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The Wiggins

"Music made in a dirty bathtub"

About Me

Lo-fi living... THE WIGGINS have played these cool as f*** bands: DANIEL JOHNSTON, GANG GANG DANCE, INDIAN JEWERLY, THE BLACK LIPS, KONG SAUCE, STEREO TOTAL, QUINTRON, FINALLY PUNK, RUA MINX, TIMES NEW VIKING, and GLASS CANDY!+ some others(you know who you are!!).... played at SXSW 2007, yeah, rad.. And here's a recent review from PUNK PLANET!!! check it: Part electro surf punk from outer space, part David Lynch outtake, and part home brewed garage opiate, I'm not exactly sure what The Wiggins are, but whatever it is, it's in' rad. Think the redefinition of lo-fi, Lou Reed in a garage disposal, Johnny Thunders'vampire alter-ego, leper underwear parties, and successful amateur noir snake charming. Rumor has it there's just one local Houstoner behind all this madness, which makes the effort even more impressive. This is the stuff of magic that gluttonous hipster vultures and college radio DJs will be getting all weak the knees about once Pitchfork clocks in a 8.372, so do yourself a favor and get it while it's fresh. (BM)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/10/2005
Band Website: geocities.com/thewigginsrox
Band Members: Just me(Jon Read). Past members include: Matt Clement, Tony Void, Ryan Kearny and Kieth Knudson
Influences: SUICIDE, THE SHAGGS THE MODERN LOVERS, THE BLACK KEYS, LOVE AND ROCKETS, WIRE, NIRVANA, THE CARS, KONG SAUCE, O.D.B, INDIAN JEWELRY, ELVIS, RUA MINX, LOU REED, OTIS REDDING, ect.
Sounds Like: look above(and add more crunch and echo/reverb... And not as good..)
Record Label: GIRL GANG, DISARO, NEW WEIRD AMERICAN, DULL KNIFE
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

WIGGINS 7" out soon!!

Out on DULL KNIFE records!!http://www.dullkniferecords.comSo happy to be a part of the D.K. family, which includes Hearts of Animals, RTFO Bandwagon, Future Blondes and Indian Jewerlymore news soon!!...
Posted by The Wiggins on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:01:00 PST

WIGGINS SONG on WFMU comp!!

..>THE WIGGINS song FEED THE GHOST will be featured on the WFMU comp called "In Myspace no one can hear you scream".. this CD will be a gift to people that donate to WFMU during their plegde drive tha...
Posted by The Wiggins on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:41:00 PST

Wiggins song on CBS's "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER"

here's a link to the scene(It's SO cool!!!!!), check it: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&f riendID=76737791&blogID=251234783&MyToken=dc59266f-9 276-45fe-a280-20a8e6691...
Posted by The Wiggins on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:38:00 PST

review of "INSIDER OUTSIDER" show

Time Out Chicago / Issue 93: Dec 713, 2006 Review "Inside Outsiders" All Rise Gallery, through Sat 9. It's not every day that you can purchase a smartly rendered drawing of a sneezing penis for $10,...
Posted by The Wiggins on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:00:00 PST

mundane sounds review

WWW.MUNDANESOUNDS.COM: First up, we have The Wiggins. Billing himself as 'super-raw anti-pop,' his music pretty much fits that description. What it doesn't cover, though, is the gritty garage-rock blu...
Posted by The Wiggins on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:53:00 PST

review from www.spacecityrock.com

    Though the dog days of summer are past, there's a certain musical reddening still available to us -- the Wiggins' Greatest Apes EP is a summer record in the best of ways: it's loud, euph...
Posted by The Wiggins on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:49:00 PST

PUNK PLANET REVIEW!

this will be in next issue! (fall 2006 or winter 2007) 6-581H * Wiggins, The - Greatest Apes, EP CD Part electro surf punk from outer space, part David Lynch outtake, and part home brewed garage opiat...
Posted by The Wiggins on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:56:00 PST

a review in DUTCH!!! from planet trash

www.planettrash.nl The Wiggins zegt u? Nooit van gehoord. Tijd dus om deze band bij u te introduceren. Of band, The Wiggins is namelijk het projekt van ene Jon Read uit Houston, Texas. Zeven nummer...
Posted by The Wiggins on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:17:00 PST

Another super review for "THE GREATEST APES"!!!

The Wiggins "The Greatest Apes" EP Girl Gang Records www.swarmofangels.com The Wiggins is Jon Read and his soulful voice that loves to howl at the moonlight. Jon soars out garage boggie beats that wil...
Posted by The Wiggins on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:21:00 PST

Greatest Apes EP 2nd pressing out now!

Only $7!!! buy it w/ paypal @ girl gang records!!! http://www.swarmofangels.com/girlgang.html
Posted by The Wiggins on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:09:00 PST