Teenage Bottlerocket/Ergs "split" 7" Suburban Home (US)

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Track Listing:

A  -  Having A Blast

    Bass - *
  Drums - *
  Guitar, Vocals - * , *
  Written-By - B *  -  Blockhead

    Bass - *
  Drums, Vocals - *
  Guitar - *
  Written-By -

Teenage Bottlerocket (2001 - present) is a band with members from and .

The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders, in 2000. Their music is heavily influenced by co-singer/guitarist Kody Templeman's other band, , and acts such as , and .

History

Originally consisting of Ray (bass/vocals), Brandon (drums) , and Zach Doe (guitar), the band released their debut EP A Bomb on a Laramie communal label, One Legged Pup, in 2002. Soon after, Doe left and went back to , leaving the twins without a guitarist until they found Music Major Joel Pattinson. In 2003 they wrote and recorded their first full length LP Another Way, also released on One Legged Pup. The release was vinyl only (the first 500 on pink vinyl), released on Halloween night 2003. The band continued to play and promote numerous local shows, even landing some opening spots in Laramie with and . The band was to embark on a short summer tour of the midwest in 2004. When Pattinson couldn't make the trip due to his obligations to the University Orchestra, the Carlisles called up their old friend Kody Templeman to play guitar on the tour. The tour went well, and they ended up playing some of the new songs that Kody had written. By the end of the tour, he was a permanent member of the band, although he has continued living in his hometown of Newcastle, 246 miles away from the rest of the band.

In late 2004 and early 2005 the band recorded their debut full length, Total which contains dual vocals from Ray and Kody. After Total was released, the took notice of the band, and offered them a spot on their stage at the . Soon after, the Ghoulies decided to drop Warped Tour, and embark with Bottlerocket, and The Teenage Harlets on the Teen Kicks Tour 2005. They would go on to play shows with , , and . In the winter of 2005/2006 they embarked on their European Vacation Tour. In the summer of 2006, Bottlerocket embarked on another nationwide tour, this time with act, the .

On December 28, 2007, the band filmed their first music video, for the song In The Basement from the new album Warning Device out on Red Scare Records.

On February 10, 2009 Teenage Bottlerocket was signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Their first album for the label, titled , was released on September 15, 2009.

The Ergs! were an American band formed in 2000 in , by three high school friends: drummer/lead vocalist Mikey Erg (Mike Yannich), guitarist/vocalist Jeff Erg (Jeff Schroeck), and bassist Joey Erg (Joe Keller). Through touring and recording, the Ergs! became recognized on a national and international level, touring and playing with such noted acts as , , , , , , , , , , and more. They have appeared at a number of festivals including , , and , the latter of which the band played 4 consecutive years, including as a headlining act in 2008. The Ergs! played their farewell show on November 15, 2008.

Early history

The Ergs! formed in 2000 by students whose previous band the Flatliners (unrelated to other bands with this moniker) had broken up. The band members shared a common passion for all forms of music and culture and had no desire to be pigeonholed. In a 2007 interview with Steve Bove of the , Joey Erg cited 's seminal jazz record with instilling in the band aspirations "to maybe making music that was more than just punk." Even early songs poked fun at generic songwriting, such as "Xerox Your Genitals, Not the Ramones," which encourage punk bands to strive for their own sound because there would only ever be one .

The band quickly recorded a pair of CD-Rs, f'n and Digital Endpoints, selling them at live shows throughout New Jersey. The band went on its first tour outside New Jersey as the support of , a noted pop-punk band for whom Mikey Erg also played drums for.

New York's took an early interest in the band and issued their first 7", entitled 3 Guys, 12 Eyes, which was soon followed by a self-released CD-EP, "The EP," whose artwork (and lyrics) lampooned that of indie darling Kweller. The Ergs set out on a brief tour in the spring/early summer of 2003 in support of The Ben Kweller EP with their friends and labelmates, Charlie Brown Gets A Valentine (touring to promote their album "Dismissed"), called the "Who Grabbed My Ass? Tour". It began at the now closed Uncle Joe's in Jersey City, NJ, looped out west as far as Columbia, MO and ended with a show in an apartment in Philadelphia that featured Dirt Bike Annie.

Dorkrockcorkrod

After a few tours around the United States, the band entered Technical Ecstasy Studios with to record their first full length. was originally released on CD by in 2003 (and on vinyl in 2005 by ). While playing more and more shows at home to increasingly large and rabid audiences, the band began to draw attention on a national level, including that of hip-hop artist and contributor . This led to the band writing an original song, "All Kids Out Of the Pool" to be used in an Adult Swim promo spot. In the summer of 2005, mc chris chose The Ergs! and North Carolina's as the openers for his 2 and a half month Revenge of the Nerd Tour.

With fans now awaiting the follow up to dorkrockcorkrod, the band returned to Technical Ecstasy with Chris Pierce and emerged with the 7-song EP . The title and artwork parodied that of .

Upstairs/Downstairs

On the strength of dorkrockcorkrod, Jersey's Best Prancers, and a various 7" singles, the Ergs! took their New Brunswick cohorts, Hunchback, on their Discover America Tour in the summer of 2006.

At the midpoint of the tour in , the band, with Hunchback in tow, entered the studio of , a seasoned record producer whose past credits include the -nominated debut of , as well as and .

Taking its title from an infamous nervous breakdown suffered by vocalist , the resulting LP was released by 's . Styles which had previously been alluded to were introduced full-bore on the record.

The albums closing title track, was an almost 20 minute expression of romantic remorse and mental instability that erupts into an abrasive noise collage.

Reception of the record among fans of the band's earliest pop punk work was at first confused, but the record found an audience quickly. Janelle Jones of reviewed the record, hailing it as "the punk album to beat this year." As the band embarked on another full-US tour, this time with indie rock trio .

During this tour, the band was contacted by New Brunswick punk rock veterans who wanted the Ergs! to be a part of a tour with the Souls and celebrating the generations of punk rock in New Brunswick and New Jersey at large.

More recording followed, with the band releasing numerous 7" vinyl EPs and singles, as well as more touring, both on their own and supporting larger acts such as Philadelphia's and fellow NJ residents .

Hindsight Is 20/20

Following the success of Upstairs/Downstairs, Dirtnap Records offered to issue a compilation record of the Ergs' now sizable catalog of singles, b-sides, and compilation appearances. The CD, entitled (after a line spoken by in the movie ) was released in the summer of 2008, just as the Ergs! and Hunchback took to the road again for the Jackalry Across America Tour. Despite the tour's success, by its end Hunchback had chosen to break up, and the Ergs! would follow suit in a matter of weeks, announcing that they would complete their remaining tour plans and play a final show in November at the Asbury Lanes.

In October 2008, the Ergs began their final bout of touring with dates supporting alongside and , followed by a Canadian and American tour which included 2 shows at Chicago's . This tour closed with a spot supporting at the record release show for D4's long-awaited 4th LP, .

The Ergs! bid farewell to their largest collection of fans from around the US and the globe at ' 7 in , where they were the only band on the headlining stage at the Fest to play two consecutive sets. During the first set, the band played songs from throughout their career, and during the second, played the LP dorkrockcorkrod in its entirety.

On November 13th, 2008, the Ergs! played an unannounced set at a Lemuria show at the Parlor, a New Brunswick basement. On Saturday, November 15th, 2008, The Ergs! played 2 shows at the Asbury Lanes in . The band played long, retrospective sets at each show, and at the late show closed with an extended version Upstairs/Downstairs that eventually incorporated all the night's band members and much of the audience demolishing instruments.

After their split the former members of The Ergs! went on to form such groups as Pysched To Die, Night Birds, Black Wine and Ergquist. Many of these groups were collaborations with former members of Hunchback as well. Knowledge the bands featured former Ergs and Hunchback members helped gain them immediate attention within the New Jersey and even national music scenes. But in their typical humble fashion they preferred to downplay it and have their new projects earn their acclaim based strictly on their musical merits.

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