Adam and Sam Saw The Cover Art

adam and i checked out the CD inlay design last night. it's good... i was quite impressed with what pigeon and mark came up with. don't worry, you'll see it soon. i just want to remind you all just in case you forgot. January 5. Ichabod's. it's gonna be fun. so be there. give us some of your money. we're gonna need it. we spent all of ours on CD's.

Dammit CD Release

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS..... INTRODUCING.... THE ALL NEW..... 14 TRACKED, KICK ASS, SHIT KICKIN', BEER DRINKIN, SLAPIN YO MOMMA... ok nevermind... ladies and gents, on Saturday, Jan 5th we'll be at Ichabod's on Chimes Street with 100 copies of our "new" album. Now you can actually have a copy of your very own, of the songs we've been playing for about 2 years now. If you're not sick of them yet, bring about ten bucks with you and pick up a copy of this disk. It features fantastic artwork by Marky and Pigeon from tabu, a bunch of little liner notes (which are ALWAYS cool), and pictures of us doing stupid stuff. And to boot, it's just NOT in time for the holidays. The show's gonna be great too. We've got the Skullniks opening, and plus we're gonna play everything we've ever played EVER. Even the stuff we don't play anymore. From songs like "Courtroom Drama" and "Old Woman" to Madonna, Ole Dirty Bastard, a little Rolling Stones, and Clutch. Come out and support it. We may even throw in some door prizes. So we'll see you monkeys there. DON'T MISS THIS ONE.

Dammit finished - and NITB on the cover of Rhythm City

fools,
the cd is finished. now we're onto cover art. if you would like to submit a cover idea or an actual cover, email it to CPT2117@aol.com. everything will be considered. in other news, make sure you check out the new rhythim city mag for a great Nail in the Brain article. those guys are insane. in more JG nooze, we'll be at Rotolo's on Dec. 15 for our last show of 2001. this was a good year for the Genius, and we'd like to thank all of you for your continued support. for all of you who didn't support us, we hate you. may failure strike you hard in 2002. if you'd like a JGCD, i believe we may have some for the show at Rotolo's... hopefully. peace.

Sam's Christmas Gift Ideas

ok... i'm bored. there's no more new judge genius news to talk about so i'm gonna just ramble. so what does everyone want for Christmas? email me and i'll post the best gift ideas. piss and poo poo don't count, so don't even try it. i was thinking. what do i need? well, i certainly could use some sleep, but that's a pretty shitty present. i need my own TV show. why don't one of you get me one of those. hell, get me a few TV shows. In fact, I want a whole damn network. WSAM...all Sam, all the time. i want to be a star. THAT'S WHAT I KNEED... (i bet that's how Knever spells need). oh well, fuck it. I'm gonna go polish up the old one eyed wonder weisel. good luck to all, and Merry Christmas.

Word On The Street

ok, word on the street is that the new cd is almost totally mixed down and we expect to see it out around the first weekend of december. i know we've said things like that before but this time its real. i swear. you just keep it on your favorite website and look for more news.

JG on the cover of Rhythm City

we wanna send a thanks to all of you who came out to Ichabod's on Saturday, Nov. 17. we had a good time, TABU had a good time, and it looked like you all did too. we're slowly getting started on some new material, so every time you see us from now on, we'll bring you some brand new goodies... IN OTHER NEWS... I don't know if you've seen the new Rhythm City magazine, but if you haven't there's a great big, fat, gorged, swollen picture of you're favorite local band on the cover. Plus there's a great story inside. Go grab it at you're favorite bar or restaurant and read all about us. find out the skinny on the new CD.. read all about our addictions and faults... look at all the funny pictures of us. Thank you to the Killerllama folk for the great write up. (in fact, go check out www.killerllama.com right now...... i spoke to Mike Pinter the other day and he was telling me about a Micheal Jackson night at the Bayou. I don't know if you remember the Madonna night fiasco we had in July, but we're a little gunshy at playing 80's cultural icon tribute shows. Of course, there will be something planned. I assure you. That's all for now, kids. stay tuned to JG.com for all the news you need, and thanks for listening to us.

JG in the Rhythm City Magazine

Four score and five weeks ago, during a Rhythm City writers meeting, it was decided that KillerLlama do the cover story for the November issue. So for five weeks and four score we worked like dogs in our underground media laboratory. Which band would it be? It is always within our principles to treat all bands equally and not put a rating on them considering some to be "better" than others. We thought about doing a big general article on a good chunk-o-da-bands, but that's what we have our section for. So, we weighed it out: We wanted a band that had been out for at least two years. We wanted a band that has, or is just about to release a full length CD - a band that gigs a lot around town, has a loyal audience, and above all: is not a tribe of cocky pricksJudge Genius are nice guys. They'll send you joyful e-mails about squishiness and free kitten giveaways. They roll into the club on gig night with smiles on their faces. On bad nights - especially Wednesdays after a Tuesday terrorist attack - when nobody is there, they close their eyes and imagine a sold out UNO Arena and still pour every ounce of energy into the evening's set. Musical troopers - they don't quit and they don't give up. The Spanish Moon, Rotolo's, The Bayou, The Shelter, Ichabod's, The LSU Greek Theater, Kirk's House of Rock in Gulfport - you name the spot and they've been thereJudge Genius is made up of five members: Justin on drums, Mike on more drums, Adam on bass, Brandon on guitar, and Sam the vocal man. It's somewhat of a super group, actually. Mike and Adam both play in Tabu, while Brandon is the sole axeman for Nail in the Brain. These bands play together all the time, and Nail in the Brain takes the stage with Judge Genius to form the incredibly ugly Richard's Whore. So you know it's a guaranteed show if you put gas in the ride and go. Aside from the normal, satiristic originals like "Crack Rock Chronicles" and "Faster than a Speeding Mullet," Judge Genius also comments their set with classic cover tunes such as Madonna,s "Papa Don't Preach," and the Phil Collin's moshpit favorite "In the Air Tonight" (It is ritual for Sam to travel as far down the block as the wireless mic will let him during this song)You could call this urban Southern rock. It's rebellious, but you'll see a full set of teeth when they smile at you. It's also a nice change from the shoot'em up gangster shit that's been plaguing our music selections for the past few years. They ain't ignant. The music has intelligence - not too much, but just enough to make you respect them as people like you and me.If you favor the flavor from anything between the lines of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Lynyrd Skynyrd, NWA, Chevy Trucks, Bud Light, and best-of reruns from the last two seasons of "Cops," you will love that Judge Genius. They'll be at Ichabod's on Saturday, Nov. 17 with rock/rap groove monkeys Tabu. Visit www.JudgeGenius.com for more listings, MP3s, and links to other websites that begin with a Killer, end with a Llama, and have quick-downloading video clips of this band in action. The CD was going to be ready over a month ago, but since they're recording it in their living room, and don't have to pay studio time, Justin (JG drummer/music producer) is being a tweak-monkey with it and taking his sweet ass time with the final mixes. Ladies and gentlemen, I am the Hooverman. Thank You for reading my cover story. I bid ye all a good day, and remember: Baton Rouge kicks ass! We got green trees, hot lay-deez, and talent oozing from the fingers of hundreds of original musicians, who desperately want nothing other than to have a good time in this big little capital city college town. So enjoy it and enjoy them, while it's here and while they're there, because one day, it could all be gone. Pecan.

earth people... how ya'll doin? word to our boys in brother for hooking us up with that show on Thursday, Nov. 1. it was a lot of fun... it was also nice seeing all you folk out there too... it's been awhile, and though we're still technically trying to play less, we're still gonna be coming at you almost every week for a month or so. next thursday, Nov. 8 we're gonna be at Area 51 in Hammond with our old friends from Nail in the Brain. Also, i believe Richard's Whore is gonna make a special appearance. if you haven't seen that band, you gotta see them. if you've seen them, then you know what i mean. then on Nov. 17, it's back to Ichabod's with TABU. it's a good month for local music, kids. go out and support some of it. until then, listen to www.mp3.com/judgegenius and www.mp3.com/JG for some of our crap. see you on thursday and thank you for making judge genius the greatest band in the universe. peace....
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see you mutants later.

word to ya muthafunkin' DJ... it's time for some judge G spot. i hope you all had as much fun at the Ichabod's show as us and TABU did... that was truly some wild shit. thanks to all of you for coming out. as you may have noticed, our bookings list has gotten shorter. here's the deal. i believe what we're gonna do (and don't quote me, because the rest of the band never really tells me shit) is slow it down a wee bit. we want to keep it fresh for all of you, so right now we're working on the finishing touches on the new disc, AND working on a bad ASS party to support it. i swear to GOD, this is gonna be off the hook. after that, we're gonna go on a writitng binge. we'll still play the every-now-and-again show so you all don't forget us, but we're beginning to think that if we play EVERY week, we're all gonna make you sick of us. Anyhoo, we're gonna be at the Bayou on October 5, so make sure you come see that. i hope you all liked what i shaved into my chest hair last weekend. i don't think that's gonna become a real staple of the show, at least i hope not, seeing as though i'll eventually run out of hair... and words to shave into it. perhaps i'll start putting lyrics there. you know i'm hairy enough. infact, we're all that hairy. except for brandon, who's secretly an infant. i bet you didn't know.
till next time... peace to you.

last night i walked in the door, and there in front of my face was justin hilbun, mixing down the CD. that's right. it's coming out. so get ready. wednesday night we're gonna be at the shelter with NITB, so get ready for that too. i know a lot of you got school, but school will always be there. how long will you have JG around? yeah.
so be there. don't miss it.

earth people,
yo... what up? not much here, for sure. special thanks are definately in order for all of you who came out to the spanish moon last weekend. we had a freakin' blast and we hope you did too. thanks to Tabu and steve jacobson and all the s.m. staff. there was a shitload of people there, so i hope every cover band crowd suffered on friday. sorry we're assholes... but we're not gonna send you any respect. you're the whores of local music, and we're never gonna stop trying to bring you down. 
the next show is on Sept. 12 with NITB at the Shelter. anybody remember when we were gonna put out an album? i'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that it's gonna happen in october. until then, listen at www.mp3.com/JG and www.mp3.com/judgegenius and listen to X104.9fm's local exposure sunday nights and request JG. 91.1fm(klsu)saturated neighborhood always rocks our shit... so call them too. and if anyone out there isn't on our e-mailing list and wants to be, send me some address... cpt2117@aol.com. peace.