On March 17th we lost Alex Chilton, the amazing songwriter and performer for Big Star & The Box Tops. We are huge fans of Big Star and especially of #1 Album and were saddened to hear of his unexpected death.

Back in the fall of 2009 the band added Chilton’s amazing song September Gurls to the set list rotation. We played it at our first show and a couple of other times live as well. Behind the scenes we would play it at almost every rehearsal (it’s still one of Andre’s favorite songs in the set).

Follow the link to hear Socialized work out September Gurls at rehearsal on Sept. 5, 2009 (while you can).

Also in the cover song-vein of things; during rehearsal earlier in the month Dave started playing a Velvet Underground tune for fun. ‘Dre & I hadn’t played it before but we hopped in on it and soon we were all having a blast playing Lou Reed’s Femme Fatale.

Listen to Socialized’s version of Femme Fatale from the March 11, 2010 rehearsal. (while you can).

(Please note that because these two songs were not written by the band we will only have them available to listen to for a limited time. We have discussed licensing with the Harry Fox Agency for more permanent distribution in the future.)

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Socialized still has two more shows left this season. We are playing Thursday, April 8th at Maggie McGarry’s in the North Beach section of San Francisco and our last show will be at Kimos on Sunday May 2nd. After the Kimos show the band will work on getting our EP finished and write new songs for the album after that. Once the EP is finished we will be booking a lot more shows.

Currently there is no release date for the either the EP or the (wishfully thought about) album. As soon as we have an idea we will let you know here and through the usual channels.

We want to thank you again for all of your overwhelming support of the band and the music. We are looking forward to seeing all of you soon at the last few shows of the season.

Fresh off our barn burning show at the DNA Lounge this last weekend, the band’s dance card is quickly filling up. We are gearing up for our Valentines Day shows throughout February. We will kick off the Sugar Shack Love Fest on the Friday 12th and roll it on through to a do not miss show on Feb. 17th with veteran acts Deeper and The American Professionals. The American Professionals have just released their newest EP The Specialist and will be rocking some of the best power pop you’ve ever heard.  Deeper are one of the Bay Area’s favorite bands for a damn good reason. Killer riffs and a great stage presence will blow your mind. Be prepared on that night for some of the best music San Francisco has to offer.

Socialized Live Schedule

We are going to miss our pals Dave & Matt from Disasters Of The Past. They are moving back to New Orleans at the end of this month. We want to wish them the best and send them off with style tonight.

We are also planing on showing the complete raw footage from the Never Be The Same video shoot this evening. That works out to be one hour’s worth of footage. We probably won’t be playing ‘Never Be The Same’ for the entire hour, but stop by and check it out!

Did I mention that it was free?

Thanks to Headslide and The Real for a great time at The El Rio last night. It was the first time we had played there and we had a great time hanging out with old friends and making new ones as well. It was great to see Michael Ritz again from the Never Be The Same video and I had a great time with the couple from Illinois before the set as well.

I also had a chance to work out my new bass at that show, too. I’m looking forward to getting a little more familiar with her in the coming years as well She’s a monster.

Don’t forget that the 1st Annual Socialized Christmas Craptacular continues on Friday the 18th at the Abbey Tavern at 9 PM. That show promises to be a hell of a lot of fun because we’re playing a neighborhood show and expecting all of our local friends and neighbors to drop by as we have our neighborhood Christmas party that night.

Also our dear friends Matt and Dave are leaving California and heading back to New Orleans after 5 years in San Francisco. We want to wish them a safe trip and wish them all the best that night as well. Be sure to come on by and don’t forget that it’s free!

A two night extravaganza, the 1st Annual Socialized Christmas Craptacular is a long standing Christmas tradition that your cool drunk uncle would have shown up to if only he knew about it back in the day.

Too much egg nog? Not a problem! There is no egg nog allowed at the Craptacular.

Too sober? Not a problem! Booze flows like a whiskey-polluted mountain stream at The Christmas Craptacular.

No woman? Not a problem! Women fall from the sky like drunken snowflakes at the Socialized Christmas Craptacular.

December 9th at El Rio will feature The Real, Headslide, & Socialized. There are no toys for the children because there are no children allowed. It’s a bar, people. Screw the mistletoe. Bring on the dancing girls!

December 18th at Abbey Tavern features trapeze artists and a drinking bear that wears a hat. Socialized will also be playing and there will be booze you can pay for and free walks home for all!

Don’t miss the festivities this year like you did last year. Don’t be the only one left out of the party! Grab your boots and that dopey hat that you like and join us for an evening of slack! We promise that your uncle will not be there.

Thanks to everyone who showed up and supported us at our last show. For our next trick, we will be playing on Wednesday, December 9th at The El Rio. We’re opening for The Real and Headslide that night and looking forward to a great evening.

Date: Wednesday, Dec. 09
Location: The El Rio. 3158 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94110-4560
Opening for Headlining with The Real & Headslide
Start Time: 9 10 PM

Date: Friday 11-20

Location: Rockit Room
406 Clement St San Francisco, CA 94118
With The American Professionals & Once They Were Human
Start Time: 9:00 PM

We also want to thank André’s family for driving up from San Diego to see the debut of his new band.

See you on Friday, November 20th for our next show at the Rockit Room. Until then, we’re going to lay low for October and start mixing and working on a new video for our next single Never Be The Same.

We will be updating our Facebook profile and Twitter feed throughout the month.

]]> http://socializedmusic.com/news/index.php/2009/09/27/thank-you/feed/ 0 http://socializedmusic.com/news/index.php/2009/09/05/gig-rockit-room/ http://socializedmusic.com/news/index.php/2009/09/05/gig-rockit-room/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:48:59 +0000 Socialized http://socializedmusic.com/news/?p=524 Socialized will be playing on Saturday, September 26th at the Rockit Room on Clement St in San Francisco! We’re starting around 9 PM and are possibly playing two sets. Come by and rock with the band while marinating your liver. Your ears and kidneys will thank you.

Title: Rockit Room
Location: 406 Clement St San Francisco, CA 94118-2318
Description: Downstairs, 9 PM
Start Time: 21:00
Date: 2009-09-26
End Time: 23:30