Breaking News!

Philadelphia's PATTERN IS MOVEMENT is back and heading out on a full-scale nationwide tour in support of their follow-up to 2005's Stowaway, entitled Canonic (out October 10th on Hometapes!)




"Pattern Is Movement more than transcend the math-rock tag, and their senses of songcraft and pop accessibility greatly outpace those of just about any of their peers." - Pitchfork


"The band commands the audience's attention with quick, almost classical-sounding guitar riffs and lyrics packed full of imperatives. Frontman Andrew Thiboldeaux enunciates each word like your high school choirmaster instructed, spitting his earnest lyrics into the audience. Pattern Is Movement are sure to turn the treble way up, and deliver a high-energy set that starts and ends abruptly enough to make you swallow your gum." - Philadelphia Weekly


PATTERN IS MOVEMENT creates a swirl of brain-feeding rhythmic complexity around persistent heart-grabbing vocals. They are pushing limits, intellectualizing upon simple instruments and subsequently tearing apart the idea of "math rock" by making something entirely new for all of us to hear. In this spirit, their newest venture was born:





Canonic is a full-length reinterpretation of Stowaway, deconstructed at the hands of the original album's engineer Scott Solter (producer of such fine bands as Spoon, John Vanderslice, The Mountain Goats, and more). In the dub tradition, Solter used only analog ingredients – everything from old tape machines to grease – to transform Stowaway into Canonic. The result is something entirely new, a booming and hissing re-education on Pattern is Movement.


With PATTERN IS MOVEMENT commencing on their extensive tour this September and Canonic releasing officially on October 10, a nationwide audience will have the opportunity to experience the band in all their splendor. Things are sure to be shaken up.





PATTERN IS MOVEMENT US Tour Dates:

Sep 02 2006 Live Dropcast Radio recording/show @ Happy Endings – Lynchburg, VA
Sep 03 2006 James Madison University w/ Metal Hearts – Harrisonburg, VA
Sep 04 2006 TBA w/ Metal Hearts – Washington, DC
Sep 05 2006 TBA w/ Metal Hearts – College Park, MD
Sep 06 2006 Fringe Festival Cabaret Afterparty/Canonic Release Show, Free! w/ Metal Hearts – Philadelphia, PA
Sep 07 2006 TBA w/ Metal Hearts – TBA, PA
Sep 09 2006 The Plan @ Great Scott – Boston, MA
Sep 10 2006 TBA w/ Metal Hearts – TBA, MA
Sep 11 2006 Valentine's w/ Metal Hearts, Brent Gorton and The Tender Breasts – Albany, NY
Sep 12 2006 TBA w/ Metal Hearts – TBA, ON
Sep 13 2006 Concordia U Radio CJLO instudio – Montreal, QC
Sep 13 2006 CJLO presents @ Mile End Cultural Centre w/ Metal Hearts – Montreal, QC
Sep 14 2006 Rivoli w/ Metal Hearts – Toronto, ON
Sep 15 2006 Mohawk Place w/ Metal Hearts, Knife Crazy (CD release), Victory at Sea – Buffalo, NY
Sep 16 2006 Kenyon College w/ Metal Hearts, Free and open to the public! – Gambier, OH
Sep 17 2006 Beachland Tavern w/ Metal Hearts, 9 Volt Haunted House – Cleveland, OH
Sep 18 2006 The Note w/ Them, Roaring Twenties – Chicago, IL
Sep 20 2006 Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN
Sep 21 2006 The Mill – Iowa City, IA
Sep 22 2006 Knickerbockers w/ Tie These Hands, +18 – Lincoln , NE
Sep 27 2006 Albums on the Hill (in-store performance) All Ages – Boulder, CO
Sep 28 2006 Hi-Dive w/ Laylights, Pee Pee Band – Denver, CO
Sep 29 2006 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 04 2006 Sunset Tavern w/ Graham Macrae – Seattle, WA
Oct 05 2006 TBA – Portland, OR
Oct 07 2006 TBA w/ Brilliant Red Lights – Redding/Chico, CA
Oct 08 2006 TBA w/ O! the Joy – Sacramento, CA
Oct 12 2006 Stanford University w/ John Vanderslice – Stanford, CA
Oct 13 2006 Hotel Utah w/ Graham Macrae – San Francisco, CA
Oct 15 2006 TBA – Los Angeles, CA
Nov 01 2006 CMJ Music Marathon – Hometapes showcase – Trash Bar, Brooklyn
Nov 09 2006 Soapbox Laundrolounge w/ The Majestic Twelve – Wilmington, NC
Nov 10 2006 Savannah College of Art & Design – Savannah, GA
Nov 14 2006 Bottletree Cafe w/ Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower – Birmingham, AL
Nov 17 2006 Runyard's w/ Pilot Drift, Satin Hooks – Houston, TX
Nov 18 2006 TBA w/ Pilot Drift – TBA, TX
Nov 19 2006 Good Records Instore w/ Voot Cha Index – Dallas, TX
Nov 19 2006 TBA w/ Pilot Drift – TBA, TX
Nov 20 2006 TBA w/ Pilot Drift – TBA, TX
Nov 21 2006 TBA w/ Pilot Drift – TBA

more dates to come!!!

For more information, visit:
www.patternismovement.com
www.myspace.com/patternismovement
www.home-tapes.com

Breaking News!

ICY DEMONS Announce New Release Date For “Tears of A Clone” - Halloween!



“Provocative” – TinyMixTapes

“Ape-shit yet sublime, connecting the dots between Chicago jazz, breathy pop and bedroom electro” – Philadelphia Weekly

“A mega creepfest” - Pitchfork

Philadelphia and Chicago based, cooled out and electro-jazzy all-star-project, ICY DEMONS, is back w/ the follow-up to 2004's critically acclaimed "Fight Back!" entitled "Tears of A Clone," NOW OUT October 31st (Halloween!) on Eastern Developments (the label owned and operated by DJ / Producer Guillermo Scott Herren, aka Prefuse 73). Much thanks to new distributors Defend Music / Caroline!


A relatively new band featuring bass player / producer Griffin Rodriquez (Bablicon / Need New Body), drummer Chris Powell (Need New Body / Man Man), and Chicago instrumentalists ilCativo, Ta-Freak-Ya, and Ali Hawkbar, Icy Demons are an epic journey into the nether regions of pop music, hallucinatory chamber jazz, and mid-70s German-style electronics, the rich / warm sound of the upright bass is perfectly captured within the exquisite orchestrations featuring layered woodwinds, occasional vocals, and complex percussion patterns.

"Tears of a Clone" is a tripped out masterpiece of a collage, sure to please fans of Trans Am, My Bloody Valentine, and Louis Armstrong alike. Orginally started as an improvisational project, Icy Demons have truly progressed into one of the prettiest and more abstract jazz and post-rock outfits currently making music today.




Tracklist for “Tears of A Clone”

01. Jump Off
02. Mr. Squeezy
03. This Is It!
04. Bunny's
05. Golden Coin
06. Trial By Lasers
07. Vibes, Sweat, What's That?
08. The Only
09. As It Comes
10. The Flea Garden


ALSO COMING SOON ON EASTERN DEVELOPMENTS:
A Cloud Mireya "Singular" - beautifully tricked out, sexy and atmospheric soundscapes featuring Prefuse 73 and Claudia M. Deheza of On! Air! Library! (NEW RELEASE DATE = HALLOWEEN!)
Soft Circle - featuring Hisham Akira Bharoocha of Black Dice (tba)


for more information, visit:
http://www.icydemons.com
http://www.myspace.com/icydemons
http://www.easterndevelopments.com

Breaking News!

Philadelphia's experimental rock monsters, MAN MAN, will be headed out on a MASSIVE tour of the US in support of their latest, critically acclaimed full-length, "Six Demon Bag," out now on Ace Fu! ***In addition, the band is happy to announce, for the first time ever, the release of "Six Demon Bag" (and very soon "The Man In The Blue Turban With A Face") on picture-disc-vinyl ("Six Demon Bag" c/o Tonearm Recordings, "Blue Turban" c/o special secret guest-label)!



“[They cram] boozy Brecht-flavored shout-alongs into shaggy waltz and oompah rhythms, with plenty of jazzy, engaging instrumental colors.” – Entertainment Weekly

“Man Man exhibits a varied flair for macabre theatrics that includes a veritable world's fair of chaos and creation.” - Billboard Magazine

“Get ready to coo with delight or howl like a bandicoot, for the mighty Man Man is back.”
- Pitchfork

CLICK HERE To Listen to MAN MAN Live on NPR!

The time is upon us. Just back from select nationwide dates landing them on the Pitchfork and Village Voice's Siren Festivals, as well as bi-coastal tourdates w/ Fiery Furnaces, MAN MAN (the reigning kings of what can only be called the epitome of heartfelt and honest music) have returned with another full US tour to support their critically acclaimed “Six Demon Bag.”

Continuing where they left off, and with a new cast of characters (featuring members of Philadelphia’s Coyote and including Need New Body / Icy Demons' Chris Powell on the skins), MAN MAN are proving they have grown into one of music’s standout gems, and have created a record that pulls at the heartstrings and inspires a countless amount of emotions in its audience.

Their live show, (heralded by the likes of Spin, NY Times, and Rolling Stone as one of the best at this year’s past CMJ and SXSW marathons), now even more a spectacle than ever, has landed them on tour alongside the likes of The Arcade Fire, Fiery Furnaces, Okkervil River, and more.

Bringing to mind some of music’s legends, ie. Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart, and Mike Patton, frontman Honus Honus has created a record of unparalleled beauty and mastery with the 13-song “Six Demon Bag,” out February 21st, 2006.


Man Man US Tourdates:
Sep 2 2006 Vox Populi Philadelphia, PA
Sep 11 2006 South @ Purchase College Purchase, NY w/ Coyote
Sep 12 2006 TT the Bear's Place Cambridge, MA w/ Coyote
Sep 13 2006 Pearl Street Northampton, MA w/ Coyote
Sep 14 2006 Tufts University Oxfam Cafe Boston, MA w/ Coyote
Sep 15 2006 Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ w/ Coyote
Sep 16 2006 Spiegeltent New York, NY w/ Coyote
Sep 17 2006 Kitchen Distribution Buffalo, NY w/ Coyote
Sep 18 2006 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH w/ Coyote
Sep 19 2006 Little Brother's Columbus, OH w/ Coyote
Sep 20 2006 Hi Pointe St. Louis, MO w/ Coyote
Sep 21 2006 Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, IL w/ Coyote and special local guest
Sep 22 2006 Canopy Club Urbana, IL
Sep 23 2006 Seventh Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
Sep 24 2006 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA
Sep 25 2006 Sokol Underground Omaha, NE
Sep 28 2006 Neumos Seattle, WA
Sep 29 2006 Berbati's Pan Portland, OR
Oct 1 2006 WOW Hall Eugene, OR w/ Grizzly Bear
Oct 3 2006 The Independent San Francisco, CA w/ Pink Mountaintops
Oct 5 2006 Spaceland Los Angeles, CA
Oct 6 2006 Casbah San Diego, CA w/ The Husbands
Oct 7 2006 Modified Phoenix, AZ
Oct 9 2006 Winchester Pavillion Lubbock , TX
Oct 10 2006 The Opolis Norman, OK
Oct 11 2006 Hailey's Denton, TX w/ The Thermals
Oct 12 2006 Emo's Outside Austin, TX w/ The Thermals
Oct 13 2006 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, LA
Oct 14 2006 Club Downunder/FSU Tallahassee, FL w/ Girl Talk
Oct 15 2006 The Social Orlando, FL w/ Wolf Eyes
Oct 16 2006 Cafe Eleven St. Augustine, FL
10/18 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
w / Asobi Seksu
10/19 Atlanta, GA- Drunken Unicorn
10/20 TBA
10/21 Baltimore, MD - G Spot





Watch the video for "Engwish Bwood" (premiering August 28th on Nicktoons) here!
http://wearemanman.com/bwood.html

also visit:
www.wearemanman.com
www.myspace.com/wearemanman
www.acefu.com

Breaking News!

Psych-grind masters of the spiritual and physical revolution, AN ALBATROSS is on tour now (and have a new video for "Hairobics") in support of their debut full-length “Blessphemy (of the Peace-Beast Feastgiver and the Bear-Warp Kumite)” now on Ace Fu (*vinyl released through GSL)!


WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR "HAIROBICS" HERE

“The six-piece charge through layers of maniacal noise made complete with an onslaught of assaulting guitar riffs, machine gun percussion, squiggly synths, and Gieda's volatile vocal thrusts." Spin.com

“Each song is so chock-full of whirlwind Coney Island calliope flourishes that experiencing a little vertigo while listening is not only par for the crusty, avant-grind course—it actually makes the album more enjoyable.” – Decibel Magazine

Just back from their second European tour of 2006 (most recently w/ Lightning Bolt ), An Albatross are gearing up for their US Tour starting this August and extending through the Fall!

Brothers and Sisters! Aural Emancipation by the sacred sonic offerings of the An Albatross aggregation is on its way! Their mission is to attune you to the Kinetic-Life and yield an experience gratifying to the soul and the body alike: a communal gathering of bodies in motion devoid of inhibiting, hyper-individualized frame of thought!

An Albatross is a psychedelic sonic orgasm; a barrage of mechanical, jerky and discombobulated time signatures eclipsed by hectic Farfisa organ/synthesizer melodies. Not unlike sitting down with an average American family during primetime television, the music is unquestionably attention-span friendly for an ADD-diagnosed society: unbelievably short, complex, infectious bursts of polyrhythms and spirit.

After solidifying their early tour experiences and songwriting in the studio, a fledgling incarnation of the band in 2000 released the 12" EP "Eat Lightning, Shit Thunder" on Philadelphia upstart label When Humans Attack! The enhanced CD version, featuring explosive live footage that captures the unique synergism between the band and their audiences, followed soon afterwards on Bloodlink Records.

In 2002, An Albatross caught the attention of New York City’s Ace-Fu Label and forged a relationship that culminated in the 2003 release of the 8-minute merciless, aural onslaught, “We Are the Lazer Viking,” an enhanced CD EP produced by sonic savant Wharton Tiers (Sonic Youth, Helmet, Dinosaur Jr.). Quickly thereafter, the band released a follow-up split EP with Oakland’s legendary noise-rock outfit XBXRX on the Gold Standard Labs (GSL) label. September 2004 marked the beginning of the current line up featuring incendiary percussionist Edward Klinger, writhing, psychedel-evangelist vocalist Eddie B. Gieda III, rhythmic contortionista bassist Jay Hudak, circuit-bent breakneck speed-guitarist Jake Lisowski, and Farfisa-master, Phillip Reynolds Price.


With an unparalleled spirit stimulated by the current line-up and several recent releases in its pocket, the band set forth on an unbelievably rigorous tour schedule, crisscrossing the U.S. multiple times and making four transatlantic pilgrimages that amassed a staggering total of 600+ performances w/ the likes of Cave In, Pelican, Earth, Sunn O))), Aids Wolf, Lightning Bolt, and more. The most noteworthy of these dates included a slot on the July ’04 French Eurockeennes Festival, a March ’05 BBC session - initiated by the late John Peel - and a support slot for the East Coast leg of the legendary Melt Banana’s 2005 spring tour as well as romps w/ metal-gods The Dillinger Escape Plan and Japan’s equivalent to Led Zeppelin, DMBQ.

The band’s performances have now acquired a quasi-legendary status, surpassing the traditional concert schema by facilitating a complete fusion of band and audience. Under the mythical banner of future-primitive/psychedelic entities like the Lazer Viking and The Electric Coyote, An Albatross’ Revolutionary Politics of Dance are executed nightly through their electrifying performances.

An Albatross US Tour:
Aug 20 2006 First Unitarian Church (TBC) Philadelphia, PA
Aug 21 2006 The Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Aug 22 2006 Cumberland´s Charleston, SC
Aug 23 2006 The Milestone Charlotte, NC
Aug 24 2006 Common Grounds Gainesville, FL
Aug 25 2006 The Back Booth Orlando, FL
Aug 26 2006 The Orpheum Tampa, FL
Aug 27 2006 The Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA
Aug 28 2006 The End Nashville, TN
Aug 29 2006 The Dame Lexington, KY
Aug 30 2006 The Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL
Aug 31 2006 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Sep 1 2006 Howard´s Club H Bowling Green, OH
Sep 2 2006 Garfield Artworks Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 3 2006 Spacelab Buffalo, NY
Sep 4 2006 Sneaky Dee´s Toronto
Sep 5 2006 La Sala Rosa Montreal
Sep 6 2006 Great Scott Boston, MA
Sep 7 2006 Purchase College (SUNY) Purchase, NY
Sep 8 2006 Knitting Factory New York City, NY




CONGRATULATIONS to Blessphemy drummer Ed Klinger and wife Katie Murray on the birth of their new baby boy Colin Nathaniel Klinger!!!

Watch AN ALBATROSS Live @ Gilman St in San Francisco, 2006 (SICK!!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HoM8PoWPaU



For more information visit:
www.analbatross.com
www.myspace.com/analbatross23
http://community.livejournal.com/an_albatross/
http://goldstandardlabs.com/an_albatross/analbatross_info.html
http://acefu.com/artist.php?bid=272

We're pleased to announce KILL THE VULTURES has joined the Solid PR roster! Please hit us up for any requests to your hearts desire!


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KILL THE VULTURES
"THE CARELESS FLAME"
[LOCUST MUSIC]
STREET DATE: October 24th, 2005

"The Careless Flame" is the second album by critically acclaimed Minneapolis rust belt hip hop outfit, Kill The Vultures.
MC Crescent Moon (Alexei Casselle) lays out an urgent asphalt confessional of Big Apple torment, ghostly hallucinations & white lightening relief over Anatomy's (Stephen Lewis) rickety chain gang rhythms, obscured arabesque guitars & wailing noir saxophone skronk.
Flame is a decibel pushing, in the red collection of scorched earth avant hip hop summoning the spirit of blues in the raw.
So throw yourself in the pit. This is music to burn up to: elemental, brutal, tormented, essential & it will get you moving.


“The Careless Flame” tracks:
1. Moonshine
2. Dirty Hands
3. The Spider's Eyes
4. Days Turn Into Nights
5. Strangers In The Doorways
6. Birchwood
7. The Wine Thief
8. Vermillion
9. How Far Can A Dead Man Walk


OTHER RELEASES
Kill The Vultures Kill The Vultures (jib101) - Spring 2005
Kill The Vultures Moonshine 12” vinyl w/ remixes by Fog (lex) & Yea Big (Jib Door)
September 2006

WEB RESOURCES
killthevultures.com
jibdoor.com
myspace.com/killthevultures



Praise for KILL THE VULTURES:

"Dark, quality production, good rhyme flows. If you get high or are the serious mad-at-the-world type, you'll love this." -Prince Paul, XLR8R magazine

"Kill the Vultures is a band hell bent on using beats and rhymes to sound like bent hell, flipping abrasive and dissonant punk and bop samples instead of the typical boom bap." -Dave Hlubeck, Fader

"It's the best underground hip-hop I've heard this year" -Salon.com

"Kill the Vultures sounds like an attack on the slickness of mainstream hip-hop: the brutally lean production style is almost lo-fi, and the rhymes echo the hectoring of Def Jux acts like Cannibal Ox and El-P." -Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader

"While the album's three-part rap attack recalls Oddjobs, the production is darker, wilder and more experimental." -Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune

"Over a pounding clatter that's part Age of Chance, part Public Enemy, three commanding voices swing like mad over the racket, like Last Poets on a bed of bongos." -Twin Cities

"...innocative avant-rap that sounds a little like walking through a tool shed in the dark while carrying a boombox blaring free jazz." -City Pages

"This is some Last Poets, Magic Band, gang-funk, dirty-ass, hip-hop, beatnik, smacked-out-jazz business. Take a listen." - Pulse of the Twin Cities, 2005

Breaking News!

A.D.D. & Rockstar Games presents the 'Soft Serve' Tour!
After a successful East Coast leg of their tour, which included stops to packed houses in Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Boston, A.D.D. & Rockstar Games have their sights set on conquering the rest of this great nation. The 'Soft Serve' tour continues with stops in Columbus, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Vegas, and the entire West Coast... see tourdates below!



SOFT SERVE was created as a traveling group art show that features all sides of the art world, including but not limited to: painting, music, video, screen printing, drawing, wheat pasting, clothing, photography & more, with musical guests from Dim Mak and Hydrahead Records supplying the soundtrack for this one-of-a-kind tour.

In addition to the fine artists, the tour will feature a fast-paced and action packed tournament courtesy of 'Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis.'

The 40 day, 25 city adventure also includes live art installations by Buff Monster, Blake E. Marquis/Came Crashing, Alvaro IIizarbe/Freegums, Dim Mak, Hydrahead/Robotic Boot, Rony's Photobooth & more.


About Rockstar Games:
The world-renowned publisher of some of gaming’s elite franchises, Rockstar Games is on the cutting edge of today’s Pop culture. In their first next generation title, Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis, Rockstar Games has captured the intensity and action of a classic sport and delivered the ultimate party game for the Xbox 360.

About Line Showroom:

Bringing together this diverse group of talented artists and the innovators at Rockstar Games is Line Showroom, exclusive manufacturers and distributors of custom garments for these artists and more.




About The Artists:


BUFF MONSTER
www.buffmonster.com - Pink as a color and an idea is essential to Buff Monster’s work. He started painting graffiti in Hawaii in 1995. In 1997 he moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California, and switched from graffiti to stickers and posters. The hand silk-screened posters have been seen in the streets of Los Angeles, Tokyo, Barcelona and many others in between. He also paints brightly colored, oozing landscapes inspired by ice cream, heavy metal, porn and graffiti. Now, Buff Monster continues to put up new posters every week and works on freelance design projects. And he is working on expanding the empire to include a variety of merchandise.




CAME CRASHING • BLAKE E. MARQUIS
Came Crashing - www.camecrashing.com
- A Los Angeles based art label founded by professional full time artist Blake E. Marquis. Blake recently left his full time position as one of the main designers for Studio Number One Design, owned by artist Shepard Fairey (Obey Giant). Currently Blake is 'free-lance' working on his tan, carves & serve.. all the time he being courted by too many companies to name.






FREEGUMS • ALVARO ILIZARBE
Freegums - www.freegums.com
- Newest addition to the Line roster, straight out of Miami. Run by Alvaro LLizarbe, designer for advertising company Crispin Porter www.cpbgroup.com and co-creator of the Fufi-Fufi tour, (fufifufi.com) For years Alvaro and Freegums have been building, now Line & Freegums are joining forces to take the clothing line to the next level. Known for his unique uses of text and type, Freegums has done many co-laborations with up and coming artists, labels (including Dim Mak), magazines (Battle Zine, Re-up) and more.






DIM MAK COLLECTION • STEVE AOKI
Dim Mak - www.dimmak.com
- A 12 year old, Los Angeles based indie dance rock label (and indie marketing/event company) founded by Steve Aoki aka DJ Kid Millionaire. Dim Mak's current music roster includes: Bloc Party, The Von Bondies, The Kills, The Icarus Line, The Rakes, Lion Fever, Das Oath, Neon Blonde, Pony Up, Soul She Said, Moving Units, JR Ewing, Annie & more. DJ Kid Millionaire 'presents' regular club nights in LA, San Diego, NYC, Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami, Hawaii and more.. You may have also seen Steve as the DJ in the P. Diddy / Diet Pepsi commercial that debuted during the Super Bowl. Steve Aoki IS 'the cutting edge' of music and fashion, making the 'Dim Mak Collection' some of the the freshest clothes out there.







HYDRAHEAD • AARON TURNER
Hydrahead / Robotic Boot - www.hydrahead.com
- A 11-year old record label now running out of Los Angeles. Hydrahead is considered 'A Thinking Man's Metal Label' founded by Aaron Turner, professional painter and singer of the critically acclaimed band Isis. Hydrahead's current roster features: Pelican, Isis, Botch, Daughters, Cave-In, Big Business & more. Hydrahead has sold over 150,000 records in the past 18 months and their bands are currently touring major cities worldwide.






RONY’S PHOTOBOOTH
Rony’s Photobooth - www.myspace.com/ronysphotobooth and coming soon www.ronysphotobooth.com .
When not shooting fashion and editoral for Dim Mak, Juxtapose, Check It Out, and Mean Magazine. Rony sets up at least 4 nights a week in Hollywood’s most influential clubs and events. Shooting medium format polaroids until the party stops.








Tourdates!

AUGUST:
14 // Pittsburgh: Luxx Boutique 1003 E Carson St, Pittsburgh PA 15203
15 // Columbus: Gallery Upstairs 1126 N. High St, Columbus OH, 43215
16 // Detroit: Pr1mary Space pr1maryspace.com 2750 Yemans St, Hamtramck MI 48212
17 // Louisville: The Monkey Wrench 1025 Barret Ave, Louisville, KY 40204
18, 19 // Chicago: All Rise Gallery 1542 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60622
21 // Minneapolis: Mall of America, Metropark 108 North Garden, Bloomington, MN
25 // Denver: Andenken Gallery 2110 market St Denver, CO 80205
26 // Las Vegas: Fashion Mall: Metropark Las Vegas, NV
28-30 // Las Vegas : Pool Tradeshow
pooltradeshow.com
Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas NV
SEPTEMBER:
1 // Portland: Compound Gallery 107 NW 5th Ave, Portland OR 97209
2 // Seattle: Zebra Club Boutique 1901 1st Ave, Seattle, 98101
5 // Sacramento: Toyroom Gallery 907 K St, Sacramento CA 95814
6 // San Francisco: On Six Gallery 60 Sixth St, San Francisco CA 94103
8, 9 // San Diego : Agenda Tradeshow The San Diego Concourse
10 // Los Angeles: A.D.D. 7627 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles CA 90046

www.softservetour.com

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FUCK YEAH FEST III + SOLID PR = LUV

We can finally announce our SPECIAL GUESTS for the
FUCK YEAH FEST OFFICIAL PRE-PARTY at ROCK PARTY this THURSDAY at 3 CLUBS.
Big Blackhawk is pleased (somewhat pooping himself) to announce that Keith Morris of Black Flag/Circle Jerks will be DJing with us as well as a performance by BLACK FAG (the all-gay BLACK FLAG tribute band)! I'm not gonna say anything, but seriously with Keith & Black Fag in the same room...well you figure it out!!

So here's the deets...
Thursday, August 17th
Big Blackhawk's ROCK PARTY presents
THE OFFICIAL FUCK YEAH FEST PRE-PARTY
&
"SNAKES ON A PLANE" PREMIERE AFTERPARTY
@ THREE CLUBS
1123 VINE STREET, HOLLYWOOD
DOORS: 9PM

LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
BLACK FAG
BLACK FURIES (SF Rock)
UPSILON ANEU!!! (Upsilon Acrux NEU!!! tribute)
HURT MODEL

DJ SETS BY:
KEITH MORRIS (BLACK FLAG/CIRCLE JERKS)
BIG BLACKHAWK
JASEPI

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Speaking of ...


FuckYeah Fest III
August 18th, 19th and 20th
Los Angeles, CA
www.fuckyeahfest.com

Fuck Yeah Fest is an annual music and arts festival that takes place in Los Angeles' Echo Park at multiple venues that are all walking distance from one another. For a reasonable price one can purchase a wrist band that grants them access into all the venues, giving them the option to see over twenty bands a night! Whew...

SOLID RELATED LINE UP:
(FOR COMPLETE LINE UP, PLEASE VISIT WWW.FUCKYEAHFEST.COM)
Friday, August 18th
Gayrilla Biscuits
The Po Po’s (newest Buddyhead signing*!)
Modwheelmood (fresh off a tour with Mellowdrone, who are accompanying Alessandro for this performance)

Saturday, August 19th
Subtitle & Friends (we love Gino)

Sunday, August 20th
Wires On Fire (fresh off a National tour)
The Punks (hmm yesssss)

Other features for the fest...
+Each day there will be a stand up comedy show organized by local comedian Jonah Ray.
+There will be two art exhibits taking place. One showing the work of 40 local artists and the other a huge photo exhibit showing more then 400 photographs.
+ a dozen other things that will posted in the next week… on fuckyeahfest.com

*stay tuned for more announcements on Buddyhead Records' latest signings!

Breaking News!

San Francisco sludge-grunge-metal heroes, TOTIMOSHI, have announced the release of their new full-length entitled "Ladron" set for release on October 24th on Crucial Blast Records!



“Perhaps the most slept-on metal band in Cali right now...music to storm the castle by.” – Decibel Magazine

“The progressive noise trio are one of the most unique bands (though relatively unknown to the mainstream) on the scene today and deserve the praise this new disc is getting across the board.” – Unrestrained! Magazine

“Think heavy rock with an experimental edge, some of which approaches the style of Clutch mixed with the Meat Puppets and some of the early Sub Pop bands”. – Live4metal.com

“Oakland power trio Totimoshi's grungy punk metal plunges the listener into the sludgy depths of the human condition. Bringing to mind such bands as the Melvins and Black Sabbath, the heavy, driving songs express frustration, anger, and despair.” – East Bay Express

Oakland, CA’s sludge-grunge-alt-hell-rock trio TOTIMOSHI are back w/ the follow-up to 2003’s “Monoli” and 2005’s re-issue of Mysterioso? to bring we mortals one of the heaviest and doom-ridden masterpieces the world of heavy rock has seen in way too long (no wonder bands like Helmet, Mastodon, Fu-Manchu, Kylesa, High on Fire, and the Melvins have tapped the band to tour and perform alongside on more than one occasion).

Bringing to mind some of history’s heaviest hitters (see Blue Cheer, Tool, Nirvana, Oxbow, Helmet), “Ladron’s” sludge-heavy guitar riffs, hugely-powerful bass-lines, and pummeling drums take their listener on a pseudo-psychedelic journey through space and time, and leave them wallowing in the depths of hell.


A Brief History:

Totimoshi was formed by singer/guitarist Tony Aguilar and bassist Meg Castellanos in Nov. 97'. After a slew of drummers-some lasting longer than others, Luke Herbst joined the band in Feb. 05'. Totimoshi have recorded with acclaimed producers Billy Anderson, Alex Newport, and most recently Page Hamilton who worked on the upcoming "Ladrón". Past releases have included 1999's self titled, Mysterioso? (Crucial Blast 2002, enhanced re-issue 2005) and Monolí (This Dark Reign 2003).

Touring constantly across the US, they've gained a strong loyal following due to their innovative approach to heavy music. Highlights have included being handpicked by the Melvins and Helmet to open for their respective tours, and headlining the Emissions and Stoner Hands of Doom Fests. A live performance in Dallas, TX for Budweiser's True Music can be seen on HD TV and now their myspace site. All 3 releases have seen high praise and their music has reached the airwaves in Europe, Australia, Brazil, Cuba, and the US. Totimoshi continues to carve out it's own path with it's explosive performances, dark emotive lyrics and hypnotic sound... truly a force and new direction for music made by musicians who follow no trend but thier own.


Band Members:
Tony Aguilar-singer/songwriter/guitarist
Luke Herbst-drummer
Meg Castellanos-bassist


TOTIMOSHI US Tour-dates:
8/18/2006 Annie's Social Club SF with Year Long Disaster
8/19/2006 Fool's Foundation Sacramento
9/2/2006 the Uptown Oakland, CA w/ Flametal+Madras(memb. of EyeHateGod)
9/8/2006 Stork Club Oakland with Oxbow, Ghengis Tron
9/14/2006 Safari Sam's Hollywood with Suplecs
9/15/2006 Alex's Bar Long Beach with Suplecs
9/16/2006 thee Parkside San Francisco with Suplecs
9/17/2006 Golden Bull Oakland with Suplecs
10/3/2006 Gypsy Tea Room Dallas, TX w/ Mastodon, the Bronx
10/4/2006 Emo's Austin, TX w/ w/ Mastodon, the Bronx
10/5/2006 Meridian Houston, TX w/ Mastodon, the Bronx
10/7/2006 Masquerade Atlanta, GA w/ Mastodon, the Bronx
10/13/2006 15th Street Tavern Denver, CO with Year Long Disaster
10/14/2006 Jackpot Lawrence, KS with Year Long Disaster
10/15/2006 Duffy's Tavern Lincoln, NE with Year Long Disaster
10/17/2006 tba Kansas City, MO with Year Long Disaster
10/19/2006 Emo's Austin, TX w/ YLD and Suplecs
10/20/2006 the Sanctuary San Antonio, TX Doomed to Fall Fest
10/21/2006 the Meridian Houston, TX w/ YLD and Suplecs
10/22/2006 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA w/ YLD and Suplecs
10/23/2006 Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN with Year Long Disaster
10/24/2006 Port Cape CapeGirardeau,MO with Year Long Disaster
10/25/2006 Bottletree Birmingham, AL with Year Long Disaster
10/26/2006 Star Bar Atlanta, GA with Year Long Disaster
10/27/2006 Wetlands Chapel Hill, NC w/ YLD and Throttlerod
10/28/2006 NewBrooklandTavern Columbia, SC w/YLD and Throttlerod
10/29/2006 Milestone Charlotte, NC w/ YLD and Throttlerod
10/30/2006 Empty Glass Cafe Charleston, WV with Year Long Disaster
10/31/2006 Wonderland Richmond, VA w/ YLD and Throttlerod
11/1/2006 Talking Head Club Baltimore, MD with Year Long Disaster
11/2/2006 Knitting Factory NYC (CMJ) with Blue Cheer
11/3/2006 Rex's West Chester, PA
11/4 O'Brien's, Allston, MA w/ Year Long Disaster
11/5/2006 the Silo Reading, PA with Year Long Disaster
11/7/2006 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, OH with Year Long Disaster
11/8/2006 Mac's Lansing, MI with Year Long Disaster
11/9/2006 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL with Year Long Disaster and Green Milk From The Planet Orange
12/10/2006 Bar Monsta London, UK with Gonga



http://www.totimoshi.com/
http://myspace.com/totimoshi
http://www.crucialblast.net

Breaking News!

Providence masters of brutality, DAUGHTERS, will be kicking off their US tour in support of their debut full-length "Hell Songs" out August 8th on Hydra Head!

View the latest updates and listen to “Fiery” here:

http://hellsongsfromdaughters.com


"Galaxies heavier than its predecessor" - CMJ

"The band manages to express musically in a short timespan what many bands of this genre don't in their entire career." - Lambgoat

Providence, RI’s DAUGHTERS, are back w/ the follow-up to their “Canada Songs” album (Robotic Empire, 2003) w/ “Hell Songs,” an entirely new approach to music in general. Giving new meaning to the word brutal, DAUGHTERS have expanded their minds and abilities, introducing unholy and outrageous new elements to their sound, leaving behind whatever could be considered typical within their genre, and fitting in perfectly to the monstrous Hydra Head roster. At times sounding like label-mates Oxbow or cult-legends Arab-on-Radar (on steroids), “Hell Songs” hits like a Mac Truck, pummeling its listener in a way that is, to-date, unmatched.

"What the fuck you guys? The vocals: What happened to them?”
- A fan posting on Daughters’ MySpace page

After staking out a reasonably comfortable bus-stop bench near the same wretched intersection where Lightning Bolt, the Locust, Oxbow and the Dillinger Escape Plan work their filthy corners, Providence, Rhode Island’s Daughters slowly unzipped and whipped out 2003’s Canada Songs (Robotic Empire). The art-school kids shit themselves; Some Girls, Melt Banana and Doomriders went on tour with them, and the dudes over at Three One G asked them to cover a Birthday Party song (”Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)”) for a tribute compilation (Release the Bats). Last but not least, the pimps at Hydra Head came calling for sloppy seconds. They brought a bottle of Cristal, a pile of limited-edition colored vinyl and some Astroglide; pants were charmed down to at least knee-level, and nine months later, a misshapen fetus called Hell Songs was delivered by Andrew Schneider (Scissorfight, Blue Man Group, Cave In, Keelhaul).

Within seconds, it began sucking greedily at the teat of mass dissemination. It was an ugly little bastard, with an encephalitic head, and it looked suspiciously like the mailman. It shit its pants a lot, just like those goddamn art school kids, and it would not fucking shut up. So, like the socially responsible parents they are, Daughters sent it out into the world to become a twitchy, axe murderer/chronic masturbator type with a veritable laundry list of physical and mental deficiencies. Nobody hires fidgety miscreants like this anymore (not even Catholic schools), so Hell Songs returned to that wretched intersection, looking vaguely familiar to the locals, only sweatier and more viciously deranged.

Sometimes that bus stop becomes too much to withstand; sometimes he/she drinks too much and puts the lotion in the basket. Sometimes he/she forgets to take his/her medication. But that’s okay; there are some things modern medicine will never cure. He/she is looking at you right now, as a matter of fact, and he/she thinks youíre kind of cute.



DAUGHTERS US TOURDATES!
8/12 The Livingroom Providence RI - Record Release Party!!
8/17 (d) The Middle East - Downstairs Cambridge MA - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/18 Lawrenceville Moose Pittsburgh PA
8/19 Birch Run Expo Center Birch Run MI - DIRTFESTwww.dirtfest.com
8/20 Soundlab (Big Orbit's Soundlab) Buffalo NY - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/22 Beat Kitchen Chicago IL - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/23 Grog Shop Cleveland OH - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/24 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia PA - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/25 Black Cat Washington DC - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/26 Mercury Lounge New York NY - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/27 North Six Brooklyn NY - w/ Red Sparowes
8/31 Ottobar Baltimore MD - w/ Russian Circles
9/1 K.C.’s Fredericksburg VA - w/ Russian Circles, Lords
9/2 Casbah at Tremont Music Hall Charlotte NC - w/ Lords, Russian Circles
9/3 The Soapbox Laundrolounge Wilmington NC - w/ Russian Circles, Lords
9/4 New Brookland Tavern Columbia SC - w/ Russian Circles
9/6 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta GA - w/ Lords, Russian Circles, usaisamonster
9/7 Madhatter Club Covington KY - w/ Since By Man, Lords, Russian Circles
9/8 The House DeKalb IL - w/ Russian Circles, Lords
9/9 The Cactus Club Milwaukee WI - w/ Since By Man, Lords
9/10 Creepy Crawl St Louis MO - w/ Since By Man, Russian Circles, Lords
9/11 The Underground Indianapolis IN - w/ Since By Man, Lords, Russian Circles
9/12 The Muse Nashville TN - w/ Lords, Russian Circles
9/13 Bottletree Lounge Birmingham AL - w/ Russian Circles
9/14 The Social Orlando FL - w/ Torche, Russian Circles
9/15 Club Downunder Tallahassee FL - w/ Russian Circles
9/16 Common Grounds Gainesville FL - w/ Russian Circles
9/18 Walters Houston TX - w/ Russian Circles, The Roller
9/19 Emo’s Alternative Lounging Austin TX - w/ Russian Circles, The Roller
9/20 Hailey’s Denton TX - w/ Pelican, Russian Circles, The Roller
9/21 Conservatory Oklahoma City OK - w/ Pelican, Russian Circles
9/23 The Sets Tempe AZ - w/ Pelican, Nachtmystium
9/25 Chain Reaction Anaheim CA - w/ Pelican, Saviours, Nachmystium
9/26 Knitting Factory-LA Los Angeles CA - w/ Pelican, Saviours, Nachmystium
9/27 Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA - w/ Pelican, Saviours, Nachmystium
9/29 Satyricon Portland OR - w/ Pelican, Nachmystium
9/30 Neumo’s Crystal Ball Reading Room Seattle WA - w/ Pelican, Nachmystium
10/1 The Lamplighter Vancouver BC - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/3 The Starlite Edmonton AB - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/4 Warehouse NIght Club Calgary AB - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/5 The Exchange Regina SK - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/6 Collective Cabaret Winnipeg MB - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/9 Call the Office London ON - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/10 The Underground Hamilton ON - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/12 Babylon Ottawa ON - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/13 L’Anti Quebec City QC - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode

For more information on DAUGHTERS, visit these fine websites:
www.myspace.com/daughters1
www.wearedaughters.com
http://hydrahead.com/press/daughters
http://hellsongsfromdaughters.com

Breaking News!

Pennsylvania's soon-to-be folk hero LEWIS & CLARKE have just announced the release of a vinyl-only live 12" to coincide w/ upcoming East Coast Tour Dates w/ The Black Swans!



"A gifted newcomer" -MAGNET

"A whisper of an album, lovely without being precious, moody without being beleaguering." - No Depression

Following the acclaimed release of Bare Bones and Branches, Lou Rogai emerges from the mountains of Pennsylvania with a new delivery: a 12" vinyl-only limited edition release of the now infamous and much sought-after radio performance, Live on WPRB (Listen HERE). This offering bridges the gap between 2005's Bare Bones and Branches and the upcoming 2007 release of Blasts of Holy Birth.

Originally broadcast in February 2006 on Jon Solomon's Keeping Score At Home, this live recording captures the beauty and magic of a transitional metamorphosis. The loose, relaxed versions of past songs blend with fresh workings of new material, setting the ambience (including chimes, Indian drones, Rogai's baby son, all part of the performance), and making for a unique and satisfying listening experience. Players include Rogai, Dave Ulrich, Alejandro Bjorg (Man Man) and The Expeditionary Grace Singers. "The vinyl is simply about preservation of a special moment in time, keeping it sacred." Now we can enjoy the complete tactile experience on vinyl, with artwork drawn by J. Patrick Walsh III, handscreened by the musicians, and delivered on Rogai's own La Société Expéditionnaire.

Meanwhile, Blasts of Holy Birth is complete and ready for release in February 2007 by La Société Expéditionnaire and various licensors abroad. An album of beauty; linear and serpentine, it is a testament to a cyclical journey through eastern meditations, inherent folk stylings, and a tribute to all birth, metaphor and device. Recorded by Dan McKinney (of The Original Sins) and featuring the contributions of Eve Miller (Rachel's) and Alejandro Bjorg (Man Man), Blasts of Holy Birth resonates authenticity, beauty, and otherworldly experience, bringing forth a back-to-the-earth sound with a most elegant touch.

In between albums, Rogai is touring solo, referring to Lewis & Clarke as a project that is " a ship crafted for many, but navigable by one."



LEWIS & CLARKE / THE BLACK SWANS:

9/11 Richmond, VA - The Artspace Gallery
9/12 Norfolk, VA - Relative Theory Records
9/13 Washington D.C. - The Red and The Black
9/14 Philadelphia, PA - Millcreek Tavern
9/15 New York City, NY - Pianos
9/16 New Haven, CT - Rudy’s New Haven
9/17 New London, CT - Dew Art Gallery
9/18 Albany, NY - Valentines
9/19 Sommerville, MA - PA’s Lounge
9/20 Easthampton, MA - The Flywheel Arts Collective
9/21 Portland, ME - Strange Maine
9/22 Burlington, VT - The Radio Bean
9/23 Montpelier, VT - The Langdon St. Café
9/24 Rochester, NY - A/V Space

for more information, visit:
www.lewisandclarkemusic.com
www.myspace.com/lewisclarke
www.myspace.com/lasoc

Breaking News:

NYC punk-rock powerhouse SOME ACTION Announce The Release of Their Debut Full-Length “The Band That Sucked The Life Out Of Rock N’ Roll and Killed Itself in the Process,” out October 3rd on Gigantic Music!



"Some Action has got more down and dirty rock n' roll action then they know what to do with." - Outburn Magazine


"This is what a real rock n' roll band should sound like" - Maximun RockNRoll

Never have truer words been spoken. Some Action is the New York punk revival troupe who sound as if they’ve ordered the largest shot of Fuck You, no chaser, and pounded the hell out of it.

Reminiscent of early and legendary punk outfits (see The Queers, The Buzzcocks, Gun Club), “The Band That Sucked The Life Out Of Rock N’ Roll and Killed Itself in the Process,” is Some Action’s debut full-length, and already the band has been receiving massive fan fare by both press and fellow bands alike. Having played alongside punk legends 999 and John Spencer Blues Explosion, Some Action has also made fans out of psycho-punx Turbonegro and press outlets around the world… and rightly so.

With punk-rock anthem sing-alongs like STAB, love song ballads like What’s It Gonna Take, and turn-the-volume-to-11-and-blow-you-through-the-wall live shows, the intensity of Some Action is unmatched by just about any New York (or otherwise) bands claiming to bring the noise.

The band recalls an attitude that has been so greatly missing in today’s punk-rock scene, care-free and balls out, Some Action is here to remind us all just what rock n’ roll should be about. “The Band That Sucked The Life Out Of Rock N’ Roll and Killed Itself in the Process” should undoubtedly make fans out of the Little Steven’s Underground Garage fanbase and newcomers alike.




Band Bio:
Broken bottles, broken instruments, broken bones, broken hearts – the only thing Some Action might ever fix is rock and roll. They’re outlaws in a city where dancing and smoking are illegal, outcasts in a genre where style shines over substance and outnumbered by faux fashion bands full of retro rockers. And yet, here they are: the kids have spoken, the beer has been spilled, many of us have been waiting for this but few are prepared.

The tale of Some Action’s formation is byzantine and boozy, but all members escaped their own version of suburban hell to make big, rotten noise in the Big Rotten Apple. Guitarist Ethan Campbell knows what it means to ‘live free or die’ in New Hampshire while it was more of a ‘skate or die’ situation for bassist John Gatland in Long Island. Singer Ian Magee came to town via the streets of Baltimore while drummer Zac Shaw headed downstate from the rock star retirement home of Woodstock.

Hook-heavy punk rock is delivered at top volume and velocity without a hint of jaded cynicism or plastic posing. These are the two-minute blasts of sugar and sandpaper that caused Turbonegro to remark, “you’re the New York version of us!” With explosive and unpredictable live shows, Some Action quickly built a buzz that rivals most inhalant benders. Besides numerous shows with their good friends in The Star Spangles, the band has played alongside 999, Detroit Cobras, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Little Killers and The Witnesses, to name a few.


In the summer of 2003 - one year after forming - Some Action was tapped by Gigantic Music to release a debut EP. Now four years into their existence, they are prepared to drop their first official full length: The Band That Sucked The Life Out Of Rock ‘n Roll And Killed Itself In The Process. Think Iggy, New Bomb Turks, the Reigning Sound, the Queers; think of raw, aggressive, lo-fi garage rock with melodies to spare. Some Action harken the great days of Crypt records while simultaneously giving us a guilty pleasure pop aesthetic.In fact, listeners report having more fun listening to the record than having sex, which either means that New York's more dead than we thought, or that Some Action are actually living up to their name.

SOME ACTION Live:

August 16th @ The Mercury Lounge in NYC (Record Release Show for the "Fine China" single c/o Gigantic Music)

www.myspace.com/someaction
http://www.giganticmusic.com/band.php?bandname=Some%20Action

Breaking News!

Today marks the release of a few very sick records (and tours!) brought to you by Hydra Head Industries, Limekiln Records, Buddyhead, and Solid PR... enjoy!

DAUGHTERS "Hell Songs" (Hydra Head)

View the latest updates and listen to “Fiery” here:

http://hellsongsfromdaughters.com




"Galaxies heavier than its predecessor" - CMJ

"The band manages to express musically in a short timespan what many bands of this genre don't in their entire career." - Lambgoat

Providence, RI’s DAUGHTERS, are back w/ the follow-up to their “Canada Songs” album (Robotic Empire, 2003) w/ “Hell Songs,” an entirely new approach to music in general. Giving new meaning to the word brutal, DAUGHTERS have expanded their minds and abilities, introducing unholy and outrageous new elements to their sound, leaving behind whatever could be considered typical within their genre, and fitting in perfectly to the monstrous Hydra Head roster. At times sounding like label-mates Oxbow or cult-legends Arab-on-Radar (on steroids), “Hell Songs” hits like a Mac Truck, pummeling its listener in a way that is, to-date, unmatched.

"What the fuck you guys? The vocals: What happened to them?”
- A fan posting on Daughters’ MySpace page

After staking out a reasonably comfortable bus-stop bench near the same wretched intersection where Lightning Bolt, the Locust, Oxbow and the Dillinger Escape Plan work their filthy corners, Providence, Rhode Island’s Daughters slowly unzipped and whipped out 2003’s Canada Songs (Robotic Empire). The art-school kids shit themselves; Some Girls, Melt Banana and Doomriders went on tour with them, and the dudes over at Three One G asked them to cover a Birthday Party song (”Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)”) for a tribute compilation (Release the Bats). Last but not least, the pimps at Hydra Head came calling for sloppy seconds. They brought a bottle of Cristal, a pile of limited-edition colored vinyl and some Astroglide; pants were charmed down to at least knee-level, and nine months later, a misshapen fetus called Hell Songs was delivered by Andrew Schneider (Scissorfight, Blue Man Group, Cave In, Keelhaul).

Within seconds, it began sucking greedily at the teat of mass dissemination. It was an ugly little bastard, with an encephalitic head, and it looked suspiciously like the mailman. It shit its pants a lot, just like those goddamn art school kids, and it would not fucking shut up. So, like the socially responsible parents they are, Daughters sent it out into the world to become a twitchy, axe murderer/chronic masturbator type with a veritable laundry list of physical and mental deficiencies. Nobody hires fidgety miscreants like this anymore (not even Catholic schools), so Hell Songs returned to that wretched intersection, looking vaguely familiar to the locals, only sweatier and more viciously deranged.

Sometimes that bus stop becomes too much to withstand; sometimes he/she drinks too much and puts the lotion in the basket. Sometimes he/she forgets to take his/her medication. But that’s okay; there are some things modern medicine will never cure. He/she is looking at you right now, as a matter of fact, and he/she thinks youíre kind of cute.




DAUGHTERS US TOURDATES!

8/12 The Livingroom Providence RI - Record Release Party!!
8/17 (d) The Middle East - Downstairs Cambridge MA - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/18 Lawrenceville Moose Pittsburgh PA
8/19 Birch Run Expo Center Birch Run MI - DIRTFESTwww.dirtfest.com
8/20 Soundlab (Big Orbit's Soundlab) Buffalo NY - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/22 Beat Kitchen Chicago IL - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/23 Grog Shop Cleveland OH - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/24 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia PA - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/25 Black Cat Washington DC - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/26 Mercury Lounge New York NY - w/ Red Sparowes, Versoma
8/27 North Six Brooklyn NY - w/ Red Sparowes
8/31 Ottobar Baltimore MD - w/ Russian Circles
9/1 K.C.’s Fredericksburg VA - w/ Russian Circles, Lords
9/2 Casbah at Tremont Music Hall Charlotte NC - w/ Lords, Russian Circles
9/3 The Soapbox Laundrolounge Wilmington NC - w/ Russian Circles, Lords
9/4 New Brookland Tavern Columbia SC - w/ Russian Circles
9/6 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta GA - w/ Lords, Russian Circles, usaisamonster
9/7 Madhatter Club Covington KY - w/ Since By Man, Lords, Russian Circles
9/8 The House DeKalb IL - w/ Russian Circles, Lords
9/9 The Cactus Club Milwaukee WI - w/ Since By Man, Lords
9/10 Creepy Crawl St Louis MO - w/ Since By Man, Russian Circles, Lords
9/11 The Underground Indianapolis IN - w/ Since By Man, Lords, Russian Circles
9/12 The Muse Nashville TN - w/ Lords, Russian Circles
9/13 Bottletree Lounge Birmingham AL - w/ Russian Circles
9/14 The Social Orlando FL - w/ Torche, Russian Circles
9/15 Club Downunder Tallahassee FL - w/ Russian Circles
9/16 Common Grounds Gainesville FL - w/ Russian Circles
9/18 Walters Houston TX - w/ Russian Circles, The Roller
9/19 Emo’s Alternative Lounging Austin TX - w/ Russian Circles, The Roller
9/20 Hailey’s Denton TX - w/ Pelican, Russian Circles, The Roller
9/21 Conservatory Oklahoma City OK - w/ Pelican, Russian Circles
9/23 The Sets Tempe AZ - w/ Pelican, Nachtmystium
9/25 Chain Reaction Anaheim CA - w/ Pelican, Saviours, Nachmystium
9/26 Knitting Factory-LA Los Angeles CA - w/ Pelican, Saviours, Nachmystium
9/27 Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA - w/ Pelican, Saviours, Nachmystium
9/29 Satyricon Portland OR - w/ Pelican, Nachmystium
9/30 Neumo’s Crystal Ball Reading Room Seattle WA - w/ Pelican, Nachmystium
10/1 The Lamplighter Vancouver BC - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/3 The Starlite Edmonton AB - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/4 Warehouse NIght Club Calgary AB - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/5 The Exchange Regina SK - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/6 Collective Cabaret Winnipeg MB - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/9 Call the Office London ON - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/10 The Underground Hamilton ON - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/12 Babylon Ottawa ON - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode
10/13 L’Anti Quebec City QC - EXCLAIM! Tour w/ Pelican, Ken Mode

For more information on DAUGHTERS, visit these fine websites:
www.myspace.com/daughters1
www.wearedaughters.com
http://hydrahead.com/press/daughters

http://hellsongsfromdaughters.com

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HOUR OF THE WOLF "Power of the Wolf" (Limekiln)





"Hour of the Wolf uses instruments as weapons."
-Ted Williams, Marine Corps Combat Pilot and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer*

"Hour of the Wolf shits rock n' roll and wipes their asses with active hand grenades."
- Barb Bush, former first lady of the United States of America and best selling author**

YES YES YES! This is the Hour Of The Wolf, a time for punk rock to show it’s balls again! Hour Of The Wolf is the Arizona based hardcore-punk outfit who brings to mind some of the best the scene has EVER seen. With comparisons to AFI, The Misfits, and Black Flag abound, Hour Of The Wolf play fast and unyielding and shows no mercy, they are here to beat their listener into submission and leave them wanting more. Featuring ex-members of the hugely popular and now defunct powerhouse, Life in Pictures, HOTW is picking up where the intensity left off, continuing the carnage and energy that made their former band enormously popular in the hardcore community, landing them on bills with the likes of Converge, Cave In, As I Lay Dying, Every Time I Die, and more.

After a summer tour alongside punk legends Against All Authority, Hour Of The Wolf are ready to bring their power front and center to their fans nation-wide.


HOUR OF THE WOLF LIVE!
Aug 8 2006 The Great Room Prescott, AZ
Aug 10 2006 Zuberfizz Durango, CO
Aug 11 2006 BBQ Durango, CO
Aug 13 2006 Todd's Bar and Grill Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 15 2006 Jordans House Spokane, WA
Aug 16 2006 The Hall Tacoma, WA
Aug 17 2006 Agate Hall Eugene, OR
Aug 18 2006 Hall Roseburg, OR
Aug 19 2006 The Pizza Place McMinnville, OR
Aug 20 2006 The 14th Ward Reno, NV
Aug 22 2006 Ryans House San Leandro, CA
Aug 26 2006 The Cobalt Cafe Canoga Park, CA
Aug 28 2006 Gnarwhal House Tucson, AZ
Sep 9 2006 Studio 111 Flagstaff, AZ
Oct 31 2006 Halloween Hell w/ Zombeast and Calabrese At PHIX Phoenix, AZ

visit:
www.thehourofthewolf.com
www.myspace.com/hourofthewolfaz
www.limekilnrecords.com
* = quote did not actually take place
** = quote did not actually take place



THE 101 "Numbers" (Limekiln)



Recorded by Ian Love and mastered by Nathan James, Numbers shows off the amazing songwriting skills of Eric Richter and crew with the production tastefully bigger than anything they've done before. As tough as it is to imagine, The 101 have never sounded so good.

Eric Richter continues to define The 101’s infectiously catchy sound, combining the finely honed atmospheric touch of his previous band Antarctica, with the emotive drive of his Christie Front Drive years, to create a well-crafted rock album with no end to its emotional depth or sense of tasteful simplicity.


THE 101 LIVE!
Aug 18 2006 The Fire Philadelphia, PA
Aug 19 2006 TBA Pittsburgh, PA
Aug 20 2006 The Note Chicago, IL
Aug 21 2006 720 Space Minneapolis, MN
Aug 22 2006 Knickerbockers Lincoln, NE
Aug 23 2006 Hi-Dive Denver, CO
Aug 25 2006 The Record Bar Kansas City, MO
Aug 27 2006 Back Booth Orlando, FL
Aug 28 2006 Bull City Records Durham, NC


hear more 101 here:
http://www.the101.net
http://limekilnrecords.com/artists/the101/

http://myspace.com/theother101



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WIRES ON FIRE s/t (Buddyhead)

Wires On Fire, a collective of four young men from Los Angeles, have created a name for themselves with their balls-out live set, full of blood, sweat, and saliva.

While the chaotic punk rock passion and energy from their acclaimed Homewrecker EP remains, the band has taken steps in a different direction on their new Self-Titled full-length debut. Wires On Fire have created an innovative style with hopes to inspire a new breed of rock and roll for this generation of colorless music.

Each track on the 12-song monster reveals a different side of Wires On Fire, with influences from The Birthday Party, Black Sabbath, Neil Young, The Damned and the The Beach Boys peeking through. The addition of singer/guitarist Evan Weiss’ younger (as in fresh-out-of-high-school) brother, Darren, on drums has given the band an even more explosive and dynamic edge. This observation is not only apparent during their live shows, but became evident while recording this Self-Titled debut with Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider (Queens of The Stone Age, Mark Lanegan Band, Eleven).

After booking several national and west coast tours on their own (sharing the stage with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Fall, Death From Above 1979, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Dillinger Escape Plan, Mclusky, Hella, Two Gallants, etc.) Wires On Fire stand out from the rock band masses as a unique -- perhaps unclassifiable -- group. No genre aptly captures their sound, nor do they fit within a particular fan base. Still, these off-the-wall individuals are just as motivated to play for their merch guy as opening for any one of their influences (who are so diverse any laymen would asphyxiate trying to figure out where the unique strands in their layered passion came from). And if you can figure out where these cowboys came from, you will still asphyxiate. Assaultive, yet loving, these young hearts are free…


TOUR DATES
08/09/06 Louisville, KY @ Rudyard Kipling w/ The Willowz, Ten To Midnight
08/10 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean w/The Willowz
08/11 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club w/The Willowz
08/12 Des Moines IA @ Vaudeville Mews - Early Show w/The Willowz
08/13 Lincoln, NE @ Duffy's w/The Willowz, Rentmoneybig
08/14 Witchita, KS @ TBA
08/15 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge w/ Don Caballero, Zombi
08/16 Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
08/17 Las Vegas, NV @ TBA


LINKS
www.wiresonfire.com
www.buddyhead.com/recordings/
www.myspace.com/wiresonfire



SHAT "Cuntree" (Buddyhead)





New Jersey's SHAT is the twisted genius of band mastermind and singer Jeff Wood, formerly of such bands DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and M.O.D. Shat is similar to G.G. Allen and 2 Live Crew hanging out with James Hetfield (circa 1986 when he still pounded beers like they were going out of style). Jeff Wood is also an underground porno star/celebrity, has starred in a porno for Burning Angel (a division of Vivid) and is one of the few people alive who can say they actually have a bullet in their head.

For more grossness, check out:

www.jeffwoodofshat.com




MODWHEELMOOD "Enemies & Immigrants" (Buddyhead)


Led by current Nine Inch Nails member Alessandro Cortini, and accompanied by former Abandoned Pools guitarist Pelle Hillstrom, Modwheelmood's sound is best described as "alternative pop electronica", yet is a stimulating departure from the typical laptop based bands who label themselves as "electronica". "Enemies & Immigrants", their first release on Buddyhead, was largely conceived and recorded by Alessandro Cortini in hotel rooms across the world whilst on tour with Nine Inch Nails.

visit Modwheelmood here:

http://www.modwheelmood.com/

The NY Post Reports:

JAPANESE RUBBER MUTANTS +
'PRO' WRESTLING + BROAD COMEDY = KAIJU



Monster mania is heading to New York, sweeping up any errant hipsters, skaters, art school kids and comic book nerds in its path.
The Boston-based Kaiju Big Battel comedy show takes over Brooklyn's Warsaw Club this Friday, bringing a hybrid of American pro wrestling, Godzilla style-Japanese monster movies and pop culture parody.

Originally created by then art student Randy Borden in 1995 for a short film that never materialized, Kaiju (Japanese for "mysterious beast") has since evolved into a full-fledged show, with live rock bands and brawling monsters made of foam and rubber. Every Battel promises a truly bizarre, unique and entertaining spectacle.

Going by names like the Plantain Twins, Kung Fu Chicken Noodle and Call-Me-Kevin, the "monsters" throw themselves around metal cages and wrestling rings, all to advance the causes of good or evil.

The 11-year-old Kaiju has spawned a whole series of related merchandise, ranging from T-shirts and greeting cards to pocket disco balls and pieces of "monster meat" (actual bits of previously killed off Kaiju characters), while developing an obsessive fan base that giddly awaits every live Big Battel showdown.

While Kaiju's fans have always belonged to the indie-rock-artsy-crowds, Chief Kaiju Officer, writer-producer and co-creator David Borden (Randy's brother), says Kaiju's most significant new audience is actually from the anime world.

"Those [anime] geeks - I love them as fans because they're super positive and super excited - they're not all jaded and sarcastic like some of our indie-rock kids."

And some story lines they have: A Nazi bio-engineering experiment now bent on world domination, pure-evil Dr. Cube is a block-headed (literally), babbling, despotic psycho; Incompetent Super Wrong is a time traveler from the future, hoping to stop his ancestor from enslaving the human race; and the once-lazy Silver Potato is now a government-subsidized crime stopper.


The Kaiju monster world's comings and goings are updated weekly online at kaiju.com, Borden says, because "we have all these loose ends and conflicts that need to be resolved. The show resolve a bunch of issues, but then open a whole new can of worms to propel the story."

Plot advancement aside, shows typically feature sights like guys wearing 100-pound costumes and doing back flips off 8-foot tall cages, into the middle of a ring.

As for who's inside the costumes, Borden says his "monsters" come from all walks of life - they include street performers, break dancers, actors, martial artists and even an ex-boxer.

None of the performers have any real wrestling experience, though. "We borrow a lot from the wrestling moves," Borden says, "like the high-flying stuff, from lucha libre, the Mexican masked wrestling.

"We spin it like [pro] wrestling, that it's entirely real. But it's fully choreographed and scripted for safety reasons. Otherwise people are going to have broken bones and stitches above their eyes."

While Kaiju Big Battel has yet to stage a show in Japan - the source of all it's inspiration - the recently released and subtitled DVDs have been a huge hit there.

"They think it's awesome," Borden says. "They're so used to reinterpreting American youth culture and, for once, they're seeing the opposite - these crazy Americans tackling their own phenomenon."

By Maxine Shen, published July 30th, 2006

Kaiju Big Battel will be performing this Friday, August 4th, @ The Warsaw in Brooklyn, NY (appearing w/ musical guest Peelander-Z)

www.kaiju.com

Ad Astra Per Aspera announce the release of their debut full-length entitled Catapult Calypso, out October 3rd on Sonic Unyon!



Welcome to the dark and truly fucked world of Lawrence, Kansas’ Ad Astra Per Aspera. YEAH!

Taking cues from bands like Blood Brothers, Man Man, Nation of Ulysses and other avant-dark, well constructed chaotic-punk-rock, Ad Astra showcases their talent as the current leader of the post-rock movement.

The band, who has been making waves in the underground through word of mouth from the kids (since 2002), is ready to bring its sound to the masses w/ their debut release w/ Canada’s Sonic Unyon Records (A Northern Chorus, Aereogramme, Raising the Fawn), and was recently nominated as best punk band from Kansas City’s local Pitch Weekly Newspaper.

With “Catapult Calypso,” (set for release on October 3rd) AAPA add a mix of Latin flavor to it’s brand of punk madness, at times almost sounding like a hopped up Manu Chao. At other times, Middle Eastern guitar twangs fill their songs, brining to mind an opium induced Bollywood freak-out. With “Everybody Lets Me Down” the band sound eerily reminiscent of a younger Ryan Adams (country rhythms and string sections add an element of both humor and beauty). No matter the elements, Ad Astra’s sound is full, hypnotic, mesmerizing, and truly one of a kind.


Ad Astra Per Aspera Live!
Friday, August 25th @ the Icehouse (3125 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO)
w/ Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk & Crush!Kill!Destroy!
Friday, September 29th @ the Granada (Lawrence, KS)
w/ TBA AAPA Record Release Show #1.
Saturday, September 30th @ the Record Bar (KCMO)
w/ TBA AAPA Record Release Show #2.
Tuesday, October 3rd @ the Horseshoe Tavern (370 Queen St., Toronto, ON)
w/ TBA. 10pm. FREE SHOW
Thursday, October 5th @ Casbah (Hamilton, ON)
w/ Mecca Normal
Friday, October 6th @ POP MONTREAL FESTIVAL (Montreal, Quebec)

For more information, visit:
www.sonicunyon.com/aapa
www.adastraperaspera.com
www.myspace.com/adastraperaspera