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Washington DC’s own The Drugstore Cowboys are a gem among gems. You will truly never find another band with such a desire to sound like everyone and no one at the same time. These two young men (Jeff Scott: Vocals; Philippe Granade-Willis: Programming, Vocals) have set out to become everything you’ve ever wanted in music and more.
Within the last year they’ve played everything from the smallest house party to the biggest pavilion with every level of band from Be Your Own PET, Kill Hannah, Men Women & Children, Secret Lives! Of The Freemasons, Cutlery and The Black Lips to Saul Williams, Cody Chestnutt, Depeche Mode, MC Chris, We Are The Fury, Mindless Self Indulgence and She Wants Revenge. They’ve been getting rave reviews from critics for Billboard Magazine Online, URB Magazine, The Washington Post, Washington City Paper, MTV.com, Exclaim Magazine (Canada), Jersey Beat Magazine, just to name a few. They were chosen to play the 2007 edition of SXSW also being interviewed and taped live while they played in Austin for a speical that was broadcasted on The G4 Network. They were one of a very select group of bands to win Ernie Ball’s Battle Of The Bands to play Warped Tour. They recently released their Lujo Records debut album “Chapter 3006 Of Dance Moves For The Apocalypse: If The Octomaiden Was A Diabetic Joykill Addict”. Twelve tracks of pulsating, in your face electro/hardcore/dancepop that will blow you away.
Having recently added two new additions to the band, Phil Ceconi on drums and electronics and Niku Azam on guitar, the band plans on touring nonstop to support their newest release and every other release that follows. Catch them in a town near you to see them put on a performance like you’ve never seen before. Check out either of their websites to find out more about them; www.dudebot.net or www.myspace.com/thedrugstorecowboys
P.S.: We love Branden Funkhouser and the entire cast of Cutlery.
Thank You.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REACH THE BAND FOR ANY REASON YOU CAN EMAIL THEM AT:
thedrugstorecowboys@lujorecords.com
jeff@lujorecords.com
Booking:
Jeff Scott - jay_scott50@yahoo.com
Management:
Kyle Crosby - MSA/The People's Music Management -
kylestar@msagear.com
Review By: Allie DeLegge Of Billboard Magazine Online:
I don't mean to harp on you guys, but seriously, go to some local shows at small venues. It's an order! No matter where I go, I always seem to find a diamond in the rough.
The untrodden territory I happened upon Monday night was at Jammin Java in VIenna, Virginia. As I sat there with my beer, watching the little scenesters gyrate to the opening bands, I began to feel as though my friend Ben and I were the oldest people there... until we saw the anxious parents waiting on the sidelines for their sons to start wailing away on their practice guitars. The first few bands were okay, but needed practice. This place was good for them because it was intimate enough to make them feel comfortable, but large enough to give them an idea of what it was like to play a "real" venue. I sat through "Like A Movie" and "The Distance." The former went through guitars like I go through text messages and the latter just kept telling us how tired they were, blaming that for their set being lackluster, which it was not.
I was starting to grow tired of the excuses when The Drugstore Cowboys came out. There was an energy that flew over the ever-expanding crowd and I kind of sat up in my chair, hoping for the best. I wasn't disappointed. These clever stallions decided to set up a projector as their backdrop and treated their guests to snippets from movies. You name it, they've probably sampled it: Bad Boys to zombies, Bruce Lee to TMNT, they created new beats for old classics. When our eyes weren't feasting on Will Smith and Vanilla Ice, they were watching the gyrations of singers Philippe Grenade and Jeffrey Scott as they threw candy and maracas to the crowd and organized stage dives all the while screeching their hearts out to beats reminiscent of the Faint mixed with the Beastie Boys. I don't think there was one person in that room that wasn't enjoying themselves by the end of the show.
Today, I had the pleasure of having an email conversation with the guitarist, Niku Azam. I asked him who their biggest influences were, musically. He replied "[they] range between members. The best part about our band is that we fuse so many different styles and genres of music that you cant really classify it too easily. A couple of the influences that we all share range from The Faint to Marilyn Manson to Dillinger Escape Plan to Movie Scores to Justin Timberlake."
I also asked him how they came up with the idea to have movies playing behind them as a backdrop because I have never seen that done before. "We always try and do something new and fresh with our live show," he wrote. "We came up with the idea of projecting movies not only onto our backdrop, but also onto us when we were thinking of something cool to do that nobody has ever done before."
"When we go to shows," he continued, "we believe that a band should not only be musically appealing but also visually appealing. Thats why we incorporated videos to our songs. We also love getting the crowd involved by handing out various toys such as maracas and things of that sort because getting the crowd involvement is very important to us. We want to be able to connect to our fans. Also, with every tour, we always have a new and crazy show."
Well put. And well done, guys. The Drugstore Cowboys are currently on tour in the Northeastern part of our wonderful United States so even if you're not in the DC area, I suggest you check them out.
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drugstore cowboys rock my noodles. btw that was an ad for a ridiculous thriller slasher film, i cant remember if it was called thirst for flesh or if that was just there..
HEY! MATT AND KIM! MONOTRONIX! (of tel aviv!) VEGGIE DIESEL SCHOOL BUSES, STANDUP COMEDIENS! BEER PONG! LA HIPSTERS! All of these will be present at my house Wednesday night at the Fuck Yeah Fest After Party (starting around 1am). If you're not working, come to the black cat for the show! Anyone, Anything, is invited.
yo, it was really nice meeting you guys on Friday at the party. I am SO gunna sample that tune and run it back to you guys to check out when I'm done. I'n the meantime, rock on....and I'm sure we'll cross paths again soon. Payce! CB
What's up, Drugstore Cowboys & fans! Name's Mike and I'm a photography nerd with a big itch for live music. I shot a couple photos of the band at the recent Jammin' Java gig. Awesome set!
Check out some photos on my website. Just enter the site, click on the orange guitar pick, and the photos are at the top of the list.
