Best of 2010

2010 was a busy year for us. We put out our first full length album, we sold out of our one-sided 12" for the second time, we went on 8 tours and we played in almost 100 different cities. We also paid off all of our gear and broke it before the year was out (in Andrea's case, three times).
Here are a few of OUR favorite things about 2010

Favorite Releases of 2010

Daniel:
White Lung - It's The Evil LP
Broken Water - Whet LP
NASA Space Universe - Brainrailers 7"
Heavy Times - Dead LP
Shannon And The Clams - I Wanna Go Home LP
Hari Legs - Self Titled Cassette
Terror Bird/Certain Breeds - Split 7"
Juvenile Hall - High On Drugs 7"

Andrea:
GLAM - 7"
Ahna - LP
White Lung - It's the Evil
Broken Water - Whet
Forced Laugh - s/t
Nasa Space Universe - Brainrailers
Bog People/Vivid Sekt - 7"
Defektors - Bottom of the City
Nerveskade - LP
Neil Young - Le Noise

Favorite Bands We Played With in 2010

Daniel:
High Castle (San Fran)
Blood Huff (Providence)
Broken Water (Olympia)
Deep Teens (Oakland)
Francis Harold And The Holograms (Long Beach)
No Babies (Oakland)
Gay Beast (Minneapolis)
Women (Calgary)
Mom (Sacramento)

Andrea:
Francis Harold and the Holograms (Long Beach)
Nasa Space Universe (LA)
Verraterisch (Sacto)
Body Cop (DC)
Son Skull (Olympia)
Blood Huff (Providence)
Deep Teens (Oakland)
Okie Dokie (LA)


Favorite Cities Played in 2010

Daniel:
Calgary
Providence
New York
Kamloops
Philadelphia
Denver
Iowa City
St. Paul
Chicago
Edmonton

Andrea:
Lafayette
Olympia
New York
Los Angeles area
the Bay area
Tempe
Providence

Best Tour Moments

Daniel:
-Tattoos in a graveyard
-Playing 3 shows in one day in Chicago
-Hanging with Lori Barbero in Minneapolis
-Meeting Kim and Thurston in Northampton

Andrea:
-That weird lady in the south on my birthday who I met at the bar down the st. who talked to me for an hour about her bf who was 30 years younger
-Kenny climbing into KFC bucket
-Daniel and I wasted in providence although it's barely a memory
-Getting caught in 8 hour snowstorm driving back from olympia


Worst Tour Moments

Daniel:
-Constant tourvan oil-leak
-Getting arrested in San Antonio

Andrea:
-Wheel flying off
-Homesickness

Best things we got/bought on tour:

Daniel:
Smiley face pants in Portland
Millions of records all over ($$$!!)

Andrea:
Ventriloquist records
GISM shirt
Cats playing pool picture

Favorite shows of 2010

Daniel:
Weird Alberta Traveling Festival
Pierced Arrows at The Biltmore
Hole at Bumbershoot
Melvins in Calgary
Nu Sensae and Broken Water at Nouvelle Nouvelle
SLEEP performing Holy Mountain
Joan Jett at the PNE
Nu Sensae / White Lung / Juvie OLIO FEST show
Nu Sensae / White Lung / Son Skull / Milk Music @ old school pizza in Olympia
Heavy Chains playing with Lori Goldston

Andrea:
SLEEP, Son Skull, Wyrd Fest Alberta, Omar Souleyman, Melvins, Distort Alf House show, Mime School show with Frances Harold when LAPD showed up, Nasa last minute house show at Alan Fest, SL show where Hari Legs played, Salem OR show with White Lung

BEST OF TEN

SO, we made some cool BEST OF... lists this year! Check em outttttt:

• EXCLAIM TOP TEN PUNK ALBUMS - #7
  http://exclaim.ca/Features/YearInReview/punk_year_in_review_2010
  
• FROM BLOWN SPEAKERS TOP 30 BANDS - #3
  http://itcameoutmagical.blogspot.com/
  
• CJSR charts TOP 100 of 2010 - #59
  http://cjsrfm88.blogspot.com/2010/12/hey-everyone-its-hard-to-believe-were.html
  
• JIGSAW UNDERGROUND BEST SHOWS OF 2010! - Nu Sensae/White Lung @ Old School Pizza (Olympia, Washington) - #10
  http://jigsawunderground.blogspot.com/2010/12/best-live-shows-of-2010.html
  
• DUSTED BEST OF 2010 - #5
  http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/952
• JESSICA HOPPERS BEST OF 2010 - #4
  http://tiny.abstractdynamics.org/
  
• EARSHOT NATIONAL CHARTS TOP 200 - #113
  http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2010/November/top200.cfm
  
  cool huh?