Diary of a Mope Fiend

The Perennials are a fairly well-established local band with a steady schedule of shows and a bit of press and label interest, and we are currently drummerless.

We're looking for someone who can commit to one practice a week in Allston, two or three shows a month in New England, and the possibility of recording and touring on occasion. Gender and age are unimportant but 18+ is definitely preferable, as are owning your own kit and having a way to shlep it around.

This is where I should list influences... basically we all listen to different stuff, but random people have compared us favorably to Morrissey, The Misfits, The Rolling Stones, The Strokes, The Ramones and a host of other bands who don't sound alike. In terms of drumming style, if we had to choose between someone with really crazy chops and really precise tech skills, and someone who hits really hard, has some stage presence and can ride a groove, we'd prefer the latter. If you are both, you are my fucking god. My favorite drummers lately are Mitch Mitchell, Janet Weiss and Keith Moon.

Anyone who is even a little interested, feel free to pm me or email perennialsareforever@yahoo.com

Thx,
JFLX

Oh and uh... those interested will probably want to at least be able to be AROUND pot smoke if you are not a smoker yourself...

The fine folks at Zig Zag paper products have made us one of 9 bands up for 4 free ads in CMJ Magazine, a song featured on their website and a spot on a CMJ CD compilation at http://www.zigzaglive.com

The internet has been kind to us. Help some brothas out so Mike doesn't have to sell his plasma to pay practice space rent anymore!

You don't gotta sign up for nothing, just go to http://zigzaglive.com and click the red white and blue button that says "vote for bands" then pick The Perennials!!!

Oh yeah and come see us at Hennessy's tonight with Mako, The Lie Society and Ben Weiser...

-Master Musicians of Jajouka “Your Eyes Are Like a Cup of Tea (Reprise)”
-Sir Richard Bishop “Rasheed”
-Edward Ka-Spel “The 9 O'Clock Train to Oblivion”
-Crippled Black Phoenix “The Whistler”
-AXOLOTL “Natural Naturans”
-Stress “Kill the Brain”
-Sightings “Black Peter”
-Edgar Varèse “Integrales”
-Gowns “Mercy Springs”
-Fovea Hex "Allure"
-Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet featuring Mogwai "Death is the Road to Are"
-Ensturzende Neubaten "Die Wellen"
-Islaja “Sydanten Ahmija”
-Six Organs of Admittance “Strangled Road”

-Master Musicians of Jajouka “Your Eyes Are Like a Cup of Tea (Reprise)”
-Sir Richard Bishop “Rasheed”
-Edward Ka-Spel “The 9 O'Clock Train to Oblivion”
-Crippled Black Phoenix “The Whistler”
-AXOLOTL “Natural Naturans”
-Stress “Kill the Brain”
-Sightings “Black Peter”
-Edgar Varèse “Integrales”
-Gowns “Mercy Springs”
-Fovea Hex "Allure"
-Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet featuring Mogwai "Death is the Road to Are"
-Ensturzende Neubaten "Die Wellen"
-Islaja “Sydanten Ahmija”
-Six Organs of Admittance “Strangled Road”

Phyllis Dillon - Woman of the Ghetto
The Cramps- Human Fly
Bad Manners - Inner London Violence
Squeeze - Cool for Cats
Jim Carroll - People Who Died
The Buzzcocks - Oh Shit
The Jam - Eton Rifles
David Bowie - Watch That Man
The New York Dolls - Pills
The English Beat - Twist and Crawl
Choking Victim - Crack Rock Steady
The Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love
Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone
The Supremes - My World is Empty Without You
The Eat - Communist Radio
Generation X - Kiss Me Deadly
Cocksparrer - Because You're Young
The Impressions - Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey)

This is my new guitar...




The other one they're giving us will be sold so's we can buy other stuff.

We beat out like a couple hundred bands so far... One more to go (don't know which one yet) and we've got a $6,000 advance, a development deal including a free recording of a 3-song demo for Epic's A+R, three MORE new guitars and a slot on this year's WFNX Holiday show.

Life is good.

Come on out TONIGHT to see debonair Perennials front man and WZBC vinyl fiend JOHN FLAX (that's me! No relation to DJ Lauren Flax...) spin a set at the Plough and Stars' new monthly dance night, this month's installment of which is lovingly known as BUMP YOUR ASS OFF!!!

The Plough and Stars is a wonderful little Irish pub right on Mass. Ave between Harvard and Central Square. John will be sharing the turntables and the appetizers with Laura and Ryan the Terrible. Expect a set rich in 60s freakbeat, 70s mod-punk, two-tone, new wave, soul and even more high-energy awesomeness to get you over the Monday blues... This is a 21+ event.

First, the begging...

The fine folks at Zig Zag paper products have made us one of 9 bands up for 4 free ads in CMJ Magazine, a song featured on their website and a spot on a CMJ CD compilation at http://www.zigzaglive.com

The internet has been kind to us. Help some brothas out so Mike doesn't have to sell his plasma to pay practice space rent anymore!

You don't gotta sign up for nothing, just go to http://zigzaglive.com and click the red white and blue button that says "vote for bands" then pick The Perennials!!!

While you're at it, you can still vote for us in the WFNX contest at http://perennials.musicnation.com

And then of course there's the fun stuff... COME HANG OUT!!!

Come on out the night of Monday the 12th to see The Perennials' debonair front man spin a set at the Plough and Star's new monthly dance night, this month's installment of which is lovingly known as BUMP YOUR ASS OFF!!!

The Plough and Stars is a wonderful little Irish pub right on Mass. Ave between Harvard and Central Square. John will be sharing the turntables and the appetizers with Laura and Ryan the Terrible. Expect a set rich in 60s freakbeat, 70s mod-punk, two-tone, new wave, soul and even more high-energy awesomeness to get you over the Monday blues... This is a 21+ event.

and then...

A Friday night in Central Square is a night fraught with difficult decisions. There is so much to do in such a small strip of land that one could easily lose one’s bearings in a sensory overload and end up cowering at home… Well fear not, weekend warriors and committed party animals, because the Middle East Upstairs has the answer to your first-world woes!

Die Mannequin is a Toronto trio with a hip-shaking heaviness that is pure sex appeal. The group's new EP was produced by MSTERKRFT and they've toured extensively in Canada with the likes of the Deftones, Sum 41 and the new Guns n Roses (?!). The Perennials will be playing with all the energy of a pen full of march hares with a case of red bull, and pulling out hook after hook like your grandma’s crocheting circle! Get there early for openers Guillermo Sexo, who are releasing their second full-length of multilungual male/female psychedelic shoegaze eros, and popsters Silent Service!

The madness goes down at 9pm, admission is 18+ and it’s $9 to get in.

First, the begging...

The fine folks at Zig Zag paper products have made us one of 9 bands up for 4 free ads in CMJ Magazine, a song featured on their website and a spot on a CMJ CD compilation at http://www.zigzaglive.com

The internet has been kind to us. Help some brothas out so Mike doesn't have to sell his plasma to pay practice space rent anymore!

You don't gotta sign up for nothing, just go to http://zigzaglive.com and click the red white and blue button that says "vote for bands" then pick The Perennials!!!

While you're at it, you can still vote for us in the WFNX contest at http://perennials.musicnation.com

And then of course there's the fun stuff... COME HANG OUT!!!

Come on out the night of Monday the 12th to see The Perennials' debonair front man spin a set at the Plough and Star's new monthly dance night, this month's installment of which is lovingly known as BUMP YOUR ASS OFF!!!

The Plough and Stars is a wonderful little Irish pub right on Mass. Ave between Harvard and Central Square. John will be sharing the turntables and the appetizers with Laura and Ryan the Terrible. Expect a set rich in 60s freakbeat, 70s mod-punk, two-tone, new wave, soul and even more high-energy awesomeness to get you over the Monday blues... This is a 21+ event.

and then...

A Friday night in Central Square is a night fraught with difficult decisions. There is so much to do in such a small strip of land that one could easily lose one’s bearings in a sensory overload and end up cowering at home… Well fear not, weekend warriors and committed party animals, because the Middle East Upstairs has the answer to your first-world woes!

Die Mannequin is a Toronto trio with a hip-shaking heaviness that is pure sex appeal. The group's new EP was produced by MSTERKRFT and they've toured extensively in Canada with the likes of the Deftones, Sum 41 and the new Guns n Roses (?!). The Perennials will be playing with all the energy of a pen full of march hares with a case of red bull, and pulling out hook after hook like your grandma’s crocheting circle! Get there early for openers Guillermo Sexo, who are releasing their second full-length of multilungual male/female psychedelic shoegaze eros, and popsters Silent Service!

The madness goes down at 9pm, admission is 18+ and it’s $9 to get in.

Okay, so in addition to being the first-ranked of four finalists vying for a $6,000 recording advance/Epic Records development deal/spot on the WFNX Holiday show HERE

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The fine folks at Zig Zag paper products have made us one of 9 bands up for 4 free ads in CMJ, a song featured on their website and a spot on a CMJ CD compilation HERE


The internet has been kind to us. Help some brothas out so Mike doesn't have to sell his plasma to pay practice space rent anymore!