Well, I couldn't wait and had to listen now.  Get Hip records describes them best on their website as glam - Johnny Thunders - inspired guitar rock n roll.  I am a big fan of Thunder's L.A.M.F. so the Trash Vegas hit a good chord for me.  I like the way it opens up with "its a shame" and "Jessie" is pure Thunders.  I will probably be hooked into "Its a Shame" and the song "Grooveyard" for a little while.  I had fun listening to that album.  As I saw the song "Walk in the Rain" moving up the playlist I said uh oh here comes the obligatory ballad - but they stayed true with more protopunk.  I would be remiss if I didn't finish by saying I am excited to have a copy of a Pittsburgh band covering "Everything has something to hide except me and my monkey"  and in the fashion they did it with.  Thanks again for your earlier suggestion.  Tell Bobby he has a new fan.

Now I will have to dig up Hurricane - can't find that at the present.  I did find a 1991 DVE Pgh rocks CD that had the usual Billy Price/Clarks/Donnie Iris but also had Room to Move.  Moreover, I found some odd karaoke night online headed up by old members of Trash Vegas and Room to Move.  How about that for a daily cup of coincidence.

Cool:)  I'll pass on your review to Bobby.  He thought it was very funny when I bought the CD years after the band called it quits.

BTW, there's also a compilation called "Greetings from Liberty Avenue," which is a collection of songs from burgh bands.  It includes Trash Vegas' best song ever, "Hurricane," along with "I Love Your Mouth."  It also includes some bands that may jog your memory.

trashman said:

Just went and downloaded Grooveyard right after I hit reply to my last email.  i'll drop a line on a review a little later.  Hard to stop rock&roll rampage in the player right now 

Just went and downloaded Grooveyard right after I hit reply to my last email.  i'll drop a line on a review a little later.  Hard to stop rock&roll rampage in the player right now 

I missed out on the original Cynics too, but I've been watching the reunited Cynics since they got back together in 2000.  They will play at the 31st Street Pub this Saturday night.  

You can still get the one and only Trash Vegas CD, "In the Grooveyard," at Get Hip Records.  The founder of that band, Bobby LaMonde, is a friend of mine whom I got to know when another friend recommended to me that I should check out his new band at the time, the Science Fiction Idols.

The Kings Court is now a retail space that houses both a cell phone store and an apparel store.  For a while, it was a coffee house and movie theater call the Bee Hive, and then it became a live music venue with a bar.  

Yes, it is both sad and hilarious that WDVE's playlist is still the same.  I was listening to it for a few minute on my car radio a couple of years ago, just for old times sake, and they played "When the Levee Breaks" (Jeez, like I haven't hear that one a million times before) and "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Another one that's been played to death).  Thank God for Sirius.

trashman said:

North Catholic grad - 87.  I knew a couple of Penn Hills/Plum characters, I think they graduated in 86.  Garage rock didn't hit me in the head until 2007 so missed out on the Cynics.  My only big claim was seeing Rusted Root before they made it big (still impress the wife with that one but difficult to get any reaction anywhere else).  I did see all the other Pgh usuals - NN, Joe Grushecky.  Thanks for the great reminder on Trash Vegas - never saw them but you reminded me that several years ago I wanted to search for some of their tunes, then completely forgot.  I used to see a band named Room to Move (speaking of Penn Hills/Plum) - they sometimes played at the Decade, Grafitti,etc.  What is Kings Court now?  I find it funny when I come back into town that the playlist on WDVE is exactly as it was when in high school.  Sometimes I go to their website just so I can laugh at what they are currently playing - give me two steps.  Crap then, crap now.  I know why you are a Sirius listener like myself.

North Catholic grad - 87.  I knew a couple of Penn Hills/Plum characters, I think they graduated in 86.  Garage rock didn't hit me in the head until 2007 so missed out on the Cynics.  My only big claim was seeing Rusted Root before they made it big (still impress the wife with that one but difficult to get any reaction anywhere else).  I did see all the other Pgh usuals - NN, Joe Grushecky.  Thanks for the great reminder on Trash Vegas - never saw them but you reminded me that several years ago I wanted to search for some of their tunes, then completely forgot.  I used to see a band named Room to Move (speaking of Penn Hills/Plum) - they sometimes played at the Decade, Grafitti,etc.  What is Kings Court now?  I find it funny when I come back into town that the playlist on WDVE is exactly as it was when in high school.  Sometimes I go to their website just so I can laugh at what they are currently playing - give me two steps.  Crap then, crap now.  I know why you are a Sirius listener like myself.

Yes, I am:)  I grew up in Penn Hills, graduated from Penn Hills Senior High in 1986, served in the Navy for four years, attended the University of Pittsburgh after that (I spent my freshman year at the Greensburg campus, then I relocated to the main campus in Oakland in the fall of 1991).  I graduated from Pitt in 1994, moved to Ohio, then North Carolina, for a couple of jobs, then I came back to Pittsburgh in 1998, and I've been back here ever since.  I've been working at Pitt since 1999.

BTW, do you remember the Kings Court in Oakland?  That's where I saw the movie "Velvet Goldmine," which in a long and roundabout way led to my discovery of garage rock.  Did you ever hang out at the Decade or the Electric Banana or the Upstage?  Did you get to see the Cynics at any of those places?  Do you remember Trash Vegas?  How about Norm Nardini or Joe Grushecky?

trashman said:

So MikeL you are pittsburgher?  I was born and raised there but moved away in the early 1990s.  I like Out-Cherry - maybe they shoud be added to the PowerPop thread going on right now.  PowerPop psych perhaps?

"Then again NYC isn't exactly friendly to the kings of this genre..."  What city is?  I'm not being cynical (no pun intended), just inquisitive.

So MikeL you are pittsburgher?  I was born and raised there but moved away in the early 1990s.  I like Out-Cherry - maybe they shoud be added to the PowerPop thread going on right now.  PowerPop psych perhaps?

That's interesting, because I always thought Pittsburgh was really bad for turnouts for live bands.  It's weird to hear the same thing happens in NYC.  Then again, I made a trip to NYC a couple of years ago to see the Cynics at the Highline Ballroom, and much to my surprise, they didn't draw much of a crowd.

Rinjo Njori said:

Awesome band.. I got hooked a couple years (probably more) when I accidentally came across a video on Youtube.com. You are luck you saw them. I live in NYC and have managed to miss the 1 or two times they have breezed through in the last decade. Then again NYC isn't exactly friendly to the kings of this genre-- I went to see The Woggles and 25 people showed up and the Swingin' Neckbreakers were playing there first show in 6 years.. I would say that only until the "free shows" at the knitting factory (see scion) have garnered a crowd. Most people in NYC "change their minds like a girl changes clothes*" with regards to music.

I suppose the same reason why plain girls go insane...mental illness;)

That's another cool song.

Andy Seven said:

What makes a pretty girl go insane?

I also like The Unseen Devourers.

What makes a pretty girl go insane?

I also like The Unseen Devourers.

I dig 'em. But I also live near Detroit, so that helps. The band members hang out at many of the shows that go on around the city. Good band. If you search the web a bit, and Amazon.com, you can find some free downloads to get your hook on.

Awesome band.. I got hooked a couple years (probably more) when I accidentally came across a video on Youtube.com. You are luck you saw them. I live in NYC and have managed to miss the 1 or two times they have breezed through in the last decade. Then again NYC isn't exactly friendly to the kings of this genre-- I went to see The Woggles and 25 people showed up and the Swingin' Neckbreakers were playing there first show in 6 years.. I would say that only until the "free shows" at the knitting factory (see scion) have garnered a crowd. Most people in NYC "change their minds like a girl changes clothes*" with regards to music.

I have their "Supernatural Equinox" LP, along with their Wicked Cool compilation.  Again, they're another band I discovered thanks to the Underground Garage, and I did get to see them once when they played at a local gallery a few years ago.  The song that really hooked me was "Girl You Have Magic Inside You."

Just got into The Modernettes, these guys are great: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l30qyZaBPM

The Beat Rats said:

redd kross

An oldie but goodie - the Rasberries.  6 or 7 of there hits always deserve top volume

If you want to hear a ton of great bands check out the Shake Some Action (UK & Ireland) series, which has tons of great bands (99%) of which might be gone but are not forgotten.

Hey, thanks for the help! Unfortunately, the song isn't on that soundtrack.

The Vibes 'what's inside'

It's a great tune! One of the few "nuggets" you will hear on oldies radio nowadays...
Axel Björnsson said:

I found some nuggets comp in my father's friend collection where I heard first "Let it Out" with The Hombres and than it was no turning back...

You were witnessing some major rock 'n' roll history! Would love to have seen those bands live!
BrianMyFatAss said:

i was living in Seattle in the early 90's and for me wandering into shows by bands like The Fall-Outs, The Statics and The Primate 5 made me go out and buy their records - i had no idea what genre it was, i just liked the tunes.

It's wild what the Cramps turned us on to!

Soraia said:

I bought a used copy of the Cramps "songs the lord taught us" when I was about 14, and that opened up a whole new world to me.  Also I happened upon the Sonics first record when I was about 16, and i remember at the time being amazed that there were groups in the 60's singing about satan and drinking strychnine. I guess that's when I realized that 60's music wasn't limited to what you heard on a.m. classics type deals...

I bought a used copy of the Cramps "songs the lord taught us" when I was about 14, and that opened up a whole new world to me.  Also I happened upon the Sonics first record when I was about 16, and i remember at the time being amazed that there were groups in the 60's singing about satan and drinking strychnine. I guess that's when I realized that 60's music wasn't limited to what you heard on a.m. classics type deals...

I found some nuggets comp in my father's friend collection where I heard first "Let it Out" with The Hombres and than it was no turning back...