shows.

upcoming shows:

Saturday, April 20, 2013: 9pm @ Jr’s Bar (22nd & Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia, PA) - with Colleen Green and more.. (still sorting out this show but when i have more info you will have more info)

May 2013: “Limited Edition” Tour (MORE INFO COMING SOON!)

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to contact velvet crayon about booking, please email:
maryn marston (marynmarston.velvetcrayon@gmail.com)
OR
erik paluszak (velvetcrayon@gmail.com)

or leave us a voicemail by calling:
+1-678-V-CRAYON

past shows:

songs after a slash / and in parenthesis ( ) are lyric, sometimes instrumental, tags played within a song. brackets [ ] indicate who the cover was originally written by. also, this list is no where near entirely accurate.

2013.

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1.24.13 - jr’s bar: philadelphia, pa
was on the bill with: hayley jane & plutonian.
[set] - word(s).; nursery rhyme blues; i’m pretty sure she uses jelly (but i’ll ask her the next time we have toast); i wanna dance with a hipster girl; new york city (gimme back my girl); monsters (under the bed); adventure time theme song [pendleton ward] {+1}; mountain choir [palace music] {+1}; (there is no god [bonnie ‘prince’ billy]) / vodka pickles (la la la)
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*first documented time “adventure time theme song” & “there is no god”-(tag) were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
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1.12.13 - lava space: philadelphia, pa
was on the bill with: plutonian, hippie cult & gregg dupp.
[set] - monsters (under the bed); new york city (gimme back my girl); (where’s william [heatsleeve]) / clean [heatsleeve]; nursery rhyme blues; vodka pickles (la la la); i wanna dance with a hipster girl
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*first documented time “monsters (under the bed)” was played live in front of anyone.

2012.

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8.10.12 - the tiberino museum: philadelphia, pa
was in a sketch during “squidling bros presents: carnivolution”.
[sketch] - not at star command {+1}
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*first documented time “not at star command” was played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} “not at star command” was a banjolele song played as part of a sketch during the sideshow. it is based off of the roger miller song, “not in nottingham”.
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7.13.12 - the tiberino museum: philadelphia, pa
was the opening band for the “squidling bros presents: carnivolution”.
[set] - attack of the semen stealing witches; southwest philly; word(s).; nursery rhyme blues; safety scissors; monsters (roar!); i’m pretty sure she uses jelly (but i’ll ask her the next time we have toast); vodka pickles (la la la); i wanna dance with a hipster girl
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[sketch] - don bowie {+1}
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*first documented time “attack of the semen stealing witches”, “southwest philly” & “don bowie” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} “don bowie” was an ukulele song played as part of a sketch later during the sideshow.
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5.19.12 - jr’s bar: philadelphia, pa
was on the bill with: black water & young summers.
[set] - another song about how i wanna dance with you; rabbit-duck tattoo; monsters (roar!); nursery rhyme blues; safety scissors; vodka pickles (la la la); i’m pretty sure she uses jelly (but i’ll ask her the next time we have toast); brains; if i only had a brain [harold arlen & e.y. harburg]; i wanna dance with a hipster girl
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*first documented time “i’m pretty sure she uses jelly (but i’ll ask her the next time we have toast)” & “if i only had a brain” were played live in front of anyone.
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5.17.12 - m room: philadelphia, pa
was on the bill with: quentel the cryptid & kahn jaige.
[set] - word(s); vodka pickles (la la la); shoegazer; nursery rhyme blues; monsters (roar!); safety scissors; new york city (gimme back my girl); i wanna dance with a hipster girl; yearly dose of home; clean [heatsleeve]
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*first documented time “clean” was played live in front of anyone.
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3.24.12 - jr’s bar: philadelphia, pa
was on the bill with: matthew of the pines, the penniless loafers & slutever.
[set] - vodka pickles (la la la); alone (potatoes); nursery rhyme blues; monsters (roar!); new york city (gimme back my girl); safety scissors; new fangled morphine {+1}; john cusack [mittens in the media]; i wanna dance with a hipster girl
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*first documented time “new fangled morphine” & “john cusack” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} “new fangled morphine” was adapted from the jolie holland song called “old fashioned morphine”.

2011.

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9.24.11 - jr’s bar: philadelphia, pa
was on the bill with: ba babes, cavale & harsh vibes.
[set] - ode to cesar ‘the murderbear’ rodrigues (the koala song); vodka pickles (la la la); monsters (roar!); nursery rhyme blues; smothered [heatsleeve]; that’s the way girls are; brains; safety scissors; i wanna dance with a hipster girl; crayon’s blues
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*first documented time “ode to cesar ‘the murderbear’ rodrigues (the koala song)”, “vodka pickles (la la la)”, “smothered” & “crayon’s blues” were played live in front of anyone.

2010.

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12.14.10 - north star bar: philadelphia pa
was on the bill with: hemming and hawing, vintage kicks & attia taylor.
[set] - super pickles (la la la); safety scissors; monsters (roar!); nursery rhyme blues; i wanna dance with a hipster girl; child on an airplane [heatsleeve] {+1}; eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; another song about how i wanna dance with you
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*first documented time “child on an airplane” was played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song was played on the mandolele*.
(*mandolele is a cross between an electric guitar, mandolin & ukulele.)
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11.10.10 - jr’s bar: philadelphia, pa
was on the bill with: galaxies & screaming rattler.
[set] - monsters (roar!); hole to china [heatsleeve]; safety scissors; brains; fishtown eyes; new york city (gimme back my girl); super pickles (la la la); nursery rhyme blues; i wanna dance with a hipster girl; that’s the way girls are; rabbit-duck tattoo; another song about how i wanna dance with you
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*first documented time “fishtown eyes”, “super pickles (la la la)”, “that’s the way girls are”, “rabbit-duck tattoo” & “another song about how i wanna dance with you” were played live in front of anyone.

2009.

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10.03.09 - fall block shock ‘09: philadelphia, pa
was on the bill with: jeremy lawrence band, swift technique, deadly technologies, born pilot, the spooks, someothers, dragzord, pjcool7, sweet teeth, destroy, gnarwale, bhb, oro sex, cool hand luke, matt pat, hurrah & flufftronix.
[set] - monsters (roar!); nursery rhyme blues; safety scissors; pickles (la la, la la); aimless humming; brains
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*first documented time “monsters (roar!)” was played live in front of anyone.
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8.08.09 - tritone: philadelphia, pa
was on the bill with: the get arounds, fffever & raccoon fighter.
[set] - just a rental {+1}; nursery rhyme blues; safety scissors; i wanna dance with a hipster girl; new york city (gimme back my girl); death to everyone [bonnie ‘prince’ billy]; pickles (la la, la la); alone (potatoes); aimless humming; shoegazer; brains; monsters
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*first documented time “death to everyone” & “aimless humming” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song was aborted due to power loss.
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7.17.09 - murphy’s beef & ale: levittown, pa
was on the bill with: combat crisis, mooseknuckle (swashbuckle), dead in the face & upon creation.
[set] - nursery rhyme blues; monsters; pickles (la la, la la); brains; new york city (gimme back my girl); safety scissors; legos (a song about) {+1}; shoegazer
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*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
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6.13.09 - the all call inn: ewing, nj
was on the bill with: the baker family, psychedelphia & stellium.
[set] - just a rental; nursery rhyme blues; safety scissors; monsters; pickles (la la, la la); thrift shop girl (new virgin); legos (a song about) {+1}; eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; sleep it all off / (come back to bed) {+1}; aimless humming (uke version) {+1}; moving out blues; ted ernst’s revenge
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*first documented time “aimless humming (uke version)” was played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
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5.30.09 - the all call inn: ewing, nj
was on the bill with: napolean, da rezarekt, the inscrypshun & weatherproof.
[set] - brains; just a rental; pickles (la la, la la); nursery rhyme blues; everlyn’s last reprise; eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; legos (a song about) {+1}; safety scissors; monsters
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*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
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4.17.09 - the all call inn: ewing, nj
was on the bill with: tripple shot.
[set] - monsters; pickles (la la, la la); safety scissors; alone (potatoes); word(s).; new york city (gimme back my girl); just a rental; brains; nursery rhyme blues; i wanna dance with a hipster girl; let’s shake hands [the white stripes]; hole to china [heatsleeve]; shoegazer; eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; legos (a song about) {+1}; mountain choir [palace music] {+1}; travelers [the brittle bones] {+1}
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*first documented time “just a rental”, “brains” & “legos (a song about)” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.

2008.

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11.26.08 - the bridgetown pub: mt. holly, nj
this was a heatsleeve reunion show, velvet crayon joined heatsleeve for their 2nd set [‘vote nein, brittle crayon bones’ *.]
[set] - love -> building on fire [talking heads]; counting the hours [heatsleeve]; plaster of paris [heatsleeve]; pickles (la la, la la) [velvet crayon]; beat up vans [heatsleeve]; swimteam [heatsleeve]; rusty blade [heatsleeve]; bastards [heatsleeve]; motor away [guided by voices]; hole to china [heatsleeve]; horses [palace music]
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*’vote nein, brittle crayon sleeve’ was: erik paluszak (guitar/keys & vocals/ukulele), mike steffen (vocals/guitar & drums), adam x. storm (bass) & rick rumplik (drums & vocals/guitar). [playing mainly heatsleeve songs this is sort of considered a heatsleeve (w/ velvet crayon) set.]
*this was the first documented time ‘vote nein, brittle crayon sleeve’ performed any of these songs live in front of anyone.
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11.01.08 - hamilton lanes: hamilton, nj
was on the bill with: weatherPROOF.
[set] - i still miss someone [johnny cash]; new york city (gimme back my girl); pickles (la la, la la); let’s shake hands [the white stripes]; lucky the puppy; everlyn’s last reprise; word(s).; nursery rhyme blues; monsters; i wanna dance with a hipster girl; alone (potatoes); safety scissors; good morning fetus; shoegazer; the mountain choir [palace music] {+1}; love -> building on fire [talking heads] {+1}
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*first documented time “good morning fetus” was played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
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10.04.08 - hamilton lanes: hamilton, nj
was on the bill with: (don’t remember who else played this night).
[set] - safety scissors; pickles (la la, la la); new york city (gimme back my girl); i still miss someone [johnny cash]; kaiserschnit; word(s).; nursery rhyme blues; monsters; ode to stacy’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]); i wanna dance with a hipster girl; alone (potatoes); everlyn’s last reprise; let’s shake hands [the white stripes]; the mountain choir [palace music] {+1}; love -> building on fire [talking heads] {+1}; shoegazer / (jesus is a prick)
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*first documented time “pickles (la la, la la)”, “i still miss someone”, “kaiserschnit”, “the mountain choir” & “jesus is a prick”-(tag) were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
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7.19.08 - the bridgetown pub: mt. holly, nj
was on the bill with: kaiserslautern nein.
[set] - word(s).; nursery rhyme blues; monsters; shoegazer; hole to china [heatsleeve]; i wanna dance with a hipster girl; rubbish; lucky the puppy; ode to stacy’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]); squeezebox [the who]; everlyn’s last reprise; alone (potatoes); after hours [velvet underground] {+1}; love -> building on fire [talking heads] {+1}; yoshimi battles the pink robots pt. 1 [the flaming lips] {+1}; new york city (gimme back my girl); let’s shake hands [the white stripes]; safety scissors; moving out blues; ted ernst’s revenge; (delaware [vote smith]) / toast tastes better when you’re drunk
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*first documented time “rubbish”, “lucky the puppy”, “squeezebox”, “alone (potatoes)”, “after hours”, “love -> building on fire”, “let’s shake hands” & “delaware”-(tag) were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
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5.10.08 - hamilton lanes: hamilton, nj
was on the bill with: the feathertops.
[set] - word(s).; nursery rhyme blues; monsters; (time machine) / safety scissors; yearly dose of home / (get on the floor [the promise ring]); new york city (gimme back my girl); i wanna dance with a hipster girl; shoegazer; ode to stacy’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]); moving out blues; ted ernst’s revenge; i wanna be your boyfriend [the ramones] {+1}; eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; travelers [the brittle bones] {+1}
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*first documented time “word(s).”, “time machine”-(tag), “get on the floor”-(tag), & “travelers” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
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4.12.08 - the all call inn: ewing, nj
was on the bill with: tough guys take over, keys to the cadilliac & the dead and gone.
[set] - #47; nursery rhyme blues; monsters; i wanna dance with a hipster; shoegazer; ode to stacy’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]); safety scissors; new york city (gimme back my girl); (where’s william [heatsleeve]) / yearly dose of home; you can’t teach an old dog new tricks (and why would you want to); yoshimi battles the pink robots pt. 1 [the flaming lips] {+1}; toast tastes better when you’re drunk
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*first documented time “#47”, “monsters”, “new york city (gimme back my girl)”, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks (and why would you want to)” & “yoshimi battles the pink robots pt. 1” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele & piano.

2007.

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12.29.07 - the bridgetown pub: mt. holly, nj (heatsleeve reunion show)
vote smith opened up for heatsleeve @ their reunion show.
[set] - little girl; the only ones [nicole reynolds]; lettie 55; delaware; frankly; horses [palace music]
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*first documented time “little girl”, “the only ones”, “lettie 55”, “delaware”, “frankly” & “horses” were played live in front of anyone as vote smith.
*the vote smith line-up during this show was: general reginald “arkansas” pinifold [adam x. storm] (bass), gary maglary [erik paluszak] (electric guitar/keys), danby price [mike steffen] (acoustic guitar/looper/vocals) & douglas gibb [rick rumplik] (drums).
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10.20.07 - the hunt room, hamilton hall @ university of the arts: philadelphia, pa
was on the bill with: the domino theory, cityscapes, on display, the armchairs & swift technique.
[set] - #36; nursery rhyme blues; i wanna dance with a hipster girl; shoegazer (short version); ode to stacy’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]); safety scissors; thrift shop girl (new virgin); llyydddddddddddddd’s intervention / (black sheep boy [okkervil river]) / (red [okkervil river]) / (untitled [pearl jam])
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*first documented time “shoegazer (short version)”, “black sheep boy”-(tag) & “red”-(tag) were played live in front of anyone.
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10.06.07 - the 449 room: trenton, nj
was on the bill with: kelly carvin, the atmospherics, big boss sausage & steve.
[set] - thrift ship girl (new virgin); i wanna dance with a hipster girl; #36; nursery rhyme blues; safety scissors; jaime’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]); yearly dose of home / (black [pearl jam]); shoegazer; llyydddddddddddddd’s intervention
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*first documented time “jaime’s ass” & “llyydddddddddddddd’s intervention” were played live in front of anyone.
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9.15.07 - the 449 room: trenton, nj
was on the bill with: tough guys take over, vayizaku & someday never.
[set] - safety scissors; #36; nursery rhyme blues; ode to stacy’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]; i wanna dance with a hipster girl; hole to china [heatsleeve]; toast tastes better when you’re drunk; yearly dose of home; shoegazer
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*first documented time “#36” & “i wanna dance with a hipster girl” were played live in front of anyone.
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8.03.07 - the bridgetown pub: mt. holly, nj
was on the bill with: lisa faust.
[set] - instrumental #23 / (welcome to the slow burn [the brittle bones]) / (hear my train a comin’ [jimi hendrix]); hole to china [heatsleeve]; hipster girl; thrift shop girl (new virgin); shoegazer; je t’aime aussi; ode to stacy’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]) / (wasted & ready [ben kweller]); everlyn’s last reprise; eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; nursery rhyme blues; (where’s william [heatsleeve]) / yearly dose of home; safety scissors; toast tastes better when you’re drunk; moving out blues; ted ernst’s revenge; come back to bed [the brittle bones] {+2}
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*first documented time “hear my train a comin’”-(tag), “hole to china”, “shoegazer”, “toast tastes better when you’re drunk” and “come back to bed” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on the ukulele.
*{+2} means song played on the ukulele & also velvet crayon was joined by mike steffen on vocals.
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6.23.07 - the factory: philadelphia, pa [first philly show]
was on the bill with: robots and racecars, run runner, trouble everyday, the meltdowns & heatsleeve.
[set] - instrumental #23 / (bugs [pearl jam]); thrift shop girl (new virgin); safety scissors; hipster girl; funky gypsy monkey; ode to stacy’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]) / (wasted & ready [ben kweller]); je t’aime aussi; nursery rhyme blues; (homecoming queen [sparkehorse]) / eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; a song about lego’s {+1}; (where’s william [heatsleeve]) / yearly dose of home; don’t you know; moving out blues; ted ernst’s revenge; trick or treat; if i can [the brittle bones] {+2}
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*first documented time “bugs”-(tag), “wasted & ready”-(tag), “je t’aime aussi”, “where’s william”-(tag) and “trick or treat” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
*{+2} means song played by the brittle bones [adam x. storm (bass), erik paluszak (ukulele), mike steffen (guitar/vocals) & rick rumplik (drums)].
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5.19.07 - the 449 room: trenton, nj
was on the bill with: the rape babies, the brittle bones, heatsleeve & the meltdowns.
[vc set] - hipster girl; safety scissors; thrift shop girl (new virgin); funky gypsy monkey; yearly dose of home; nursery rhyme blues; everlyn’s last reprise; ode to stacy’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]); ruby in the ocean {+1}; i wanna be your boyfriend [the ramones] {+1}; moving out blues; ted ernst’s revenge
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[the brittle bones set] - if i can; i don’t like it when you laugh [heatsleeve]; horses [palace music]
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*first documented time “hipster girl”, “safety scissors”, “yearly dose of home”, “ruby in the occean” and “i wanna be your boyfriend” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
*first documented time “i don’t like it when you laugh” & “horses” were played live in front of anyone as the brittle bones.
*the brittle bones line-up was some combination of adam x. storm (on bass), erik paluszak (on ukulele/guitar), mike steffen (guitar/vocals) & rick rumplik (on drums).
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1.13.07 - the bridgetown pub: mt. holly, nj (heatsleeve/the brittle bones show)
this was actually a heatsleeve show in which they brought me up for some songs, meaning the brittle bones
[set 1] - coffee mugs [heatsleeve]; nursery rhyme blues [velvet crayon]; out on the weekend [neil young]; if i can
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[set 2] - open heart surgery [the brian jonestown massacre] / (i like pickles)
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*first documented time “nursery rhyme blues” was played live in front of anyone as the brittle bones.
*the brittle bones line-up was some combination of adam x. storm (on bass/keys), erik paluszak (on guitar/ukulele/vocals), mike steffen (guitar/vocals) & rick rumplik (on drums).
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1.05.07 - the 449 room: trenton, nj
was on the bill with: dana desimone, dan gallagher, and more…
[set] - eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; open heart surgery {+1}; don’t you know; thrift shop girl (new virgin); ode to stacy’s ass / (just like a woman [bob dylan]) / (midnight show [the killers]); (“children song” introduction) / nursery rhyme blues; funky gypsy monkey; “the columbians night story”; andy, you’re a star [the killers] / (untitled [pearl jam]); moving out blues; ted ernst’s revenge
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*first documented time “thrift shop girl (new virgin)” and “the columbians night story” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.

2006.

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11.18.06 - the 449 room: trenton, nj
was on the bill with: the brittle bones, heatsleeve & the flood.
[vc set] - don’t you know; ode to stacy’s ass / (midnight show [the killers]); thrift shop girl; nursery rhyme blues; everlyn’s last reprise; funky gypsy monkey; andy, you’re a star [the killers] / (untitled [pearl jam]); (wish i had.. [the brittle bones]) / eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; a song about lego’s {+1}
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[the brittle bones set] - if i can; candy [velvet crayon]; open heart surgery [the brian jonestown massacre] / (i like pickles)
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*first documented time “everlyn’s last reprise” and “wish i had..”-(tag) were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.

*first documented appearance of the brittle bones.
*first documented time “if i can”, “candy”, “open heart surgery” & “i like pickles”-(tag) were played live in front of anyone as the brittle bones.
*the brittle bones line-up was some combination of adam x. storm (on bass), erik paluszak (on ukulele/vocals), mike steffen (guitar/vocals) & rick rumplik (on drums).
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10.14.06 - the 449 room: trenton, nj
was on the bill with: christina signorile, heatsleeve, scott rocks & bbf (baptized by fire).
[set] - nursery rhyme blues; funky gypsy monkey; thrift shop girl; instrumental #23 / (welcome to the slow burn [the brittle bones]) / (riding (electric version) [palace music]); grinnin in your face [son house]; don’t you know / (motherless children [traditional]; ode to stacy’s ass / (just like a woman [bob dylan]) / (midnight show [the killers]); (homecoming queen [sparklehorse]) / eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; open heart surgery [the brian jonestown massacre] {+1}; mind my mellow {+2}; in my dreams we’re always naked {+1}; hotel yorba [the white stripes] {+1}
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*first documented time “welcome to the slow burn”-(tag), “riding (electric version)”-(tag), “motherless children”-(tag), “midnight show”-(tag), and “open heart surgery” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
*{+2} means velvet crayon was joined by heatsleeve [adam x. storm (on bass), mike steffen (on guitar) & rick rumplik (on drums)].
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9.09.06 - finnegan’s: east windsor, nj
was on the bill with: heatsleeve (and probably some other bands?)
[set] - ode to stacy’s ass / (just like a woman [bob dylan] / (modern girl [sleater-kinney); thrift shop girl; nursery rhyme blues; funky gypsy monkey; naptime blues; andy, you’re a star [the killers] / (black [pearl jam]); eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; a song about lego’s {+1}; mind my mellow {+2}; moving out blues; ted ernst’s revenge
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*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
*{+2} means velvet crayon was joined by heatsleeve [adam x. storm (on bass), mike steffen (on guitar) & rick rumplik (on drums)].
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9.09.06 - the 449 room: trenton, nj
was on the bill with: paper trigger, ryan gaughan & postman twain
[set] - thrift shop girl; hey hey, my my (into the black) [neil young]; instrumental #23 / (crazy mary [victoria williams) / (crazy baldhead [bob marley]) / (i am a patriot [steve van zandt]); nursery rhyme blues; don’t you know; only a child; ode to stacy’s ass / (just like a woman [bob dylan] / (modern girl [sleater-kinney); sleep it all off {+1}; sun on a rainy day (if you can dig) {+1}; mind my mellow; i fought piranhas [the white stripes]; ted ernst’s revenge; hotel yorba [the white stripes] {+1}
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*first documented time “crazy mary”-(tag), “crazy baldhead”-(tag), “i am a patriot”-(tag), “just like a woman”-(tag), “modern girl”-(tag), and “i fought piranhas” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on ukulele.
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8.04.06 - buzz’s tavern: mt. holly, nj
ginger coyle’s going away party — ginger coyle, carter mcwilliams & the wiliamzboy also played.
[set] - thrift shop girl; ode to stacy’s ass; hey hey, my my (into the black) [neil young]; nursery rhyme blues; mind my mellow
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7.27.06 - the 449 room: trenton, nj
was on the bill with: vijah, muffy, patsie & glassapple …i think thats everyone.
[set] - funky gypsy monkey; naptime blues; don’t you know; grinnin in your face [son house]; ode to stacy’s ass; nursery rhyme blues; thrift shop girl; i am a hermit / (the end [the doors]) {+1}; mind my mellow {+2}; moving out blues; ted ernst’s revenge
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*first documented time “grinnin in your face”, “ode to stacy’s ass”, “the end”-(tag), “moving out blues” and “ted ernst’s revenge” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on my ukulele.
*{+2} means velvet crayon was joined by mike steffen from heatsleeve, on guitar.
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6.03.06 - the bridgetown pub: mt. holly, nj
was on the bill with: the meltdowns & heatsleeve
[set] - instrumental #23 / (untitled [pearl jam]) / (back door man [the doors]); don’t you know; nursery rhyme blues; marie / (tiny dancer [elton john]); (homecoming queen [sparklehorse]) / eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; thrift shop girl; cripple jokes / improv while band sets up / (i just drank a six pack [mack truck]) / (i hate gypsys-cause they stole my family [velvet crayon & mike steffen]); mind my mellow / (star spangled banner) {+2}
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*first documented time “instrumental #23”, “untitled”-(tag), “back door man”-(tag), “marie”, “tiny dancer”-(tag), “homecoming queen”-(tag), “i hate gypsys-cause they stole my family” and “star spangled banner” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on the ukulele.
*{+2} means velvet crayon was joined by heatsleeve [adam x. storm (on bass), mike steffen (on guitar) & rick rumplik (on drums)].
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4.21.06 - the 449 room: trenton, nj (first official velvet crayon show)
was on the bill with: heatsleeve
[pre-set] - a song about lego’s {+1}; juicy [the notorious big] {+1}; ‘fresh prince of belair’ theme song [the fresh prince] {+1}
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[set] - don’t you know; nursery rhyme blues; naptime blues; andy, you’re a star [the killers] / (black [pearl jam]) / (like a rolling stone [bob dylan]); eskimo’s hate penguins {+1}; sun on a rainy day (if you can dig) {+1}; funky gypsy monkey; thrift shop girl; padded cell blues (partial); mind my mellow {+2}
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*first documented time “don’t you know”, “nursery rhyme blues”, “naptime blues”, “andy, you’re a star”, “black”-(tag), “like a rolling stone”-(tag), “funky gypsy monkey” and “mind my mellow” were played live in front of anyone.
*{+1} means song played on the ukulele.
*{+2} means velvet crayon was joined by heatsleeve [adam x. storm (on bass), mike steffen (on guitar) & rick rumplik (on drums)].