FINALLY! Our CD Release is this Friday at The Windup Space. So while we’re alerting the proper authorities, our very serious thoughts about band marketing (aka: how to get free shit just by being a big enough jackass to walk around in public in a children’s costume) are on hold just for this week.

In the meantime, help us out by contributing to our Kickstarter fund (click on the funny pic on the right!). This helps us cover the costs of creating the album and keeps us doing what we do best: making offensive wannabe art rock.

So far, the contributions to our Kickstarter fund have been amazing. Our friend and fan Jon Cook graciously gave us a hundred bucks to throw a show at his house. And some dude by the name of “Jesus” gave us $50 and wanted nothing in return. Weird.

Even $5 helps us out immensely and gets you a download of the album, which in my opinion has to be one of the best albums any costume band from Baltimore has put out in the ’10s.

See you folks at the Windup Space this Friday at 9pm. Oh yeah, in case we didn’t mention it, it’s a Baltimore Beer Week event, and there will be some phat specials on Raven Beer all night!

The Dirty Marmaduke Flute Squad is hosting Mondo Baltimore next week, and what better way to celebrate cult video than by showing interview clips from The Greatest Band In The World: KISS!

Yeah, yeah, I know their music sucks, but boy can they give a good interview! In fact when it comes to interviews and stage banter, KISS really is our main influence.

So as a bonus, I’ve decided to giveaway a collection of Paul Stanley’s best stage banter available on one full length compilation. This underground collection entitled: “People Let Me Get This Off My Chest” is a cult classic and is sure to make you laugh, cry and maybe inspire you to do something great. Scroll down to hear a sample and then download the whole thing!

“KISS night” is on August 5th and will feature screenings of KISS interviews and oddities picked by The Flute Squad followed by Never Too Young To Die (starring Gene Simmons).

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What: Mondo Baltimore’s KISS Night!
When:  Thursday, August 5th 2010. Weird Shorts at 6:30 pm, Feature at 8 pm
Where: The Windup Space, 10-12 W. North Ave, Baltimore



Before the album art has been finished, a track listing has been created, and even before the pre-mastered version has been sent out to beta-testers (again contact me if you’re interested)  The Dirty Marmaduke Flute Squad has locked down a location and date for the Boneslinky! album release party.

The party will happen at (a place we our pretty much calling our home these days) The Windup Space on October 8th 2010! Semi-confirmed acts include:
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The Rock n’ Roll Freakshow: A staple of our best shows. These guys perform a series of stunts involving fire-breathing, hanging heavy objects from testicles, and eating broken glass.

Bobby E. Lee & The Sympathizers: An insane hillbilly rock troupe that is sort of Flute Squad meets Wild Bonerz meets a crazy shit talking southern Baptist preacher.

The Go Pills: A quirky pop band side-project of our friend and Baltimore film maven Skizz Cyzyk!
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Perhaps most exciting of all is that will be an official Baltimore Beer Week event, featuring specials on The Raven Lager all night.

This just came down the pipeline, so I hate to say it, but more details are to come. If you plan on coming or have an ideas, or even if you are a band that REALLY wants to play at this thing the best way to hit us up is to leave us a comment or hit us up on our Facebook!

That’s right, for the past few months The Dirty Marmaduke Flute Squad has been busy launching a monthly film series with some of our favorite Baltimore filmmakers. The film series, Mondo Baltimore, will show some of our favorite hilariously bad movies (plus some we’ve never seen before, that’s the beauty of this collaboration). Mondo Baltimore will happen from 6:30pm to 10pm on the first Thursday of every month at The Windup Space.

This Thursday (June 3rd) we will screen The Room, which is by far one of my favorite films of all time. It is not humanly possible to accurately give a description of the plot but the tagline says it all: “A film with the passion of Tennessee Williams!” If you don’t believe it, scroll down to catch a particularly memorable scene from the film.

In the coming months we will show everything from sex education films for the mentally-challenged to futuristic-robot-on-a-killing-spree flicks.  Best of all, The Flute Squad will be hosting “KISS night” on August 5th which will feature screenings of KISS interviews, Never Too Young To Die (starring Gene Simmons), and maybe even an acoustic performance from us (I’m pulling to do a cover of “Lick It Up“)

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What: Mondo Baltimore screens The Room
When: This Thursday, June 3rd 2010. Weird Shorts at 6:30 pm, Feature at 8 pm
Where: The Windup Space, 10-12 W. North Ave, Baltimore