You’re hungry, but I’m starving
He cuts you down from the tree
He keeps you in a box by the bed
Alive, but just barely
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Oh no.
Just realised that my first concert with the band is on the weekend after Good Omens 3 drops. I’ll either have not practiced at all for three days or I’ll be suffering from severe internet withdrawals as I pretend to be focussed (with the goal of watching after to distract myself from the post-concert perfectionist meltdown.)
(Knowing my luck there’ll also be a launch that week. Thank goodness the band is made up of nerds who are just there to have fun and try their best.)
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been listening to Self a lot recently and if I find out they did anything bad it will end sorely for everyone else
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The problem with making friends who are also in band is we’re both deaf and cant understand each other or speak
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I love yet hate being a percussionist because why do I have to wake up at 6 am on a Saturday to get to a school at 8:00 and perform at 8:55 then proceed to do nothing all day while waiting for awards at 6 🥰🥰
say hi to evil Mike!!!!!!!
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Band Saves Lives, Guys
I was slaving away moving bales of pine straw for NHS, and it was supposed to be from 8-11. We ended at 10 and I couldnt be picked up until 11:30. But luckily, I recognized a kid from band. He isn’t even in my class, but we play together for MPA and concerts.
Long story short, I got a ride home and it all worked out. Thanks, band!
Pictures under cut for proof
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“The Alter Natives are a frantic, improv-minded combo from Richmond, Virginia’s hop-crazed art community. During SST’s expansionist days of ’86, their all-instrumental, sax-led spazz attack was among the most promising noise the label released. The band’s first two LPs, recorded as a quartet, feature sax and flute-playing (Eric Ungar) of a remarkably non-fusionoid stripe; by the time of the third LP, however, the configuration was rock-basic (guitar/bass/drums), and Buzz is an excellent album of aggressive space Hunch.”
Byron Coley
Trouser Press
Remastered and available for the first time in the 21st century, Buzz, the long out-of-print third (and final) full-length LP by Richmond, Virginia instrumental group the Alter Natives, is now available on Electric Cowbell’s reissue label, Richmond Relics, and streaming services worldwide. Now as a trio, the group’s synthesis of hardcore, metal and surf garnered worldwide critical acclaim that led to the group’s sold-out European tours with Universal Congress Of, Extreme Noise, and Carnival of Souls.
Links to this and all the Alter Natives currently available recorded works at: alternatives.bandcamp.com
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I love my band director, “I’m sorry if I made you feel bad-no I’m not.” (I swear he’s a really good guy.)
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I miss football season dearly. Being in band is my favorite thing, though I wish I had picked brass to do all the cool stand tunes😭