What's this about a NEW Wckr Spgt Tribute Compilation?

The Wckr Spgt release "Shoot the Man in the Tree" is available! There are THREE PRIMARY WAYS to purchase it:

1. CD Baby
2. directly from this website via PayPal
3. from Rhino Records (online or at the Claremont store)
4. in person at the dA Center for the Arts in downtown Pomona. (not online)
5. from iTunes (even on a per-song basis)
6. from Amazon

"Shoot the Man in the Tree" is Wckr Spgt's 40th full-length release in over half again as many years and the only one in the last several of those years. Combining the rock power of 1997's "Everybody's Dead (Oh, No)" with the roots experimentation of 2003's "The Marilyn Mansion", Wckr Spgt has here one of the strongest releases of their lengthy career.

This time around, Wckr Spgt consists of the original three founding members (Joel Huschle, Mark Givens, and Dave Carpenter), the drumming talents of Kyle Brodie (Nothing Painted Blue, etc) and the engineering mastery of Steve Folta (The Uncalled For) who also lends his voice and his spot welding skills to the project. Kyle is no stranger to the music of Wckr Spgt; he joined them (along with bandmates Franklin Bruno and Peter Hughes) on "Everybody's Dead (Oh, No)" as well as an East Coast tour in 1995. Vocalist Joel Huschle delivers the goods that have made him the powerful force in the Indie Scene that he is today; we get to hear bassist/guitarist Dave Carpenter's lyric-writing prowess again, a component that adds yet another dimension to this many-sided band; and the musical stylings of Mark Givens are just that - stylings.

The 14 songs on this release - from the first track, the excessively hummable "Bump", to the last track, a nightclubby version of the 1992 Jupa Records B-side "Where Did I Stop?" - explore the varied tastes and talents of the members. There's a banda-flavored track penned by Dave ("Hector Stuffs Birds"), hard-hitting political commentary from Mark ("Louisiana Meltdown)", a stream of subconsciousness rocker from Joel ("Eight Track Tapes and Pick Up Sticks") and even a cover of a Bee Gees classic ("Whisper Whisper" from 1969's Odessa). The Rock and Roll show-stoppers include a riff on the music scene ("Indie Fatigue"), a love anthem ("It'll Be Better, Earwig") a hard-hitting sing-a-long ("Rip Off The Top"), and the already-classic "Trash Car", conceived by Dave's six-year-old son Jack. Also included are the popular hits "Paris Hilton Video" and "Happy About the Food", two songs available on the website but remixed and mastered for your listening pleasure. To top it all off, the distinctive talents of artist Gus Fink grace the cover of this unique package.

"Shoot the Man in the Tree", which takes its title from the classic 1983 song of the same name, comes along at just the right time and sounds just right. It's almost perfect.

Wckr Spgt was nominated for an Inland Empire Music Award in the "Best Indie" category in 2008. The Desperation Squad was nominated for "Best Punk" band.

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Wckr Spgt - BABIES are everywhere! They're taking over! Happy Baby Day!

Wckr Spgt - MOTHER'S DAY SONGS collected for your mother's enjoyment!

MungBeing Magazine

Issue Two hit the cyberstands on June 1, 2005.

Joel Huschle - Proemial Video (1/9 - 2/19/2005)

Joel's art show at the Kristi Engle Gallery was a huge success. Copies of the book that was available at the show are now available at CafePress. It's a good read that collects works from Visual Nutrients. Congratulations on a successful show, Joel!

Wckr Spgt - LOVE SONGS collected for your heartfelt Street Valentine enjoyment!

Cash Nexus - Melonballer (2004)

Available for purchase on CD Baby. Documented on the Cash Nexus NaSoAlMo Blog. Get one while the gettin's good.

The entire Wckr Spgt music catalog is available for download. Please help yourself. We'll make more!

Wckr Spgt - HOLIDAY SONGS collected for your enjoyment!

Wckr Spgt - Live at 51 Buckingham (10-02-2004)

Thanks to the good folks at the Live Music Archive, the performance at 51 Buckingham on 10-02-2004 is now available: [click here]

Wckr Spgt - Happy About The Food (2004)

There's a new Wckr Spgt song posted - a web-exclusive track called "Happy About The Food". The video that accompanies this song is also quite delightful. Enjoy!

WCKR SPGT - THE PARIS HILTON VIDEO (2004)

Good God Almighty! Wckr Spgt has released "The Paris Hilton Video"!! A Wckr Spgt video available for your viewing pleasure RIGHT NOW!!

You can watch this stunning new release in the Windows Media Format right here or RealMedia right here. It's a funny color.

You can also download the mp3 version of the song "Paris Hilton Video" on the song page. There are so many ways to enjoy The Paris Hilton Video.

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