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Gig: Sunday 10/2

cdoll — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:33:59 +0000

We’re going back to our roots for a special show this Sunday, Oct 2, at the Brighton Bar in Long Branch, NJ – the punk-rock capital of the Jersey shore. Where we got our start. No, we weren’t ever actually punk-rock, but they kept inviting us back anyway, because that’s how punk-rock they were.

We’re opening for Sorrows, a great power-pop band featuring our beloved ex-drummer, Joey Cola.

And we’ll be featuring special guest Rob Christiansen in place of our current beloved drummer Chris McBurney, who’s now on the road impersonating Ringo Starr. No lie. You’d do it too if you could.

Sunday, October 2

The Brighton Bar
121 Brighton Ave, Long Branch, NJ 07740

8:30pm The Trouble Dolls

9:30pm Sorrows

10:30pm The Orion Experience

7 bucks

Track 26: “A Girl Named Pam”

cdoll — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:16:07 +0000

Everyone knows the bass is the most important instrument in a pop band. Or, at least, everyone should know this. Herewith, we celebrate our own, with apologies to Dr. Seuss.

Things we learned today

cdoll — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:53:02 +0000

Humans can survive for at least 8 hours without accessing the internet.

A Dunkin Donuts blueberry muffin has twice as many calories as a glazed donut (530).

It’s possible to get a fantastic drum sound in a room no bigger than the average hedge fund manager’s master bath.

Three new songs coming soon:”Spider Sabich,” “O My Body,” “Teethmarks”!

GIG: 69 Cover Songs

cdoll — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:05:25 +0000

We’re in cover mode again this Wednesday, 09/09/09, when we’ll beÂ

helping to cover the entirety of the Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs as part of

the opening night party for the 3rd Annual Boog City Festival. It’s going to take

13 bands to do it, starting at 7pm at the Sidewalk Cafe. We’d love to tell youÂ

exactly when we start our five-song Magnetic mini-set, but we don’t know. We’reÂ

figuring somewhere around 9pm. But you really should come and see the whole thing.

Or just come whenever you want. Roughly 58 of the 69 songs are good.

L’amour toujours, Stephin.

Wednesday, 09/09/09

Sidewalk Cafe

94 Avenue A (at E. 6th St.), NYC

The Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs

performed live by

Admiral of the Narrow Sea

Kathy Zimmer

Ben Krieger

Adam Ferretti

Yoko Kikuchi & Sara Lautman

Andre Hoepfner

Genan Zilkha

Stephanie Niles

The Trouble Dolls

Maynard and the Musties

Bernie Q. and Friends

Gracefully

A Brief View of the Hudson

Download the Welcome to Boog City schedule

Scottish Bob won’t be there, but we will.

cdoll — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:20:07 +0000

Bob’s in Edinburgh, after all, and a practical man.
Matty and Cheri, reckless as ever, will be flying in from Brooklyn to play with the other members of Mark Bacino’s band as he performs his new album “Queens English” in its entirety.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009
7:00pm – 8:00pm
The Living Room
154 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
F, V to 2nd Avenue
Free

Gig April 25th

cdoll — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:07:34 +0000

Sherman Boim, who put this show together, says “If it sounds like the Beatles, it’s power pop.”Â Shhhhhhh – we don’t sound like the Beatles. But we fit the bill in our own melodic, harmony-laden fashion.

New York Power Pop Page presents
8:00 Joey Salvia
8:30 The Trouble Dolls
9:30 Amanda Kaletsky
10:30 Splitsville

Kenny’s Castaways
157 Bleecker St., NY
Between Sullivan and Thompson
A, C, E to West 4th
21 and over
$10

NY Power Pop Page

Mouse Pak Makes Its Tiny Mark

cdoll — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:09:21 +0000

Fact: blue corn chips are better percussion instruments than raw carrots. Listen close.

Mouse Pak, “Reindeer Boy”

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Cigarette Ash

cdoll — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:53:09 +0000

We don’t smoke, but we can’t deny a great cigarette song, whether it’s Patsy Cline’s “Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray” or Oasis’ “Cigarettes & Alcohol.” Itâ€™s funny how so many of them focus more on the ashtray than the cigarette, but then again, a lot of our favorite love songs are actually about the breakup. So. Anyway. Here’s a cover of one of our favorite ashtray songs, Guided by Voices’ “Hey Aardvark,” which seems to be about neither the love nor the breakup, just the smoke.

Trouble Dolls, “Hey Aardvark”
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