The Poison Control Center

Check out this great preview of the Poison Control Center, Christopher the Conquered, HD Harmsen show at DG’s Tap House Saturday Oct. 13th in Ames!

http://www.ames247.com/2012/10/11/poison-control-center-and-christopher-the-conquered/

Thanks Cole and Ames 247 for previewing the show!

Watch Patrick perform on the KCWI 23 show Great Day. He performed The Poison Control Center song, “Terminal,” and one of his new Gloom Balloon songs, “Show You My Love,” you can watch the performance here…http://www.kcwi23.com/great-day-10112012
Patrick starts at hour 2:16… 

the interview is funny they talk about the name, Ramona Muse’s art, and West Des Moines?

We in Lincoln Tonight… come hang!

2 Poison Control Center shows this week!

The Poison Control Center are playing Lincoln Calling festival, this Thursday at Duffy’s we are playing last that night but show up early cause Christopher the Conquered and Ship Building Company are also playing!

Then on Saturday we head back to our hometown of Ames to play with HD HARMSEN and Christopher the Conquered at DG’s Tap House on Main St.  

We look forward to rocking out with friends! Come Hang!

The Poison Control Center perform ZIGGY STARDUST at Night of the Living Dead Moines! 

Oct. 26th at Peoples in Des Moines thanks to the kind folks at Mission Creek Records.

Also Volcano Boys will be doing a Nirvana set, and Love Songs For Lonely Monsters will be doing the Velvet Underground… 

There is also a mystery set… for more info go here..

http://desmoines.metromix.com/music/blog_post/night-of-the-living/3232132/content

Just think how good Devin and Don are going to look in this outfit above!

The Poison Control Center is proud to be apart of the Iowa City Song Project!  Only 300 double Lp’s will be pressed of this impressive Iowa Line up of exclusive tunes about Iowa City! Help celebrate the Englert Theaters 100 year anniversary by picking this album up. 

To make sure you have a copy head over to Maximum Ames Records and pre-order yours today..

http://maximumamesrecords.com/2012/09/iowa-city-song-project/

Check out the track list below!

CD/LP Tracklist:

1. “The Rules Of Summer” – Alex Body
2. “Strange City” – Brooks Strause
3. “Summer Sun” – Greg Brown
4. “Help Thy Brother’s Boat Across” – David Zollo & The Body Electric
5. “Doesn’t Take Long” – Pieta Brown
6. “Run Johnny Run” – William Elliott Whitmore
7. “A Short Walk” – Rene Hell
8. “Up The Street From You” – Sam Knutson / Milk & Eggs
9. “So It Goes” – Caroline Smith & Jesse Schuster
10. “No Place Like Home” – Bo Ramsey
11. “Death Buggy” (House Of Large Sizes cover) – Samuel Locke Ward
12. “Old Capital City” – The Poison Control Center
13. “Strings” – Emperors Club
14. “The North Dodge Alley” – Wet Hair
15. “Drought” – Cuticle
16. “We’re So Lonely”  – Christopher The Conquered
17. “Gasoline” – The Feralings
18. “Unsteady Youth” – Alexis Stevens
19. “Ashtray” – The Lonelyhearts
20. “A Town of Tin Crowns” – Lwa

BONUS TRACKS — DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY

1. “Two Leather Boots” – Awful Purdies
2. “Hourglass” – Chasing Shade
3. “Water Changes Plans” – Tallgrass
4. “Mississippi River Town Blues” – We Shave
5. “Speak To Us Of Love” – Skye Carrasco
6. “Handle With Care” – John Svec
7. “Wish I Could” – Flannel
8. “Iowa City, Make Love To Me” – Pete Balestrieri
9. “Max Yocum’s Blues” – Liberty Leg
10. “The Sky Is Our Mountains” – Mumford’s
11. “Corn Thrust” – The Tanks

The day is here!  We play 2 shows at Maximum Ames Fest tonight!  One with Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Music Tapes… At Ames City Auditorium

Then the after party with Volcano Boys, Mantis Pincers, Pure Gut, Gun Powder Fatty and More! At the ARK recording studio!

Both shows are ALL AGES…

And Look above we will have brand new MY AMES IS TRUE t-shirts created by the legend that is Andy Schmidt of Starman and Kitchen Press!  

Yes that is the 5 members of PCC all looking like Elvis Costello!  We are so excited for today we hope you can join us!

Ames Patch interviewed Patrick of the PCC and Dylan Boyle of Peace, Love, and Stuff about Maximum Ames Festival and opening for our Idols!  You can read it here..

http://ames.patch.com/articles/maximum-ames-festival-features-local-talent-with-headliners-jeff-mangum-and-wanda-jackson

Patrick never worked at a record store in Minneapolis but he has shopped at a lot!

Thanks for the write up Jessica

In case you haven’t heard Maximum Ames Fest starts 2moro! Lots of coverage on @maxamesfest in the Juice and Des Moines Metromix today.. by Joe Lawler

Check out Patrick’s Elephant 6 Degrees

http://desmoines.metromix.com/music/standard_photo_gallery/elephant-6-degrees-of/3222384/content

and a great article on the master minds dream catchers Nate Logsdon and Chris Lyng the founders of the fest

http://desmoines.metromix.com/music/article/cranked-to-the-max/3222323/content

Get your tickets now… this is going to be fun! 130 bands! 

http://maximumames.com/

The Iowa Music Store is OPEN!  

http://maximumamesrecords.com/iowa-music-store/

This is a rad place to get rare, and un rare music, posters, shirts, etc from IOWA ARTIST!  Maximum Ames Records is hosting it and the great Caleb Swank has put a lot of Blood, Sweat, and Beers into it and it launches today!

Fun PCC stuff.. Kennedy and the Go Go Music Show are only available at the Iowa Music Store!  

There is 1 PCC/Apples Poster availble from NYC Show that was cancelled! 

There is 1 copy of Did They Live Happily Ever After cassette available! 

Also Collage of Impressions turns 5 years old this week and if you buy it from the Iowa Music Store you get a free LIVE SHOW Iowa Public Radio recorded but has never been released!  This rules the schools… Great work and check out all the music, posters, and other fun stuff from all our Iowa Friends there as well!