MUSEUM OF UNPOPULAR MUSIC

New COP BAR release on Grindcore Karaoke!

2012-01-28T21:44:00.000-08:00

My new band Cop Bar has a new split EP with legendary Iowa grind band Captain Three Leg on the great digital label, Grindcore Karaoke. 6 songs a piece by each group as well as artwork by Meatbag, narration by Joe Jack Talcum and a "collaboration" song to round it out.

Click here and download it for FREE. http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/c3lvscb
Be sure to check out the other groups on the site because there is a lot of awesome stuff on there and it's all FREE.

There is a 3" CDR version that is being sold at shows. For those of you that would prefer a physical copy I would gladly mail you one. It is the exact same as the free version above.
$5 PPD

New shows in 2012!

2012-01-01T10:18:00.000-08:00

COP BAR shows!

Fri. Jan 20th @ House Of Bricks in Des Moines w/ Fetal Pig & Love Songs for Lonely Monsters
Sat. Jan 21st @ The Space in Ames w/ Human Satan, Longshadowmen & CMKT4
Fri. Feb 10th @ Gabe's in IC w/ Los Voltage, 100o Centipede, Mighty Accelerator, & Fetal Pig

We will be doing a Cop Bar / Manhorse tour in April. Get a hold of me if interested in bringing it to you town.
nightmarejerk (at) yahoo (dot) com

No solo shows planned. General discouragement at critical mass.

Expect market flood of new stuff soon or never.

sam

Live video from the Philly show in April

2011-12-11T13:46:00.000-08:00

Samuel Locke Ward Vs Manhorse live in Philly video from 4/8/11

SLW VS MH3 SET LIST:
Nothing For Me
Let's Give Them Hairless Hacks
Will Be Heaven
The Top
Spin + Dissolve
Church Of The Bloated Man
Taking Away The Pop
Bliss Blue Skies
Clown Town
Holy Shit
Haunt U
Making Lemonade
Ketamine

Joe Jack Talcum with SLW on gtr (Joe forgot his harmonicas so I sat in with him)

Joe Jack Talcum setlist:
Little Pill
Dean's Dream
Guitar Song
Alcohol
Fancy Walls
Watching Scotty Die
Punk Rock Girl
Greenworld
Living Life (Daniel Johnston cover)
Secret Of Life
Wisconsin
Big Deal

Oh No No November!

2011-11-12T14:33:00.000-08:00

-R.A.D. Vinyl reviews the split with Toby Goodshank HERE and likes it!
-Razorcake reviews "Just Add Tears" split 12" with Joe Jack Talcum HERE.
-Thanks to radio station Mittel Finger Kolleg in Aachen for playing "Fine Was The Night" HERE. Listen to it HERE. I assume they liked it but I have no idea what they are saying.
-Dusted took a giant shit on the split with Mumford's HERE. Boo hoo!
-I got quoted in the October issue of SPIN talking about one of the times I saw Heroine Sheiks. Spin found a way to finally put the internet on paper!
-Centipede Farm gives a favorable review to the Cop Bar tape HERE.
-Little Village Magazine calls Cop Bar "police brutality" in it's new issue found HERE and posted pics from our recent show HERE.

STUFF HAPPENED!
COP BAR LIVE VIDEO!
In Living Sin/ Thieves Marching In A Foreign Land/ You've Got An Enemy In Me

I Decided To Rebel Against Punk Rock So I Got A Job Selling Insurance At Geico/ You Play A Cage Kit/ Screaming Severed Head
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Thx to Adrianne Behning for taping!

BREAKING NEWS!
This just in... new technology now allows you to now digitally LIKE things on Facebook HERE, HERE & HERE and to download music files to your computer HERE and HERE.

AVAILABLE NOW: COP BAR-NO JUSTICE JUST LAW

2011-09-25T10:22:00.000-07:00

My new band Cop Bar has finished our 1st EP, NO JUSTICE JUST LAW. The 20 song, 20 minute cassette tape is now available for mail order (with free digital download). The digital download alone is also available right now at http://copbar.bandcamp.com/

COP BAR

NO JUSTICE JUST LAW

~~$3.50 PPD~~

COP BAR!

2011-09-10T10:09:00.000-07:00

I have a new grind metal band called Cop Bar! The band consists of guitarist Brando Gassman (of the classic Iowa City doom metal band Kita), drummer Andy Sinclair (bass player of the Kickass Tarantulas) and me on vocals.

We are playing our first show on Friday September 23rd at The Blue Moose Taphouse in Iowa City with Whitman & No Babies. It starts at 9PM/ $6 admission/ 21+ admitted.

We will also be releasing our debut 20 song cassette EP at that show. It will be available for mail order here on the 23rd of September, complete with digital download.

You can check out a sneak peak here:
http://copbar.bandcamp.com/

And on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/Copbar

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In other news I have some upcoming "solo" shows. Upcoming IC show with Ty Segall, as well as a nice little midwest weekend with Joe Jack Talcum:

Oct. 4th-Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Taphouse w/ Ty Segall
Oct. 20th-Omaha, NE @ Brothers Lounge w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders
Oct. 21st-Ames, IA @ Maintenance Shop w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders
Oct. 22nd-St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders
Oct. 23rd-Dubuque, IA @ Off Minor w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders

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Current Project Docket:
Samuel Locke Ward -How I Became The Man & Other Tragedies (FINISHED)
COP BAR -cassette EP (FINISHED)
Miracles Of God-New Untitled Full Length (RECORDING IN PROGRESS)
Guillotine Girls -split LP (IN PROGRESS/ NEEDS VOX)
Untitled Doom Project (IN PROGRESS)
Untitled Top 40 Dance Album: (IN PROGRESS)

Too Hot Up In Here!

2011-08-03T18:41:00.000-07:00

So finally this page can now be found through SAMUELLOCKEWARD.COM, YAY!

New FACEBOOK page click "here" and LIKE IT.

Dull & Boring from the new split 12" with Joe Jack Talcum was played on Maximum Rock N' Roll Radio.
Click here to check it out.

One True Dead Angel blog says Barely Regal Beagles is "old school DIY at it's best".

Did a recent session for Little Village Live on KRUI. Here is a hair metal version of "The Top". A little hard to hear over that raucous crowd...

Stay cool (literally)!
-slw

Zap!

2011-07-08T15:10:00.000-07:00

Next shows....
Sept. 3rd-Iowa City, IA @ Downtown Concert Series
Oct. 4th-Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Taphouse w/ Ty Segall
Oct. 20th-Omaha, NE @ Brothers Lounge w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders
Oct. 21st-Ames, IA @ Maintenance Shop w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders
Oct. 22nd-St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders
Oct. 23rd-Dubuque, IA @ Off Minor w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders

High quality video of Boo Hoos at their last show performing "Do The Pinewood Box". Big thanks to Taper Tim!

and here is a video of St. Louis artist Googolplexia doing a cover of the MOG song "Undead"

LOOSE NEWS FOR NUDES

2011-06-23T09:48:00.000-07:00

Last (foreseeable) Boo Hoos show this Sunday June 26th at the Blue Moose Taphouse in Iowa City with R. Stevie Moore, Tropical Ooze and Delvis. Personally I vote that Chris doesn't move to Florida and we keep playing. Sigh. This is also Grace's birthday so make sure and buy her one of those drinks with the umbrella in it!
RSVP ON FACEBOOK

Have a show coming up on July 1st in Ames at The M Shop for The Mumford's record release party. Super stoked. Ames ain't lames.

"JUST ADD TEARS" the new split 12" with Joe Jack Talcum is out now! Buy it immediately from: http://grottorecords.blogspot.com/
They are going fast!

Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us on the tour down south. It was a tough row to hoe. Shows were great but multiple vehicle problems and crazy weather took years off my life. But on the plus side we covered "Angst In My Pants" by SPARKS every night.

i hurt my toe last night.

No new tours planned.
WHAT NEXT?

OUT NOW: JUST ADD TEARS!

2011-06-06T22:05:00.000-07:00

My new split 12" with Joe Jack Talcum is out now! You can order it below from the Grotto Records website. Covers are hand screened by the great Josh Mead. It comes with a free download code of the whole album. Check it out here:
http://grottorecords.blogspot.com/p/catalog.html

If you would prefer to just have the download, it is available here:

http://samuellockeward.bandcamp.com/

&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;a href="http://samuellockeward.bandcamp.com/track/do-the-pinewood-box"&amp;gt;Do The Pinewood Box by Samuel Locke Ward&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Hope you like it!
SLW

JUST ADD TEARS!

2011-05-26T09:10:00.000-07:00

My new split 12" with Joe Jack Talcum, entitled "JUST ADD TEARS", will be out very soon. The test pressing has been approved and the covers are already printed. Just waiting on the finished records, which should be here any day now.
Joe just did an interview for The Pitch in Kansas City where he talks about the making of "Just Add Tears" and the Dead Milkmen's amazing NEW(!!!) album "The King In Yellow".

CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.

Should have copies of the album on our upcoming tour together.

Wed. June 8th-St. Louis, MO @ El Lenador w/ Coolzey
Thur. June 9th-Little Rock, AR @ house party w/ Coolzey
Fri June 10th-San Antonio, TX @ Limelight w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ Bassturd/ Rival Wife
Sat. June 11th-Austin, TX @ Red 7 w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Rival Wife
Mon. June 13th-Denton, TX @ J&J's Pizza w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey
Tue. June 14th-Norman, OK @ The Opolis w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey
Wed. June 15th-Tulsa, OK @ Sound Pony w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey
Thur. June 16th-Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey
Fri. June 17th-Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Taphouse w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey
Sat. June 18th-Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey

Out soon!

2011-05-08T22:15:00.000-07:00

Impending split 12" on Grotto Records! Hand screened art by Josh Mead!

Summer tour 2011 with Joe Jack Talcum, The Bassturd & Coolzey!

2011-04-21T21:21:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everybody that made the SLW VS MANHORSE East Coast -Spring Has Sprang Tour so awesome! Extra special big thanks to Aaron and Josh for traveling with me!

But no time to dally! More tour dates! Let's ride around in a van!
Wed. June 8th-TBA
Thur. June 9th-Little Rock, AR @ house party w/ Coolzey
Fri June 10th-San Antonio, TX @ Limelight w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ Bassturd/ Rival Wife
Sat. June 11th-Austin, TX @ Red 7 w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Rival Wife
Mon. June 13th-Denton, TX @ J&J's Pizza w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey
Tue. June 14th-Norman, OK @ The Opolis w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey
Wed. June 15th-Tulsa, OK @ Sound Pony w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey
Thur. June 16th-Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey
Fri. June 17th-Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Taphouse w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey
Sat. June 18th-Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews w/ Joe Jack Talcum/ The Bassturd/ Coolzey

THINGS OF NOTE:
Note the 1st: This is the Bassturd's final tour!
Note the 2nd: I will have a sweet new band on this tour feat. Jeff Mannix and Coolzey!
Note the 3rd: Joe Jack Talcum rules!

Other stuff:
CLICK HERE for a free download of the SLW VS MANHORSE tour homecoming show. Old stuff, new stuff, & a Depeche Mode cover.

MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL reviewed the Boo Hoos/ Mumford's split. They say it sounds better at 45RPM. Am I toooooooooo slooooooooooooooooooooow?

7 Inches every day likes it though...

...and so does GUMSHOE GROVE.

Some copies are still available on the BUY RECORDS link above!

Later!
SLW

OUT NOW: SLW/ Toby Goodshank split 7" EP!

2011-03-09T22:32:00.000-08:00

New split 7" EP out now with NYC anti-folk artist Toby Goodshank (of the Moldy Peaches)!
Split release by Slumber Party Records from Omaha, NE and Chthonic Records out of SLC.
EP features 3 songs on each side.
SLW side a collaboration with Ross Meyer, Pete Balestrieri, Skye Carrasco & Grace Locke Ward.
SLW cover drawn by Toby Goodshank. Toby Goodshank cover drawn by SLW.
7" comes with a free digital download!

SLW side:
1.Nothing For Me
2.Bliss Blue Skies
3.The Top

TG side:
1.Beach
2.Alana
3.Virgo Song

Click below link below to buy now for $5.50 PPD!

FORMAT

2011-02-20T18:01:00.000-08:00

Hey folks,
I have a question for you.
What format do you actually prefer to get music in?
MP3?
CD?
Vinyl?
Burnt CD-R?
Cassette tape?
I really am super curious how you all prefer to get new music. I am nearly finished with my new album and I am debating how to release it.
Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Thanks!
-SLW

New split 7" EP w/ Toby Goodshank and new tour!

2011-02-10T16:13:00.000-08:00

Hey Folks,
Got some big things coming up. New split 7" with the great Toby Goodshank. Toby played guitar in The Moldy Peaches and has been recording sweet & twisted anti folk music at a furious pace for the past 10 years. The record will have 3 new songs by each artist and is being put out as a collaboration between Chthonic Records & Slumber Party Records.
http://tobygoodshank.bandcamp.com/

I am super excited about this new EP. My side is a collaboration with Ross Meyer, Pete Balestrieri, Skye Carrasco & Grace Locke Ward. I am really happy with how these new songs turned out. I will be touring behind this new EP in March and April.
Here are those dates:

MIRACLES OF GOD
Fri. Mar. 11th-Iowa City, IA @ The Blue Moose Taphouse w/ Ed Gray & Wolf Wars
Sat. Mar. 12th-Omaha, NE @ Slowdown w/ Simon Joyner, Gus & Call, Well Aimed Arrows
Fri. Mar. 18th-Dubuque, IA @ The Lift w/ Old Panther

SLW VS MH3TMB SPRANG TOUR 2011 (band is Josh Mead, Aaron Hefel of Old Panther & I)
Mon. Apr. 4th-Chicago, IL @ house show
Tue. Apr. 5th-Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class w/ All Dinosaurs
Wed. Apr. 6th-Pittsburgh, PA @ Howlers w/ Weird Paul
Thu. Apr. 7th-Brooklyn, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Joe Jack Talcum, Toby Goodshank & Xaddax
Fri. Apr. 8th-Philadelphia, PA @ Connie's Ric Rac w/ Joe Jack Talcum & 25 Cromwell St.
Sat. Apr. 9th-Columbus, OH @ The Tree House w/ Bicentennial Bear
Sun. Apr. 10th-Nashville, TN @ Springwater Lounge w/ R Stevie Moore
Tue. Apr. 12th-St. Louis, MO @ Floating Laboratories w/ Alexis Gideon & Eric Hall
Wed. Apr. 13th-Iowa City, IA @ Yacht Club

Samuel Locke Ward VS Manhorse pictured above.

Soon Spring shall sprang.

LOVE.

SLW

What's up with stuff?

2011-01-13T21:08:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody.
Been awhile since I posted here. Just been taking it easy and doing a lot of writing and recording. 2011 is looking to be an exciting year for making music. I will post more about the new stuff I'm doing in time.
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My newest album, Barely Regal Beagles just got a favorable review in the newest issue of Baby Sue
Click here to check it out.
You can buy Barely Regal Beagles by clicking the Buy Records link above.
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From The Privilege Of The Grave made a couple of year end best of lists at Art For Spastics and Cornfed. Also, got a couple of "honorable mentions" as a local release but those don't count.
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I do have some upcoming regional shows.

Duo set with Ross Meyer (I will be debuting some new stuff at this show)
Tues. Jan. 18th in Iowa City, IA at The Mill
w/ Paleo, Bob Bucko Jr, and Doug Nye
9PM FREE

Also, Miracles Of God will be doing some shows in March.

Fri. Mar. 11th in Iowa City, IA at The Blue Moose
w/ Ed Gray, Wolf Wars & Datagun

Sat. Mar. 12th in Omaha, NE at The Slowdown
w/ Simon Joyner, Bear Country, & Well Aimed Arrows

Fri. Mar. 18th in Dubuque, IA at The Lift
w/ Old Panther
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Speaking of MOG, isn't it time you downloaded our best album (or at least personal favorite one) for FREE from the WFMU Free Music Archive?

Or, buy one of the few remaining copies of the LP at the buy records link above before it goes completely out of print.
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And speaking of downloads, slowly adding all of my albums onto bandcamp.com. Newest addition is a collection of my long out of print First Two EPs.
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Joe Jack Talcum posted a bootleg on his website of the Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders set at The Mill last October. I played organ on it.
Click here to download it for free from Joe's site.
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Doing an East coast SLW VS. Manhorse tour in April. Get a hold of me if you are interested in setting up a show or want us to come play your town. More details soon.

Stay warm!
SLW

new downloads and video...

2010-12-13T22:12:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to What A Load Of Craft VII! I really think it was the best one yet. Little Village Magazine took some video. Here is my friend Ross Meyer & I playing Big Brain....

I put that Brooklyn show I posted up on bandcamp.com/ for more convenient downloading.

SLW SOLO:
http://samuellockeward.bandcamp.com/
SLW & THE BOO HOOS:
http://samuellockewardandtheboohoos.bandcamp.com/

later!
SLW

NEW PAY WHAT YOU WANT SONG DOWNLOAD & STREAMING PAGE + NEW MIRACLES OF GOD SHOWS!

2010-12-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

I just put up 7 SLW albums for pay what you want downloads and free streaming at: http://samuellockeward.bandcamp.com/

That's 124 songs up for you to check out...
Right now it is just the full length albums, but I intend to eventually add some live shows and other tracks that will be exclusive to the page.
I don't know how long I am gonna keep these up in this form so go check it out now and let me know what you think of this system.

New shows coming up...

Dec 11th at What A Load Of Craft, Craft Fair at The Johnson Co. Fairgrounds in IC. (duo w/ Ross Meyer)
Dec. 18th at The White Lightening Warehouse (duo w/ Ross Meyer)

Miracles Of God have just announced some shows!!!
Mar. 11th at The Blue Moose Tap House in Iowa City, IA
Mar. 12th at Slowdown in Omaha, NE w/ Simon Joyner, Bear Country & Well Aimed Arrows
Mar. 13th at The Lift in Dubuque, IA

We will be adding some more shows to this. If you have a great idea for an MOG show in your town email me:
nightmarejerk (AT) yahoo.com

LOVE.
SLW

Free "LIVE IN BROOKLYN" bootleg MP3 album and etc, etc, etc.

2010-11-27T21:53:00.000-08:00

I got a sweet bootleg of the Boo Hoos last show in Brooklyn, NY in the mail the other day. I am now offering the bootleg as a free download on my otherwise useless Reverb Nation page...
Check it out and also take a look at the record shop at the "Buy Records!" link above.
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Free! SLW & The Boo Hoos "Live In Brooklyn" bootleg album available below. Show was at Bruar Falls on 10/15/10 w/ Joe Jack Talcum, R. Stevie Moore and Toys & Tiny Instruments.

1.intro
2.Fine Was The Night
3.When It's Gone It's Gone
4.Taking Away The Pop
5.Do The Pinewood Box
6.May I Lead U Astray
7.Haunt U
8.Will Be Heaven
9.This Edison Nightmare
10.Funeral For Coach

http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/3067333

http://www.reverbnation.com/samuellockeward#!/artist/artist_songs/1054483

Here below is a video of Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders playing the Dead Milkmen classic "Life Is Shit" from the same show. I am the organ player in this band.

In other news...

-On Sat. Dec. 11th I will be playing a free show at the punk craft fair "What a Load Of Craft VII" w/ Will Whitmore and Leslie & The Ly's at the Johnson Co. Fairgrounds (I play at 4:45PM)

-Just approved the master for the Joe Jack Talcum/ SLW & The Boo Hoos split/collaboration album. LP will be out in 2011. I will keep you all updated.

-I will be recording a new collaboration album with Darren Brown & Manhorse next weekend.

-Been rehearsing the new Miracles Of God material. Future plans undetermined.

-Working diligently on my follow up to "Barely Regal Beagles". 10 new songs on tape.

-Big thanks to all the free form radio stations that have been playing my records lately! Too cool! I really appreciate it!

BOO HOOS/ MUMFORD'S SPLIT 7" RELEASE PARTY

2010-11-01T23:28:00.000-07:00

Show announcement:

7" RECORD RELEASE PARTY

Fri. Nov. 12th 2010

at The Blue Moose Taphouse

Iowa City, IA

10PM

with:

SLW & The Boo Hoos
The Mumford's

Sarah Mannix & The Wandering Bears

Bear Country

7" available now on the "BUY RECORDS" link above.

Also, just finished song for new Unread Records compilation, "Songs From A Door", which is a collection of songs recorded exclusively with oneself and a door.

Shows through the winter will be super random. Writing, recording and generally not driving through terrible Midwest blizzards will be my priority.

LOVE,

SLW

What's new?

2010-10-21T23:55:00.000-07:00

Just got back from the Boo Hoos' East Coast tour with Joe Jack Talcum. Despite the fact we got robbed in Detroit the tour was a big success. Thanks to everybody who helped make the tour so much fun.

Lots of stuff in the works....
-The Boo Hoos/ Mumfords split 7" is NOW available for purchase in the shop on this site w/ free download.
-We finished up the new Boo Hoos/ Joe Jack Talcum split 12" collaboration album due out next year on Grotto Records.
-Bi-monthly lathe cut 7" club will be starting up early in 2011! More details on that soon...
-Hush hush exciting tour stuff in the works for next year.
-New recording with Darren Brown and Manhorse in the works.

Gonna be sweet!
LOVE.
SLW

Split 7" EP w/ The Mumford's!!!

2010-10-06T08:10:00.000-07:00

UPDATE: The Boo Hoos/ Mumford's split 7"s have arrived! They look and sound great! We will have them for sale at the upcoming shows and available for mail order as soon as we get back from tour.

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Just got word that the new SLW & The Boo Hoos split 7" with the Mumford's should arrive from the pressing plant just in time for our departure on our upcoming tour w/ Joe Jack Talcum this Fri. Oct 8th!

~~Will be amazing if true...~~

The 7" features 3 new songs by the Boo Hoos:

"When It's Gone (It's Gone)"

"Tell It To The Man Of Diminishing Clout"

"Haunt You"

The other side is an amazing story song by one of the best bands from the midwest today Ames Iowa's own, the Mumford's. Their song is entitled:

"The Way That I Live"

This E.P. length 7 inch will be available for mail order soon with free digital download. You can stream it now at this bandcamp link below (you can also buy a download of the whole E.P. for $1).

http://samuellockewardandtheboohoos.bandcamp.com/

Check out an early review of the album at Cornfed Music.

http://cornfedcritic.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/corn-fed-music-samuel-locke-ward-the-boo-hoos-and-mumfords/

From The Privilege Of The Grave review

2010-09-08T22:08:00.000-07:00

My recently released collaboration album with Darren Brown, "From The Privilege Of The Grave" just got reviewed by the great website 7 Inches Blog.

Full review can be found here:

http://7inches.createmybb2.com/showthread.php?tid=34

You can pick up a copy of "FTPOTG" from REVOLVER at the Buy Records! link above.
Limited quantities. Only 300 copies made. Covers hand screened by Meatbag!

New Boo Hoos fall 2010 tour dates with Joe Jack Talcum!

2010-09-01T18:39:00.000-07:00

SLW & The Boo Hoos will be touring this fall with the great Joe Jack Talcum of The Dead Milkmen. These shows will have the Boo Hoos opening up the evenings festivities and then backing Joe up during his set which will feature songs from our upcoming split collaborative 12" as well as favorites from his solo lo-fi home taper back catalog as well as songs from the Butterfly Joe and Milkmen cannon.

Fri. 10/8 Iowa City, IA at The Mill
Sat. 10/9-Detroit, MI at the Lager House
Sun. 10/10-Cleveland, OH at Now That's Class
Mon. 10/11-Pittsburgh, PA at Thunderbird Cafe (EARLY SHOW 8PM) w/ Lord Grunge
Tue. 10/12-Washington, DC at Velvet Lounge
Wed. 10/13-Baltimore, MD at the Sidebar
Thr. 10/14-Long Branch, NJ at Brighton Bar
Fri. 10/15-NYC at Bruar Falls w/ R. Stevie Moore!
Sat. 10/16-Philladelphia, PA at The Farm

http://joejacktalcum.com/

Barely Regal Beagles!

2010-08-30T23:35:00.000-07:00

I have a brand spanking new album Barely Regal Beagles. It is out now. 17 totally sweet new songs. I am pretty proud of it. Recorded on 4 track over the Jan-Feb. span of this last winter. My lovely wife Grace plays some of the drums. The Dubuque, IA wire great, Bob Bucko Jr. plays on a couple songs. Check it out.

Here are a couple of songs from it live.

R Stevie Moore Tribute Record

2010-08-30T23:07:00.000-07:00

I recorded a cover of home recording legend, R. Stevie Moore's song "Oh Pat" for his ongoing tribute album box set for Sick Of The Radio. It's pretty cool. You can download it right now for free here:
http://sickoftheradio.com/2010/08/stevie-moore-tribute-vol-3-hey-pretty-world/