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new track from upcoming album release "What Day Is It Today? by Memphis Linzy

What Day Is It Today?

How Do You Know?

The new single "One Hot Mess" release date May 1. 2017 from Memphis Linzy was produced by 
Jack Endino aka "Godfather of Grunge" (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Zeke) 
in Seattle at Soundhouse studios. 
Memphis Linzy wrote the track and sings and plays guitar, his trusty 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom.
The track also features Endino playing bass on the record.
Backing vocals on the track are by longtime friend and musician Richard Layton. 
Rounding out the line up is drummer Adam Quiz, a Colorado native 
and veteran of the RFV (Colorado) punk scene. 
The group recorded 11 tracks at the session and the new record 
entitled "What Day Is It Today?" will be released this fall independently on Ain't Nothin' Records.

One Hot Mess

Fun and Games

A brief history of Discolored Perception’s career in music in the Colorado underground punk scene featuring Memphis Linzy lead singer/guitarist and chief songwriter.

The band created its own scene around its contagious blend of old-school Punk, Grunge, Blues and Rockabilly in its hometown of Aspen, Colorado. 

Independently released 3 full length albums and 2 EPs. Featured in skateboard and snowboard videos on Fox Sports, Hawaii's Ballistic TV, and ESPN's Winter X games. The music has been played on Aspen radio station KSPN, live and on-air interviews. Aspen’s KSNO, Boulder’s 1190am, Carbondale’s KDNK, Grand Junction's KMSA, as well as Memphis, TN based WEVL.

Highlights of Discolored Perception live shows.

Sharing stages over the years with the likes of Agnostic Front, Supersuckers, Agent Orange(2x), Dead Kennedy's, The Blasters(LA)2x, Throw Rag, Guttermouth, Hudson Falcons, The Weirdos, Koffin Kats, Lower Class Brats, Roger Miret & The Disasters, Vice Squad(UK), Total Chaos, Blitz(UK), Walter Lure(Heartbreakers), and Quiet Riot (original line-up).

Invited to NYC to play CBGBs for the Meany Festival 2004. Invited back by the club in November 2005 to play a headlining show and again in NYC to play a gig at Piano’s with Dougie Needles (Joan Jett’s) lead guitarist.

The group travelled to Sam Phillips Studios
in Memphis, Tennessee in 2013 and recorded songs with Roland Janes, member of original Sun Records house band and Jerry Lee Lewis’s lead guitar player.

The first single from the session was released in late August 2013 entitled "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" which was mixed and mastered with additional production by Ed Stasium, 
famed Ramones producer who also sang backing vocals on the track. 

The accompanying video was released on Youtube featuring a slideshow of the band in and around Memphis during the session. The song went live on itunes/Pandora in May 2014 and was in regular rotation on Radio CMC in Colorado.  

The band travelled to Seattle in the summer of 2014 and recorded a full length album with Jack Endino, infamous producer (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Zeke) and played a gig at the legendary El Corazon(Off-Ramp) while in town. 

The first single "Just Sayin'" of the record made its radio debut on the Hession Session 99.1 Outer Banks, NC. September 12, 2015. It was also picked up by 1190 AM Boulder, CO, Radio CMC 93.9 Glenwood Springs and KNTU 88.1 Denton, TX and numerous other college radio stations.

A video for the song was recorded with Dallas, TX filmmaker Marc Benavidez and can be found on youtube. 

A record release party and live performance was at The Beauty Bar in downtown Las Vegas Nov 2015.

The band played around Dallas and Fort Worth, TX 2013-2017,  including Gas Monkey, the venue of Richard Rawlings, from Discovery channel's Fast and Loud as well as Reno’s on the 50th anniversary of the JFK shooting. Three Links in Deep Ellum with legendary punk bands The Weirdos from Hollywood, CA and The Hudson Falcons from NJ. 

The band continued playing locally in Colorado and regionally in Texas into the new year and travelled to Nashville for a gig with local punks Tank Rats in Nov 2016 before heading back to Seattle for a new recording session with producer Jack Endino.

The session in Seattle at Soundhouse studios in December 2016 resulted in two released singles “One Hot Mess”released May 1. 2017 and “Fun And Games" release date September 23, 2017. Endino also played bass on both songs and lead guitar on “Fun and Games.”

Discolored Perception reemerged in 2022 in Carbondale, Colorado playing local shows supporting touring Denver bands Clusterfux, Red Stinger, Pitch Invasion, King Rat, Egoista, Kobra Thighs,as well as support slots for national acts Guttermouth and Black Pistol Fire. 

Currently working on a new record in 2025 with producer Ed Stasium (Ramones, Talking Heads, Rev. Horton Heat) Recording at Mad Dog Ranch Studio with Wes Lanich in Old Snowmass, Colorado.


links

https://soundcloud.com/discoloredperception
https://www.facebook.com/discoloredperception
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMutUcvlNTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6T8IdgJ8Ow
@discoloredperceptionmusic

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