Tumblr (3.0; @thepoisoncontrolcenter)http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzr53e8hPy1qahyhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another awesome write up on the Ames Music Scene… This one by the great Bryon Dudley… On the DMMC website! check it out here…</p> <p><a href="http://www.desmoinesmc.com/news-briefs/952-ames-music-what-the-hell-happened" title="http://www.desmoinesmc.com/news-briefs/952-ames-music-what-the-hell-happened" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.desmoinesmc.com/news-briefs/952-ames-music-what-the-hell-happened">http://www.desmoinesmc.com/news-briefs/952-ames-music-what-the-hell-happened</a></a></p> <p>Great work Ames!</p> <p>My Ames is True!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/18014208879http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/18014208879Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:42:50 -0600<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznkskl5A71qahyhxo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Daytrotter posts the Poison Control Center’s Patrick’s favorite Daytrotter tracks of all time!  Check it out!</p> <p><a href="http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/playlists/79054" title="http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/playlists/79054" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/playlists/79054">http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/playlists/79054</a></a></p> <p>It features awesome cuts from Christopher the Conquered, Brass Bed, Fishboy, Wilco, Elf Power and many more of his faves!</p> <p>Thanks Sean and Daytrotter for asking Patrick for his top ten!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17893661884http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17893661884Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:31:32 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzelw6WyAq1qahyhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Remember to sign up for the Maximum Ames Mailing List today and get a Valentine from the PCC and Max Ames… </p> <p>You will be getting a special audio live concert that Patrick did at the Pink Lady House In Ames, Iowa on January 1st 2012.  He performed only songs from A Nice Old Fashioned Romance with Love Lyrics and Everything.. Lets just say it’s kinda a Story Tellers set recorded by Capt. Jack Dalton of Ames!</p> <p>Also you will be getting a special unreleased Poison Control Center song that was recorded in New York City by the great Travis Harrison!  The song is called, “Let’s Make Love Again.” and it had never been played ever!  The PCC were making it up as they went!  So it’s slightly an experiment of improv!  You can hear a snippet of the song here… </p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/UgQq5vA58kE" title="PCC on Serious Bizness!" target="_blank"><a href="http://youtu.be/UgQq5vA58kE">http://youtu.be/UgQq5vA58kE</a></a></p> <p>Happy Valentines day everyone!  We love you!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17623190422http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17623190422Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:16:00 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Otya57TfucQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Want to know more about the amazing Ames music scene check out this great little documentary made by Ames High Schoolers <span>Jon Laczniak, Paul Jasper, Ben Tuggle, Danny Schmidt, Joe Lunaburg, and Peter Gartin. Great work guys, thanks for sharing this with the world! </span></p> <p>It features some stuff about PCC but also awesome interviews with Ames greats and friends Nate Logson, Phil Young, and Bryon Dudley!  Again great work guys!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17522622163http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17522622163Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:41:12 -0600<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz50a6vnmj1qahyhxo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A Valentines Day gift from the Poison Control Center and Maximum Ames Records!  If you ordered the Poison Control Center rock opera from Maximum Ames Records or signed up for the Maximum Ames Records mailing list.. YOU are going to get a SPECIAL VALENTINES DAY TREAT from MAX Ames and the PCC… So it’s not to late..</p> <p>Send  an email to info@maximumamesrecords.com  subject saying “I Want TO BE YOUR VALENTINE” and sign me up for the mailing list and you will get a Special Treat next Tuesday!  </p> <p>PS I think there is under 15 copies of the rock opera left so order yours today, also pre orders for the Christopher the Conquered and Leslie and the Ly’s releases now as well..</p> <p><a href="http://maximumamesrecords.com/" title="http://maximumamesrecords.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://maximumamesrecords.com/">http://maximumamesrecords.com/</a></a></p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17324326425http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17324326425Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:51:42 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz34mjudpW1qahyhxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Poison Control Center are honored to be one of the 50 Things Juice Magazine likes about Des Moines!  </p> <p>We are number 26!  Wow how exciting.. Coffee only beat us by 1!  Thanks to Juice magazine for including us in this rad list and thanks to Des Moines for being so awesome and supporting us for so long!  Read the whole list here…</p> <p><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120207/JUICE/302080018" title="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120207/JUICE/302080018" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120207/JUICE/302080018">http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120207/JUICE/302080018</a></a></p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17269400115http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17269400115Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:19 -0600<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz18kq1N8O1qahyhxo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Poison Control Center announce some rad shows!</p> <p>Feb 25th the Poison Control Center will play Der Rath at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI with our bro’s Saturday Night Duets…</p> <p>and we are stoked to announce we will yet again be apart of the Amazing line-up at this year’s Mission Creek Music Festival in Iowa City!  Make plans to spent the whole last week of March in our favorite sister city! </p> <p>For the whole kick ass line up check out</p> <p><a href="http://missionfreak.com/" title="http://missionfreak.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://missionfreak.com/">http://missionfreak.com/</a></a></p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17213958703http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/17213958703Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyrwojGPna1qahyhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great write up on the 50 band 15 hour show at the SPACE in Ames this Saturday!  Patrick is quoted in the story!  Check it out here…</p> <p><a href="http://www.ames247.com/2012/02/02/the-space-for-ames-celebrates-four-year-anniversary-with-15-hour-marathon/" title="http://www.ames247.com/2012/02/02/the-space-for-ames-celebrates-four-year-anniversary-with-15-hour-marathon/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.ames247.com/2012/02/02/the-space-for-ames-celebrates-four-year-anniversary-with-15-hour-marathon/">http://www.ames247.com/2012/02/02/the-space-for-ames-celebrates-four-year-anniversary-with-15-hour-marathon/</a></a></p> <p>Thanks for the rad write up Vincent and thanks for your support of the local scene!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/16922715132http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/16922715132Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:05:07 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L8IttGxzcj0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Amazing Poison Control Center video of the song, <em>When the World Sleeps </em>from the Nice Old Fashioned Romance record release show in Ames!  This is a blast thanks to DTDERONG for the video you are the man!</p> <p>Also don’t for get that history takes place this Saturday and the Space in Ames!  50 bands in one show!  And our very own Patrick Tape Fleming starts the day off at noon, so come early and stay late to support the SPACE!  Patrick will be playing some new tunes!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/16820641197http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/16820641197Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:45:35 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxw8q9lhu41qahyhxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The Poison Control Center are featured as IOWA’s representative in The State of Music on the web site Choose My Music!  The interview talks about Iowa’s lush beauty and the killer music scene!  Check it out here and all the other states!</p> <p><a href="http://www.choosemymusic.org/the-state-of-music/the-state-of-music-part-30-iowa-poison-control-center" title="http://www.choosemymusic.org/the-state-of-music/the-state-of-music-part-30-iowa-poison-control-center" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.choosemymusic.org/the-state-of-music/the-state-of-music-part-30-iowa-poison-control-center">http://www.choosemymusic.org/the-state-of-music/the-state-of-music-part-30-iowa-poison-control-center</a></a></p> <p>Thanks for the kindness and checking out a piece of IOWA, Dom you rule!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15944816834http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15944816834Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:42:09 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxoumvcypG1qahyhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Poison Control Center are featured in an amazing article about the “Lost,” album and some super cool photos from last Saturday’s release show in Ames!  Check out Vincent Geerts from Ames 247 great write up and the crazy photos from David Derong here…</p> <p><a href="http://www.ames247.com/2012/01/11/maximum-ames-finds-the-poison-control-centers-lost-album/" title="http://www.ames247.com/2012/01/11/maximum-ames-finds-the-poison-control-centers-lost-album/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.ames247.com/2012/01/11/maximum-ames-finds-the-poison-control-centers-lost-album/">http://www.ames247.com/2012/01/11/maximum-ames-finds-the-poison-control-centers-lost-album/</a></a></p> <p>Thanks so much guys this rules!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15721699322http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15721699322Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:54:31 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34912594" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Poison Control Center played a special song for WMCN 91.7 Macalester College’s awesome radio station before the PCC’s show at Macalester this past Oct. the radio station posted the video today and it’s PCC with Donald Curtis doing one of our favorite PCC oldies, “When We Break Down.” Check it out!</p> <p>Thanks Nina and everyone at WMCN and Macalester College!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15684117049http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15684117049Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:01:11 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxn6mtLIlN1qahyhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Poison Control Center’s Stranger Ballet was picked as the 30th best record out of 100 on the Best of the Steve Dahl Show! Check it out…</p> <p><a href="http://new.dahl.com/2012/01/the-best-of-the-best/" title="http://new.dahl.com/2012/01/the-best-of-the-best/" target="_blank"><a href="http://new.dahl.com/2012/01/the-best-of-the-best/">http://new.dahl.com/2012/01/the-best-of-the-best/</a></a></p> <p>Also Haiku Lou has written a very sweet Haiku about the PCC at the Pageant last friday this makes our day! We love ya St. Lou!</p> <p><a href="http://www.haikulou.com/2012/01/poison-control-center-at-pageant-01-06.html" title="http://www.haikulou.com/2012/01/poison-control-center-at-pageant-01-06.html" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.haikulou.com/2012/01/poison-control-center-at-pageant-01-06.html">http://www.haikulou.com/2012/01/poison-control-center-at-pageant-01-06.html</a></a></p> <p>Thanks y’all!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15673611720http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15673611720Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:18:29 -0600<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxlhpyVxg61qahyhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great article on Ladd Askland’s Birthday party which the Poison Control Center plays every year! And this year will be no different read the story about the man and be there on Saturday with shot of Black Velvet in hand!</p> <p><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120110/JUICE05/301100056/-1/IOWAPOLL07index.php/New-year-D-M-music-begins-here" title="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120110/JUICE05/301100056/-1/IOWAPOLL07index.php/New-year-D-M-music-begins-here" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120110/JUICE05/301100056/-1/IOWAPOLL07index.php/New-year-D-M-music-begins-here">http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120110/JUICE05/301100056/-1/IOWAPOLL07index.php/New-year-D-M-music-begins-here</a></a></p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15625979829http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15625979829Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:22:45 -0600<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxlb33bZxp1qahyhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today is the day! The Poison Control Center’s A Nice Old Fashioned Romance With Love Lyrics and Everything is out today!  Way over half of the copies are already gone!  But I know that ZZZ Records in Des Moines, Vinyl Cafe in Ames, and Record Collector in Iowa City will have some copies!  Also Where It’s At, in Ames has a special copy 2 of 150 signed by all the current PCC members and Avalan Wilson the artist behind the package!  </p> <p>We are super excited about this record coming out today!  Thanks to everyone from Maximum Ames Records and all of you who have bought the record!</p> <p><a href="http://maximumamesrecords.com/" title="http://maximumamesrecords.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://maximumamesrecords.com/">http://maximumamesrecords.com/</a></a></p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15621323016http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15621323016Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:59:27 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxi11oM2BO1qahyhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Read the Ames-mazing article in the Ames Tribune by the fantastic <span>Ezgi Ustundag that </span><span>talks about the Poison Control Center and Maximum Ames Records!</span></p> <p><span>Check it out</span></p> <p><span><a href="http://amestrib.com/sections/entertainment/music/maximum-music.html" title="http://amestrib.com/sections/entertainment/music/maximum-music.html" target="_blank"><a href="http://amestrib.com/sections/entertainment/music/maximum-music.html">http://amestrib.com/sections/entertainment/music/maximum-music.html</a></a></span></p> <p><span>Thanks Ezgi you rule!</span></p> <p><span>Also thanks everyone for the amazing weekend of shows!  We love you all</span></p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15528489198http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15528489198Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:29:48 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34533237" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Poison Control Center and Maximum Ames Records reveal what’s inside of <strong><em>A Nice Old Fashioned Romance With Love Lyrics and Everything!</em></strong></p> <p>Amazing Des Moines artist Avalan Wilson has taken this record to the next level with the amazing packaging…. Here is everything you get…</p> <p>1. Hand numbered (by Chris Ford) Letter Pressed LP Jacket!</p> <p>2. <strong><em>A Nice Old Fashioned Romance With Love Lyrics and Everything</em></strong> LP</p> <p>3. Detailed descriptions and history of every song by Patrick Tape Fleming</p> <p>4. Extensive exclusive liner notes by many of the musicians on the record</p> <p>5. Hand written (by Patrick Tape Fleming) Band Stuff Envelope!</p> <p>6. Reproduced letter written by Joe Terry to Patrick from the year 2000</p> <p>7. Reproduced original lyric sheets to 3 songs</p> <p>8. Reproduced photograph of “BETHANY” and Patrick from the year 2000</p> <p>9. Reproduced photograph of Joe, Devin, and Patrick from an early PCC show</p> <p>10. Digital download card for the entire record</p> <p>Remember there is only 150 of these in the universe and more then 1/3 of them are already gone!  Get yours today!</p> <p><a href="http://maximumamesrecords.com/the-poison-control-center-a-nice-old-fashioned-romance-with-love-lyrics-and-everything/" title="http://maximumamesrecords.com/the-poison-control-center-a-nice-old-fashioned-romance-with-love-lyrics-and-everything/" target="_blank"><a href="http://maximumamesrecords.com/the-poison-control-center-a-nice-old-fashioned-romance-with-love-lyrics-and-everything/">http://maximumamesrecords.com/the-poison-control-center-a-nice-old-fashioned-romance-with-love-lyrics-and-everything/</a></a></p> <p>The PCC will be selling copies of this record over the next few days at these shows…</p> <p>Jan 5 The Mill in Iowa City w/Camper Van Beetovan</p> <p>Jan 6 The Pageant in St. Louis w/Camper Van Beetovan and Cracker</p> <p>Jan 7 The Panitorium in Ames w/Pennyhawk and Christopher the Conquered!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15294126811http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15294126811Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:46:00 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx87p30AOi1qahyhxo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Poison Control Center makes KRUI’s top ten albums of the Year!  A huge thanks to all the amazing support of KRUI University of Iowa’s amazing radio station! We love you guys!</p> <p>Read their top ten here…</p> <p><a href="http://krui.fm/2012/01/01/kruis-top-10-albums-of-2011/" title="http://krui.fm/2012/01/01/kruis-top-10-albums-of-2011/" target="_blank"><a href="http://krui.fm/2012/01/01/kruis-top-10-albums-of-2011/">http://krui.fm/2012/01/01/kruis-top-10-albums-of-2011/</a></a></p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15240381195http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15240381195Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:17:27 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2w7b9mCo1qahyhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ring in the New Year with The Poison Control Center!</p> <p>Dec. 31st at the Des Moines Social Club Bash— we are on at 9:45 be there early!</p> <p>Jan. 1st Special Acoustic Set at the Pink Lady in Ames 7pm playing songs from A Nice Old Fashioned Romance With Love Lyrics and Everything! </p> <p>May all your New Years wishes Come true!</p> <p>ps If your in Ames tonight go see the show at Dg’s Tap House </p> <p>Also in Des Moines stop by the Vaud for Dj’s Marc Hogan and Bob Nastanovich!</p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15087325734http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/15087325734Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:21:11 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwz9r6FohJ1qahyhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Ames Tribune, talks to the Poison Control Center about A Nice Old Fashioned Romance With Love Lyrics and Everything!  Check out this sweet interview done by the great Nate Logsdon with Patrick about the history of the record and some of Fleming’s memories about making it. Check it out here…</p> <p><a href="http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/12/28/ames_tribune/news/entertainment/doc4efba7257d261620064880.txt" title="http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/12/28/ames_tribune/news/entertainment/doc4efba7257d261620064880.txt" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/12/28/ames_tribune/news/entertainment/doc4efba7257d261620064880.txt">http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/12/28/ames_tribune/news/entertainment/doc4efba7257d261620064880.txt</a></a></p> <p>Thanks to Nate and the Ames Tribune for all their support over the years!</p> <p>Also there is only a few more days to pre order the record from Maximum Ames Records!  Lets just say, I hope we have some copies to sell at the upcoming shows…</p> <p><a href="http://maximumamesrecords.com/the-poison-control-center-a-nice-old-fashioned-romance-with-love-lyrics-and-everything/" title="http://maximumamesrecords.com/the-poison-control-center-a-nice-old-fashioned-romance-with-love-lyrics-and-everything/" target="_blank"><a href="http://maximumamesrecords.com/the-poison-control-center-a-nice-old-fashioned-romance-with-love-lyrics-and-everything/">http://maximumamesrecords.com/the-poison-control-center-a-nice-old-fashioned-romance-with-love-lyrics-and-everything/</a></a></p>http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/14983082080http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/post/14983082080Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:23:30 -0600