Carpetburns
From The Secret History of the Cedar Valley
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History
The Carpetburns were formed as a hardcore punk band in 1987 by Abby Newcomb, Jason Hartman, and Sara Shelton. Their first show was in Jason's parent's garage in June of 1987 with drummer Nic Durnin. Over the course of the summer, Abby and Sara left the band and Matt Wilson joined as bass player. Jason Hartman was the primary songwriter.
Band Members
| Summer 1987 |
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| Autumn 1987-1988 |
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Discography
Albums
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Self Released Cassette 1987 |
Live Shows / Tours
Their first show was on June 4th, 1987 in a garage on Franklin St. and 18th St. in Cedar Falls.
Flyers
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Anecdotes / Memories
- During the recording of their demo cassette release, Jason Hartman was grounded and couldn't record the vocal tracks so Matt Wilson recorded them instead.
- As I recall, Matt recorded the vocals in a session scheduled while I was working on the light crew for the school theater. The grounding came after I ill advisedly drank a pint and a half of 100proof vodka in a hot tub at the party after the last performance. - Jason Hartman
- If I recall correctly, Patrick Brandt held the strike party for the CFHS Theatrical production and his father supplied libation. Jason sat in a hot tub all night drinking and saying everything was alright and that he felt fine as his eyes lost focus and he went deeper and deeper into a drunken stupor. I was the designated driver that night and took Jason home. I may have this all wrong, but it seems that we helped him to the front steps, rang the doorbell and ran back to my car. Is that how it went down? I don't expect Jason to remember, but perhaps someone else will. - Nathan Perry
Photos
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