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7/12/2009

Recording Session #7:
TONY GETS WASTED IN PEDRO

TONY GETS WASTED IN PEDRO (clockwise from top left): adam gaxiola, jerry trebotic, sean cole, ethan white and aaron white.
photo: shanty cheryl

the seventh recording session took place on july 12, 2009 at cali mucho in pedro. playing on "tony gets wasted in pedro" was sean doing the singing, jerry playing drums and back-up singing, adam playing guitar and back-up singing and ethan playing bass and back-up singing. other back-up singing included: aaron white, raul morales, kolen kemph and jacob gaxiola. courtyard dwellers included: cheryl groff (for pics), lena orlando, nicole "lil' puppet" scott, matt army, paloma banuelos, danny partida, jacob partida and tony cook. also present were craig ibarra, vince giobbe (briefly) and kid kevin doing the engineering.

the hottest day yet for recording. don't ask why ethan has a sweatshirt on. photo: shanty cheryl

jerry plays drums in mike watt + the secondmen among others.
photo: shanty cheryl

ethan plays bass in absorbi ng jr. photo: shanty cheryl

adam played guitar in chingas de mingus and mike watt's we go speedro among many others. photo: shanty cheryl

sean played guitar and sang in f.y.p and currently plays in toys th at kill and that's incredible. also check out c hristy twins.
photo: shanty cheryl

check out these headphones! AWESOME! photo: craig ibarra

two takes for the music, two takes for the lead singing and multiple takes for the back-up singing. photo: craig ibarra

"toe-oh-knee." flip video footage: craig ibarra

6/21/2009

Recording Session #6: INNUENDO

INNUENDO (left to right): joe baiza, george hurley, vince giobbe and jimmy mack. photo: bob archer

the sixth recording session took place on june 21, 2009 at cali mucho in pedro. playing on "innuendo" was jimmy doing the singing, george playing drums, joe playing guitar and vince playing bass and singing back-up. courtyard dwellers included: r.j. blanks, nicole "lil' puppet" scott and matt army was in the vicinity. also present were craig ibarra, vince giobbe, bob archer and kid kevin doing the engineering.

george played drums in the reactionaries, hey taxi!, minutemen, firehose, the red krayola, the farmers and unknown instructors among others. photo: bob archer

vince played bass in kill nine nine and tijuana knife fight among others. photo: bob archer

joe currently plays guitar in saccharine trust, the mecolodiacs and played guitar in mike watt + the black gang and universal congress of among others. photo: bob archer

jimmy did the words and electric bagpipes for his solo project, jimmy smack. photo: bob archer

jimmy's eye view at the mic. check those lyric notes. photo: bob archer

vince taking care of back-up vocals. is it "woah" or "ooh?"
photo: bob archer

innuendo: an indirect (and usually malicious) implication.
flip video footage: craig ibarra

6/07/2009

Recording Session #5: CHEAP FALSE TEETH

CHEAP FALSE TEETH (clockwise from bottom left): danny partida, todd congelliere, ritch wilder, chuck dukowski and jacob gaxiola. photo: shanty cheryl

the fifth recording session took place on june 7, 2009 at cali mucho in pedro. playing on "cheap false teeth" was todd doing the singing, jacob playing guitar, chuck playing bass, ritch playing drums and dannylou singing back-up. courtyard dwellers included: chris kohler, dick (shark pants), jack spralja, shanty cheryl, scott aicher, matt army and kolen kemph of course. also present were craig ibarra, vince giobbe, bob archer and kid kevin doing the engineering.

chuck played bass in würm, black flag and swa among others and currently plays bass in the chuck dukowski sextet. photo: bob archer

jacob sang and played guitar in no comply, the jag-offs and ss fun and currently plays guitar and sings in killer dreamer.

photo: bob archer

ritch played drums in saccharine trust, hari-kari, slivers and mood of defiance among many others. photo: bob archer

todd sang and played guitar in f.y.p and currently plays in toys that kill, the underground railroad to candyland, bible children and stoned at heart. photo: bob archer

dannylou played percussion in frijoles negros and melting pot and currently sings and plays guitar in absorbi ng jr. photo: bob archer

3 takes sets the bar. halfway done, folks. flip video footage: craig ibarra

after all was said and done, chris kohler finally shut up and fell asleep. j/k. chris would like to say hi to richard bonney. "hi rich!"
photo: craig ibarra

scott aicher came by and took some photos of some pre-recording prac. he busted out this painting of chuck and jacob the next day i think, woah.

5/31/2009

Recording Session #4: BRIGATE ROSSE

BRIGATE ROSSE (left to right): john blazing, cindy vodo-bradley, christian wabschall-moreno and casey "chachi" ferrara.
photo: shanty cheryl

the fourth recording session took place on may 31, 2009 at cali mucho in pedro. playing on "brigate rosse" was cindy doing the singing, john playing guitar, christian playing bass and chachi playing drums. courtyard dwellers included: john's friend ana nana, raul morales was there briefly and then went to work, matt army, cheryl groff and colin of course. also present were craig ibarra, vince giobbe and kid kevin doing the engineering.

drilling "brigate rosse." the first session without beer. i think john was sipping on wine. mota? yes! photo: shanty cheryl

chachi played drums in can of beans and currently plays bass in toys that kill and plays percussion and keyboards in the underground railroad to candyland. photo: shanty cheryl

christian sang in bedlam, played bass in hippie temptation and skinhorse, played bass and sang in rig and played guitar in 400 blows. photo: shanty cheryl

john played guitar in salvation army and hari-kari among many others. photo: shanty cheryl

cindy sang for the wigs. photo: shanty cheryl

"brigate rosse / turn it upside down / no tomorrow / gonna burn it down." flip video footage: craig ibarra

5/02/2009

Recording Session #3: GETTING EXISTENTIAL ON THE BEACH

GETTING EXISTENTIAL ON THE BEACH (left to right): sean cole, mike "jimmy" felix, luis "madmax" maldonado and christian wabschall-moreno. photo: shanty cheryl

the third recording session took place on may 2, 2009 at cali mucho in pedro. playing on "getting existential on the beach" was christian doing the singing, sean playing guitar and singing back-up, luis playing bass and jimmy playing drums. courtyard dwellers included: vinnie vegas, frank laponovich, angela, matt army, daniel holden, susy sharp, cheryl groff and colin of course. also present were craig ibarra, vince giobbe and kid kevin doing the engineering.

kid kevin prepares to deal with shaved tape. photo: shanty cheryl

relating to "getting existential on the beach." photo: shanty cheryl

jimmy plays drums in toys that kill and the underground railroad to candyland. photo: shanty cheryl

luis played bass in saccharine trust and hari-kari. photo: shanty cheryl

sean played guitar and sang in f.y.p and currently plays in toys that kill and that's incredible. also check out christy twins.
photo: shanty cheryl

christian sang in bedlam, played bass in hippie temptation and skinhorse, played bass and sang in rig and played guitar in 400 blows. photo: shanty cheryl

frankie ha ha gives the new track the thumbs up. ha ha.
photo: craig ibarra

getting existential in the studio. flip video footage: craig ibarra

a break in the action. flip video footage: craig ibarra

4/19/2009

Recording Session #2: GOD AND COUNTRY

GOD AND COUNTRY (left to right): alma mclay, jacob partida, vinnie vegas and todd congelliere. photo: shanty cheryl

the second recording session took place on april 19, 2009 at cali mucho in pedro. playing on "god and country" was alma on vocals, todd on guitar and back-up vocals, vinnie on bass and jacob on drums.

getting down with "god and country." that's alma's son kyle helping with practice vocals. photo: shanty cheryl

vinnie played bass in no comprende, food chain and rig (briefly). vinnie also played second-guitar in no comprende (briefly) and elvis knievel. photo: shanty cheryl

jacob currently plays drums in absorbing jr. jacob is 12-years-old in case you were wondering. photo: shanty cheryl

todd sang and played guitar in f.y.p and currently plays in toys that kill, the underground railroad to candyland, bible children and stoned at heart. photo: shanty cheryl

alma did vocals for hari-kari. alma and todd laying down vocals. photo: bob archer

4/18/2009

Recording Session #1: THE BIG LIE

THE BIG LIE (clockwise from top left): bob archer, denis fleps, r.j. blanks and david love. photo: shanty cheryl

the first recording session took place on april 18, 2009 at cali mucho in pedro. Playing on "the big lie" was david on vocals, bob on guitar, r.j. on bass, denis on drums and craig ibarra doing back-up vocals.