From Here to Oblivians

It's been quite a summer for Oblivians fans. First, the band got back together and co-headlined a reunion tour with fellow garage punks The Gories. They only played three shows here in the US (two in Memphis, one in Detroit) but played for a few weeks over in Europe. At shows a new LP was available for purchase. It was an Oblivians live show from 1995 called Barristers Ninety Five. Now the limited edition LP is available for purchase by mail order from In the Red Records for those of us who couldn't make it to any of the shows. The live set includes some covers and the track list is as follows;

1. what rock n roll is all about
   
2. something to say
   
3. never enough
   
4. let him try
   
5. feel real good
   
6. bad man
   
7. drill
   
8. guitar shop asshole
   
9. he’s your man
   
10. jim cole
    
11. aint no sicko theres a plate in my head
    
12. motorcycle leather boy
    
13. mad lover
    
14. memphis creep
    
15. pinstripe willie
    
16. then i fucked her
    
17. trouble
    

And if that wasn't enough, tonight in Memphis there is a Compulsive Gamblers reunion show, Jack and Greg's pre-Oblivians band. The show will be with several other bands and apparently they will be selling copies of the first Gamblers CD Gamblin' Days Are Over at the show. That first album contains many of their 7" singles and is hard to come by these days. Perhaps it will also be made available online as well.

And if they weren't doing enough together, Jack Oblivian released an album with the Tennessee Tearjerkers called The Disco Outlaw back in May, which is available through Goner Records. He's also released a 10" vinyl record called Saturday Night Part 2 through Big Legal Mess Records.

Not to be outdone, Greg Cartwright has just released a new record this week with his band, The Reigning Sound, called Love & Curses. Like the Oblivians LP, it is available through In the Red Records. And finally, Greg has another record scheduled to come out next month on Dusty Medical Records out of Milwaukee called Live from the Circle A. It's a live acoustic set he did in Milwaukee that includes songs from his days with the Gamblers, Obvlivians, and the Reigning Sound.