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En Garde

About Me

En Garde has basically morphed into this band:
I Was Totally Destroying It

Check that shit out!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/07/2005
Band Website: http://www.purevolume.com/engarde
Band Members: John Booker : vocals/guitars/bass/keyboards
James Hepler : drums/keyboards/vocals

...with sprinklings of guests here and there

former members:
Paul Cadena: guitar
Matt Tomich: bass
Bill Fischer: guitar, vocals
Autumn Ehinger: keyboards
Influences: Archers of Loaf, Belly, Big Star, Butterglory, Cake Like, Challenger, Criteria, Dinosaur Jr, Eels, Elvis Costello, Foo Fighters, Fugazi, Helium, Hellbender, Hot Water Music, Huey Lewis & The News, io, Jawbox, Jawbreaker, Joe Marc's Brother, Jon Brion, Limbeck, Motion City Soundtrack, Nada Surf, No Knife, Pavement, Piebald, Polvo, Portastatic, Power Of Dreams, Propagandhi, R.E.M., Rocket From The Crypt, Rooney, Saves The Day, Sebadoh, Small, Sorry About Dresden, Spoon, Sugar, Superchunk, Superdrag, That Dog, The Actual, The Beach Boys, The Breeders, The Cure, The Dismemberment Plan, The Lemonheads, The New Pornographers, The Outfield, The Pixies, The Promise Ring, The Replacements, The Sea and Cake, The Who, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, U2, Wilco
Sounds Like: We just rip off all the above bands.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

XMAS ON YOUR ASS

So apparently if you're planning on attending the Christmas rock show on Monday, you might want to go ahead and buy your ticket, because it's already on it's way to selling out.Tickets can be bought h...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:24:00 GMT

News In General....

Hello friends of En Garde! It's been a while, andcontrary to some rumors(that I may have actuallystarted myself), we are still very much in action- infact we've got quite a bit going on through the re...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:05:00 GMT

The En Garde Summer Rock Fiesta

Our upcoming show at 305 South has been moved to a new location, here are all the details you could ever need: SATURDAY, JULY 22 -En Garde  http://www.myspace.com/engardemusic -Ben Flanagan fro...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:34:00 GMT

new recording credits & lyrics

Credits, where credit is due: The Big RockRadiatePlease Don't Tell MeRecorded & Mixed by Al Jacob and Mitch Marlow @ Warrior Sound, April 2006All songs written by John BookerAll songs arranged by ...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:59:00 GMT

Lyrics

So here are all the lyrics from the EP, plus a couple of the songs we've been playing live lately...enjoy.   -Booker       WHAT YOU WANT IT TO SAY   It says exactly what you w...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:31:00 GMT

Back from Ohio, Nearly Recovered

Thanks to everyone who came to see us play in Ohio over the weekend!  We had a great time! Here are some pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hepleriffic/sets/72057594050023 932/ Extra Special thank...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:57:00 GMT

Somewhat Recent Pics

These pics were taken at the 16 December show at the Local 506 in Chapel Hill.  Many thanks to Yep Rock for inviting us to play the show, the Local 506 for hosting the show, and all the bands for...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:32:00 GMT

ROAD TRIP!

En Garde will embark on it's first road trip this weekend, playing shows in Dayton and Gambier OH on Sunday the 15th and Monday the 16th respectively.  Check your local listings!  The membe...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:34:00 GMT

Pics

Here are some pics from the 13 December show at Greene Street: http://corruptedlens.net/main/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/t humbnails.php?album=215 Many thanks to Josh Hofer for taking these incredible...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:48:00 GMT

NEW FIRST SHOW ANNOUNCED!

Hello friends!  Although we will still be playing the Local 506 show with Cities on December 16th, we have just added an earlier show that will in fact be our FIRST performance.  Check ...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:25:00 GMT