Plastic Crimewave Sound

Psychedelic/Garage band from Chicago 4-5 piece spacepunk unit lauded in Mojo, Wire, Julian Cope's head heritage, etc. Plastic Crimewave also does the Galactic Zoo Dossier mag, plays with progressive punk trio Moonrises, Secret History of Chicago Music strip and radio show, Million Tongues Festivals, sits in with ensembles like Scarcity of Tanks and DRMWPN, yadda yadda. Mark Lux was in the formative Temple of Bon Matin and twiddles knobs with Folk and Violence. Nick Myers also heads up street toughs Vee Dee. Lawrence Peters does everything, including swell country bands like Hardscrabble and the Lawrence Peters Outfit. Andy Ortmann is Panicsville, runs the fine Nihilist label, and does a zillion other sick things. Releases: "Flashing Open" (eclipse LP and rocket CD), "No Wonderland" (eclipse 2LP), split 12" with Oneida (brah/jagjaguwar), debut 45 'grade ceased" (captain spazz) and split w/michael yonkers 45 (capt. spazz) upcoming LP on eclipse 2007..... Toured with: Acid Mothers Temple, Oneida, the Ponys, Comets on Fire, Josephine Foster and the Supposed, Pearls and Brass, Gris Gris, Miminokoto and upcoming with Simply Saucer! Played shows with: Zolar X, Bardo Pond, Spectrum, Sky Saxon and the Seeds, The Creation, Trad Gras Och Stenar, Michael Yonkers, Wolf Eyes, Kinski, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Kevin Coyne, Fursaxa, Espers, Charalambides, Black Dice, Six Organs of Admittance, No Neck Blues Band, etc. Plastic Crimewave Sound on tour Nov 2008 with Djin Aquarian from Yahowa 13 on second guitar!!!! Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.