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The Rubs

About Me

The Rubs. We are now The Rubs.

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Member Since: 04/12/2004
Band Website: altgeldforgotten.com
Band Members: Mike
Lou
Goddamn Hippy/Luke
Steve

Influences: Townes Van Zandt, Dillinger Four, and Bohumil Hrabal.
Sounds Like: A reform movement.
Record Label: This Is Serious Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New song posted

All right, I just put up a new song. It's processing right now, so if you don't see it, check back in 24 hours. It's really kind of shitty. Lou took a day off last thursday and spent two hours playing...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:43:00 GMT

Two thumbs and a turtle head?

It’s this guy. Man, it’s been a while since we posted some shit up on this piece. What’s new... Luke just finished watching the Sound of Music. Lou pranced into Steve’s room w...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:30:00 GMT

new website

Apparently we have a new website at www.altgeldforgotten.com So if you were ever wondering what the shit we are singing about, there's lyrics up on that guy.   Also, there's some pictures.  ...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:57:00 GMT

RECORDS AVAILABLE!!!

Hey so thanks to everyone who came out to the record release show last Friday.  It was a huge success.  A great time was had by all.  Killer bands played killer sets.  And now that...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:06:00 GMT

update finally

Man are we shitty at updating things.  I'd like to say we've been up to a lot, and that has kept us from telling the people about what is up, but it would be a lie. Not really true though. Luke j...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:58:00 GMT

what we've been up to (no smartass subject?! [lame!])

It's been a long quiet June for the Altgeld boys.  We've been lazy.  And not practicing a whole lot.  But that's all gonna stop this month.  Aside from the 7" which is probably not...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:08:00 GMT

7" test pressings

The test pressings for the 7" are officially in.  And frankly, I'm pretty stoked. We're going to lose so much money putting this out.  And I don't even care.
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:37:00 GMT

7" TITLE!!!

It's true.  The split 7" with We Make Thunder has been entitled, "85 Minutes Late" based entirely on the drunken ramblings of Andrew's brother Bob one night at a bar, the name of which I can't re...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:07:00 GMT

we make thunder interview

Andrew of we make thunder officially dropped our name in an interview with the chicagoist.  I think it's because we carried his couch up four flights of stairs.  Weak.   But you can rea...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:26:00 GMT

Poor people can't afford carbon offsets

It's true.  And given that the majority of the people in the world are, in fact, poor, this means that if you subscribe to this way of thinking, you are an asshole.   On a sidenote, Nancy fr...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:36:00 GMT