Swagger Sticks, Icky’s Ego and E.N.A.D (Trip & Cat Club)

Wow, what an incredible weekend of music! The Swagger Sticks did a show at Trip in Santa Monica on Saturday. Sitting in on Drums for The Sticks was the incredibly talented Jose Gonzalez and, on bass, my one-time guitar teacher (and Icky’s Ego bassist), Vreny Van Elslande. Vreny is a Berklee College of Music grad and I studied guitar with him in 2003-04. I never thought I would share the stage with a [...]

Raw Power: The Swagger Sticks LIVE Tonight!

 
 
 

The Swagger Sticks will be back in action tonight playing a FREE show at Club Trip in Santa Monica. We’re playing with four other bands and it should be one hell of a night.

I’ll have a different rhythm section backing me up since bassist Matt Morales is on the road doing comedy and drummer Simon Hancock had a prior committment.
I had a [...]

Thanksgiving Rock: I Wanna Rock (On Plymouth Rock)!

Happy Thanksgiving from The Swagger Sticks! 
What do you get when you cross 80s Hair Metal with Thanksgiving? There’s only one way to find out!
Listen to “I Wanna Rock (On Plymouth Rock)” on 
The Swagger Sticks MySpace page.
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New Flyer – Trip Show Next Saturday

Here’s the new Swagger Sticks flyer for our TRip show on Saturday, November 28th in Santa Monica! We’re playing with Ed’s Garage, Black Sequin Disaster, Sleeping with Angels and Typical Mess.
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Two Bands, Two Venues: The Ex-Gentlemen & Icky’s Ego

I’ve got a busy Wednesday tonight. First I’ll need to stop by  The Aqua Lounge in Beverly Hills  for a 10pm Icky’s Ego Show and then shoot over El Cid in Silverlake to see the The Ex-Gentlemen, which features Dave Adicted, former guitarist from Bang Sugar Bang.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Links:
www.myspace.com/TheExGentlemen
http://www.myspace.com/ickysego
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Press: The Swagger Sticks Get ‘The Boot’

We got our first review! This is from Vreny.com:
This past Saturday, Nov 14th, The Swagger Sticks played a show at the infamous Bootleg Theater in Silverlake. I was there, and I’ve got to tell you: I am happy I did not miss this.
Seeing this band truly is an experience. The front man, Aron Gibson, [...]

Time Change: Swagger Sticks Tonight @ 8:30pm (NOT 9:30)!

The Swagger Sticks are getting excited for The Bootleg this Saturday. Print this flyer and get in for only 5 bucks! Note: There’s been a time change and we go on at 9:00 sharp instead of 9:30 so try to get there at 8:30!
 
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Punk Video Of The Day: Sham 69 “Borstal Breakout”

This is Sham 69 from the Reading Festival in ‘78. Swagger Sticks fans may recognize this.

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Swagger Sticks This Saturday @ The Bootleg Theater

We are unbelievably excited to be playing our first Fold show at The Bootleg Theater in Echo Park this Saturday, November 14th (thank you Scott). When I say ‘we’ I mean the most rockin’ punk band ever to come out of the Whitley Heights neighborhood in Hollywood. That’s right, I’m talking about The Swagger Sticks!
The doors open at 7pm. There’s been [...]

Concert: Mike Watt & The Secondmen (Alex’s Bar)

Well, since The Swagger Sticks are off until mid-November (we’re playing our video release show at The Bootleg on Sat, 11/14/09), I’m making an effort to go out and see some shows. And, since I missed The Shakers on Wednesday and The Aggrolites in Pamona on Thursday, I made sure to make it out to Alex’s [...]