OK, we tried to set up a show with some crazy/cool/fun/different bands, and those bands all eventually came back & said it was a unfortunately a bad night.
Musicians. Ha ha.
In the future, we’ll set up some more shows with metal acts, punk acts, rock acts, ska acts, folk acts, blues acts, hardcore acts, & anyone who will play with us. Sometimes it’s nice to have three totally different bands on the bill, you know? (And let’s face it, we’re a weird yet awesome “fit” to any show.)
Right now, we need a 3rd band for Friday April 13th at Howler’s Coyote Cafe. So far it’s us and the newly-formed yet already infamousSteel City Slingers on the bill.
The first 3 or 4 bands we thought of to fill the gap right away are already playing shows soon with the Steel City Slingers. We don’t want to beat you to death with the same bands… and we don’t want you to not go to those shows too. Go out & support all the locals! Let’s mix it up!
Does your band have the chops? Is your band willing to rock out with us? Drop Ernie a line at ernie@ernieandtheberts.com or let us know in the comments below.
Not in a band? Know a band that might rock? Send this to them!
We’d like to get it nailed down so we can have flyers made & start pimping the bejeezus out of the show as usual.
We told you about this already, but in case you didn’t get it or didn’t do it… here’s your chance. Here’s all the info stolen right from the Backallie site:
“like” the Backallie FB page,”tag” your favorite band, fan, person, etc and list the category you want them to win.
Nominations will be counted by number of tags and likes.
– Categories –
Best Alternative Rock Band, Best Alt Album, Best Alt Video, Best Metal Band,
Best Metal Album, Best Metal Video, Best Punk Rock Band, Best Punk Rock Album,
Best Punk Rock Video, Best Indie Rock Band, Best Indie Rock Album,
Best Indie Rock Video, Best Hardcore Band, Best Hardcore Album, Best Hardcore Video,
Song of the year, Music video of the year, Best Live performance, Best venue,
Best local promoter, Best beard, Best “Oh, Shit!” moment, Youtube Idol
Please review official rules here.
For questions or comments please email us here.
So go nominate, then come back & vote. You’re on Facebook, right? Of course you are. Go, go now. Why are you still reading this? GO! It would be cool if you nominate us or some of our friends, but most importantly do it to let people know you’re involved & care about your local music scene.
OK, maybe you should read the rules:
– Rules –
1) Dates:
Nominations start Saturday, Nov. 5th at 12:00 AM and end Thursday, Dec. 15th at 12:00 AM. 2nd round of voting begins on Dec. 15th and ends January 1st. 2nd round is only open to judges and nominated bands/people. The actual ceremony is Sunday, January 15th at Club Diesel.2) Who can nominate:
Anyone who has a facebook can nominate whoever they feel deserves to be nominated.3) Who can be nominated:
Any band, musician, fan, venue, or person that fits the criteria to meet the appropriate category that is from Pittsburgh or the greater Pittsburgh area, and currently resides in Pittsburgh. If for some reason a fan or person nominates someone for the incorrect category, the band or person being nominated must make this known to fans and to me, and the nomination will still count towards that particular person or band.4) How to Nominate:
If you are nominating yourself, first “like” the Backallie facebook page, then post on the backallie page, Hi, I am Tim Schlong, and I nominate myself for best beard.” If you are nominating someone else, tag them in the post and post on the backallie page. “I nominate Dikkplow for best hardcore band.” If you are nominating a band or person for multiple categories, they must each be separate posts to count for individual votes. If a band is nominated for multiple categories in one post, it will be removed and discounted. Both “tags” AND “likes” will count as votes, so if you are already tagged, share the status with your fans to get as many “likes” as you can. I am going to attempt to update and retally votes and nominations on the backallie website every week.5) Additional info:
in order to win “song of the year” or “video of the year” your song/video had to be released within the year 2011. “Best beard” sort of a relative category, and person (fan or musician) that is a part of the Pittsburgh rock scene that has a noteworthy beard should be nominated for best beard. if you would like to nominate yourself, upload a video or picture to the backallie music page and get your friends to “like” your post. “Youtube Idol” is a category that was created for people who do their own songs or covers and post them to youtube, particularly for musicans who are looking to showcase their talent to find a band. This doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t be in a band to win this category, but this category is for any INDIVIDUAL, not a full band. “Best ‘Oh Shit!’ moment” is the type of moment in a song or live performance where the whole audience is so excited with anticipation that they all are thinking in their heads… “OH SHIT!!!!” (in a good way) ex: a really awesome breakdown in a catchy song, or a one-line chant that everyone sings along to; something cool that a band member does, etc.Thanks for your time, and get ready to nominate!!!
So, it’s come to our attention that there are going to be some local music awards by local record label Backallie Music. Ernie would like to earn your votes for “Best ‘Oh Shit’ Moment”, and any other category that you’d like. Feel free to jump on this bandwagon, or start your own!
Ernie has had more than a few literal “oh shit” moments, earning punk rock points for multiple shits in the infamous 31st Street Pubbathroom (once without toilet paper), and more recently going to take a shit in the middle of a set at Howler’s.
Listen to Ernie tell the tale of the 31st Street Pub incident in this video:
We’re still waiting on video to surface from the Punk Rock Sock Hop in Pittsburgh where Ernie had to take an emergency poop break. The DJ was recording video, and DVD’s are to be made… but get that stuff on YouTube dude!
The cool part about this awards thing is that it aims to bring together bands from all around the Pittsburgh scene, and maybe just make us a little more aware of each other. We can celebrate each other, and build up the existing friendships & camaraderie while forging new ones.
OFFICIAL RULES/FAQ (also in the “discussions” tab)
Alright everyone, I’m going to try and keep this pretty simple and straightforward. please message me if you have any further questions.
1) Dates: Nominations start Saturday, Nov. 5th at 12:00 AM and end Thursday, Dec. 15th at 12:00 AM. 2nd round of voting begins on Dec. 15th and ends January 1st. 2nd round is only open to judges and nominated bands/people.
The actual ceremony is Sunday, January 15th at Club Diesel.
2) Who can nominate: Anyone who has a facebook can nominate whoever they feel deserves to be nominated.
3) Who can be nominated: Any band, musician, fan, venue, or person that fits the criteria to meet the appropriate category that is from Pittsburgh or the greater Pittsburgh area, and currently resides in Pittsburgh.
If for some reason a fan or person nominates someone for the incorrect category, the band or person being nominated must make this known to fans and to me, and the nomination will still count towards that particular person or band.
4) How to nominate: If you are nominating yourself, first “like” the Backallie facebook page, then post on the backallie page, Hi, I am Tim Schlong, and I nominate myself for best beard.”
If you are nominating someone else, tag them in the post and post on the backallie page. “I nominate Dikkplow for best hardcore band.”
If you are nominating a band or person for multiple categories, they must each be separate posts to count for individual votes. If a band is nominated for multiple categories in one post, it will be removed and discounted.
Both “tags” AND “likes” will count as votes, so if you are already tagged, share the status with your fans to get as many “likes” as you can.
I am going to attempt to update and retally votes and nominations on the backallie website every week.
5) Additional info: In order to win “song of the year” or “video of the year” your song/video had to be released within the year 2011.
“Best beard” sort of a relative category, and person (fan or musician) that is a part of the Pittsburgh rock scene that has a noteworthy beard should be nominated for best beard. if you would like to nominate yourself, upload a video or picture to the backallie music page and get your friends to “like” your post.
“Youtube Idol” is a category that was created for people who do their own songs or covers and post them to youtube, particularly for musicans who are looking to showcase their talent to find a band. This doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t be in a band to win this category, but this category is for any INDIVIDUAL, not a full band.
“Best ‘Oh Shit!’ moment” is the type of moment in a song or live performance where the whole audience is so excited with anticipation that they all are thinking in their heads… “OH SHIT!!!!” (in a good way) ex: a really awesome breakdown in a catchy song, or a one-line chant that everyone sings along to; something cool that a band member does, etc.
Thanks for your time, and get ready to nominate!!!
So, pop on over to the Backallie Music Facebook page now, nominate Ernie, and all of your local favorites for their prospective categories. (Hey, we’ll take Best Punk Rock Band & Best Live Performance if you want us to too!) “Tag” us, “like” people’s tags of us, and tell your friends to do the same!
Share this link with your friends & favorite bands in the music scene!
More importantly, while you’re on their page… check out the other bands that people are nominating too. I bet you’ll find something that you like.
Well, unfortunately Disgust in Disguise had to drop out, so here’s your new lineup along with a sweet new flyer from Sarah who’s organizing the show:
P!$$ ON CANCER - Fri. Nov. 21st, 2011
All the other show details are here:
When your body is your enemy, how would you choose to fight?
Join us as we take a stand against a friend’s cancer.
Help us fight his silent war.
March with us, beside him, as we tell his cancer to F@#! off!
He’s ours. We’re not done with him, yet!
The Bands:
12:00 AM | Voices and Vessels | FB / RN / My_ / @t | (Metal / Post-Hardcore)
Howdy, friends! One week from tonight we’re going to require your attendance at the P!$$ ON CANCER benefit show. It’s not only an ALL AGES show, it’s packed full of bands from a potpourri of musical genres, and your money is going to help pay some medical bills of a currently anonymous benefactor. Obviously we’re all about such things. This is why your attendance is not requested, my friends… it’s required.
We need a name for the fans. The Misfits have Fiends, the Grateful Dead have Dead Heads, what should we call you people? Ernienians? Bertians? Pigeons? Bottle Caps? Rubber Ducks? Duckies? The Unibrows?
We have a show coming up that you ought to make an extra effort to attend. We don’t do many all ages gigs, so this may be your only chance for a while.
A friend of Bert’s has set up the show, and it looks to be (the good kind of) chaos. Disgust in Disguise are a bunch of cool cats and it looks like there’s a really diverse set of musical genres happening, as well as a silent auction and some food & drink specials.
We’re asking you to come out, support a good cause, listen to some music, eat, drink, & be merry. Please don’t literally pee on anything or anyone. (This means you, Brad.)
Here are the details in case you missed ’em!
When your body is your enemy, how would you choose to fight?
Join us as we take a stand against a friend’s cancer.
Help us fight his silent war.
March with us, beside him, as we tell his cancer to F@#! off!
He’s ours. We’re not done with him, yet!
The Bands:
12:00 AM | Voices and Vessels | FB / RN / My_ / @t | (Metal / Post-Hardcore)
F@#! Cancer: A Musical Collaboration to fight for a friend’s life!
When your body is your enemy, how would you choose to fight?
Join us as we take a stand against a friend’s cancer.
Help us fight his silent war.
March with us, beside him, as we tell his cancer to F@#! off!
He’s ours. We’re not done with him, yet!
The Bands:
12:00 AM | Voices and Vessels | FB / RN / My_ / @t | (Metal / Post-Hardcore)
Beat the heat, not your meat! Hang out in the cool relaxing not-humid soothing basement of Sheffield Lanes… a little place we like to call the Fallout Shelter. Well, they called it that, so that’s why we call it that. We didn’t name it. Although, it is a pretty good name. For some reason, they like us there, and keep letting us come back. Randy just may be a little insane. That’s OK, I think we are too. At any rate, they have good drinks, some nice food from Ricky Dee’s upstairs, and a quaint little atmosphere. Until we start playing that is. When we start playing, you belong to us. You can’t escape. We’ll see you, and call you out if you try to leave. We might even follow you. The last thing you want is an Ernie or a Bert on your trail. We might even have a new song or two. Ernie’s been prolific and productive lately, and is whipping the Berts into shape. Hopeless Otis is from New York City and they’ll show us how they do it up there. The Awful Waffles will sing about Han Solo, and they might even have a keyboard.
We made nice-nice with Vagora many moons ago when we played what I think was our first “real” gig at the Fallout Shelter. I’d maybe call Vagora horrorpunk, but they call themselves “melodic pop punk/post rock/alternative/grunge/post-hardcore/shoegaze”. Welcome to the “it’s really hard to classify our band” club. Ha ha. They have a cool spooky sound, some Johnny Cash-like black clothes, and they’re all really friggin’ nice dudes.
I (Bert… or the other Bert) pretty much dropped off the planet this past week, so I’m piecing together what I’ve been fed…
Ernie has been in contact with Vagora, and our presence has been requested.
This is what it says on the Fallout Shelter website…
TUESDAY, JULY 19
• $5 – Doors at 8:30 – Show at 9PM • 21+ – The Fallout Shelter • VAGORA • Birds in Paintings Can’t Fly • Children of October
Not sure if we’re all playing, or if CoO had to bail, or what… but good bet that the show time is 9:00pm, we play early, and the two Rhode Island bands will be in house… and that it’s a 21+ show.
You should come out to this and have a good time, even though it’s a “school night”. Hey, it’s summer, right?
Ernie and the Berts 