Furlong
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| Record Labels: | Gubbey Records | ||
| Started By: | Dave | ||
| Years Active: | 1999 - 2015 | ||
| Based In: | Louisville | ||
| First Show | February 26 2005 at The Rudyard Kipling (earliest known) | ||
| Last show: | October 13 2012 at Astro Black Records | ||
| Number of Members: | ??? | ||
Furlong was an indie rock band with elements of punk rock, heavy metal and sleazy glam. Described as "anti-punk punk rock", "locomotive sex rock", "Louisville’s punk rock answer to Captain Beefheart" and "a Satanic CCR". The band's name derives from a horse racing term for 1/8th of a mile and members of the band worked at Churchill in some capacity.
Furlong was founded in 1999 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee while Rucinski was in college but would eventually move back to Louisville. Virtually any information on the bands early years is totally unknown.
Furlong's first known release was two songs on The Indestructible Gubbey Records Sampler Vol. 1 in 2001. The band recorded more material and was part of a nine-song compilation sequel known as The Indestructible Gubbey Records Sampler Vol. 2: When Gubbey Attacks!, released 1 May 2004. The label began to garner local press and some growth as Furlong and various bands associated with the label began to play out more. Furlong released a split 7" with bar guitarist Anderson in September 2010, with a release party at Derby City Espresso. Following a lineup change with Jim Hall moving to Pennsylvania, A follow-up 7" split with Sick City Four came two years later.
Furlong had recorded enough material for an album and had intended to release it, initially as an EP known as "Truck Stop Whore" and later "The Strawberry Bitch" before shifting into a proposed album entitled "Pony Up" that was never finished nor properly released. Furlong disbanded in 2015. Rucinski would go on to form Baby Bones while Matter was performing solo along with various other acts.
Along with the unreleased album, Furlong also recorded a cover of "Revenge Your Authority" by Indignant Few for the "Louisville Does Louisville" compilation that also never saw release.
Members
Final Lineup
- Dave Rucinski - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Andy Matter - Drums, Vocals
- Dan Willems - Bass
Past Members
- Keith Magner - Keyboards
- Dane Thorne - Drums
- Chris Hoerter - Bass
- Jim Hall - Bass
- Sean Murphy - Bass
Releases
Studio Releases
- Gubbey Records Split Series Vol. 1 (Split 7" with Anderson) (2010, Gubbey Records)
- Gubbey Records Split Series Vol. 2 (Split 7" with Sick City Four) (2012, Gubbey Records)
- Monsterpussy (Digital Single) (2013, Gubbey Records)
Compilations
- The Indestructible Gubbey Records Sampler Vol. 1 CDR, 2001
- The Indestructible Gubbey Records Sampler Vol. 2 CDR, 2004
- Louisville Is For Lovers 2010 "Goodbye" CD/Digital, 2010
- Head Cleaner: A Louisville Music Compilation vol 1 & 2 Double Cassette/Digital, 2013
- Head Cleaner: A Louisville Music Compilation vol 3, 4, 5 & 6 Triple Cassette/Digital, 2014
- Head Cleaner: A Louisville Music Compilation vol 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 Triple Cassette/Digital, 2015
Associated Acts
- Prozax
- Baby Bones
- Opposable Thumbs
- The Touched
- Red Light Relay
- Ten Wet Dollars
- Mimi Von Schnitzl
- Mr. Samples
- Funkus
- The Hawk
- Mutual Kingdom / Space Camper