V O L U ME 7

J U L Y 2010

News, Notes and More!

I NS I DE T HIS IS S U E:

2 for 1 Shrill
Davar and Beyond 2

Tour Schedule 2

Its no secret to anyone, that Key Club on August 19th. The Monthly Cheese 3
times are tough. So when fans Tickets are $20 anywhere else. Whisky Show (cont’d) 3
and friends make it out to see But from us, they are ONLY Harry’s Anecdote 4
live music, it $12!! Picture of the Month 4
means that On top of that, if you buy a Classifieds 4
much more. ticket to The
So, to thank all Key Club, we SPECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST:
of you, The will put you on
Shrill are of- the VIP list to • Zak foolishly loses
fering two our Showcase @ control of personal
great deals. As The Viper Room finances and spends
most of you on July 23rd!!!! $3.00 at Pechanga
Resort.
are aware, The This list is lim-
Shrill is direct ited, so get your • Brandon to receive
support for Michael tickets soon!! second PHD in
Schenker @ The horse-shoeing from
esteemed Oxford
University.

The Shrill’s Whisky Show • Bolt Action Thrill

“Getting to Know Ourselves and Each Other” By: Harry Ostrem will announce album
release show soon!
On June 18th, we had band to truly become cated joy and confi-
the opportunity of a well-oiled machine. dence to the audi- • Seth challenges Gov-
playing our third gig During Friday’s show, ence. I enjoyed Seth ernor Schwarzeneg-
after releasing the de- I started to feel a feeding me sugar ger to arm wrestling
but album “How Good sense of cohesion cookies at the be- contest and laughs at
the old man.
We Had It.” Seasoned within The Shrill. All ginning of the title
musicians often talk of a sudden, there was track. I started to • Brandon Baumann
about the importance a lot more smiling be- crack up when I re- sets record and goes
of touring and how tween band members alized I had to sing 3 days without mak-
playing a high volume and a spirited playful- background vocals ing anybody feel in-
of shows allows a ness that communi- (continued on pg. 3) timidated.
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From Davar and Beyond

Remember
when people
would sit and
actually listen
to albums in
their entirety?
Technology has
caused each generation to be-
come more and more impatient.
Recently, I was sitting on the
couch with T-Bone, and we
were listening to our vinyl col-
lection, album after album. We
then realized how this was the
only way to really understand a
band or artist. Nowadays, peo-
ple just care about download-
ing a quick single from an artist
rather than the full album.
Would Pink Floyd be as
good if all you heard was
“Money” from Dark Side of
the Moon? In turn, bands
have focused on the ADHD
symptoms of kids who have
no patience to actually listen
and understand what music
is. This has caused a huge
uprising of crappy, quick,
singles that have only one
purpose: quick success.
Some may ask, “What is
Success?” “Money?”
“Fame?” No matter what
your perception of
“success” is, technology has
caused listeners, or “fans,”
to become very fair-weather
like.
By listening to a vinyl
album, it forces you to ac-
tually listen to the whole
album. This immediately
allows you to understand
to band as a whole, and
what their art is all about.
When listening to your
iPod, it forces you to shuf-
fle through all 5,000 songs
more readily. It really does
not allow the listener to
hear the music as it was
written. This all has to do
with global warming and
melting icebergs.
Love, Brandon Davar
from Whitesnake

TOUR SCHEDULE
DATE: WHERE: TIME:
Every Saturday The “Cat Club” w/ 12:00am - 1:30am
Lonely Drunks Club

/July 23, 2010 The “Viper Room” 11:30 pm

August 19, 2010 The “Key Club” 10:00 pm

w/Michael Schenker

August 28, 2010 Sunset Strip Music Festival 10:30 pm

The “Whiskey A GoGo”

Purchase The Shrill’s

Debut album at
www.theshrillband.com
 T HE SHR I LL
The monthly cheese By: Seth Romano
Over the
years, I've
made quite a
few mistakes
when drunk.
Here is a list
of things NOT
to do when in-
toxicated. Take my word
for it, I've done all of
them.
• Urinate on your friend’s
jeaned leg
• Grab a random ass
• Have an in-depth conver-
sation with a girl you’d
potentially like to date
• Leave red stains on the
toilet you puked in be-
cause all you drank was
Singapore Slings
The Whisky Show (Continued from Page 1)
about 45 seconds after try-
ing to swallow a mouthful
of cookie crumbs.
At the heart of an amaz-
ing live performance exists
a knowledge of the music
that is second nature to
those playing. When play-
ing the material becomes as
easy as breathing or walk-
ing, the members of the
band are able to fully ex-
press themselves as show-
men and artists. I try to play
• Eat a dog treat (actually,
wait - I wasn’t drunk at
that time)
• Go to bed with a full
bladder…..
• Chug wine after dong a 33
second keg stand
• Dry hump a lawn
• Keep your band mates up
all night because they’re
afraid if you’re left alone,
you might die
• Drunk dial previous hook-
ups in an attempt to get
laid
• Walk around your college
dorm building wearing
nothing but a cardboard
box
• Take a crap in the shower
• Drink from your parents
liquor cabinet and then
my bass in the same way
that a dancer leads his/her
partner. By responding to
the intricacies of the bass, I
am able to guide the sound
of the instrument and
physically move with it in a
way that is enjoyable to the
audience. At least, I hope
so. Otherwise, I have been
kidding myself for a long
time that I am a good stage
performer.
The Shrill has some
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“hide” the empty bottles in
your little sister’s board
game boxes
• Whip your penis out in
front of your best male
friends
• Be the drummer at a gig
• Try to have sex with your
girlfriend but fall asleep
before it happens
• Constantly make penis
jokes that nobody but your-
self thinks are funny
• Throw a handful of fresh
chow mien in a stranger's
mailbox
• Drive
There are surely many more
mistakes I have made, but I
don't remember them for ob-
vious reasons
amazing shows lined-up this
summer, including a direct
supporting gig with the legen-
dary Michael Schenker and a
prime slot at the Sunset Strip
Music Festival opening up
directly for Adler’s Appetite. I
cannot wait to see how The
Shrill will be performing indi-
vidually and as a unit by the
time these shows arrive. It is
exciting to know that the best
is yet to come.

The Shrill Band
info@theshrillband.com
CONTACT: HARRY @
(626) 993-4740
Classifieds:
Manager: Highly responsi-
ble and well-connected man-
ager sought who understands
the vibe of the band. Compen-
sation includes vocal lessons
by Harry and bass lessons by
Seth.
Street Team: Two to four
driven fans needed to help
spread the word about the band
and upcoming shows. Com-
pensation includes free en-
trance to shows, Shrill Swag,
and a secret treasure map.
Personal Biographer: As a so
called legend from the hard-
ened streets of a Montana
arming community, Harry de-
sires a skilled biographer to
follow his every move and
document the magic. Compen-
sation includes a chewing gum
stipend and hot cereal.
We’re on the web!
www.theshrillband.com
Holiver
Productions
The ostrem anecdote
Random Thoughts of a Dreamer
Growing up in a
town of 15 in
Montana, I spent
many hours alone
lost in my imagi-
nation, enjoying
an unfettered
flow of random
thoughts that be-
came an anecdote for boredom.
In this pre-video game domi-
nated world, I enjoyed the 20+
movies my family owned on
VHS. Such classics as “The
Three Amigos,” “Tremors,”
“Tombstone,” “Groundhog’s
Day,” and “Indiana Jones” pro-
vided hours of entertainment
and fostered what is now con-
sidered to be one of the most
random minds in the Los An-
geles basin.
Picture of the Month
Brandon preparing for the next Shrill show...
Just the other day I thought,
“Imagine if Orcs (from “Lord of the
Rings” fame) roamed the country-
side and randomly pillaged?” First
of all, everybody would be on their
toes. At a minute’s notice, you
could go from having Starbucks
with a friend to slaying a hoard of
greenish Geddy Lee-like goons.
Also, Orcs would help maintain
population control. Life would be
more exciting and it would be envi-
ronmentally friendly. Last time I
went to a club, I imagined elderly
people renting out corners of the
bar (cheap rent) trying to get a good
night’s sleep. “What the hell is up
with all this noise?!!” Scrooge yells
as he warms bread for a toasty mid-
night snack. Entertaining for the
masses? Maybe not. An amazing
way to pass time and keep myself
amused? Absolutely!