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Lots going on so lets get to it…

The Dead Milkmen are playing in Boston MA at the Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub on Saturday June 12. Tickets on sale NOW! Get ‘em while they’re hot. SOLD OUT!

Another Joe Solo Tour
Joe has another tour coming up in early April. Below is a listing of the upcoming Joe Jack Talcum shows.

3/13 @ Dogfish Head Brewpub, Rehoboth Beach DE * with Mirrors & Wires * 10 PM
3/14 Philadelphia PA * with Mirrors & Wires * All Ages
3/22 @ The Ox Warehouse, Phila. PA * with No! Go! Tell!, Women, Gateway District and That’s Incredible * All Ages
3/27 @ Buddies Tavern, Parlin NJ * Benefit Show for Shayne Miel who fronts a band called The Future Kings Of Nowhere and who has stage four b cell lymphoma and no health insurance * with Jeff Shroeck, Full Of Fancy, Scruff Cardinale, J. Orellana, The Break Evens, Jonathan Andrew, The Wag, Greg D., Zigman Bird, Tony Tedesco, Joe Canzano, Jim Testa, Julian Peterson, Matt Colligan, Montanga & The Mouth To Mouth, David Huff, Jeannie O’Neal and Thomas Martin * 7 PM * $10
4/2 @ The Mill, Iowa City IA * with The Meat Puppets, and Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/3 @ 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis MN * with Chooglin’, and Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/4 @ 180 Main, Dubuque IA * with Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/5 @ Kryptonite Bar, Rockford IL * with Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/6 @ Frequency, Madison WI * with Gandhi Bhondage, and Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/7 @ Bayview Brewhaus, Milwaukee WI * with Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos * $6
4/8 @ Schuba’s, Chicago IL * with Samuel Locke-Ward and the Boo-hoos
4/9 @ Lager House, Detroit MI * with Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos, and High Strung * $7
4/10 @ Rhino’s Youth Center, Bloomington IN * with Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/11 @ PKs, Carbondale IL * with Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/12 @ Record Bar, Kansas City MO * with Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/13 @ The Replay Lounge, Lawrence KS * with Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/14 @ Duffy’s Tavern, Lincoln NE * with Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/15 @ Slowdown, Omaha NE * with Samuel Locke-Ward & the Boo-hoos
4/24 @ Music Plus, Selinsgrove, PA * All Ages * with Matt Kunkel

Baby Flamehead Reunited
Baby Flamehead, another band I (Dean) was in in the early 90′s while also in the Milkmen has reunited and we’re playing our first reunion show in Philadelphia, Friday April 16th at the M-Room. Doors are at 9PM, Tickets are $10. you must be 21+ to enter. We’ll be opening for DeLeon from Brooklyn.

The Dead Milkmen on Y-Rock
The Milkmen recently recorded a session for the Y-Rock Local Show on XPN here in Philadelphia. The show aired 3/7 but you can see photos from the session, listen to the rebroadcast on the webstream and HD radio channel (88.5 HD-2 in Phila) this Thursday 3/11 at 2 p.m. Then, it will be broadcast on 88.5 FM on Friday March 26 during Robert Drake’s Land of the Lost / Rock of the 80s Philly Local special, which airs 7-11 p.m. XPN is also going to tentatively launch the Local Tracks podcast (using our session as the inaugural episode) on March 24. I’ll post more information about that and where you can go to download it once it’s posted and live.

In case you missed it here is Rodney’s article documenting our rehearsals and shows last fall. As ever, keep up with the latest at Rodney’s website rodneyanonymous.com

Last fall NPR did a story on Taco Land and the late great Ram Ayala. They used our song in the story.

Writing New Material
The Milkmen are writing and rehearsing new songs and hope to have a release later this year.

Happy New Year to everyone. Thanks for a great 2009. In case you missed them, here are a few links:

Smokin’ Banana Peels/Right Wing Pidgeons 10/31/2009 @ The Troc
Wonderfully Colored Plastic War Toys 6/26/2009 @ Sonar
Junkie/Smokin’ Banana Peels/Right Wing Pigeons/Lucky” 8/1/2009 @ Tritone
Nutrition 4/17/2009 @ Warsaw
Punk Rock Girl 4/6/2009 @ PiLam

Of course searching YouTube, Flickr or Google will bring you all kinds of video and photos from the past year(s).

We’re beginning to get our plans together for this year…stay tuned.

Joe Solo Tours
Joe Jack has several tours lined up for this winter/spring. After a few solo shows this month he heads out on the “The Bicycle Tour“. All shows with The Bassturd, DJ Jester, and Lord Grunge unless noted:

1/11 @ The Record Collector, Bordentown NJ * w/ Agent Orange * 6:30 PM * All Ages
1/12 @ JR’s Bar, Phila. PA * w/ Jason and Erik Solo Sets, and The Kissing Club * 8 PM * 21+
1/27 @ The Mink Backroom, Houston, TX * Bike Tour plus Ceeplus Bad Knives * 9 PM * 18+
1/28 @ Triple Crown, San Marcos, TX * Bike Tour plus The Carnys * 8 PM * $6
1/29 @ Limelight, San Antonio TX * 9 PM
1/30 @ Padre’s, Marfa, TX * $5 * 21+
1/31 @ Trainyard, Las Cruces NM * NO ALCOHOL! All Ages * 8 PM * $6
2/1 @ The HangArt, Tucson AZ * 8 PM * $6
2/2 @ Trunk Space, Phoenix AZ * 8 PM
2/3 @ Bar Pink, 3829 30th Street, San Diego CA * 9 PM * FREE
2/5 @ Monstros Pizza, Chico CA * 8 PM * All Ages
2/6 @ Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco CA * 9 PM * $7
2/7 @ Ghost Town Gallery, Oakland CA * 8 PM
2/8 @ Echo Curio, Los Angeles CA * 8 PM * All Ages
2/9 @ Boomers Bar, Las Vegas NV * 9 PM
2/10 @ Wunderkind, Albuquerque, NM * 7:30 PM * All Ages * $7
2/11 @ The Cavern, Dallas TX * 9 PM * $6
2/12 @ Rubber Gloves, Denton TX * 9 PM
2/13 @ Mohawk (inside), Austin TX * 9 PM * $8

You can also get his new album, “Live in the Studio” as a digital download and on old-fashioned Compact Disc. (Mail order is not available yet, but check back soon. The CD will be available at upcoming live shows.)

Joe has a track on the FREE Download Compilation from Sherman Arts. Hear “Don’t Do This To Me Baby” on the “All Creatures” Comp.

Dandrew and Joe are also in a new band called No! Go! Tell!. Bookmark their site to keep tabs on upcoming shows and more.

Milkmen New Songs
Some of you made out to the Halloween shows back in October and might have caught a few new songs that we’ve been working on. We’re in the writing/rehearsing phase now and hope to have a full album release of some sort this year.

@ Crash Bang Boom- Philadelphia, PA 10/30/09

Possible Shows
Nothing definite yet. There are some places we’d like to get to this year. Stay tuned for more information. If you’re a booking agent and interested (serious inquiries only), please contact booking@deadmilkmen.com.

Yo!
Dead Milkmen!
Playing Halloween!
In Philadelphia!
At the Trocadero!

Saturday October 31st – Trocadero
All Ages – Tickets are selling fast so we recommend you get them ahead of time… Get Tickets

Joining us will be special guests Live Not On Evil, the Tough Shits, and the Secret Cinema will be showing horror movies and more.

Recently…
The shows at the Riot Festival in Chicago were great fun. Here are some links to video and photos:
A photo set from Eric Meyer of the Metro Show 10/10/2009
Photo set from Nina Sabatino on Flickr
YouTube: Dean’s Dream – Metro 10/10/2009
YouTube: Thinnest Line – Congress Theater 10/09/2009
YouTube: Big Lizard – Congress Theater 10/09/2009
(It seems security at the Metro stopped video when they saw it happening. Not our choice and if we knew we’d have allowed it…sorry folks).

Other News
Joe’s new solo album, “Live in the Studio”, is out now and available for digital download and on old-fashioned Compact Disc. (Mail order is not available yet, but check back soon. The CD will be available at his upcoming live shows.) The album was recorded live with Hugh Hamilton on slide guitar and banjo and Marshall Fischer on drums. Photographs in the album art are by Nina Sabatino.

Joe Jack has some solo shows coming up.
First, he’ll be opening up for Pinback on a two week tour:
Monday, Nov. 2 @ The Blind Pig, 208 S 1st St, Ann Arbor MI.
Tuesday, Nov. 3 @ Bottom Lounge, 1375 W Lake St, Chicago IL.
Wednesday, Nov. 4 @ Varsity Theater, 1308 4th St SE, Minneapolis MN.
Thursday, Nov. 5 @ Granada Theatre, 1020 Massachusetts St, Lawrence KS.
Friday, Nov. 6 @ Ogden Theatre, 930 W 7th Ave, Denver CO.
Saturday, Nov. 7 @ The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City UT.
Monday, Nov. 9 @ Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville Street, Vancouver BC Canada.
Tuesday, Nov. 10 @ Neumo’s Crystal Ball Reading Room, 925 E Pike St, Seattle WA.
Wednesday, Nov. 11 @ Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St, Portland OR.
Thursday, Nov. 12 @ Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst St, Arcata CA.
Friday, Nov.r 13 @ Bimbo’s 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave, San Francisco CA.
Saturday, Nov. 14 @ El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles CA.
Sunday, Nov. 15 @ Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros Ave # T, Solana Beach CA.

Then on his own:
Tuesday, November 17 @ 10th Street Venue, 10th and Van Buren, Amarillo TX
Wed., November 18 @ The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western, Oklahoma City OK
Thurs., November 19 @ LEMP Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Ave, St. Louis MO
Fri, November 20 @ The Treehouse, 887 Chambers Rd, Columbus OH

Joe and Dandrew are also in a band called No! Go! Tell! See them here:
Saturday, Nov. 28 @ The Lizard Lounge, 223 N Water Street, Lancaster PA

Hey folks, hope your summer was a good one. This post will attempt to catch you up on what happened and what is coming up over the next few months.

Dead Milkmen Scheduled Fall Performances
We have a few shows scheduled – here are the details:

We’ll play two shows at the Riot Festival – Chicago
Friday Oct. 9th – Congress Theater
All Ages – Get Tickets
Saturday Oct. 10th – The Metro
All Ages – Get Tickets

Lots of great bands appearing at the festival such as: Screeching Weasel, NOFX, Butthole Surfers, Murder City Devils, Naked Raygun, Rights of the Accused, Riverboat Gamblers, Pegboy, No Empathy, Apocalypse Hoboken, Youth Brigade, Teenage Bottlerocket, 7 Seconds, Cobra Skulls, Lower Class Brats, Teen Idols, Off With Their Heads, The Aggrolites, Shot Baker, The Bomb, Das Kapital, Flatfoot 56, Fear City, The Frankl Project, The House That Gloria Vanderbilt, and many more.

Next up…

Halloween!
In Philadelpha!
At the Trocadero!

Saturday October 31st – Trocadero
All Ages – Get Tickets

Joining us will be special guests Live Not On Evil, the Tough Shits, and the Secret Cinema will be showing horror movies and more.

Joe Jack Talcum Solo Tour
Joe Jack heads out on the road for two weeks this September. All shows with The Bassturd, and Samuel Locke-Ward plus others noted.

Tuesday, Sept. 1 @ The Note, West Chester PA * 21+
Wed., Sept. 2 @ Asbury Lanes, Asbury NJ * All Ages * 8 PM * $8 * plus Kevin Seconds
Thursday, Sept. 3 @ John & Peter’s Place, New Hope PA
Friday, Sept. 4 @ The Cake Shop, New York NY * plus Mixel Pixel
Saturday, Sept. 5 @ Cafe Nine, New Haven CT
Sunday, Sept. 6 @ The Elevens, Northampton MA
Monday, Sept. 7 @ The Middle East, Cambridge MA
Tuesday, Sept. 8 @ Valentines, Albany NY
Wed., Sept. 9 @ The Stomping Grounds, Lancaster PA * 7 PM to 11 PM * plus Felix Lighter
Thursday, Sept. 10 @ Rex Theater, Pittsburgh PA * All Ages * 10 pm * $8 (or $5 with BYO Records & Youth Brigade documentary movie ticket stub)
Friday, Sept. 11 @ Frankie’s Inner City, Toledo OH * plus The Amino Acids * 21+
Saturday, Sept. 12 @ Reggie’s Music Joint, Chicago IL * plus Arsonick Scum
Sunday, Sept. 13 @ Rhizone (Early Show), Rock Island IL * All Ages * $5
Sunday, Sept. 13 @ The Mill, Iowa City IA * plusDatagun * 9 PM
Monday, Sept. 14 @ Big V’s Saloon, St. Paul MN * 9 PM

What we did on our summer vacation…
We had a great time at the Insubordination Festival in Baltimore back in June. Maybe some of you made out to the show. If not there are videos and photos online here:

The Crowd at Sonar
Photo Set from bluberd
thaddeusjude’s Photo Set
Photos from Jim Kim
Dead Milkmen at Sonar on YouTube

We also played a very short set at a benefit show at the Tritone on South Street in early August. Here are two videos from that performance:
The Dead Milkmen “Wish U Were Here/Bitchin Camaro/Tiny Town/Beach Song” @ Tritone- Philly 8/1/09
The Dead Milkmen “Junkie/Smokin’ Banana Peels/Right Wing Pigeons/Lucky” @ Tritone- Philly 8/1/09

We played a surprise set at the Pi Lam Human BBQ back in April. This was an unannounced gig due to the size of the venue…and the last time we played there 20 years ago we broke the floor!
blueberd’s Photo Set
More Photos Here

We’re pleased to announce we’ve been added to the lineup of the 2009 Insubordination Festival taking place in Baltimore Maryland the 26th and 27th of June. We’re slated to play the Sonar Friday night 6/26. Hope to see you there!

Presale and ticket information is now posted. See the Insubordination Fest 09 MySpace for more details and complete band lineup.

In other News
The show last month at the Warsaw in Brooklyn was great fun. Here is the aftermath in photos:
A shot of the crowd I took!
Bluberd’s Flickr Slideshow
Digital Martin’s Slideshow
Brooklyn Vegan Photos
John Gullo’s Slideshow

Joe has a few solo shows coming up:
Friday, May 22 @ The Record Collector, 358 Farnsworth Ave, Bordentown NJ * 7 PM * All Ages * $10

Saturday, May 23 @ The Brighton Bar, 121 Brighton Ave, Long Branch NJ * 10 PM * 18+ * $5

Thursday, June 4 @ JR’s Bar, 2327 South Croskey Street, Phila. PA * with Mose Giganticus, Nordic Waste (MN), The Undesirables (MN), and Sundowners (MN) * 9 PM * 21+

Happy New Year! I know we’re over a month late but whatever…here’s what’s happening:

We had so much fun last November at the Fun Fun Fun Festival that we’ve decided to keep at it and play some shows to see what might develop as far as new material. We’re rehearsing and will see how it goes – stay tuned…

The next Dead Milkmen show to announce is Friday April 17th in Brooklyn at Warsaw at the Polish National Home. Buy Tickets Here More details as we get closer to the date…

There are some new photos of the band on Flickr taken by my (Dean’s) sister. You can click the banner up top for a full size view or see a whole set here.

Meanwhile…

Rodney will be interviewed by Q Transmission (Friday, March 13th at 6 p.m. MST)

Joe has a bunch of solo shows coming up:
Friday, March 13 @ Artpace, 445 North Main Avenue, San Antonio TX 78205 * 7 PM * All Ages * with DJ Jester The Filipino Fist, and Lederhosen Lucil & Krista L.L. Muir * FREE

Saturday, March 14 @ Adobe Moon BBQ, 200 South Abbot Street, Marfa TX * 9 PM * All Ages * with DJ Jester The Filipino Fist, and Lederhosen Lucil & Krista L.L. Muir * $5

Sunday, March 22 @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Showcase show), 603 Red River Street, Austin TX * with DJ Jester The Filipino Fist

Thursday, April 2 @ Goodbye Blue Monday, 1087 Broadway, Brooklyn NY * 10 PM * with The Bastards of Fate

Friday, April 10 @ Fontana’s Bar, 105 Eldridge St, New York NY * 21+

Thursday, April 30 @ The Whig, 1200 Main Street, Columbia SC * 9 PM * 21+ * with The Bastards of Fate

Saturday, May 2 @ JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E Martin Luther King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN * 9 PM * with The Bastards of Fate

Press Photo by Nina Sabatino © 2009

Just a short note before we head down to Austin Texas to play the Fun Fun Fun Festival.

We’re scheduled to play Saturday night, November 8th, 2008 on stage three at 8:45PM. If you’re there please say hi. We’ll have some T-Shirts for sale and we should be around Sunday too – checking out some other bands.

Beginning next week, Joe Jack has a string of shows opening up for Pleaseeasaur out on the West coast. Check the dates below and try to get out to see him and JP.

Wed, Nov. 12 @ Alex’s Bar
2913 E Anaheim St, Long Beach CA * 9 PM * $5 * w/ Pleaseeasaur & Neil Hamburger
Thu, Nov 13 @ L’il Red Lion
1506 5th, Eureka CA * 9 PM * $5 * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Fri, Nov 14 @ Rotture
315 SE 3rd Avenue, Portland OR * 9 PM * $8 * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Sat, Nov 15 @ Rogue Hero
1313 N State Street, Belingham WA * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Sun, Nov 16 @ The Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater
2322 2nd Ave, Seattle WA * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Tue, Nov 18 @ Diablo’s
959 Pearl Street, Eugene OR * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Wed, Nov 19 @ Monstro’s
628 W. Sacramento Ave, Chico CA * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Fri, Nov 21 @ The Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk St, San Francisco CA * 9:30 PM * $10 * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Sun, Nov 23 @ Bar Pink Elephant
3829 30th Street, San Diego CA * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Thu, Dec 4 @ Disgraceland
Philadelphia PA * w/ OFF WITH THEIR HEADS & Ukebox * All Ages
Fri, Dec 5 @ The Tritone
1508 South Street, Philadelphia PA * 21+ * with Jean-Marie Carroll
Fri, Dec 26 @ Rehab
25 Ave B (Lower East Side) New York, NY

Dead Milkmen Will Play Fun Fun Fun Festival!

The DM have decided to reunite and play the Fun Fun Fun Festival in Austin Texas on the weekend of November 8-9, 2008. We’ll have Danny Stevens on bass again. Rehearsals have started and are going well. Check the festival website for updates and details. Based on what we’ve heard this is a great festival.

We had been approached back in January and Graham the promoter was persistent, even going as far as asking our producer Brian Beattie from Glass Eye to try to convince us to play. Turns out Graham was one of the kids who sang at the beginning of Beige Sunshine when we recorded Metaphysical Graffiti, one of the three records we did in Austin all those years ago. We loved Austin and decided what the heck – should be fun. Hope to see some of you there.

In Other News
Out now: Joe has a split LP vinyl album with Mischief Brew! It is titled “Photographs From the Shoebox”. 500 copies were pressed on gray vinyl. Order your copy today from Interpunk.com. The 7 tracks that Joe recorded include two with me (Dean) on drums.

Joe’s also been busy playing solo shows and has a few coming up:
Friday, October 24 @ Green Line Cafe, 45th and Locust St, , Philadelphia PA * 7 PM * All Ages

NEW LOW BUDGETS ALBUM OUT NOW!

Chunksaah Records have just released the new album by The Low Budgets.

Titled ‘Leave Us A Loan‘, the album boasts 15 newly recorded Low Budgets originals. For a limited time you can hear the entire album for free. It is being streamed by PunkNews.org. Check it out!

An Autumn tour is planned. Check the website for the up-to-date tour schedule as it develops.

Long time no post eh? Here’s what I have:

There was a bizarre Milkmen mention over on Pitchfork the other day. I’ll let you decide how to take it. Who is going to play me?

I’ve updated the link to the T-Shirts to go straight on over to the good folks at Impact Merchandising. They’ve got the shirts, buttons and stickers for you all. There are even XXL sizes on some designs – so take a look.

Rodney is still over at RATYHTL. Be sure to check out his latest Aid or Invade column for the Philadelphia City Paper.

I’ve closed the sign-ups on the Free For All message board for now. I can’t seem to find a way to prevent spam and it was getting too hard to keep up with the flow. Sorry – it’s a closed sandbox for now.

Joe has some shows coming up with Ukebox. Please get out and see him this summer:
Thursday, May 24 @ Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia PA *21+ * 9 PM * $8 – With Adam & Dave’s Bloodline
Tuesday, June 19 @ Grape Street Pub, 4100 Main Street, Philadelphia PA * 21+ * $5
Thursday, June 21 @ Mojo 13, 1706 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington DE * 21+
Friday, June 22 @ Mr. Roboto Project, 722 Wood St., Wilkinsburg, PA 15221 * All Ages * 7 PM * $6 – with Ukebox, The Weird Paul Rock Band
Saturday, June 23 @ The Happy Dog, 5801 Detroit Ave, Cleveland OH * All Ages * 9:30 PM
Sunday, June 24 @ Humility Gallery, 564 W. 18th Street, Chicago IL * All Ages * 6 PM * $5 – with Ukebox, Catburglars, and one more
Monday, June 25 @ LEMP Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Ave, St. Louis MO * All Ages * 8 PM * $5 – with Ukebox
Tuesday, June 26 @ Bowling Green KY * All Ages – with Ukebox
Wednesday, June 27 @ Anthony’s House, Lexington KY * All Ages – with Ukebox
Thursday, June 28 @ TBA, Murfreesboro TN * All Ages – with Ukebox
Friday, June 29 @ TBA, Chattanooga TN * All Ages – with Ukebox
Saturday, June 30 @ TBA – with Ukebox
Sunday, July 1 @ TBA – with Ukebox
Monday, July 2 @ TBA, Asheville NC * All Ages – with Ukebox
Tuesday, July 3 @ TBA – with Ukebox
Wednesday, July 4 @ TBA, Winchester VA * All Ages – with Ukebox
Thursday, July 5 @ TBA, Philadelphia PA * All Ages – with Ukebox
Friday, July 6 @ The Forts, Brooklyn NY * All Ages – with Ukebox

Joe tells me that The Low Budgets have recorded and delivered their next CD to the label and it will come out in August. Touring in the fall. Until then – here are a couple shows:
05/27 Philadelphia PA @ Pi Lam with CRIMSON GHOST
06/02 Warminster PA @ The Red Stallion (21+) with TROUBLE EVERYDAY

(Photo of Joe by Seven)