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Technology vs Horse

Hold the Bear Close to the Lightning!

About Me


TVH Youtube Videos
Past Shows:
05-05-04:
Pierce Ford Tower (outside), WKU campus
Played That Episode of the X-Files Where Mulder and Scully Find the Little Girls With Their Eyes Burnt Out Because of Angels (Bitner, Heltsley, Luther, Pickerill).
05-07-04:
Java House, Bowling Green, KY
as TVH (Bitner, Heltsley, Luther, Pickerill) and as The Shitty Beatles (Bitner, Farmer, Heltsley, Pickerill).
11-02-04:
The Rudyard Kipling, Louisville, KY "The Night of the Whorehoppers" with Peal, Ky Prophet, Big Kitchen, and Bus Hus (Bitner, Farmer, Heltsley, Pickerill).
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12-11-04:
Java House, Bowling Green, KY
With Laromlab. Played the most extended live version of Daddy Touched my Butthole to date. (Bitner, Farmer, Heltsley, Pickerill). Special Thanks to Chris Luther, Jeremy London, Brandon Harrod, Josh Hines, and Daniel Carter for finishing off the set.
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3-26-05:
Java House, Bowling Green, KY
With Laromlab, El Blasto, and Kentucky Prophet (Bitner, Farmer, Heltsley, Pickerill).
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4-01-05:
Spencers Coffee Shop, Bowling Green, KY
With Chest Rockwell and Kentucky Prophet, all as one continuous set (Bitner, Farmer, Heltsley, Pickerill).
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7-27-05:
Java House, Bowling Green, KY
With Commander, our last gig (to date) with Jamie Pickerill on drums. (Bitner, Farmer, Heltsley, Pickerill). Started recording "Teddy Jam" the next day in Evansville, IN with Mark Meat.
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12-09-05:
Java House, Bowling Green, KY
With Paris Airshow Disaster and Mr. Neutron. First show with Josh Hines on drums. Matt broke an amp with his foot.
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1-22-06
Lanhucks, Evansville, IN
With ZXZ.
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3-19-06
Lanhucks, Evansville, IN
With Rambunctious Youth and Exempt.
4-23-06
Lanhucks, Evansville, IN
With Silot, No Time For Poopin, Kneejerk Reaction, Exempt
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4-28-06:
Java House, Bowling Green, KY
With Laromlab, Brandon Harrod, Decade of Experts and Assasins, and some improv thing. TVH performed as a three piece.
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8-17-06:
Darkstar, Bowling Green, KY
With Tub Ring, Screaming Mechanical Brain, Paris Airshow Disaster, and Vilejive.
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10-18-06:
Mug Shotz, Bowling Green, KY
With Brandon Harrod.
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12-06-06:
Mug Shotz, Bowling Green, KY
Sonance was supposed to open, but they couldn't do it. :( Then Mike couldn't make it, so we played as a 3 piece, and as a 4 piece with Nick Clark on bass.
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12-19-06:
Mug Shotz, Bowling Green, KY
With Brandon Harrod and Boogdish.
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02-23-07:
Mug Shotz, Bowling Green, KY
With Brandon Harrod and Kentucky Prophet.
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03-04-07:
Lanhucks, Evansville, IN
With Pretentious Wankers and Rosie Rose.
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04-07-07:
Bread and Bagel, Bowling Green, KY
With Beijing Monorail Fiasco.
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04-22-07:
Lanhucks, Evansville, IN
With Fountain Square Sinners and Macho Nachos.
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04-27-07:
Jaycees Building , Scottsville, KY
With Cryptic Reality and Decade of Experts and Assassins.
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05-04-07:
Mug Shotz, Bowling Green, KY
With Decade of Experts and Assassins.
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06-23-07:
Bread and Bagel, Bowling Green, KY
We played by ourselves, no promotion, no turnout, no fun. Premiered "Hold the Bear Close to the Lightning" to an audience of 5. Made $15.
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Songs made famous by TVH:
Tears in Heaven (TJ)
Icarus Osiris (TJ)
Flipper Babies (TJ)
Under A Concrete (TJ)
Me Yak (TJ)
Pressure's On You (TJ)
Unseen Tears of Geordie LaForge (TJ)
Micronesia (TJ)
That Episode of the X-Files Where Mulder and Scully Find the Little Girls with Their Eyes Burnt Out Because of Angels (TJ)
Ethel Can Dance (4AM)
Snakes on a Plane (4AM)
Curds and Whey (4AM)
669 (4AM)
Awake the Sleeping Minotaur (4AM)
Manotaur (4AM)
Victor / Victoria (4AM)
Hold the Bear Close to the Lightning (???)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/20/2004
Band Members: Current Line-up:
Matt Bitner

Mike Farmer

Rafe Heltsley

Josh Hines

Past Members Jamie Pickerill
Skeet Freeman
Jeremy London
Chris Luther

Influences: Syd Barrett
The Beach Boys
The Boredoms
The Butthole Surfers
Can
Captain Beefheart
Eric Carmen
The Cure
Dio
Miles Davis
The Human Beinz
The Last Poets
Led Zepplin
Fela Kuti
King Crimson
The Mars Volta
Melt Banana
Ennio Morricone
Mr. Bungle
New Edition
Oingo Boingo
The Pixies
Primus
The Residents
Seal
Soft Machine
The Stooges
Sun Ra
TO1KRU
Ween
Yellow Man
Sounds Like: Art Faggotry
Record Label: Jew Run Media
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Related Shows

Oct. 26th - Chest RockwellOct. 31st - Halo 8Nov. 2nd - Space DinosaursNov. 3rd - Kentucky ProphetNov. 9th - Chest RockwellNov. 10th - Mexican Hat DanceNov. 14th - Space DinosaursNov. 16th-25th - Josh ...
Posted by Technology vs Horse on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:51:00 PST

Lyrics

Termite ArtMake it hot, make it burn, make it sizzleSwallow the meat and choke on the gristleGet a whiff of this piffleCan't sing it, can't hum it, can't whistle, Greg BiffleSounds good to a syphill...
Posted by Technology vs Horse on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:12:00 PST

Four Against The Minotaur, Available NOW!

Although our release show isn't until September 28, Four Against The Minotaur is now available!  Great Escape in Bowling Green has copies for $6, and we're personally selling them for $5 eac...
Posted by Technology vs Horse on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:57:00 PST

TVH Karaoke

Thanks to everyone who came out to the show and especially those who sang.  Without further ado, here are the videos. Patrick Yen - Flipper Babies Jenn Faulkner - Ethel Can Da...
Posted by Technology vs Horse on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:57:00 PST

Four Against the Minotaur! (Updated!)

Four Against the Minotaur!  is the new album from Technology Versus Horse.  It will soon be available, who knows when "soon" is, though.  We just added two songs, which still need bass...
Posted by Technology vs Horse on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:39:00 PST

Under A Concrete MIDI

Under A Concrete (short version) Under A Concrete (short version, no bass solo)   Thanks to Chris....
Posted by Technology vs Horse on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:20:00 PST

Stickers Have Arrived!

We have stickers now!  They're free.  Here's the 2 varieties. The Horse Logo version The Bohemian Grove version and, in related news, Kentucky Prophet stickers are here too. and I think thos...
Posted by Technology vs Horse on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:05:00 PST

new supply

10 new copies of "Teddy Jam" are available from us and at shows.  There are still 7 copies at The Great Escape.  We have a cardboard display now.  Sweet.  Oh yeah, we have 4-ish n...
Posted by Technology vs Horse on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:26:00 PST

Teddy Jam

As you may already know, our cd "Teddy Jam" is now available.  Great Escape (Pac Rats) has seven or so "limited edition" copies for $7 each.  If you buy a copy from one of us, it's $5. ...
Posted by Technology vs Horse on Fri, 26 May 2006 11:27:00 PST

TVH ESSAY COMPETITION!

Hey kids! Ever wished for a chance to hang out with REAL rock stars? Well, you're in luck. THIS IS THAT CHANCE! All you have to do is write a 500 word or less essay on why Technology vs. Horse is y...
Posted by Technology vs Horse on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST