CA) and Anchor Down (PDX, OR).

From San Jose to Yuba City, to Sacramento to Martinez, and finally San Francisco. Penske moving trucks and vans, farm houses and California's biggest Oak tree, sunrises and bloody marys, Walmarts and ninja shoes, Kevin Seconds and zombie painted alleys, beers all day and whore baths in sprinklers, late night drives and In 'n out Burgers, sleeping bags and snore'chestras, homemade breakfast and "East Bound And Down", to San Francisco Mission burritos and g'byes.
We had one of the best weekends with our friends and I am having one helluva time adjusting back to "normal" life.

These guys have another week and some change on the road and you should definitely check them out. Buy 'em a beer so they can sleep soundly and buy some of their merch so they can fill up their gas tank. They're also on tour with The Bastards of Young (Sacramento, CA) who bring the rock as well. Get down.

Cheers,
Vanesas Jean

7/16/2009 Portland, OR @ Ash st. Saloon
7/17/2009 Seattle, WA @ Squid and Ink
7/18/2009 Bellingham, WA @ The Ground Floor
7/19/2009 Seattle, WA @ The Bit Lounge
7/20/2009 Spokane, WA @ Cretin Hop
7/21/2009 Missoula, MT @ Palace Lounge
7/22/2009 Boise, ID @ Gusto’s
7/23/2009 Salt Lake City, UT @ Taylorsville House
7/24/2009 Colorado Springs, CO @ Triple Nickel Tavern
7/25/2009 Denver, CO @ Thrifty Stick Stage at Denver Post Underground Music Showcase

Anchor Down.

Mike Hale and Kevin Seconds.

Mike, Matt and Lubricated Zine's Pat lovin' on the biggest Oak tree in California

Mike, Vanessa Jean, and Arman sweatin' it out.

Matt Glasgow... the world's tallest drummer.

City Slicker Coconuts by Charly "the city mouse" Fasano

2009-07-15T00:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the second installment of "City Slicker Coconuts".

Click play on the player below and listen to the "City Slicker Coconuts" theme tune, by our good friends woMANgione while you read.

<a href="http://cityslickercoconuts.bandcamp.com/track/city-slicker-coconuts-theme-song">City Slicker Coconuts Theme Song by City Slicker Coconuts</a>

Coconut #2

Writer’s Block

Sometimes I get writer’s block. Folks tell me it’s going around this summer. When this happens to me – which has lately – it feels like I forget how to spell or even hold a pen.

When I get the writer’s block, I want to give the block back to the writer. It’s not mine.

When I get the block I watch hours and hours of television. Out of all the drive-through psychologists, faith healers and fitness gurus nobody has a cure.

I sent a text to jesus and asked him to heal me. He answered, “Writer’s block? What’s writer’s block? I am the Son of God, I’ve never had writer’s block.”

Wadding up paper and snapping pencils in half doesn’t help; neither does wearing black berets, lighting cigarettes with wood matches or writing in public. Never write in public. The first step to recovery is understanding that nobody cares.

Drinking makes things worse. Whiskey won’t cure clap and it won’t take care of writer’s block.

Smoking grass always leaves me covered in crumbs and reading the backs of cereal boxes.

Then all of a sudden, I hear something that sounds like a twig snap inside my head. It's so quiet I can hear new sunlight crawl through the curtains. I can feel the thud of the morning newspapers against door on the block.

Something happens during the nothing and I start writing again.

Lubricated's New Favorite Band... The Takers

2009-07-14T20:26:00.000-07:00

Hailing from NW 4th Street down in Gainesville, Florida, The Takers have one of the few old school country western sounds coming out of a new band these days. There aren't a lot of bands out there doing what these fellas are doing and executing it so well. Not only does their frontman, Devon Vlasin write killer songs, but the six man band ties their sound together delivering a complete package of shit hot southern outlaw rock. Their griddy and smokey songs are drinking anthems for the working folk. It's a bold honky tonk sound that gets your boots tapping and liver salivating for some more whiskey. It's like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson drank a bunch of whiskey together, smoked every hobo cigarette in sight, and gave birth to a fat Southern rock 'n roll baby. I just cannot get enough of these guys and can easily say that I am just as stoked on these dudes as I was when I first heard Drag the River. Hook. Line. And sinker.

We are really excited to be interviewing The Takers frontman, Devon Vlasin for Issue No. 3 of Lubricated. Devon is one of those few people you come across in life when your paths cross you hit the ground running and just know that you're going to be buddies for life... especially boozin' buddies. Devon was kind enough to answer a few questions for me as a teaser as to what's to come in our interview together in Issue No. 3 of Lubricated.

Lubricated Zine: How did The Takers form?
Devon Vlasin: I was playing around town singer/songwriter style and found myself with the opportunity to open up for Willie Heath Neal, a kick ass outlaw country/western swing guy, in October of 2007. I was living with Chad at the time and asked him if he was interested in accompanying me on guitar since he was familiar with my songs and overall what I was about. He suggested that we call up a bass player and a drummer. Our first call was to Jon and he was busy with his other band, Towers of Hanoi, that night. I reached back to recall some late night after parties I spent shooting the breeze with Ronnie about country music, whiskey and women and mentioned in passing that he and I should work on some tunes, so we called him up and he was down. He brought it to our attention that Jerome had started playing bass for Savage Brewtality, and since at the time our only requirement was to have your own gear, we called up our hardcore bassist friend and asked him to play country music. Jake Crown, drummer for Rehasher and Savage Brewtality, said he was into it, so we all headed out to Chad's warehouse and, with Chad's help arranging, I taught them three of my songs and three covers. This was all a day before the show. Later on, but before we had a name, Jake and Jon swapped places. Our dear friend Mike Collins bought a pedal steel and asked if he could sit in with us at practice to get a feel for his new instrument and gradually became a member. It just so happened that we all lived on NW 4th Avenue here in Gainesville. So, I guess you could say we evolved out of convenience, or whoever answered the phone first.

LZ: What's the meaning behind the name, The Takers?
D: I'm not to sure of what other names we were milling around. I think we kicked around quite a few names actually. 'The Taker' is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, but made popular by Waylon Jennings. If you know me at all, you'd know that I'm probably one the biggest Waylon fans around. He is the Godfather of the outlaw movement, and people tend to say that our music lends itself to that genre. As far as music in Gainesville goes, we definitely push against the grain a little. All that being said, it's only fitting. My dad asked me what we are taking, and I said, anything we can get. That might explain the name somewhat too.

Releases: Taker Easy, Curse of A Drunk 7", Austin Lucas with The Takers 7"

Listening Recommendations: throw on this record when you're throwing 'em back all night into the wee morning hours. PBR and Jameson in the night time, and in the morning when ya come to, a man-mosa of PBR and Orange Juice. Get down.

http://www.suburbanhomerecords.com/
www.myspace.com/thetakershonkytonk

In the words of our dear buddy, Devon...

"Taker easy",

Vanessa Jean

all photos by Jana Miller

Suburban Home's 14th Anniversary Weekend

2009-07-13T13:30:00.000-07:00

dispatch from our good buddy, Virgil over at Suburban Home...

The following Suburban Home artists have committed to performing: Joey Cape, Jon Snodgrass, Chad Price, maybe Drag the River, Austin Lucas, Two Cow Garage, Mike Hale, Jr. Juggernaut, The Takers, Tim Barry, Ninja Gun, Look Mexico, and the Revenge. We are still working on a few of our acts, but we will be announcing a few more shortly.

Mark the following dates on your calendar:

Thursday, September 10th – Suburban Home Anniversary warm-up show (either in Ft Collins or Colorado Springs)

Friday, September 11th – Suburban Home 14th Anniversary show #1 at 3 Kings Tavern (60 South Broadway)

Saturday, September 12th – Daytime- Garage Sale/Flea Market, Nighttime- Suburban Home 14th Anniversary show #2 at 3 Kings Tavern (60 South Broadway)

Sunday, September 13th – Suburban Home 14th Anniversary BBQ and Washers Tournament at Washington Park

There will also be an art gallery set up in the basement of 3 kings where our good friend Vanessa “Jean” Speckman and some other great artists will be showing their art. Know of a great artist who would like to show their art? Let us know.

And we have a group of hotels reserved for the weekend. Follow this

link to get a room at Towne Place Suites (a Marriott owned hotel) for $59 a night. The rooms are really nice and are only around 8 blocks from where all the shows are being held.

Tickets should go on sale this weekend for the entire weekend, we will post a link tomorrow with ticket information. Out of towners, come on out. Denver is lovely in September and you can see a majority of our bands and drink with your friends through music. It is gonna be a hell of a party.

I'm extremely flattered to be showing some of my artwork out in Denver that weekend in such good company of our friends. I'll be in tow with all new work and am very excited about what I have and will be working on. I'll also have old and new Lubricated goodies with me. Hope to see y'all there!

Stay well friends,

Vanessa Jean

the short of the long of it...

2009-04-12T21:27:00.000-07:00

i've been getting really frustrated with the giant lulls in between issues of the magazine getting out for a multitude of reasons:

a. i'm broke. i work three jobs and don't get paid much (but these are very conscious decisions i have made, and for now i'd much rather be working where i find happiness and inspiration).

b. the economy is fucked (this we all know too well unfortunately) and are all affected by it in more ways than we'd like.

c. our magazine has thus been free and it costs a pretty penny from our thin wallets.

anyhoot, i had a good amount of time to kill at work while i waited for photos to upload and i had filled my stand-by time with reading the entirety of suburban home's blogs and just got really stoked on how intimate and "mom and pop" of a vibe virgil and the gang has got going over there.

i love reading about their drunken weekends at the rock show, or watching a silly video clip explaining the coming to life of snodgrass's t-shirt design, and just overall being kept posted on what the haps are with all things good and great at SH.

so i figured that is ultimately what lubricated is all about and i want to be about to transcend the vastness of the miles between all of us, as well as issues being printed through something that people would be entertained by, informed by, and be able to be a part of.

scene: enter me joining blogspot...

we've been blessed to make friends with some really amazing people all around the world, some whom i've never even met before. they are all very talented in their own right, and are someway or another plugged into the community doing what they do best. we'll keep y'all updated on all things lubricated and that we feel are worthy for your reading pleasure, as well as posting some other cool shit that friends are working on their respective neck of the woods. we'll also post some interviews and other materials here that didn't make it into an actual physical issue of the zine as well.

y'all can get in touch with us at the following sites:

lubricatedzine(at)gmail(dot)com

myspace.com/lubricatedthecultureboner

cheers,

vanessa jean