This week I got the rare opportunity to write about two of my all time favorite
(The Gold Teeth show at the Top of Tacoma Bar and Café ended up being cancelled because of Winter Blast ’08. For the record, that’s the second time I’ve written about the band only to have their show later called off. I believe this – officially – makes me a curse on the gents of Gold Teeth. I’ve agreed to leave Trashcan and Co alone in the future – which shouldn’t be hard since the band only plays three times a year.)
But, as Pappi Swarner might say, I digress.
The Fucking Eagles fucking rule. There’s no question about it. All the adjectives and superlatives synonymous with what rock ‘n’ roll was meant to be are also synonymous with the Fucking Eagles. The band is ragged without apology, and when they turn it up you can smell the smoke and power brewing in the tube amps. The Fucking Eagles breath fire and spit beer – and when it comes to harnessing the true power of garage rock and grabbing a crowd by the throat, the Fucking Eagles have it down.
Tonight, the Fucking Eagles will play Hell’s Kitchen with Neutralboy and Canadian sensation the Hanson Brothers. (See: Nomeansno.) In celebration of such a fine show, I caught up with Fucking Eagles drummer Stu to see what the band’s been up to since the last time the Weekly Volcano checked in.
Weekly Volcano: What is the collective feeling of the band heading into the show with the Hanson Brothers? I mean, you guys have played with plenty of cool bands, but a cool show is a cool show. Or do you even like hockey?
Stu: Just happy to be a part of it. I know Jesse and Kathlyn are super stoked given their fetishes for all things Nomeansno. The hockey shtick does nothing for me personally, I’m not keen when sports and music mingle, unless were talking pocket pool.
WV: What's up with you guys? Is there anything in the works - like recordings - or are you pretty much just playing shows at this point? Either is cool, by the way. I'm not trying to champion productivity.
Stu: Yeah, thanks for asking! We’re recording a bunch of songs right now for a full length record for a late spring release and likely a 7 inch single too. Aside from Friday and a festival in
WV: You guys are playing Slabtown Bender '09. What a ridiculously good lineup. How'd you come to be involved and is there anyone in particular you're looking forward to seeing?
Stu: We expressed interest and they went for it. The whole thing looks great! Particularly as some of my favorite bands/peeps on the planet are gonna be playing namely Jack Oblivian, King Louie, Harlan T. Bobo, The Turpentine Bros., The Traditional Fools/Ty Segall, Box Elders, as well as some regional buddy bands of ours - Pure Country Gold, Howie & the Hot Knives, Thee Headliners, Thee Manipulators - it’s gonna be a huge blurry party/endurathon and we can’t wait. Mudhoney just got added too.
WV: What do the Fucking Eagles want for Christmas?
Stu: Is that deal coming up again? Every year with this thing. I guess I’d just like to defer to some Fang lyrics:
“Everybody gets in my way
And I have nothing else to say
Hey, hey, hey...
Everybody makes me BARRRFFF!!!”
WV: Seriously, though, do you even like hockey?
Stu: Puck off with the hockey thing already!!!
WV: Anything else I should know about? Band dramas? Fish stories? Phish stories? Overdoses? Or shaving accidents?
Stu: Band dramas are for real bands! Being a fake band we don’t have much of that. Though when the beer runs out shit can get tense…
[Hell’s Kitchen, the Fucking Eagles, the Hanson Brothers, Neutralboy, 9 p.m., $10, 3829 Sixth Ave, Tacoma, 253.759.6003]
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