#mr. epp

Mr. Epp and the Calculations at the Metropolis

Seattle

Artist: Mr. Epp and The Calculations Track: Intellectual Fool Album: Ridiculing The Apocalypse Label: Box Dog Records Year: 1996 (originally recorded in 1981)

Before Monkeywrench… before Mudhoney… before Green River… before, even, The Thown Ups... Mark Arm and Steve Turner pulled themselves up out of the primordeal ooze and formed Mr. Epp and The Calculations, “probably the worst band in the world”. 1981 - In the summer they all… went more than a little crazy… spending a lot more time in the basement on a makeshift stage… pretending to be a punk rock band… and breaking dumpsters worth of what would now be chic thrift store plates and glasses in a rage against the war machine or more likely just because they were young, stupid, destructive, and from the suburbs with nothing better to do and it felt good. -from Mr. Epp’s official bio

Unfortunately, this was the very last WaMu show - at the very spectacular VANFEST in beautiful Maple Valley, Wa. Recorded straight to iPhone. You can hear the sound man talking about how he's worried he's losing his hearing. 

We know this might be sad news to some folks, but never fear, some rad things are happening. Rachel LeBlanc is active with two new groups: Baniszewski & Leblanc & #tits. 

Eric, Brittnie, & Garrett are continuing to play music in a new group called Clearinghouse. This group also features Smitty from Mr. Epp & The Calculations. Here's their facebook too, or whatever: https://www.facebook.com/clearinghouse