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RAZOR SOUNDS DEVINE: Saratoga Springs punk-rock trio Razors
Never Die have been kicking around since the final hours
of 2001—formed from area hardcore band Think Again—and
they released a four-song EP, Breadcrumbs to the Birds,
in August (produced by ex-Dryer, present-Sixfifteens frontman
Bob Carlton, and recorded at both Albany’s Hyland Studios
and Clarksville’s DMS Studios). In November, the band—drummer
Seth Vanderkar, bassist Brian Linehan and guitarist-vocalist
Nicholas P.—recorded a 15-song demo and are currently
shopping it around to labels. Their opening slot for the Hudson
Falcons show at Valentine’s on Feb. 2 is also their CD-release
party for Breadcrumbs, and the first 30 paying customers
will get a free copy of the disc.
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WAX: Our favorite glam-punk band are now a power trio,
as the Erotics second guitarist Uzi hit the
road prior to their recent mini-tour of the Midwest. Glamleader
Mike Trash now handles all of the band’s guitar duties,
and, according to Trash, “so far there have been no complaints.”
Nuff said. Their aforementioned tour was a successful one.
“Touring really is the key to success,” Trash notes. “We played
these same places over the summer—this time around our audiences
have doubled.” The Erotics have been working on a new record
since last spring, with hopes to release it by this spring—and
they have heard rumblings of major-label interest interspersed
with that of the little guys. The Erotics will play their
first area show in a while on Feb. 1 at Valentine’s (with
the Charms, the Flying Buttresses, Hypnotica and Sorrow),
which will also be their last for a while—they’ll hold off
until they have a CD to offer. Go to www.eroticrockandroll.com
for band info.
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THAT GLITTERS IS IN COHOES: Local instrumental trio Glitter
of Cohoes recently wrapped up recording in drummer Jeff
Fox’s home studio—“Unofficially named I Shit My Pants
Studio,” he claims in all seriousness—and are working on finding
a professional to mix it. The release, a long EP (“Probably
seven songs,” says Fox), is slated for a February release,
and contains songs a bit different than the GOC songs you
may have grown to love (they’ve been available on the band’s
Web site). “The new ones are more structured and rhythmically
complex,” says Fox, “a little more melodic, and still instrumental.”
Think Tortoise, Polvo and Mogwai. The band have been around
since 1999; founding members Matt Heuston and Dave
Welch were joined by Fox in November 2001 after their
drummer split, and they’ve been performing together since
last March. Fox also plays some guitar in GOC, and does the
same with the Sixfifteens. We’ll keep you posted on
GOC gigs, or check out www.glitterofcohoes.com, but they too
are waiting until their CD is finished before committing to
live shows.
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KITTY KITTY KITTY: While sugar-high indie-popsters Kitty
Little are busy booking a spring tour, they continue to
play regularly (all of the chocolate definitely helps). Beginning
Friday, they’ll travel to New Paltz, then on Sunday they’re
in Utica, and following an end-of-the-month gig at Valentine’s
(Jan. 31, with SNMNMNN), they will head to New York City in
March. Also, look for Kitty Little to open a Mike Watt date
at Valentine’s in April. Their EP Nice Noise is available
through mail order ($5), as is their four-song 7-inch ($4)
and T-shirts ($5)—all prices include postage. Make checks
out to Matt Laque and send ’em to Peterwalkee Records, PO
Box 14794, Albany, NY 12212.
—Kate
Sipher
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