Paradoxal Pterodactyl

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 66

curated by chad.  specimens: bryan hobein, dj, dave's mailperson, michelle, mad at dad (3:29), party people, blaire, jostes band, kenny, cryptic composure (12:33), afterparty people, joe kile (17:25)

snacktime - Ashtray - live @ Cicero's - 9/17/1998

Ashtray - rock band from St. Louis, Missouri
jessie ep CD release hootenanny
Recorded on a Tascam 424 mkii at Cicero's in St. Louis on Thursday, September 17, 1998.
 
Songs:
-big ol' eyes
-pickup truck
-first take
-big brother
-bourbon
-deaner
-banjo
-m. prostitute
-biggie smalls
-country mile
-hotel room
-two black eyes
-joel's tune
 
You can find various versions of these songs, and others on the Ashtray bandcamp page.

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 65

curated by chad.  specimens: tom, james & the endorians, paul, the rock man, funky fone friends, chad and his orchestra, stasia, mort, laurie, matt, michelle, kenny, robbie & zachary, husky sombrero & chad feat. szwabz & O (8:54), mike, somewhere in amsterdam, billy, john, sauce, eric, em, jess, chuck, jen, stl zoo, bryan hobein (18:17)
 
 
episode artwork by john king

snacktime - monster sized monster @ moshmellow 6.13.2024

Rusty doing Rusty shit.  If you know you know, if you don't... uhhhhh be careful with those eardrums, k?  Monster Sized Monster remains one of the knifey-est listens in STL.
 
Recorded by Dingus with their Zoom recording thingus.  First time stopping in Moshmellow.  Liked it better aesthetically and acoustically than the old Foam days, but still felt like everywhere I stood I was in the way LOL.  Show was a goodtime, also on the bill that evening was Hudai, Haunted Hers, and our good pals Brick Thieves, who you heard from last week in Episode 64.  You did go listen to episode 64 right?  It's good.

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 64

curated by dingus.  specimens: ken; lake storm hustler; dingus s̶t̶r̶a̶i̶g̶h̶t̶s̶ "podcasts are free"; freaky steve; brick thieves; nahtely, nikki, dean; ryan's field trip feat. beatsbybravo; money; james & jimmie; chadwerk; joebryant; costes*; noisecamp 2024 feat. dave, eden, errin, lance, and kelli; broeker & broeker, llc (pterodactyl wedding crasher mix); other. 
*clause de non-responsabilité: aucun de nous ne parle français!
 

snacktime - noisecamp 2024 "the beast awakens, rudely"

Noisecamp hadn't been a thing since 2014, so most of the people at Interfuse 2024 had no idea what we were about- and if they had bothered to guess, were mostly drastically wrong.  We got some fresh blood because the people that it is going to click with, it clicks instantly.  Everyone else... well, some people you never get the opportunity to win over if they don't hate you a little first.  Ask around, and there will be a lot of "oh gaaaaaawd" but pretty much all of them will admit there was at least one point where they stopped and went "what the hell was that?!? that was cool."  Nobody can say we didn't bring immediacy and radical expression anyway.  
 
So, here is the sound of yr boi kicking out the first live sounds of this edition of Noisecamp, and of hundreds of ravers and hippies suddenly realizing the burn was going to be a lot longer than they realized...
 
We'll be back eventually...  2025?  Hmmmmmmmm.  Dunno, we'll see.  Likely take this year off, but holler if you're interested.   There's another snacktime or two in the recordings from this go-round left, at least; and plenty you'll hear cut into future episodes...  Speaking of....  

snacktime - ben ricketts @ hi tone 09.12.2024

Yo.  Dave again.  If you are aware of our particular cycles of idiosyncracies, you were probably already assuming I was the one gumming up the works around here lately.  It's true, I have teased temporally relevant snacks that went cold on the counter, promised vintage selections from the vaults and never went down to the cellar to fetch them, and generally sat around with assthumbs instead of laboring episodically.  It's been a long, rough year, and I for one am ready to leave this one behind.
It occurred to me that one of the things I have been sitting on would actually be perfect to play us out today.  Back in September, Ben Ricketts announced he was playing a show for his birthday, retiring a bunch of songs, and taking a hiatus to refresh and reset after the gnarly time he'd been having himself.  He's been one of our favorite singer-songwriter types since oh so many moons ago when Tubby Tom first brought him to me at the Way Out.  I was supposed to do a remix for a song from his excellent album "Songs for Ruined X-Rays" but I blew that deadline, like your boy do.  Yay ADHD.  Anyway, digression now completed, I threw my wife in the car and drove through the inland remnants of  Hurricane Francine down to Memphis, to catch the show with one of my oldest pals and her husband.  It was a good time.  We did fun shit. 
Anyway, here is Ben's birthday set, enjoy it, we'll see you next year LOL.  Episode 64 is around the corner.
Get more of Ben's excellent work HERE.
Also, real weirdos probably wanna check THIS out too.
Oh!  And he is also in this BAND, they are hella good. 

snacktime - roger dodger and the deaf soviets "perestroika"

Hey gang.  Dave checking in.  During the five years that I worked at the Way Out Club, I am absolutely certain no single person played there more than Bryan Wilson, AKA Roger Dodger.  So many nights I walked in to that place not really sure what I was opening up for, and if the first person strolling through the door carrying gear was Roger, I knew I could relax; it was going to be a good time.  He was a cheerful guy that loved to play, was always good for a laugh, and legitimately cared about everybody he came into contact with.  Every post on social media, every show announcement, every event page, was signed off "Roger Loves You!"   
 
He lived his whole life in St. Louis, and began his musical career at 16 with a pawn shop guitar named Nellie that his father bought him.  He would play for and with just about anybody, just for the love of playing music.  He spent time in numerous bands (often concurrently) including Close2Zero, Flashback, Incredible Goats, St. Villagers, and a short jaunt with Dirty Bombshell.
 
We lost Roger to a tragic mishap on the Meramec River this summer.  Shortly after his passing, the mastering of his debut solo EP was completed.  The title he gave it is an inside joke with his wife referring to their late pit bull Mikey, which he lovingly nicknamed Mikhail Gorbachev.  Paradoxal Pterodactyl, in conjunction with his widow Angela Wilson, is pleased and honored to be able to present it to you here for posterity, on our dearly departed homey's birthday.  He was very proud of the work he did on this, and we are very proud to have known him and called him friend.  
 
ROGER DODGER & THE DEAF SOVIETS - "PERESTROIKA"
1. Driving With Ice Cream
2. I'm Your Man
3. Killers
4. Surfing Polar Bear
5. Big Fun Big Noise
 
Music and lyrics by Bryan Wilson
All instruments except drums played by Bryan Wilson
Drums played by Dean Johnson
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Tazu Marshall at Utopia Studios
On behalf of Bryan, Angela would like to thank Dave and PP for getting this out there; Tazu and Utopia for making it a reality; Dean for making the long trek out from IL to help make it happen; the Way Out Club (RIP) for opening so many doors for him; Africa Swenson; Jeremy Carpenter; and everyone else who played with him and supported him through this crazy adventure.  ROGER LOVES YOU!
 
Stay tuned for more snacktimes and dare I say even some episodes verrrrrrry shortly.
 
 

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 63

curated by chad.  specimens: moses, chad and his orchestra - featuring the top grossing films of 1984 and robbie schroeder, cara, mad at dad (1:33), boatmen belle, management, clark's son, bryan hobein (7:10), yo mamma, son of chad
 
 
episode artwork by john king

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 62

curated by chad and davelybob.  specimens: el yunque, sue, son of chad, the insidious device (2:26), the orchestra, adam & dj, old san juan, k-bux, mort & joe, vega, animals rule oslo, morgan county fair demolition derby with davely & kelli, jaded evil lambs, chad, destination machine (22:06), rhiannon, bonus beatz
 
episode artwork by john king