Flickerstick

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The mischievous masterminds of this five-piece rock explosion have yet to experience a dull moment in their fledging music dynasty. From a young Dallas band to VH1 TV stardom with a recording deal and national radio singles, their intense touring, raucous records and constant promotion still havent cooled their heels as the band on the run gracefully pairs sonic excitement and DIY-ethics over cigarettes and spilled beer.

Following the “Bands on the Run” VH1 series with a video for the song Smile and a pairing with Sony/Epic, Welcoming Home the Astronauts, the bands debut independent album, was re-released on Sony/Epic featuring two additional tracks in November of 2001. But, in a time when labels merge like rabbits mate, Flickerstick left Epic. They didn’t want their talent, like most artists, to get lost in the crossfire of a label sale or purchase. Taking a much needed although brief hiatus from their rampant touring schedule back in 2003-2004 Flickerstick stowed away in their native Dallas, TX, to write a darker, more rock conscious twelve song display, the LP Tarantula. But, before finishing Tarantula the boys decided to release a 6 song EP/DVD entitled To Madagascar and Back as a teaser of what was to come from the LP. The EP/DVD includes a 60 minute DVD capturing the candid reckless antics the band is famed for, the personal and witty banter revisits the first glimpses many listeners had of the gritty and hilarious moments the band encountered as they successfully starred in and won VH1s Emmy-nominated series Bands on the Run.

1	Beautiful	69
2	Coke	34
3	Teenage Dope Fiend full track	26
4	Chloroform The One You Love	24
5	Lift (With Love We Will Survive)	19
6	Got A Feeling	18
7	You're So Hollywood	17
8	Smile	15
9	Direct Line to the Telepathic	13
9	Sorry... Wrong Trajectory	13
11	Bleeding full track	11
12	Hey or When the Drugs Wear Off	10
13	When You Were Young full track	9
14	Execution By X-mas Lights	8
14	Talk Show Host	8

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Welcoming Home the Astronauts
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Tarantula
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Causing A Catastrophe (Live)
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To Madagascar And Back
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Alfaddur wrote:
June 2008

Welcoming Home the Astronauts really good!

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silhouetto wrote:
March 2008

Flickerstick ftw! :)

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Apallo wrote:
March 2008

Lift up your head It's amazing where everyone Goes in the end Why does this illusion Bring so much confusion When all I can dream of is you? -LIFT (With Love We Will Survive)

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BlueSpeed9 wrote:
November 2007

Amazing band!

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rykachik wrote:
August 2007

awesome show in pittsburgh tonight!

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jeffdaz wrote:
May 2007

I was at the Double Door...doesn't matter which show you're talking about, because I'm pretty much always there when they play Chicago.

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TheJesusEgg wrote:
April 2007

I love Flickerstick, but they never come out to the west coast anymore.

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reassemble wrote:
November 2006

talk show host makes me happy happy

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gitsiemonster wrote:
November 2006

anyone going to be at the double door on dec 1st? Chi-town baby i'll be there taking pics :)

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big-bad-wolvey wrote:
November 2006

i love flickerstick my favourite track by them, and also my favourite song in the world right now, is Lift (with love we will survive) its jus totally epic and its impossible to stop yourself turning the volume right up half way through and singing at the top of your lungs and i'm off the ground, i'm off the ground... ten feet off TEN FEET OFF na na-nahh

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Tweedyzgirl wrote:
September 2006

Beautiful is definitely a great song. Flickerstick is pretty much the opposite of everything else I listen to, but I dig them muchly.

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qairbus3 wrote:
May 2006

whoa 0_0

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sinsrepented wrote:
April 2006

Flickerstick is, in my opinion, one of the up and coming bands on the indie/alt scene. Give Pistol In My Hand, Beautiful, and All We Are Is Gone a listen.

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