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hazel

so gay

About Me

formed '92 in portland..... 300 shows '92-'98..... one per year since then..... 3 u.s. tours, 1 europe tour ..... influences on ferd page ..... (for blog table of contents, click subheading "music" on any blog page)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/20/2005
Band Website: monkeychicken.com
Band Members: jody bleyle - drums, vocals..... pete krebs - guitar, vocals..... brady smith - bass, vocals..... fred nemo - dance, mayhem
Influences: soft cell, kiss, x
Sounds Like: a cross between buffy saint-marie and blue cheer
Record Label: candyass
Type of Label: None

My Blog

video links

this is from mike bones comment on our profile page, which also includes the day-glo video embedded: It took some time, but the videos were sure to make their way to YouTube some time. I just had to k...
Posted by hazel on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:04:00 PST

funny you should ask

hazel at brownies, 169 avenue A, nyc - 5/2/02a leisurely lunch with jody at a vegan diner, a short (pete and brady go pedal-shopping) but validating practice in mid-town, a perfect blend of garage and...
Posted by hazel on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:13:00 PST

harmony

The songs are well-written, catchy, aggressively tense, and also very pretty. Shared vocals are particularly compelling: Jody's alternately soft and urgent voice is balanced by Pete's more constant, s...
Posted by hazel on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:24:00 PST

ferd

A surreal edge to their gripping live shows.~ Music Monitor A unique contribution to the world of alternative rock. Sometimes frolicking about in a little-girl style dress, sometimes looking like the ...
Posted by hazel on Mon, 07 May 2007 01:01:00 PST

jody pleasures the fourth estate

A lethal weapon.~ Barry PritchettMusic Hand Jody is an absolutely innovative drummer. Her stage-presence is Dy-No-Mite.~ Christine J. FeldmanCake Bleyle attacked her kit with reckless duty, giving a r...
Posted by hazel on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:11:00 PST

brownies set list

i can't remember where we deviated from the list other than skipping >cometboogtrulyconstipationjoe louis punchoutconstipationbig fattyking twistohio playerj. helljiltedincendiary2nd chancemr. magazin...
Posted by hazel on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 02:47:00 PST

dresch gossip

1. ferd reports2. ferd apologizes3. vibgyzor reportsferd:they are monsters.tonight, though not as huge as the homogogo show 2 years ago, they were still absolutely peak. trading guitars every song. do...
Posted by hazel on Sun, 28 May 2006 03:03:00 PST

biz

My very first business-of-rock epiphany struck at the historic Los Angeles dive Raji's one February evening in '93. The buzz on Hazel was peaking and a pack of disreputable-looking millionaire record-...
Posted by hazel on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:53:00 PST

celebrity whores

hzl celeb sightings   kat bjelland - we opened for babes in toyland, 10/7/92 elliott smith - heatmiser opened for us, 10/30 & 11/20/92, 3/6 & 9/5 & 12/18/93, all in portland mark seliger - unu...
Posted by hazel on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:11:00 PST

brady, right?

Smith's lines fluctuate and flower more than merely provide support. This music whips you around until you're too disoriented to do anything but enjoy. ~ Ken Hunt Seattle Times They've gotten ver...
Posted by hazel on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:38:00 PST