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About Me

THE TUNNEL's skeletal sounds inhabit a blackened, mythical vision of the Northern California coast, located somewhere between Denis Johnson's derelict-visionary novel ALREADY DEAD and Neil Young's ZUMA.
"CARVER BROTHERS LULLABY" (2009) is THE TUNNEL's debut album, a noir travelogue populated by snake oil salesmen, railway ghosts, and feral fatales. Opening with an ominous burlesque, it quickly expands into spidery Phil-Spectoresque devolutions and spare Swans-scapes, interspersed with various selections from a static-y post-apocalyptic jukebox.
The players are Patrick Crawford and Jeff Wagner , ex-midwesterner alumni of various noisy bands (4192, White Gold, Jumpknuckle, Sharking Teeth) and noisy theater (Circus Proboscis), and introducing the newest, most incendiary addition to THE TUNNEL, Josh Layton!
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more songs at:
www.thetunnelsf.com
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we do not mass-add people or even know how to do this. if one of us contacted you, it's because we like your ridiculously good taste in music, or your bitter-yet-mischievous demeanor.

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Member Since: 20/11/2006
Band Website: http://www.thetunnelsf.com
Band Members: Jeff Wagner, Patrick Crawford
Influences: Electric Dragon 80,000V, Teenage Tupelo, Twin Peaks, Dead Man, Crybaby, Beat Girl
Sounds Like: Link Wray, Jesus Lizard, Pleasure Forever, Birthday Party, Quix*O*Tic, Congo Norvell, Bauhaus, Geraldine Fibbers, Roy Orbison, Swans, The Gunga Din, Cramps, Queen Adreena, Neil Young, Jeff Wagner's Tunnel of Love, Reigning Sound, 16 Horsepower, Earth
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

lyrics if you want 'em, and radio.

If you want to know what all the carrying on is about, we've posted the words here:http://www.thetunnelsf.com/lyrics.htmlalso, here's an updated list of (now 22!) known radio stations playing "CARVER ...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 18:10:00 GMT

the one true dead angel, and doors darkened.

new CARVER BROTHERS LULLABY review..."One half of this musical duo is Jeff Wagner, mastermind of the eccentric experimental pop band Tunnel of Love, but apart from sharing that distinctive singing voi...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:05:00 GMT

first reviews - Julian Cope, Cracked...

the first reviews of "Carver Brothers Lullaby" are in! including one by Mr. Cope himself. Some quotes:"I've also been mightily impressed by the scratchy and acerbic post-MARQUEE MOON death C&W of The ...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:12:00 GMT

"CARVER BROTHERS LULLABY" CD out now!

The "CARVER BROTHERS LULLABY" CD is finally here. With tastefully bombastic artwork by the TUNNEL, on glorious chipboard! We are excited. See scans here: http://www.thetunnelsf.com/CBLfront.htmlhttp:/...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:42:00 GMT

3rd member wanted - primitive, punchy

THE TUNNEL is seeking a 3rd member to play guitar, bass, or keyboards. Preferably 2 or more of the above, though your keyboard skills need not be masterful...Basically we're looking for someone to add...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:02:00 GMT

the TUNNEL is baaack...at the rally of the dead

yes! somehow as good as new! except for that odd smell...the TUNNEL will be making the journey to DURANGO, CO for the 3rd RALLY OF THE DEAD festival, that fearsome annual melding of zombies, punk rock...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:33:00 GMT

the TUNNEL plays at Deadfest Durango (CO) Sat OCt. 20...

..and no we will not be playing "Truckin".this is the other kind of DEAD, i.e., zombies.apparently, a whole lot of zombies.it seems the festival opens next Thursday with a zombies-on-bikes procession,...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:20:00 GMT

lame f@*n spam

sorry to all who may have received lame f$% spam from this page.the people who did this to us will go to a special hell with the strip mall developers.lite jazz will be playing.jeff
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:02:00 GMT

the TUNNEL pay tribute to THE GERALDINE FIBBERS @ the EAGLE 9/27.

the TUNNEL will be playing as part of a CD release show extravaganza that is also a tribute to the late great LA band the GERALDINE FIBBERS.the GERALDINE FIBBERS being the legendary noise-ballad, murd...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:00:00 GMT

the TUNNEL Friday night beneath CHINATOWN.

One could imagine the thrill-seeking transactions that have gone down over the years, illicit or otherwise, in the shadowy cellar beneath the Li Po Lounge in San Francisco's Chinatown. Well, thrill-se...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:23:00 GMT