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Brother Avrum

About Me

Brother Avrum plays bass (and sometimes other things, too) in the Invincible Czars, the Jazzus Lizard, Churchwood, Captain Smoothe, Doom Bi Yah!, the Unprofitable Servants (the Speeding Motorcycle Band), sometimes with the Golden Arm Trio, and with almost anyone else who asks. Musick is his life!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/02/2005
Band Website: http://www.invincibleczars.com
Band Members: Yes.
Influences: Dark Throne, Leonard Cohen, Weakling, Bonnie Prince Billy, Charlie Parker, William Shatner, Julian Cope, Sunn0))), Citay, The Kinks, Jandek, Earth, John Zorn, Red House Painters, Brown Whornet, Sun City Girls, Current 93, Jim O'Rourke, Comets on Fire, Radiohead, R. Kelly, Khanate, Nick Cave, Dan Deacon, Jesu, Howlin' Rain, Randy Newman, Einsturzende Neubauten, the Anomoanon, Circle, The Orb, Can, Abruptum, Lungfish, Psychic TV, Leviathan, Robyn Hitchcock, Faust, the Fucking Champs, Circle, Bobby Zimmerman, Melvins, Jesus Lizard, Daniel Johnston, Girl Talk, The Grateful Goddamn Dead, the hum of my appliances (which I've been informed is a flat B), and everybody I share a stage or practice space with.
Sounds Like: Cars plummeting from overpasses, the earth falling out of it's orbit round the sun, architecture popping and locking, polyrhythmic murder to the tune of ignorance is bliss
Record Label: Who's Offering Records?

My Blog

Another Amazing Austin Music Weekend

Thanks to everyone that came out to Room 710 to help celebrate the 7th Anniversary....all three nights were incredible - great turnout, high energy, cool surprises and all-around good times had by all...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:44:00 GMT

Room 710 Anniversary Shows This Weekend

Room 710 has been Austin's home for smoking rock for seven years. Musicians know it as the best-sounding hard rockin' room in town, and fans know it as a comfortable place to get a good stiff drink a...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:47:00 GMT

66 months (or the drive to 2012)

We have exactly 5 years and 6 months from next Friday to get our cosmic shit in order.For my part, I want to start another five-and-a-half bands between now and then.If you are interested, raise your ...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:31:00 GMT

6-6-6 FOR 06

#1: ALBUMS1. Howlin' Rain, "Howlin' Rain"2. Comets on Fire, "Avatar"3. Daniel Higgs, "Ancestral Songs"4. Brightblack Morning Light, s/t5. Melvins, "A Senile Animal"6. Mark Kozelek, "Little Drummer Boy...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:13:00 GMT

Wednesday at Waterloo

I should just stop going to the record store on lunch break...this week's damage...Brightblack Morning Light Dissection - ReinkaosEarth - Phase 3 Thrones & DominionsScott Walker - The Driftall goo...
Posted by on Thu, 25 May 2006 08:58:00 GMT

Three Other Things

1. Scenic, "Acquatica".  I forgot all about desert surf music.  It's good to be back.2. Oh Beast at the Chain Drive tonite....will likely give a whole new meaning to "butt rock".3. The Vikin...
Posted by on Wed, 24 May 2006 09:02:00 GMT

Room 710 and Why I Love It

The sound, the stage, the smoke, and the super-strong drinks!Thanks to anyone that came out to rock with us...it's always good to be home.
Posted by on Tue, 23 May 2006 11:27:00 GMT

An observation or two...

The Invincible Czars are my favorite band to be in.The new Cat Scientist album is almost as good as they are live.The Hole in the Wall has remarkably good sound for a place without a sound guy.Yow.
Posted by on Mon, 15 May 2006 09:49:00 GMT

Over a Month Late

It's so late, you don't even wanna read about it. So it's in list form.   (If you actually do want to read about it, you can find a whole buncha my writing from during the fest at www.yaris-...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:12:00 GMT

Brief SXSW Wrap-up

Well it's already the Wednesday after, and I haven't tried to wrap up my SXSW yet.... Despite the lineups being less immediately inspiring than past years, I think I saw more great music this year th...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:36:00 GMT