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News: See you in the spring!

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

We're in the lab working on the new cd. Not booking anything until we're done. If it kills us. We have 10 people short attention spans here. Drastic measures. See y'all when we see y'all!

News: A little late...

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

News: This Friday! Our last performance until spring of 2012!

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Email us for $8 presale tickets! This is going to be nuts.

News: Next up! Saturday, December 3 at Abilene with Ian Downey is Famous!

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Come on out and see a couple of Rochester's original bands. Ian Downey is Famous puts on a fantastically raucous show--it's going to be a great evening.

http://www.abilenebarandlounge.com

http://www.facebook.com/events/280077865362895/

News: Our annual Halloween show--this weekend!

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0800

This Saturday we'll be having our annual Halloween performance at Marshall St. Bar & Grill (81 Marshall St. in Rochester, right around the corner from the Bug Jar...where Damien's used to be...http://www.marshallstreetbarandgrill.com/), 9pm, for a paltry $3 cover! Should be a good time. We'll be giving out prizes for best costumes, so come ready.

Outside of a small Abilene show slated for December and a quick jaunt to Albany, this will be your last chance to see the LQ before spring. We're going to put our heads down and get this new CD done. Hope to have something for you around March, 2012.

We want to thank John of the Clockmen and everyone who made the Our Band Could Be Your Life tribute show so fantastic. That was a truly insane evening.

And thanks to everyone who's supported all the shows over the course of this busy summer/fall in Rochester, Poyntelle, Ithaca (esp. the folks from Last Exit for the Lost), Hartford, and NYC. We've had a great time and now we're exhausted.

News: This Saturday! The minds meet!!

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Join us for this year's Meeting of the Minds festival in Poyntelle, PA! Last year's was a goddamn hootnanny and a half, no shit.

Lots of great bands, beautiful land, camping, nice vibe--no sketch factor, which is important for those of us who don't do this kind of thing much.

And we have discounted tickets for only $50! Email us at info@thelobsterquadrille.com if you're interested. Chickenoot:

http://www.jibberjazz.com/motm4/home.html

News: Sat, Aug 16 @ the Club at Water St.

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0800

News: THIS FRIDAY

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0800

EPIC WIN, as these damn kids are saying these damn days. The Vacant Lots are a really fantastic sort of psychedelic outfit from Burlington, VT that critics are shitting a big tomato about right now (http://www.myspace.com/thevacantlots), and INN (Celebration of Man) is a really fantastic sort of psychedelic outfit from right here (http://www.myspace.com/thecelebrationofman). Why are we on this bill? Who knows! But it's going to be a great show with three great bands, so come on out and let's put some sugar in each other's bowls.

Check out this awesome flyer. I'm going to find out who did it and give him proper credit. I think his name might be MIke. I love this.

News: Hark! Some vagrants!

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0800

That would be us, gentle reader, coming your way SOON, provided you live in or around Ithaca, NYC, or Hartford, CT. We have an absurd caravan of people (17 or so at last count) heading this Thursday to Delilah's on Cayuga in Ithaca, where we will be playing for TWO FUCKING HOURS (count them!), starting at 10pm. We don't normally play for two hours. So it should be interesting toward the end. Now we've got two hours of material. Hell, we've got a good deal MORE than two hours of material. But we don't usually DO TWO HOURS OF MATERIAL. So this should be a good deal of fun. And everybody should be good and shithoused by midnight. Why wait for Friday? Start your weekend hangover early!

The plague of locusts descends the very next day on Fontana's Bar in NYC for an 830pm show. After us will be two bands (the Ricecookers and Watermelon) we don't know and that don't know us. And presumably they don't know each other either. This is the way they do things in Fontana country. Apparently they ask you at the door which band you're there to see. We trust you to do the right thing. To be safe, please just start saying "The Lobster Quadrille" aloud, over and over, from about a block away, and then continue until we're done playing. We really appreciate your help with this. If your teeth are brushed, we'll kiss your mouth.

Onward on Saturday to B.O.M.B. Fest in Hartford! We'll be going on at 5pm on Saturday. Lots of other great acts, and some you might find interesting. Also lots of people you may have not heard of. Anyway, Snoop Dogg, Weezer, P-Funk, RJD2, Coheed and Cambria, New Pornographers, Man Man, Wiz Khalifa (recently pegged by Ghostface as one of the top 10 softest rappers in the game!), and many more!

We'll be back in Rochester next week for a show at Abilene with up-and-coming prog daddies The Movie. We're only doing a handful of Rochester shows this year, so it should be a good one to catch.

Hope to see you soon!

News: Meeting of the Minds IV!

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Found out recently we'll be on the bill again for Meeting of the Minds IV this year! Best time we had all last summer. Pretty cheap for a festival, and well worth it. It's on beautiful land with a big lake, the entertainment was high quality last year, and the crowd was really great--nice people, kept things clean, very nice environment. It's going to be a hoot.

News: New live video!

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Our good pal Marc has just uploaded three videos featuring highlights from our Bug Jar show with Sports on March 12. Sports videos are in the works! In the meantime, here's us:

News: Summer shows

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Exciting! Won't be doing too much in Rochester this summer, but we're very much looking forward to playing Abilene again on June 4. Big news is we were just confirmed for this year's B.O.M.B. Fest, which should be a hoot. Doing Meeting of the Minds again, which was a really great time last year--our favorite festival of last summer. If you're interested in camping for the weekend, the location is really fantastic--lovely, clean, and lots of high quality bands that span several genres. Sinferno in Pittsburgh should be fun, and we haven't been to the Iron City in a little while now. Oh! We will be doing another Rochester show--in July with The Vacant Lots, about whom we are really excited. Our Fat Baby show got cancelled, but it looks like we're probably going to be in NYC either just before or after B.O.M.B., and we might hit Ithaca or Albany that weekend too. Hope to catch you soon!

News: Next weekend!

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Finish up your St. Paddy's day puke-off by coming to the Bug Jar to watch local darlings SPORTS and local Charlie-Sheen-the-drug users The Lobster Quadrille, joined by special guests Instead of Sleeping from Pittsburgh!

News: Next up: At the Bug Jar with Sports and Instead of Sleeping

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Happy to announce that Rochester's Sports and Pittsburgh's Instead of Sleeping will be sharing the bill with us at the Bug Jar (in Rochester) on March 12 (which also happens to be Solomon's birthday, just in case you were wondering [and if you were hoping that it might be SOMEONE in the band's birthday so that you could feed them free drinks all night and totally ruin the show because that person would subsequently be too hammered to perform properly <you degenerate>]).

Sports

Featuring former members of The Sister Lovers, Baby Shivers Boutique, Power Douglas & Loud Magic, Sports is much discussed in Rochester currently, serving up tight performances of crisp, smart rock reminiscent of early Elvis Costello. http://www.sportsrochester.com/

Instead of Sleeping

Instead of Sleeping is an Indie/Experimental Rock band that formed in Pittsburgh in 2008. Originally a completely instrumental rock band, the band learned to focus more on the music than the message. Now, with the addition of vocals, IOS has completely transformed itself, and is starting to gear its focus towards the (once neglected) message behind the music for their upcoming debut. http://www.myspace.com/insteadofsleeping

News: Friday, January 21!

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

News: Oh, and new videos & photos!

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Eom! Omfg! Stfu! Diaf! Unf!

News: Happy New Year!

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Took a bit of time off, and now we're back. Come out to Dub Land Underground in Rochester on Friday, January 21 and see Jatoba--they've got a nice bluegrass and more thing going on. And there's us, which is fun. $7/21+; $10/18+

News: Our last show of 2010: Halloween at the Bug Jar

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0800

News: The LQ with Bella Morte and A Rebours - this Friday at the Haunt in Ithaca

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0800

From www.thehaunt.com:

Bella Morte (www.bellamorte.com)

Matching the gothic industrial aesthetics similar to Nitzer Ebb, Bella Morte molds quick synth beats inside brooding vocal mystery to produce the new millennium's kind of shadowed darkwave/goth rock. All hailing from suburbs of Charlottesville, VA, Bella Morte can be likened to sounds of fellow goth rock bands like the Cruxshadows, Rosetta Stone, and Sisters of Mercy.
For 2008, Bella Morte’s Beautiful Death exhibited how the band has truly come into their own. Featuring everything you’d expect from this exceptional band, Beautiful Death mixed dark driving rock anthems with electronic sequences to create a one of a kind listening experience.

A Rebours (www.myspace.com/arebours)

À Rebours is a musical dream-machine fueled by a combination of several different genres--goth, shoegaze, darkwave, electro, and hard rock--all colliding under a dark, melancholy umbrella. Aiming to extend beyond the borders of genre, this pastiche of many elements creates something familiar, but creatively unique for the listener. À Rebours is a message from outer space, a Victorian Romance, a walk through 20's Berlin, a haunting, a dark rock epic, a Tesla experiment, and an overcast day all in one.

The Lobster Quadrille (www.thelobsterquadrille.com)

The Lobster Quadrille is a nine-piece Southern Gothic rock outfit that combines elements of punk, klezmer, bluegrass, gospel, and more. Their distinctly unique sound is reminiscent of the music of Tom Waits, Jon Spencer, Nick Cave, Dame Darcy, Johnny Cash, and the Handsome Family. The illustrations of Dame Darcy and the written works of Flannery O’Connor provide a deeply influential foundation for the band’s musical and visual appeal. It is moody, atmospheric, dark, and humorous with a turn-of-the-century flair.

Their live shows are a high-energy mix of thundering rock-n-roll with the laid back, folksy charm of a travelling Deep South carnival. Performances reflect the band’s influences and showcase their cross-genre sound as they frequently, seamlessly shift between styles; from deadly serious to humorous banter.

A New Low (www.anewlow.net)

The filmmakers behind "A New Low" have been overstepping the boundaries of socially acceptable behavior and good taste for over ten years now. Their controversial library of pranks, sketch comedy, gross-out gags, skateboarding & reckless behavior has garnered a lot of negative publicity, banned DVDs and PTA protests...yet, also piqued the interest of established industry peers, allowing them to have worked with the likes of (let the name dropping begin) Tom Green, David Wain, Bam Margera, Kevin Smith and Lloyd Kaufman...as well as the opportunity to direct three of headlining band, Bella Morte's, music videos.

They return to The Haunt on the 15th to celebrate (or, more specifically, capitalize) on the release of Jackass 3D. So, grab a drink, tip your bartender and laugh 'til you puke (or puke 'til you laugh?) at the video shorts they've whipped up for the Halloween season...and wish a happy birthday to A New Low alumni, Tony Shaddock and Sam Lisi, while you're at it.

News: The LQ at Wicked Ithaca - this Saturday, from 7-930pm

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0800

This is going to be a good time, folks.

News: Rock the Rickets!

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Our friends at the Stuart Bedasso show are having a benefit this Saturday (Sept 25) at Joey's in Rochester in order to raise money for new equipment (they're dealing with some old, persnickety shite currently). They've been supporters of ours for a while, so Amber and Solomon will be doing a set to show support. There will be raffles (sex toys, LQ merch, etc.), spanking booths, and other fun and debauchery. Pop by!

News: Wicked Ithaca

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0800

We were just invited to perform at Wicked Ithaca, which takes place on October 1 and 2 at the Clarion University Hotel & Conference Center. This is their first year doing the event and it looks like a goddamn hoot! We'll be playing Saturday evening--dress your ass up and come on out!

News: Meeting of the Minds III! Discounted tickets available!

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0800

On Friday, Sept 10 we’ll be playing the Meeting of the Minds III festival in Poyntelle, PA. We have pre-sale tickets available at only $40, which includes 3 days of camping and music on a huge lake. Bands include Dr. Didg, J-san & the Analogue Sons, and of course, the Lobster Quadrille! Send us a message if you’re interested in tix. Here’s the festival site:http://www.jibberjazz.com/motm3.html

News: Sunday, August 8!

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0800

News: Recording of our Local Show visit

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Our good friend Kevin recorded our recent visit to the Local Show. We had a nice time yacking and playing a few tracks by our favorite Rochester bands (Like the Quartershots, the Priests, Velveteen Fox, illinoise, Varnish Cooks, the Blastoffs, Taduya, Computerface, Tranquilatwist, and more). You can check it out here: http://www.kevtrout.com/media/LobQuadLocalShow/.

News: The LQ on the WBER Local Show this Sunday

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0800

We'll be on Warbux's Local Show this Sunday (June 27) from 8 to 10pm EST. That's 90.5 fm for those of you in the area--for those of you who aren't you may listen to it streaming here: http://wber.monroe.edu/site/html/index.php. We'll be playing some as yet unheard live tracks, a number of songs by our favorite Rochester bands, and generally revealing the Wu Tang secret. Give 'er a listen. Call us up and say dirty things.

News: Next: Upstate Boogie

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0800

We are now peddling Upstate Boogie Fest tickets. We have a few to sell and we are letting them go for $50 each (that's a $10 discount on pre-sale). Three days of music, camping, swimming, art, food, and of course, loveable us! Email us for tix.

News: Next up!

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0800

News: Holy god we have been busy

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0800

We haven't been in touch much lately...things have been nuts. Anyway, lots of shows coming up this summer, including a couple of festivals, which should be a lot of fun. Do us a favor and buy your festival tickets from us, wouldja? That's how we get paid. Just email elissa@thelobsterquadrille.com for Scottypaluza or Meeting of the Minds III tix.

Next up is the Bug Jar, Saturday, May 29 with Action Camp. These guys are AWESOME and worth the price of admission alone. Add us to the bill and now it's like you're MAKING money by coming to this show. It's going to be hot schtuff.

Just found out we'll be doing halftime at the Roc City Roller Derby bout in June, which should be fun too. Come and watch ladies hurt each other. And we'll be playing through the beer.

Also just got booked for this year's Wedgestock, which should be a hoot. Enjoy Rochester's finest up-and-coming neighborhood to the sounds of Rochester's dapperest devil smoochers.

That's all for now. We're going to try and get some new songs up on this page here in a minute for chrissakes and try to be better about changing them out. We've got hours of live stuff that hasn't seen the light of day yet, so maybe we'll throw some of that your way.

Shemhamforash, y'all.

News: New songs and a manifesto

Sun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 -0800

We've got some new live tracks up (available for download!) that have not previously seen the light of day--a couple from Howler's in Pittsburgh (that Bengt of Action Camp was good enough to record) and one from the Keg here in Rochester (courtesy of Mick Sarubbi). Got a lot of live stuff we have yet to do anything with, so we're going to try and start adding a couple of these on a regular basis.

We've also posted our Manifesto of the New Southern Gothic on the bio page, for anyone who's ever wondered what the hell we're trying to get at here. See y'all at the Bug Jar on the 29th!

News: Yet another!

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0800

News: Another!

Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0800

News: A new video from our good friend Marc

Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0800

News: Saturday, May 29 @ the Bug Jar in Rochester

Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 -0800

News: The LQ with Devilz in the Detailz at Howlers in Pittsburgh--Friday, April 2!

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Come on out, kiddies, this is going to be a hell of a good time. Devilz in the Detailz refer to themselves as "gothabilly," and they've got a great, reverb-drenched, Wanda Jackson meets Herman Munster thing going on. We've had fun at Howlers before and we are fully prepared to rock the spot. Put on your best duds and come on out!

http://www.myspace.com/thedevilzinthedetailz

News: New video!

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

We are very pleased to present a video for The Crystal Spring--a film by Marc Bollmann, co-directed by Kelly McDonald. We recommend that you load it in HD, turn down the lights, and play it at full screen.

Our sincere thanks to Marc for his hard work in producing such a beautiful piece, and to Kelly for traveling from Pittsburgh to take her place at the helm as well. Thanks are also due to Jen for making the trip from the Iron City in order to discharge camera duties; Kelly Glover for running around in the snow on one of the coldest weekends in recent memory wearing nothing but a thin, white dress; to Holly for her hospitality extended to a large, shivering, soaked crew; Jamie for cutting a handsome figure while slogging through the woods with us; Dee for hanging out and providing moral support; Kevin and Lauren for opening their home (and pantry) in Nunda; Pam/Amber/Amy/Lauren for doing the makeup; Mark/Kevin for supplying tools; and Elissa for braving the elements to get stills. The Lobster Quadrille also wishes to thank John Powers and John Jameson & Sons for making the enormous quantities of bracing Irish whiskey that sustained us during the shoot.

Enjoy!

News: Guest spot on the Stuart Bedasso show

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Head over to the Stuart Bedasso show homepage to hear the latest episode, featuring one of our members and a live performance of "The Unexamined Life."

Thanks to everyone who came out the Keg! It was a great night. Looking forward to getting back down there again.

News: Lots and lots and lots of new photos

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Lookie at the gallery--hell of a lot of new photos from Amber, Elissa, Marc, and Kelly documenting winter 2009/2010 exploits. Fun fun.

News: New t-shirts available!

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

You must see the new shirts! A nice black number with the new logo and a white cami with Elissa's line-o'-lobsters design. On the store page.

Press: CONCERT REVIEW: Elvis Birthday Bash, Lobster Quadrille, Lovesick Heartstabbers

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

By the time you were aware of the combined calamity and effect, you were already swept up in it. It was inspiring, haunting, and incredible, with frontman Solomon Blaylock leading the whole damned revival with utter glee. It was as if he had the whole flock in the lifeboat, but the lake was on fire. - Rochester City Newspaper

Press: The Lobster Quadrille

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Lobster Quadrille presents flawlessly, dressed like high-society Southerners (circa 1940), and they jam with a bible-thumping seriousness. The result is a raucous jubilee played by the ghosts of culture past. - Examiner (Rochester, NY)

News: News! Tickets! Misprints!

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Um, just in case you picked up the print copy of Metromix Rochester this week, let us assure that NO ONE IN THE LOBSTER QUADRILLE IS A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS, PRACTICING OR OTHERWISE. Fortunately the nice lady who wrote the article was able to correct the editorial online, but the print edition maintains the error. Yikes. J-Dubs everywhere are doubtless chagrined.

As we have been noting over and over again of late, this Friday (Jan 8) is your chance to catch the LQ live and GRATIS with The Lovesick Heartstabbers and Danny Deutch (must be a German feller). Come on out and spend the money you saved on the cover at the BAR.

THEN, on Wednesday, January 13 (the absurd proximity is not lost on us, gentle reader), catch us at The Club at Water Street in the august company of Devil Springs. Tix are $5 at the door...a bit more through Ticketmaster...but Email us and we'll get 'em to you for a paltry THREE CLAMS. That's how we make dough on this one, kids, so give us a holler.

Then we'll recuperate a bit (while making sure to catch Schwindler and Big Ben at the Bug Jar on Wed, Jan 20--not to be missed) before coming back out Downstairs at the German House in February. See y'all soon.

Press: Group's singer promises a 'hell of a lot of fun' during CD release party

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0800

"It is ramshackle, clanky and sometimes it is very gospel" Blaylock says. "There are ragged blues and punk and klezmer in there. The CD is a bit more nuanced than the live performances, so there is slow burn. (There's) cues taken from band marches and reggae and a lot of other things." - Metromix Rochester

Press: Leader of the local Southern Gothic band talks about sex, death religion and other influences

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

We really used to play up that satanic tent revival thing — which is definitely an aspect of what we do. I’m sure it’ll always be an aspect, but if you actually listen to this CD and look at the lyrics, a lot of them deal with sort of metaphysical concerns. There really isn’t a lot of the explicit faux-religiosity thing coming through. - Metromix Rochester

News: Bienvenue, amis!

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Welcome to the new and improved LQ Web site! We tried to incorporate all the feedback we've received over the last few months and put something together that's more informative and easier to navigate--poke around and let us know what you think. Have a look at the ever-expanding gallery, sign up for the Email list and RSS feed, check out the other new features, and send us a message if there's anything you'd like to see. Thanks to Kevin and Jamie for getting us going, and to Elissa for the new logo! See you in the new year!

Press: The Devil's In The Details - A Look At The New Lobster Quadrille Album

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Live, the Lobster Quadrille – which at the time of this recording consisted of seven members but has since expanded – summons a formidable, muscular sound with a high measure of precision and command. In fact, it’s the band’s ability to pull back that ultimately puts a stronger accent on its aggressive side. - Roc! Rochester

Press: The Lobster Quadrille rocks the revival with a Southern-gothic twist

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Whether you listen to its latest EP, Southern Apologist, or stand in the choir that is preached upon, The Lobster Quadrille offers true-to-life tales of love, death, sex, drugs and divorce, and the gospel of a truly tortured soul. Its haunted gospel sound hints at mood-setters like Johnny Cash, Dame Darcy and Nick Cave, while maintaining the charge of Devo, The Sonics and Manchester post-punk. - Pittsburgh City Paper

Press: The Lobster Quadrille Doesn't Need an Amen

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0800

The Lobster Quadrille is a seven-piece band steeped in faded-lace Southern gothic pathos, ethos, superstition, and doom. Sepia-toned songs of cotillions, consumption, damnation, elation, and salvation pour out like the sweat on frontman Solomon Blaylock's brow. The band's ragtag hobo instrumentality ---- clarinet, organ, tambourine, bucket, washboard, slide whistle, kazoo, pots 'n' pans, and odds 'n' ends, along with the more rudimentary guitar, bass, and drums --- gives The Lobster Quadrille the feel of a post-war carnival...if that carnival were to break out in the middle of a funeral. - Rochester City Newspaper