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Erin Tobey

Constellation Penetration

About Me

You grow up listening to noisy bands and playing in noisy bands, and eventually you realize that there are some things you want to say that people need to understand right away without much strain. What do you do? You play guitar quieter and by yourself. Sing clearly. Show a slideshow. Put it all out there, man. Don't mess around.

Stats Born: November 8, 1981 in Lansing, MI
Current Address: PO Box 7023, Richmond, VA 23221 * [email protected]
Future Plans: Get some more exp so I can level up
"What are you listening to these days?": Savage Love PodcastsDiscography
Phoning It In Tape - Split with Uke of Phillips
Recordings of shows we played over the phone on the radio - WELH Providence w.s.g. DJ Nadav Carmel. 200 made. Available on tour this spring 2006.

S/T CD, Forthcoming LP (Plan-It-X / Bakery Outlet 2005)
12 songs. Available from No Idea Records and Plan-It-X Records .

Booyah Grandma Tour 2005 CD-R
4 songs. This is not available any more

I have played on the following friends' albums: Matty Pop Chart, Split with Welcome Home Nemo and Good Old Water; What the Kids Want, Loud Quiet Loud and Split 7"; Ghost Mice, The Debt of the Dead; Spoonboy, I Love You, This is a Robbery; The Max Levine Ensemble, Split 7"; Kimya Dawson, Remember that I Love You; Antlers, The New Thing They Made, Holopaw, The New Thing They Are Making

Please See Also

Mt. Gigantic , Pink Razors

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/7/2005
Band Website: hellomermaid.com
Band Members: The Erin Tobey Show starring Erin Tobey. Rotating cast has included David Combs on bass and guitar, Theo Hilton on drums, Nick Popovici on bass, Rich Diem on Richenbacher, Matt Tobey on b-ass, Pascal Benvenuti on bass and ukelele.
Influences: Atmospheric conditions. Hormones. Cosmic rays.
Sounds Like: A bouncy-ball dispenser filled with little plastic eggs of the female singer-songwriters we all like like Edith Frost, Laura Veirs, Kimya Dawson, Joanna Newsom, the Blow, Madeline and Cat Power, and then other eggs of Justin Clifford Rhody, Smog, the Microphones, Matty Pop Chart, Vollmar, Beat Happening, and Aphid Ant Constructions. Buy all the eggs and squish 'em up then read some comic books.
Record Label: Bakery Outlet Records, Plan-It-X Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Email Address

It is [email protected] can go directly to hell. Please make a note of this in all pertinent records.
Posted by Erin Tobey on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:15:00 PST

RVA Magazine Compilation

I have a "new" song on a compilation CD which you can get for free in the new RVA Magazine (found around Richmond), or free as a download on their website. The song is called "Conjugal Potential." J...
Posted by Erin Tobey on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:49:00 PST

My friend Jonny Z

Just a very brief note, since others have offered more complete and articulate responses to the death of our friend Jon Zanin in Richmond last Monday morning, as I plan to in the near future. Let me ...
Posted by Erin Tobey on Sat, 12 May 2007 09:24:00 PST

Last Soophie Show Cancelled

Reposted from Nate:hi there! SOOPHIE NUN SQUAD was playing its two last shows ever in Little Rock, May 18th and 19th--- Unfortunately, Mark Lierly (our drummer) was in a bicycle wreck a few weeks ago....
Posted by Erin Tobey on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:12:00 PST

Pink Razors Punk News

    Here is some punk news.If you're near Richmond, come to the shows on April 15 (@ Nara Sushi w/ Brainworms, Ultra Dolphins, Antlers, Ringers) and April 29 (@ Alley Katz w/ Lifetime, ...
Posted by Erin Tobey on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:15:00 PST

HelloMermaid.com - NEW! CHANGED!! IMPROVED!!!

NOW - JANUARY 31, 2007=======================New and Improved HELLOMERMAID.COMVISIT the newest, most improved version of Erin Tobey's home in the ether!BEHOLD the new design and splendid graphics!LIST...
Posted by Erin Tobey on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:46:00 PST

EUROPEAN TOUR - March 2007!

In March, you see here that I am going to Europe. However, I will not be visiting all of the peoples of Europe, only two of its nations: France and Germany. I will be playing shows with my new frie...
Posted by Erin Tobey on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:46:00 PST

My Richmond Address

PO Box 7023Richmond, VA 23221Things are going great. My apartment is cool but I haven't even seen anybody who lives in my building yet. I just see their TVs glowing. There aren't really any good co...
Posted by Erin Tobey on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:59:00 PST

Website Updated

If you visit my website with any frequency, you know that for the past few months I have dropped. the. ball. I use it mainly to post comics, but there hasn't been a new comic since February. Just so y...
Posted by Erin Tobey on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:02:00 PST

I'm moving to Richmond

Very sorry, close friends, if you are hearing about this for the first time on myspace. Not that it's the hugest deal, but it's true that at the end of the summer I am moving from my beloved home of ...
Posted by Erin Tobey on Sun, 28 May 2006 09:33:00 PST