Three willfully geeky guys from New Jersey who play pop punk with speed, power and a mighty smirk (which occasionally belies the fact they sometimes mean what they say), the Ergs (or, as they like to call themselves, "The Near-Sighted Three") came together in 2000, with Jeffrey Erg (Jeff Schroeck) on guitar and vocals, Joey Erg (Joe Keller) on bass, and Mikey Erg (Mike Yannich) on drums and lead vocals. The band wasted no time preserving their music for posterity, putting out two self-released CD-R's in their first year as a band, but the group first attracted attention outside their peer group with the five-song Three Guys, Twelve Eyes EP, released by the Whoa Oh label in 2001. In a bid to raise their profile by being sued, the Ergs next issued The Ben Kweller EP in 2002, which borrowed the artwork from Kweller's disc EP Phone Home and featured a song poking less-than-charitable fun at the indie-rock protégé. In 2003, the Ergs put out their first full-length album, Dorkrockcorkrod, which earned enthusiastic reviews in the punk press and spread word about the band outside of their home state. After an initial release on Whoa Oh, the album was picked up by Don Giovanni records, who distributed the Ergs' next EP, 2005's Jersey's Best Prancers (whose title and artwork was a play on the 1997 Lifetime album). In 2006, the group was chosen to back Dave Parasite of The Parasites as he launched a tour to support a Parasites "Best Of" CD, and they signed with Dirtnap Records, who scheduled the band's second full-length album, tentatively called Upstairs/Downstairs, for the spring of 2007.
Mark Deming, allmusicguide.com
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There's some good pop punk happening right now but these guys aren't part of it.
-anonymous
punknews.org
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Go to Merchnow.com to check out our online merch store.
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Mailorder update: 4/4/10
You can purchase any of these fine products by going to our webstore on dorkrockcorkrod.com or by directly sending funds via paypal to joey_erg@hotmail.com. All prices are postage paid within the US. For international orders, please email me for prices first. Also, if you have a record store or distro, I am willing to sell at wholesale prices.
Stuff:
Ergs shirt black w/blue logo, Dirtnap logo on back (girls S, M, L, adult S, M, L, XL, XXL)- $12ppd
Ergs shirt black w/red logo, Metallica ripoff on back (girls S, M, L, adult S, M, L, XL, XXL)- $12ppd
Thrash Compactor one sided 7" (includes download card) $5ppd
Ergs/Measure [SA] split 7" a/b $5ppd
Ergs/Measure [SA] split 7" c/d $5ppd
Ergs/Grabass Charlestons split 7" $5ppd
dorkrockcorkrod CD $8ppd
Jersey's Best Prancers CD $5ppd
dorkrockcorkrod + Jersey's Best Prancers $12ppd
upstairs/downstairs LP $12ppd
upstairs/downstairs CD $8ppd
Hindsight is 20/20 CD $8ppd
Hindsight is 20/20 2XLP $16ppd
Ben Kweller EP 12" $12ppd
That's it.Bye 12" $9ppd
Psyched to Die "Sterile Walls" 7" $5ppd
Night Birds s/t 7" EP and download code $6
Not on the website yet, but are for sale:
Hamiltons shirt size large only $10ppd
You can also order this stuff the old fashioned way by sending a money order or well concealed cash (no personal checks) to: Joe Keller 6 Clydesdale Ct Tinton Falls NJ 07701.
