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Saturday, May 28th, 2005
8:30 pm	Citizens' Response R.I.P. January 4, 2005 - May 16, 2005 Well... we played our final show on the 16th. While we tried to pull together some closure with a killer show, we came up a little short. And although this was a little disappointing, it makes us thirst for more and will hopefully help us bring energy to some new projects. In the end, we accomplished quite a bit in these short months. I still remember the first practice and I was quite apprehensive. I wasn't even sure how my voice was gonna sound because I hadn't really practiced. At one point in the practice, I wanted to bail out on everyone but seeing how everyone else was there and willing to commit to the project, I couldn't quit. So in 4 and half months, we only managed to get 3 shows in but we wrote 7 original songs and a bit of fun despite the misplayed notes, forgotten lyrics, fucked up solos, off tempo playing, late entrances, forgotten cues, and all other mayhem. We'd like to thank the following people: Everyone who attended a show, everyone who listened to our mp3s, Nik Maier, Ben Crew, Max Clark, Andi, Rich Gill, James Johnson, Glass Bottle Riot, Stateline Motel, Jack McCormack, everyone at the D.A. House, the German House, Ryan from the Alamo, Andy from the Slaughterhouse, Paddy from the Fuck Yeahs, the Unicorn Basement, and our families. Three mp3s have been uploaded from our last show: click here And for current projects: Stephen has started playing bass in a band with his brother. (Comment on this)
Monday, May 16th, 2005
11:24 am	show tonight!! Glass Bottle Riot is gonna get things rocking and rolling at 7:30. It should be fun. We are gonna give it 300% now that TFA can't play. (Comment on this)
Sunday, May 15th, 2005
4:45 pm	TFA cancelled Rich, just messaged me and The Fucking Americans had to cancel. We're gonna try to find another band for you all to fill their spot. (Comment on this)
12:28 am	For the final show (yes, last time ever - no stupid renunions) We got 3 new songs that we are gonna play. Monday May 16 at the Huggenvik House Doors at 7:00, Music at 7:30 CITIZENS' RESPONSE 1-2-GO! CREW (Old school Hip hop that immortalizes classics, they are gonna do a tribue to Wesley Willis - http://www.1234gorecords.com/cat8.html) THE FUCKING AMERICANS (http://myspace.com/thefuckingamericans) GLASS BOTTLE RIOT (campus band - 70's rock meets garage rock meets Sonic Youth) See you in the pit, Brian (Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 10th, 2005
6:38 pm	flyer for last show Ok, it didn't turn out as well as i wanted so I might do another one. Anyway, here is the first edition. (Comment on this)
12:33 am	CITIZENS' RESPONSE LAST SHOW!!! Ok kids, our last show is Monday May 16th. Music is gonna start at 7:30. GLASS BOTTLE RIOT, THE FUCKING AMERICANS, and 1-2-GO! CREW. We got 3 new songs that we are gonna rock for you! We are also gonna play 2x as hard as planned because our Minneapolis show was cancelled. oh and I'll post the flyer tomorrow. I need to scan the drawing I made. It took me like 4 hours to do the shading on Jon's upper lip. (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 21st, 2005
7:40 pm	Minneapolis 5/7 show post-poned Due to a problem with the cops, our show in Minneapolis for May 7th is post-poned. Ryan is gonna try to reschedule it but due to time constraints and everyone being hella busy we might not be able to play it. However, this will make our May 16th show much more meaningful. This will be our last show in Northfield and most likely our last show ever unless we get another offer to play in the cities. Anyway, we are trying to get some really good bands to come in from out of town to play this show and we will have at least 3 new songs to play for you all. -- Brian (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 13th, 2005
1:25 am	New MP3s/show update Hey, we have some live mp3s from our last show. They are currently at this address: http://server2.hxcmp3.com/bands/22986/. We just uploaded them today because hxcmp3.com just put up their new server. We currently have 2 shows scheduled. These will probably be our only shows left...EVER. Saturday, May 7th @ the Alamo House in Minneapolis - 7:00 w/ Off With Their Heads, Shipping High In Transit Monday, May 16th @ Huggenvik House (Farewell Show!!!) w/ special guests TBA (Comment on this)
Saturday, April 2nd, 2005
8:07 pm	last night Thanks to everyone who came to the show last night. Thanks to the Swanson House for hosting us and Stateline Motel for playing, especially Ariel for letting us use her bass amp. We recorded the show, and depending on how the audio quality is we might upload the songs to the web. (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 31st, 2005
11:45 am	Show Tomorrow!!! Ok, we are playing a show tomorrow after the Dillinger Four/The Cardinal Sin show in the Pause. Our show will be at Nik's House. If you don't know where that is contact me (Brian). STATELINE MOTEL will also be playing. Check them out (http://www.myspace.com/statelinemotel). (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, March 28th, 2005
1:04 am	More Pix and Show info First off, DILLINGER 4 and THE CARDINAL SIN are playing in the Pause this Friday. We want to play an aftershow with our friends from Minneapolis. If you can host it, let us know. (I am looking in Nik or Emily's direction). Contact me (Brian) asap! I re-recorded some vocals tracks and remixed the songs. I re-uploaded songs to our hxcmp3 page. MP3s - http://www.hxcmp3.com/bands/22986/ If you want a copy of the full demo, contact me. Also, here's some more photos from the first show. Thanks to Ian Anderson and whoever else took photos! (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 24th, 2005
6:36 pm	Bands for May 7th We are playing with Off With Their Heads (Minneapolis), Shipping High in Transit (Grand Rapids), and Fighting the Inevitable (Grand Rapids). (Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005
7:36 pm	upcoming shows We are still looking for someone to host us and another band for the D4/Cardinal Sin afterparty on Friday. Please contact me (Brian) if you can. If we get someone to host us, that will be our next show. Further on the horizon... May 7th to be exact we will be playing in Minneapolis at the Alamo House with Off With Their Heads (these guys kick ass. trust me) and a hardcore band from Grand Rapids... I forgot their name but once I remember it I'll post it. (Comment on this)
Sunday, March 20th, 2005
10:54 pm	News and Pictures The first Friday after spring break, DILLINGER FOUR and THE CARDINAL SIN are gonna play in the Pause. That's April 1st. Don't be an April Fool, be at the show. CITIZENS' RESPONSE is interested in playing an after party show. If you have a house or some other venue that can host this, contact me (Brian). Thanks to my sister for taking these photos. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, March 18th, 2005
3:46 pm	Looking to play more shows Here's some updates. The Pause rejected us for Lutefest. Anyway, don't boycott the show because Max/Deanna/Jon L's project is gonna perform. It'll be awesome. They just need to practice first. The first Friday after spring break, DILLINGER FOUR is gonna play in the Pause. That's April 1st. Don't be an April Fool, be at the show. Citizens' Response is interested in playing an after party show. If you have a house or some other venue that can host this, contact me (Brian). We are looking to set up shows possibly in Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud, Carleton and possibly at Hogan Bros. No dates are even considered tentative. We are just scouting out our possibilities. If you can hook us, we'd appreciate it. (Comment on this)
Friday, March 11th, 2005
11:16 pm	so the first show is done Ok, the show went pretty well. Both Jack and Glass Bottle Riot kicked ass. Thanks to everyone who showed up! I think I'm the only one who fucked up but not too badly. My sister took pics. I will post them soon. (Comment on this)
Monday, March 7th, 2005
1:51 am	Demo is sort of done/Show Flyer We got the demo done but it still could use some work. So I will probably rework some vocal tracks at a later date. For now, you can check out 2 songs at http://www.hxcmp3.com/bands/22986/ Also, the show is friday. Here is the flyer I made today. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005
1:07 am	State of the band address We are done with the drum tracks for the demo and we are currently working on recording the bass and guitars. We might finish this on Friday and then record the vocals over the weekend. Our first show is Friday MARCH 11th @ the Huggenvik House. Also, we will be practicing in the Pause starting tomorrow. (Comment on this)
Friday, February 11th, 2005
7:54 pm	Recording We started recording yesterday. Most of the time was spent setting up the mics. We recorded the drum tracks for "Depression". We worked on recording another song but we made some mistakes and then Jon broke a string. We hope to record the rest of the drum tracks on Tuesday. Thanks to Max Clark for helping us out. We hope to play a show with his band in the future. In other news, Stephen will be back next week. We will be planning our first show when he's finally back. It might be either March 11th or March 12th. There isn't an official date but we'll let you know when we have it confirmed. In the meantime, try to keep your schedule clear both of those evenings. -Brian (Comment on this)
Sunday, February 6th, 2005
1:44 am	4th song! Jon and I worked on our 4th song today. This week we plan on starting to record our demo. Max Clark is gonna help us out. -- Brian (Comment on this)