One Last Hurrah

After 7 years of playing the stages of Southeast Wisconsin, we've decided this will be our final performance. It's been an amazing ride with many highs over the years. We hope you'll come out to Smokin' Joe's (6139 W Beloit Rd, West Allis, WI) on March 5th, 2011 to celebrate with us. We'll have some laughs, maybe shed a tear or two, and we are gonna rock Smokin' Joe's like a hurricane!

no, we haven't forgotten about the blog!

Damn! It's been a long time since our last blog posting. My fault on that one.

So what's new? All sorts of stuff!

We played 3 shows with 76 Juliet in November and December. That was a blast, jamming with our friends in 76 and meeting lots of new people "on the road".

We got back to playing in March at Papa's Social Club...everyone in the band was sicker than hell that night. Unfortunately, this was not a result of over-indulging...rather it was head-cold season, and we each had our own variation...what a mess that show was!

But we were all better by the time we played at Paulie's Pub & Eatery in April!

We've added a bunch of new songs to the setlist since Halloween--which was our last post. Here's a list of those new tunes....
Girlschool by Britny Fox
Never Enough by LA Guns...this was a favorite, so we've brought it back.
Looks That Kill by Motley Crue
Gimme Your Love by MacAuley-Schenker Group
I Don't Believe in Love by Queensryche
Finish What Ya Started by Van Halen
TNT by AC/DC
and now we're working on adding another handful of songs! We keep it changing and fresh. If you haven't caught the new lineup of Noise Pollution, you'll want to make sure to do so!

Hope to see you this summer!

Thank you

All of us in Noise Pollution would like to send a huge thank you to everyone who came out to see our return performance at Papa's Social Club over the weekend. We enjoyed seeing you all! If you're on Facebook, make sure to tag us in your pictures--and check out all the other pics from those who've tagged the band. We'll be posting pictures to www.noisepollutionrocks.com, Facebook, and MySpace throughout the week.

Extra thank yous go to Matt and Tommy who handled sound and lights for the night--we rocked so hard that we shorted out the PA...but Matt and Tommy got things up and running in short-order. Congrats to the Pirate, The Green Men, and The White Rabbit for winning the costume contest. And thank you to Dickie and the staff at Papa's for taking care of the band and all those in attendance.

We're lining up more shows and we'll keep you posted as they are scheduled.

And finally, if you were unable to attend the show but are interested in purchasing one of our "Rockin' for the Tatas with Noise Pollution" t-shirts, let us know and we'll make arrangements. Remember, all monies raised will be donated to the Save the Tatas Foundation for breast cancer research.

See you soon!
Erik, Chris, Ed, Tim, and Paul

The debut of the New NOISE POLLUTION!

We had a blast at Papapalooza! I can't even begin to tell you how good it felt to get back on stage and rock out with all our friends both new and old...it had been just shy of 10 months since the last time Noise Pollution played a show. The new lineup gelled together as we rocked thru a set that included some new material as well as a bunch of classic Noise Pollution stuff...

My Sacrifice
Lay It Down
Down Boys
Youth Gone Wild
Nothin But a Good Time
Slide it In
Man in the Box
Crazy Train
Enter Sandman
What I Want
Wait
Ain't Talkin Bout Love
Bad Girlfriend
Sex Type Thing
Metal Health

So now we're taking the next 2 months to prepare for our feature-length debut...Halloween at Papa's Social Club on October 31st. We'll be playing 3 sets for your rock n roll pleasures that night...so you'll witness all of the above, and a whole bunch more!

Make sure to check out our main myspace page for videos from the show!

State Fair, and the return of NOISE POLLUTION!

Well another Wisconsin State Fair has come and gone. So many great Milwaukee-area bands to see. I caught a few of them including 76 Juliet and Mount Olive, Chasin Mason, The Acoustix, Pink Flamingoes, Rockerfellers and more!

Don't forget, Noise Pollution's official return is right around the corner...Saturday, August 29th at Papa's Social Club 7718 W Burleigh in Milwaukee. It's the annual Papa Palooza concert to benefit the Penfield Children's Center. The doors open at 7pm with music starting at 8:30 from Roxie Beane. Noise Pollution follows, then New Dog Trick, and the evening closes with 76 Juliet.

There will be raffles, giveaways, drink specials, and more. For all the details, see www.papassocialclub.com.

See you on the 29th!

First Shows Booked!

Yes, it's true. We've booked our first two shows with the new lineup. First up is Papa-Palooza, Saturday August 29th at Papa's Social Club in Milwaukee. The lineup for the benefit event includes Roxie Beane, New Dog Trick, 76 Juliet, and Noise Pollution. We'll have more details as the date draws nearer.

And we'll be bringing the action back to Papa's Social Club for the annual Noise Pollution Halloween Bash, Saturday October 31st.It's been a long time coming, and we can't wait to rock Papa's!

We've finalized our new lineup!

When we started looking for new bandmates we never dreamed we'd build a lineup this great. Let us briefly introduce you...

Erik Busse: Guitarist. Erik and Paul played together in a band while in college at UW-Whitewater. They hadn't heard from one another in nearly a decade, then Erik responded to Noise Pollution's ad on Craigslist, and the rest, as they say, is history!

Chris Finch: Guitarist and founding member of Noise Pollution. You all know Chris as the "Angus Young" of Noise Pollution. Chris and Paul have been in bands together since 1994.

Ed Lowthian: Drummer. Ed's played in different Milwaukee area bands, most notably 76 Juliet. Ed's the first guy we called when we started the hunt for a new drummer and fortunately for us, he said yes!

Tim Peterson: Bassist. Tim was the first bassist in Noise Pollution before we even had a name...but he split before we completed the lineup! Most recently Tim was a member of Altered State, but now he's returned to Noise Pollution and is laying down the low-end groove, ready to rock your pants off.

Paul Ziino: Lead vocalist and founding member of Noise Pollution. You know Paul as the "Ozzy" of Noise Pollution.

We can't wait to get the show on the road--as soon as we have dates booked, we'll let you know! We'll be updating the website soon!