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December 22—Fogelfoot is bigger than U.S. Steel
There is something very “Godfather 2″ about this picture, snapped before our show at Skinny’s NoHo the other night, as if Michael Corleone has just told Fogelfoot to bump off Fredo on Lake Tahoe. Continue reading
“Behold His Hamhock Fists of Wrath”
It was pointed out at a recent Republican debate that you can’t spell Fogelfoot without Elf. For this reason and no other, we debut our take on the beloved carol “Behold His Hamhock Fists of Wrath,” which we will be performing December 19 and 22.
We recorded this as if we were playing the Midnight Mass at St. Rita’s.
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Behold His Hamhock Fists of Wrath
To Joseph and Young Mary in the town of Bethlehem
Came an angel bright as lightning
Who proclaimed this to them:
“O fear not, Tender Virgin!
For much will come to pass;
The babe that you hold swaddling
Will kick the Devil’s ass.”
Behold! His hamhock fists of wrath!
Behold! His well-shod boot!
With Toe of Steel
And Godly Zeal
He’ll F the Devil up
To Joseph, who stood trembling’The angel spoke these words
“Your Son shall smite Foul Satan
And scare him free of turds.”
The cattle who stood lowing,
The Little Drummer Boy,
And Rudolph And the Yule Log
Heard these words with joy.
Presidents of Lankershim Blvd. 12/19 and 12/22
Fogelfoot returns in triumph and gratitude to mysterious Lankershim Blvd. on December 19 and December 22.
When Isaac Lankershim purchased one half of the San Fernando Valley in 1869, did he imagine Fogelfoot would one day play on the street that bore his name?
Yes. Turns out he did.
DECEMBER 19—Skinny’s Lounge
Skinny’s Lounge was the first place we played on Lankershim Blvd., a famous thoroughfare that starts in Studio City and ends in tears.
We’re excited to play with Metalachi, a band that plays what its name implies, at this dark and comfortable club where strange and wonderful things happen amongst the discreet booths.
See sidebar for more details.
DECEMBER 22—Universal Bar & Grille
What will likely be Fogelfoot’s final public event of 2011 takes place at the Universal Bar & Grille, a very red L-shaped affair that is like a Knight on Mars. It is fitting that “Universal” also describes the level of Fogelfoot’s fame in 2012, so you should get to this show before Fogelfootmania begins.
The show order goes thusly, beginning at 8 p.m.:
Angelo Coronado w/ Greg Terpatsy, The Alaina Blair Band, Debbie Little, Acustalapse, FOGELFOOT, and Supernaw.
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Kulak’s Woodshed—November 25
We are very happy to be returning to the famous Kulak’s Woodshed on Laurel Canyon Blvd. in North Hollywood for a show that will be intimate in person but Altamont Huge due to a live web simulcast.
Tickets are just five dollars, and all proceeds benefit Fogelfoot.
Clicking here between 8 and 9:30 PST will allow you to see Fogelfoot in its splendor, along with special guest pianist Tanya Melendez. You can also email us during the show like it’s a telethon or something.
See also: Kulak’s Fogelfoot Webcast 8-9:30 p.m. PST 11/25; Facebook event page
Pig ‘n Whistle: Leave a tender moment alone
It wasn’t until we were warming up on stage at Hollywood’s Pig ‘n Whistle last week that enigmatic longtime Fogelphile Tyrone Merriner told us we were living a lie.
“The old Pig ‘n Whistle shut down decades ago,” he said. “This whole place was a Numero Uno Pizza for years and years when Hollywood was skanky.”
We looked at the furnishings, the beautiful bar, the ornate draperies, and our own snazzy suits and felt a little sick.
“Yeah,” Tyrone continued, “they just reopened as the Pig ‘n Whistle a few years ago.”
“You mean Hollywood is just a big lie?” we asked Tyrone, who is at least a decade older than most people.
“Sorry to break the bad news,” he said.
Well, just like the Cormorant tells us, we must keep on keepin’ on.
“Unfriendly Waters”: Occupy Amity Island Edition
Like any American classic, “Unfriendly Waters” finds different meanings for each new generation. Occupy Amity Island protesters have embraced it for its theme of speaking truth to Amity’s corporate interests who would rather see the beaches open and making money, even at the expense of bathers who may be injured.
See also: All That Jaws
Pig ‘n Whistle Hollywood: November 17
Fogelfoot will be opening the show at Hollywood’s famous Pig ‘n Whistle Thursday, Nov. 17, at 8.
Do the ghosts of Marilyn Monroe and Bugsy Siegel still haunt the place? The food? IS THE GHOST OF MARILYN MONROE HAUNTING THE FRENCH FRIES AT THE PIG & WHISTLE?
We’re not parapsychologists. We’re musicians. And entertainers. Beloved entertainers. We can’t help you with whatever is manifesting itself in your appetizers.
Also on the bill Thursday are George Fierro, Vim Dicta, Haley Hendrickson, and Spero.
This is an 18+ show and admission is $6.
Also, we don’t know the rule governing apostrophes in words with two letters missing. You’d think it would be Pig ‘n’ Whistle, but apparently it’s not.
See also: Facebook invitation, Pig ‘n Whistle
Fogelfoot would rock all 7 billion faces if given the opportunity to see them
LOS ANGELES—Responding to United Nation estimates that the world population has surpassed 7 billion, Fogelfoot today announced plans to rock them.
“Perhaps even rock the shit out of them,” Fogelfoot added. “If the venue has appropriate drainage.”
Since Bon Jovi’s 1990 song “Dead Or Alive,” in which Mr. Jovi reported that he had “seen a million faces, and [had] rocked them all,” the world population has grown by 2 billion.
And according to Fogelfoot, auto-hailed as America’s Alternate History Band, its appeal as an aggregator, synthesizer, innovater, and regurgitator of popular song trends casts a wider net than the band from New Jersey.
“Bon Jovi had better hold on to what they got,” Fogelfoot said, “because we are going to rock the faces of 6,999,999,000 more people than they.”
Fogelfoot, which recently played for an audience numbered “in the high 30s” in Sherman Oaks, California, estimates it will reach the 7 Billion Faces Rocked goal by 2317.
“By that point we expect the population to have stabilized back to a Book of Genesis-friendly 37,” Fogelfoot said, “so we’ll probably find some place in New Sherman Oaks for the show, outside the Sentient Bacteria Zone.”
The Oaks Tavern: November 3
In its quest to probe deeper into the heart of the exotic San Fernando Valley, Fogelfoot is playing The Oaks Tavern in mysterious Sherman Oaks Thursday night, November 3.
As it is on Moorpark Blvd., however, the timid need not worry about going irretrievably into the Beyond.
It’s when we play Topanga Canyon that you’ll need to bring safari gear and a Sherpa.
Fogelfoot is excited to perform at this venue that is so highly rated on Yelp (“hot bartenders!”) by reviewers who don’t appear to also be employees.
The lineup is as follows:
Zac Roane
Nik and I (Nikki from Evil Twin and Nick Reiter from the Nick Reiter Band)
Michael Apple
Fogelfoot
The show is free, and we go on at 10:30ish.
See also: The Oaks Tavern