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Bad Nurse

We aren't the only nurses in town...

About Me

We play an original, alternative, sometimes rockified, acoustic gumbo. We call it progressive, aggressive, folk rock.++++++Established 2002 in Chicago, IL++++++Ryan plays bass, writes some peanut butter tunes and sings back-up vocals+++++++Sara plays guitar, writes lyrics and sings lead.++++++++Mike Tooles recently joined us on drums++++++ In April of 2006 we completed an 8-song E.P. (some songs you can listen to here) in The Womb Recordings with RB3++++++we will be heading back to the studio in December to re-record our full-length.+++++++ If you would like to hear what we have been up to visit www.badnurseband.com for some audio samples/teasers.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/20/2005
Band Website: badnurseband.com
Band Members: Ryan - Mistress of the Low End, occasional vocals, other instrumentation when needed, whistles and finger snaps
Sara - Guitars, vocals, keys on occasion, ditty-bop, foot stompin' and nurse.
Tooles - Drums
Others - Jennifer Lafleur, Greg Novak, Ron Bay III and Chris Castellan have joined us on our studio recordings and on the stage.
Influences: blind melon, tool, tori amos, pink floyd, alice in chains, pj harvey and that that song in my head that I woke up with that needs exorsized.
Sounds Like: Bad Nurse sounds like a picnic with your family on a sweet summer day in the late 70's. Mother and Father smiling, laughing and you feeling like the most special person in the world. It sounds of the trees rustling in the wind, shading you; a bucket of lukewarm fried chicken, greasy napkins, cool-aid, coleslaw. It sounds like you being left with your dog, Freebie on the picnic blanket so that your Mother and Father can gallivant naked in the long grass taking photos.Bad Nurse sounds like you finding those photos in your late teens and remembering the day as fine but not so . . . free. You don't mind. You stash the old, greenish, fading images back in the squeaky filing cabinet and never say a word to your Mom and Dad. They were hippies after all. Things were different then.And all is good and well.

cat power, the donnas, heart, sleater-kinney, tegan and sara, fiona apple, tori amos, fleetwood mac, garbage, the cranberries, the cartigans, Juliette & the licks, hole, girl bands, blind melon
Record Label: IonEar Music
Type of Label: None

My Blog

news

It's always the same:Boy meets girls. Boy and girls get really tight and have a lot of fun.  Boy and girls lack communication and boy falls out of love.  Boy freaks out on stage in fron...
Posted by Bad Nurse on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:16:00 PST

Thanks for Coming out

    Thanks all who showed up at the show on Friday.  We had a great turn-out. Everyone including the bar staff had a good time.  We are looking to do it again soon so I'll let...
Posted by Bad Nurse on Tue, 01 May 2007 07:24:00 PST

Co-Op Records Pekin, iL

Stop into Co-Op Records in Pekin, IL and pick up the BAD NURSE E.P. for a measly $5.00!!!Go!Do It!Now!!please  ...
Posted by Bad Nurse on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:21:00 PST

noodles

i wish i were drunk    -said the tired fishWe have recorded 15 new songs.12 or 13 will go on the new album.All we have left to do is a few overdubs. . . correct some guitar and vocal tr...
Posted by Bad Nurse on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:59:00 PST

the surgeon general advises against reading this blog

All myspacers who have 'girl band' or 'girl rock' listed as a musical interest have now been offered our friendship.I am in pain. 300+ friend requests in one setting.  I need a different hobby.Th...
Posted by Bad Nurse on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:39:00 PST

Hello New Friends

Thanks for accepting our friend request and listening.Be sure to check out www.badnurseband.comfor more info on us.  ...
Posted by Bad Nurse on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:32:00 PST

If you were asked to categorize us...

If you were asked to categorize (or genre-size) us, would you?Please?Who or what would you say we sound like?I want to know what you think.-Sara
Posted by Bad Nurse on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:20:00 PST