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Anatrek Monkey

2005-08-18T16:00:33Z

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== Members ==

*[[Ryan Anderson]] (bass, vocals)
*Mark Botschner (bass)
*Monty Botschner (vocals)
*Jay Herman (drums)
*Scott Johnson (guitar)
*Nick Prischmann (guitar)
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*Neal Goldstein (guitar)

== About ==
Punk rock from Fergus Falls, MN. Ryan and Monty came up with the name while bored in high school. Anatrek = Anarchy + Star Trek, two things we thought were stupid. We combined the two symbols, added "monkey" (not sure why) and called it a band. We later stole clip art from a first aid booklet and made the infamous "Anatrek Monkey Burns" stickers which found themselves all over Fargo and Fargo people. [[godheadSilo]] had cheesy "godheadSilo hurts" stickers back then, so we decided to mock them with our own.

In 1993 we actually started playing together as a band (what a concept!), switching guitar players and practice spaces until we hit the final lineup.

== Highlights ==
*Booked the very first "punk rock" shows at the old [http://www.fergusarts.org/rental.html Kaddatz Hotel] in Fergus Falls. Kids are still following in our footsteps today.

*Shared a stage with Jesus, though it was the band, not the bearded guy, so no water was turned into wine that night.

Came close to playing Cornstock after submitting a tape that featured dialogue from a Brady Bunch episode and a very crude bootleg of a Steel Pole Bathtub show.

== Shows ==
May 1994 - Kaddatz Hotel, Fergus Falls, MN with [[Orange 17]], [[Haul]] and Grammahead (FF).

August 1994 - Teen Center, Fergus Falls, MN with Jesus (Minot) and My Dad the Rent-a-cop (FF)

== Discography ==
We have videos of the shows at the Kaddatz and the Teen Center and some really bad four-track recordings of a song or two, but that's about it.

== Related Bands ==
*[[FH, The]]

Battle at Sea

2005-08-18T15:57:08Z

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== Members ==
*Oscar Noriega (bass)
*Josh Voelz (guitar)
*John Shipley (drums
*Garth Blomberg (guitar)
*Cristen (keyboard)

Trevor is now in Canada, where it is legal for him to wed another man.

== About ==
[http://www.battleatsea.net website]

== Highlights ==

== Shows ==

== Discography ==

== Related Bands ==
*[[Economical]]
*[[Grossouts, The]]
*[[Jet Set Ready]]
*[[Lelu]]
*[[Superfly Snuka]]
*[[West of Madison]]
*[[When Something Fails]]

Les Dirty Frenchmen

2005-08-18T15:50:52Z

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== Members ==

*[[Todd Reisenauer]] (Guitar)
*[[Troy Reisenauer]] (Guitar)
*[[Justin Seng]] (Bass)
*[[James Hanson]] (Drums)
*[[Phil Hunt]] (Vocals)
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*[[Mike Grove]] (Drums)
*[[Mark Schumacher]] (Drums)

== About ==
http://www.mindspring.com/~vic_torino/images/ldfgroup.jpg

Messing up stages since 1999. Troy was in 7 O' Clock Sucker for about 5 minutes and he was in the Grossouts. Todd was also in the Grossouts. Justin and Phil were in the Trans Ams.

== Highlights ==
Early shows were marked with wrecked stages, torn clothing, damaged microphones, shots drank from dirty converse shoes, and personal injury. Some shows literally took the band days to recover from. They dressed up as Boston and covered "Long Time," "Rock and Roll Band," "More than a feeling," "Take A look Ahead" on Halloween 2003 (pictures are available at http://www.dartrecords.com/ldf_halloween.html). The previous year, they appeared on stage in New York Dolls costumes (no covers though).

I would like to apologize for the large amount of beer i would dose the band with, it was funny the first time, not so after twenty or so. Troy would always say stupid shit like, "We need to get crazy tonight!!"

They played at the Vans Warped Tour when the travelling show made it's way to Fargo's version of a "dome."

== Shows ==
LOTS

== Discography ==
Les Dirty Frenchmen 7" Single, [[Dart Records]]

== Links ==
http://www.dartrecords.com/lesdirtyfrenchmen/
http://www.myspace.com/lesdirtyfrenchmen

== Related Bands ==
*[[7 O'clock Sucker]]
*[[800 Million]]
*[[Age of Consent]]
*[[C.O.B.R.A.]]
*[[Deaths, The]]
*[[Dr. Starr]]
*[[Flying Dutchmen, The]]
*[[Grossouts, The]]
*[[Kitty Porn]]
*[[Tokyo Raygun]]
*[[Trans Ams, The]]

Grammahead

2005-08-18T15:43:45Z

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== Members ==

*Ali Naramani (guitar)
*Joel Kvenvolden (bass)
*Jim Lee (drums)
*Travis Handstad (vocals)
*Ryan Harrington (vocals)

== About ==
Avant-garde punk/noise rock from Fergus Falls.

== Highlights ==
A mutual friend was on the U of M @ Morris Spring Festival (unsure if it was called this, though it was similar to Concordia's Cornstock w/o the Lutherans. or, at least, less of them) entertainment board and made a convincing argument in favor of allowing grammahead (GH from this point fwd.) to participate in the "Battle of The Bands," which, was a prelude to the main act, which was? A band from Minneapolis, I believe with members of Polara, or it could have been Flipp. Regardless, it was one of those bands whom were popular on "MN College Radio" as opposed to "College Radio."

About the event: Prior to playing, a fat boy dressed as a pink pig and handed out candy to admirers. Since the audience was to vote on the best band, this was a bribe. Please note, that this was before Wayne Cohen and his ilk were doing the same with bunny costumes. GH will admit to sharing the same chemically produced influences, however. Additionally, the bovine child was to be attacked during GH's set at some point.

The "competition" consisted mainly of jam bands and I believe a lone metal/funk/ska band, thus, blending whatver Spin considered vogue in 1996 into one horrible, and unfortunate act. Kids in Morris brought drums they fabricated themelves to the event, and most wore skirts that were haphazardly tie dyed.

GH played last and utilized the services of a claque that was to heckle and throw rotten fruit and vegetables. This being April, rotten fruit and vegetables were a precious commodity, I believe marshmallows replaced tomatoes.

Unsure the lineup, though someone played a toy train whistle, and I do know that the guitarist was covering Ornette Coleman's "The Shape of..." and the bassist was covering a Melvins album at the same time. Both played with their backs to the auidence, though would periodically turn to insult the crowd. Everything was loud and disjointed, a singer recited Sun Ra liner notes, and audience members with hacky sacks pointed and laughed. When this occcured, the pig child would throw marshmallows at them.

The finale began when the pig led a fat man dressed as robot out on a leash, and paraded the robot back and forth in front of the stage. The singer then yelled, "Kill the Robot! Butcher the Pig!" and the claque encouraged audience members to attack the costumed, portly men. Drunk college kids are easily swayed, and spent three minutes wailing and tearing apart the robot and pig, causing a welt and black eye.

Those running sound unplugged the system.

GH came in second to a band that featured a white bassist with corn rows and braids, this was considered a travisty and the band refused to leave the stage. Eventually, the crowd favorite award was bestowed on GH.

Additionally: GH, along with "roadies," and the claque raided the special area set aside for the man band, and took a cheese and meat tray, several bottles of water and soda. The last thing I recall from that day is the popular minnesota college radio band guitar player calling someone a theif, and then it was pointed out that his band is making a living playing alongside a band that has never practiced and utilizes fat men dressed as robots and pigs.

A video tape exists.

== Shows ==
May 1994 - Kaddatz Hotel, Fergus Falls, MN with [[Orange 17]], [[Haul]] and [[Anatrek Monkey]] (FF).

== Discography ==
There's a live videotape of their one and only show.

== Related Bands ==
*[[My Dad the Rent-a-cop]]