#box elders

This 7" was released on the short-lived label Ricordo. I can't believe no one has bought this on Bandcamp. According to Discogs, there's only one other release, another 7" from fellow Omaha musician Simon Joyner.

John Krubsack, Wisconsin banker, grew a chair from 32 box elders that he planted in 1903. He grafted them into a living piece of furniture.

BURGER ARCHIVAL PROJECT: BRGR023 Box Elders - Alice and Friends (CASS) LISTEN: "Hole In My Head" by Box Elders RELEASE DATE: 2009 QTY: 250 cassettes originally pressed NOTES: We met Box Elders while touring with Thee Makeout Party back in the late 2000s. They recorded an awesome 7" on Grotto Records that made the rounds within our circle of friends and then followed that up with a killer LP called "Alice and Friends" on Goner Records, which we made the tape from! Omaha, Nebraska cave pop rock n roll hits! For a few years they were playing all the time but I haven't heard anything from them for awhile, hope they're doing ok!

If you've never seen Black Lips live, you owe it to yourself to do so the next time they are in town. This being my third time seeing them at the Cat's Cradle this weekend, I can say with 100 percent certainty that they put on one of the best rock shows out of any touring band playing now. After a mediocre opening set by the band Box Elders (think Black Lips minus any hooks), the Lips took the stage at full throttle and never let up. "O Katrina" and "Short Fuse," two of my favorite Black Lips songs, popped up early in the set, along with Beatles-esque crowd-pleaser "Dirty Hands." One of the most entertaining parts of a Black Lips show is watching guitarist and singer Cole Alexander flail around the stage. While I'd seen him pull the spit-straight-up-and-catch-it move before, he had a new trick this time which involved spitting on the back of his guitar and raising it up to catch the drip. All this while never missing a note. A lively crowd who bounced the whole show and a light mosh pit only served to add to the energy being exuded from the stage. Black Lips are truly the definition of a great live rock show.

Box Elders - Jackie Wood

I particularly love this Box Elder (Acer negundo). It is variegated and looks like lace in the late day sun.