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Monday, October 31
Sunday, October 30
THEE MORE SHALLOWS in NYC Tonight, More Dates w/ John Vanderslice!
Come see San Francisco's most talked about ensemble THEE MORE SHALLOWS Tonight @ The Mercury Lounge as part of their US tour in support of their latest full-length "More Deep Cuts" out now on Turn Records! Also look out for more US dates w/ 31 Knots and John Vanderslice!
"One of the most original and best releases on '05" TinyMixTapes.com
"A mature rendering of sensitive, guitar-based avant-rock, pitched somewhere between The Kingsbury Manx, Luna and Low, theirs is an understated but seductive debut... Engrossing"- Mojo
"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" 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.
"Any way you cut it, More Deep Cuts is a singular gem" - East Bay Express
After touring the US and the UK, songwriter Dee Kesler retreated into the studio to work on the follow up to their success. What was supposed to be mere weeks of recording, turned into months of fine tuning and tweaking. Those months turned into years of obsession over every aspect of what would be "More Deep Cuts". After almost three years of uncompromised, tireless work, and almost three years of Kesler's seclusion from the world, More Deep Cuts emerged showcasing a massive evolution in Thee More Shallows' sound and producing an album that's both beautiful and devastating.
"More Deep Cuts" is about standing in place while the world whirls around you. As toy pianos and French horns crash into strings and decay into orchestras warped and bent beyond recognition, the sensible, ultra-clear voice of Dee Kesler provides a calm eye to the storm. And it is precisely this juxtaposition of chaos and calm, abandon and resolve, which makes "More Deep Cuts" so compelling.
Sitting at the songwriting helm is Dee (David) Kesler, joined by Chavo Fraser and Jason Gonzales sharing drums, samples, keyboards, and bass, and Odessa Chen on guitar and vocals.
http://www.theemoreshallows.com
THEE MORE SHALLOWS US tour!
October 28th - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ Jim Yoshi Pile Up
October 29th - in studio at WPRB, Princeton, NJ
October 30th - Durham, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse w/ Jim Yoshi Pile Up
October 31st - in-studio at WUAG, Greensboro, NC
November 1st - Springfield, MO @ Randy Bacon Photography & Art Gallery [all ages]
November 2nd - Oklahoma City. OK @ Conservatory w/ 31 Knots
November 4th - Los Angeles, CA @ The Knitting Factory w/ John Vanderslice
November 5th - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ John Vanderslice & The Most Serene Republic
December 9th - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill - TURN RECORDS show
if youre interested in covering, need more information, or anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
"One of the most original and best releases on '05" TinyMixTapes.com
"A mature rendering of sensitive, guitar-based avant-rock, pitched somewhere between The Kingsbury Manx, Luna and Low, theirs is an understated but seductive debut... Engrossing"- Mojo
"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" 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.
"Any way you cut it, More Deep Cuts is a singular gem" - East Bay Express
After touring the US and the UK, songwriter Dee Kesler retreated into the studio to work on the follow up to their success. What was supposed to be mere weeks of recording, turned into months of fine tuning and tweaking. Those months turned into years of obsession over every aspect of what would be "More Deep Cuts". After almost three years of uncompromised, tireless work, and almost three years of Kesler's seclusion from the world, More Deep Cuts emerged showcasing a massive evolution in Thee More Shallows' sound and producing an album that's both beautiful and devastating.
"More Deep Cuts" is about standing in place while the world whirls around you. As toy pianos and French horns crash into strings and decay into orchestras warped and bent beyond recognition, the sensible, ultra-clear voice of Dee Kesler provides a calm eye to the storm. And it is precisely this juxtaposition of chaos and calm, abandon and resolve, which makes "More Deep Cuts" so compelling.
Sitting at the songwriting helm is Dee (David) Kesler, joined by Chavo Fraser and Jason Gonzales sharing drums, samples, keyboards, and bass, and Odessa Chen on guitar and vocals.
http://www.theemoreshallows.com
THEE MORE SHALLOWS US tour!
October 28th - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ Jim Yoshi Pile Up
October 29th - in studio at WPRB, Princeton, NJ
October 30th - Durham, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse w/ Jim Yoshi Pile Up
October 31st - in-studio at WUAG, Greensboro, NC
November 1st - Springfield, MO @ Randy Bacon Photography & Art Gallery [all ages]
November 2nd - Oklahoma City. OK @ Conservatory w/ 31 Knots
November 4th - Los Angeles, CA @ The Knitting Factory w/ John Vanderslice
November 5th - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ John Vanderslice & The Most Serene Republic
December 9th - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill - TURN RECORDS show
if youre interested in covering, need more information, or anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
Thursday, October 27
BORIS Begins West Coast Tour w/ Sunn O))) and Thrones Tonight!
This just in! Japan's heaviest hitting psych-metal-doom trio, BORIS, will begin the West Coast leg of their US tour w/ Stepehn O'Malley's Sunn O))) and Thrones, in support of their latest release, a collaborated effort w/ Japanese noise-god, Merzbow, entitled "Sun baked snow cave" out now on Hydra Head!
About boris with merzbow:
"This is your new mantra." - Splendidezine.com
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” may be both perfect for Rob Zombie horror movies, and for a small baby’s gentle night sleep.
Upcoming BORIS dates!
* (with SUNN 0))) & THRONES)
Thurs Oct 27, Seattle, WA - Nuemo's
Fri Oct 28, Olympia, WA - Venue TBA
Sat Oct 29, Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
Mon Oct 31, San Francisco, CA (3 Days Of Darkness Festival) - Slims
Tues Nov 01, Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
http://merzbow.net / http://homepage1.nifty.com/boris/top.html /
http://hydrahead.com
if youre interested in covering or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
About boris with merzbow:
"This is your new mantra." - Splendidezine.com
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” may be both perfect for Rob Zombie horror movies, and for a small baby’s gentle night sleep.
Upcoming BORIS dates!
* (with SUNN 0))) & THRONES)
Thurs Oct 27, Seattle, WA - Nuemo's
Fri Oct 28, Olympia, WA - Venue TBA
Sat Oct 29, Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
Mon Oct 31, San Francisco, CA (3 Days Of Darkness Festival) - Slims
Tues Nov 01, Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
http://merzbow.net / http://homepage1.nifty.com/boris/top.html /
http://hydrahead.com
if youre interested in covering or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
NEED NEW BODY VIA ITALIA!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 27, 2005
NEED NEW BODY has embarked on an a tour of Italy! Dates below!
“Where’s Black Ben?” is the band’s third full-length effort & it’s just waiting to help you get the good times started. Recorded & mastered in Chicago at Shape-Shoppe studio by Blue Hawaii. With the exception of one track which materialized in their home of Philadelphia. This track called “Outer space,” features orignal Sun Ra Arkestra members, Marshall Allen (on sax )& Tyrone Hill (on trombone). This track brings it full-circle since the song is actually about Sun Ra! “Where’s Black Ben?” also is the first NNB record to feature new bass player & long time friend, Griffin Rodriguez.
Also note that Jeff Bradbury & Dale Jiminez have a band called BLACK ASS, while Chris Powell has joined the MAN MAN line up, in addition to his other band with Griffin Rodriguez named ICY DEMONS.
NEED NEW BODY will be available for interviews in mid-November!
NEED NEW BODY
photograph by Michally K.
ITALIE D’AUJOURD’HUI
OCTOBER
27 Torino @ Café Procope
28 Legnano (Mi) @ Jail
30 Padova @ Spazio Aperto
31 Faenza (Ra) @ Clandestino
27 Torino @ Café Procope
28 Legnano (Mi) @ Jail
30 Padova @ Spazio Aperto
31 Faenza (Ra) @ Clandestino
NOVEMBER
1 Marina di Massa @ Tagomago
3 Napoli @ Velvet tbc
4 Bari @ Target
5 Catania @ La Chiave
6 TBA Sicily
7 TBA Sicily
8 TBA Southern Italy
9 BISIDE - Partyzan - Cosenza
10 Roma @ Locanda Atlantide with Akron Family
10 Roma @ CIRCOLO DEGLI ARTISTI
11 Urbino @ UNIVERSITA'
12 Pescara @ FESTIVAL
3 Napoli @ Velvet tbc
4 Bari @ Target
5 Catania @ La Chiave
6 TBA Sicily
7 TBA Sicily
8 TBA Southern Italy
9 BISIDE - Partyzan - Cosenza
10 Roma @ Locanda Atlantide with Akron Family
10 Roma @ CIRCOLO DEGLI ARTISTI
11 Urbino @ UNIVERSITA'
12 Pescara @ FESTIVAL
13 Mirandola (mo) @ ACQUARAGIA
NEED NEW BODY
“Where’s Black Ben?”
(5 Rue Christine)
SHORTIE BIO
Bam! Crash boom screeech! (Ting!) = Need New Body. Difficult to define and eccentric to experience. This band is a phenomenon for your senses. For the sake of your dancing shoes, for the love of explosive beats, and to remember why exactly is it you love music – Need New Body is an important outfit for this day and age of the musically redundant, mundane and regurgitated.
Dance M.F. Dance! Live is where it’s at! Need New Body is widely known for their stunning theatrical live show. They’ve been known for wearing elaborate costumes, using irregular instrumentation, and having an overall fiery and thoroughly entertaining performance. Hearing about it from your most descriptive friend, however explicit, will never suffice; Photographs alone cannot document what occurs during a live exhibition; Even a show videotaped would not bring you close enough to this experience. The only way to fully engulf yourself into the phenomenon is to be there yourself.
Bling! In this the last few months, NNB have beeen working on documenting their performances to compile into a live DVD, incorporating home recordings, and working on one-of-a-kind merchandise sold exclusively at their live shows. Recording all Fall & Winter 2004, to bring you their next record in the ’05. This Summer Need New Body, will bring it with their third full-length release on 5 RC (5 Rue Christine)! The party is just beginning…
MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA Announce Details on Debut Album!
NYC (by way of Washington DC) supertrio MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA have just announced the details on their forthcoming debut full length, to be released on New York based label Doubling Cube (Robbers on High Street, Broadway Project, I Am The World Trade Center) on February 21st, 2006, and titled "Fantastic Success!"
Listen to a track off "Fantastic Success"
http://www.measlesmumpsrubella.com/audio/Fantastic_Success.mp3
"Like alien laser wars being fought in a wind tunnel as an android DJ creates a united front of disco, dub and punk." - Alternative Press Magazine
"If the Talking Heads was dance-punk’s Nelson Mandela, Measles Mumps Rubella is poised to become its Muhammad Ali." - The Village Voice
Just off an East Coast mini-tour w/ VCR and Rah Bras, Measles Mumps Rubella began playing together in a Washington DC basement in late 2000. By February 2001 the quartet played their debut show, to a packed room at local underground art gallery with fellow DC bands, All Scars and ABCs.
The band played a series of shows in the following months, and by August, Ian Mackaye had invited them to work with him and Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studio. The session produced two songs, “Zusammen Mit Motown” and “Lighters Out,” which became the group’s debut record released as a 7-inch single on their own Malady’s label in February 2002. The self-titled record was received with enthusiasm as the initial pressing sold out within the first month of release.
After spending sometime playing locally and touring with bands such as Bratmobile, the Rah Bras and Trans Am, MMR expanded their sound into longer pieces and produced the three song “Fountain of Youth” 12-inch/CD single that was released on Troubleman Unlimited.
2004 proved to be a landmark year for Measles Mumps Rubella. They went on several tours, on their own and with Le Tigre. The group relocated to New York, and parted ways with their original vocalist. Looking to continue forward, MMR quickly joined up with solo artist and long time friend Chuck Bettis who before moving to New York had fronted many DC bands such as The Metamatics, All Scars and Trance and the Arcade. Bettis immediately clicked with the group going on penning new vocals and touring within weeks of joining. Bettis’s fresh vocal approach has expanded the group’s sound as well as infusing a new energy in to the bands live performances.
MMR’s debut album, “Fantastic Success” is slated for release in late February 2006 through Doubling Cube Records. Recorded and mixed by Jonathan Kreinik (Apes, Hot Snakes, Trans Am) at Trans Am’s National Recording Studios, “Fantastic Success” nails down MMR’s unique sound and features the first recordings with Chuck Bettis on vocals.
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
“Zusammen mit Motown” b/w “Lighters Out” – 7” (M’alady’s)
“Fountain of Youth” b/w “Fear No Water” – 12” (Troubleman Unlimited)
Compilations
Decatur Blue: DB Sides – (Planaria)
KRS: Tracks and Fields – (Kill Rock Stars / 5RC)
Radio CPR: Begin Live Transmission – (Dischord)
Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 4 – (Mute)
US Pop Life: #17 – (Contact Records)
PERFORMED WITH
!!!, Animal Collective, Black Eyes, Blood on The Wall, Bratmobile, Holger Czukay, Matthew Dear, Dub Narcotic Sound System, El Guapo/Super System, Free Blood, Gang Gang Dance, Le Tigre, Lesbians on Ecstasy, Lungfish, Microphones, Model T, Nissenen Mondai, Orthrelm, Out Hud, Perspects, Prosaics, Psychic Ills, Rah Bras, Rogers Sisters, Ruins, Suicide, Tamion 12 Inch, The Ex, The Faint, The Gossip, Trans Am, Weird War, White Magic, Wrangler Brutes. Live appearance WFMU.
ALSO! if you live in the NYC area, come see MMR this Saturday October 29th @ Kingsland Tavern (244 Nassau Ave) in Brooklyn w/ Green Milk From The Planet Orange!
For more information on Measles Mumps Rubella, visit http://measlesmumpsrubella.com or http://doublingcube.com
If you're interested in covering or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
Listen to a track off "Fantastic Success"
http://www.measlesmumpsrubella.com/audio/Fantastic_Success.mp3
"Like alien laser wars being fought in a wind tunnel as an android DJ creates a united front of disco, dub and punk." - Alternative Press Magazine
"If the Talking Heads was dance-punk’s Nelson Mandela, Measles Mumps Rubella is poised to become its Muhammad Ali." - The Village Voice
Just off an East Coast mini-tour w/ VCR and Rah Bras, Measles Mumps Rubella began playing together in a Washington DC basement in late 2000. By February 2001 the quartet played their debut show, to a packed room at local underground art gallery with fellow DC bands, All Scars and ABCs.
The band played a series of shows in the following months, and by August, Ian Mackaye had invited them to work with him and Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studio. The session produced two songs, “Zusammen Mit Motown” and “Lighters Out,” which became the group’s debut record released as a 7-inch single on their own Malady’s label in February 2002. The self-titled record was received with enthusiasm as the initial pressing sold out within the first month of release.
After spending sometime playing locally and touring with bands such as Bratmobile, the Rah Bras and Trans Am, MMR expanded their sound into longer pieces and produced the three song “Fountain of Youth” 12-inch/CD single that was released on Troubleman Unlimited.
2004 proved to be a landmark year for Measles Mumps Rubella. They went on several tours, on their own and with Le Tigre. The group relocated to New York, and parted ways with their original vocalist. Looking to continue forward, MMR quickly joined up with solo artist and long time friend Chuck Bettis who before moving to New York had fronted many DC bands such as The Metamatics, All Scars and Trance and the Arcade. Bettis immediately clicked with the group going on penning new vocals and touring within weeks of joining. Bettis’s fresh vocal approach has expanded the group’s sound as well as infusing a new energy in to the bands live performances.
MMR’s debut album, “Fantastic Success” is slated for release in late February 2006 through Doubling Cube Records. Recorded and mixed by Jonathan Kreinik (Apes, Hot Snakes, Trans Am) at Trans Am’s National Recording Studios, “Fantastic Success” nails down MMR’s unique sound and features the first recordings with Chuck Bettis on vocals.
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
“Zusammen mit Motown” b/w “Lighters Out” – 7” (M’alady’s)
“Fountain of Youth” b/w “Fear No Water” – 12” (Troubleman Unlimited)
Compilations
Decatur Blue: DB Sides – (Planaria)
KRS: Tracks and Fields – (Kill Rock Stars / 5RC)
Radio CPR: Begin Live Transmission – (Dischord)
Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 4 – (Mute)
US Pop Life: #17 – (Contact Records)
PERFORMED WITH
!!!, Animal Collective, Black Eyes, Blood on The Wall, Bratmobile, Holger Czukay, Matthew Dear, Dub Narcotic Sound System, El Guapo/Super System, Free Blood, Gang Gang Dance, Le Tigre, Lesbians on Ecstasy, Lungfish, Microphones, Model T, Nissenen Mondai, Orthrelm, Out Hud, Perspects, Prosaics, Psychic Ills, Rah Bras, Rogers Sisters, Ruins, Suicide, Tamion 12 Inch, The Ex, The Faint, The Gossip, Trans Am, Weird War, White Magic, Wrangler Brutes. Live appearance WFMU.
ALSO! if you live in the NYC area, come see MMR this Saturday October 29th @ Kingsland Tavern (244 Nassau Ave) in Brooklyn w/ Green Milk From The Planet Orange!
For more information on Measles Mumps Rubella, visit http://measlesmumpsrubella.com or http://doublingcube.com
If you're interested in covering or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
Wednesday, October 26
About the Assemblage Vol.1 DVD...
assemblage v1.0
There have been other music video DVD compilations before, but grey two-eleven productions’ assemblage v1.0 will set the standard for all that follow. With a collection of music videos from 20 bands and 16 record labels, assemblage v1.0 brings together the very best of the independent music scene. The quality does not end with exceptional content. The production of the DVD and its presentation reaches a level of excellence that could previously only be found on major motion picture releases. assemblage v1.0 has everything one would want in a music video DVD compilation, and it is just the beginning. It is sure to leave fans looking forward to next year’s sequel, assemblage v2.0.
VIDEO TRACKLISTING:
01. Name Taken - Control
02. The Exit - Lonely Man’s Wallet
03. Poison The Well - Botchla
04. .moneen. - Tonight I’m Gone
05. Ultimate Fakebook - Inside Me, Inside You
06. Rainer Maria - Ears Ring
07. The Beautiful Mistake - On Building
08. onelinedrawing - Smile
09. Sunday Driver - Forever Again
10. blueline medic - Making The Nouveau Riche
11. The Bled - You Know Who’s Seatbelt
12. Glasseater - Medicine
13. The Jealous Sound - The Fold Out
14. The Dismemberment Plan - Time Bomb
15. Open Hand - In Your Eyes
16. The Waking Hours - Revenge
17. Choke - Every Word
18. The Weakerthans - Watermark
19. Thursday - Cross Out The Eyes
20. Copeland - Walking Downtown
About grey two-eleven productions:
grey two-eleven productions was founded in the Summer of 2002 by Jason Russum after having spent 3 years working for Fueled by Ramen Records. The company is a unique combination of a new media production company and a record label. The focus of grey two-eleven productions is to innovatively utilize elements of both to put out and support music and music related releases. Each release from grey two-eleven productions will be put together as a total artistic package with emphasis on complimenting the music and providing added value for fans through creative artwork, packaging, and multimedia content.
grey two-eleven productions’ first release has arrived in the form of assemblage v1.0, a music video DVD compilation that aims to raise the bar for all that follow. assemblage v1.0 has been a major accomplishment for grey two-eleven productions from a new media production and label perspective. The DVD features 20 amazing independent music videos that are accompanied by stunning art direction, elaborate motion menus and transitions, multiple viewing modes, eye-catching artwork, and DVD-Rom extras all created in-house by grey two-eleven productions. assemblage v1.0 is already being carried by Hot Topic and will soon be available in other retail outlets across the country and abroad thanks to a recent distribution deal with Revelation.
The future is very bright for grey two-eleven productions, and assemblage v1.0 is just the beginning. assemblage v2.0 is already in the works for 2006 along with a handful of releases from some incredible new bands and plenty of other new and innovative surprises. One thing is definitely certain: grey two-eleven productions is not just another old-fashioned record label.
www.greytwoeleven.com
www.myspace.com/greytwoeleven
www.greytwoeleven.com
www.myspace.com/greytwoeleven
Media Player Madness! KNUT - SCISSORFIGHT - PAULSON!
This just in! HYDRA HEAD INDUSTRIES and ONE DAY SAVIOR have just posted Media Players for their upcoming November releases! Seriously folks, these are 3 of the best records you'll here all year so take a break to rock the F out!
Hydra Head Industries, the label who recently brought you some of the best releases of '05 including Pelican, Jesu, CAVE IN, and more, have just posted media players for two of the latest HH veterans:
Switzerland's KNUT bring their brand of head-splitting balls out mayhem w/ their latest "Terraformer" out November 8th... listen here!
http://www.knut-terraformer.com/
Equally jaw dropping and totally fucking crazy are New England's heroes of fuck-yourself rock madness known as the one and only SCISSORFIGHT! if you don't know, now you know! SCISSORFIGHT may be one of the craziest and most amazing bands in hard rock, their latest EP out November 8th entitled "Victory Over Horseshit" will be a teaser to their new full length out in February of '06. buckle up kids!
http://www.victoryoverhorseshit.com/
ONE DAY SAVIOR, the New York based label who has recently brought you some insane records by bands like The Sleeping (who recently signed w/ Victory) and Boys Night Out, are very excited (as are we) for the forthcoming release of one of this writers favorite new bands - PAULSON!
PAULSON hails from NJ and play a brand of awe-inspiring, forward thinking rock that bleeds importance much like bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Mineral, or Jimmy Eat World did when they first emerged on the scene. Passionate and experimental and breaking ground that no others are yet able to achieve, PAULSON knows what direction they are headed in and are about to release one of this year's most amazing records. i kid you now. the new full length "All At Once" will be released on November 22nd. listen to this now and be moved like never before:
http://www.paulsonisaband.com/ecard/paulsonecard.html
To request promo copies of any of these records, or if you're interested in covering, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
Hydra Head Industries, the label who recently brought you some of the best releases of '05 including Pelican, Jesu, CAVE IN, and more, have just posted media players for two of the latest HH veterans:
Switzerland's KNUT bring their brand of head-splitting balls out mayhem w/ their latest "Terraformer" out November 8th... listen here!
http://www.knut-terraformer.com/
Equally jaw dropping and totally fucking crazy are New England's heroes of fuck-yourself rock madness known as the one and only SCISSORFIGHT! if you don't know, now you know! SCISSORFIGHT may be one of the craziest and most amazing bands in hard rock, their latest EP out November 8th entitled "Victory Over Horseshit" will be a teaser to their new full length out in February of '06. buckle up kids!
http://www.victoryoverhorseshit.com/
ONE DAY SAVIOR, the New York based label who has recently brought you some insane records by bands like The Sleeping (who recently signed w/ Victory) and Boys Night Out, are very excited (as are we) for the forthcoming release of one of this writers favorite new bands - PAULSON!
PAULSON hails from NJ and play a brand of awe-inspiring, forward thinking rock that bleeds importance much like bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Mineral, or Jimmy Eat World did when they first emerged on the scene. Passionate and experimental and breaking ground that no others are yet able to achieve, PAULSON knows what direction they are headed in and are about to release one of this year's most amazing records. i kid you now. the new full length "All At Once" will be released on November 22nd. listen to this now and be moved like never before:
http://www.paulsonisaband.com/ecard/paulsonecard.html
To request promo copies of any of these records, or if you're interested in covering, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
Tuesday, October 25
MAN MAN @ The Ace Fu BBQ This Thursday! New Album and US Tourdates w/ Okkervil River!
it's true! Philly's masters of the true meaning of singer-songrwriter (turned gypsy carnival freakout), that is, the one and only MAN MAN, will be performing this Thursday night @ The Delancy in NYC!
After the critically acclaimed album "The Man in a Blue Turban With a Face" (which landed them nods in publications like Spin, NY Times, and countless others), MAN MAN have announced their return w/ their newest upcoming release "Six Demon Bag" due out at the tail-end of February on the Ace Fu imprint. featuring a string of new musicians including the one and only "Powell" of other Philly heroes NEED NEW BODY, Honus Honus takes his piano driven mayhem back to the masses w/ their new album and upcoming US tour!
Upcoming MAN MAN shows!
10.27.05 The Delancy, NYC w/ The A-Sides
(all dates below w/ Okkervil River)
11.04.05 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
11.12.05 Northsix, Brooklyn, NY
11.14.05 Iota Club and Cafe, Arlington, VA
11.15.05 Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
11.16.05 The Earl, Atlanta, GA
11.17.05 Club Downunder, Tallahassee, FL
11.18.05 Spanis Moon, Baton Rouge, LA
11.19.05 Stubb's - Indoor, Austin, TX
11.20.05 Walter's on Washington, Houston, TX
for more information on MAN MAN, visit http://wearemanman.com
if you're interested in covering, would like to attend a show, or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
After the critically acclaimed album "The Man in a Blue Turban With a Face" (which landed them nods in publications like Spin, NY Times, and countless others), MAN MAN have announced their return w/ their newest upcoming release "Six Demon Bag" due out at the tail-end of February on the Ace Fu imprint. featuring a string of new musicians including the one and only "Powell" of other Philly heroes NEED NEW BODY, Honus Honus takes his piano driven mayhem back to the masses w/ their new album and upcoming US tour!
Upcoming MAN MAN shows!
10.27.05 The Delancy, NYC w/ The A-Sides
(all dates below w/ Okkervil River)
11.04.05 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
11.12.05 Northsix, Brooklyn, NY
11.14.05 Iota Club and Cafe, Arlington, VA
11.15.05 Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
11.16.05 The Earl, Atlanta, GA
11.17.05 Club Downunder, Tallahassee, FL
11.18.05 Spanis Moon, Baton Rouge, LA
11.19.05 Stubb's - Indoor, Austin, TX
11.20.05 Walter's on Washington, Houston, TX
for more information on MAN MAN, visit http://wearemanman.com
if you're interested in covering, would like to attend a show, or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
GOBLIN COCK and DEAD SCIENCE Out Today on Absolutely Kosher!
Breaking News | Tuesday October 25th 2005!
Out today on the acclaimed Absolutely Kosher imprint (The Wrens, Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, Get Him Eat Him and more), are two of the West Coast's most notable acts:
GOBLIN COCK, San Diego's guitar driven Sabbath / Kyuss-like sludge (featuring Lord Phallus aka Rob Crow, also of Pinback), who's new album just made Rolling Stone Magazine's top 5 Hot List, are releasing their debut full-length entitled "Bagged and Boarded," and Seattle's DEAD SCIENCE are releasing their latest album of beautiful gloom entitled "Frost Giant!"
what they say:
GOBLIN COCK!
"The slow, plodding guitar riffs and references to fantastical creatures in the lyrics make the album feel like an hour-long séance." - SPIN.COM
"axe-sharpening sludge metal that'll chug harder than a fratboy during pledge week and leave your ears filthy, stinging and ringing." - Pitchforkmedia.com
THE DEAD SCIENCE (on tour now, see dates below)!
"Extraordinary" - The Seattle Times
"Powerful" - Pitchforkmedia.com
"Post-punk combines with Jazz in a way that hasn't been developed until now." - Blogcritics.org
Other fun!
*** Watch GOBLIN COCK's video for "Stumped!" ***
http://www.wormwoodfilms.com/movies/goblin_cock_2.mpg
*** See DEAD SCIENCE live w/ Xiu Xiu, 31 Knots, and more! ***
10/25 Boston, MA Great Scott with 31 Knots
10/26 North Adams, MA Mass MoCA with Magik Markers
10/27 Brooklyn, NY Glasshouse with The Planet The, 31 Knots
10/28 Baltimore, MD Talking Head with Madagascar
10/29 Washington, D.C. DCAC
10/30 Garnier, OH Kenyon College Black Box
10/31 Grand Rapids, MI DAAC
11/2 Omaha, NE Goofy Foots
11/3 Denver, CO Hi-Dive
11/4 Salt Lake City, UT Monk's House of Jazz
11/5 Boise, ID Neurolux
11/10 Seattle, WA Chop Suey with Subtle, Jel
11/27 Tucson, AZ Solar Culture with Xiu Xiu
11/29 Austin, TX Parish with Xiu Xiu
11/30 Houston, TX Mary Jane's with Xiu Xiu
12/2 Tallahassee, FL Club Down Under with Xiu Xiu
12/7 Durham, NC Duke Coffee House with Xiu Xiu
12/8 Atlanta, GA MJQ with Xiu Xiu
12/9 Memphis, TN The Hi Tone with Xiu Xiu
12/10 Denton, TX Hailey's with Xiu Xiu
12/11 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory with Xiu Xiu
12/15 Los Angeles The Troubadour with Xiu Xiu
For more information on Goblin Cock and Dead Science, visit http://absolutelykosher.com!
if you're interesting in covering, would like to attend a show, or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
Out today on the acclaimed Absolutely Kosher imprint (The Wrens, Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, Get Him Eat Him and more), are two of the West Coast's most notable acts:
GOBLIN COCK, San Diego's guitar driven Sabbath / Kyuss-like sludge (featuring Lord Phallus aka Rob Crow, also of Pinback), who's new album just made Rolling Stone Magazine's top 5 Hot List, are releasing their debut full-length entitled "Bagged and Boarded," and Seattle's DEAD SCIENCE are releasing their latest album of beautiful gloom entitled "Frost Giant!"
what they say:
GOBLIN COCK!
"The slow, plodding guitar riffs and references to fantastical creatures in the lyrics make the album feel like an hour-long séance." - SPIN.COM
"axe-sharpening sludge metal that'll chug harder than a fratboy during pledge week and leave your ears filthy, stinging and ringing." - Pitchforkmedia.com
THE DEAD SCIENCE (on tour now, see dates below)!
"Extraordinary" - The Seattle Times
"Powerful" - Pitchforkmedia.com
"Post-punk combines with Jazz in a way that hasn't been developed until now." - Blogcritics.org
Other fun!
*** Watch GOBLIN COCK's video for "Stumped!" ***
http://www.wormwoodfilms.com/movies/goblin_cock_2.mpg
*** See DEAD SCIENCE live w/ Xiu Xiu, 31 Knots, and more! ***
10/25 Boston, MA Great Scott with 31 Knots
10/26 North Adams, MA Mass MoCA with Magik Markers
10/27 Brooklyn, NY Glasshouse with The Planet The, 31 Knots
10/28 Baltimore, MD Talking Head with Madagascar
10/29 Washington, D.C. DCAC
10/30 Garnier, OH Kenyon College Black Box
10/31 Grand Rapids, MI DAAC
11/2 Omaha, NE Goofy Foots
11/3 Denver, CO Hi-Dive
11/4 Salt Lake City, UT Monk's House of Jazz
11/5 Boise, ID Neurolux
11/10 Seattle, WA Chop Suey with Subtle, Jel
11/27 Tucson, AZ Solar Culture with Xiu Xiu
11/29 Austin, TX Parish with Xiu Xiu
11/30 Houston, TX Mary Jane's with Xiu Xiu
12/2 Tallahassee, FL Club Down Under with Xiu Xiu
12/7 Durham, NC Duke Coffee House with Xiu Xiu
12/8 Atlanta, GA MJQ with Xiu Xiu
12/9 Memphis, TN The Hi Tone with Xiu Xiu
12/10 Denton, TX Hailey's with Xiu Xiu
12/11 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory with Xiu Xiu
12/15 Los Angeles The Troubadour with Xiu Xiu
For more information on Goblin Cock and Dead Science, visit http://absolutelykosher.com!
if you're interesting in covering, would like to attend a show, or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
Monday, October 24
BIG BEAR tours Eastern US in support of debut on MONITOR RECORDS
MONDAY OCTOBER 24, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BIG BEAR ON EAST COAST TOUR TO SUPPORT SELF-TITLED DEBUT ON MONITOR RECORDS
Hailing from Boston, with two years under their belt, BIG BEAR aren't quite what you would expect given their unassuming appearance. Using a seldom tapped harmonic palette, BIG BEAR layers "twisting snake" guitars over a crest of low end bass and blast beats. Intense, screaming vocals float on top tambourine cracked shin guards.
BIG BEAR has no real solid reference point to consider. Sound like this, sound like that ...none of it matters to any of them. While presently building a reputation for explosive and exceptionally loud live performances, coupled with the intensity and technical proficiency they exhibit both on stage and recorded, BIG BEAR undoubtedly stands to sonically re-configure, convert, and astonish many audiences in the future.
NOVEMBER DATES
11.03 Rochester, NY @ Monty's Krown
11.04 Cleveland, OH @ Moe's
11.05 Lansing, MI @ Mac's
11.06 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin
11.07 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
11.08 Bloomington, IN @ Second Story
11.12 Greensboro, NC @ Werehouse
11.13 Chapel Hill, NC @ Wetlands
11.14 Washington, DC @ Warehouse Next Door
11.16 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
11.04 Cleveland, OH @ Moe's
11.05 Lansing, MI @ Mac's
11.06 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin
11.07 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
11.08 Bloomington, IN @ Second Story
11.12 Greensboro, NC @ Werehouse
11.13 Chapel Hill, NC @ Wetlands
11.14 Washington, DC @ Warehouse Next Door
11.16 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
“Those who check out Boston quintet Big Bear for the first time may be treated to a what-the-fuck preshow sight: the slight, tomboyish vocalist Jordyn Bonds duct-taping what looks like a soccer shin pad to the right thigh of her jeans. What could that be for? In answering the question, Bonds grabs a tambourine the moment Big Bear erupts into action and mercilessly beats her leg with it, over and over, while roaring into the mike … The group is not only heavy but preternaturally tight; as Bonds's four bandmates propel the cacophony through jarring fits and starts, moving like a convulsing snake, the tambourine asserts its own din in the interstices.” –TIME OUT NEW YORK
“While unquestionably brutal enough to incite the gnarliest of mosh sessions, the debut slab from Boston quintet Big Bear is far more likely to enthrall bloodthirsty math-rock nerdarios than the regular floor-punching goon squad. All 12 (untitled) tracks are stuffed with razor-sharp and serpentine licks, fractured rhythms and Jordyn Bonds’ tortured shrieks. Big Bear bursts with a frenetic energy that shifts and detours over and over again, making each track an ever-evolving post-math flurry, but leaves few formal departures from song to song, blurring the distinctions between tracks. It’s the much-needed wake-up call that can slap silly any jackass who still sleeps with his copy of Spiderland.” – CMJ NEW MUSIC MONTHLY
BIOGRAPHY
Big Bear is:
David Altman: the bass guitar
Jordyn Bonds: voice, tambourine
John McWilliams: guitar
Joel Roston: guitar, voice
Jonathan Sparks: the drums
Boston quintet Big Bear are jigsaw alchemists reconstructing, recontextualizing and reinventing; making joyful noise out of ideas that sound familiar, but feel disorienting, uneasy, exciting and alive. Their self-titled Monitor Records debut combines the rhythms of math-indie, the atonal disjunct of 20th Century composition and the textures/timbres of highly combustible blurstrock: it's iconoclastic sunrise music that inspires jovial dance fits.
Big Bear subvert the ideas of traditional melody and harmony, using vocals as a rhythm instrument and epileptic dual-guitar labyrinths as a snaky logic puzzle. The melodic angles read like a conversation and the lyrics read like the musings of a cynical idealist attempting to re-configure the world with a mix of pessimism and affection.
Big Bear has played with Wolf Eyes, Coachwhips, Oxes, Gang Gang Dance, Japanther, Parts & Labor, Wives, Blood On The Wall, Dirty Projectors, Chinese Stars, and Kyp Malone—shows that assuredly end with a cheap, colorful tambourine left broken, frayed and defeated.
MP3
ONLINE
Press materials available at www.bigbearbigbear.com/press.shtml
For press kit and/or guest list requests or other inquiries, please contact Celeste celeste@solidpr.com
Solid PR comp/Derek Meier on CokeMachineGlow
http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/various_solidpr2005.html
Various Artists
Solid PR Presents Vol. 1: A Benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
(On The Rise Records; 2005)
Rating: 59%
Combined Rating: N/A
Sometimes CMG gets press releases like this:
"Dear Chet Betz Arron cokemachineglwoc.com we have valuable resources available, please post this stream of the new indie rock phenom the Dirty Home Carers' 30-second toilet paper commercial and let us know if you would like a copy of a cd of snippets from their awesome new album to giveaway or review and please let us know if you have any coverage planned for these guys on tinymixtapes asap! We think your site is great! They are huge in (insert demographic) The UK."
Solid PR's Derek Meier does not operate this way. Derek is 100% caffeinated and may or may not have ADD, which qualities combine to at least give the appearance that he loves his job (which constitutes promoting bands on Ace-Fu, Alien8, Kanine…). Part of the love recently involved collaborating with his extensive clientele to compile Solid PR Presents Volume 1, a 33-track, Screamo-to-Backpack-Rap double-disc package chocked with eccentric weirdo bands of which other PR co's could (quite reasonably) be a little too terrified to promote.
The so what: songs were donated by bands like Man Man (scary), The Unicorns (eerie), Mixel Pixel (creepy), and Lewis and Clarke (friendly) to put together Solid PR Presents as a benefit disc for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society which, unlike many other charitable foundations, actually exists.
Do you like Man Man's apologetic love song "10 lb Moustache" with its Fiddler-in-the-mud arrangement and salty lyrics ("people say you're wild / you've been christened a feral child / you need pornography to help you sleep at night…")? Or do you prefer the slick, plaintive, Constantines-meets-Maroon 5 (that's right) proggish pop-rock of the Crystal Skulls' "No Room for Change?" Maybe you've been wondering about what our beloved Greenwald meant when he described Lewis and Clarke's "Dead and Gone" as a self-directed "vocal call-and-response," and a "solo duet" with "briskly strummed chords that are just a whole step away from Elliott Smith's 'Angeles'." Solid PR Presents flaunts these and other flashy pop aberrancies in loot-bag fashion, to varying success. While it may be tough to find a place in one's heart for the punk-wavey Mommy and Daddy, Subtitle's free-association on "Subtalk" serves as a great first-step to the sometimes-Islands collaborator's varied body of work (Subtitle has been linked to Project Blowed, Anticon, Shapeshifters, and now what's left of The Unicorns).
Full disclosure: the comp isn't always palatable to the indie rock trado's tastes (there's a not-insignificant amount of thrashy throat strainery, the most interesting of which is The Great Redneck Hope's "PSST! Hey, the Lord is Awesome, Pass it On"). But if you're looking for a cheaper way to sample some of the weirder aspects of today's alternative pop while adding to your tax write-off receipt collection, Solid PR Presents meets both ends. Plus I hear that once this thing sells out, Derek's next project is to get that fantastic Oxford Collapse record some decent Canadian distro, but that's my own charitable cause.
Aaron Newell
October 20, 2005
Various Artists
Solid PR Presents Vol. 1: A Benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
(On The Rise Records; 2005)
Rating: 59%
Combined Rating: N/A
Sometimes CMG gets press releases like this:
"Dear Chet Betz Arron cokemachineglwoc.com we have valuable resources available, please post this stream of the new indie rock phenom the Dirty Home Carers' 30-second toilet paper commercial and let us know if you would like a copy of a cd of snippets from their awesome new album to giveaway or review and please let us know if you have any coverage planned for these guys on tinymixtapes asap! We think your site is great! They are huge in (insert demographic) The UK."
Solid PR's Derek Meier does not operate this way. Derek is 100% caffeinated and may or may not have ADD, which qualities combine to at least give the appearance that he loves his job (which constitutes promoting bands on Ace-Fu, Alien8, Kanine…). Part of the love recently involved collaborating with his extensive clientele to compile Solid PR Presents Volume 1, a 33-track, Screamo-to-Backpack-Rap double-disc package chocked with eccentric weirdo bands of which other PR co's could (quite reasonably) be a little too terrified to promote.
The so what: songs were donated by bands like Man Man (scary), The Unicorns (eerie), Mixel Pixel (creepy), and Lewis and Clarke (friendly) to put together Solid PR Presents as a benefit disc for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society which, unlike many other charitable foundations, actually exists.
Do you like Man Man's apologetic love song "10 lb Moustache" with its Fiddler-in-the-mud arrangement and salty lyrics ("people say you're wild / you've been christened a feral child / you need pornography to help you sleep at night…")? Or do you prefer the slick, plaintive, Constantines-meets-Maroon 5 (that's right) proggish pop-rock of the Crystal Skulls' "No Room for Change?" Maybe you've been wondering about what our beloved Greenwald meant when he described Lewis and Clarke's "Dead and Gone" as a self-directed "vocal call-and-response," and a "solo duet" with "briskly strummed chords that are just a whole step away from Elliott Smith's 'Angeles'." Solid PR Presents flaunts these and other flashy pop aberrancies in loot-bag fashion, to varying success. While it may be tough to find a place in one's heart for the punk-wavey Mommy and Daddy, Subtitle's free-association on "Subtalk" serves as a great first-step to the sometimes-Islands collaborator's varied body of work (Subtitle has been linked to Project Blowed, Anticon, Shapeshifters, and now what's left of The Unicorns).
Full disclosure: the comp isn't always palatable to the indie rock trado's tastes (there's a not-insignificant amount of thrashy throat strainery, the most interesting of which is The Great Redneck Hope's "PSST! Hey, the Lord is Awesome, Pass it On"). But if you're looking for a cheaper way to sample some of the weirder aspects of today's alternative pop while adding to your tax write-off receipt collection, Solid PR Presents meets both ends. Plus I hear that once this thing sells out, Derek's next project is to get that fantastic Oxford Collapse record some decent Canadian distro, but that's my own charitable cause.
Aaron Newell
October 20, 2005
Sunday, October 23
PRINCESS release video for "Osama"
MONDAY OCTOBER 24, 2005
For immediate release
PRINCESS RELEASE VIDEO FOR "OSAMA"
Princess’ Alexis Gideon crafted this controversial video for their song (off their self-titled full length) called "Osama" – the song shouts out to Marilyn Manson, Madonna, Parker Posey and even Pauly Shore who all appear in the cut-and-paste video.
http://www.zibbi.com/movies/osama.mov
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 re-release their self titled EP on Sickroom Records on October 31, 2005. Happy Halloweenie.
Princess is currently available for interviews, radio shows, in-store performances and fabulous photo shoots. Please contact Celeste Tabora celeste@solidpr.com to schedule.
Boo yah!
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BIOGRAPHY
Princess is the latest incarnation in a series of projects created by Alexis Gideon and Michael O’Neill. They first played together in 2000 in Western Massachusetts, and established a deep connection. Soon after, they created various concept improv based recordings and concerts such as: Planet Springsteen and the Long Island Sound -a performance piece where aliens from the planet Springsteen attempt to transform all of America into New Jersey; and Bayside Beach -an ode to the TV show "Saved by the Bell". In 2001 they shifted to composed work and formed the Good Time Band Band, a musical project that fell somewhere between experiment and excrement.
In 2002 they composed and performed the music for the production "If I Should Die Before I Wake", a live acted, video, and music production conceived of and produced by Michael O'Neill. This served as Michael’s thesis at Hampshire College where he studied music and theatre with Kym Moore (LaMama
Experimental Theatre Club), and Lanny Harrison (Meredith Monk/The House).
In 2003 they composed, performed, and recorded the soundtrack to "f", a feature length video experimenting with elements of narrative and abstraction written and directed by Alexis Gideon. This served as Alexis‚ thesis at Wesleyan University where he studied music with Anthony Braxton and Neely Bruce.
In 2004, Alexis and Michael relocated to Chicago, where they formed Princess. So far they have performed in their new hometown, recorded an album, toured west coast, and are soon to tour east coast.
“A group that awkwardly straddles the fence between eclectic experimentalism and tounge-and-cheek electro hiphop. Their music leans toward a slightly more evolved musicality than what one might expect from their polyester facade.” -Zack Pennington, Portland Mercury
"Princess has a terrific sense of humor and is certainly innovative. Musically, though, this is so far left and underground that I’m the wrong person to ask." –Jeff Fenster, Senior VP of A&R, Arista Records.
Tuesday, October 18
CAVE IN Announce November and December Tourdates * Details On The Cassingle!
Boston based masters of all things heavy, CAVE IN, have just announced their complete US tour schedule and have also released details on their TOUR ONLY CASSINGLE (a cassette single limited to 500 copies featuring 2 new CAVE IN songs) recorded w/ drummer Ben Koeller!
<BR>
Check out the review of "Perfect Pitch Black on SPIN.COM!
http://www.spin.com/reviews/online/2005/09/050923_cavein/
"Due Sept. 13, the 10-track set ratchets up the quantity of punishing, metal-inspired riffs on songs like "Trepanning," "Ataraxia" and "Drowned," coming off significantly more heavier than its 2003 predecessor, "Antenna." - Billboard
"Perfect Pitch Black," the Massachusetts band's new album, makes the negotiation between hard-core punk's scraping textures and straightforward, radio-friendly alternative rock seem easy." The NY Times
listen!
http://perfectpitchblack.com
CAVE IN, Boston based gods of extreme and heavy rock, are back!
Together for almost ten years, and having released some of the most influential records the hardcore and metal scene has ever produced, the members of CAVE IN take their post-major label experiences and vent them in a way only they know how, to produce what is possibly their best album to date.
Heralded for years by fans and critics alike as one of the most groundbreaking, creative, and important bands to come out of the genre, “Perfect Pitch Black” is having its many long time supporters saying things like “They’re back!” and “Oh, hell yeah!”
With past releases such as “Until Your Heart Stops” and “Beyond Hypothermia,” CAVE IN made their mark as one of the heaviest and most extreme bands coming out of the Boston scene (along w/ label mates and friends, Converge and Isis) and were making waves worldwide. Soon after, with the release of “Jupiter,” CAVE IN proved they were more than just a band to mosh to, but indeed made some beautiful and incredibly inspiring music. Similarly, vocalist Stephen Brodsky’s vocal style extended from pure screams to wonderfully sung. On their major label release of “Antenna,” the band saw a different direction and with the pressure of a major label to produce the hits, lost some of what made them the band they came to be known and loved as…
As some more recent live shows began to pop up around the country at various festivals such as Louiseville’s Krazy Fest, and the band were heard playing more and more of their older and extremely popular material, rumors began to fly that the old and worshipped CAVE IN were making a return…
With the release of “Perfect Pitch Black” CAVE IN proves they are indeed back and have quite possibly released their greatest record to date. Sure to please the old fans and turn some new heads, the new material will be supported by a full US tour this October. “Perfect Pitch Black” is due out September 13th on their long time home base label of Hydra Head Records.
http://www.cavein.net
http://hydrahead.com
CAVE IN U.S. Tourdates!
Sun, Nov 27 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
Mon, Nov 28 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Tue, Nov 29 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
Wed, Nov 30 - St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
Thu, Dec 1 - Kansas City, MO @ El Torreon
Fri, Dec 2 - Denver, CO @ Rock Island
Sat, Dec 3 - Ogden, UT @ Club Boom Va
Sun, Dec 4 - Boise, ID @ The Venue
Mon, Dec 5 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Wed, Dec 7 - Portland, OR @ Loveland
Thu, Dec 8 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
Fri, Dec 9 - Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory
Sat, Dec 10 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Sun, Dec 11 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Mon, Dec 12 - Phoenix, AZ @ Modified
Tue, Dec 13 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Thu, Dec 15 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
Fri, Dec 16 - Houston, TX @ Walter's on Washington
Sat, Dec 17 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
Sun, Dec 18 - Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
Mon, Dec 19 - Nashville, TN @ The End
Tue, Dec 20 - Richmond, VA @ The Nanci Raygun
Wed, Dec 21 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
Thu, Dec 22 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Fri, Dec 23 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
if youre interested in covering, would like to attend a show, or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
<Check out the review of "Perfect Pitch Black on SPIN.COM!
http://www.spin.com/reviews/online/2005/09/050923_cavein/
"Due Sept. 13, the 10-track set ratchets up the quantity of punishing, metal-inspired riffs on songs like "Trepanning," "Ataraxia" and "Drowned," coming off significantly more heavier than its 2003 predecessor, "Antenna." - Billboard
"Perfect Pitch Black," the Massachusetts band's new album, makes the negotiation between hard-core punk's scraping textures and straightforward, radio-friendly alternative rock seem easy." The NY Times
listen!
http://perfectpitchblack.com
CAVE IN, Boston based gods of extreme and heavy rock, are back!
Together for almost ten years, and having released some of the most influential records the hardcore and metal scene has ever produced, the members of CAVE IN take their post-major label experiences and vent them in a way only they know how, to produce what is possibly their best album to date.
Heralded for years by fans and critics alike as one of the most groundbreaking, creative, and important bands to come out of the genre, “Perfect Pitch Black” is having its many long time supporters saying things like “They’re back!” and “Oh, hell yeah!”
With past releases such as “Until Your Heart Stops” and “Beyond Hypothermia,” CAVE IN made their mark as one of the heaviest and most extreme bands coming out of the Boston scene (along w/ label mates and friends, Converge and Isis) and were making waves worldwide. Soon after, with the release of “Jupiter,” CAVE IN proved they were more than just a band to mosh to, but indeed made some beautiful and incredibly inspiring music. Similarly, vocalist Stephen Brodsky’s vocal style extended from pure screams to wonderfully sung. On their major label release of “Antenna,” the band saw a different direction and with the pressure of a major label to produce the hits, lost some of what made them the band they came to be known and loved as…
As some more recent live shows began to pop up around the country at various festivals such as Louiseville’s Krazy Fest, and the band were heard playing more and more of their older and extremely popular material, rumors began to fly that the old and worshipped CAVE IN were making a return…
With the release of “Perfect Pitch Black” CAVE IN proves they are indeed back and have quite possibly released their greatest record to date. Sure to please the old fans and turn some new heads, the new material will be supported by a full US tour this October. “Perfect Pitch Black” is due out September 13th on their long time home base label of Hydra Head Records.
http://www.cavein.net
http://hydrahead.com
CAVE IN U.S. Tourdates!
Sun, Nov 27 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
Mon, Nov 28 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Tue, Nov 29 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
Wed, Nov 30 - St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
Thu, Dec 1 - Kansas City, MO @ El Torreon
Fri, Dec 2 - Denver, CO @ Rock Island
Sat, Dec 3 - Ogden, UT @ Club Boom Va
Sun, Dec 4 - Boise, ID @ The Venue
Mon, Dec 5 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Wed, Dec 7 - Portland, OR @ Loveland
Thu, Dec 8 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
Fri, Dec 9 - Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory
Sat, Dec 10 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Sun, Dec 11 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Mon, Dec 12 - Phoenix, AZ @ Modified
Tue, Dec 13 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Thu, Dec 15 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
Fri, Dec 16 - Houston, TX @ Walter's on Washington
Sat, Dec 17 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
Sun, Dec 18 - Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
Mon, Dec 19 - Nashville, TN @ The End
Tue, Dec 20 - Richmond, VA @ The Nanci Raygun
Wed, Dec 21 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
Thu, Dec 22 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Fri, Dec 23 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
if youre interested in covering, would like to attend a show, or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
Thursday, October 13
KISS ME DEADLY Announce US Tour!
Montreal based female fronted cutesy-creep-pop phenom, KISS ME DEADLY, have just announced a slew of US tourdates in support of their upcoming debut full length on the Alien 8 imprint, entitled "Misty Meddly" (October 25th)
::listen!::
http://alien8recordings.com/MP3/dance1.mp3
Read a stellar review of "Misty Meddly" on Pitchfork! http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/k/kiss-me-deadly/misty-medley.shtml
"Extra sweet!" URB Magazine
"If much of the retro-scene of late has relied on sweat, darkness, and strobe lights, KMD brings the perfume, sun, and virgin daquiris, carving out their own pleasing niche." StylusMagazine.com
KISS ME DEADLY is the Montreal based quartet that has progressed from an early Dischord-influenced math rock sound, to an epic, deeply melodic, dancable style of music! Their sophomore effort, "Misty Medley" is brimming w/ intoxicating pop songs that blend the anthemic power of indie rock w/ dance music.
The group is made up of Emily Elizabeth on vocals and guitar, Adam Poulin on guitar and vocals, Mathieu du Montier on bass and vocals and Erik Petersen on drums. Musically they bring to mind a number of classic bands form the last three decades including Echo And The Bunnymen, The Sugarcubes and Sonic Youth, and the band claim such disparate influences as King Crimson, U2, and Daft Punk.
Just back from a US tour w/ UK sensations, BLOC PARTY, Kiss Me Deadly has also performed w/ the likes of Blonde Redhead, Isis, Pinback, Enon, the Ponys, Hot Hot Heat, and more, giving just a hint of their diverse and awesome style of rock!
* KISS ME DEADLY US tour!
Nov 10 Hamilton, ON The Underground
Nov 11 London, ON Call The Office
Nov 12 Grand Rapids, MI Division Ave Arts Cooperative
Nov 13 Lansing, MI Mac's Bar
Nov 15 Cincinnati, OH The Comet
Nov 17 Bloomington, IN The Church
Nov 18 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
Nov 19 Minneapolis, MN The Whole - CMU
Nov 22 Champaign, IL Cowboy Monkey
Nov 25 Atlanta, GA Lenny's
Nov 26 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge
Nov 27 Norfolk, VA Relative Theory Records
Nov 28 Washington, DC DC9
Nov 29 Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant Street
Dec 1 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Dec 2 Bennington, VT Downcaf
Dec 3 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
Dec 4 New Haven, CT BAR
Dec 5 Cambridge, MA The Middle East Upstairs
Dec 8 Toronto, ON Sneaky Dee's
Dec 9 Montreal, Quebec La Sala Rossa
http://kmdband.com
if youre interested in covering, would like to attend a show, or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
::listen!::
http://alien8recordings.com/MP3/dance1.mp3
Read a stellar review of "Misty Meddly" on Pitchfork! http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/k/kiss-me-deadly/misty-medley.shtml
"Extra sweet!" URB Magazine
"If much of the retro-scene of late has relied on sweat, darkness, and strobe lights, KMD brings the perfume, sun, and virgin daquiris, carving out their own pleasing niche." StylusMagazine.com
KISS ME DEADLY is the Montreal based quartet that has progressed from an early Dischord-influenced math rock sound, to an epic, deeply melodic, dancable style of music! Their sophomore effort, "Misty Medley" is brimming w/ intoxicating pop songs that blend the anthemic power of indie rock w/ dance music.
The group is made up of Emily Elizabeth on vocals and guitar, Adam Poulin on guitar and vocals, Mathieu du Montier on bass and vocals and Erik Petersen on drums. Musically they bring to mind a number of classic bands form the last three decades including Echo And The Bunnymen, The Sugarcubes and Sonic Youth, and the band claim such disparate influences as King Crimson, U2, and Daft Punk.
Just back from a US tour w/ UK sensations, BLOC PARTY, Kiss Me Deadly has also performed w/ the likes of Blonde Redhead, Isis, Pinback, Enon, the Ponys, Hot Hot Heat, and more, giving just a hint of their diverse and awesome style of rock!
* KISS ME DEADLY US tour!
Nov 10 Hamilton, ON The Underground
Nov 11 London, ON Call The Office
Nov 12 Grand Rapids, MI Division Ave Arts Cooperative
Nov 13 Lansing, MI Mac's Bar
Nov 15 Cincinnati, OH The Comet
Nov 17 Bloomington, IN The Church
Nov 18 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
Nov 19 Minneapolis, MN The Whole - CMU
Nov 22 Champaign, IL Cowboy Monkey
Nov 25 Atlanta, GA Lenny's
Nov 26 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge
Nov 27 Norfolk, VA Relative Theory Records
Nov 28 Washington, DC DC9
Nov 29 Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant Street
Dec 1 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Dec 2 Bennington, VT Downcaf
Dec 3 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
Dec 4 New Haven, CT BAR
Dec 5 Cambridge, MA The Middle East Upstairs
Dec 8 Toronto, ON Sneaky Dee's
Dec 9 Montreal, Quebec La Sala Rossa
http://kmdband.com
if youre interested in covering, would like to attend a show, or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
CHORD MAGAZINE : LATEST ISSUE OUT NOW!
We wanted to be the first to chat up the latest issue from CHORD MAGAZINES.
Please let us know if you're new to the CHORD world & would like to sneak a peek at the publication!
Hope you’re doing well,
Celeste
CHORD MAGAZINE
issue 34 : OCT/NOV 2005
Chord’s Oct/Nov issue is out now and features our boy Slug representing for Atmosphere on the cover. Other goodies include interviews with Coheed and Cambria man-behind-the-mane Claudio Sanchez, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Sigur Rós, My Morning Jacket, and Between the Buried and Me. Not to mention Canadian laddies Broken Social Scene and Constantines, as well as noise-rockers Deerhoof, Black Dice, and xbxrx. For the beat-lover in you, check out Ladytron in our Beatdown section; dig on DANGERDOOM in Rapsheet. This issue’s Labeled – the section highlighting record labels and their good deeds – is none other than Punk Core. Oi!
A READING RAINBOW
Nothing PBS about this tidbit, but we thought we’d fill you in: Beginning with our Winter issue, Chord’s goin’ color! Every page, baby. Prepare for the rainbow.PARTY? WHERE!?Chord Magazine will be heading into Chicago for the Flower 15 Fest. Rumor has it that a little partying will be had. Keep your eyes peeled – we’ll let you know about it!
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Wednesday, October 12
va-va-va-VOLTAGE on tour!
Flameshovel Records graces us with another hot new band. They are called VOLTAGE. Everything about VOLTAGE is intriguing – binary watches to fanny packs, internetting to custom made sneakers. Until recently, they lived at an art space / venue / laboratory of ideas called Camp Gay, and its name has nothing to do with their sexual orientation… Their website makes you miss DOS. But it’s their unique brand of circuit-tar instrumental rock that will have you shaking your ass while simultaneously asking yourself, "What is my ass?"
The duo throw the first punch this fall with their debut, “Building the Bass Castle, Vol. 1.” Let me know if you want to hear the record and I will toss one your way!
Luv,
Celeste
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A LITTLE ABOUT VOLTAGE
Ornamented and troubled, competent and moody, VOLTAGE balances on a sea of divergent priorities. At once caught between the chaotic pull of the noise community and the human urge to rock the party, VOLTAGE has trouble being identified as a rock band, but nonetheless craves the structure and ability to create concrete and beautiful works that are not lost in showmanship and flash.
More influenced by Bach and Timbaland, but often compared to Hella and Don Caballero, and more likely to buy records by Tyondai Braxton or Terry Riley, VOLTAGE believes that a healthy dip in pretense is better than a G n’ R cover, at least 90% of the time. Believing that the-emperor-must-always-have-his-clothes-on, VOLTAGE concerns themselves deeply with pushing and retooling the structure of their songs and their very instruments themselves on a regular basis.
Problematically referred to as a noise band for rockers or a Hella for the ladies, VOLTAGE has it in to prove that innovation, on a good day, can be accessible or even exciting. That thoughtful (though not necessarily somber) composition is the key to working otherwise disparate elements of music into a cohesive whole. VOLTAGE strives to be dynamic, musical, weird, and buried. VOLTAGE loves and values emotion, technical competence, and feel.
OCTOBER
16th – CHICAGO IL - ALBUM RELEASE SHOW - @ Empty Bottle w/ Parts and Labor, Narrator, DJ Hunter Husar from Mahjongg
17th – LANSING MI @ Mac's Bar w/ Parts and Labor.
NOVEMBER
4th – OBERLIN OH @ Oberlin College
5th - HAMTRAMCK, MI @ The Painted Lady w/ usaisamonster, kites, tentacle lizardo, voltage
6th - TBA
7th – TORONTO ON CANADA @ The Bagel w/ Sing That Yell That Spell
8th – MONTREAL QC CANADA @ TBA
9th - Brooklyn/NYC @ TBA
10th – NYC @ Cake Shop w/ Pterodactyl & others TBA
11th – ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY @ Smog, Bard College w/ Parts and Labor, Pterodactyl
12th – HAMPSHIRE MA @ Hampshire College w/ Parts and Labor, Matt and Kim, and Fugue
13th – ALLSTON MA @ Great Scott w/ Plastic Constellations, Dan Friel [of Parts & Labor]
14th – PHILADELPHIA PA @ Queen of Sheba II w/ Dan Friel [of Parts & Labor] & others TBA
15th - TBA
16th – BALTIMORE MD @ Ottobar, w/ Big Bear, Dan Friel [of Parts & Labor]
17th – CHARLOTTESVILLE VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar w/ Dan Friel [of Parts & Labor]
18th – CHAPEL HILL NC @ The Nightlight w/ Dan Friel [of Parts & Labor], Dan Friel
and Cantwell, Gomez, and Jordan.
19th - TBA
20th-24th – Thanksgiving Holiday
…more dates coming up… West Coast, beware – the Voltage cometh!
Tuesday, October 11
HELLA Announces Dates w/ Dillinger Escape Plan, Les Claypool, More!
Sacramento spazz-jazz-freakout-rock duo, HELLA, have just announced full US tourdates w/ the one and only DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN to begin this November (as well as some upcoming East Coast dates w/ LES CLAYPOOL), in support of their upcoming release “Concentration Face” DVD “Homeboy” CD, out November 8th on 5RC!
"Hella are capable of riffological complexity of a most athletic cast... a masterpiece of frantic blargh." Spin Magazine
::listen!::
http://suicidesqueeze.net/mp3/hella_song_from%20uncle_ch.mp3
Hella are the one and only groundbreaking rock super-duo from Sacramento, California, also known as freaked & fabled guitarist Spencer Seim and celebrated & worshiped drummer Zach Hill (also seen in Team Sleep, Goon Moon, Holy Smokes, and more).
Finally both the die-hard and brandy new HELLA fans will be able to witness the carnage and mayhem that is the HELLA live show. If you’ve seen them before or have never seen them, “Concentration Face” compiles various HELLA sets, mostly from their most recent Japanese tour, and brings their maniacal beauty to your home television or computer!
With twisted editing tricks thrown sporadically about, the entertainment value of this DVD is unlike most live videos and is both exciting to watch and fun to rock out to, all in the privacy of your own home! Make sure to move those expensive breakables, for HELLA’s earthquake-like fury is all the more dangerous on the big screen!
"Hella back up their ambition with impressive amounts of ingenuity and elbow grease, creating a White Album for disgruntled Gen Xers still finding solace in shoeboxes full of NES cartridges." PitchforkMedia.com
The CDEP “Homeboy” offers up four new ass-thrashing tracks from the ever evolving face of HELLA.
http://hellaband.com / http://5rc.com
HELLA U.S. Tourdates!
10/15 Sat, Providence RI
Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel w/ Les Claypool
10/16 Sun, Boston MA
The Roxy w/ Les Claypool
10/17 Mon, New Haven CT
Toad's Place w/ Les Claypool
10/19 Wed, Towson MD
Recher Theatre w/ Les Claypool
10/20 Thu, Philadelphia PA
Electric Factory w/ Les Claypool
10/21 Fri, New York NY
Nokia Live w/ Les Claypool
11/07 Mon, Hamilton ON
The Underground w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/08 Tue, Montreal Quebec
Cabaret La Tulipe w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/09 Wed, Toronto Ontario
The Opera House w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/13 Sun, Edmonton Alberta
Starlight Room w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/14 Mon, Calgary Alberta
MacEwan Hall Ballroom w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/15 Tue, Vancouver BC
Red Room w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/16 Wed, Seattle WA
Neumos w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/17 Thu, Portland OR
Loveland w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/19 Sat, San Francisco CA
12 Galaxies w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/20 Sun, Los Angeles CA
El Rey w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/21 Mon, Anaheim CA
Chain Reaction w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/25 Fri, Austin TX
Emo’s w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/26 Sat, Houstin TX
Engine Room w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/27 Sun, Dallas TX
Tree's w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
if youre interested in covering, would like to attend a show, or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
"Hella are capable of riffological complexity of a most athletic cast... a masterpiece of frantic blargh." Spin Magazine
::listen!::
http://suicidesqueeze.net/mp3/hella_song_from%20uncle_ch.mp3
Hella are the one and only groundbreaking rock super-duo from Sacramento, California, also known as freaked & fabled guitarist Spencer Seim and celebrated & worshiped drummer Zach Hill (also seen in Team Sleep, Goon Moon, Holy Smokes, and more).
Finally both the die-hard and brandy new HELLA fans will be able to witness the carnage and mayhem that is the HELLA live show. If you’ve seen them before or have never seen them, “Concentration Face” compiles various HELLA sets, mostly from their most recent Japanese tour, and brings their maniacal beauty to your home television or computer!
With twisted editing tricks thrown sporadically about, the entertainment value of this DVD is unlike most live videos and is both exciting to watch and fun to rock out to, all in the privacy of your own home! Make sure to move those expensive breakables, for HELLA’s earthquake-like fury is all the more dangerous on the big screen!
"Hella back up their ambition with impressive amounts of ingenuity and elbow grease, creating a White Album for disgruntled Gen Xers still finding solace in shoeboxes full of NES cartridges." PitchforkMedia.com
The CDEP “Homeboy” offers up four new ass-thrashing tracks from the ever evolving face of HELLA.
http://hellaband.com / http://5rc.com
HELLA U.S. Tourdates!
10/15 Sat, Providence RI
Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel w/ Les Claypool
10/16 Sun, Boston MA
The Roxy w/ Les Claypool
10/17 Mon, New Haven CT
Toad's Place w/ Les Claypool
10/19 Wed, Towson MD
Recher Theatre w/ Les Claypool
10/20 Thu, Philadelphia PA
Electric Factory w/ Les Claypool
10/21 Fri, New York NY
Nokia Live w/ Les Claypool
11/07 Mon, Hamilton ON
The Underground w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/08 Tue, Montreal Quebec
Cabaret La Tulipe w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/09 Wed, Toronto Ontario
The Opera House w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/13 Sun, Edmonton Alberta
Starlight Room w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/14 Mon, Calgary Alberta
MacEwan Hall Ballroom w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/15 Tue, Vancouver BC
Red Room w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/16 Wed, Seattle WA
Neumos w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/17 Thu, Portland OR
Loveland w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/19 Sat, San Francisco CA
12 Galaxies w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/20 Sun, Los Angeles CA
El Rey w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/21 Mon, Anaheim CA
Chain Reaction w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/25 Fri, Austin TX
Emo’s w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/26 Sat, Houstin TX
Engine Room w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
11/27 Sun, Dallas TX
Tree's w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried
if youre interested in covering, would like to attend a show, or need anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
Friday, October 7
TERA MELOS' S/T out on SPRINGMAN RECORDS + tour tour tour!
Today, I’m writing to tell you about TERA MELOS. Sacramento’s instrumental four-piece fuses elements of jazz and ambient techno with hardcore punk, creating a unique sound that has been described as a head on collision of the melody of Cap’N Jazz with the aggressiveness of Black Flag, combined with an extremely energetic and often times borderline dangerous live-show.
Just one look and you'll see why TERA MELOS leaves fans stunned and wondering how this band is able to play such complex melodies while hanging from the ceiling or cart-wheeling into the unsuspecting front row.
Let us know what you think of the newest artist on the Solid PR roster! Drop me a line if you’d like to request a press kit or see the band live – I’d be happy to get you to the music, just say the word!
Lookout weekend 'cos here I come,
Céleste
Let us know what you think of the newest artist on the Solid PR roster! Drop me a line if you’d like to request a press kit or see the band live – I’d be happy to get you to the music, just say the word!
Lookout weekend 'cos here I come,
Céleste
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TERA MELOS is performing TODAY, October 7th at It's A Grind in Roseville, CA. Two-part set will host Movement I and Movement II, separated by a brief intermission and lots of surprises as well as a few Tera Melos firsts. This show is free. Also playing will be Brillaint Red, pals Giant Squid (newly signed to The End records), and Tera Melos’ boyfriends Maida (Fiddler Records).
Here are some highlights of TERA MELOS’ hi-jinx on tour:
- In San Diego Jeff had his face ripped open by Nate's bass, which consequently broke after impact.
- Not in-direct consequence, an unsuspecting kid had his arm cut open by Jeff in Odessa, Texas.
- People in Santa Barbara were picking the band up and launching them across the room mid set. Says TERA MELOS, “It's nice to have the audience attacking us for once.”
- Livermore, CA’s crowd had on-the-spot devised a system to dance to the odd time signatures and seemingly random changes during the songs. People were thrashed on and jeffed punched out a flourescent light with his bare hand. We suspect it was out of joy.
What will they do next?!
OCTOBER
7th - @ IT’s A Grind – CD RELEASE SHOW, Roseville CA
8th – Tower Records, Chico CA
NOVEMBER
3rd - The Underground, Roseville CA
4th - Junta, Sacramento CA
6th – Balazo Gallery, San Francisco CA
…MORE DATES COMING SOON…
MORE TERA MELOS INFO:
While TERA MELOS call Sacramento home, the young band has already run one van into the ground while playing 95% of their 100+ shows on the road. Constantly on tour, and into their 2nd van, the band truly feels at home on the road playing for fans.
Known for their on-stage energy, TERA MELOS violently thrashes around like a finely tuned Swiss watch barely avoiding dangerous collisions. The passion for their music is most important, and sometimes in that fury, things get broken and people get…involved. Hundreds of dollars have been spent repairing broken equipment, and guitar-repair has recently been added to the band’s list of skills. Audience members are generally safe, though Nick's guitar has cut open people's faces on two separate occasions -- with both victims returning to the shows, smiling from ear to ear, so that they could purchase CDs and T-shirts and pose for pictures showing off their fresh stitches.
Case in point, the band was just voted "Best Stage Presence" by Sacramento's Alive And Kicking (1/2005), which heaped on extra phrase saying "By far, this is fucking the most insane band I have seen since The Yah Mohs at The Hindenburg. You have to stand back or you will get hurt."
TERA MELOS takes great pride in taking care of their fans, they play lots of fun free shows and sell recycled thrift-store shirts with their logo’s hand-screened for under six dollars; anything to connect with the people who take their time to be a part of the experience. This has cultivated a growing rabid fan-base in towns around the country. The mutual support and appreciation make up for the economics of touring, allowing the band to continue doing what they love.
TERA MELOS’ untitled full-length album will be released by Cupertino, CA’s Springman Records on October 4th, 2005, and will be followed in the spring with a feature length DVD chronicling the bands recent adventures across the country, as well as the bands past touring and shows with acts like The Locust, Planes Mistaken For Stars, These Arms Are Snakes, Big Business, Oxes, Desert City Soundtrack, Bear Vs. Shark, Bullet Train To Vegas, and more.
press materials here: www.solidpr.com/teramelos.html
Thursday, October 6
SYBRIS Announces More US Tourdates!
wanted to let you know Chicago's dark and sexy female fronted shoegaze-rock phenom know as Sybris, will be coming to your town in support of their s/t debut record out now on Flameshovel !
"Dynamic... thrashing... magnetic." Pitchfork / 8.0
"Like their musical ancestors My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins and Lush, Sybris is emotive and aggressive, catchy and dissonant, cacophonous and pure." -UR Chicago
Sometimes lady luck doesn�t quite look like lady luck. On a typically dreary Chicago evening in April 2003, Shawn Podgurski (bass) and Phil Naumann (guitar) were hanging out at a neighborhood bar and mulling over the idea that their fledgling rock band was perhaps missing something when they met Angela Mullenhour (vocals, guitar). The three shared a few beers and as it turned out the fake-ID-wielding-then-19-year-old Mullenhour was a musician as well and looking for compatriots. It was determined that the three would jam together later that week with then-drummer Bill Bumgardner. The four were all mutually blown away by the music they made that night, which Mullenhour would later describe as a beautiful kind of �sonic gluttony.� When the night ended Podgurski and Naumann knew they had found the missing piece of the puzzle in Mullenhour�s impassioned voice. Bumgardner revealed that he actually knew that from the moment Mullenhour walked into the practice space: �She had her shoes duct-taped together. I knew it would work out even before she sang a note.� Sometimes lady luck�
Soon after, the now quartet named themselves Sybris (an intentional misspelling of a hedonistic ancient Greek city) and began crafting a sound that�s a fusion of ambient art rock, 80s heavy metal and, oddly enough, folk. Dual guitars interlock with a powerful bass backbone, all driven by swirling and lifting drums. To complete it, there�s Mullenhour�s acrobatic voice that acts as the band�s two-headed catalyst � she has the ability to either ground their sonic chaos or run the whole thing right off the rails. At times, the kinetic Sybris sound invokes Slayer fronted by Edie Brickell (the tail end of �Blame It On the Baseball�) and at others it feels more like the lovechild of Belly and Swervedriver (�Best Day In History In Ever�). The band even manages to produce songs that could have wound up on the album of an imagined My Bloody Pixies supergroup (�Neon� and �Breathe Like You�re Dancing�).
Most importantly, the band looks to make music that is epic and beautiful, yet fun, an idea that really began to take hold when the group began to play live. Mullenhour recounts the moment at their first show when �we�d played about three songs and the room just got really quiet. People were paying attention during the quiet parts. I remember my shoe flew off during the show and I remember thinking, �Yeah, this rocks. This is the most fun ever.'� It�s this �fun first� approach and Sybris� unique blend of genres that soon had them sharing stages with everyone from �And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead and Har Mar Superstar to Stars and The Thrills. Despite having only been a band for a year, the young and determined Sybris embarked on a few tours, one of which led them to play 2005�s South-by-Southwest festival in Austin, TX. Within the same month, the band was picked up by Chicago label, Flameshovel Records (also home to Chin Up Chin Up and Make Believe).
Original drummer Bumgardner gave way to Eric Mahle in February 2005 during the final stages of the recording of their self-titled debut full length. The album was engineered by Mike Lust (Sweep the Leg Johnny, Ten Grand, Atombombpocketknife) at his Phantom Manor Studios and then mixed by John Congleton (Explosions in the Sky, 90 Day Men, Chin Up Chin Up) at the famed Soma Studios, both in Chicago. The album serves almost as a retelling of the band�s brief history, containing a survey of material written over the first two years of the Sybris� life. It�s an exquisitely crafted synopsis of the recent past and a heady nod to the future of this young band.
RIYL:
Velocity Girl, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Aqui
http://www.sybrismusic.com/
SYBRIS LIVE!
10.27.05 @ The House | Dekalb, IL
11.02.05 @ Mohawk Place | Buffalo, NY
11.03.05 @ Great Scott | Allston, MA
11.04.05 @ Mercury Lounge | New York, NY
w/ Dios Malos
11.06.05 @ Local 506 | Chapel Hill, NC
11.09.05 @ The Lounge | West Palm Beach, FL
11.10.05 @ I/O | Miami, FL
11.12.05 @ The EARL | Atlanta, GA
11.13.05 @ Exit / In | Nashville, TN
11.19.05 @ Alchemize | Cincinnati, OH
12.02.05 @ Schubas | Chicago, IL
if youre interested in covering, need more information, or anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
"Dynamic... thrashing... magnetic." Pitchfork / 8.0
"Like their musical ancestors My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins and Lush, Sybris is emotive and aggressive, catchy and dissonant, cacophonous and pure." -UR Chicago
Sometimes lady luck doesn�t quite look like lady luck. On a typically dreary Chicago evening in April 2003, Shawn Podgurski (bass) and Phil Naumann (guitar) were hanging out at a neighborhood bar and mulling over the idea that their fledgling rock band was perhaps missing something when they met Angela Mullenhour (vocals, guitar). The three shared a few beers and as it turned out the fake-ID-wielding-then-19-year-old Mullenhour was a musician as well and looking for compatriots. It was determined that the three would jam together later that week with then-drummer Bill Bumgardner. The four were all mutually blown away by the music they made that night, which Mullenhour would later describe as a beautiful kind of �sonic gluttony.� When the night ended Podgurski and Naumann knew they had found the missing piece of the puzzle in Mullenhour�s impassioned voice. Bumgardner revealed that he actually knew that from the moment Mullenhour walked into the practice space: �She had her shoes duct-taped together. I knew it would work out even before she sang a note.� Sometimes lady luck�
Soon after, the now quartet named themselves Sybris (an intentional misspelling of a hedonistic ancient Greek city) and began crafting a sound that�s a fusion of ambient art rock, 80s heavy metal and, oddly enough, folk. Dual guitars interlock with a powerful bass backbone, all driven by swirling and lifting drums. To complete it, there�s Mullenhour�s acrobatic voice that acts as the band�s two-headed catalyst � she has the ability to either ground their sonic chaos or run the whole thing right off the rails. At times, the kinetic Sybris sound invokes Slayer fronted by Edie Brickell (the tail end of �Blame It On the Baseball�) and at others it feels more like the lovechild of Belly and Swervedriver (�Best Day In History In Ever�). The band even manages to produce songs that could have wound up on the album of an imagined My Bloody Pixies supergroup (�Neon� and �Breathe Like You�re Dancing�).
Most importantly, the band looks to make music that is epic and beautiful, yet fun, an idea that really began to take hold when the group began to play live. Mullenhour recounts the moment at their first show when �we�d played about three songs and the room just got really quiet. People were paying attention during the quiet parts. I remember my shoe flew off during the show and I remember thinking, �Yeah, this rocks. This is the most fun ever.'� It�s this �fun first� approach and Sybris� unique blend of genres that soon had them sharing stages with everyone from �And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead and Har Mar Superstar to Stars and The Thrills. Despite having only been a band for a year, the young and determined Sybris embarked on a few tours, one of which led them to play 2005�s South-by-Southwest festival in Austin, TX. Within the same month, the band was picked up by Chicago label, Flameshovel Records (also home to Chin Up Chin Up and Make Believe).
Original drummer Bumgardner gave way to Eric Mahle in February 2005 during the final stages of the recording of their self-titled debut full length. The album was engineered by Mike Lust (Sweep the Leg Johnny, Ten Grand, Atombombpocketknife) at his Phantom Manor Studios and then mixed by John Congleton (Explosions in the Sky, 90 Day Men, Chin Up Chin Up) at the famed Soma Studios, both in Chicago. The album serves almost as a retelling of the band�s brief history, containing a survey of material written over the first two years of the Sybris� life. It�s an exquisitely crafted synopsis of the recent past and a heady nod to the future of this young band.
RIYL:
Velocity Girl, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Aqui
http://www.sybrismusic.com/
SYBRIS LIVE!
10.27.05 @ The House | Dekalb, IL
11.02.05 @ Mohawk Place | Buffalo, NY
11.03.05 @ Great Scott | Allston, MA
11.04.05 @ Mercury Lounge | New York, NY
w/ Dios Malos
11.06.05 @ Local 506 | Chapel Hill, NC
11.09.05 @ The Lounge | West Palm Beach, FL
11.10.05 @ I/O | Miami, FL
11.12.05 @ The EARL | Atlanta, GA
11.13.05 @ Exit / In | Nashville, TN
11.19.05 @ Alchemize | Cincinnati, OH
12.02.05 @ Schubas | Chicago, IL
if youre interested in covering, need more information, or anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
Tuesday, October 4
THEE MORE SHALLOWS U.S. Tour w/ FOG, Jim Yoshi, 31 Knots, and more!
wanted to let you know San Francisco's amazing ensemble, Thee More Shallows, will be kicking off their US tour this Wednesday in support of their latest release, "More Deep Cuts" out now on Turn Records!
"One of the most original and best releases on '05" TinyMixTapes.com
listen to a track off "More Deep Cuts" here!
http://turnrecords.com/audio/TMS_Freshman_Thesis.mp3
"A mature rendering of sensitive, guitar-based avant-rock, pitched somewhere between The Kingsbury Manx, Luna and Low, theirs is an understated but seductive debut... Engrossing"- Mojo
"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" 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.
"Any way you cut it, More Deep Cuts is a singular gem" East Bay Express
After touring the US and the UK, songwriter Dee Kesler retreated into the studio to work on the follow up to their success. What was supposed to be mere weeks of recording, turned into months of fine tuning and tweaking. Those months turned into years of obsession over every aspect of what would be "More Deep Cuts". After almost three years of uncompromised, tireless work, and almost three years of Kesler's seclusion from the world, More Deep Cuts emerged showcasing a massive evolution in Thee More Shallows' sound and producing an album that's both beautiful and devastating.
"More Deep Cuts" is about standing in place while the world whirls around you. As toy pianos and French horns crash into strings and decay into orchestras warped and bent beyond recognition, the sensible, ultra-clear voice of Dee Kesler provides a calm eye to the storm. And it is precisely this juxtaposition of chaos and calm, abandon and resolve, which makes "More Deep Cuts" so compelling.
Sitting at the songwriting helm is Dee (David) Kesler, joined by Chavo Fraser and Jason Gonzales sharing drums, samples, keyboards, and bass, and Odessa Chen on guitar and vocals.
http://www.theemoreshallows.com
THEE MORE SHALLOWS US tour!
October 6th - Portland, OR - TBA
October 7th - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
October 9th - Ft. Collins, CO - Surfside 7
October 10th - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
October 12th - Lincoln, NE @ Duffy's Tavern
October 13th - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
October 14th - Dubuque, IA - Busted Lift
October 15th - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center w/ Why? & FOG
October 16th - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon w/ FOG
October 17th - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ FOG
October 18th - Indianapolis, IN @ Bog Car Gallery
October 19th - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
October 20th - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
October 21st - Toronto, ONT @ Silver Dollar
October 22nd - Montreal, QE @ Casa del Popolo
October 23rd - Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bear's w/ Marah
October 25th - New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine w/ The Plus Ones
October 26th - Providence, RI @ AS220 w/ 31 Knots
October 27th - Bennington, VT @ Downcaf w/ Jim Yoshi Pile Up
October 28th - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ Jim Yoshi Pile Up
October 30th - Durham, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse w/ Jim Yoshi Pile Up
November 2nd - Oklahoma City. OK @ Conservatory w/ 31 Knots
if youre interested in covering, need more information, or anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek
"One of the most original and best releases on '05" TinyMixTapes.com
listen to a track off "More Deep Cuts" here!
http://turnrecords.com/audio/TMS_Freshman_Thesis.mp3
"A mature rendering of sensitive, guitar-based avant-rock, pitched somewhere between The Kingsbury Manx, Luna and Low, theirs is an understated but seductive debut... Engrossing"- Mojo
"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" 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.
"Any way you cut it, More Deep Cuts is a singular gem" East Bay Express
After touring the US and the UK, songwriter Dee Kesler retreated into the studio to work on the follow up to their success. What was supposed to be mere weeks of recording, turned into months of fine tuning and tweaking. Those months turned into years of obsession over every aspect of what would be "More Deep Cuts". After almost three years of uncompromised, tireless work, and almost three years of Kesler's seclusion from the world, More Deep Cuts emerged showcasing a massive evolution in Thee More Shallows' sound and producing an album that's both beautiful and devastating.
"More Deep Cuts" is about standing in place while the world whirls around you. As toy pianos and French horns crash into strings and decay into orchestras warped and bent beyond recognition, the sensible, ultra-clear voice of Dee Kesler provides a calm eye to the storm. And it is precisely this juxtaposition of chaos and calm, abandon and resolve, which makes "More Deep Cuts" so compelling.
Sitting at the songwriting helm is Dee (David) Kesler, joined by Chavo Fraser and Jason Gonzales sharing drums, samples, keyboards, and bass, and Odessa Chen on guitar and vocals.
http://www.theemoreshallows.com
THEE MORE SHALLOWS US tour!
October 6th - Portland, OR - TBA
October 7th - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
October 9th - Ft. Collins, CO - Surfside 7
October 10th - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
October 12th - Lincoln, NE @ Duffy's Tavern
October 13th - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
October 14th - Dubuque, IA - Busted Lift
October 15th - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center w/ Why? & FOG
October 16th - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon w/ FOG
October 17th - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ FOG
October 18th - Indianapolis, IN @ Bog Car Gallery
October 19th - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
October 20th - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
October 21st - Toronto, ONT @ Silver Dollar
October 22nd - Montreal, QE @ Casa del Popolo
October 23rd - Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bear's w/ Marah
October 25th - New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine w/ The Plus Ones
October 26th - Providence, RI @ AS220 w/ 31 Knots
October 27th - Bennington, VT @ Downcaf w/ Jim Yoshi Pile Up
October 28th - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ Jim Yoshi Pile Up
October 30th - Durham, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse w/ Jim Yoshi Pile Up
November 2nd - Oklahoma City. OK @ Conservatory w/ 31 Knots
if youre interested in covering, need more information, or anything at all, say the word!
xoxo -- derek