Cobra's, Cougar's and Kyle: Show One Down, Three To Go...
After a year of hype, we finally made it to the Cobra Lounge. It was a cold, cold, cold fuckin' night in Chicago, but we pulled through. Something like thirty or forty people managed to come out for the Thursday show. It was a strong pull and a strong audience, with some great familiar faces in tow, too.
If you haven't been to the Cobra Lounge, it's really pleasing to the eyes. Maybe it's just my affection for red and black, but the stage area (the joint is split b/w a restaurant and the lounge/stage area) was just really relaxing and fun. There's this glittery red bar and some booths that surround it too. Kind of cool in that devilish, 60's shag wag type of way. It was nice to hang out back there hours before the show. We practiced a few of the new ones (e.g. "I Ain't Calling", "How Very", and "Kiki's At It Again") and put together some ideas for the future. The sound guy had some fun too, especially when we sound checked a whacko version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", in which we dubbed the verses with lyrics from "Riders on the Storm". It didn't help that we were screaming over the choruses, but hey, it ended up sounding great.
We started off with "Nobody Knows..." and it just killed. I think we put in more energy in that one song then we have all year practicing it. It went over well, and things just escalated with "Short Circuitry" and a great cut of "Andrew McCarthy." It's cool to see all the people react to the tunes. I think "McCarthy" is going to be a favorite, as will "How Very", which had a lot of people moving about. During our cover of "Anything, Anything" by Dramarama, Jay got so into it that he slipped and dropped his guitar, snapping the head of the SG. It was odd. I thought he broke his string. It was unfortunate too because it was right before "Good For You", but we managed and he came through singing some harmonies.
The guitar goes into the shop soon, so he'll be back with the SG by January 10th at the Underground Lounge, where we'll be dragging along friends Fiend of Scotland and Zachary Drummond of Mad Hornet. Speaking of which, we're working on some new tunes (how crazy huh?) and a new cover. We want to bring a new event. In fact, that's going to be our motto, a new show every time you come to see us. Never will we have the same set list. It'll be different every time, with surprises out of left field. Hell, we might even piss you off.
They liked us a lot at the Cobra, so much so that we'll be back sometime in Jan or Feb, with weekend shows and a bigger headliner. Das Gluv was a blast, but definitely not a great, great mix. Still, we had fun and best of luck to the band. I loved their sound and I'd check them out in the future, as should you, too!
So, we were offered more shows. One on February 7th at Reggie's, which is a huge show. Hell, Titus Andronicus and No Age just played a show there. That was a big show, and earlier last August, The Gutter Twins did a free afterparty there, too. How cool, huh? Things are happening and they're happening fast.
We've also been coming up with new names for, say what, a second EP! Yes, it's true.. we're looking in the future, already. You probably don't even have our EP yet. We'll have that available to you at every show. If that's not your thing, then look to iTunes over the next few days. It'll be on there, also. If you can't wait, go run a search on Amazon.com, and you can download them!
Big things, so keep in touch. Thanks to everyone who came out last night and thanks to all planning to coming next month!
-Mike
The Code Kids 2009 Tour Dates
01/10 - Chicago, IL @ The Underground Lounge
01/22 - Chicago, IL @ Wright College (TBD)
01/24 - Chicago, IL @ The Red Line Tap
02/07 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's
If you haven't been to the Cobra Lounge, it's really pleasing to the eyes. Maybe it's just my affection for red and black, but the stage area (the joint is split b/w a restaurant and the lounge/stage area) was just really relaxing and fun. There's this glittery red bar and some booths that surround it too. Kind of cool in that devilish, 60's shag wag type of way. It was nice to hang out back there hours before the show. We practiced a few of the new ones (e.g. "I Ain't Calling", "How Very", and "Kiki's At It Again") and put together some ideas for the future. The sound guy had some fun too, especially when we sound checked a whacko version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", in which we dubbed the verses with lyrics from "Riders on the Storm". It didn't help that we were screaming over the choruses, but hey, it ended up sounding great.
We started off with "Nobody Knows..." and it just killed. I think we put in more energy in that one song then we have all year practicing it. It went over well, and things just escalated with "Short Circuitry" and a great cut of "Andrew McCarthy." It's cool to see all the people react to the tunes. I think "McCarthy" is going to be a favorite, as will "How Very", which had a lot of people moving about. During our cover of "Anything, Anything" by Dramarama, Jay got so into it that he slipped and dropped his guitar, snapping the head of the SG. It was odd. I thought he broke his string. It was unfortunate too because it was right before "Good For You", but we managed and he came through singing some harmonies.
The guitar goes into the shop soon, so he'll be back with the SG by January 10th at the Underground Lounge, where we'll be dragging along friends Fiend of Scotland and Zachary Drummond of Mad Hornet. Speaking of which, we're working on some new tunes (how crazy huh?) and a new cover. We want to bring a new event. In fact, that's going to be our motto, a new show every time you come to see us. Never will we have the same set list. It'll be different every time, with surprises out of left field. Hell, we might even piss you off.
They liked us a lot at the Cobra, so much so that we'll be back sometime in Jan or Feb, with weekend shows and a bigger headliner. Das Gluv was a blast, but definitely not a great, great mix. Still, we had fun and best of luck to the band. I loved their sound and I'd check them out in the future, as should you, too!
So, we were offered more shows. One on February 7th at Reggie's, which is a huge show. Hell, Titus Andronicus and No Age just played a show there. That was a big show, and earlier last August, The Gutter Twins did a free afterparty there, too. How cool, huh? Things are happening and they're happening fast.
We've also been coming up with new names for, say what, a second EP! Yes, it's true.. we're looking in the future, already. You probably don't even have our EP yet. We'll have that available to you at every show. If that's not your thing, then look to iTunes over the next few days. It'll be on there, also. If you can't wait, go run a search on Amazon.com, and you can download them!
Big things, so keep in touch. Thanks to everyone who came out last night and thanks to all planning to coming next month!
-Mike
The Code Kids 2009 Tour Dates
01/10 - Chicago, IL @ The Underground Lounge
01/22 - Chicago, IL @ Wright College (TBD)
01/24 - Chicago, IL @ The Red Line Tap
02/07 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's