There weren’t many albums released this year that even resembled the badshit insane sound coming from The Mae Shi‘s Hlllyh. Well ladies and gentlemen, this internet age has found it’s marching band. The LA band has been rocking their brand of fuck-you-sideways electro-spazz for the past six years and from the looks of it, aren’t going anywhere but up. They have already secured themselves on a few top 10 records of 2008 lists (mine included) and have become very well known for their frantic and energetic live shows. We’ll see what the new year holds for this bizarre and super fun band.
Upcoming Shows
Dec 11 2008 8:00P
NYU (Kimmel Center’s Eisner & Lubin Auditorium)
New York City, New York
Dec 12 2008 8:00P
Silent Barn
Brooklyn, New York
Dec 21 2008 8:00P
Echoplex w/ Daedelus, Busdriver, Rumpringa, and Fool’s Gold
Los Angeles, California
The Mae Shi‘s Jacob Alonzo Cooper answers this week’s Kuestionnaire…
1. Of all the bands/artists in your CD/record collection, which one is your most cherished?
The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
2. What have you been listening to lately?
Lil Wayne, Metronomy, These New Puritans, and other things i find on tour.
3. What’s your favorite local band?
Abe Vigoda
4. What was the last show you attended?
The Dodos. i was really drunk and went with my friend Jax who is good friends with them. I saw the end of it. Does that kind of count?
5. What was the greatest show you’ve ever been to?
Well, The first show i ever went to was Korn and Rob Zombie in 1999. i feel like that is unbeatable in so many shitty ways.
6. What show are you looking forward to?
Abe Vigoda, Finally Punk (members of The Carrots from Austin/Portland/Providence/LA), Bobb Bruno (member of Polar Goldie Cats and Goliath Bird Eater)
at the smell on Dec 30
7. What musician would you like to hang out/work with for a day?
Henry Rollins, though he would remind me of my vet father.
8. What four albums you would bring to a deserted island?
I’m not sure, but they would probably all be sad sounding records.
9. Would you call yourself a music geek?
Yes. It’s trivial stuff.
10. Any favorite music-related videos/DVDs you own?
Fuck DVD. I have blue-ray.
11. What’s the last book you read?
I don’t really read a lot but I was just starting Our Band Could Be Your Life in the van on tour. I didn’t really get too far into it but the Minutemen chapter is DEPRESSSINGGGG.
12. Do you prefer live performances or recording in the studio?
I prefer that they both differ. Two different ballparks there. I prefer playing live though.
13. Any embarrassing moments on stage you’d like to share?
We sometimes get yelled at. That’s always fun.
14. Any favorite tour locations?
London. Barcelona, Spain is also crazy.
15. Lastly, what have you done today?
Got up. Sat around. Ate something. Checked my e-mail. Ate something again. I am visiting family in Arizona for Thanksgiving. I miss Los Angeles.
The Mae Shi – Run To Your Grave
Abe Vigoda – Lantern Heights