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Recording at Home the Short Punks Way, pt 1
Our first CD was recorded in the spare bedroom that housed the cat litter box and the drums. The second CD was recorded in a make-shift studio in a rehearsal space on Chicago’s West side. And no… more →
Chick Drummer
Recording at Home the Short Punks Way, pt 1
chickdrummer wrote 9 months ago: Our first CD was recorded in the spare bedroom that housed the cat litter box and the drums. The sec … more →
On Harmonicas and Guitars
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chickdrummer wrote 10 months ago: We welcomed two new additions to the Short Punks family (and no, not kids — you wish): a harmo … more →
A Word from Chicago
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chickdrummer wrote 1 year ago: I live in Chicago, for those of you who did not know, and Tuesday night the city exploded. Cheers ro … more →
Seagulls and Guitars
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chickdrummer wrote 1 year ago: We live near a large body of water in Chicago and because it is a large mass of water, the city, ine … more →
Sing it, girl!
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chickdrummer wrote 1 year ago: Singing is much much much much harder than drumming. I sang at the last show and while it did not go … more →
GIG: Hotti Biscotti, Friday, April 11
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chickdrummer wrote 1 year ago: If you’re on the mailing list for the band, then you have already received this notice about o … more →
What was I thinking?
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rebelette wrote 1 year ago: What was I thinking? This morning, my friend Nicky, a girl I met in Spain (and our drummer’s s … more →
Short Punks Gets Reviewed!
chickdrummer wrote 1 year ago: In the recent issue of Roctober, Brian found this short notice about our first CD. Short Punks in L … more →
Friday's Gig: Hotti Biscotti
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chickdrummer wrote 1 year ago: Gigs look a lot more glamorous than they really are, and, more importantly, they last for about as t … more →
What Kind of Musician Are You?
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chickdrummer wrote 1 year ago: We have a gig on Friday, a rehearsal on Thursday, and this means one thing: I better practice. When … more →
A Short Punk's Birthday
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chickdrummer wrote 2 years ago: Wait a second…is Jackson eating the birthday cake? Somebody grab the rabbit before she eats th … more →
Dreams
chickdrummer wrote 2 years ago: “I had a weird dream last night” “Oh yeah…what was it?” “I dream … more →
Demo Me
chickdrummer wrote 2 years ago: We’ve started rehearsals for the third CD. On Friday nights we go to Room C of the Superior St … more →
The Blues
chickdrummer wrote 2 years ago: Blues drumming is a lot harder than it sounds. I’ve learned in the past year that a song which sound … more →
Supporting Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
rebelette wrote 2 years ago: At precisely 9:20pm on Friday 10th August, 1007, my band, Sammy’s Escape, of which I am the … more →
The Green Elephant
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chickdrummer wrote 2 years ago: Making your dreams come true is one thing. Practicing to make them come true is another. I had the d … more →
The First and the Last
chickdrummer wrote 2 years ago: On Sunday we played the Red Line Tap in Rogers Park, a bar behind the Heartland Café and owned by th … more →
Why I Hate Rehearsal
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chickdrummer wrote 2 years ago: I hate rehearsing. I blame this on a childhood of Suzuki lessons begun when I was in third grade aft … more →
The Morning After
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chickdrummer wrote 2 years ago: The bright light of one o’clock in the afternoon battles its way between half closed blinds and wake … more →
