Liferuiner, Suffokate, and The World We Knew are touring together in March and April.
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
River City Rebels
River City Rebels are back with a new album. In Love/Loveless follows their 2007 effort, Keepsake of Luck. The band only printed 1,000 copies of the album and sold them only on their recent tour. Our own Zack Shapiro caught them on their Denver stop and talked with both Brandon Rainer (keyboards, harmonica, vocals) and Dan O’Day (vocals, guitar, bass).
Polar Bear Club signs to Bridge 9
Many, many of you wrote in with the news that Polar Bear Club have signed to Bridge 9 Records. The band made the following statement:
We couldn’t be happier about signing to Bridge Nine. We’ve been talking with labels for some time now, and as cliche as it sounds, there isn’t a better match out there for us. Polar Bear Club has always been fans of Bridge Nine as a label and the bands they’ve worked with. It’s rare these days to be a part of a label that doesn’t feel the need to rest on its laurels and is not afraid to push the envelope. We’ve been hard at work writing a new album for the past couple weeks and we can’t wait to share with the world what Polar Bear Club and Bridge Nine have to offer.
The band’s record from 2008, Sometimes Things Just Disappear, was named the seventh best album of 2008 by Punknews.org readers.
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The Slackers
The Slackers have announced some tour dates beginning later this month. The band will be playing shows in the US in January, February and March before headed to the UK in May.
The long-running band issued Self Medication in 2008.
This Is Hell / Dead Swans / The Blackout Argument (Europe, UK)
This Is Hell, Dead Swans and The Blackout Argument will be touring Europe and the UK together in March and April.
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The Stooges, Mike Watt talk about Ron Asheton’s death
Over the past two days since the tragic death of founding Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, his bandmates have talked about the influential guitarist. The members of the Stooges made this statement:
We are shocked and shaken by the news of Ron’s death. He was a great friend, brother, musician, trooper. Irreplaceable. He will be missed. For all that knew him behind the façade of Mr Cool & Quirky, he was a kind-hearted, genuine, warm person who always believed that people meant well even if they did not.
As a musician Ron was The Guitar God, idol to follow and inspire others. That is how he will be remembered by people who had a great pleasure to work with him, learn from him and share good and bad times with him.
Bassist Mike Watt (also of The Minutement) spoke to the LA Times about his time with Ron in the Stooges:
As a musician, he was a pioneer — very singular, very unique. To get to be onstage with him was incredible for me. We all looked up to Ronnie with that guitar sound. Man, it was a sound, but especially in those days in the early ’70s. Then the punk scene comes, and the Stooges was the common ground. That scene, which was not very popular here in Southern California, was just all these different weirdos from different places. The one thing in common was the Stooges. […] I loved being his bass player.
You can find the rest of Mike’s reminiscence here.
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Pat Pengelly leaves Bedouin Soundclash
Drummer Pat Pengelly has left Canadian reggae/rock outfit Bedouin Soundclash. His former bandmates made a statement on their website:
It’s been a really amazing few years for the band and so it comes with a heavy heart to announce that drummer Pat Pengelly will be moving on to new endeavours in the New Year. Pat extends his best wishes to Jay and Eon as they continue on in Bedouin. All three are grateful for each other’s friendship and contribution to the band, and will continue to support each other moving forward.
The band released Street Gospels in 2007.
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The Aggrolites hit the studio to record fourth album
The Aggrolites have entered the studio to begin work on their fourth album. The band is recording at Kingsize Soundlabs in Los Angeles, and the album is scheduled for release in May 2009. The band released Reggae Hit L.A. in 2007.
Along with a one-off show at the end of January with Michael Franti, the reggae act will be supporting Flogging Molly on their upcoming Green 17 tour.
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Tim Barry / Ausin Lucas / Josh Small
Dates have been announced for the tour featuring Avail frontman Tim Barry, Suburban Home singer / songwriters Austin Lucas and Josh Small.
Tim is supporting this year’s full length Manchester, while his tour mates are supporting Putting the Hammer Down and Tall respectively. Tim Barry will also appear at the 2009 Harvest of Hope festival in St. Augustine, Florida with bands like Against Me!, Propagandhi, the Bouncing Souls, and Strike Anywhere.
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Two Tongues: “If I Could Make You Do Things”
Two Tongues, the new project from Max Bemis and Coby Linder of Say Anything and Chris Conley and David Soloway of Saves The Day, have posted a new song and announced some more details about their forthcoming debut. The record is titled Two Tongues and is due out February 13, 2009.
iTunes will be offering two exclusive, acoustic bonus tracks with the purchase of the album. Max Bemis does a solo acoustic cover of “Third Engine” (from Saves the Day’s 1999 sophomore album, Through Being Cool), and Chris Conley covers Say Anything’s “Every Man Has a Molly” (from their 2004 …Is a Real Boy release).
Check out the new song here.
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Victory, Epitaph top Independent Label Chart
According to a report from Hits Daily Double, Victory Records and Epitaph Records currently lead the pack for indie labels in terms of market share. Both labels hold 0.4% of the market, while Ultra, Metal Blade Records, Thrive, Merge Records, Matador Records, Hopeless Records, Broken Bow and Freddie complete the top ten.
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The Thermals (UK)
The Thermals have announced a UK tour set to kick off February 3rd. The band is gearing up for the release of their fourth album. The record is titled Now We Can See and is due out March 10, 2009. It is the follow-up to The Body, The Blood, The Machine which was released in 2006.
Amusement Parks on Fire
Amusement Parks on Fire have announced tour dates for the next few months. The shoegaze band is currently in their hometown of Nottingham recording material for their third album and follow up to Out of the Angeles.