Today Austin Tomorrow Denton.

Yesterday we began by hitting Guadalupe and promoting the show. We got to the venue only to find we weren't on any of the promotional materials and none that we sent were at the venue. There was a slight mix up but all was resolved and we rocked the place. The bill was on the punky side so we took a heavy route as opposed to a full fledge noise freak fest. It was all and all a good set. Brannon's amp is having a problem that is intermittent which makes it diffiuclt to track down the cause. We will try to get this cleared up when we return. The audience was receptive to the music especially considering how different we were from the other acts on the bill. I have some thoughts about the Austin vs. Denton that I will express in an upcoming blog. Today's plans include hitting Waterloo, Cheapo Records, Austin MoMA, and other adventures.

Fear & Loathing in Funland

Yesterday we began our long and ardous journey to Houston. We intended to leave before noon and made it out of Denton at about 1:00pm. We almost left Kim's bass head but narrowly escaped this tragic fate. We made it into Houston and entered the mysterious & magical world of Super Happy Funland. This is one of the best venues we have ever played. It was non-smoking and beautifully decorated with stylish artwork. Everyone there was exteremely cool and hospitable. We learned about an intriguing Texas legend that no one in the band (even with are vast knowledge of all things arcane and morbid) knew about. It seems there was a serial killer in the Heights (the neighborhood Super Happy Funland is located in) during the 70's known as the Candyman who lured 10-14 year old boys (some from the very street the venue is located on) to parties and then tortured and killed selected ones. The police told the parents of the missing boys that they had gone to California (with an aching in their hearts?) like all those other damn hippies. Then one of the young men the Candyman used to lure the boys killed the Candyman and told the cops where to find the bodis. We played an excellent set. We did one that was a little heavy on the craziness which was appropriate for an equally crazy venue. We also stopped at Sound Exchange and they agreed to carry Geoparasitism. This is a fantastic record store with a vary impressive collection of obscure and underappreciated music. Their vinyl selection was fabulous as well. Frank Zappa's Freak Out on vinyl, enough said. Drool... When we left this morning we got lost in Brenham (the ice cream haze of the city confused or hungry minds) and took the wrong highway. Once we realized our mistake we continued back but not after getting to see off the path road marks such as New Year's Creek, Christmas Road, and Gay Hill. Throughout our journey we saw many remarkable sights (ie. an enormous statue of Sam Houston and the abandoned Jezabel Saloon) that for various reasons we were unable to stop at but we did make time for one very special place, Pinata Palace (Yes, we took pictures. They'll be posted on here when we return.). This is the most increadible place a single wide trailer plus some build on shanty structures full of almost nothing but pinatas!!!!!! If you are ever on I-290 toward Austin you have to stop and check it out. We purchased a small piggy pinata for our Mad Scientists' barbecue this spring (details are in the making). Tomorrow we will ascend on Trophy's and show them Austin has nothing on Denton when it comes to weirdness. We are now in the lap of a luxurious 4 star hotel in Austin being treated in the manner we have become accostomed SOS if you get this please send more peanut butter we are running low...

Test Subjects Needed in Houston & Austin ASAP

We are packing up the lab and taking our sonic experimentations south to unveil our Frankensteinian monster of experimental dark psychedelic jazz metal and are seeking willing and not so willing subjects in Houston & Austin.
The first experiments will take plan in Houston at Super Happy Funland (2610 Ashland Street), December 28, 8:00 pm. Then the sonic slime will ooze northward on December 30, to Austin's Trophy's ( 2008 S. Congress) at 10:00 pm.
Audiences can expect a wide range of music of musical stylings from traditional slow blues to prog. metal with brain blistering time changes and loud experimental noise fests that release you from their grip only once you brain cells have been perfectly rearranged. While we make no promises on the results of the experiments former subjects have reported states of euphoria and synthesia. Subjects have also been observed to partake in strange gyrations that have been described as dancing. Side effects may include confusion, pupil dilation, and questioning of authority. Results may vary.

Continuing Mutations...

The website is continuing to mutate at rapid yet unpredicatable pace. The three newest became noticable last night but had been undergoing the strange changes for sometime. On the homepage you may notice random quotations appearing at the bottom of the page. Do not be alarmed these are naturally occuring mutations that are a result of more subjects becoming involved in our sonic experimentations. Next, on the mp3s page you may notice a field guide. This will assist you in selecting songs. Finally, on the press page you will find a new press release regarding the southbound spread of our sonic slime to Houston and Austin.

The End is Nigh!!!!!!

There is only one week left to vote on our MySpace poll. Subjects may select between making Geoparasitism or Hideously Mutated Life available for download. You have several options in voting. Go to www.myspace.com/themadscientists and listen to both. If your already on myspace you can send a message or rate the song and comment. Other options are posting a comment on this blog or sending us an email at webmaster@themadscientists.biz
Thanks to all who have already voted and don't forget you can download The Burning Circus Tent and The Senders at www.myspace.com/themadscientists

Welcome!

This is the first of several new changes in our online laboratory. The news room has been converted into our LaBlog. Over the next few days you will see other mutations to the site but because we love surprises you'll have to check back to find out. If you subscribe to the blog you will be updated as events unfold and in the future you can stay on top of all the new discoveries in the lab.