Smoke Eaters Add Bassist, Fear the Groceries, Record

Not one week from their right-back-at-ya set as the Pixies for Fitzgerald’s You Ain’t Punk showcase, the Smoke Eaters have asked their friend, Kim Deal stand-in, and self-described "Fitz Sound Wench" Lauren to join up full time. In discussing their set, guitarist and Santiago channeler Jay noted that he had both personal and local trepidations about playing as a band whom the harsh laws of the Magna-indie Carta declare un-coverable. Sayeth the smoke:

Had I not been playing I most likely would have been one of you, wondering who the hell thinks they can pull off a set of my beloved Pixies. Trust me, we love the Pixies as much as anyone and wanted to do them justice. I talked to Eric from Bring Back the Guns … and I didn't think to tell him that as we were preparing for this show, I honestly had thought to myself "I wonder what the guys from the Groceries would think?"

Eric’s Response: “They think 'Right On!'”

The Smoke Eaters have one last show (March 10^th at Fitz Downstairs with L.A.’s Sputnik Monroe) before taking time off to record and presumably adjust to their new lineup. Stoked.