After another brief hiatus TMK plays an awesome set at the Altar Bar in Pittsburgh, PA. This show is actually being recorded for a live DVD later on. But the band has graciously decided to show the first 4 songs of the 10 song set for free viewing on the website. The show features a new song from the forthcoming album and an interview with Johhny and Joe at the end. It contains their usual playful banter with each other as well as some awesome music.
There's a crowd out tonight to see TMK as they've been plastered all over the marquis outside in the form of promotional posters declaring declaring a "special show" as the lights go down to a complete pitch black as the band takes the stage. In the brief silence and hum of the crowd there's a small shuffle heard before the opening notes of "Water's Edge" begin to play. While the intro is being played by Johnny the drums kick in while the crowd begins to cheer. Clyde begins to swing the drums into a steady beat leading with the bass kick. Joe plays out the harmonics on his guitar while the bass joins in. Johnny steps up to the mic and starts to sing crooning over it. He's dressed in somewhat of a mash up of redneck and grunge. He's wearing a black busboy hat, a shirt with a Confederate flag on it with the words "Southern Bred" on the top and below "Heritage Not Hate" on the bottom, there's a flannel shirt tied around pair of torn jeans, and his black chuck taylors tap on the stage as sings out to the crowd.
"Don't go there,"
I heard her say.
"You can't stomach what you're gonna see."
It's down there by the waters edge,
Wasted and bloated and waiting for someone else.
Funny how,
These things come about.
When you're tied to the teeth and mouth,
The sound of fury,
A shot of pain.
There was no real reason,
No gain.
I can't go down to the water's edge,
I didn't do it,
I saw who did.
Don't go down to the waters edge,
They did it once and they can do it again.
It ain't no secret to me,
How she got there down by the stream.
Cause I'd seen her a minute before,
The van pulled up and opened the door. (To call my bluff)
Johnny's voice takes on a more rougher edge in tone as his voice turns to seem to go from empathy to more violently edged. He stays in front of the mic as Joe moves across the stage to jam next to him as they nod their heads together in unison. The bass line is up a bit and the drums are keeping pace. The crowd around the stage is singing along, some throwing up rock fists, others got the horns going.
I can't say a single word,
About what I saw of her.
Cause her killers,
They got their friends,
In familiar places,
I tell you man!
I can't go down to the water's edge,
I didn't do it,
I saw who did.
Don't go down to the waters edge,
They did it once and they can do it again.
This ain't no fucking game.
And I'm feeling so ashamed,
Cause I didn't do anything.
No I didn't do anything,
-to stop,
-to stop,
-to stop,
-to stop,
This from,
HAPPENING.
I did not do,
ANYTHING!
Johnny's voice is primal and gutteral as he screams out into the microphone. This is a bit different from what the crowd is used to hearing in his vocals but they totally dig it! Some just some to be floored by it and stand there looking on in abject awe.
Don't go down to the waters edge you said to me,
I didn't do it but,
I saw who did you see.
Don't go down to the waters edge,
They did it once and they can do it again.
I swear,
I swear,
I swear,
I swear,
I didn't do a thing,
I should have done something
There's some awesome dual guitar work at the end of the song in place instead of a real solo Johnny and Joe sort of play off of each other until they decide to stop. The crowd goes crazy for the ending of the first song in the set. Then Johnny addresses the crowd.
Johnny: Well holy hell..... how are you doing Pittsburgh?! Damn it's been a while. The Altar Bar.... hell yeah!
The crowd just responds with cheers and yells as Johnny looks out into the crowd for the moment with a grin. For a smaller venue the place was packed to capacity and was pretty much standing room only at this point. Joe joined in from his side of the stage.
Joe: I love the burgh. Best teams ever! Also, the beer's good, and well hell everything's good in Pittsburgh. Anyway, that's the title track from our new album we're doing. You probably heard us do it before in the deluxe version of one of our albums. It's gonna be kind of a concept album.
Johnny: Edgy's the word here.
Joe: Edgy like Miss Vanity and her lesbian lover in a kiddie pool filled with pudding.
The crowd laughs others groan. There are a few that actually get angry and heckle.
Johnny: Oh boo hoo, fuck you, it's over with and we're not allowed to joke about it? Get outta here..... and Joe keep your pudding fantasies to yourself. I already heard the one with you and Cassie Summers last night against my will might I add.
Joe: I wanna rub vanilla on her unmentionables.... hehe.... Also, you were drunk and asked about what I thought about Cassie Summers. I told you.
Johnny: I did kind of walk into that. Anyway on to the next tune. It's from out very first single and we haven't done it in a long time. But we figgered we might bust out this forgotten little gem for ya.
Before Johnny can get out another word the punk rock distortion is cranked up on Joe's guitar and he swings his hand across the strings. The reverb fills the room as they begin to crank out a little three chord punk rock destruction. Johnny walks up to the microphone and yells out in sort of a hiccupy voice that kinda mimicks that of Jello Biafra.
Watch out for zombies! They're fuckin' every wheres!
Boarded up in my bedroom I can hear them coming up
the stairs! They ate my mom and consumed my dad. Then
they ate my sister but that ain't so fucking bad. I never
liked her anyway.
There's zombies in the streets. I can hear them just outside.
Better find some cover or it's gonna be my hide. Zombies don't
bargain and zombie's don't make deals. They'd rather be scarfing
on brains and having flesh for meals.
Watch out for zombies! They're fuckin' every wheres!
Boarded up in my bedroom I can hear them coming up
the stairs! They ate my mom and consumed my dad. Then
they ate my sister but that ain't so fucking bad. I never
liked her anyway.
Lock your doors and windows! Get yourself a gun! The streets
are filled with walking dead. You should be on the run. I told
you it would happen. It's just as I did fear. Watch out zombies!
Armageddon's here!
Johnny hops up and down a little bit as he throws down on a purposely haphazard solo before screaming together with the entire band.
ZOMBIES! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!
With that the crowd just yells and makes some noise as Johnny chuckles into the microphone a little bit then plays pop goes the weasel on his guitar. Joe chimes in with Mary Had A Little Lamb to which Johnny joins in. The crowd just laughs a little as Joe this time makes small talk with the crowd but addresses Johnny.
Joe: Zombies have feelings too you know.
Johnny: Oh they do not. That's bunk. They want brains and that's it.
Joe: Well you'd attack somebody too if some asshole just pointed a shotgun at you without asking questions.
Johnny: You don't negotiate with zombies Joe, we've discussed this. You shoot and always in the head.
Joe: You ever think maybe they just wanna hang out with their zombie buddies and groan in unison somewhere without being disturbed?
Johnny: Well.... no.
Joe: See?! You'd be pissed off too if some maniac starting firing a 12 gauge at you when you were just hangin' out.
Johnny: You have a point. But you can commune with the zombies if you want and risk having your limbs ripped off. I'm going with the people that about self preservation.
Joe: It wouldn't be a problem if we'd just leave those poor zombies alone.
Johnny: I'm not getting into this with you again Joe. Not here.
Joe: Zombie killer, it's prejudiced you know.
Johnny: Get off it Joe.
They both start to chuckle a little while they retune their guitars and plan to do another song. Johnny kind of whistles into the microphone as the crowd waits for them to start playing again. Which doesn't take long as they rip into a Sublime cover of "Same In The End" which features a longer than usual guitar solo which features Johnny laying it down. But as he stops in the brief pause the lights go out. Then without warning the lights come up again as the quick intro to "Misirlou" aka The Pulp Fiction Theme begins to rip through the speakers. Joe has disappeared from the stage and is seen walking into the crowd with some Mariachi looking dudes with horns behind him in a line. They play the horn parts for the song when they come up. Johnny soon joins Joe behind the Mariachi horn players as they take turns going through the song. The entire thing culminates at the bar as they both stand up on bar stools and rip into the song with reckless abandon. It's pandemonium as you can hear the Mariachi's yelling ARIBA and various things in Spanish while Johnny and Joe do some amazing guitar work. If one looks hard enough you can see small specks of blood on the guitars of both men where you can see that their fingers are bleeding a little. They finish in an amazing flourish and the crowd goes insane because normally this kind of thing would be a closer. From the bar Johnny speaks into the wireless mic as fans mob both him and Joe.
Johnny: Ole! Dude if you don't like Mariachi's you can all go fuck yourselves seriously.
Joe: Mariachi's rock! Right fellas?
The Mariachi's grab their horns then play the first few notes of a recognizable song then together Johnny and Joey say "TEQUILA!" Then the Mariachi horn band plays a little of La Cucaracha as they make there way into the back and disappear.
Johnny: Seriously guys give it up for the mariachi dudes. All nice guys and we got em' on short notice.
Joe: One of those dude gave me a Sombrero. It's fucking awesome!
Johnny: Lucky.... I didn't get a cool hat. But let's hear it for em'!
As the crowd cheers the screen fades out then it fades in with Johnny and Joe sitting together on a couch. They're still wearing the same clothes from the show. Johnny's got a cigarette in his mouth and Joe's holding a beer. The questions sort of just flash up on the screen next to them and they answer.
1. Why another hiatus? Any rumors to dispel?
Johnny: Well, we actually do want to get off the road from time to time as much as we love it. Everybody wants to spend time with their families and loved one's from time to time. I think we're the only band that really takes extended hiatuses any more just for that.
Joe: It is a blast but it does get tiring. You wanna be in your own bed you know? It's sort of a love hate relationship that we have with touring. We have a reputation as a touring band as well. But sometimes it just gets to be too much and you need a breather.
Johnny: Rumors? Well there was the one about me being in rehab due to a drug overdose after TA. Which of course is not true. Then the one about Joe dying in a car accident.
Joe: I'm still here. The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. So I survived death! I'm the new Paul Mcartney!
2. What can you tell us about the new album that wasn't mentioned already?
Johnny: It is a concept album. The entire story is told in the first song of course. It's about a guy who witnesses an abduction of a woman who was raped and murdered by a group of men.
Joe: We wanted to add to it by him being familiar with the killers having gone to school with them and whatnot. Kind of one of those powerlessness to redemption type stories. The law chalks it up as a cold case and he kind of takes it upon himself later on to enact justice. Due to the fact that he was living with the guilt for not doing in the first place. Since he witnessed it and all.
Johnny: It's definitely the most edgy and darkest album's we've done to date. We wanted to do something a bit more unprecedented than we had before. It also opens up to experiment more. We wanted Jason Smith to produce as well record music with us because he is the go to guy. But sadly due to his sudden disappearing we're sort of stuck in what direction to go. Though I am praying for him and his safe return. I've met with the guy on a few occasions. He's a genius as well as just a great guy. But great artists are always troubled. Jason's no exception.
3. Is it true Nicole Woods dumped Johnny for Katie Coyle?
Johnny: She has a girlfriend now.
Joe: She has a girlfriend now.
Johnny: She says, Guys don't do no more for me.
Joe: OOOOOOHHHH! She says she found someone who's gonna hold her hand!
Johnny: She says she found someone who's gonna understand!
Joe: She say she she don't need nobody to be her man.
Johnny: She don't need nobody to be her man.
Joe: She has a girlfriend now! Thank you Reel Big Fish for helping Johnny get out those hard emotions.
Johnny: It hurt, I wrote a song about her and how much she meant to me. But hey, if she wants to play on the other team I'll let her. We kept our private life pretty secret as you all know. So what happened happened. But hey if she wants Katie, she can have her. I'm not bitter at all. Besides she's young I should've seen it coming.
Joe: Guess your dick ruined her so bad she wanted to go the other way huh?
Johnny: Seriously dude, not cool. But thanks for trying to lighten up the situation.
Joe: Nicole and Katie, in pudding?
Johnny: Dude.... stop. The pudding fetish you have and bringing my ex girlfriend into it is, well I gotta admit that's creepy. But yeah. I'll bite with you on this one. In pudding.
Joe: I sure do love pudding.
Johnny: You're a freak Joe, a pudding loving freak. But that's why I love you.
Joe: You too man. *Offers Johnny a pudding cup from his pocket*
Johnny: I appreciate the sentiment man, but no. Not from your pocket.
4. Is the first live DVD you've done and can we expect more?
Johnny: As far as live shows go yes. The Altar Bar is the first show we've ever done and decided to make a big production out of.
Joe: We enjoyed the hell out of it. Technically it isn't the first one we've done.
Johnny: We had sort of a documentary dvd that was about an hour long that was given out when as a special gift for signing up to the online fan club. It had old show footage of our early shows when we were teenagers and some recent stuff. We want to do something like that again but make it available to the public.
Joe: Now get outta here.....
Johnny: Beat it, go browse the rest of the website, or look at porn.
Joe: We have important things to do. Like smoking.....
Johnny: And drinking.... now get goin' you nosey people!
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