The Swinginâ€™ Capybaras

About Me

We started the band 8 years ago as friends but now we can't stand each other. Unfortunately, we are now deeply in debt so we have to stay together. You want to know what it's like to be in this band? It's hell. Plain and simple. About the only thing we actually agree on is this: Taco Bell + Stu the Bass Player = Death . 'Nuff said.*****PS*****Shout Out to All Divorced Moms! We're available to entertain on Play Dates. Zohar is really good at balloon animals and face painting and we do a rockin' "Duck Duck Goose" that you have to see to believe!!!! The pyrotechnics are insane!!! Call for special rates. (exception - we're not allowed into Chuck E Cheese anymore so other arrangements will have to be made)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/12/2007
Band Members: Phil on Vocals, Stu on Bass and Unexpected Moments of Gregorian Chanting, Zohar on Zither Flugelhorn and assorted keys, Petey on Drums and African Percussion and that friggin' Glockenspiel, Walter Volume on Lead Guitar and attitude, Jeff on guitar scary tattoos and intimidating gestures, Background Vocals and some suspicious sores by The Croutons, The Windy 3 on Horns and really unneeded Clog Dancing, And finally The Great Mr. Mephisto appears to have quit the band. It's not that we needed him. Afterall the guy played turntables-and he sucked at it- but... he didn't mind doing the band's laundry so he was a very valuable part of the organization. Damn.
Influences: Anything that comes out of an aerosol can.
Sounds Like: Exactly how you'd think we sound.
Record Label: Monkeys Shouldn't Play With Nail Guns Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Okay..it’s been a while since I had a chance to blog...

But we've been on the road an awful lot since the first of the year. And we've learned a lot. Mostly, we've learned that once certain smells embed themselves inside a van..there's no getting rid of t...
Posted by The Swingin Capybaras on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:15:00 PST

New Year’s Eve is for the criminally insane

i know i was way too hammered when I tried to brush something off my shoulder and it was the floor. We played a nw yesr eve show at swEepeas and i'm still recovering. I think we drank to muchh. I m...
Posted by The Swingin Capybaras on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:41:00 PST

New guitarist

We have a new guitarist. His name is Jeff. Not the best player in the world but he's covered in tatto...no wait..he's really just BIG tattoo with a pair of eyeballs in there somewhere. Best part is...
Posted by The Swingin Capybaras on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:44:00 PST

2 observations from riding in the band van

After crossing the country the past few days with the band, I've had a chance to notice 2 things. 1) Walter - our lead guitarist - has relentless sweat glands. From the top of his head down he's we...
Posted by The Swingin Capybaras on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:19:00 PST

Craigs List

So it's been a couple of days since I had a chance to blog. First things first. Petey's not allowed to blog in here anymore. Don't know how he got my password but he got on here and wrote some stuff ...
Posted by The Swingin Capybaras on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:36:00 PST

Petey The Drummer here.

i am getting really sick of this "diss-the-drummer" blog - we are a BAND, you know...i'd like to see phil try to play the drums while breaking watermelons on his head!!! i only have 2 arms...did you ...
Posted by The Swingin Capybaras on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:19:00 PST

Can it get any worse?

Every day is another crisis with this band. Unbelievable! It was bad enough that our drummer wrote a song on that damn glockspeil ...but now he wants to have the band do it live. AND he wants to sin...
Posted by The Swingin Capybaras on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:14:00 PST

Glockenspeel. Is that even how you spell it?

Petey our drummer just called. He bought a Glockenspiel. If he tries to bring it to rehearsal I'm gonna take that thing and give him a GlockenEnema. He's such a tool.
Posted by The Swingin Capybaras on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:53:00 PST

A word of advice about band members and their girlfriends.

So the band was rehearsing tonight and Zohar decides to score some points with his new girlfriend Helen by bringing her to the Stu's mom's basement to watch us run through our set. She seemed nice en...
Posted by The Swingin Capybaras on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:09:00 PST

Addition thoughts our our first Blog Entry.

All I can say is, there's a fine line between a good natured practical joke and taking my mother to Mexico for a "Jagermeister Sabbatical". Our drummer? Oh yeah. He's an ass. Oh. And just so I say i...
Posted by The Swingin Capybaras on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:58:00 PST