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Our FINAL show? Yes, folks. It's sad but true. On Saturday, January 26, 2008, Uncle Leon and the Alibis will play our last show together.
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The Sincerest Form of Flattery
Still Saving Souls
Roller Derby Explained
Roller Derby, Illustrated
Special bonus trivia challenge: If you can click on the picture and figure out which lyrics Candy skipped, you obviously have way too much time on your hands, or are just way too serious about the song.
Go Go Rollergirls! Here's the Gotham Girls Roller Derby's end-of-season retrospective video, featuring our lil' song.
This footage will go on to be part of a much larger
documentary, shot by a crazy, derby-obsessed man named Corndog.
Holy Crap! Uncle Leon Ringtones!
The Statistics Are In! Our full-length CD, which just recently became available for sale online, has been officially dissected, evaluated, and--based on a standardized scale of "classic" honky-tonk themes--determined to be nothing less than "Pure Country". But don't take our word for it--let the data speak for itself...
Remember: An Uncle Leon and the Alibis CD makes a great gift for that special friend, loved one, bed buddy, unrequited crush, ambiguous acquaintance, awkward workmate, senile relative, or total bitch in your life. To hear sample tracks and order the CD for yourself, just click here.
Now It Can Be Told
Over the past few weeks, hundreds of you (well, maybe dozens... okay, actually, one or two of you) have been bugging us to know what the aforementioned secret project could possibly be. At last, the secret can be revealed. The truth is, we tuned up our instruments, locked ourselves into a grungy studio with a case of tequila and a stack of old Joanie Weston videos, and emerged a changed band. And what was the result of this otherworldly transformation? Our own special testimonial to the power and the glory of women on wheels: "Roller Derby Saved My Soul". We humbly dedicate this anthem to the fine, upstanding badasses of the Gotham Girls Roller Derby. To experience this song, download it, and accept it into your heart as your own personal salvation, click here.
Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky
He doesn't normally make it well known, but your ol' Uncle Leon is a bit of a closet theater aficionado. In fact, (full disclosure), he's even penned a script or two. So when he heard that the fine folks at Playwrights Horizons were putting on a new country-themed musical, he just had to tell the world about it. Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky is a tale of honky-tonk antiheroes, Western wanderings, and (of course) heartbreak, all set to the sort of twangy, bare-bones score that would make your grandaddy cry in his beer. Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky runs November 10 through December 17. And, as a special offer for all our cheapskate fans, Playwrights Horizons is offering discount ticket prices. To find out more about the show, and how to get your special Uncle Leon discount, click here.
October 23, 2006
A few of our more obsessive fans (all two of you) may have noticed that the band does not have any public appearances booked until November 13--nearly three weeks away. This is not because we hate you. It's not because we're breaking up. And no, it's not because we couldn't get any damn shows. It's because we, as a band, have voluntarily locked ourselves away to complete a brand new, super-secret project. We can't tell you what it is. And we can't tell you when exactly it will be revealed. All we can say is that it involves roller skates, videos, and a recording studio. And maybe a cantata... Stay tuned for more details.
Uncle Leon & the Alibis Shut Down BCMF! BROOKLYN, NY--The Brooklyn Country Music Festival was forced to shut its doors after a raucous set by notorious New York "cowpunks" Uncle Leon and the Alibis. The popular festival, which is in its third
year, was held at the
Southpaw nightclub in Brooklyn. The show featured over a dozen local
country-themed bands, most of whom performed talented and tasteful acts for an
enthusiastic, near-capacity crowd. Then, Uncle Leon and the Alibis took the stage. "We knew Uncle Leon would be obnoxious," said festival organizer Alex Battles, who also performed earlier in the night with his band the Whisky Rebellion. "But tonight, he was just ridiculous." According to eyewitness accounts, the show started tamely enough. Shortly after 1 am, the four-piece band took the stage and, following a characteristic bout of drunken bickering, stepped up and did a passable rendition of their upbeat--and relatively docile--tune "Here Alone". However, immediately after the song, lead singer Uncle Leon allegedly yelled, "Welcome to rock bottom!" and began ranting about "drunks and degenerates" in the audience, stirring up an already rowdy and well-liquored crowd. From there, the set veered wildly through the realm of monster trucks, truckstop waitresses, and assorted backwoods epithets. It even included a fuzzed-out cover of the Kenny Rogers rape-revenge fantasy "Coward of the County." "I guess the show started out alright," said Jill Wechsler, an audience member and alleged friend of the band. "But when [Leon] got to 'Beer Train', he just got crazy. He was walking around with the microphone, yelling about alcohol, and trying to get the audience to yell back. You would have thought he was some kind of evangelical preacher, and not just a fat drunk loser with a guitar." Battles agreed. "After 'Beer Train', things just got out of hand." "Beer Train" is a seven-minute story song about a train that hauls beer. According to a spokesperson from the Federal Railroad Administration, no such train is currently known to exist.
Accounts vary as to what happened next. Some say that Leon continued to incite the turbulent crowd, demanding that they scream anti-work slogans. Others recall a confusing rant regarding the antics of Detroit Lions assistant coach and alleged nude driver Joe Cullen. This speech, somehow, segued into the song "Telegraph Road." Several witnesses point to the debut of percussionist Sara Landeau, whose flawless drumming, girlish good looks and outrageous movie-monster dress were enough to send many audience members over the edge. Regardless of the cause, everyone agrees on one thing: the crowd went wild. Bodies shook, feet danced, and voices were raised above the band's twangy, rhythm-heavy din. Commented one old-timer who sat huddled in fear at the back of the room: "That ain't country." Fearing a full-on riot, the club was forced to close the stage curtains, herd the audience out, and shutter the backstage doors. But not before Uncle Leon and the Alibis cranked out a final, frenetic encore--their signature, country-style cover of "Baby Got Back". If things weren't chaotic before then, they got that way fast. "I've never seen anything like it," recalled a still-shaken Battles." It was like a sea of ass."
Uncle Leon and the Alibis will be appearing at Manhattan's
Club Midway on Tuesday, October 3.
We Got a Drummer! Don't ask how it happened --or who we had to pay off to do it--but we finally found ourselves a real live drummer! Not only that, but in keeping in our fine tradition of XX-chromosomed superstars, she's a woman. And more importantly, she's a woman who can rock the hell out of a set of drums. But don't take our word for it. Find out all about her in this exclusive interview!
Your name? Hometown? Favorite drink? Favorite music to get drunk to? Heroes? How did you meet Uncle Leon & the Alibis? What was the audition process like? Have you ever seen a U.F.O.? How about Bigfoot? What company would you do a commercial for? At what age did you realize your true calling? Have you ever killed anyone? How about badly maimed? Care to comment on your much-publicized feud with
Tiffany Brissette? What's the most "country" thing you've ever done? Any plans for a solo album?
Remember folks, you read it all here first! Sara will be making her debut with Uncle Leon & the Alibis on Saturday, September 9 as part of the Brooklyn Country Music Festival. |
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