Ignorance Is Bliss!!

"Never rub another man's rhubarb"......."this town needs an enema!"

    That pretty much sums up my rant for today! I won't mention any names cause there's no point and my gripe is a generic one and not directed to one specific person(s).
    So we had our final gig of 2014 at the Smiling Buddha this past weekend and in typical D.R. fashion I felt that we put on another good performance considering we didn't go on until almost 1 a.m. (a good 40 mins behind schedule) oh well c'est la vie.

    So here's my beef.....ready....set.....go! We take great pride in our sound and have worked hard to get that unique D.R. sound that we have. Our gear is of great pride to us and costs a fair amount of money....so where THE HELL DOES SOMEONE GET THE BALLS TO ASK US TO USE OUR GEAR! All the bands discussed gear sharing beforehand and there was a clear line drawn about not sharing amp heads, etc. Once again this weekend we were asked "hey man can I use your amp head" "FUCK NO!!" and the best part is that this little prick then has the balls to go around asking other bands cause they didn't bring their amp heads.....holy fucking wow!!!  Take pride in your sound and the music you play and bring your own fucking gear (at least your amp head) to a show that you commit playing! Shit like this drives me crazy!!! I can't believe some bands and their laziness about bringing gear. I understand that sometimes it's difficult because of the space in the venue but still figure it out.

    Outside of that it was a good show and looking forward to the new year and getting back on the stage but in the meantime we've got some stuff to complete (Music video, photo-shoot, etc.). Jeff eluded to the fact that we're going to try a podcast and hopefully it'll be out this week and we'll try to make it a monthly thing to start and see from there. So if you have any questions for the band send them to #AskRageCast (twitter) or desolaterageband@hotmail.com and we'll try to answer them during our podcast.

Till next time......keep raging!!!
J

Desolate Rage Will Never Forget

 

 

Desolate Rage will never forget and neither should you!

Hey guys and gals,

This previous week on November 11th was Remembrance Day here in Canada or Veterans Day in the States and a few other names in other parts of the world. The meaning is pretty much the same. Remembering all those who died in the First World War and every other war since should be on everyone’s mind. I am quite the History buff and have been fascinated with this period in time covering 1900 to 1950 and how the world changed for good during those decades. We still deal with some of that ideology today and defiantly feel the after affects of all that happened. So again the least we can all do on days like these are take the time to reflect on all the lives lost for us to have the freedom to do as we please today. I could go on for days about this subject but on to other things.

We have another gig this coming Friday at The Smiling Buddha’s Club located in the West end of Toronto. We are headlining this show going on real late approx 12:20 AM

There will be a whole variety of bands playing this show covering a few Genres. It will also be our last show of the year unless something real big or juicy comes up? We like to take December off to spend time with our families and to just work on some stuff that we never have time for such as pictures, videos and writing. Jorge has even introduced the notion of doing a Pod cast in the coming months. That should be really interesting. The four of us with a Mic and open forum to talk about anything we want might not be such a great idea. I can see the lawsuits now. LOL

Anyways, you all have a nice weekend.

Talk soon

Jeff

Blast From The Past

Good day everyone,

It been 12 years since Desolate Rage had the opportunity to play with DWA, but that all changed this past Friday and it really was a blast from the past. Way back when we were called 'Bleed' was it a regular occurrence to share the stage with DWA, these are a bunch of guys who played similar styles to us and it sure was nice to have another band to run with. Like I said to the guys from DWA 'let's not make it the last time we play together', now it's up to them to figure where they will go from here.

Friday's show was full of a few surprises. For starters, the first band showed up late and this forced the following bands including DR to cut a few songs off of our set and only played four songs. The Velvet turns into a nightclub at 11:00pm and all the bands must be off of the stage by that time so I do understand the shortening of sets, what I didn't understand is why the bands who are on time to have to pay the price for bands who are late, but I guess that's another story all together. There was absolutely no time in between bands to set up, I played with three less cymbals for this reason and my drums felt really uncomfortable without having time to set them up accordingly but we made do with the the little time we had. The monitors to the right of me sounded ripped up to the point where whenever Jeff hit a chord on his bass, it was pure farting coming from the speaker. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention there was no room to set up our equipment which was also annoying, but these are things you come across when playing shows and trying to ignore the negatives really is the best thing to do or your night will really suck.

On a positive note, we made the best of it while on stage and had a lot of fun with the little time we had. And it was nice to hear DWA play once again and they didn't do a bad job either, they have a spot reserved on any bill should they decide to keep on truckin' but time will tell. So for those of you who made it out to the show, I hope you enjoyed it and for those of you who didn't.......well now you have a reason to come see us rip shit up at The Smiling Buddha on November 21, 2014.

Till next time,

Marco

Surrounded By Giants

“We represent the lollipop guild, the lollipop…..the fuck!!?  Lol

    So before we begin let me set the record straight on something (since our bass player decided to mention my height). Yes I’m shorter than everyone else in the band and most of my friends but that’s not because I’m “short” it’s because I’m surrounded by a bunch of giants. Truth be told I’m probably average height (around 5ft 9’) but my bandmates have all decided to be closer to or taller than the 6 foot range which of course makes me look like a little person especially in between them. The good thing is that they know it’s raining before I do and that gives me time to hide under a coffee table or in a tree and bake some cookies so I don’t get wet…. ;)

    Now onto the good stuff (and no not the Keebler elf cookies)…..this Friday we’re playing once again and as written in other blogs we will be hitting the stage with our friends in D.W.A. (Driving With Alzheimers….no no no, Designated Waiting Area……that’s not it either, I’ve got it  Down With Acronyms). Not going to lie I’m pretty excited about this show since it’s been 12 years since we shared the stage with them so come on out on Friday to the Velvet Underground, we hit the stage at around 10p.m. and D.W.A (Driven With Aggression) is on around 9:15 as well as some other really good bands Desolation, Bingeninja, and Aquila! While you’re at it have a beer and listen to some killer metal. We might even hand out a few free shirts like our last show and maybe even a CD or some stickers. I’m sure Marco will have a good follow up in his blog next week and he’ll give you the low down on how things went if you can’t make it out or he’ll talk about stinky people or Jeff or maybe even our dry-waller with his dollar store horn…lol
Till next time
Cheers,
J