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Bankrupt and the Borrowers

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About Me

"Bankrupt and the Borrowers. I hope that in a few years their name will suffice as a review but for now I'm happy to do them the honor. This band carries that same heavy step of alt that I was referring to earlier though I suppose we might have to come up with a new label just to keep it trendy...maybe we'll just start calling it rock again? Eh? Who knows. With elements of noise thrown in and a sometimes out of place but often altogether perfectly set harmonica the sound is reminiscent of jazzy old country blues and that city sweat that comes after a hard day at work and a long walk home. Throughout the set the bassist and the guitarist would switch instruments and switch out on vocal duties, both held spectacular. I'm not sure the crowd was even ready for this sort of low income rock and roll gang bang but here it was and these guys demanded attention. Admittedly they started off a bit strange in my opinion but by the third song I had settled into their strange time signatures, extended intros, and off harmony singing. All of them were very talented musicians but the drummer, Worthless, beat out a solo that jammed the shit out of more than a few innocent bystanders...or perhaps that smell was just a side affect of everybody drinking home brew and eating loads and loads of chili. Well whatever they deserve the credit for every stinky bottom in the place. Check them out: myspace.com/bankruptmusic."-review from "This Ain't No Picnic" website written by Uptown

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/7/2006
Band Members: Cadger, Baggage, Deadweight, Perez, and of course Bankrupt, useless as he is.
Influences: olde E, old growling voices howlin over a beaten up acoustic guitar, miller high life, crooners and easy women, jameson, psychadelia, and being broke. yes being poor is certainly a heavy influence
Sounds Like: a mangle of iron rods, broken plastic, and water
Type of Label: None

My Blog

downloads

now I know that the recordings on the page are....    how could you say it...? rough?  but they are all we have for recordings with our old bandmates in new york, Hasben and Worthl...
Posted by Bankrupt and the Borrowers on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:06:00 PST

drummer found

alright, four months after we got here, we've finally got a drummer and have worked out a set with him.  Perez is absurd.  We will be playing with him in venues in Austin in May.  Come ...
Posted by Bankrupt and the Borrowers on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:14:00 PST

need a drummer

hello all Austinites.  We have just arrived in your town, been here for about a week and a half, have been offered a weekly gig and soon to be offered more.  this is great, however we do not...
Posted by Bankrupt and the Borrowers on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:27:00 PST

Worthless Wrap-up

So...here's the deal. If I don't write this shit now I'll never do it. I intended to write an indepth (or at least beligerant) account of each individual city that we went to as we progressed along ...
Posted by Bankrupt and the Borrowers on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:50:00 PST

the bankrupt hold

the bankrupt holds the last of what we had... that's true. but don't kill him. I mean I always saw that as part of his charm I suppose, that thick look he would get in his eyes when he knew someo...
Posted by Bankrupt and the Borrowers on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:04:00 PST

The Bankrupt Fled

The Bankrupt fled across the dessert...And the Baggage followed...(A private message from Baggage to the Borrowers of Bankrupt and the Borrowers)You are probably all wondering where I am, where I've b...
Posted by Bankrupt and the Borrowers on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 05:17:00 PST

Interview, Part 3 with Bankrupt and the Borrowers

Body: Wow, fascinating answers from Baggage to Pt. 2 of the Internet Interview! Shall we continue? this time with deadweight1. Regarding the band members - Static, Baggage, Deadweight, and Bankrupt -...
Posted by Bankrupt and the Borrowers on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:43:00 PST

Interview 2 W/Borrowers

Let's Continue, this time with Baggage: 1. Now that the band members have been identified (sorry I missed that bit on your webpage - I'm old, remember!), would you care to identify which one is my ne...
Posted by Bankrupt and the Borrowers on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:18:00 PST

interview by David

David: I hear rumors that Bankrupt and the Borrowers are coming to San Francisco, isit true?Deadweight: Yes, we will be in San Francisco sometime in October.Da: Also, rumor has it that your tour is be...
Posted by Bankrupt and the Borrowers on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:36:00 PST

rough versions

the versions of the songs that are up now, not including "unemployed" are extremely rough versions of the songs. We will be putting up new versions shortly.
Posted by Bankrupt and the Borrowers on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:49:00 PST