wanted to let you know San Diego's cave dwelling sludge metal demons GOBLIN COCK, have just announced they've finsihed the video for the song "Stumped" off their forthcoming debut album "Bagged and Boarded" out October 25th on Absolutely Kosher!









Having been leader of such instrumental and groundbreaking bands as Pinback and Heavy Vegetable, singer / songwriter / experimentor extraordinaire, Rob Crow, sets his sights on making some of the heaviest doom-riddin sludge metal quite possibly since the days of Sabbath.



With influences stemming from every direction of the musical spectrum, Crow has performed on some of the most beautiful and boggling records to date, including projects like cult heroes Optiganally Yours and Thingy, the lush atmospheric sonic mastery of Physics, and the completely freakish Holy Smokes (also featuring Zach Hill). In his latest incarnation as GOBLIN COCK, Crow goes balls to the wall and turns the axe down low to prove its not just beauty and weird that he's able to project, but pure, unadulterated ROCK! cock rock? almost literally.



Some have surmised that Rob Crow has the equivalent of musical A.D.D., but it’s more a case of seeing the world through song and brimming to the gills with inspiration and originality. He is clearly one of the most distinct and innovative musicians of the last 20 years. Of course, nothing exists in a vacuum and at the heart of this long and twisting musical career is a metalhead. And that metalhead’s secret black heart of motherfucking hearts has been simmering in a vast cauldron filled with orc’s blood and Sabbath records, seasoned with a comic books obsession (the title refers to the storage of comics, a hallowed ritual in itself) and injected with a vulgar sense of humor juxtaposed over a love of simple things (such as Sesame Street’s elusive pachyderm, Snuffaluffagus).



From the caustic, bubbling froth emerges Goblin Cock, monstrous in its potency, grotesque, fully formed, vile and virile in its power. OK, I could write this press release with enough cock puns to choke a critic (see?) and enough hyperbole to make it any metal release, but it’s not. It’s better. It’s the best rock record in years. This is not a side project. This is not ironic. Yes, this is serious. Yes, this is fun. Yes, this record is so fucking great for so many reasons, chief among them the way it fucking rocks. Fucker.



* In addition to the standard CD release, the album will also be available on a limited edition picture disc 12” LP, now available for pre-order on the Absolutely Kosher site. Both the CD cover and the picture disc are adorned with an explicit painting by artist Mike Sutfin, a professional whose work can also be found on Magic The Gathering cards and on commercial Star Wars packaging. It is one of the greatest album covers of all time. Sadly, the sensitive morale fiber of this country necessitates us to cover the most explicit portion of the CD cover with a sticker on the outer wrapping.



Both Rob Crow and guitarist Brent Asbury (ex-Thingy, ex-Pinback) are expecting newborns in October, so Goblin Cock won’t be touring until after the New Year.



http://absolutelykosher.com/goblincock.html



if youre interested in covering, need more information, or anything at all, say the word!



xoxo -- derek

Wanted to let you know Washington state's gloom rock trio, The Dead Science, will be touring the US in support of their upcoming full length entitled "Frost Giant" out October 25th on Absolutely Kosher!

SHOWS

PRINCESS is re-releasing their full length record courtesy of Sick Room Records. To celebrate, Alexis got a new van and Michael is cracking the whip. The duo are heading out for a tour. This is all a part of their twelve-step program on how to take over the world.

SHORT BIO
Princess, a Chicago based duo, is a two man band with a hundred piece sound. Using guitars, keyboards, drums, banjo, and various thrift-store noise-makers, Princess prattles through battles between party politic cliques from hip hop to art rock crits bits and bits of foggy mountain violet satin water fountains. Princess willfully pushes musical contradiction and confusion to its elegant limits.




HOW THE WEST WAS WON:
september 25, Museum of Contemporary Art, CHICAGO, IL as part of the john cage musicircus performance
september 29, Empty Bottle, CHICAGO, IL
september 30, Pumpkin World, MILWAUKEE, WI -w/ gay beast
october 1, TBA, MINNEAPOLIS, MN -w/ gay beast
october 4, Elk's Lodge, MISSOULA, MT
october 5, Judd's Rock Spot, SPOKANE, WA -w/ barr
october 6, Yes Yes, OLYMPIA, WA -w/ barr
october 7, TBA, SEATLE, WA -w/ barr
october 8, Towne Lounge, PORTLAND, OR -w/ barr
october 10, TBA, OAKLAND, CA -w/ barr
october 11, The Hemlock Tavern, SAN FRANCISCO, CA -w/ barr
october 12, Il Corral, LOS ANGELES, CA -w/ barr
october 13, Beauty Bar, LAS VEGAS
october 14, TBA
october 15, TBA, ALBUQUEQUE, NM
october 16, TAOS, NM
october 17, TBA, DENVER CO
october 18, TBA


Let me know if I can provide you with any press materials or if you need more information! Thanks bunches!

Miss Adventures...

ICEBIRD

BIOGRAPHY

How's it going?

Just wanted to drop you a note and ask what you thought of INDUCE's "Cycle"? Mr. DJ extroirdinare/artist/musician is touring abroad in Europe right now but will be returning soon if you would like to have a chat with him! Just let me know and I'll be happy to set it up!

As It Mutates And Begins To Grow,
Céleste!

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BIOGRAPHY
Even while some of his own good friends are still trying to figure him out, and this combination of stories and characteristics does not in any way fully represent who he is, INDUCE just really wants to make music. He wants to be heard. He wants you to know who he is.
It was early on in high school when INDUCE decided to be an MC. And while he had his hands in other aspects of the culture even in grade school, it wasn¹t until high school that he also decided to be a breaker and later, a DJ. Soon, the short poems and creative writing he was formerly fond of were replaced with recited verses from the likes of Q-Tip, Pos, and Monche. Break-dancing took the backseat after Djing increasingly became what felt like to him as the most logical progression, only to lead to the need to actually make music. Enter the MPC. Previous aspirations Exit. Even this story isn¹t as it seems isn¹t as clear-cut as he would like it to be. He likes it that way though. He also likes the idea that everything is in the details. So what then, when details are left out? Where there is mystery, there is a will to uncover it.
Sometimes suffering from slight Multi Personality Disorder, INDUCE attributes that to the almost infinite amount of nouns that previously and currently influence his life. While his "musical upbringing" as a child was made up of 80's music and Top 40 radio, he later developed a need to hear, experience, and most of all, know new things. It may seem as if early-to-mid 90¹s Hip-Hop had a lot to do with this way of thinking. That is only partially true. INDUCE will never let go of the memory of the influence of one group in particular. A local, Miami-based forward thinking Hip-Hop group called The All, then made up of current members of Algorithm and Evolver. Previous notions of what Hip-Hop music can be Exit. These days, history is history and forward momentum is future, even if he must look back to keep it up. Public Enemy enables his activism. Coltrane makes him cry. Boards of Canada makes it possible to see particles of light. My Bloody Valentine is the end of it all.
Along with making music, INDUCE is co-founder of Counterflow Recordings, worked as Editor and writer for Tablist magazine, has written guest reviews in XLR8R, holds numerous DJ residencies in Miami, started his own Classic Black party, was featured in Adidas XLR8R¹s Bedroom Rockers book, and is a self proclaimed vinyl junky. No smoke, no drink, no drugs, no meat, just vinyl. Most recently has started his own WonderSound record label.
INDUCE has been featured on various Counterflow Recordings, Botanica Del Jibaro (Beta Bodega / Rice Beans) and Metatronix releases including: theVapors Project 12²s - Five Deez, ³Faceless² 12² produced ³Faceless² Remix Slug El-P, ³RPM² 12² b/w Induce Serum, ³Afterburner² Seven Star My Mother And Father Were Astronauts LP produced, ³Interlude for Jon,² ³Irate MC² Remix, and ³Gender Affection²), Induce f/ SKAM2 Dejah Retribution/Reciprocation Pt. 1, ³Untitled² (Original Induce Takeback 93 Remix)
ANOTHER UPCOMING RELEASE: Antennae Exit LP

Download all INDUCE material here: http://www.solidpr.com/chicago/induce.html

Check out the latest XLR8R for a review on "Cycle" by INDUCE!
http://www.myspace.com/induce1

Hey ya - how are you? Me? Phew! I can't believe the Solid PR camp made it through September and CMJ pretty alright! We had such a great time. HANNER did an excellent job playing our kick-off party last Wednesday @ Scenic. (She shared her set with Unsound Records label mates, The Pages.) She was so endearing in her story-telling folk artist kind of way and was such a great performer, I can't wait til you see her too! She is also a visual artist who has contributed to The Pages' artwork as well as her own album's, you can find more of her work here - johannawright.com

Anyway, we want to know if you want to hear her CD to give you a little sample of the world of HANNER! Let me know if you can consider some coverage for this talented and charming girl. Oh and yes, Unsound Records has moved HANNER's release date to November 15th.



BIOG:
When Johanna Wright journeyed to New York from Oregon about seven years ago, she expected to be constantly spattered with paint and has dutifully fulfilled the prophecy. She spends her days making drawings, paintings, and covering large expanses with gesso. Shortly after arriving in New York, Johanna adopted a baritone ukulele and began digging out songs and stories from her heart and brain. She was happy to discover that she could shape a song much like her paintings, with a humorous illustrative quality and a dollop of matter-o-fact sorrow. She attributes the mysterious southern accent she has adopted while singing to countless hours spent listening to Janis Joplin and Judy Henske as a wee lass. HANNER's debut album "No Guts No Gravy", is due out in Fall 2005. It is sure to skin the pants off any lover of the happy and mysterious.

You can call me psychic...

SOLID PR NEWS SEPTEMBERRR

Did you really think we were going to let you run off before the weekend with out some sweet 411? You should know us better than that by now!




CMJ 2005 : We are rocking it like it’s not gonna hurt in the morning. www.solidpr.com/cmj2005/ (***Don’t forget to RSVP with us for the parties listed!) Bands & Labels that reppin' this year: ABSOLUTELY KOSHER RECORDS * 5RC * AIDS Wolf * ALL PARALLELS * An Albatross * Aqui * Chin Up Chin Up * CHORD MAGAZINE *Chromelodeon * DIW MAGAZINE * FILE 13 RECORDS * FLAMESHOVEL RECORDS * FRINGE BENEFITS PARTIES * Genghis Tron * Goblin Cock * HANNER * KANINE RECORDS * Khanate * Man Man * Mixel Pixel * Mommy and Daddy * Need New Body * NEUROT RECORDS * Odiorne * Oxford Collapse * Princess * Red Sparowes * SARATHAN RECORDS * Shane Bartell * SICKROOM RECORDS * The Silent League * Sybris * TARANTULAS RECORDS * The End of the World * THE PAGES * THE POST OFFICE GALS * The Static Age * UNSOUND RECORDS

SOLID PR VOL 1 – MS BENEFIT : We’d like to give the biggest fuckin’ hug in the world to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for getting behind us and out benefit compilation… Says our boy Derek Meier, “I’m still speechless… thank you guys!” http://www.nationalmssociety.org/whygive_meier.asp

NEW SITE : Well, not yet... but soon! We're working on it! Thanks to our friends at www.CastIronCoding.com and Gabe Blair for all their patience and assistance!




CHROMELODEON – Chromelodeon hail from Philadelphia and are trippy as shit. An all instrumental rock extravaganza not too far from what it might be like watching Pink Floyd on a spaceship, minus the vocals of course. Chromelodeon say they’re a video game inspired band, but all I see are 8 dudes that rock really freakin hard! Bands like Rush, Journey, Hella, Radiohead, and Floyd, I think, would be very impressed w/ Chromelodeon and the power that lurks inside them. An added bonus to the Chromelodeon experience is hands down their live show. A Wall of lights and images shoot around a dark stage. Strobe lights and smoke fill the air as their spooky and unrelenting rock is unleashed. To date Chromelodeon has toured the US twice and has shared the stage w/ the likes of Murder By Death, Pattern is Movement, The Cassettes, LickGoldenSky, Skeleton Key, Minibosses, The Bouncing Souls, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Need New Body… the list goes on. Avant, rock, punk, all of the above, this is Chromelodeon. Look out for Chromelodeon’s debut full length “Heart of Sawdust” out November 8^th on Bloodlink Records
http://chromelodeon.com
http://bloodlink.com/
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

ICEBIRD Yesss. We are so lucky to have picked up this band. They are sparkle like a diamond through the smog of their (and Céleste’s) hometown, Los Angeles. After playing a year’s worth of shows and garnering a wide range of audience attention from Los Angeles to New York to Las Vegas, Icebird harnessed their energetic sound into a potent full-length album reflecting their raw live performances. The resulting record, MAGNITUDE, is being released by FSR (Flying Squirrel Records). Recently, the brothers Monahan, Barry & Mike, have planted giant sequoias in a Los Angeles park. The baby trees are doing well. Says Prefix Magazine, “The band seems to have grown out of the ‘90s grit that most bands today are too scared to build on. For all the countless Nine Inch Nails imitators, nobody was man enough to take on the Jesus Lizard? Icebird is game, and Magnitude is a raw, ferocious debut.”
Sept 24 - Echo Park Music Festival, Echo Park, CA | Saturday Afternoon @ the Echo... w/ Future Pigeon, Idaho Falls, Modicum, Hellen Stellar
Oct 1st- Nemo Festival, Boston, MA - at the ICC (International Community Church) located in
Alston, Ma at 557 Cambridge Street . This ALL AGES, all day extravaganza
with be sponsored by ASCAP with MySpace.com.
Oct 2nd- RISD Tap Room, Providence, RI
Oct 3rd- LIT, NYC
Oct 4th- Cafe Rouge, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Oct 5th- WLOY radio show/Late Night Loyola TV @ Loyola College, Baltimore,
MD
Oct 6th- Grog and Tankard, Washington, DC
Oct 7th- The Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Oct 8th- Piano's, NYC
www.icebirdband.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

PAULSON I think we have it my friends. This record leaves me pretty much speechless. Once in a while a record comes your way that really moves you in ways you just can not explain. You don’ know why you can’t explain it but you know it just encompasses all that makes music important and a passion in the first place. Paulson’s new / upcoming record “All At Once” out November 8^th on the OneDaySavior imprint, is one of these records. Paulson, without question, stands on their own 2 feet when it comes to originality, but I feel the need to point out some records “All At Once” reminds me of, that have all moved me quite a bit at one point or another. Jimmy Eat World “Clarity,” The Doves “Lost Souls,” Neutral Milk Hotel “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea,” Elliot “U.S. Songs,” Red Sparowes “At The Soundless Dawn,” and even others… this record has some sort of old school flavor that reminds me of college, but at the same time is incredibly refreshing, dynamic, and groundbreaking in so many ways. It’s hard to say who might be a fan of this record because when I listen to “All At Once,” I FEEL music, I feel like I am a part of what is happening, what is coming out of these speakers. Maybe I’m being a little too dramatic, but honestly, after countless listens, I am just utterly moved by this record. Maybe I’m just stoned but I think “All At Once” will be one of those records that I end up reaching for years from now when I’m in the mood to hear an amazing record that FEELS so good. Oh and get this, they’re from muther-truckin Jersey. I love it.
Paulson is not only a band that makes incredible music, but also bust balls like very few others. To date, the band has toured the US four times, w/ the likes of Senses Fail, Fall Out Boy, Bear Vs. Shark, The Break, not to mention the Warped Tour and other festivals nationwide, and will be one of the featured bands on the upcoming “Taste of Chaos” DVD. Having never been in a proper studio, the band was thrilled to finally enter the legendary Camp Street facility in Cambridge, MA with producer Mike Poorman (Tsunami Bomb, Hot Rod Circuit). The result is a radical departure from their previous effort. Where “Variations” was disjointed and aggressive, their new album, entitled “All At Once,” is focused and subtle. Gone are the screamed vocals and power chords; instead the listener finds a wash of keyboards and computer sequences, tight, dancey drums and even a lap steel solo. Odd time signatures still abound, but compelling vocal harmonies and mature songwriting are the focus. The artwork, inspired by Japanese modern artist Takashi Murakami, is further evidence that this is a band who continues to stand apart from the pack. Visit Paulson here:
www.paulsonisaband.com
www.onedaysavior.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

REBECCA PRONSKY. People, wish our new artist a happy birthday. Rebecca turned 25 on the 4^th. What does she have to say about that? “So creepy to be a quarter century.” Well happy birthday my dear. 25 is a good year. Stay young! The cool thing of the month is that Ms. Pronsky has a bitchin’ new hair-do. No no, really here it is: All Rebecca Pronsky’s CD profits on CDBaby are going to the Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.“ http://www.cdbaby.com/pronsky2
"On 'The Early Hours,' New York-native Rebecca Pronsky offers six perfect songs that sound as natural and unforced as a spring breeze in late April... Rebecca’s voice is both dark and hopeful, and she has surrounded herself with a first-rate band to help drive them home... There isn’t a complicated thing on this entire record, and that is testament to how well the songs are written.” ~ Portsmouth Herald
9/11 Sidewalk Cafe, New York, NY (The September Concert)
9/13 Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
9/14 Toad, Cambridge, MA
9/21 Vox Pop, Brooklyn, NY
9/23 Triumph Brewing, Princeton, NJ
www.rebeccapronsky.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

TERA MELOS is an instrumental four-piece from Sacramento, CA described as "blending jazz and hardcore-punk with an explosive, borderline dangerous, live-show." The band's self-titled full length album will be released on October 4th of this year.
The "we quit our jobs, dropped outta college, and made our girlfriends mad" tour 2005
Sep 9 @ Unity Skate Shop | Livermore, CA
Sep 12 @ studio s | north hollywood, CA
Sep 13 @ Phix Gallery | Phoenix, a, AZ
Sep 14 @ das living room | tucson, AZ
Sep 15 @ The T Lounge | El Paso, TX
Sep 16 @ 36 Chambers | Odessa, TX
Sep 17 @ walter's on washington | Houston, TX
Sep 18 @ Super Happy Fun Land | Houston, TX
Sep 19 @ art six coffee house | Denton, TX
Sep 20 @ The Electric Chair | Oklahoma City, OK
Sep 22 @ 15th St. Tavern | Denver, CO
Sep 23 @ The Urban Lounge | Salt Lake City, UT
Sep 24 @ Red Light/Green Room Bar | Missoula, MT
Sep 30 @ Sound And Fury Records | Reno, NV
Oct 1 @ jive and java | fallon, NV
Oct 7 Tera Melos/Brilliant Red Lights CD RELEASE SHOW @ It's a Grind | Roseville, CA
www.springmanrecords.com
www.teramelosmusic.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com





A MILLION BILLION Just released “Today We Love You” and the “Filthy Schoolgirls” EP. The CD release party featured not a laptop, but a full band! What’s this?! Back to basics goes Ryan Smith… with surprises at every turn. Says Alternative Press, “Since IDM stands for "intelligent dance music", we thought listening to AMB would actually make us smarter. Instead, it made us want to tear off our clothes and jump into a large body of water.”
www.amillionbillion.com
www.filthyschoolgirls.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

ATOMBOMBPOCKETKNIFE are playing their last show tomorrow. Yes! Last ever. Tomorrow. If you’re able, I’d head down to Chicago’s Empty Bottle to catch this. Read more about it on The Tripwire http://www.thetripwire.com/news_story.php?id=6268
www.file-13.com
www.theabpk.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

A.R.E. WEAPONS - Discovered by Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, The Weapons released two highly acclaimed singles “Street Gang” and New York Muscle” and followed up with their self-titled debut album on Rough Trade records in April 2002. It received high praise from such magazines as Vanity Fair, Spin, Fader, Vice, Dazed and Confused, The Face, and i-D. After eighteen months of extensive touring, zig zaging the country and playing in the UK, France, Spain, Australia, and Scandinavia, The Weapons returned to the studio to work on their second album, entitled “Free in the Streets,” due out September 20^th! Singer Brain and guitarist Matt also make their cinematic debut as stoned drifters in Jim Jarmusch’s new, "Broken Flowers," starring Bill Murray. in theaters now! lookout for US tourdates in November and some video action coming soon!
www.areweapons.com
www.defendmusic.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

BORIS with MERZBOW – oh my… On their third collaborative release, Japanese noise heroes, BORIS and MERZBOW, team up to produce a record of sonic nightmares of doom-riddin drone. The single track on “Sun baked snow cave” is a build up of growing and terrifying ambience, like the sound of a volcano slowly waiting to blow its top.
After over a half an hour of Merzbow’s demonstration in downright evil, Nine Inch Nails style shoegaze, Boris enters the room to unleash what could easily be the soundtrack to a Darth Vader monologue as he warns the universe of its impending demise.
A piano ridden sonnet layered with glitches and bleeps takes the listener through a forest of sonic beauty around the 50 minute mark, and washes over them with a grace and elegance not so expected from these masters of noise and heavy.
Able to emit emotions in the most minimal of ways, “Sun baked snow cave” (out October 11^th on Hydra Head) may be perfect for both Rob Zombie horror movies, and for a small baby’s gentle night sleep. MERZBOW just finished a nice little US jaunt but look out for BORIS tourdates this October!
www.merzbow.net
www.homepage1.nifty.com/boris/top.html
www.hydrahead.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

CAVE IN - Boston based gods of extreme and heavy rock, are back!!!!!!!!! I know these promos have taken forever to get to you all, and everyone (including the pressing plant) apologizes for the delay.. but fear not! They will be landing in many a mail box by the time you read this! If you haven’t received “Perfect Pitch Black” (out September 13^th on Hydra Head), aka the record that will annhialate you, you can catch the whole thing streaming at www.perfectpitchblack.com – US TOURDATES COMING SOON!!!
www.cavein.net
www.hydrahead.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

THE DEAD SCIENCE - The Dead Science produce slow and building, beautifully dark music, with their own brand of prog-jazz instrumentation. Featuring Sam Mickens on guitar and vocals, and brothers Jherek Bischoff on stand-up bass, and Korum Bischoff on drums, the band calls up many a guest musician to play instruments like horns, cellos and violins to create one of the most original sounds in music today.
Joining the ranks of other creatively dark musical outfits such as Xiu Xiu, Man Man, or Calla, The Dead Science manage to create a sound completely their own, adding more in the way of experimental jazz and cabaret then most, with significantly more passion.
The perfect soundtrack for a smoke-filled saloon before sunrise, “Frost Giant” is filled with gloom and doom most certain to bring to mind such giants as Radiohead and Jeff Buckley.
Catch the DEAD SCIENCE on tour later this Fall (w/ Xiu Xiu!) in support of their upcoming full length “Frost Giant,” out October 25^th on Absolutely Kosher. Tourdates coming soon:
www.thedeadscience.com
www.absolutelykosher.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

THE END OF THE WORLD These boys are driving straight from recording in Detroit to play CMJ. They’ve been rehearsing and recording their new full length which I personally can’t wait for. The Village Voice was right when they said “’This Little Theater’ was probably the best song to come out of Brooklyn last year.”
www.prettyactivity.com
www.theendoftheworld.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

GOBLIN COCK Having been leader of such instrumental and groundbreaking bands as Pinback and Heavy Vegetable, singer / songwriter / experimentor extraordinaire, Rob Crow, sets his sights on making some of the heaviest doom-riddin sludge metal quite possibly since the days of Sabbath w/ his new project GOBLIN COCK and it’s debut record “Bagged and Boarded” (out October 25^th on Absolutely Kosher).
With influences stemming from every direction of the musical spectrum, Crow has performed on some of the most beautiful and boggling records to date, including projects like cult heroes Optiganally Yours and Thingy, the lush atmospheric sonic mastery of Physics, and the completely freakish Holy Smokes (also featuring Zach Hill). In his latest incarnation as GOBLIN COCK, Crow goes balls to the wall and turns the axe down low to prove its not just beauty and weird that he's able to project, but pure, unadulterated ROCK! cock rock? almost literally.
Catch GOBLIN COCK @ CMJ w/ the Wrens, Get Him Eat Him, Jim Yoshii Pile-Up and more on Thursday September 15^th @ The Mercury Lounge!
www.absolutelykosher.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

GROS Bohman & Punsch, our favorite Swedes, have been hiding out in a remote Swedish town working on new material and plotting to take their infectious electronic melodies across the pond to The States. Lucky us! Stay tuned for details…
www.grosmusic.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

HELLA – the one and only Sacramento freakout-rock masters HELLA are touring the states as we speak, about to hit the road w/ MARS VOLTA and System of A Down! Rumor has it the band will follow w/ a US tour w/ Dillinger Escape Plan! Fear not, we will have their upcoming release “Concentration Face” DVD “Homeboy” CD (5RC out November 8^th) to send you sometime around or immediately following CMJ! Catch HELLA in your town!
09/17 Sat, Vancouver BC@ Pacific Coliseum w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
09/19 Mon, Calgary AB@ Pendgrowth Saddledome w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
09/20 Tue, Edmonton AB @ Rexall Place w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
09/22 Thu, Winnipeg MB @ MTS Centre w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
09/23 Fri, St. Paul MN @ Xcel Energy Center w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
09/24 Sat, Chicago IL @ Beat Kitchen w/ Locks
09/25 Sun, Columbus OH @ Nationwide Arena w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
09/26 Mon, Cleveland OH @ Wolstein Center @ Cleveland State University w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
09/27 Tue, Lansing MI @ Mac's Bar w/ The Robot Ate Me, Bear vs Shark
09/28 Wed, Grand Rapids MI @ Van Andel Arena w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
09/29 Thu, Detroit MI @ Joe Louis Arena w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
09/30 Fri, Rosemount IL @ Allstate Arena w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
10/02 Sun, Denver CO @ Pepsi Center w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
10/05 Wed, Seattle WA @ Key Arena w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
10/06 Thu, Portland OR @ Rose Garden Arena w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
10/08 Sat, Oakland CA @ Oakland Arena w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
10/09 Sun, Sacramento CA @ ARCO Arena w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
10/11 Tue, Fresno CA @ Savemart Center w/ System Of A Down, The Mars Volta
www.hellaband.com
www.5rc.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

HANNER Unsound Records pushed back Hanner’s release date for “No Guts, No Gravy” to later in November. Full-art advances should be hitting soon, let me know if you want one! She’s going to be starring in our CMJ kick-off party on Wednesday!
www.unsoundrecords.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

ICY DEMONS Right now. Like, right now-right now, these dudes are in the studio hacking away at songs for their follow up to “Fight Back.” It’s gonna be ti-i-ight. Shows soon.
www.icydemons.com
www.cloudrecordings.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

INDUCE ninja rolled out of Miami and is now performing his way through Europe. Lucky dog! Don’t worry Americanos, he’ll be back shortly and is preparing to hit a number of (the united) states… His full length, “Cycle” is due out October 18^th on the Wondersound label. And yes, when I call him I have to ask for “Induce”.
9/9 Madrid, Spain
9/10 Vigo, Spain
9/15 Paris, France @ la flèche d'or
9/16 Paris, France @ Instore @ 12 inch
9/17 Paris France @ at café chérie
9/20 Paris, France @ nouveau casino
9/23 Berlin, Germany @ hiphopvinyl.de shop
9/24 Dresden, Germany @ club schleife 9
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

KHANATE –Stephen O’Mally (see also Sunn O))) and Burning Witch) will take his band KHANATE on the road for a nice sized US tour in support of the band’s latest “Capture & Release” just out last week on Hydra Head Records. Catch KHANATE on a very sick tour w/ the likes of Wolf Eyes, Four Tet, Earth, and more!
9/17 CMJ @ The Hook in Brooklyn w/ Circle, Coptic Light, Psychic Paramount, and more
9/18 Boston MA @ Great Scott w/ Kayo Dot
9/19 Burlington VT @ Higher Ground w/ Wolf Eyes
9/20 Montreal QB @ Casa del Popolo
9/21 Ottawa ON @ TBA
9/22 Toronto ON @ Sneaky Dee's
9/23 Detroit MI @ Magic Stick w/ Earth
9/24 Madison WI @ Memorial UnionSun
9/25 Chicago IL @ Empty Bottle WIRE Adventure in Music Festival w/ Four Tet
9/27 Columbus OH @ TBA w/ Earth
9/28 Lexington KY @ Mecca Arts Place w/ Earth
9/29 Nashville TN @ The End
9/30 Atlanta GA @ Drunken Unicorn w/ Wolf Eyes
10/2 Charlotte NC @ Milestone
10/4 Baltimore MD @ Ottobar
10/5 New York NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ Sightings
www.ideologic.com
www.hydrahead.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

KISS ME DEADLY – Montreal based KISS ME DEADLY are set to release their latest full length on Alien 8 Recordings entitled “Misty Meddley” this October. The record is a gem and brings to mind such amazing bands as the Sugarcubes and Echo and The Bunnymen. Just recently the band toured the States w/ Bloc Party which laid the groundwork for critical acclaim by the likes of URB Magazine, Vice, and others. US TOURDATES COMING SOON!
www.kmdband.com
www.alien8recordings.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

MOGGS – these two just don’t quit! MOGGS have been touring the US in support of their new full length “The White Belt is Not Enough” (classic name) since early August, packing clubs coast to coast, and bringing their new found fans to their knees w/ their incredible brand of mind-numbing rock. Similar to the likes of Sonic Youth, VAZ, or Engine Down, MOGGS write some incredibly badass and interestingly structured songs and have just released one of the coolest records in rock. Get ready for this, hopefully you’re lucky enough to watch them slay at a club near you:
Sep-10 Dutchs Tavern Louisville, KY
Sep-11 Kraftbrau Brewery Kalamazoo, MI
Sep-12 * SOLID PR PRESENTS * @ The Subterranean Chicago, IL w/ The Braves and Whale Horse
Sep-13 *TBA Milwaukee, WI
Sep-14 Big V's St. Paul , MN
Sep-15 Gabe's Oasis Iowa City, IO
Sep-16 Eighth Street Taproom Lawrence, KS
Sep-17 Lions Lair Denver, CO
Sep-18 Monks House of Jazz Salt Lake City, UT
Sep-19 Record Exchange (in store 5pm) Boise, ID
Sep-20 Crocodile Cafe Seattle, WA
Sep-21 Berbati's Pan Portland, OR
Sep-22 Off Limits Chico,CA
Sep-30 *TBA Sacramento, CA
Oct-01 *TBA San Francisco, CA
www.moggs.com
www.absolutelykosher.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

MOMMY AND DADDY – husband wife NYC electro punx (also married couple) MOMMY AND DADDY, have just announced dates w/ THE GOSSIP in support of their upcoming debut full length “Duel at Dawn” out September 27^th on Kanine!
US Tourdates!
9/21 @ Mercury Lounge NYC w/ Thunderbirds are Now! and Oxford Collapse
10/1 @ The Milestone Charlotte, NC
10/3 @ Screamer’s Orlando, FL w/ The Gossip
10/4 @ Common Grounds in Gainseville, FL w/ The Gossip
10/5 @ Beta Bar in Tallahassee, FL w/ The Gossip
10/6 @ Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, FL
10/9 @ The Orpheum in Tampa, FL w/ Troubled Hubble
10/11 @ Wackadoo’s at UNF Jacksonville, FL
10/13 @ The Khyber in Philadelphia, PA
www.mommyanddaddy.com
www.kaninerecords.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

NEED NEW BODY are leaving the country on a two-month Euro tour, two weeks in Italy. Says PowPow, “We’re going to be eating very well!” You can also catch Chris Powell’s drumming skillz on fellow Solid PR artist, Man Man’s, new record! Here’s a rough sketch of where they’ll be taking their act, stay tuned for more tour news!
October 2005
11 NL AMSTERDAM / ROTTERDAM
12 BE KORTRIJK / KONTICH
13 UK LONDON / BRIGHTON
14 UK BIRMINGHAM
15 UK GLASGOW
16 UK LIVERPOOL
17 UK BRIGHTON / LONDON
19 DE KOLN
20 DE TBA
21 DE HAMBURG
22 DE BERLIN
23 DE DRESDEN
24 OFF
25 CZ PRAGUE
26 A VIENNA
27 IT
28 IT LEGNANO JAIL
29 IT
30 IT
31 IT
November
1 IT
2 IT
3 IT
4 IT
5 IT
6 IT
7 IT
8 IT
9 IT
10 IT
11 IT
12 CH GENEVE
13 CH TBA
14 OFF
15 FR PARIS
16 BE BRUXELLES
17 NL AMSTERDAM / ROTTERDAM
18 NL GRONINGEN
www.5rc.com
www.neednewbody.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

ODIORNE – it’s true, it’s really really true! Tours starting in November and beyond! The album is steeped in late-Beatlesque sensibilities, backing a rock sound with elaborate instrumentation (horns & strings), all the while avoiding standard pop structures.
Says Mish Mash, “This is one to grow on, as it doesn't reach out and grab you immediately. There's a lot going on, with layers of sound unpeeling and unraveling with each successive listening. Chambers' vocal style is understated and mysterious, sort of drifting along with the music without hogging the spotlight. Great stuff, and sure to stay in the player for hours on end.” Ooh ooh and… Allison Augustyn of Pioneer Local raves, “Odiorne is a talented band that can only gather momentum with the release of this debut. With Jimy Chambers at the helm, Odiorne might get its just rewards.”
www.file-13.com
www.odiorne.net
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

OLY So, I was staying up late into the wee hours of the morning (like tonight!) and to my elation I heard Oly’s electroni-pop hit “No Money Fun” playing on an advert for the Noggin channel’s “South of Nowhere” show. I had to shake my head into lucidity and then felt the immediate need to listen to the entire track. It is, after all, my favorite one. You can catch the advert here http://www.the-n.com/mplay/play.php?presentation_id=2878
Aside from that, Oly broke my heart… no no nothing serious – she’s just going going gone to Miami and then to France to record a new album! No to worry, she’ll be back (I hope!) and if not I’ll see her in December in Paris! No money fun will be had!
www.oly.cc
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com


PRINCESS preparing to tour their kingdom. Sickroom Records is re-releasing their self-titled debut on October 31^st. They’ll be playing CMJ… and after that…
september 25, Museum of Contemporary Art, CHICAGO, IL as part of the john cage musicircus performance
sep 30 MILWAUKEE - pumpkin worl
oct 1 MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL
oct 4 MISSOULA, MONTANA
oct 5 SPOKANE, WASH.
oct 6 SEATTLE
oct 7 OLYMPIA
oct 8 PORTLAND @ town house
oct11 SAN FRANCISCO
oct12 LA @ CORRAL
oct13 LAS VEGAS
oct14 TUCSON, AZ
oct15 ALBEQURQUE, NM
oct16 TAOS, NM
oct17 DENVER
oct18 LINCOLN, NE
www.zibbi.com
www.sickroomrecords.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

SEVENTEEN EVERGREEN just played to a packed house for their record release party in San Francisco for “Life Embarasses Me On Planet Earth.” Says Caleb Pate, "Good night all in all. I’m really hoping their were photos of the night floating around somewhere.”
Says the San Francisco Chronicle, “Seventeen Evergreen is one of the most popular bands in the Bay Area. But the San Francisco psychedelic rock trio doesn't have a major label record deal, typically plays shows at smallish venues like the Make-Out Room and won't even release its debut CD, "Life Embarrasses Me on Planet Earth," until next week.”
9/22 Playing in Fog Presents, "Seventeen Evergreen, Foxtail Somersault and Marah Mar" at the Makeout Room (22nd @ Mission) San Francisco
10/27 San Francisco State Univ - details TBA
www.seventeenevergreen.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

SHANE BARTELL After a busy summer touring, Shane has hired who he calls “the long lost brother of Kevin Sheilds,” Jon Sanchez (Fastball, Abra Moore) to play guitar with him. Bartell & co has taken a month off… of touring anyway. In this “down time” – Shane has kept busy with writing songs, and getting ready to record the follow-up to “Too Soon To Say” (which is due out in the Spring on Sarathan Records. The recording will take place in the romantic San Miguel Allende Guanajuato Mexico in January. See Shane at CMJ! Listings here www.solidpr.com/cmj2005/
www.shanebartell.com
www.sarathanrecords.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

SHELBY - New York's most prized hometown rock bands, the mighty Shelby, have just announced they will be appearing on the new FALL record and will also be playing some select dates around the East Coast (w/ Lake Trout and Apollo Sunshine!) in support of their debut release entitled "The Luxury of Time" out now on Gigantic! SHELBY live:
Thursday, September 15 @ Ottobar - Baltimore, MD w/ Lake Trout and Apollo Sunshine
Friday, September 16 @ Northstar Bar - Philadelphia, PA w/ Lake Trout and Apollo Sunshine
www.shelbynyc.com
www.giganticmusic.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

STARS LIKE FLEAS There is nothing fun or funny about Stars Like Fleas. Stars Like Fleas is sternly focuses on maximizing the net-net bottom line for no-nonsense value investors surfing the yield curve. Stars Like Fleas: investing in your children’s future.
Most of the members of Stars Like Fleas played a relatively unannounced party in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood last week under the name Mute Witnesses. TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone fronted the band. The spontaneously materialized band played spontaneously invented music (100% down-home improvised porch-torch music)for a small, fortunate, momentarily unified neighborhood crowd under the stars. Toward the end of the set the Diner providing power pulled the plug on the band. Said band continued unplugged, banging on anything within reach while the crowd joined in. On the ground. In the rain. In the dark. It was rather beautiful. This is all true.
9/28 North Six, Brooklyn NYC (with DEERHOOF)
www.starslikefleas.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

SYBRIS – Shoegaze rock phenom SYBRIS was Monday;s Spin.com band of the day! Here’s some of what they had to say: “There's no such thing as too much reverb for Chicago's Sybris. The nine tracks on the band's self-titled debut album (out now!) are practically drowning in it. Every component of their sound -- frontwoman Angela Mullenhour's soaring vocals, the massive drums, the buzzsaw guitars -- resonates like it's ten feet underwater. Notes ring out long after their initial attack, flooding the sonic space. But Sybris isn't one of those bands with more guitar pedals than bright ideas. Having a sound is easy; Sybris has songs too, and catchy, well-crafted ones at that. The low-key "Blame it on Baseball" is a bloody valentine to early-'90s alternative rock, and "Breath Like You're Dancing" sticks around just long enough to get stuck in your head before it explodes into cacophony. The echo isn't there to obscure any compositional deficiencies, just to facilitate the spacey vibe. "Good Internal Clock," the album's climax, begins in Sybris' native Chicago and winds up on Mars.” SYBRIS just got back from a huge US tour and will be announcing an East Coast tour shortly! For now, catch them @ this year’s CMJ marathon and at the Solid PR CMJ PARTY w/ Man Man and Oxford Collapse (Wednesday 9/14 @ Scenic – Noon – 5pm)
www.sybrismusic.com
www.flameshovel.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

THEE MORE SHALLOWS - "More Deep Cuts" the second album by the San Francisco band Thee More Shallows, their first for Turn Records, arrives some time after their debut album "A History of Sport Fishing" also received glowing reviews and likened
them to a diverse host of extraordinary bands, including Yo La Tengo,
Grandaddy, Sparklehorse and GSYBE!, yet lauding them for being far more
than the sum of their influences. This record is, simply put, beautiful. THEE MORE SHALLOWS are about to hit the road w/ the likes of FOG, Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, and more!
Thursday, October 6, 2005 Berbati’s Pan Portland TBA
Friday, October 7, 2005 Sunset Tavern Seattle
Sunday, October 9, 2005 Surfside 7 Ft. Collins Hot IQs
Monday, October 10, 2005 Larimer Lounge Denver
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Duffy’s Tavern Lincoln
Thursday, October 13, 2005 Replay Lounge Lawrence
Friday, October 14, 2005 Busted Lift Dubuque
Saturday, October 15, 2005 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis w/ FOG and WHY?
Sunday, October 16, 2005 High Noon Saloon Madison w/FOG;
Monday, October 17, 2005 Empty Bottle Chicago w/ FOG
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 Big Car Gallery @ Murphy Art Ctr Indianapolis w/Mike Downey and Castle Oldchair
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 Beachland Tavern Cleveland
Thursday, October 20, 2005 Bug Jar Rochester
Friday, October 21, 2005 The Silver Dollar Toronto
Saturday, October 22, 2005 Casa Del Popolo Montreal TBA
Sunday, October 23, 2005 T.T. the Bears Cambridge w/ Marah
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 Cafe Nine New Haven w/ The Plus Ones and AV Club open
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 AS 220 Providence w/ 31 Knots and Up-tight + 2 locals
Thursday, October 27, 2005 Downstairs Cafe Benington w/ Jim Yoshi’s Pile-Up
Friday, October 28, 2005 The Mercury Lounge New York w/ Jim Yoshi’s Pile-Up
www.theemoreshallows.com
www.turnrecords.com
contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

VOLTAGE totally rocked Maximum Ink, “Chicago alt-rock with a petulant, fried-out industrial/electronic flavor to it. 8 unnamed instrumental tracks make up this morphing moody slab of slaughtered sonic serenity.” Meanwhile Crashinin.com recommends Voltage if you like Mouse On Mars, Tortoise, or Sea and The Cake. I still say their label phrased it best by saying, “Their unique brand of circuit-tar instrumental rock will have you shaking your ass while simulatneously asking yourself, ‘What is my ass?’” Meanwhile, Erik and Todd have been busy booking a Fall/Winter tour, building robots, making shoes, and moving out of the beloved Camp Gay…more soon!
http://Voltage.camp-gay.org
www.flameshovel.com
contact: Céleste celeste@solidpr.com

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Thanks for reading and have a great weekend! And for those of you going to NYC next week – hope to see you there!
Your solid pals,
Derek Meier and Céleste Tabora
www.solidpr.com

ps – MAN MAN, AN ALBATROSS, ISLANDS (ex-Unicorns) news, all coming soon!