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Charlie Don't Shake

Slut Pop

About Me

New EP: America Is Our Office Summary: A seven-song EP from Charlie Don't Shake that explores the haunting question of why the Detroit Pistons lost game six of the Eastern Conference Finals while we were onstage playing at Mac's, and other common American themes.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/2/2005
Band Website: charliedontshake.com
Band Members: Schmidt, Whitwam, Lambert, Peter 'Boom Boom' Devins. Manager pro-tem: John Simpson.
Influences:
Sounds Like: I've never seen an animal this jacked-up looking in all of my life.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Hey what the hell

So yeah it's been kind of quiet around these parts lately.  It was cold out.  Some of us were moving, some of us are not moving fast enough (ahem). Anyway there are a couple things going on....
Posted by Charlie Don't Shake on Wed, 07 May 2008 09:52:00 PST

concert calendar

If you're my friend you'll go to these shows and some others.  Optional mosh.tonight:  MGMT @ Schuba'sThursday 2/21 @ Double Door:  The DirtbombsSaturday 3/1 @ Logan Square:  Black...
Posted by Charlie Don't Shake on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:13:00 PST

fittest band ever/fantasy football/jarvis cocker dream/t-shirts/black lips

I was 11th in the Mackinac Island 8-Mile Road Race last weekend and Jeremy was 31st.  Don't even talk to me about Alice Cooper, we'll run him to death.  We are the fittest songwriting team e...
Posted by Charlie Don't Shake on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:39:00 PST

do a band a favor

Buy this house.  Thanks.
Posted by Charlie Don't Shake on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:51:00 PST

review

Hey what's up, it's been a long time since I rapped at you.  Well we're pretty much over the Pistons losing so that means I'm trying to scare up shows right now, and also some studio time later t...
Posted by Charlie Don't Shake on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:08:00 PST

Internet in a car

Hey guys I am in a car using the internet.  How cool is that?  I will say hi to Jarvis for you.
Posted by Charlie Don't Shake on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:43:00 PST

America is Our Office can be had

First of all we would like to thank the good people of Hamtramck for opening up their hearts and bars to 6200 bands last weekend at the Blowout.  I couldn't blame the locals for being nervy about...
Posted by Charlie Don't Shake on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:27:00 PST

Almost forgot. . .

My favorite song from 2006:  'Fairy Tale Tomorrow' off of Well, Well, Well by The Safes stupid catchy http://www.myspace.com/thesafesmusic  ...
Posted by Charlie Don't Shake on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:09:00 PST

okay one of my wishes came true

Jarvis is getting to get US distribution. If you love me you will buy it so he will tour.  Otherwise I have to go to Coachella.  Which wouldn't be the worst thing ever, but damned near the p...
Posted by Charlie Don't Shake on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:26:00 PST

Kind of cool

Here's a Reader article about a pretty good Chicago band from back in the day.  It gets a little melodramatic, but it contains some Swell Maps tid bits.  Which is cool. * To my surprise we g...
Posted by Charlie Don't Shake on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:47:00 PST