![]() ![]() I want to get famous." I think the rest of us were like, "We're writing these crazy songs! So of course we're not going to get famous or played on the radio." And Fred was always very upfront about wanting to be famous, so he said, "That's the thing, I want to hear our songs played on the radio." Montana: When (Trenchmouth) finally got around to the band-ending discussion in '96, Fred said, "Look, we're not getting famous. Fred was such a horrible person! But I also love him so much. He would tell people that Mark was working as a mime at Great America, or when bands called he would tell them send us a tape and draw a monkey on the envelope, so I would get all these envelopes with monkeys. I think he started honing his characters on our phone. Fred was also my assistant when Mark (Greenberg, former Lounge Ax booker and member of the Coctails) was on tour, and when Fred was around I never got anything done. One time he was a hipster Wicker Park girl. Sue Miller: Actually, he was dressed like Jesus and Hitler. He once showed up as Hitler, which didn't go over so well with Sue. He would do these outlandish karaoke nights and would host them in character and do impressions of the people who sang. I wasn't a fan of Trenchmouth, so that's not why we would have become friends. Steve Albini: Yeah, I met Fred at Lounge Ax. (Owner) Sue Miller was my boss, which is how I got to know Jeff (Tweedy, Miller's husband, the leader of Wilco). He had this philosophy on how to live and be and gave me advice that I still keep in mind. I don't carry those fights with me now, but then, I was like, "I never go into that neighborhood!" (Musician/producer) Steve Albini became a huge influence on me, which I don't know if he knows. ![]() I remember Tortoise had this loft where they would record and I loved that I became part of that scene, not the Cubs scene. We shared the stage with Jesus Lizard and we got along with everyone, but because we signed to a label (Skene! Records, the early home of Green Day) in Minneapolis, I don't think we ever felt like a part of the Chicago music thing.Īrmisen: I lived on Wolcott, on Division. We played this bowling alley on Fullerton, the Fireside Bowl, which was uncomfortable because we set up in the lanes. We played Art Institute parties, places like Club Dreamerz. In the meantime, Trenchmouth formed its own scene, really. ![]() Locks: It took years for the Wicker Park scene to happen. So, a few years later, Trenchmouth was like the old-school band. But when we first got to Chicago, there was nothing, no scene, no unifying aesthetic. Later with Damon we started (the post-hardcore, pre-emo band) Trenchmouth. Fred and I packed a U-Haul and moved to Chicago. Here’s what you really came for, my photos of PEARS, Still Alive, The Eradicator and Salvation that I took at the Beat Kitchen on Octoin Chicago, Illinois.Wayne Montana, Chicago musician and co-founder of The Eternals: This was 1988 and Damon was there for 10 days, then he called and said Chicago was "pretty cool." Which is funny, because that's all it hinged on. Remember to ask Kendra if my “end/best” of the year thing will have to only include photos that were used on Bad Copy or if I can use stuff I didn’t use on the site.Should I start writing about The Showcase Showdown? They were so good but will people even know who they were?.Will we ever find out the identity of the Zodiac Killer?.If I’m not maybe I should just try to sneak in a link or something and hope that Kendra doesn’t notice. Find out if I’m allowed to use these reviews to promote things like my Fireside Bowl shirt.I should probably have some kind of photo show again but where should I do it? Find out how “art galleries” work.Tommy falling off the barstool onto the floor the other night was kind of funny.Sidekick Kato at Chop Shop on Novemis going to be fun.Dropping half a pack of cigarettes on the ground running up the stairs because Void was being played over the PA at Liar’s Club was kind of stupid.The Brokedowns is definitely my favorite band in Chicago, but should I continue to mention them in all of my reviews? I should at least mention them one more time so I can talk about how photos of mine were used on the insert of their new album, Sick of Space. ![]()
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