Useless State

The Taxpayers 2 Month Tour Kickoff

cowchampion — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:42:31 +0000

The Taxpayers are hitting the road for 2 months this summer, hitting up the midwest, the mountains, and the east coast! From June 16 to August 16, we will be playing rad spaces and meeting crazy folks. If you would like to follow The Taxpayers’ tour and escapades, Phil will be moderating our tour blog. We [...]

NEWS! PANDAS! EXPLOSIONS!

cowchampion — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:19:33 +0000

Boy, it sure has been a bit since I’ve updated this bad mutha. Between moving houses, freaking out, and recording the new Taxpayers album, I sure got tied up.

Here are some quick updates on what’s going on with the Useless State Crew:

1.) Phil has a new band called Historical Babes. They’re awesome. [...]

Good News Hour w/ The Taxpayers!!!

cowchampion — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:08:22 +0000

It was an evening of adventure for The Taxpayers as they stepped into the narrow halls of web radio. Preparing for a “podcast”, they couldn’t know what was really in store. One is never sure while trapped in the sweltering confines of the always dangerous land of radio broadcast.

As the room was called to silence for [...]

Introducing: Historical Babes!

cowchampion — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:59:35 +0000

Who doesn’t love a little more pop-punk in their lives?

Born out of a pick-up set after a show in Vancouver, Ethan (We Play Quiet), Phil Gobstopper (The Taxpayers), and Colin (Vancouver Burrito Project) decided to put their thick-framed glasses together and travel the Portland/Vancouver area singing about girls, weed, [...]

wordpress update :(

cowchampion — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:39:55 +0000

the new update screwed with some of the formatting of USR.com

will fix tomorrow, sorry.

Useless State All-rAges Punk Show!

cowchampion — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:20:17 +0000

It’s finally coming! The first insallment of the new monthly free Useless State Records All-rAges Punk Show series! Boy oh boy, am I excited!

The night will be hosted by the illustrious Panama Montana and will be filled with enthralling theatrics and zaniness. Everyone is a winner on Feb 20th!

What else makes this show so awesome? [...]

Nymphobraniacs show on Saturday!

cowchampion — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:55:42 +0000

Yeaaaaah, booyeee!

Nymphobraniacs up in the hizzouse! This Saturday, Nymphobraniacs are cumming all over Nate Allen’s house. It’s gonna be glorious!

So bring a mop, a tall-can of Joose, and y’alls poop chalice, cause the party’s gonna get diarrhea.

Los Moustachios!

cowchampion — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:35:42 +0000

Well, it’s officially-official: Los Moustachios are on the Useless State webpage now! This would have happened a long time ago, but much deliberation over a website was happened and one is finally up: Losmoustachios.com!!!

Who are the Los Moustachios!? Well, an awesome DIY film and performance group, that’s who!

Los Moustachios are the reason I moved out to Portland and [...]

Here Comes A Big Black Cloud at Duckett’s (VIDEO)

cowchampion — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:39:26 +0000

Friday night, Stankhouse Records put together a showcase featuring Here Comes A Big Black Cloud, Tiny Knives, and Magic Johnson to celebrate the release of Tiny Knives’ new 7″. Sadly, I had to work a double that night and totally missed the show. Lame. Thankfully, Bad Times Brandon was on hand to film the show [...]

Foot Ox’s Last PDX Performance (VIDEO)

cowchampion — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:25:33 +0000

It’s true and very very sad. Foot Ox played their last Portland show last night at The Camel House. Teague is moving out east towards Athens?, I wish him luck. There is rumor of Foot Ox reuniting for a tour this summer, which if true, would be faaaantastic.

Here is video of the entire show! This [...]