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The site has been down forever but it's back from the dead. We'll try and keep it up to date from now on. It's been a slow year for us but we did have some fun shows and a few releases. We released a 6-way split with a bunch of great UK bands (and one from Cleveland) as part of the Boss Tuneage Records Instant Singles Series. The CD features 3 new Textbook songs that were recorded by Mike Hagler last February at Kingsize Sound Labs. You can buy the CD version here or buy the songs individually here. We also had a song on the "Too Much Music, Too Many Bands: 20 Years Of Boss Tuneage Records" 4 CD Set. We recorded a cover song called" Holden" that was written by a UK band called Chillerton. This is an awesome collection celebrating 20 years of a great punk-rock label. Order a copy before they are gone for good at bosstuneage.com. Also, if there is anyone who wanted the "Used" record from 2002, it's now posted as a free download here. We've got some new songs and we're thinking about recording in the next few months so stay tuned. Maybe some more shows in 2011 too, maybe even a tour? |
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We're playing a show in Rockford,
IL on January 30th at CJ's Lounge (300 East State Street) with crankupmadonna
(ex-Braves). If you know anyone in the area please spread the word. |
11.11.09 |
Show This Friday at Beat Kitchen |
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We're playing a show this Friday
11/13 at Beat Kitchen (2100 W. Belmont). Textbook plays at 9pm
so if you want to catch us, please come out early. Also on the
bill is The Bomb, featuring Jeff Pezzati of Naked Raygun, Jeff
Dean, and Pete and Mike of The Methadones. You don't want to miss
these guys. See you there! |
10.06.09 |
We're Playing a Show! |
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We're playing a FREE show next
Friday October 16th at the Mutiny. Come out. We haven't played
in ages. The Mutiny is at 2428 N. Western in Chicago. Hope to see
you there! |
12.24.08 |
Top Local Releases of 2008 |
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Chicagoist.com writer
Jim Kopeny has named our CD "Boxing Day Massacre" in
the top 10 local releases of 2008. Check out the list here. |
11.25.08 |
Alternative Press Podcast |
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Our song "Walking Out On
You" was played on the Alternative Press Magazine podcast
( The
APShow #69). Download, listen or subscribe to the podcast here. |
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We're playing a show out in Elgin,
IL on Friday, Dec. 5th. Check out the details here.
Hope to see you there! |
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The Textbook song "The Weight
of Everything" was recently featured on the E Channel's Living
Lohan. Check out the clip here. |
8.12.08 |
Photos, Video, Press |
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We posted a bunch of tour photos
and video on our Myspace and Youtube
Channel. There's a little tour video for the song Desperation
Fee out there too. We've received some good press on Boxing
Day Massacre as well. Click here to
read a few reviews. |
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We survived our UK tour! The shows
were a blast and we want to send a HUGE thanks to the following
people: Mike Taylor, Adz, Thaison, Russell, Tom/Kerry/Bedford Falls,
Kiss Catastrophe, Si Moon and 30 Fest, Fat Si (hope the knee is
doing better!), Wakey Steve, Sheffield Communities Live, the Sheffield
Star, Rick with the van, Andy/255s, Thaison’s Uncle and family,
Tom in Bournemouth, Tim, Jon and The Fighting Cocks gang, Aston/Julie/Boss
Tuneage Records, DS, Georgie, Bailey, The Leif Ericsson, Chillerton,
The Great St. Louis, Peachfuzz and all the new friends that we
made along the way. We'll be posting a lot of photos and video
up on our Myspace and Youtube
Channel in the next couple weeks. And if anyone in the Sheffield,
Manchester, Cardiff or Bournemouth comes across a black, solid-state,
Marshall bass head please drop us a line (sorry Micha). Until next
time... |
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Welcome to the new website! Have
a look around. Our new CD Boxing Day
Massacre will be available in Europe and Japan on July 14th
via Boss Tuneage
Records and Rookie
Records in Germany. Here's a link to buy it from Interpunk.com.
We're going on tour this month in the UK. Joining us on the trip
is local guitar hero Jeff Dean of Four
Star Alarm and The
Bomb. Check out the dates in the shows section. |
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There's
some photos from our Double Door show last month on our Myspace page
and a video on Youtube.
We also have a new website coming very soon. We're
playing next Saturday 6/13 at Cobra Lounge with The Assembly
and The Midnight Shows. See you there! |
4.09.08 |
Jerseybeat Podcast |
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The
song "Outside" is featured on the latest Jerseybeat
Podcast (#53). Check it out here.
We also posted a video for the song on our Youtube
channel. It's made up of footage from our UK tour
last August. Let us know what you think. |
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Thanks
to everyone that came out to our CD release show this
weekend. There's a bunch of photos from the show on our Myspace page.
If you couldn't make it and would like to get a copy of
our new CD Boxing Day Massacre please
drop us a line at textbookmusic (at) hotmail.com or hit
us up on Myspace.
The CD will be available in stores and online July 14th.
There's a couple reviews you can check out on Jerseybeat.com and Chicagoist.com.
We also have a show coming up on May 16th at the Double
Door (9pm). |
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We've
been mixing our record at Atlas
Studios the last few months with Matt Allison and
it sounds great! More on that in the next couple weeks but it's
almost done (really). Our first show for 2008 will ba January
19th at the Note. Check the shows page
for more info.
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Our
song Moonlight Glows appeared on Episode 7 of this season's
Real World: Sydney. Check it out here. |
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Our new CD will be released on Boss
Tuneage Records (UK) before the end of the year.
More news on that in the next couple months but the deal has
been made and the plans are in motion. We also have five unreleased
songs coming out on a compilation CD being put together by Murk-Ta
Records out of Lafayette, IN. That should be wrapped
up by the end of the year too. And if that wasn't enough, we're
putting together a split 7" with an awesome band from Cardiff,
South Wales called Bedford
Falls. Lots of new Textbook music headed your way.
Check back for details. We also posted a bunch of photos from
our UK Tour last month on our Myspace site
so go check em' out. |
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We're
back from our UK tour and had an amazing time! We would like to send out a huge
thank you to the following people...Russell Gallon and Mike Taylor
for booking shows, lending gear, housing us, driving us, feeding
us, tour managing, tour guiding, the late nights and being awesome
dudes. Ben for driving us and Matt Slates for the drum gear.
All the people who put on a show for us - Mike, Andy and the
staff at Star and Garter in Machester, Steve and the staff at
The Red House in Sheffield, Tom Willecome and the staff at Le
Pub in Newport, DS and the staff at The Portland Arms in Cambridge
and of course Si, Andrew and the entire Out of Spite crew. All
the people that put us up and fed us - Mike/Ben/Chris, Russell,
Georgie and DS, and Tom Willecome. All the incredible bands we
played with - The
Leif Ericsson, For
Old Times Sake, One
Car Pileup, The
Amistad, The Persuit, General
Lee, By
Air Mail, Dirty
Kirst, Bedford
Falls, Peachfuzz,
and all the Out of Spite bands especially, Milloy, Leatherface, Attack
Vipers (thanks for manning our merch), The
Magnificent, The
Great St. Louis, Dartz, The
Propagumbhis, and The
Dauntless Elite. Aston Stephens and Boss
Tunage Records and Juergen Schattner and Rookie
Records for watching our merch and all the great
music we came home with. And finally, Dr. Graham for the awesome
Out of Spite poster and everyone that bought a CD or a shirt.
Everybody please keep in touch and we will see you again very
soon. We have lots of exciting news on the way so stay tuned.
Also, don't forget to check us out next Friday 8/24 at
the Note with Smoke
or Fire (Fat Wreck) and Horace
Pinker. |
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Once
again, sorry for the lack of updates but we've been pretty
busy working on our record and planning a short tour. The recording
is getting very close but there are still a few tweaks here
and there. We're hoping to have it out this Fall but it could
be closer to the end of the year. We'll see how things pan
out, but look for a new song or two up on our Myspace site
very soon. We're also doing a short tour in England August
6th - 11th with stops in Manchester, Sheffield, Newport
(Wales), Cambridge, and Leeds. The final show in Leeds is part
of the Out of Spite X Festival with lots of
great UK bands like Leatherface, Milloy, The Leif Ericsson,
Joe Ninety, Pylon, and more. Then when we return we will be
playing August 24th at the Note with Smoke or Fire (Fat Wreck
Chords) and our friends Four Star Alarm (Thick Records). Enjoy
the summer and keep checking back for updates on the new record. |
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Don't
forget to come out to The Note next Friday (June 2nd) for our
show with Dead
Girls Ruin Everything from Lawrence Kansas. Not
only do they boast members of the late-great Ultimate Fakebook
but they write super catchy power-pop, will rock your face off
and drink your beer. If that wasn't enough, our buddy's Four
Star Alarm (Thick Records) have been added to the
bill. Should be a killer show. We finished up the vocals and
most of the guitars for the new record this month. Just a few
finishing touches, mixing and then mastering. It will definitely
be worth the wait. Little end of summer tour announcement coming
soon too. See you next Friday! |
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Hey,
sorry for the lack of updates. We have been busy working on our
new record which is coming along very nicely. We have completed
drums, bass, and lots of guitars for 10 songs out at Chicago
Soundlab with producer Chris Cosgrove. We'll be starting vocals
within the month and after a couple special guests stop by it
should be a wrap. We are very excited for you to hear it! Check
the shows page for some new dates. We're playing with some great
bands in the next couple months. We're also planning some out
of town shows for late Summer so keep coming back for details.
Lastly, anyone looking to get a hold of our CD The Great
Salt Creek should go check them out at Interpunk.com.
It's on sale for only $7 and comes with a FREE poster. |
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We're playing a show ths Friday
(2/9) at Tiger O'Stylies (venue info here)
in Berwyn, IL. The show is FREE with this flyer and
there is $1.50 PBR all night long. We play at 8:30pm
so get there early. We're also playing a show on March
22nd at Abbey Pub in Chicago with The Draft (ex-Hot
Water Music) and Horrace Pinker (Thick Records). Definitely
one not to miss. Lastly, we start recording our new full-length
in March with Kansas City engineer/producer Chris Cosgrove
(The Bled, Blackpool Lights, Dead Girls Ruin Everything) behind
the board. Come to the shows and get a taste of what the new
record is all about. |
12.29.06 |
Empty Bottle Show |
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We're going to start off the new
year right with a show at Empty Bottle on Jan. 18th with The
Bomb (ex-Naked Raygun) and Four Star Alarm (Thick Records).
Should be a blast so be sure to make it out to this one. Looking
forward to 2007 and a new record, so stay tuned. |
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We've been working
on a lot of new songs and preparing to record a new CD. We're sorting
through 15 or so songs and still writing so we're probably looking
at a Spring release. Until then more shows are on the way so keep
coming back. Also, check out this online comic called Hold
My Life by writer/artist/flash developer Dale Ingram. It's
about a girl who seeks revenge on her ex-boyfriend for stealing
her songs and episode 54 uses our song Better Late Then Never as
the soundtrack. Happy Thanksgiving! |
9.12.06 |
Local Music Mailroom |
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Textbook has been
chosen for Q101’s Local Music Mailroom feature on Q101.com.
Go to and vote for the Textbook song "Better Late Than Never"
and the song will get a spin on the station this Friday. Also, mark
your Calendars for our show on October 7th at Subbterranean with The
Assembly, Spanish
For 100, and The
Midnight Shows. We'll be playing lots of new songs from our forthcoming
CD so come check it out. |
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Textbook has a new line-up. Now on guitar left is Scott Ozark
formerly of seminal Chicago punks Oblivion and later of The Knobs.
Scott is no stranger to the band, having played on the 2002 Textbook
recording USED.
In addtion, behind the kit is veteran drummer Mark Doyle who has
graced many stages with Loud Lucy, Verbow, Woolworthy, and currently
with The
Cells. The current line-up is working on new songs and plan
on recording the 4th Textbook CD in late Summer/early Fall. Come
say hello and hear some new songs on June 16th at Beat
Kitchen with The Mopes (a reunion show featuring members of
The Methadones, Screeching Weasel, and The Queers), Shot Baker,
and The Holidays. |
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The long-lost Textbook
recording USED is now available via iTunes.
The 10 song full-length was recorded in 2002 by Matt Allison (Alkaline
Trio, Lawrence Arms) and features Dan Knapik (ex-Not Rebecca) -
bass/vocals, Scott Ozark (ex-Oblivion) - guitar, and Matt Montalto
(ex-Monster Trux/The Skulls) - drums. Don't miss out on a great
record with live staples like Letter Turn, Red Park,
and Really, as
well as two songs penned by Dan Knapik (currently of Venom
Lords and Liveage).
In addition, the first release Smoke Em If You Got Em is
also available in the iTunes store. |
3.20.06 |
Suburban Hell Radio |
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Textbook is being
played on the web-radio show Suburban Hell. The show features bands
like The Descendents, Alkaline Trio, The Ramones, Smoking Popes, Superdrag and
many more ( view
the playlist). Listen
to the show every Tues - Fri from 4pm - 6pm (CST) at radioguruonline.com. |
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Check out the review
of The Great Salt Creek from Pastepunk.com...
"The beauty of the Midwest lies in its pure simplicity. TEXTBOOK,
a rock band from Addison, IL strives to create music in this same
light. It isn’t showy or groundbreaking, the lyrics are free
prose, but it is straightforward and honest and for that reason,
it is beautiful." Read
the full review here. |
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Textbook will be featured
this coming week on Fearless Radio's New Music Binge. Tune in between
4:00 and 6:00 p.m. CST on Wednesday, February 15th at fearlessradio.com. |
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Check
out donewaiting.com where
Chicago writer Jim Kopeny picked The Great Salt Creek as
BEST LOCAL RELEASE OF 2005. Textbook is also reviewed in the latest
issue of The
Big Takeover (BTO #57)... "aficionados
of ringing, indie-guitar rock, fleshed out with a touch of rootsy
abandon, will surely appreciate the fact that Textbook are sincerely
in it for the tunes." Read the full review here. |
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Check
out the review of The Great Salt Creek from Popmatters.com - "this
is excellent Midwestern rock throughout, especially on the
crunchy and lean Southern rocker "Railroad Ties".
The fine roots-filled "Dear You, Dear" brings to
mind the Jayhawks or Slobberbone with a rough-around-the-edges
jangle." Read full review here.
You can also download a free acoustic version of Dear You,
Dear on our Purevolume
site. |
11.03.05 |
Illinois Entertainer |
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Check
out the latest review from the November issue of the Illinois
Entertainer..."The
group's latest recording, The Great Salt Creek, brims
with buoyant indie-pop paeans, most notably "Dear You,
Dear" and the engaging "Find My Way Back Home." Read
full review here. |
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Check
out our Purevolume site.
It's been updated with 5 songs from each Textbook CD, some
unreleased songs, and a few Not Rebecca classics. Lots of free
downloads too. And don't miss our show on November 11th at Empty
Bottle with our friends The
Venom Lords (CD release show) and The
Braves (Johanns Face Records). |
10.04.05 |
Frequence Mutine Radio |
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The
Textbook song Dear You, Dear is getting airplay on the French
radio station Fréquence
Mutine. The song is featured on the melodic rock show Rockers
Delight alongside Death Cab for Cutie, Idlewild, Weezer,
and Nada Surf. |
9.24.05 |
Jersey Beat Magazine |
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Check
out the review of The Great Salt Creek from Jersey Beat Magazine..."Textbook
plays a type of looking-back rock that really will draw listeners
back to those halcyon days when bands like Mineral and Jets
To Brazil had the hearts and minds of every hipster...Read
full review here. |
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The band is donating CD profits to the
Red Cross National
Disaster Relief Fund to the help the hurricane victims.
Please buy some CDs for a good cause at CDbaby.com.
Also, there are a bunch of new shows listed. Check the shows
page for details. |
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6.18.05 |
lovehasnologic.com |
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Check
out the lovehasnologic.com music
blog to read a review of the new record and join in on the
discussion. The Great Salt Creek is also currently available
from Parasol
Records. |
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Thanks
to everyone who came out to the CD release show at Bottom Lounge.
All the bands were great and the show was a blast. We want
to send a special thanks to Brian Peterson for setting the
show up, Richard Milne and WXRT for promoting the show, and
Clinton Reno for designing and printing an awesome poster.
Check out his stuff here.
The new CD The Great Salt Creek is done and is available at
our shows. It will be available online at Interpunk.com next
week and in stores via Playing
Field Records on June 21st. We're currently booking
shows for the summer so if you can help us out please drop
us a line. |
3.08.05 |
Playing Field Records |
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The
long awaited Textbook album The Great Salt
Creek will be released on Urbana, IL based
indie-label, Playing
Field Records, in May/June. The record
contains 11 songs recorded by veteran producer
John Agnello (Buffalo Tom, Dinosaur Jr.,
Son Volt) at
Water Music in Hoboken, NJ. Stay tuned
for more info. |
8.03.04 |
Boss Tuneage Records |
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In
album news...The first Textbook CD Smoke Em If You Got
Em has been licensed for distribution to Boss Tuneage
Records in the UK. Check out some new reviews of the
CD here. The "lost" Textbook CD, Used, recorded
in 2002 by Matt Allison will finally see the light-of-day
very soon. And finally, the latest recordings produced
by John Agnello will hopefully be released before the
end of 2004. |
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Check
out the song Better Late Than Never from the forthcoming
Textbook album at purevolume.com. |
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Textbook
has been getting airplay on 93XRT's Local Anesthetic
(Sun. 7:30pm) and 94.7 The Zone's Local Zone (Sun. 6am).
Call in and request "I Swear I'll Be On Time" from
our forthcoming album. |
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The
new Textbook album is in the can. It was recorded and
mixed in Hoboken, NJ by a great producer and all around
cool guy named John Agnello (Buffalo Tom, Dinosaur Jr,
Son Volt). The song titles are: Better Late Than Never,
Find My Way Back Home, Moonlight Glows, As These That
Twice Befell, When It All Went Wrong, Dear You, The Great
Salt Creek, You Were Beautiful, Railroad Ties, It Sucks
Sometimes, and I Swear I'll Be On Time. The record will
see the light of day after we find it a good home. Hopefully
sooner than later. Keep checking back for updates.The
Textbook song Letter Turn is featured in the Double Zero
Records
"Fans Sign The Band Contest". The label is run my Mike
Felumlee former drummer for Smoking Popes and Alkaline Trio and has
put out a great record from our buddy Tom Daily as well as The Smoking
Popes. Go check out the contest and cast a vote. |
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The
Textbook song "Letter Turn" is featured on
One Kind Radio Compilation Vol. 1, a CD released by a
web radio station based out of Northwest Indiana. Other
artists on the compilation include Pansy Division, Woolworthy,
Johnny Socko, and more. "Letter Turn" is also
streaming on their site this month. Check it out here.
The band is leaving to record their new album next week.
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9.10.03 |
Recording with John Agnello |
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In
October, Textbook will be traveling to Water Music in
Hoboken, NJ to record their new album. At the board will
be producer John Agnello who has worked with Buffalo
Tom, Dinosour Jr., Son Volt, Jawbox, Redd Kross, and
many more. Stay tuned... |
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Textbook
is back with a new line-up consisting of Dave Lysien
(ex-Not Rebecca) on vocals/guitar, Ian Lee (ex-Woolworthy)
on drums, original Textbook member Tommy Przybylinski
on lead guitar, and Rick Uncapher (Woolworthy) on bass.
The band will begin recording their brand new full-length
album very soon. Textbook is also playing on Sept. 5th
at Bottom Lounge. |
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