A NEW YEAR, NEW THINGS

FELLOW HUMANS!

The END is NIGH

Tomorrow night at O'Briens, we're ringing in the new year with Earthquake Party, New Highway Hymnal, and a DJ set by Liz Pelly.

Expect surprises.  Expect dancing.  Expect cosmic afterbirth.

Show starts at 9pm.  Here is a fancy Facebook thing.

And on ANOTHER note, we are on Facebook for the third (until we get kicked off again) time.

MAD MAX USA in Allston this Saturday

This crazy ol' country just keeps getting more nutty! Poor Alabamans with no access to fresh water? Tourist "chokeslammed" by cops for dancing in the Jefferson Memorial? How about this doozy: authorities will soon be given the right to break into your home and detain you indefinitely without charge or trial!

Anyways, Constitution, Schmonstitution. That ol' rag - let's just toss the whole deal and settle into MAD MAX USA on Highgate St this Saturday night. We'll sharpen our knives, we'll tan our leathers, we'll go hogwild dancing to the tunes of  The Connection , us (duh), and one more TBA! 

For as long as our amps get power, let's stick it to this shit show, k?

photo courtesy of RAINBOWBOMB by M. Bernier, R. Riehle, and B. Waters.

Allston Pudding, Thrash n' Bang Indicate Rise in Fagettes' Yeast

Allston Pudding did us a great huge big ol' act of kindness by including us in their Late Fall 2011 Mix Tape. This collection highlights some serious talent coming out of Allston and surrounding hoods. "Like" the puddin' peeps on Thee Tome of Faces and get the download! Free!

Features: Viva Viva, Carousel, Johnny Appleseed, Bodega Girls, Old Abram Brown, Fat History Month, Magic Man, Secret Jones, Young Adults, Dean Swift, The Fagettes, Faces on Film, Streight Angular, Renzo, Oldjack, Pajama People, PONCHOS, Movers & Shakers

In other news, local punk/metal purveyors Thrash n' Bang published a review of Volume 1 and 2. A review so kind, in fact, I have doubts about its legitimacy. Kidding. We love you dudes. We just need to learn how to love ourselves. 

Two shows this weekend

I've been gearing up to play a show in Worchester since my early days as a teenage punk rat. I'd ride out of Connecticut with anyone old enough to have a license and head east to the Palladium. I'd swoon over the most important bands of my 14-year-old world: The Dedication, There Were Wires, Motorhead, whatever. I'd flirt with guys waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too old for me. I'd mosh and get my head stepped on. It was exciting, uncomfortable, sweaty, stimulating, lusty, naive, and the best thing ever. 

So you can imagine how pumped I am to finally play this "metropolis" of my younger years. It's at an awesome venue, it's with really cool bands, and it's gonna be rowdy. 

Friday December 2nd at Ralph's Diner with The Jitters Radio Control Cooling Towers 

RSVP 

But wait, there's more! In another first for us, we're playing Precinct this Saturday. Union Square is really killing it these days, so make it down.

Saturday December 3rd at Precinct with Hands and Knees Diamond Mines Yoni Gordon

RSVP

photos by David Peaches Goodrich

Thanksgot a new album out today. Thanksget to a cool show.

Our live set from WMBR's Pipeline! is now an album and it's out. OUT. OUT. All the old standards you know and maybe like done in live raucous glory, plus some new(er) songs and a cover!

ALSO! this Sunday at Church: playing a show with our brothers and sisters in youthful garage rebel sounds, the New Highway Hymnal and the Dirty Virgins! Come be part of the family you don't have to hide your drinking problem from. Facebook.

Don't ever say no to her

Radio, photos from Daykamp

Dear Daykamp, thanks for loving us more than our mothers.

Love, 

The Fagettes

More photos from Daykamp Music at the link above

THURSDAY, BROOKLYN, SHEA STADIUM

inventive spelling

Thursday 9pm, 7$

Night Manager

Life Size Maps

Heaven's Gate

The Fagettes (thats us)

St. Claire

check out Shea Stadium's bleurg for more info on this lineup.

Facebook it

TONIGHT: Monday will not suck

Cause we're gonna get down with our buddies the Dirty Virgins and Earthquake Party! at Charlie's Kitchen. Starts at 9PM! 5 bones!

SUNDAY sunday SUNDAY

At Somerville's hot new ticket RADIO we are playing with Thick Shakes and Bozmo

Nov. 6th

5$

8pm

Also, Thrash N Bang has a review of our show with Hugh Cornwell last week.

Did we tell you that Mel hugged Hugh Cornwell? and then stepped on a rat?

Gary Glitter. Asshole?

Check out this weeks Dig for a talk we had with Durkin

or go here for the much longer chat.

Tomorrow NIGHT @ MIDWAY

Dear Friends!

Come on out to MIDWAY in JP tomorrow night for a radical showing.
Apparently its a BBQ and live WEBCAST, whoa.

Below, taken from the spacebook invite page that I didn't write:

headling this JAMBONEY =
♥♥♥♥ the Fagettes!!! ♥♥♥♥
check it: http://thefagettes.bandcamp.com/
boom bash crash rock roll rumble punch whoa!

headbanding this JAMBONE =
**********headband*********
listen: http://buzzardrock.bandcamp.com/
buzzard rock, trilling out in the woodcamp!

buddyrocking this JAMBALONEY =
<<<<<<Carlisle Sound>>>>>>>>
visit: http://www.myspace.com/carlislesound
sweet casey, cool buddy- much love, psych pop gems-myspace!

opening this JAMATRON=
$$$$$$$$$Chris North Dream Quartet$$$$$$$$$
witness: http://chrisnorth.bandcamp.com/
soulful shattered shandys of the north!

5 BUXX. doors at 8:thiry

Boston Band Crush is crushing us too, so you should obviously check it out

PIPELINE from LAST NIGHT

DUDES!

Last night we played WMBR's weekly local music doodad Pipeline.

You can check out the WHOLE, ENTIRE, UNCUT, RAW, UNCENSORED, UNDULATING set online RIGHT NOW.  40 minutes of TOM FOOLERY!  

If you click here, it will take you to the whole show.

this week

tomorrow we're playing pipeline! on wmbr, 88.1 on your fm dial. should be about 8 or 9 pm. tune in, turn on, drop out, etc.

also, if you, the reader (assuming you exist), find yourself in new york this weekend, be sure to check out this show:

October 21st: Unofficial CMJ Party @ 319 Rutledge St, Brooklyn, NY 11211 :: tons of DJs, live bands (including Boston's own DJ Die Young, Andre Obin, This Buildings On Fire, The Fagettes, and ex-pats DJ Volvox and DJ PTVN)...This will be a loft party to remember, join us! starts at 9p, goes till we die Facebook Event

btw i totally just copied and pasted that from stereo telescope's website.

LOCAL 101 COVERAGE of GREAT SCOTT SHOW

Local 101 has live recording of our last show at Great Scott with Earthquake Party and Hallelujah the Hills.

check it out

Choice Quotes:
"Sorry guys, this is not my guitar." - Ryan Major
"You've been out to ruin us since the first day." - Melanie Bernier

SHOWS

here are our next bunch of shoes shows:

Friday 10/14 at Studio 54, Allston with Boats (Canada), others? I think this is happening. no it's not.

Wednesday 10/26 at the Midway Cafe, JP with Headband, the Carlisle Sound and Chris North Dream Quartet. 8:30 PM, 21+.

Thursday 10/27 at Church, with Hugh Cornwell (from the Stranglers. with Clem Burke from Blondie on drums. neat!) and John Powhida International Airport. We play at 8 PM, 18+, $12/adv, $15/DOS.

Sunday 11/6 at Radio, Somerville, with Bozmo and Thick Shakes. New venue! Cool! 9 PM, 21+, $5.

Monday 11/7 at Charlie's Kitchen, Harvard Square with Earthquake Party and Dirty Virgins. 9 PM, 21+, $5.

Thursday 11/10 at Shea Stadium, Greenpoint, details TBA.

Friday 11/11 in Philadelphia, details TBA.

Saturday 11/12 in Baltimore, details TBA.

Sunday 11/13 at Cake Shop, Manhattan, details TBA.

Sunday 11/27 at Church, with the New Highway Hymnal and Dirty Virgins. 9 PM, 21+, $8.

Saturday 12/3 at Precinct, Somerville, with Yoni Gordon, Diamond Mines, Hands & Knees. 9 PM, 21+, $7.

GREAT SCOTT TONIGHT

Tonight!! 

Hallelujah the Hills

+

Earthquake Party

Boston Band Crushed

fagettes blog mention train can't, won't stop

much love to boston band crush for a sweet writeup on "when i'm with you" off of volume 2. check it out HERE.

two sentences, four links.

He almost convinced me, too

Thanks for the show preview-review, Kyle Risley!
My hero.

From the Tastemakers blog:

"The Fagettes Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 tapes have solidified the group as a key driver in the garage rock revitilization, using guy/girl harmonies, infectious energy, and gritty lo-fi production to win over the most discerning rock listener. Crackles and hisses line their heart-on-sleeve lyrics about love and love lost as steady percussion and roaring guitars burst out of the track. Equally indebted to garage and surf, The Fagettes balance delicious melody with a keen understanding of feedback to deliver pop gems that refuse to tire."

SUNDAY! GREAT SCOTT! with CARNIVORES, MOOD RINGS, HANDS AND KNEES

poster by Tim Jacques

with

Carnivores (ATL)

Mood Rings (ATL)

and

Hands and Knees

check out a show preview from TasteMakers

do not steal grease with this man.

the boston phoenix has a nice little interview. it's some shit i talked at nick curran while drunk. and now here he is copyrighting my photos.

tour photos

our West Coast tour with Rotten Apples. shot on my personal favorite: the disposable camera. recycle the camera, re-live the memories.

if you have facebook they'll be here until we get our shit together and make a photo page.

9/18 great scott

TONIGHT AND BEYOND

Here's a lovely little writeup from Daykamp Music about our Vol.2.

We'll be a "blast of stale, musty air" anyday.

And lest we forget!  TONIGHT we invoke the incoming apocalypse that is HURRICANE IRENE with DIRTY VIRGINS and BEWARE THE DANGERS OF A GHOST SCORPION in the depths of Allston!

no earrings?

LAST TUESDAY

Broken feet, broken voices, broken guitars. 

From The Phoenix
UPDATE - link above doesn't seem to work in Chrome.  Firefox or something else will work.

Don't Ask Don't Tell

we'll be playing don't ask don't tell's first night at great scott on monday. try and look good, for christ's sake.

JUST THE TWO OF US

RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SHITHEADS

A sampling of our life from the past two weeks on the West Coast.

tapes:

hollywood:

home:

oregon, somewhere:

LA, using helicopters to break up a house party:

Fagettes/Rotten Apples SUMMER TOUR 2011!

Dear Internet,

Tour TIME!!  West Coast, here we come.  We shall be traveling/playing with our dearest of dears, Rotten Apples up from LA and down from Seattle.  

Are you on the otherside of the country?  Do you like to have a good time?
Check these deets, cause were coming to a town near you.

FAGAPPLES/ROTTENFAGS 2011 Tour!

 7/14: HUMAN RESOURCES GALLERY - Los Angeles, CA

7/15: MUD DUCK CAFE - Los Angeles, CA

7/17: TBD - Bay Area

7/18: ELI'S MILE HIGH CLUB - Oakland, CA

7/21: RESIDENTIAL HOUSE - Portland, OR

7/22: LE VOYEUR - Olympia, WA

7/23: TBD - Seattle, WA

7/25: WORLD FAMOUS KENTON CLUB - Portland, OR

7/27: AMB PIRATE & THE FIRE ESCAPE GRILL - Citrus Heights, CA

7/28: LI PO LOUNGER - San Francisco, CA

7/30: DEM PASSWORDS - West Hollywood, CA

7/31: BURGER RECORDS - Fullerton, CA

100 DEGREES IN A ROOM FILLED WITH DANCING PEOPLE

Last night at Great Scott was AWESOME!

So many people!  So many degrees of heat!

Sold completely out of our tapes. I think we maybe have 4 shirts left.

Thanks to Ryan Brown for filling in on bass for us and to Mike for a spastic, elastic, dance-tastic night at The Pill

'I'll Kill Him' and 'You're Destroying Me,' shot by Mick, from last night:

The Fagettes, Vol. 2

TODAY, TODAY!!  We have released our second EP, Vol. 2

Head over to bandcamp for the free download or take a listen right above.

Glorious thanks to Ian and Evan.

and PS, tonight at Great Scott THE PILL its our tour kickoff show!

Would You Like A New TEEESHIRT?

NEW SHIRTS!

MANY COLORS!

NUMEROUS SIZES!
LONG SLEEVE,
SHORT SLEEVE!

Wont you buy one?

Friday, July 1st BROOKLYN

FRIENDS FROM THE NEW YORK!

Tomorrow night, July 1st we are playing with friends The Clap from Atlanta at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn. Its our first of three shows with them on this, the weekend of the Fourth, spanning two American metropolis' New York and Boston.

Other show info at our Calendar of Upcoming Shows

sylvia records a fascinating new development

The Fagettes, Vol. 2 cover

O HARK! Our very own Vocalist/Saxist Melanie Bernier has created a very handy dandy album cover for our upcoming EP, creatively entitled "Volume 2."
Music to follow, arriving in time for our WEST COAST TOUR!

Saturday Potluck at STORE 54

Breaking strings, malfunctioning guitar straps, reinterpreting the endings of songs, spilling beer during solos, murderous feedback, all with a smile on your face.

Sound is not the best, but the visuals are oh so beauteous.

thanks to Jesse Waldman. More at AJW Videos

Dont Ask Don't Tell - TOMORROW

Tomorrow night! @ Obriens

BRING YOUR FANCY DANCIN' SHOES

The Boston Phoenix - Best Music Poll

No, we didn't win, nor were we nominated, but Ashley Willard and Richard Bouchard from bostonbandcrush.org provided a lovely write up of us for The Phoenix's bands "snubbed" by the Best Music Poll section. Thanks BBC and everyone go read about us cool kids in this weeks Phoenix!

GIMME SHELTER - THE FAGETTES

Fellow Allston-er and show-go-er and in-a-band-player Clay Adamcyzk interviewed us for the Dig! Check It OUT!

above: The Fagettes yearbook spread

Calendar of Upcoming Shows

punks, drag queens, garage freaks, experimental lone wolf, dance party hip kids. at the Fagettes Variety Show Warehouse, we've got it all.

Friday, June 3 @ PA's Lounge with Gone Bad, Pink Parts, The Nosejobs. 8:30. Invite.

Friday, June 10 @ Hell House (Allston) with Assasinators, Shakin' Michael J, Hell House Band. 9:00. Invite.

Monday, June 20 @ O'Brien's presents Don't Ask Don't Tell drag DJ dance party! 9:00. Invite

Friday, July 1 @ Shea Stadium Brooklyn, NY with The Clap, American Sun, Twitchers, Easter Vomit, The Beets

Saturday, July 3 @ Bar Matchless Brooklyn, NY with The Clap, Bond Trader, Video Daughters

Monday, July 4 @ Zuzu presents Night of the Living Deadhead with D. Gookin and The Clap. 10:30

Friday, July 8 @ Great Scott presents The Pill. It's our Summer Tour Send-off Show! 10:00

THEN . . . West Coast tour July 15 - 31! Stay tuned.

TONIGHT! Dawning of the Rock N Roll Planet at Gay Gardens!!

while all those anti-fun, -expression, -progress nutballs do cartwheels into the sun at midnight, we earthbound heathens will be dancin and sweatin and getting all kinds of engorged to celebrate ROCK N ROLL'S REIGN! that's right. earth is gonna rule after tomorrow.

so i'll bring:

1 thrift store holy heathen's robe

1 body-o-bullshit bullhorn

1 gallon of my holiest ceremonial water

1 Fagettes, Sunshine and the Feel Good Boys, Mornin' Old Sport, Battle Ave, Appleseed Collective

you'll bring:

2 of your most fantastic dancing shoes

1 positive, can-do 'tude!

love,

mel

2nd Guitarist wanted

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. Must know how to play guitar. Be snappy dresser and able to sing. Upbeat. Positive. AVAILABLE. Good taste in music. A plus if you like our music.

Email thefagettesforpresident [at] gmail [dot] com

Tonsil-Sucking Mix

guaranteed to get you lucky in the back of mom's Oldsmobile.

be sure to thank Way Out There Records when you emerge.

Facebook hates Fagettes

Ask them why!

THIS SUNDAY: Hunx and his Punx, Shannon and the Clams, The Fagettes!

I don't care what you have to do. Tell your Grandpa you'd rather go out in drag than go to crummy church. Tell your Mom you ran away to see tarted-up heathens gyrate in praise of the Rock-n-Roll gods. Throw Easter dinner down the drain. Just DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW!

Facebook invite here

Night at The Vortex

Thanks to all who attended the Rock N Roll Vortex Friday

photos by Rebecca Potter

The Rock N Roll Vortex

This Friday at Montserrat College in Beverly, MA we, The Fagettes, will be playing at the 301 Gallery space with MegaLife. The event is from 7-9 PM.

Come along, dress up, get you photo taken, hear some music, see some art stuffs.

Facebook has more information

The event is to coincide with the completion of vocalist Melanie and drummer Peaches' window installation in the adjacent Frame 301 gallery space.