No, not an actual conversation over the phone, just texting back and forth. HAVE YOU HAD ANY CORRESPONDENCE WITH VINO'S SINCE THIS WENT DOWN? I don't know the guy, maybe he's smart enough to know that this would cause some attention for him, but I'm not sure. I think he's serious about stopping the show and stopping people from having fun. Freedom of speech - that can be considered satire or parody. His views on pro-choice and anti-abortion are things that I feel strongly about, and the fact that his face is on the flyer is protected by the First Amendment. I was like, "Who is this guy?" And as soon as I did my research I found out that he was the enemy. We've had this band name for 30 years now, and things have happened in the past with people being shocked or trying to stop us. Not annoyed to the point where I would jump up and be furious or anything. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN YOU READ THE STATEMENT? DID IT MAKE YOU LAUGH? DID IT ANNOY YOU? It took me a minute to be like, "Wow, this is really happening right now." But as soon as yesterday morning when I woke up people were sending me the link to his comment. We play a lot of shows, and there's hundreds of flyers and Facebook event posts. I had no idea the poster was being made, and honestly I would've never looked twice at it. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN YOU SAW THE POSTER? I'm not that familiar with the city at all, so there's no history.
We figured it would be another boring night on the way home. We've played this club, Vino's, many times before, and this is basically the last show of this little run we're doing. MIKE IX WILLIAMS No, I'm from New Orleans. Williams released a statement decrying Rapert's "moral crusade against basic human rights," and the singer jumped on the phone with Revolver last evening to say his piece.ĭID YOU HAVE ANY HISTORY WITH THIS PARTICULAR STATE SENATOR?
He didn't design the poster, so therefore had no idea he was in the sights of a Republican windbag until he woke up to a slew of text messages on Wednesday morning. Visit and eyehategod.ee for more information.The ensuing controversy took Mike IX Williams, veteran Eyehategod singer, by surprise. An additional $5 charge for attendees 20 and under. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at the Vinyl box office and online through. Today, EyeHateGod is made up of guitarist Brian Patton since 1993 bassist Gary Mader since 2002 and the latest member, Aaron Hill who joined in 2013.įellow New Orleans band, Mountain of Wizard, joins EyeHateGod for the final six shows of the summer tour. A self-titled album released in 2014 would be his fifth and final recording with the group. LaCaze passed away in 2013 at the age of 42. Vocalist Mike Williams joined soon after who, along with Bower, has continued with the band. More: Polonza' s Bistro offers trivia nights every Thursday Started in 1998, New Orleans guitarist Jimmy Bower and drummer Joey LaCaze formed the sludge metal band on April 20 – a wink at the marijuana holiday. The venue is EyeHateGod’s final stop on its “Left to Starve” tour which began in Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 1.ĮyeHateGod last performed in Pensacola at the Handlebar in June 2014. EyeHateGod headlines a night of metal along with Mountain of Wizard, Gary Wrong, and Apostle at Vinyl Music Hall this Wednesday.
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