Seattle Subsonic

Major Bummer: The Trucks Call It Quits

October 6th, 2008

The local music landscape just got a little bit more boring. The spandex-sportin’, trash-talkin’ gals in the electro-rock freak-show that is the Trucks have decided to call it quits. I, for one, lament this silly decision and will chide the band should I ever run into them on the street (god help them).

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The official “statement” from the band:

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holy crap, what a shocker! who woulda thought four shy girls who didn’t even know how to play their instruments could hop up on the stage and fuck the shit up! we were just some self-entertained girls who wanted to play fancy trannie dress-up and have a collective cow, saw a stage vacancy and ka-bow! in the eventful 5 years since, we learned to (pretty much) play our instruments, though some “critics” may argue. we have been through a lot together, lived, loved, learned, and burned, all in a dirty little church van. we’ve seen the good old USA, played with great bands, made a lot of good friends, and always enjoyed coming home. but the last year has found us all living in different cities, and wandering in different directions. change is in the air, and it feels good. we love our band, and each other, and our fans, but it’s time to hunker down and re-invent. into what? you never know, but i’ll give you some hints. marissa is building a bomb shelter full of comics and xylophones, kristin’s singin’ and cleanin’ and bustin’ her face on the disco dance floor, faitie’s gearing up for the next bout of tizzies, painting her dream animals and writing songs about armageddon, and lindy’s eating beers and getting some hard-core nookie while other bands are bustin the door down to get her. we are super excited about our last few shows, and we’ll be busy the next few months getting our newest songs out, so watch for an EP and some special see-ya surprises. we love you! thank you so much! love the trucks
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One of their, uh, sexy tracks:
Titties – the Trucks

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They’ll have three more shows before officially giving their successful run the ol’ heave-ho:

*Oct 11 2008 @ Chop Suey w/ A Gun That Shoots Knives

*Nov 7 2008 @ Wonder Ballroom in Portland (Siren Music Festival)

*Nov 8 2008 @ the Nightlight in Bellingham

Try to make it out for one of these farewells and then keep an eye out for a “posthumous” EP hitting the shelves.