- ily Pat saying, "Okay,, it's been a long, hard day." at the beginning of First Song on Ramshackle Glory's Live the Dream album
- ily when they finish playing Personal Space Invader on PWCEP and Ben says, "Sounds like shit,,"
- ily Pat giggling and then going, "Alright motherfucker!" before singing This City Is Killing Me from his split album with Ceschi
- Ily Ben and Sean discussing cd prices and Sean saying, "We usually do about $5-$7" and Ben says, "You should've said $7-$10, dude-" and Sean says, "$7-$10!" before playing Going to Georgia from the Live At Trunk Space album
- ily when Jello Biafra says, "Here's another one for the police!" before playing Goons of Hazard on Dead Kennedys' Mutiny on the Bay album
- ily when Sean says, "We have two more and one of them is not ours. One of them belongs to The Mountain Goats, from North Carolina." before singing Going to Georgia on the Live At Trunk Space album. Because,, it was 2005. Prefacing who the Mountain Goats were dates that album in a really beautiful way because like. Look at them now. Both bands. It's silly but it's a very sweet like ,,look how far both bands have come,, kinda thing. Idk.
- ily when Sean Bonnette says, "Rigby? I'm gonna fucking stab you. Don't look at me with your shitty eyes :/ oh are we recording? Okay :3" in the beginning of Uno Mas Cerveza Por Favor from their split album with Flaspar/Golden Boots
- ily Pat saying, "This one is for all the ladies, it's about how you should all start a kickass rock and roll band." before playing For A Girl In Rhinelander on the WDU Live in Plattsburgh album
- ily Sean saying, "If you guys feel compelled to clap after we play,, please don't. Because that would be loud." before playing Jesus Saves during a show that wasn't even legal to host in a hotel room in Florida from their Holiday Inn Gainesville album
I know I'm missing so many, and i know some of these examples don't count as much because they're from live albums, but those shows were so important to the people there and I'm happy that the audio was preserved in a way where they're still being talked about so many years later.
one thing i never get tired of in songs is when they include some sounds from the recording booth like a laugh at the end, a ‘was that good?’ or like, the sounds of the guitar being put down, a chair creaking. it’s nice how music can be used as an escape but also something that ties you right back down to earth. it will affect you so deeply & then ur like wow… you just played that. it’s grounding & magical & just one of my fave things ever!
AJJ performing Sense & Sensibility + Fading All Away (originally by Jay Reatard) in Ventura, California. 1/16/10
— Video credits to ArtVandelay18 on YouTube —
AJJ performing All The Dead Kids + Unicron at the Soapbox Laundrolounge in Wilmington, North Carolina. 6/19/08
— Video credits to Joel Schooling on YouTube —
"Interstate 55 carries 10s of thousands of abortion seekers out of southern states to Illinois, where abortion is legal. I-55 is covered with horrific, shaming billboards. Shout Your Abortion put up 6 good ones, to show love & affirmation to those making the journey." x
Pat the Bunny, playing solo as Wingnut Dishwashers Union, performing Reason to Breathe at the Blast-O-Mat in Denver, Colorado. 7/27/09.
— Video credits to Aaron Saye on YouTube —
Erik Petersen performing Bang-Up Policework at 7th Circle in Denver, Colorado. 4/16/14
— Video credits to Aaron Saye on YouTube —
AJJ performing Brave As A Noun + Survival Song at the Che Cafe Collective in San Diego, California. 5/17/09
— Video credits to Don Cheney on YouTube —
Ramshackle Glory performing Your Heart Is A Muscle The Size Of Your Fist at the Black Sheep Cafe in Springfield, Illinois. 6/11/12
— Video credits to Garret Schuelke on YouTube —
The Taxpayers performing Stealing Apples from the Man at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale, Pennsylvania. 7/15/2024
This one was recorded by me :3
Ramshackle Glory performs Never Coming Home at The Union Project in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 6/26/14
— Video credits to Folk the System on YouTube —
Pat the Bunny performing Your Heart Is A Muscle The Size Of Your Fist at the Boing! House in Salt Lake City, Utah. 3/11/14
"All of us mentioned are real (Pat used my real name Scott) and so are the events. All beautiful people.
Keep on loving
Keep on fighting."
[Above text taken from a comment made by DIYBandits founder, Pepe, when asked if the song was about real people.]
— Video credits to SLCshows on YouTube —