European Tour Dates Added
New shows in France and Italy added! See Papa M tour dates for the full itinerary.
80's Pajo Recordings
Before there was Slint, before grunge (and second wave black metal), there was a band from Louisville, KY called Maurice. Founded in 1983, musicians Peter Searcy (Squirrelbait), Brian McMahan (Slint), Britt Walford (Slint), Ned Oldham (Anomoanon), David Pajo (Slint), Sean Garrison (Kinghorse), and Mike Bucayu (Kinghorse) all did some time playing in the band. In 1985 they recorded a demo for Glenn Danzig (Misfits). Britt set up his jam box in his parent's basement and they played their set. Maurice "The First Shall Be Last" is the result. They played some shows with Samhain, in the midwest. Eventually their sound started to change into something else. This caused the band to split in half; Mike and Sean formed Kinghorse and released a record on Caroline (with Danzig producing), while David and Britt formed Slint.
To make things more convoluted, David and Mike had a hardcore punk band called Solution Unknown who recorded an LP entitled "Karen" at Inner Ear Studios by Don Zientara (engineer for Minor Threat, etc).
You can read all about Maurice, Solution Unknown and the evolution of Slint in...
Spiderland, The Book
We are pleased to announce (remind?) that 33 1/3 Publishing have released a book about Spiderland, written by Scott Tennent. This is a well-researched history of everything related to Slint, it's members, and the bands that grew out of that scene. No fan of Slint or Louisville music should be without it! Check it out here: SPIDERLAND by Scott Tennent
Love The Man
Feel free to listen and purchase Pajo and Papa M songs at the usual online music vendors. But don't forget to dip into the Blazebirth Record store for things that can't be found anywhere else! In addition, your dollars go directly to the artists involved and not some putz that doesn't give a rat's ass about the music. Check out music.davidpajo.com.
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