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Nixon Stats

Record Labels:

Happy Couples Never Last, Level Plane

Started By:

Tony Ash, Doug Walker

Based In:

Louisville

First show:

August 2004

Largest show:

app. 300 people

Last show:

N/A

Reunion show:

N/A

Number of Members:

6

The roots of NIXON were established in April of 2004 when Tony Ash, Doug Walker, and Brian Foor began sporadically getting together to play music in the practice space shared by their then current bands, The Royalty and Tyrone. After several such occasions, it started to become clear that this new project was more fun and more satisfying than the other bands. The Royalty fell by the wayside and dissolved soon after, while Brian apparently decided to quit Tyrone. It wasn't long before Matt Haas was approached to fill the vocal slot (he had never sung in a band worth anything at this point). Around the same time, Matt Jaha, Tony's Coliseum bandmate, expressed interest in playing guitar. After three shows, Brian decided NIXON was not in his future. Within a month, Eric McManus, formerly of Philadelphia's Lickgoldensky, decided it was his position.

With the new lineup set, the band started booking shows while awaiting Eric's move to Kentucky. He came down several weekends for practice and shows and all was good. The band wrote new material during this period and after Eric finally arrived and recorded with Chris Owens in early 2005. After reaching a deal with Indianapolis' Happy Couples Never Last records, a full length CD was set to be released.

A year later, and after the rate of shows has gone down some, the CD is finally out and available at the increasing number of shows, Ear X-Tacy, and (presumably) from the HCNL website.

Members: Lineup 1:

Tony Ash - Bass
Brian Foor - Drums
Matt Haas - Voice
Matt Jaha - Guitar
Doug Walker - Guitar

Lineup 2:

Tony Ash - Bass
Matt Haas - Voice
Matt Jaha - Guitar
Eric McManus - Drums
Doug Walker - Guitar

Releases:

s/t - CD (2006 Happy Couples Never Last)
The eight-track demos AKA "Watergate Tapes" - recorded August 2004 at NIXON HQ by Ryan Patterson.
3 song demo. limited run of 100. recorded by Chris Owens.

Compilations:

Halloween 2005:CD: "Neat Neat Neat (The Damned cover)."
Pucknation:Pucknation.com The Album 2: "Therapissed."
Level Plane Records "80 Records and We're Not Broke (Yet)" 2xCD. "Hold Me Closer Tony Danza."
Halloween 2004: "I'd Tell You, But Then I'd Have Tequila."

Shirts/Merch:

"Cassette" t-shirts: White cassette with unspooled orange tape, and "NIXON" in white.
"Cassette" hooded sweatshirts: Very limited run, available in black, red, gray, and maroon.
"Tube Amp" t-shirts

Misc:

http://www.velocityweekly.com/2005/0914/sound/rock_town.html

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-The roots of NIXON were established in April of 2004 when Tony Ash, Doug Walker, and Brian Foor began sporadically getting together to play improvised rock and blues in the practice space shared by their then current bands, [[The Royalty]] and [[Tyrone]]. After several such occasions, it started to become clear that this new project was more fun  and more satisfying than the other bands. The Royalty fell by the wayside and dissolved soon after, while Brian decided to quit Tyrone. It wasn't long before [[Matt Haas]] was approached to fill the vocal slot (he had never sung in a band at this point). Around the same time, [[Matt Jaha]], Tony's [[Coliseum]] bandmate, expressed interest in playing guitar. And NIXON was conceived.
+The roots of NIXON were established in April of 2004 when Tony Ash, Doug Walker, and Brian Foor began sporadically getting together to play music in the practice space shared by their then current bands, [[The Royalty]] and [[Tyrone]]. After several such occasions, it started to become clear that this new project was more fun and more satisfying than the other bands. The Royalty fell by the wayside and dissolved soon after, while Brian apparently decided to quit Tyrone. It wasn't long before Matt Haas was approached to fill the vocal slot (he had never sung in a band worth anything at this point). Around the same time, Matt Jaha, Tony's [[Coliseum]] bandmate, expressed interest in playing guitar. After three shows, Brian decided NIXON was not in his future. Within a month, Eric McManus, formerly of Philadelphia's Lickgoldensky, decided it was his position.
-The band practiced intensely for the next couple of months, during Coliseum tour breaks. In August 2004, NIXON played its first show at Calvary Lutheran Church on Bardstown Road with [[Lords]], [[Moirai]], and [[Pocket Bomb]]. Despite sound issues, the show was deemed a success. NIXON had played only two more local shows when Brian opted to leave the band to focus on another musical endeavor, leaving NIXON in a state of limbo. The timing seemed terrible, as Coliseum were about to embark on another month long tour with [[Breather Resist]] and their friends from Philadelphia, Lickgoldensky. It was decided that Doug and Haas would try out any prospective drummers while Tony and Jaha were on the road, and upon their return, things would somehow sort themselves out.
+With the new lineup set, the band started booking shows while awaiting Eric's move to Kentucky. He came down several weekends for practice and shows and all was good. The band wrote new material during this period and after Eric finally arrived and recorded with [[Chris Owens]] in early 2005. After reaching a deal with Indianapolis' Happy Couples Never Last records, a full length CD was set to be released.
-While on tour, Lickgoldensky unexpectedly broke up at a show in Philadelphia. Their drummer, [[Eric McManus]], and guitarist Jamie Getz made the decision to finish out the tour as a duo called Gods and Queens. At some point near the end of tour, Tony passed the NIXON eight-track demo along to Eric, who immediately connected with it. He offered to practice with the band upon their return to Louisville and play a show with them. Over the course of the next several days, this eventually evolved into the possibility of Eric relocating to Louisville permanently to drum for NIXON. After playing the show, plans were set into place for Eric to visit Louisville over the week leading up to Halloween, re-record all of the material, and play a Halloween night show. The recording, engineered by [[Chris Owens]], was a total success, with the band managing to record seven of the eight original songs, plus covers of the Damned's "Neat Neat Neat" and the Ramones' "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" in just three hours. The Halloween show was also a huge success, sealing Eric's decision to move to the River City.
+A year later, and after the rate of shows has gone down some, the CD is finally out and available at the increasing number of shows, [[Ear X-Tacy]], and (presumably) from the HCNL website.
-In December 2004, the band played a show at Indianapolis, Indiana's Melody Inn and within a day were signed on to release an EP, and later a full length, with Indianapolis's Happy Couples Never Last, current/former home to bands such as The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower, The Dream Is Dead, and Usurp Synapse.
+See also: [[Coliseum]], [[Cherub Scourge]], [[Black Heva]], [[Haywire Act]], [[The Royalty]], [[Five Hours]], [[Dark Overlords Of The Universe]], [[Blue Collar Revenge Theory]].
-With some obvious nods to Touch and Go-esque noise rock and Seventies hard rock, as well as British punk and heavy metal, with more than a hint of sarcasm and cynicism, NIXON are decidedly the sonic mindfuck that "the kids" deserve.
+'''Members:'''
+''Lineup 1:''
-NIXON pledge no allegiance to you, your god, your leaders, or your movement.
-(some excerpts from the eight-track demos are currently online at http://www.hxcmp3.com/bands/6031 )
-Turn it the fuck up.
-See also: [[Coliseum]], [[Cherub Scourge]], [[Black Heva]], [[Haywire Act]], [[The Royalty]], [[Five Hours]], [[The Dark Overlords of the Universe]], [[Blue Collar Revenge Theory]].
-Lineup 1:
 *[[Tony Ash]] - Bass
 *[[Brian Foor]] - Drums
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 *[[Doug Walker]] - Guitar
-Lineup 2:
+''Lineup 2:''
 *[[Tony Ash]] - Bass
 *[[Matt Haas]] - Voice
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-Releases:
+'''Releases:'''
-*The eight-track demos AKA "Watergate Tapes" - recorded August 2004 at NIXON HQ by [[Ryan Patterson]].
+*[[Nixon:s/t|s/t]] - CD (2006 Happy Couples Never Last)
+*[[Nixon:Watergate Tapes|The eight-track demos AKA "Watergate Tapes"]] - recorded August 2004 at NIXON HQ by [[Ryan Patterson]].
+*[[Nixon:demo|3 song demo.]] limited run of 100. recorded by [[Chris Owens]].
-Compilations:
+'''Compilations:'''
-*Upcoming Level Plane two-disc compilation. Track TBA.
+*[[Halloween 2005:CD]]: "Neat Neat Neat (The Damned cover)."
-*[[Halloween 2004]]: "[[I'd Tell You, But Then I'd Have Tequila]]."
+*[[Pucknation:Pucknation.com The Album 2]]: "Therapissed."
+* Level Plane Records "80 Records and We're Not Broke (Yet)" 2xCD. "[[Nixon:Hold Me Closer Tony Danza|Hold Me Closer Tony Danza]]."
+*[[Halloween 2004]]: "[[Nixon:I'd Tell You, But Then I'd Have Tequila|I'd Tell You, But Then I'd Have Tequila]]."
-Shirts/Merch:
+'''Shirts/Merch:'''
 *"Cassette" t-shirts: White cassette with unspooled orange tape, and "NIXON" in white.
 *"Cassette" hooded sweatshirts: Very limited run, available in black, red, gray, and maroon.
+*"Tube Amp" t-shirts
+'''Misc:'''
+*http://www.velocityweekly.com/2005/0914/sound/rock_town.html