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About Me

"Avenpitch is absofreakinbrilliant... Imagine a combination of Judas Priest, Devo, Kraftwerk, the Human League and Buzzcocks."
-Aiding & Abetting
"If pop sounded more like Avenpitch, I wouldn't hate the radio so much."
-ADD Reviews
"A dancy, edgy, and undeniably catchy album that sets itself apart from the modern pop/rock scene."
-KnifeParty.com
Where Avenpitch's self-titled debut stabbed a thrash-metal knife through the heart of New Wave, the band's follow-up LP, Butterfly Radio ( Omega Point Records ), breaks out the chainsaw. Anchored by its unforgettable title track, Butterfly Radio finds Avenpitch moving even farther towards both extremes. Guitars and synthesizers push recklessly into the red, as if the band were trying to blow a fuse or crash their hard drive, yet the songwriting remains laser-focused, with every hook and shout-along chorus precisely arranged for maximum pop effect. Had the Sex Pistols grown up listening to the Happy Mondays and New Order, instead of the other way around, Butterfly Radio could very well be the result.
The opening bars of "A Safer Car" set the agenda for the album, with a raspy guitar and glitchy synthesizer bashing out a hum-able melody in unison. But it's on the second track, "Jack the Idiot Dance", that the album really shifts into high gear - originally composed for a compilation of children's music released in Germany (perhaps the only country where parents would pummel their toddlers with warp-speed disco-metal), the track starts off with some deceptively innocuous toy sounds before the melody stomps in like a Godzilla-sized jack-in-the-box. "Butterfly Radio", the title cut, creeps along with nervously plucked strings and what sounds like a legion of marching boots, the tension building until the chorus detonates into a maelstrom of guitars.
Though still very much the brainchild of singer/guitarist/producer Todd Millenacker, Butterfly Radio sees Avenpitch evolving from a studio project into a proper band. Having survived a tour of some of the country's rougher dive bars and dirtier punk rock hangouts in support of the first album, Millenacker, guitarist Darren Siaw and drummer Paul Hudalla returned to the studio a tight, battle-tested rock n' roll machine. With the addition of keyboardist Sarah France, they have infused their new material with the manic energy and bruising volume of their stage shows.
With several tours planned for 2007 and growing support on podcasts and college radio, Avenpitch's signal is reaching more listeners than ever. If you've ever wished that The Killers had a bit more balls, or that Mindless Self Indulgence had a bit more brains, or are just looking for a furious new sound to shock you out of your 21st-century malaise, then it's worth tuning into Butterfly Radio.
-written by Emil Hyde

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Member Since: 1/26/2005
Band Website: avenpitch.com
Band Members: Todd Millenacker
Darren Siaw
Sarah France
Paul Hudalla
Sounds Like: Available CDs

Butterfly Radio
February 2006
$9.99 at
CD Baby
Avenpitch
June 2003
$9.99 at
CD Baby

Record Label: Omega Point Records, Death By Karaoke
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

AP interview on the Kim Jong Il Disco Dance Hour

Hey ya,So last week I spent about 30 minutes talking to the Kim Jong Il Disco Dance Hour about Avenpitch, playing live, electropunk and all other sorts of good stuff.Check out the podcast here:Kim Jon...
Posted by Avenpitch on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:15:00 PST

Rock Tour Tycoon

Hey Hombres,Avenpitch appears as Avenpitch (and our music is used!) in a new PC video game called "Rock Tour Tycoon" by Game Mill Entertainment.Here is the cover:More info from Game Mill Entertainment...
Posted by Avenpitch on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:32:00 PST

Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 4

Hey All,So besides this Avenpitch thing I organize and release a compilation of Minnesota-based electronic bands every year that's called "Twin Cities Electropunk".The idea behind this compilation ser...
Posted by Avenpitch on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:34:00 PST

Desperado

Howdy Cowboys & Cowgirls,So we filmed a video for our new single "Desperado". It was directed by our good buddy Riley Gerszewski and was shot at the Lofty Spur Ranch in Prior Lake, MN and Lee's Liqu...
Posted by Avenpitch on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:12:00 PST

Live MP3s

Yikes, will this blogging madness ever end?!?Any ways - we recently went through a bunch of live recordings we've collected over the past couple years and decided to post a few MP3s online for your li...
Posted by Avenpitch on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:38:00 PST

As heard in "Donk: Samurai Duck"

Yo Yo,Just a little heads up... our track "Butterfly Radio" is being used in an advertisement for Cryptic Allusion's new video game "Donk: Samurai Duck". I'm told we're going to be having a couple ...
Posted by Avenpitch on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:56:00 PST

Avenpitch live @ Club Underground

Howdy Hombres,So we're about half way through the recording of the new album and should have something out next spring! While you're patiently waiting, check out a couple videos of us performing "Not...
Posted by Avenpitch on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:14:00 PST

Avenpitch on "Irene on TV"

Greetings,Ha Ha... file this under "better late than never". We've finally gotten around to posting our performances of "Jack the Idiot Dance" and "Dusseldorf" from the "Irene on TV" television show ...
Posted by Avenpitch on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:50:00 PST

Avenpitch interview in Perfect Porridge

From Perfect Porridge:http://www.perfectporridge.com/2006/11/avenpitch_bu tterfly_radio.htmlAvenpitch: Butterfly RadioMinneapolis' electropunk outfit Avenpitch aren't waiting around for you to take not...
Posted by Avenpitch on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:14:00 PST

Plug In Music review of Butterfly Radio

From Plug In Music: http://www.pluginmusic.com/review.php?page=avenpitch2 AvenpitchButterfly Radio(Omega Point) On their self-titled debut full-length release, Avenpitch banged out catchy tunes like "...
Posted by Avenpitch on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:38:00 PST