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…aaannd we’re back

Wes — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:59:58 +0000

Mister Nervous returns from hiatus to launch Memorial Day weekend at the Old Town Pub in Pasadena

Yeah, it is a bit hard to believe that our last Mister Nervous show was back in January.
We’re back this month and it is time to party like mad: We’re playing the Old Town Pub in Pasadena Friday May 27th.
We’re closing out the show preceded by The Sundowners and Jinsai... and I’m headin’ to the weddin’ of the head-banging bassist for both those bands Michael Harpel to his gal Tanya the very next day. Yep: Michael is doing double duty on stage the night before he’s to be hitched (so you gotta know this’ll be a raging party).

The show opens at 9pm with Amanda Jones & The Sugartits 3
then it’s
JINSAI @ 10:00!
The Sundowners @ 11:00!
Mister Nervous @ 12:00!

Amanda Jones & The Sugartits 3

JINSAI

Black Friday with Old Californio

Wes — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:03:35 +0000

The Sundowners and Mister Nervous at the Old Towne Pub

Old Californio: music that could have only been created in Southern California? (photo by Roman Cho)

Is it currently OK to mention New Riders of the Purple Sage, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Spirit or The Grateful Dead in polite conversations about WestCoast music and still seem reasonably cool? Like I care. These OLD CALIFORNIO guys have that 1970 thing going, fer sure, but with their own updates and personal flavor. The band rocks with the mild mannered authority and breezy casualness that can turn a stage into a back porch. I defy you to listen to some of the tunes on their playlist there (Mother Road f’rinstance) without getting that desert vista/top down/cruisin’ in the sunshine feeling.

"Indignant playing and spirited drinking" (photo by Didier Chevalier)

2009's Westering Again

OLD CALIFORNIO: Westering Again

What we’re talking about here are really great songs (remember those?). There’s no real dross or dead weight on this ambitious work. It’s a melodically complex and accomplished effort, hard set with a blast-furnace production that reveals the considerable talents of the band’s membership.

What we’re talking about here is bright guitar-driven melodies with complicated and earthy arrangements, mixed in with a little down-home country twang and dovetailing instrumental jams, providing ample evidence that they also have a tacit understanding of what made those great classic rock outfits of yore so exhilarating and memorable in the first place. -Bryan Thomas, February 2009

OK THEN: So by now it’s pretty clear we’re lookin’ forward to sharing the Old Towne Tavern stage with these fellas and our good friends THE SUNDOWNERS (about whom I’ve often expressed my admiration: HERE for example)

We had a great time introducing new song CRYSTAL GIRL at the Airliner show so we’re natch-er-ly gonna be doin that again along with some selections from DRAMA an all… we’re up first @ 9pm followed by the prides of Pasadena N Alta Dena and summa the nicer folks you’ll ever meet. You should probably come…

Strike that if yer NOT comin what’s WRONG with you?

Nah, just kiddin…

Come anyway.

FRIDAY NOV 26th

Mr. Nervous 9:00
Old Californio 10:30
The Sundowners 12:00

Old Towne Pub
66 N. Fair Oaks
Pasadena, CA 91103
Enter through the alley on Holly Street
21+ - $5.00

Good Hurt Wednesday

Wes — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:23:30 +0000

Mister Nervous plays the GOOD HURT on Wednesday October 6th @ 11pm. We don’t play the westside very often so here’s your chance (especially if you’re one of those “never east of Bundy” type of people). Our shows at the Viper Room, Bordello and Cranes Tavern rocked pretty damn hard and confidence is high for a kickass set over at the Good Hurt. Contact us to get on the FREE list and save yourself the door-charge ( misternervous@gmail.com or over at FACEBOOK) !!!!

We’ll be playing the DRAMA cd in full so if you haven’t seen us do it live here’s your chance (we may be pulling out a surprise or 2… we’ll see… ). Pick up the cd from us (if you haven’t already done that) or get a cool Mister Nervous t-shirt at the show.
We’ll be adding more new stuff to our shows this fall: Wes has new songs that he’s anxious to get up on the boards.
THE GOOD HURT
12249 Venice Blvd.
West Los Angeles, CA 90066
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 6 2010
11pm 21+
FREE
(if you contact us to get on the list)

Cranes Hollywood Tavern 9/20

Wes — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:57:33 +0000

It’s been a year since Mister Nervous played at CRANES?!?

Hard to believe: but last September we were working on the DRAMA cd and played those songs for the first time in public over at Cranes Tavern. Now the cd is out there and the set sounds better every time we play it. Ask anyone who was at the Viper Room or Bordello shows if you don’t believe me.

Tonight we’re heading back over to Cranes to blow the doggone doors off. Yeah, confidence is high. You should probably come on out and see, pick up the CD or a really cool T (yeah, the Mister Nervous t-shirt is the fashion element to be seen in this fall).

It’s the ongoing event HOMEWORK MONDAYS! DJ Ned Casual will be doing his usual thing: spinning roots rock, vintage RnB and blues with impeccable taste (seriously, the guy never plays anything that is not awesome and essential)… and THREE bands:
10pm – Bad Apples Blues Band
11pm – MISTER NERVOUS
12:00 – The Downtown Train

FREE! 21+

CRANES TAVERN
1611 North El Centro Ave
Los Angeles CA
90028

Go Folk Yourself

Wes — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:35:33 +0000

Every Tuesday at the Airliner is a different theme, like the 60s night here

This Tuesday’s event at the Airliner is GO FOLK YOURSELF and features Pierre de Reeder (of Rilo Kiley), Pete Covington (from New South Wales, Australia), Homesick Elephant and Mister Nervous (hey that’s us, we’re opening up this weeks show at 8pm with a bang… well we can get kinda loud…) and 6 other musical artists. With 2 (or more) stages running at the same time wandering through the large funky building allows you to check out many different artists in a single evening.

I had a chance to interview Vince Munoz, he’s the guy who puts these Tuesday things together, so instead of me raving away let’s see what the man who makes it all happen has to say.

“Every Tuesday I do is a different monthly event”, says Munoz,” For example the first Tuesday of every month I do an indie-electronic event (Tektonik LA). Every 4th Tuesday we’ve just started doing a ’60s night. We normally have DJs spinning ’60s soul, mod, motown, etc. downstairs, while upstairs we’ve been getting some really good local acts covering different bands from the ’60s.”

“The fact that my job is getting to listen to good bands is very cool. With Go Folk Yourself what we want to do is turn the venue into more of an experience. We want the event to be a place where artists, musicians and vendors can network and get their name out. The goal is to get really good acts that not only make the show strong and fun but also we want to give them an opportunity to come back every month and build their fans. We’ve been getting vendors and artists to setup their products, paintings, sculptures etc. in our back patio.”

“The plan for all of our events is to branch out to a bigger community”, Vince stresses,” we want to do more than just be another show with a bunch of bands.”

GO FOLK YOURSELF

APRIL 13th 2010 – 8pm

THE AIRLINER

2419 N. Broadway

Los Angeles CA 90031

- WES D

(hit the link below and read my complete interview with Vince!)

HERE’S THE COMPLETE INTERVIEW

WES (Mister Nervous):What do you look for / listen for in the artists you invite to The Airliner on Tuesdays?

VINCE MUNOZ (Swamp Monster Productions) : I’m usually searching for a band or DJ that has an original sound and presence. Good and original music is important but they also have to fit the genre or type of night we’re doing. Every Tuesday I do is a different monthly event. For example the first Tuesday of every month I do an indie-electronic event (Tektonik LA). The second Tuesday is a folk show (Go Folk Yourself) and so on. The goal is to get really good acts that not only make the show strong and fun but also we want to give them an opportunity to come back every month and build their fans.

WES: When I’ve been to past Tuesday shows I notice you seem to have a kind of festival vibe going at the Airliner: you can have 2-3 stages running at the same time. Is that what attracted you to the venue?

VINCE : Well I didn’t start at the venue as a promoter but it definitely is great to be able to book so many acts because the Airliner is a pretty big spot. For anyone attending the show, if they’d rather not sit through the setup of a taking-their-time kind of band on the downstairs stage they can go upstairs and check out who’s playing. Or if a person doesn’t necessarily care for a DJ on one of the stages they can go to the patio to dance.

WES: What local LA artists are you currently excited about… do you have a favorite band?

VINCE : A few bands/solo acts I really like that usually play for us monthly or at least every once in a while would be Coyote, Sonark, Chase Carlisle, Franklin Music School, Ryen Slegr, Ricky Berger, Cyn Electric, Zaptra, E.C.E.K. and Pierre de Reeder. Now these are only a few of a long list but they’re people that make me glad to be doing this. The fact that my job is getting to listen to good bands is very cool. Some of our resident DJs that I like as well would be N.D.A., Prophet Panther, Syntex, Cinema Stereo, Heavygrinder, A.I. and the list goes on. Oh we also had Leslie and the Badgers play once, awesome show. Hmmm favorite band of all time would have to be The Beatles of course.

WES: Are you going for a different type of night (and in what ways) when it’s a Go Folk Yourself show or a regular Tuesday show?

VINCE : Well the plan for all of our events is to branch out to a bigger community and starting this summer we want to do more than just be another show with a bunch of bands. With Go Folk Yourself what we want to do is turn the venue into more of an experience. We’ve been working on getting vendors and artists to setup their products, paintings, sculptures etc. in our back patio. We’ve had 2Bad Vintage, a shop from Echo Park, bring in a bunch of vintage clothes, necklaces, furniture and we really like the vibe. What we really want to do as well is setup games and turn the place into a small carnival. We want the event to be a place where artists, musicians and vendors can network and get their name out. We also want to possibly do more with fashion for our other events. When people come for they show they’ll be able to find out about all types of local LA art and have fun which is the most important thing in my opinion.

WES: What inspired the name Swamp-Monster Productions?

VINCE : I’ve been doing shows on Tuesdays at the Airliner for over two years and when I first started all I could come up with was the name Tank! Tuesdays. Over time I kind of grew tired of it and I now have a very recent business partner who suggested a new name. It took a while but we (probably just he actually, I’m horrible at coming up with names) came up with Swamp-Monster. It just stuck, to me it creates a visual image in your head the moment you hear it.

WES: Putting together massive shows can be a lot of work, what keeps you motivated to continue making the effort?

VINCE : A big motivation boost are the bands and DJs. A lot of these people I get to see at least once a month or more and they’re the kind of people I can tell my ideas to and get feedback. We’ve sort of become a team and also I have more people helping me these days which is great. Originally I was literally alone doing everything and it’s been fun seeing it grow but I’m happy to have people I can rely on now.

WES: What’s your favorite food (or if you prefer what is your favorite color)?

VINCE : Hahaha, well I made an omelette today and I really like those. Favorite color is gray.

WES: Is there anything you want to add, or something you’re just aching to say?

VINCE : Oh yeah, two things. Every 4th Tuesday we’ve just started doing a ’60s night. We normally have DJs spinning ’60s soul, mod, motown, etc. downstairs. Upstairs we’ve been getting some really good local acts covering different bands from the ’60s like Hendrix, Cream, The Who, The Velvet Underground, The Doors and more. I’m in a band that does The Beatles every show and this month should be fun. April 27th we’ll be having a band do Aretha Franklin so I’m pretty excited about that. Also, for any info on upcoming events or RSVP discounts, you can go to www.going.com/swampmonster to see what’s going on.

UNKNOWN THEATER 3/18

Wes — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:21:48 +0000

We’re having a party to release our new cd DRAMA! We’ll be performing the album with special guest musicians ( our friends who helped make the music on DRAMA). Two of our favorite local bands are also on the bill: yes, MY IMAGINARY FRIENDS and THE SUNDOWNERS are playing too.
We’ll be at THE UNKNOWN THEATER 1110 Seward St – Los Angeles CA 90038

Thursday 3/18 - Doors open at 10pm

$10 at the door… awesome space, affordable drinks, great music!

You’re coming, yeah?