The Annandale Cardinals

Bandagrams, Volume One

eric — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:33:17 +0000

We all know the success of a band is determined entirely by the quality of their name. 100%. Near misses and partial backfires abound, however. What if Radiohead had stuck with “On A Friday?” Would Pearl Jam have dominated the airwaves as “Mookie Blaylock?” How many bands would cite Joy Division as a major influence* if they had kept playing as “Warsaw?” Would “Free Bird” still be demanded by drunks and ironics everywhere if it had been penned by “Myster Nelsyn,” my high school gym teacher? These are serious questions, and you should sit down and think about them.

So, we’ve established it’s all in the name, at least when it comes to Top 40 artists from the last 40 years. But what else is in a name? I present the first in a series limited only by a complex equation involving my own laziness and inability to stop geekin’ about wordz ‘n stuff: Bandagrams Volume One. We’re gonna take all the letters from a band’s name, all the magic and mojo that makes them successful, and mix them up into a new name that would be a spectacularly terrible, terrible choice. After that? I don’t know, maybe a cigarette and a jog, it’s all about balance.

There are only two rules: A) You have to use all/only the letters, and 2) You have to make real words, so, Jar, you can’t play. But really, this isn’t a game. I’m just going to tell you some ones that I thought up. You get all the points, though.

BANDAGRAM No. 1: Drive By Truckers anagrams to… Dirty Buck Server

Drive By Truckers are an awesome alt-country band from Atlanta, GA. Next time you see them, let them know that they also could have gone with DIRTY VERB SUCKER if they had been more on their toes.

BANDAGRAM No. 2: Ryan Adams anagrams to… A Sandy Ram

Yep, around here we love Jacksonville, NC native and Mandy-Moore-aficionado Ryan Adams. He also could’ve had A Man’s Yard, but that’s actually kinda OK.

BANDAGRAM No. 3: Bruce Springsteen anagrams to… EVERYTHING, EVER. NO JOKE.

Ok, that is a joke. But really, Bruce Springsteen is apparently the Boss of the alphabet as well. Bruce Springsteen anagrams to Burping Erectness. Or Bursting Presence. Or he could of gone with Pubescent Ringers. I’ve got a partial anagram going with “genre,” so if anyone has some pointers on that, I’m pretty sure there’s a diamond in that rough.

BANDAGRAM No. 4: Annandale Cardinals anagrams to… Land In A Carnal Sedan

Shameless. If we ever change our name, we’re totally going INLAND SCANDAL ARENA. It’s the kind of name you can just imagine booming over the airwaves. “August 18th at Lee’s Liqour Lounge, opening for outlaw-country maven PeeWee Moore…INLAND SCANDAL ARENA!” Just kidding, the Annandale Cardinals are playing that!

Got bandagrams of your own? We should totally hang out, you’re probably the coolest person I’ve never met. See ya next time!

*The number of bands that list Joy Division as a major influence and actually sound like Joy Division would remain constant. At zero.

Happy summer!

tyler — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:37:39 +0000

hello everybody-
happy summer! its hot as hell outside. so in light of that, and because we dont have a show for another couple of weeks (lee’s liquor lounge), here are my favorite “summer” songs:

1.constructive summer, the hold steady
“me and my friends are like the drums on “lust for life….we’re gonna build something this summer”‘ love that lyric.

2. banned from the back porch, saves the day
“i sip down warm ginger ale” i can see the wet patio floor. love it.

3. bar lights, whiskeytown
“the bar lights and the liquor….i got 5 more dollars, drink another, you’ll be fine.” perfect.

4.american girl, tom petty
no real explanation needed. great summer tune.

5. summer skin, death cab for cutie
plans is by far my favorite dcfc record. and the bass groove on this track is amazing. not to mention the lyrics…
“squeaky swings and tall grass, the longest shadows ever cast” sounds like summer to me.

remember now, stay hydrated, dont drink too much beer, and you cant come in the house until you are all dry…..i will go grab you a towel.
love tyler

Belles

tyler — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:47:45 +0000

I drove past Waite Park on a trip this weekend, and it always makes me think of Belles. music.theannandalecardinals.com

The Hexagon

eric — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:07:18 +0000

The Cardinals played at the Hexagon in Minneapolis a few weeks ago. Everyone loves the Hex for one reason or another – it sounds good, the drinks are cheap, and it gets packed fast. Here is Call Me Back in the bright lights of the Hexagon.

Annandale always rocks

tyler — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:28:47 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out to Tootsie’s in Annandale this weekend! We had a great time seeing y’all, and hope to be back soon.

Here’s a video from the Hymie’s show with the Taxpayers. It was hot in there, but still sounded pretty good.

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Hello All

tyler — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:16:48 +0000

This is the first entry to our first blog ever! We are pretty pumped.

A few Mondays ago we played an in-store at lovely Hymie’s records (39th & E. Lake) with our very good friends from Portland, the taxpayers. it was awesome! Thanks so much to all of you guys for coming out and supporting the bands and the store, we had so much fun! Make sure you check out www.hymiesrecords.com so you can stay posted on all of the other cool stuff that happens at Hymies (cassingle sales? c’mon! awesome!).

In other news, we got new t-shirts. girl sizes too! They are 10 bucks and you can get them at all of our shows. If you are under 21 or live someplace besides Mpls and can’t go to most of our shows, just drop me an email and we can work something out.

feelbetter@theannandalecardinals.com