Onion Flavored Report tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2011:/news//1 2011-06-01T17:29:23Z Movable Type 3.21 OFR at Sluggo's in Chattanooga This Saturday Night! tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2011:/news//1.158 2011-06-01T17:22:29Z 2011-06-01T17:29:23Z We're really excited to play at Chattanooga's annual Do Ya Hear We!?! fest, and doubly so to be a part of the awesome show on Saturday night (June 4, 2011). We'll be at Sluggo's along with the following other fine bands: 545- DEAD DOG 630- COPING METHODS 715- DARK RIDES 800- SNARLAS 845- HOMEOWNERS 930- WITCHES 1015- LANDLORD 1100- ONION FLAVORED RINGS 1145- POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS 1230- YE OLDE BUTTFUCK 1115- ADD/C Y'all come!... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ We're really excited to play at Chattanooga's annual Do Ya Hear We!?! fest, and doubly so to be a part of the awesome show on Saturday night (June 4, 2011). We'll be at Sluggo's along with the following other fine bands:

545- DEAD DOG
630- COPING METHODS
715- DARK RIDES
800- SNARLAS
845- HOMEOWNERS
930- WITCHES
1015- LANDLORD
1100- ONION FLAVORED RINGS
1145- POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
1230- YE OLDE BUTTFUCK
1115- ADD/C

Y'all come!

]]> Do Ya Hear We!?! tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2011:/news//1.157 2011-05-07T17:46:36Z 2011-05-07T17:56:55Z After years of watching from afar, we are finally going to play at this year's Do Ya Hear We!?! fest. We've been told to report to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to play at 11pm on Saturday, June 4, 2011, and we will happily oblige. The fest sprawls over two venues, and we're not sure which one we'll be at. Look for us at either JJ's Bohemia or Sluggo's. There's a lot of great bands at the fest this year, and we can't wait to be there!... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ After years of watching from afar, we are finally going to play at this year's Do Ya Hear We!?! fest. We've been told to report to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to play at 11pm on Saturday, June 4, 2011, and we will happily oblige.

The fest sprawls over two venues, and we're not sure which one we'll be at. Look for us at either JJ's Bohemia or Sluggo's.

There's a lot of great bands at the fest this year, and we can't wait to be there!

]]> Chatta-Chatta-Bow-Wow tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2011:/news//1.156 2011-03-23T06:28:41Z 2011-03-23T06:30:28Z Will OFR at long last play at Do Ya Hear We in Chattanooga this June 4? It's entirely possible!... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ Will OFR at long last play at Do Ya Hear We in Chattanooga this June 4? It's entirely possible!

]]> PacNW Tour 2010 Shows tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2010:/news//1.155 2010-10-01T21:58:19Z 2010-10-07T00:38:54Z ONION FLAVORED RINGS and JACOB THE TERRIBLE (Worcester, MA) 2010 PacNW Tour Dates OAKLAND, CA - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13 * 7:00 PM @ 1935 Linden (show must end at 10:00PM!) * w/ Kreamy 'Lectric Santa and Alebastaire Choad PORTLAND, OR - FRIDAY OCTOBER 15th * @ FUKKETTS (5516 N. Mississippi) * w/ Defect Defect and Social Graces SEATTLE, WA - SATURDAY OCTOBER 16th * @ The Morgue in Georgetown * w/ Reckless and The Mark Sparkles OLYMPIA, WA - SUNDAY OCTOBER 17th * @ The Red House * w/ Human Skab and Deadhead... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ ONION FLAVORED RINGS and JACOB THE TERRIBLE (Worcester, MA)
2010 PacNW Tour Dates


OAKLAND, CA - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13
* 7:00 PM @ 1935 Linden (show must end at 10:00PM!)
* w/ Kreamy 'Lectric Santa and Alebastaire Choad


PORTLAND, OR - FRIDAY OCTOBER 15th
* @ FUKKETTS (5516 N. Mississippi)
* w/ Defect Defect and Social Graces


SEATTLE, WA - SATURDAY OCTOBER 16th
* @ The Morgue in Georgetown
* w/ Reckless and The Mark Sparkles


OLYMPIA, WA - SUNDAY OCTOBER 17th
* @ The Red House
* w/ Human Skab and Deadhead

]]> Pac NW Tour 2010 tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2010:/news//1.154 2010-10-01T21:43:45Z 2010-10-01T21:52:25Z Long discussed, some time in the making, and now upon us: the Onion Flavored Rings are touring the Pacific Northwest in October. We'll be joined by our old pals The Terribles, who are backing up Jacob to form a power-foursome, "Jacob the Terrible." We'll be hitting the usual four-city circuit: Bay Area (probably Oakland), Portland, Seattle, and Olympia. Not necessarily in that order. More details as they solidify. OFR Trivia: Mike Leslie of The Terribles drew the amazing cover and insert art for our epic 7" concept record, "Perfect Evolution."... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ Long discussed, some time in the making, and now upon us: the Onion Flavored Rings are touring the Pacific Northwest in October. We'll be joined by our old pals The Terribles, who are backing up Jacob to form a power-foursome, "Jacob the Terrible."

We'll be hitting the usual four-city circuit: Bay Area (probably Oakland), Portland, Seattle, and Olympia. Not necessarily in that order. More details as they solidify.

OFR Trivia: Mike Leslie of The Terribles drew the amazing cover and insert art for our epic 7" concept record, "Perfect Evolution."

]]> BARTing Man 2010 tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2010:/news//1.153 2010-09-03T07:29:06Z 2010-09-03T08:38:10Z Now almost venerable: the second annual BARTing Man tour is upon us. As Onion Flavored Rings continue kicking back in geographical remoteness from each other, proto-OFR street-rockers the funyons* will lead a rag-tag group of street-musicians (and street-musicians-for-a-day) on a BART tour of the bay, for four shows at four BART stations. See the flyer here and here. Or get a whole giant printable version. (Fold in half or print with long-edge-binding and cut in half.) * - the funyons are Steve from OFR and Robert (plus Priya) from Kreamy 'Lectric Santa.... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ Now almost venerable: the second annual BARTing Man tour is upon us.

As Onion Flavored Rings continue kicking back in geographical remoteness from each other, proto-OFR street-rockers the funyons* will lead a rag-tag group of street-musicians (and street-musicians-for-a-day) on a BART tour of the bay, for four shows at four BART stations.

See the flyer here and here.

Or get a whole giant printable version. (Fold in half or print with long-edge-binding and cut in half.)


* - the funyons are Steve from OFR and Robert (plus Priya) from Kreamy 'Lectric Santa.

]]> One Third tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2010:/news//1.152 2010-05-17T21:18:11Z 2010-05-17T21:25:01Z After agonizing, soul-searching, what-have-you, we've reached a decision: Onion Flavored Rings can't play The Fest in Chattanooga next month. It saddens that simple economics forces us to miss a chance to play with so many of our friends at what is sure to be fun on a scale even grander than last year. But perhaps we'll make our way to the region later in the summer or fall. And in the meantime, Paul's other band Surrender is headed out on tour soon, and his old band Go Sailor has some shows planned in parts east. And one third of OFR will be at The Fest for sure: Erick's in several bands slated to play over that weekend. In fact, there's so much going on, no one's going to miss li'l ol' OFR anyway.... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ After agonizing, soul-searching, what-have-you, we've reached a decision: Onion Flavored Rings can't play The Fest in Chattanooga next month. It saddens that simple economics forces us to miss a chance to play with so many of our friends at what is sure to be fun on a scale even grander than last year.

But perhaps we'll make our way to the region later in the summer or fall. And in the meantime, Paul's other band Surrender is headed out on tour soon, and his old band Go Sailor has some shows planned in parts east.

And one third of OFR will be at The Fest for sure: Erick's in several bands slated to play over that weekend. In fact, there's so much going on, no one's going to miss li'l ol' OFR anyway.

]]> The Fest in Chattanooga tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2010:/news//1.151 2010-04-09T08:45:35Z 2010-04-09T08:46:49Z Not much to say about it yet. We're going to try to be there, but no promises.... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ Not much to say about it yet. We're going to try to be there, but no promises.

]]> MRR Review of "Funny" tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2009:/news//1.150 2009-12-22T21:35:25Z 2009-12-22T21:38:47Z There's a nice review of our last record Funny in issue #320 (January 2010) of MAXIMUMROCKNROLL: I've always been really impressed by ONION FLAVORED RINGS' vocal melodies. With the simple rhythms of Steve and Paul's stringed partnership and Erick's sharp drumming, the songs are super sing-songy, almost like nursery rhymes, which creates an incredibly satisfying listening experience. Funny is just another excellent presentation from this Bay Area pop-punk outfit that met in Amsterdam in 1972 at the squat that the RFA fled to at the peak of their infamy. Which is also funny. No, we don't understand the penultimate sentence either.... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ There's a nice review of our last record Funny in issue #320 (January 2010) of MAXIMUMROCKNROLL:

I've always been really impressed by ONION FLAVORED RINGS' vocal melodies. With the simple rhythms of Steve and Paul's stringed partnership and Erick's sharp drumming, the songs are super sing-songy, almost like nursery rhymes, which creates an incredibly satisfying listening experience. Funny is just another excellent presentation from this Bay Area pop-punk outfit that met in Amsterdam in 1972 at the squat that the RFA fled to at the peak of their infamy. Which is also funny.

No, we don't understand the penultimate sentence either.

]]> OFR Tour 2009! tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2009:/news//1.149 2009-09-16T02:51:51Z 2009-09-15T18:10:41Z steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ I waited as long as possible to post this, to include as much information as possible about all show locations. Alas, things being what they are, and because Mrs. McCloskey ain't a good scout, a lot of the venues are houses at risk of being shut down by law enforcement, etc. The key is, for any of the cities below where it says "house tba" just figure we'll be at the house that does shows in that city. Or if you're lucky, ONE of the houses that does shows.

We'll also be following the Twitters* and the MySpaces † and who knows what all. And, uh, posting? Come explain all this newfangled technology to us at any or all of the following places:

Sept 21 (Mon)
Chattanooga @ Anarchtica
w/ This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, ADDC, Stupid Party, Bad Blood

Sept 22 (Tue)
Athens, GA @ The Hanger
w/ Stupid Party, Bad Blood, Witches

Sept 23 (Wed)
Asheville, NC @ 288 Deaverview (house)
w/ Stupid Party, Bad Blood, Tent City Rollers

Sept 24 (Thur)
Wash, D.C. @ Black Cat
w/ Screaming Females

Sept 25 (Fri)
Philly @ The Barbery
w/ forgetters, Amateur Party

Sept 26 (Sat)
New Brunswick, NJ @ house tba
w/ Stupid Party, Bad Blood

Sept 27 (Sun)
Brooklyn, NY @ The Silent Barn
w/ forgetters, Stupid Party, Bad Blood, Wrd Wthr

Sept 28 (Mon)
Pittsburgh, PA @ tba
w/Confidence Men

Sept 29 (Tue)
Athens, OH @ tba
w/ Snarla, Delay

Sept 30 (Wed)
Columbus, OH @ 15th House (369 E. 15th Ave)
w/ Cruddy, The Read, Haywire Desire

Oct 1 (Thur)
Chicago, IL @ tba
w/Canadian Rifle, The Terribles

Oct 2 (Fri)
Milwaukee, WI @ a house(2650 N. Richards St.)
w/ The Terribles, Cruddy, Holy Shit, The Murder Trees

Oct 3 (Sat)
Minneapolis, MN @ house tba
w/ Dirtyard

Oct 4 (Sun)
Duluth, MN @ Bohemia Arts
w/ Cruddy, The Undesirables, The Delaneys, The Brothers Band

Oct 5 (Mon)
Minot, ND @ Pangea House
w/ Holy Smokes Father

Oct 7 (Wed)
Seattle, WA @ FBK house
w/ Revivr, Snuggle

Oct 8 (Thur)
Portland, OR @ The No
w/ The Estranged, Desconocidos

Oct 10 (Sat)
San Francisco, CA @ tba
w/ Year One, Dirty Marquee, Fleabag

Oct 12 (Mon)
Oakland, CA @ Purple House
w/ Al Scorch

If you come to all of the shows listed above, and you're not actually in the van with us, at the last show we'll all shake your hand!

* - Yes we Twitter: http://twitter.com/onionflavored
† - Alas, we MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/onionflavoredrings

]]> Record Inserts tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2009:/news//1.148 2009-09-15T08:42:52Z 2009-09-15T08:48:52Z As far as we know, our records are still in print*, but as long we give away the MP3s on our Sound page we figured we can give away the inserts as well. So now in the right hand column, enjoy PDF versions of what has previously only existed as lovingly xeroxed paper found in OFR LPs. And of course if you want to download to view offline rather than in your browser, right click (PCs) or ctrl-click (Macs--or how about option-clicking to download immediately?) and blah blah blah, you've heard it all before. And if you use the MP3s and PDFs to make your own bootleg copies of our records, well, we salute your gritty resolve and determination. It really makes us proud.... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ As far as we know, our records are still in print*, but as long we give away the MP3s on our Sound page we figured we can give away the inserts as well. So now in the right hand column, enjoy PDF versions of what has previously only existed as lovingly xeroxed paper found in OFR LPs.

And of course if you want to download to view offline rather than in your browser, right click (PCs) or ctrl-click (Macs--or how about option-clicking to download immediately?) and blah blah blah, you've heard it all before.

And if you use the MP3s and PDFs to make your own bootleg copies of our records, well, we salute your gritty resolve and determination. It really makes us proud.

]]> Still Breathing tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2009:/news//1.147 2009-08-25T16:19:12Z 2009-08-25T16:52:44Z Hey, it's been a while. We've been doing stuff, but mainly behind the scenes kinds of things: working on new songs, recording them, making a new record. The idea is to get the record out in time for...our autumn tour! We'll be traveling from Chattanooga to Seattle, with stops in New York City and Duluth, plus two different cities of Athens, and lots more. Exact dates and details will appear here when we know them for sure. We'll be on the road some three weeks, late September to mid-October, with new songs and a new record, playing with some great bands. We hope you can come out to see us. We can't wait to see you!... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ Hey, it's been a while. We've been doing stuff, but mainly behind the scenes kinds of things: working on new songs, recording them, making a new record. The idea is to get the record out in time for...our autumn tour!

We'll be traveling from Chattanooga to Seattle, with stops in New York City and Duluth, plus two different cities of Athens, and lots more. Exact dates and details will appear here when we know them for sure.

We'll be on the road some three weeks, late September to mid-October, with new songs and a new record, playing with some great bands. We hope you can come out to see us. We can't wait to see you!

]]> Defect Defect in West Oakland tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2009:/news//1.146 2009-02-27T07:47:12Z 2009-02-27T20:56:11Z Last week, OFR was at the Black Fork/Zero Boys show at Gilman. Just to watch, of course. Great show. This week--tonight, 27 Feb 2009--our Portland pals Defect Defect are playing at a house in West Oakland. Again, OFR will be there, but this time...to play! The address? Ummmm...12th Street-ish? "Acts of Sedition House?" It's nestled among all the other houses where there've been shows over there the last few years. Pine St.? Wood St.? It's all a blur to me. But we'll be there tonight, Fischer from Santa Cruz will be there, and you can be there, too. Just listen for the joyous noises emanating from one house or another. And come on in!... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ Last week, OFR was at the Black Fork/Zero Boys show at Gilman. Just to watch, of course. Great show.

This week--tonight, 27 Feb 2009--our Portland pals Defect Defect are playing at a house in West Oakland. Again, OFR will be there, but this time...to play!

The address? Ummmm...12th Street-ish? "Acts of Sedition House?" It's nestled among all the other houses where there've been shows over there the last few years. Pine St.? Wood St.? It's all a blur to me.

But we'll be there tonight, Fischer from Santa Cruz will be there, and you can be there, too. Just listen for the joyous noises emanating from one house or another. And come on in!

]]> MRR Benefit @ Gilman tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2009:/news//1.145 2009-02-06T01:42:06Z 2009-02-06T07:54:40Z This weekend the Gilman Street Project gives back to MAXIMUMROCKNROLL with a few benefit events and Friday night (February 6, 2009) we'll be part of the fun. It's hard to overstate how important MRR is for the music scenes it covers, so we hope you'll come out for this good cause.... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ This weekend the Gilman Street Project gives back to MAXIMUMROCKNROLL with a few benefit events

and Friday night (February 6, 2009) we'll be part of the fun. It's hard to overstate how important MRR is for the music scenes it covers, so we hope you'll come out for this good cause.

]]> Sweet Adeline tag:onionflavoredrings.com,2009:/news//1.144 2009-01-11T19:15:52Z 2009-01-11T19:28:49Z Well, expectations for the Gilman Show last night were very low, and I'm happy to say we surpassed them. The Measure [SA] from New Jersey/Brooklyn/Tampa(?!) made their cross-country trip worthwhile. PDXers reading this on 11 Jan 2009, check them out at Mafia House tonight with Drunken Boat! Back here in the Bay Area, OFR eagerly anticipates the next show, with old pals (Blonde Ambition), friends we haven't met yet (Landlord), and the intriguingly named Schlitz Claiborne. But why tell when you can show? I've seen lots of bands at this place since they started up last summer, and it's always a great time. We're really excited to finally get our chance to play here, too. Not to mention playing a little ping-pong in the garage between bands. Also...it will be show-organizer Julia's birthday. I can't promise cake and ice cream,... steve http://onionflavoredrings.com/ Well, expectations for the Gilman Show last night were very low, and I'm happy to say we surpassed them. The Measure [SA] from New Jersey/Brooklyn/Tampa(?!) made their cross-country trip worthwhile. PDXers reading this on 11 Jan 2009, check them out at Mafia House tonight with Drunken Boat!

Back here in the Bay Area, OFR eagerly anticipates the next show, with old pals (Blonde Ambition), friends we haven't met yet (Landlord), and the intriguingly named Schlitz Claiborne. But why tell when you can show?

I've seen lots of bands at this place since they started up last summer, and it's always a great time. We're really excited to finally get our chance to play here, too. Not to mention playing a little ping-pong in the garage between bands.

Also...it will be show-organizer Julia's birthday. I can't promise cake and ice cream, but you never know.

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