July Fourth Toilet

July Fourth Toilet is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are an experimental act that can be loosely described as rock, although they incorporate elements of several styles of music.[1]

History

July Fourth Toilet was founded in late 1993 by zine publisher Robert Dayton (later known for Canned Hamm) and cartoonist Julian Lawrence.[2] Their name was bestowed upon them by the Zip Code Rapists from a list of band names that was used to name several bands on the Amarillo Records label. They have had a loose cast of dozens of members throughout the years; long-time stalwarts include Stephen Hamm (Slow, Canned Hamm), Andre Lagace (Young and Sexy), Jody Franklin (MungBeing), and Clancy Dennehy.

Each July Fourth Toilet's live performance is planned with a specific theme. They have done improvised sets, song-poems and covered entire albums by artists in tribute shows. They are also known for outlandish "bargain basement" theatrical costumes, audience confrontation and performance art antics.[3] They have played shows with the Zip Code Rapists, Sun City Girls, Three Day Stubble, Caroliner and Old Time Relijun.

In 2004, July Fourth Toilet celebrated their tenth anniversary doing a live stage performance of Rock Fantasy, a K-Tel children's record from the 1970s. In 2006, they performed a tribute set to composer Paul Williams that he attended.

In 2007, MungBeing magazine released their "long-lost" seven-inch record Childhood Will End online. The collective's studio album July Fourth Toilet Presents Balls Boogie Featuring Me And Bobby McGee was released in 2008.[2] They have also appeared on several compilations.

Discography

  • White (Trash) Album, cassette, Trackshun Industries 1994
  • Lovebeads, Turtlenecks and Overalls, cassette, 1995
  • Something For Everyone, CD, Pro-Am 2002[4]
  • Rock Fantasy Live, CD & DVD, Pro-Am 2004
  • Childhood Will End EP, download, MungBeing 2007
  • July Fourth Toilet Presents Balls Boogie Featuring Me And Bobby McGee. 2008

References

  1. ↑ "The Twist. The Jerk. The Toad.". Dropd, May 8, 1998 Review by Darren Kerr
  2. 1 2 "July Fourth Toilet is serious about its Balls". Georgia Straight, by Adrian Mack on June 25th, 2008
  3. ↑ "The return of July 4th Toilet". The Snipe News – by Shawn Conner January 8, 2012
  4. ↑ "Scram #19 record reviews". Scram Magazine,


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.