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The Company Picnic

we are a very good band.

About Me

power pop band from brooklyn. we play songs people can sing along to before they've finished hearing them for the first time.

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Member Since: 11/11/2004
Band Website: thecompanypicnic.com
Band Members: Chris Cummings: bass, vocals. Chris Q. Murphy: guitar, vocals. Mike Puterbaugh: drums, sly comments off mic. Luke E. Weiss: guitar, vocals.
Influences: Elvis Costello, Ted Leo, Weezer, Beach Boys, Beatles, Guns n' Roses, Pearl Jam, Zappa, Keneally, ELO, Yes, Rush, Green Day, The Clash, Brand New, The New Pornographers, Stooges, Super Furry Animals, Flaming Lips, They Might Be Giants, Billy Joel, 1910 Fruitgum Co., Joanie Loves Trotsky, Bleu, Particle Zoo, Belle & Sebastian, Spoon, Sloan, New York Dolls, Television, Phish, The Who, etc etc etc
Sounds Like: good music.
Record Label: This Will Go On Your Permanent Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

TCP death/hiatus.

for those of you who are incapable of basic logic, TCP hasn't done anything (short of move out of our rehearsal space) as a band since this past summer. it's not for lack of love, shit just got busy....
Posted by The Company Picnic on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:58:00 PST

copyright what?

hey!!! to whoever got the mp3 of norma booted because of copyright shit: what gives?!?! if you have written a song called norma, so sorry, our guitar player, luke weiss did too. please don't claim t...
Posted by The Company Picnic on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:52:00 PST

back in the saddle?

looking forward to the show @ hank's. we were long-banish-ed from said establishment as they tried their best to establish themselves as a country, bluegrass, and blues venue. : ) time passed, they...
Posted by The Company Picnic on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:56:00 PST

not playing shows sucks dick...

i gotta tell ya. this is lame. while we're not ready to give in and play shitty venues and shitty times, cos its not THAT important, i am getting tired of sitting on our collective asses and not pla...
Posted by The Company Picnic on Thu, 06 Oct 2005 03:36:00 PST

freezing your ass off rules?

i have mixed feelings about siberia as a venue. memories include: licking beer off the floor of the stage at my b-day a few years ago, meeting my roommate's werid old ex-girlfriend there (before the...
Posted by The Company Picnic on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

reality rules!!!

ok, i will admit it. we just played a mediocre show at the charleston. i mean: we didn't sound like dopes, but we didn't do our best. Eisenhower was along for the ride and they seemed to agree. ...
Posted by The Company Picnic on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Ike rules!!!

so the hank's show on friday night was fucking awesome. people had a great time and i feel like the band has had our best show to date and i hit a lifetime high as a performer. we brought out a few ...
Posted by The Company Picnic on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

megaphones rule!!!

remember that time my drummer and other guitar player said i could sing part of a song through a megaphone on stage? yeah... that time ruled.
Posted by The Company Picnic on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

brooklyn bands rule!!!

i just wanted to give a big shoutout to all the bands that habe been cool enough to let us be their "friends" here at myspace. i hope it leads to some great shows together and more people at them. -...
Posted by The Company Picnic on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

my band rules!!!

we had rehearsal the other night. we worked on new songs. i want to rehearse all the time. i think switching from carlo rossi "paisano" to yellow tail shiraz and colt 45 has done us well. -murphy
Posted by The Company Picnic on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST