Next show: GAS w/ TBA, Harmony Bar & Grill, Fri April 26

If it’s the last weekend of April, it must be the drummer’s annual birthday show at The Harmony. Join us to help Randy celebrate another year of rock n roll. $10 donation at the door will go to benefit the Goodman Community Center Food Pantry.

New songs! Old songs!
We’ve been recording a new album. That means you’re going to hear unreleased material alongside longtime favorites. And maybe a few lost gems?
“Straddling the line between pop and punk rock. After (many) years the GAS trademarks of intelligence with a hefty dose of sharp-witted commentary are still intact.” – Rick Tvedt, Local Sounds Magazine

The Bur Oak, rescheduled for May 30

The German Art Students with Echo Rays
The Bur Oak, 2262 Winnebago St., Madison
Thu May 30, 8pm-11pm

Rescheduled from January 12 (remember snowmageddon?)

GAS in the studio

The German Art Students have been in the studio recording new songs. Here is an unmastered sample of some of the work we’ve been doing with Yeekeng Yang at Paradigm Studios. No date on a new album yet, but we hope to have a release sometime in the next year.

Watch Out (test mix) – The German Art Students

Next show (Isthmus Picks):

We’ve been told start time will actually be 7:30pm.

WORT Interview with GAS, 11/25/22

We sat down with Andy Moore on the 8 O’Clock Buzz on Friday morning November 25 to talk about our 25 years as a band.

Some random out-of-context quotes:

“We wanted to write songs that were fun to play with good hooks.”

“For all the fun and games, you guys are really intense.”

“…deconstructing music together…”

“I was so confused and delighted. It was Jonathan Richman meets Andy Kaufman level nuttiness.”

“Kirk and I thought it was cute to break out of the cacophony of sound that was going on in Madison at the time…”

“When you bring Randy and Annelies in with Kirk and Andy, the math changes. When we bring these different voice in, it really makes something special.”

Listen to the whole thing (in context).

25th Anniversary Show

2022 is our 25th anniversary! Please help us celebrate at the next GAS show:

• The German Arts Students w/ Jane Hobson
• Thursday, December 1, 8pm
• The Bur Oak, 2262 Winnebago St., Madison

Featuring the classic lineup of Andy, Annelies, Kirk, and Randy, the core four that coalesced in 1997.

Get full details and buy advance tickets here:

https://theburoakmadison.com/shows/the-german-art-students

Here are some things that people have said about The German Art Students in the last 25 years:

“A friend of mine tried to argue they weren’t DIY because they’d obviously practiced. This is the attitude that makes indie rock suck so hard.” – Saara Myrene Raapana, actionmanmagazine.com

“New wave weirdoes” – The Onion

“Bands on the Rise: The German Art Students-nimble witted new wave pop.” –  Rolling Stone

“GAS prove to be subversive and slapstick at the same time, providing post-punk, Mad magazine-esque music to the world” – Andy Moore, Isthmus

“Civil War Re-enactor” had me wiggling on the floor to the power pop deliciousness and gut-bustingly ridiculous lyrics.” – Greg Sahagian – The Big Takeover

“While lyrically akin to acts like Devo or Jonathan Richman, The German Art Students’ sound is reminiscent of the pure power pop of the Buzzcocks and the heavy drive of X and The Undertones. Their live shows have always packed a wallop.” – Aaron Scholz, Dane101.com

“Much like the parade of New Wave bands that spread equal amounts of pop and snot across the late 70’s music scene, the local quartet hold nothing sacred. Civil War reenactments, self-righteous lefty artists, twee baroque-rock bands: They sneer at ‘em all.” – Tom Laskin, Isthmus

“The German Art Students are a prime example of Madison bandhood, writing and playing defiantly fanciful power- pop for many years. Perhaps because they generally treat the band as a creative escape, life hasn’t worn down their distinctly smart-assed approach to songwriting or sent them off the trail of bright, new-wave guitars and perky rhythms.” – Scott Gordon, The Onion

“The German Art Students have turned out to be one of the best bands out of Madison in the ‘00s for their punky, catchy songs, clever lyrics and wry sense of humor.” – Katjusa Cisar, The Capital Times

“Straddling the line between pop and punk rock. After (many) years the GAS trademarks of intelligence with a hefty dose of sharp-witted commentary are still intact.” – Rick Tvedt, Local Sounds Magazine

“Sporadically filling bars with fans of their high-energy punk rock sound since 1997.” Joel Patenaude, Madison Magazine

“The songs are executed with a gleeful amateurism I haven’t heard since the golden days of the Violent Femmes. Studio polish would only take away from these off-kilter pop gems.” – Joseph McCombs, starpolish.com

“Madison acts come and go, but this pop-punk-rock trio are verging on local legend status.” – Isthmus

We could have included about 12 more quotes from Isthmus here, but you get the point. Come on out, it’s going to be a blast!

Love,

GAS

Next show: 4/29 at The Harmony w/ Heavy Looks and FREE BEER!

It’s going to be a great night. The Andy/Annelies/Randy GAS trio will be debuting several new songs as we work toward a new album. Then Kirk will join us in the classic four piece line-up with all the hits.

8pm Randy’s Birthday Social Hour with FREE BEER! One keg of New Glarus Two Women lager while it lasts.

9pm Heavy Looks: “Earworm hooks, concise structure, and pointed delivery remain the foundation of what makes Heavy Looks one of Madison’s best power-pop acts.“-Tone Madison

10:15pm The German Art Students: “GAS manage to be subversive and slapstick at the same time, providing post-punk, Mad magazine-esque music to the world.” – Andy Moore, Isthmus 

$10 suggested donation. All proceeds will go to the Goodman Community Center Food Pantry.

New t-shirt on the way

In Search Of…

Upcoming shows

Friday December 17, 7pm
The German Art Students and BingBong
Bos Mead Hall, 849 East Washington Ave, Madison
BingBong and The German Art students are (finally) doing a release show for our split 7" vinyl recording featuring the Hard Rock/Punk Performer of the Year, German Art Student's song "In Search Of” and BingBong's MAMA Song of the Year “Faces." Each band will alternate 2 mini-sets and will flip a coin to see who performs first. Dan says it’s for “fun,” not a battle of the bands. Hmmmm…come see for yourself. GAS is pretty damn competitive:-)
$10 suggested donation. More details here: https://fb.me/e/1R7zdSCTR

Wednesday February 2, 7pm
The German Art Students and Moonboot
The Bur Oak, 2262 Winnebago St, Madison
This will be Moonboot’s debut show! Indie rock featuring members of Oak Street Ramblers, Brother Rye, The Rusty Hearts, Tongue. And GAS continues to be, as Andy Moore wrote in Isthmus a while back, "subversive and slapstick at the same time, providing post-punk, Mad magazine-esque music to the world. Rolling Stone called it 'nimble-witted new-wave pop.'”
$10 advance/$12 day of show. Buy advance tickets here: https://theburoakmadison.com/shows/german-art-students-moonboot

And, as alluded to above, GAS won some awards from Madison Area Music Association again this year:
Hard Rock/Punk Performer of the Year
Hard Rock/Punk Song of the Year: Bands Playing For Other Bands
Bass Player of the Year: Annelies Howell

Because nobody Hard Rocks/Punks better than us, amirite?

Love,

GAS
@GASRocks (Twitter)
http://www.germanartstudents.com
https://gasrocks.bandcamp.com

Great night at McPike Park Sessions!

Chuck Prophet threw us some love through his Instagram account @chuckprophetinexile, posting this photo of Annelies in high-kick mode:

Pic by @chuckprophetinexile “This. Just. Happened.”

He also gave The German Art Department a shout-out from the stage, and we are kicking ourselves that we didn’t think of that name first. “They got songs!”