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PLEASE HELP MY FRIEND MUAD’DIB

February 10, 2010
Heiruspecs

My  friend and fellow Heiruspecs member John “Muad’dib” Harrison II has found himself in a jam. He has an ailment which will require surgery to remedy. As many of my friends are, he is broke and without insurance.   I ask that you keep him in your thoughts and if you are in the position to offer a small financial offering to assist him in covering medical expenses, please let me know by emailing me at whoisfelix@hotmail.com. Hard times fall on all of us and sometimes we need extraordinary help to get through things.

Muad’dib is the other MC in our rap group and he’s a generally good guy. Hit me up!

Felix

Heiruspecs wants to include everyone!

February 4, 2010
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Heiruspecs is going to be featuring a lot of the great music that has come out of CentralHigh School on the radio in advance of their scholarship appearance. We are especially interested in hearing from Central students or Central graduates who are in the know. If you have audio and/or recommendations, please send them along to eric@heiruspecs.com

More details on when and where to tune in are soon to come!

Dessa tells the truth about collaborating with Heiruspecs

January 21, 2010
Music, Party

Dessa and Heiruspecs have been working together for over 3 years and this Friday marks a special night in their history of collaboration. Dessa’s new quartet featuring Josh and Twinkie of Heiruspecs will be playing alongside Dessa at the release show for new record, "A Badly Broken Code". Her band will be reinterpreting Dessa tunes from her entire career and the show is going to be wonderful. After being offered a tremendous amount of hummus, red wine and Kool G. Rap CDs Dessa shared these kind words about playing with Heiruspecs.

"Some of the best moments in my musical career have been made possible by the instrumentalists of Heiruspecs. I’ve long considered myself lucky to have found such talented, sharp, funny and kind players who are willing to join me on stage. In rehearsals, it’s all I can do to stay focused on the task at hand–I’m so often distracted by the beauty of the music they play that I’ll forget to sing. Every performance with players of Heiruspecs constitutes a great privilege." – Dessa

attached photo of Twinkie stealing Doomtree’s backstage spread at Doomtree Blowout V

Dessa CD Release Party for "A Badly Broken Code"

The Fine Line

Friday January 22

With Jeremy Messersmith, Cecil Otter, Paper Tiger and Special Guests

9PM

Heiruspecs @ The Whole – UofM – 12/11/2009

November 30, 2009
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Heiruspecs are no stranger to The Whole Music club. Heiruspecs has been back in the studio crafting what is shaping up to be the most personal, honest and though-out record of their career. The currently untitled full-length is slated for a September release.

Black Blondie are four friends bounded by a common love for creating music. Coming from diverse artistic backgrounds, they have created a musical experience that is uniquely their own. Soul, hip-hop, funk, jazz, they pull influences from everywhere.

Picked by the readers of the City Pages as one of the “Best New Bands” of 2007, MC/VL has had a great response after the releases of the “Jaws” EP and “Stance” LP

U of M student tickets now available, purchase them online now. General sales begin Friday, November 20.

Coffman Memorial Union, The Whole.

Dec 11: Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm.
Free.

F.O.O.C.E

November 18, 2009
Food, Grip Gambler, Music, Party
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Fucking Out of Control Eating – FOCE or FOOCE????   Not sure how to abbreviate it.

(insert airhorn sound here)

This weekend after the Heiruspecs show in Chicago, I hung out with the Grip Gamblers and John for a while.  I stayed around and took the megabus home which allowed me to do several important things.  (EXPLOSION!)

One, I worked out a revolutionary educational concept that involves guns, airhorns, explosions and creative overdubbing in real time.  I have no time to explain right now.  More later….  maybe.   We were talking about many things and I’m just glad we came up with this concept in our time together.  (no homo)

Two, I got a chance to eat and enjoy a lot of Chicago awesomeness.  This seems to happen every time I go down there and I keep meaning to do it more often.   Nothing crazy expensive, just everything crazy good.  (WE EATIN’!!!) The pic above is of Simba eating blueberry pancakes.  Total success!  Who cares what the table says?  Below is a Bacon Loretta.  Jealous?  There is talk of starting a food blog with some of the gamblers.  For trill.

Three, stay at the Grip Gambler house.  This is mainly awesome because the house is just a relic of the 70′s (HISTORY!!!!) with felt and chrome wallpaper, wood paneling, vintage house wide stereo, etc.  It helps that friends live there and that several bad ass cars are based there.  It doesn’t help that psychobitch is waiting outside for Eric when we arrive there at 3:30am and refuses to leave until 4:30.  (MACHINE GUN SOUND)  Eric is going to sleep honey….  reunite with your daddy.  Here’s my room!

Lastly, I got a chance to work on a house track for the first time in a long time on the way home.  (AIR RAID SIREN) I’ve never taken the Megabus and my journey didn’t start until after 10pm so it was a long quiet ride home with my laptop and headphones.  Nothing to write home about but it felt good.

Good times.

Heiruspecs in Chicago – THAT JUST HAPPENED

November 18, 2009
Felix, Grip Gambler, Heiruspecs, Music
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Thanks to all you guys that came out. A big thank you to the ClubFR people who came out including half of Grip Gamblers (http://www.gripgambler.com/blog/). We always love coming down to Chicago because we have so many friends and family members there.

Usually I try to take a lot of photo’s at our shows and I am finding that I need a new camera… here’s what I got.

This is Treologic – They have opened for us before but this was def. their strongest showing we’ve ever seen. They keep getting better and better.

Next up was Rubblebucket Orchestra. They’re an east coast based band that just has to be heard to be believed. I am listening to their album as I type this. Amazing!

Then…

Awwww…. we love you guys too!

Show Recap – The Aquarium – Fargo w/Big Quarters

September 27, 2009
Heiruspecs, Party

(content stolen from http://heiruspecs.com/)

Between Luther and Fargo, Twinkie, Muad’dib and I stopped by the 331 club and had some fancy drinks. Bloody Mary’s for them, and a Mamosa for me.

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Then back on the road. (Drink responsibly and know your limits)

Fargo ND 9-26 011Vintage style posters…

Fargo ND 9-26 007Vintage style cash box…

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We’ve been around this block before so we already knew it’d be fun. Jade brought us up again and low and behold, it was a rap show.

Fargo ND 9-26 021These guys didn’t even bother to stick around for the whole show so I don’t mind talking a little shit here. I can’t believe rappers are still singing along to their album tracks! Please stop lip syncing!

Still, I’m grateful and appreciative of the energy and it sounds like your mixtape is probably going to bang. Just get your show right.

Then….

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and after Big Quarters…

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Fargo ND 9-26 037^^^^I know, I know, I know….. blurry again^^^^

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Oh, and by the way, we have all this stuff at EVERY SHOW. Sometimes more! Right now the 10 years strong hoodies are just 20 dollars if you pick one up at a show. (I’ll be working on the online ordering part of this stuff soon)

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Meeting new people is half the fun. Friends of friends become just friends.

I didn’t forget your picture!

Fargo ND 9-26 045Oh snap! Is that a new TMF Opposition shirt?

A big special thanks has to go to Rob, who was the soundman for the nights show. He made Peter’s kick drum sound magical. Rick Ruben would have applauded. Rob is part of a band which can be found here –> http://www.myspace.com/battlefieldsdoom

THANKS ROB!!!

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