The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets is a rock band that is dedicated to promoting the literature of H.P. Lovecraft, who wrote of lost cities, tainted geneology, alien gods, and that fabled tome, The Necronomicon. The Thickets haven't been able to get ahold of the ancient spellbook, but they've got their own brand of corruption. They're on a Lovecraft binge of madness, and they mean to take you with them. The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets have a reputation for entrancing and inciting their live audiences with their melodic blend of energetic punk and rock, while wearing spine-tingling costumes that help bring their good-natured macabre songs to life. Their latest project is "The Shadow Out of Tim" concept album, a reimagining of Lovecraft's short story "The Shadow Out of Time."

The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets live in Vancouver, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack.

You can email us at thickets@uniserve.com

Here’s a quick and dirty Thickets update to ensure you that we’re still alive and kicking:

1. The Most Eldritch Music Video Contest on Earth Deadline Extension:

Deadline for final product for the Thickets video contest has been extended. The new deadline is December 31 2009! For more details visit
http://tinyurl.com/thicketsvideo

2. New Shirt Design! “R’lyeh Calling” – buy it on the Dead Space God store at http://tinyurl.com/rlyehcalling

3. Planning for Cthulhupalooza 2009 is in the works. Stay tuned for more information and visit http://www.secondlevelwizards.com. Don’t forget we’ve got just a few shirts left over from last year, XL only, and you can order yours here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370118900704

Toren Atkinson of The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets talks about what happened at Cthulhupalooza, Second-Level Wizards, Saturday Morning Cartoon Party @ the Rio, Ghostbusters 25th Anniversary + video game, Anne McCaffrey, Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, inspirations for “Theme to an Earthquake”, The World Wildlife Federation of Justice, and the big show forthcoming on February 7th with Bloodhag & The Bossmonsters @ The Bourbon.

Accompanying tracks include songs by: Ray Ellis, Dethklok, Bloodhag Three Inches of Blood, and of course The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets INCLUDING newly released “(We’re Gonna) Kill the Chupacabra (Tonight)” now available on the Child’s Play compilation CD with Freezepop & Johnathan Coulton.

All on CiTR’s “We All Fall Down” – download the entire hour of nerdly giggles at:
http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/xml/weallfalldown.xml
and visit Marielle’s blog

Good news, everyone!
It’s a Thickets “Recession Schmecession” Merchandise Sale! We’ve lost 1d100 Sanity Points!

For the rest of January we’re offering some eldritch deals! Details below….

Check out the official Thickets eBay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Dead-Space-God

You’ll notice that pricing *seems* normal, but you can click the MAKE OFFER button and all offers on shirts as low as $13 will be automatically accepted. The only exclusions are:
1. Worship Me Like A God hoodie which will go as low as $24
2. Lovecraft Tour Shirt long sleeve sale price is $18 – T-shirt version $13
3. Cthulhupalooza shirts which remain normal price.

Greasy Spawn toques are down to $5!

CDs remain regularly priced *on the eBay store* but if you want to forgo eBay and buy direct from me I WILL MAKE YOU A DEAL! As low as $10 if you buy more than one item (any item).
mailto:thickets@uniserve.com

Note: IF YOU USE EBAY AND YOU’RE IN CANADA – because I use eBay.com and not eBay.ca, eBay thinks I’m in the US so you can IGNORE “INTERNATIONAL” SHIPPING CHARGES – Request an invoice and I’ll send it to you with a proper shipping and handling quote.

Naturally I will accept these offers whether or not you use eBay – you can PayPal me directly or if you live in Vancouver we can meet up and avoid all shipping costs.

Inquire about deals on pinback buttons.

http://stores.ebay.com/Dead-Space-God
www.thickets.net

See you on Feb 7th at THE BOURBON in Vancouver with Bloodhag from Seattle and Vancouver’s The Boss Monsters.

-Toren

It’s true. Finally our song “Kill the Chupacabra” — the one and only Thickets song with theremin — can be heard by the masses. Behold!

Get it from the Penny Arcade Merch site!
http://www.pennyarcademerch.com/cpa08001100.html

Child’s Play Charity CD
Item#: CPA08001100
$10.00

Product Description
Do you like listening to great music, and helping children’s hospitals at the same time? Luckily for you, the biggest names in nerdcore have come together for the Child’s Play CD 2008. All proceeds from the sale of this CD go to Child’s Play.

Track List:

1. Armcannon – Go Go Power Rangers
2. The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets – Kill the Chupacabra
3. The Grammar Club – Underbeard
4. Select Start – Terra
5. The OneUps – Crash Man
6. MC Lars – The Lint Song
7. Anamanaguchi – Dawn Metropolis
8. Michael “Piano Squall” Gluck – Korobeiniki
9. Freezepop- Pop Music is Not a Crime (Mustin Mix)
10. MC Frontalot – Better at Rapping
11. Jonathan Coulton – Still Alive feat. Felicia Day
12. The Smash Brothers – Onett
13. Beefy – Game Store Girl
14. Jake “virt” Kaufman – Plasmatextor

You can listen to a snippet of “Kill the Chupacabra” at http://www.oneupstudios.com/ous_006.php and make sure it’s suitably rockin’.

Announcing a Cthulhupalooza memorabilia auction to benefit Child’s Play Charity!

URL for auction: http://tinyurl.com/cthulhucharity

OPEN TO CANADA AND THE US

Own a piece of Cthulhupalooza history! Cthulhupalooza was a benefit event in Vancouver BC Canada organized by Blackhammer Productions and The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets to celebrate the latter’s inclusion on Rock Band the video game. The event consisted of a Rock Band contest, a screening of the silent film The Call of Cthulhu (by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society) and a live performance by the world’s premiere Lovecraft inspired rock band The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. The event benefited Child’s Play Charity, giving games and toys to sick kids.

Up for auction is a prize kit of Cthulhupalooza memorabilia including:

1. A complete set (7) of Cthulhupalooza soda provided by our amazing sponsor Jones Soda. (Features: Spaceship Zero [bubblegum flavour]; SpaceCorp Reconstituted Space Effluent [root beer]; Colour Me Green Apple; The Thickets live at the Media Club as photographed by Adam PW Smith [cream soda]; The Thickets live at the Penny Arcade Expo as photographed by Adam PW Smith [cream soda]; The Shadow Out of Tim album cover [green apple]; Cthulhupalooza “R’lyeh Calling” logo [green apple].
2. A set of 3 different Cthulhupalooza pinback buttons
3. A Cthulhupalooza poster
4. A Cthulhupalooza T-Shirt (size L or S, your choice) in military green, specially made for Cthulhupalooza volunteers, provided by our sponsor EmbroidMe Vancouver!

This is a one-time offer for fans of The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, Cthulhu, Jones Soda, nerdiness and Child’s Play Charity enthusiasts.

Proceeds from this auction go to Child’s Play Charity!!!!

See http://www.childsplaycharity.org/ and http://www.cthulhupalooza.com and http://www.thickets.net
http://www.jones.soda and http://www.embroidme-vancouverfc.com/

Blackout – with cesarian!

Walking on the Moon

Shhh….

Colour Me Green

and The Math Song