November 15th, 2008; a date that will live in pop-punk infamy. The Ergs played their final show on that day, to a sweaty and extremely packed in crowd at New Jersey’s Asbury Lanes. Personally, I can’t think of a better way to bow out. I had a chance to ask bassist Joe Keller (aka Joey Erg) a few questions about the last shows and what he wants the band to be remembered for. And, of course, the cleanliness of supermarket bathrooms.

How did the last shows go?
Joe: The last shows were good. By all accounts, everyone had a great time. I’m glad we did the shows in a somewhat smaller venue that we are familiar and friendly with, rather than go with a big room with terrible sound. It may have been a bit of a problem for some people to get tickets but the show experience itself was a tad more intimate as a result.

Was there a particular moment from that weekend that really sticks out in your mind?
J: When I got to Asbury Lanes the morning of the final shows, I really had to take a shit. Now, the Lanes’ mens room is really not suited for projects of this nature, so I had to go elsewhere. But where? Then it dawned on me – Wegmans! Years of touring has taught me which establishments have the cleanest bathrooms and you’ll find no finer in any upscale supermarket. So I drove up to Wegmans on Rt. 35 and the rest of the day went smoothly after that.

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The recently disbanded Ergs and Teenage Bottlerocket will be featured on the fourth installment of Suburban Home’s “Under The Influence” 7-inch series. On the split, Teenage Bottlerocket cover Green Day’s “Having a Blast” while The Ergs cover Devo’s “Blockhead.” Only 2,000 copies of the will be pressed, with 300 on translucent red, 700 on translucent green with black splatter and 1,000 on partly cloudy sky blue vinyl. The record also features amazing artwork from Mitch Clem and Nation of Amanda, as you can see above. Get all the info over here.

Our friends in The Measure [SA] are streaming their fantastic compilation, One Chapter In The Book, over at the ‘Org. The band have a ton of shows coming up, including Dillinger Four’s record release show in Brooklyn with The Waste and The Ergs. Oh, and The Fest, of course. Check out the dates after the jump.

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The Ergs!, everyone’s favorite Descendents-loving pop-punk trio from New Jersey, are calling it quits.  They’ve released this statement;

“ok. well, it looks like you guys knew us better than we knew us. the ergs are calling it a day. jeff is leaving the band and it wouldn’t be the ergs without him. we’ll be recording the last couple songs that we’ve been working on and releasing them on a 7″ this fall. we have a bunch of really great shows coming up with some really great bands that we never thought we’d get to play with. our last show will be in new jersey in mid november. more info on that as it becomes finalized. thanks to everyone who listened to us, came to see us, or helped us out in any way. we’ve made a ton of great friends and played some of the best shows a band could ever want to play.”

We here at Late Night Wallflower are super fucking bummed.  We’ve all had the pleasure of seeing the boys in The Ergs! play live several times.  They’ll be missed and we’re all looking forward to their future projects.

Check out their Myspace page for their last upcoming tour dates, including an appearance at The Fest.

The Measure [SA] have just announced two more releases in their quickly growing discography. One release will be part of The Art of The Underground single series, the other a split with The Ergs! on No Idea. We are stoked!

Don’t be alarmed the Kurt Russell themed cover is a fake!