Here is your chance to hear a song off Dog Shredder's forthcoming release, Brass Tactics! Pitchfork was kind enough to post "Battle Toads" and you can go hear it here: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13292-battle-toads/
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Bellingham, Wash. trio Dog Shredder are following a 2010 self-released two-song EP with a breakneck three-song 12" EP called Brass Tactics, out April 17 via Seattle label Good to Die. That's a lot of time for five tracks, but after listening to the ramped-up, mathematically complex opener "Battle Toads", you'll have an idea why it takes them so long to learn their parts. The other two pieces are called "Battle Snake" and "Battle 07", and besides a psychedelic zone-out on the latter, they definitely sound like they're throwing everything into the ring, trying to turn the Fucking Champs into the Fucking Chumps.
09 March 2012
04 January 2012
New Kayo Dot!!
It's here, it's here!! Kayo Dot has released a new album, Gamma Knife and it will only be available digitally. Go get it HERE.
01 January 2012
Welcome to 2012
Before I say anything, I'd like to thank each and every one of you for your continued support of Starbird and the bands I represent, over the past (almost) 6 years (!!!). You enable all of us to continue doing what we love.
2011 was a pretty incredible year here at the Starbird camp, but that doesn't mean it can't be topped! I'm here to give you a glimpse into what's to come in 2012. Hold on to your pants, people.
NEW BANDS!! 2012 sees THREE new bands joining the fold. Please welcome AUTHOR & PUNISHER, KAYO DOT and NORSKA!!
BLOW BY BLOW:
AUTHOR & PUNISHER - Author & Punisher hails from sunny Southern California; San Diego specifically. One wonders how such heavy and dark music can be made under constant sun. A doomy, industrial one man band with all instruments machined by Tristan Shone, who is also the sole player of said instruments. Truly original.
West coast tour in April 2012. See his feature in Wired Magazine and check him out here: http://www.authorandpunisher.com
DOG SHREDDER - Dog Shredder had a busy 2011, but they'll be even busier this coming year. With another 12" release soon to be under their belts (courtesy of a rad label in Seattle that I can't mention quite yet), they will set out to spread the spazz gospel in the form of a tour down to SXSW and back in March.
Check them out here: http://dogshredder.bandcamp.com
FIGHT AMP - Fight Amp did some hardcore touring last year! Just how they like it. They've been keeping busy since returning home - writing a new album. Hells yeah! We're hoping for a late Spring release and there will be some touring to support it.
Check them out here: http://fightamp.com
GIANT SQUID - Giant Squid outdid themselves this past year by releasing Cenotes, which sees the band at the top of their game. They'll be celebrating the vinyl release of Cenotes with 2 shows in NY and Philly in April alongside other Translation Loss bands (Fight Amp included). Not ones to rest on their laurels, Aaron and Jackie also became proud parents of Baby Squid Pearl! Busy beavers.
Check them out here: http://giantsquidlives.com
GRAYCEON - Grayceon has been laying low, but for good reason! Jackie was pregnant for most of the year, although they did release an album (All We Destroy) in March, made it up here to the NW in May AND she recorded a Giant Squid album! Her and Aaron welcomed Baby Pearl in September and once they wrap their brains around this parenthood thing, look for more appearances from both bands.
Check them out here: http://grayceon.bandcamp.com
KAYO DOT - New Yorkers Kayo Dot have been a fixture in both the metal and avant garde scenes for some time now, releasing albums on labels such as Hydra Head and Tzadik. I'm very pleased to be working with them. Gamma Knife, a digital only release, is set to be unleashed any day now. Physical album with additional tracks will be out in May to coincide with their full US tour.
Check them out here: http://www.kayodot.net
LESBIAN - Lesbian had a busy 2011, recording their new album (it's ONE FORTY MINUTE TRACK, PEOPLE!!) which does not have a release date yet, but I know I'm hoping it will be out in the first half of the year. I've seen them perform it and it's pretty damn epic. While not doing Lesbian shows, the dudes performed as Fungal Abyss which is all of them plus a variety of local musicians playing improvised prog and metal jams.
Check them out here: http://lesbian.bandcamp.com
NORSKA - I saw one of Norska's very first shows in Portland and immediately fell in love. These guys can doom out with the best of them but they also add incredible guitar work and monster bass tone which makes them stand out from the average heavy band. They'll be keeping busy in the NW until Summer, which will see them touring with Yob (Aaron is in both bands).
Check them out here: http://norska.bandcamp.com
VIA VENGEANCE - After a little bit of a hiatus, Via Vengeance is back and reinvigorated! Shane is working on new songs and will be playing out again, plus hopefully doing a bit of touring.
Check them out here: http://viavengeance.com
2011 was a pretty incredible year here at the Starbird camp, but that doesn't mean it can't be topped! I'm here to give you a glimpse into what's to come in 2012. Hold on to your pants, people.
NEW BANDS!! 2012 sees THREE new bands joining the fold. Please welcome AUTHOR & PUNISHER, KAYO DOT and NORSKA!!
BLOW BY BLOW:
AUTHOR & PUNISHER - Author & Punisher hails from sunny Southern California; San Diego specifically. One wonders how such heavy and dark music can be made under constant sun. A doomy, industrial one man band with all instruments machined by Tristan Shone, who is also the sole player of said instruments. Truly original.
West coast tour in April 2012. See his feature in Wired Magazine and check him out here: http://www.authorandpunisher.com
DOG SHREDDER - Dog Shredder had a busy 2011, but they'll be even busier this coming year. With another 12" release soon to be under their belts (courtesy of a rad label in Seattle that I can't mention quite yet), they will set out to spread the spazz gospel in the form of a tour down to SXSW and back in March.
Check them out here: http://dogshredder.bandcamp.com
FIGHT AMP - Fight Amp did some hardcore touring last year! Just how they like it. They've been keeping busy since returning home - writing a new album. Hells yeah! We're hoping for a late Spring release and there will be some touring to support it.
Check them out here: http://fightamp.com
GIANT SQUID - Giant Squid outdid themselves this past year by releasing Cenotes, which sees the band at the top of their game. They'll be celebrating the vinyl release of Cenotes with 2 shows in NY and Philly in April alongside other Translation Loss bands (Fight Amp included). Not ones to rest on their laurels, Aaron and Jackie also became proud parents of Baby Squid Pearl! Busy beavers.
Check them out here: http://giantsquidlives.com
GRAYCEON - Grayceon has been laying low, but for good reason! Jackie was pregnant for most of the year, although they did release an album (All We Destroy) in March, made it up here to the NW in May AND she recorded a Giant Squid album! Her and Aaron welcomed Baby Pearl in September and once they wrap their brains around this parenthood thing, look for more appearances from both bands.
Check them out here: http://grayceon.bandcamp.com
KAYO DOT - New Yorkers Kayo Dot have been a fixture in both the metal and avant garde scenes for some time now, releasing albums on labels such as Hydra Head and Tzadik. I'm very pleased to be working with them. Gamma Knife, a digital only release, is set to be unleashed any day now. Physical album with additional tracks will be out in May to coincide with their full US tour.
Check them out here: http://www.kayodot.net
LESBIAN - Lesbian had a busy 2011, recording their new album (it's ONE FORTY MINUTE TRACK, PEOPLE!!) which does not have a release date yet, but I know I'm hoping it will be out in the first half of the year. I've seen them perform it and it's pretty damn epic. While not doing Lesbian shows, the dudes performed as Fungal Abyss which is all of them plus a variety of local musicians playing improvised prog and metal jams.
Check them out here: http://lesbian.bandcamp.com
NORSKA - I saw one of Norska's very first shows in Portland and immediately fell in love. These guys can doom out with the best of them but they also add incredible guitar work and monster bass tone which makes them stand out from the average heavy band. They'll be keeping busy in the NW until Summer, which will see them touring with Yob (Aaron is in both bands).
Check them out here: http://norska.bandcamp.com
VIA VENGEANCE - After a little bit of a hiatus, Via Vengeance is back and reinvigorated! Shane is working on new songs and will be playing out again, plus hopefully doing a bit of touring.
Check them out here: http://viavengeance.com
12 September 2011
New GIANT SQUID available for pre-order!
The new Giant Squid record, Cenotes, can now be pre-ordered! Release date is October 25th.
Order HERE.
21 July 2011
FIGHT AMP tour with WEEDEATER!
I am very pleased to announce that FIGHT AMP will be touring for 5 weeks this Fall with WEEDEATER, SAVIOURS and BISON BC!! A trail of destruction will be left.
Here are dates so far:
6-Sept :: Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
7-Sept :: Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
8-Sept :: Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
9-Sept :: Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
10-Sept :: Brooklyn, NY @ Europa (no Saviours on this date, but OXBOW has been added)
11-Sept :: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
12-Sept :: Montreal, QC @ il Motore
13-Sept :: Toronto, ONT @ Lee's Palace
14-Sept :: Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
15-Sept :: Columbus, OH @ Outland Live
16-Sept :: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
17-Sept :: Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
18-Sept :: Marquette, MI @ Upfront & Company
19-Sept :: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
20-Sept :: Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company
23-Sept :: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
24-Sept :: Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
26-Sept :: Seattle, WA @ The Highline
27-Sept :: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
28-Sept :: Portland, OR @ Branx
29-Sept :: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
1-Oct :: San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
2-Oct :: Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
3-Oct :: Scottsdale, AZ @ Chasers
4-Oct :: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
6-Oct :: Austin, TX @ Emo's
7-Oct :: Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's
8-Oct :: New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
9-Oct :: Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10-Oct :: Athens, GA @ New Earth Music Hall
11-Oct :: Tallahassee, FL @ Engine Room
12-Oct :: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
14-Oct :: Savannah, GA @ The Jinx
15-Oct :: Charlotte, NC @ Casbah
Links to advance tickets are HERE.
Here are dates so far:
6-Sept :: Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
7-Sept :: Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
8-Sept :: Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
9-Sept :: Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
10-Sept :: Brooklyn, NY @ Europa (no Saviours on this date, but OXBOW has been added)
11-Sept :: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
12-Sept :: Montreal, QC @ il Motore
13-Sept :: Toronto, ONT @ Lee's Palace
14-Sept :: Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
15-Sept :: Columbus, OH @ Outland Live
16-Sept :: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
17-Sept :: Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
18-Sept :: Marquette, MI @ Upfront & Company
19-Sept :: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
20-Sept :: Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company
23-Sept :: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
24-Sept :: Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
26-Sept :: Seattle, WA @ The Highline
27-Sept :: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
28-Sept :: Portland, OR @ Branx
29-Sept :: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
1-Oct :: San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
2-Oct :: Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
3-Oct :: Scottsdale, AZ @ Chasers
4-Oct :: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
6-Oct :: Austin, TX @ Emo's
7-Oct :: Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's
8-Oct :: New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
9-Oct :: Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10-Oct :: Athens, GA @ New Earth Music Hall
11-Oct :: Tallahassee, FL @ Engine Room
12-Oct :: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
14-Oct :: Savannah, GA @ The Jinx
15-Oct :: Charlotte, NC @ Casbah
Links to advance tickets are HERE.
24 June 2011
BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH TOUR!
I am honored to be working with BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH on their West coast tour this coming September! Wait 'til you witness this aural assault!
http://brothersofthesoniccloth.bandcamp.com/
2-Sept :: Portland, OR
3-Sept :: Chico, CA
4-Sept :: Oakland, CA
5-Sept :: Santa Cruz, CA
6-Sept :: LA/Long Beach/San Diego, CA
7-Sept :: LA/Long Beach/San Diego, CA
8-Sept :: LA/Long Beach/San Diego, CA
9-Sept :: San Francisco, CA
10-Sept :: Arcata, CA
11-Sept :: Eugene, OR
Midway through 2007, after casting off many of the destructive forces inherent to the human condition, Tad Doyle (TAD, Hog Molly) decided it was time to pick up his guitar and once again play live music. Together with his fiancé, Peg Tully on bass form the core unit of Brothers of the Sonic Cloth.
BOTSC established an alternating smoldering and roaring doom metal sound in their early recordings and in 2009, the first official BOTSC demo containing the tracks “La Mano Poderosa” and “I Am” were made into a limited edition CD that sold all 50 copies almost overnight. The over twenty-minute-long two song demo reveals the Brothers’ supernatural ability to defy universal laws by showing that the question of time is irrelevant. The effect for the listener is one of physical time being suspended as the auditory experience appears to occur simultaneously in both a single moment and over several hours.
A split 10 inch on vinyl with Mico De Noche released on Violent Hippy Records has been made available with the latest BOTSC outing entitled, “Fires Burn Dim in the Shadows of the Mountain”. This epic twelve minute work finds the Bros. bellowing forth enormous sound waves that move with all the intent and might of lava engulfing all in its path before drifting gently into a vast still ocean of powerful beauty. Beauty that pays homage to classic Floyd and Sabbath as well as echoing their contemporaries YOB, Neurosis and the Christpunchers, but with a signature sound all their own.
http://brothersofthesoniccloth.bandcamp.com/
2-Sept :: Portland, OR
3-Sept :: Chico, CA
4-Sept :: Oakland, CA
5-Sept :: Santa Cruz, CA
6-Sept :: LA/Long Beach/San Diego, CA
7-Sept :: LA/Long Beach/San Diego, CA
8-Sept :: LA/Long Beach/San Diego, CA
9-Sept :: San Francisco, CA
10-Sept :: Arcata, CA
11-Sept :: Eugene, OR
Midway through 2007, after casting off many of the destructive forces inherent to the human condition, Tad Doyle (TAD, Hog Molly) decided it was time to pick up his guitar and once again play live music. Together with his fiancé, Peg Tully on bass form the core unit of Brothers of the Sonic Cloth.
BOTSC established an alternating smoldering and roaring doom metal sound in their early recordings and in 2009, the first official BOTSC demo containing the tracks “La Mano Poderosa” and “I Am” were made into a limited edition CD that sold all 50 copies almost overnight. The over twenty-minute-long two song demo reveals the Brothers’ supernatural ability to defy universal laws by showing that the question of time is irrelevant. The effect for the listener is one of physical time being suspended as the auditory experience appears to occur simultaneously in both a single moment and over several hours.
A split 10 inch on vinyl with Mico De Noche released on Violent Hippy Records has been made available with the latest BOTSC outing entitled, “Fires Burn Dim in the Shadows of the Mountain”. This epic twelve minute work finds the Bros. bellowing forth enormous sound waves that move with all the intent and might of lava engulfing all in its path before drifting gently into a vast still ocean of powerful beauty. Beauty that pays homage to classic Floyd and Sabbath as well as echoing their contemporaries YOB, Neurosis and the Christpunchers, but with a signature sound all their own.
10 May 2011
MORE Starbird love....
More kind words courtesy of one Ms. Abbey Simmons of Sound on the Sound. She really knows how to make a girl feel loved.
An excerpt:
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Carly over the years and while her roster is not to my usual listening, she has never once led me astray. I may not love metal, but when Carly sends a band my way, I am always eager to listen and more often than not she gets a reply email saying “Holy Hell Carly! (Insert whatever band name she just sent) is great.” Despite a general focus on heavier and metal bands, there’s a little something different and special about each band Carly chooses to work with whether it’s the theatric ghost-stories of Black Eyes & Neckties, the female fronted and cello shredding of Grayceon, or the break-neck guitar Olympics on display with Dog Shredder’s brutal progressive opuses. The one thing they all have in common is slaying live and Carly has turned me from skeptical listener with delicate ears to full on front-row fan on more than one occasion."
Read the full article HERE.
An excerpt:
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Carly over the years and while her roster is not to my usual listening, she has never once led me astray. I may not love metal, but when Carly sends a band my way, I am always eager to listen and more often than not she gets a reply email saying “Holy Hell Carly! (Insert whatever band name she just sent) is great.” Despite a general focus on heavier and metal bands, there’s a little something different and special about each band Carly chooses to work with whether it’s the theatric ghost-stories of Black Eyes & Neckties, the female fronted and cello shredding of Grayceon, or the break-neck guitar Olympics on display with Dog Shredder’s brutal progressive opuses. The one thing they all have in common is slaying live and Carly has turned me from skeptical listener with delicate ears to full on front-row fan on more than one occasion."
Read the full article HERE.
09 May 2011
Starbird love
It is rare that I post anything about me or my booking agency. Mostly because I don't like to toot my own horn but I also like to focus on my bands. But this deserves a post because Nik wrote some pretty kind words here and I need to share.
An excerpt:
"Having spent time in both Bellingham and Seattle before moving to Portland, Carly has built many strong relationships around the NW as well as a very favorable reputation as an honest and reliable booking agent; someone you want to work with. I am very pleased to have met Carly in 2010. In my opinion she is the single most important catalyst and lifeline between the Seattle and Portland heavy music communities at this time, and I'm happy to call her a friend as well as a confidant in my own show booking endeavours."
The rest of the article is HERE.
An excerpt:
"Having spent time in both Bellingham and Seattle before moving to Portland, Carly has built many strong relationships around the NW as well as a very favorable reputation as an honest and reliable booking agent; someone you want to work with. I am very pleased to have met Carly in 2010. In my opinion she is the single most important catalyst and lifeline between the Seattle and Portland heavy music communities at this time, and I'm happy to call her a friend as well as a confidant in my own show booking endeavours."
The rest of the article is HERE.
02 May 2011
Giant Squid working on new recording!!
Straight from the Squids' mouth:
This June, GIANT SQUID will travel to Seattle, WA to record the highly anticipated next release entitled, Cenotes. This EP will be their forth official studio album, and second release under Translation Loss Records. Prestigious heavy music producer, Matt Bayles (Mastodon, ISIS, The Sword) returns to helm the knobs and hone the band's eclectic vision. Cenotes will be released in late October/early November. Exact date to be announced soon.
Though only four songs long, each lengthy track is quintessential GIANT SQUID, and takes the kinetic energy of their older, bludgeoning fan favorites like "Neonate" and "Sutter's Fort", and drenches it in all the exoticness of their 2009 critically acclaimed masterpiece, The Ichthyologist, continuing the elaborate mythos of that album's protagonist. The middle eastern esthetic that GIANT SQUID has embraced throughout its entire cannon, consumes this new material to its core, and further enhances the band's trademark, otherworldly musical storytelling.
Many bands are quoted about how their impending release is as heavy as their iconic older material. But, with the return of "Sutter's Fort" bombastic drummer, Scotty Sutton, secure and in place, coupled with founding member Aaron Gregory writing entirely in a bizarre, lower than ever, seven-string guitar tuning, and renown cellist Jackie Perez Gratz fresh of touring with her band, Grayceon, behind their landmark release earlier this year, All We Destroy, as well as recording with underground legends, Agalloch and Om, the band has been with out a doubt affected, and poised to write the deepest, fastest, sludgiest material of their career. On Cenotes, they deliver just that. Riff worship meets gypsy jangle, progressive groove, Arabesque vocal harmonies, and adventurous song crafting.
Those eager to hear the new material can do so in early July, as GIANT SQUID will play Cenotes in its entirety at three Northern California shows, two of which are all ages. Dates are listed below, and are not to be missed, as they are the only gigs the band will be playing for the rest of the year, as Jackie and Aaron are expecting their first child in September, and will be busy with all the wonderful commitments of such!
GIANT SQUID shows in JULY 2011
Friday, July 1st, ALL AGES at Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA w/ JUDGEMENT DAY, RAJAS
Friday, July 8th, 21+ at The Blue Lamp, Sacramento, CA w/ LA FIN DU MONDE, (WANING)
Saturday, July 9th, ALL AGES venue TBA, Chico, CA w/ LA FIN DU MONDE, ÆQUOREA
This June, GIANT SQUID will travel to Seattle, WA to record the highly anticipated next release entitled, Cenotes. This EP will be their forth official studio album, and second release under Translation Loss Records. Prestigious heavy music producer, Matt Bayles (Mastodon, ISIS, The Sword) returns to helm the knobs and hone the band's eclectic vision. Cenotes will be released in late October/early November. Exact date to be announced soon.
Though only four songs long, each lengthy track is quintessential GIANT SQUID, and takes the kinetic energy of their older, bludgeoning fan favorites like "Neonate" and "Sutter's Fort", and drenches it in all the exoticness of their 2009 critically acclaimed masterpiece, The Ichthyologist, continuing the elaborate mythos of that album's protagonist. The middle eastern esthetic that GIANT SQUID has embraced throughout its entire cannon, consumes this new material to its core, and further enhances the band's trademark, otherworldly musical storytelling.
Many bands are quoted about how their impending release is as heavy as their iconic older material. But, with the return of "Sutter's Fort" bombastic drummer, Scotty Sutton, secure and in place, coupled with founding member Aaron Gregory writing entirely in a bizarre, lower than ever, seven-string guitar tuning, and renown cellist Jackie Perez Gratz fresh of touring with her band, Grayceon, behind their landmark release earlier this year, All We Destroy, as well as recording with underground legends, Agalloch and Om, the band has been with out a doubt affected, and poised to write the deepest, fastest, sludgiest material of their career. On Cenotes, they deliver just that. Riff worship meets gypsy jangle, progressive groove, Arabesque vocal harmonies, and adventurous song crafting.
Those eager to hear the new material can do so in early July, as GIANT SQUID will play Cenotes in its entirety at three Northern California shows, two of which are all ages. Dates are listed below, and are not to be missed, as they are the only gigs the band will be playing for the rest of the year, as Jackie and Aaron are expecting their first child in September, and will be busy with all the wonderful commitments of such!
GIANT SQUID shows in JULY 2011
Friday, July 1st, ALL AGES at Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA w/ JUDGEMENT DAY, RAJAS
Friday, July 8th, 21+ at The Blue Lamp, Sacramento, CA w/ LA FIN DU MONDE, (WANING)
Saturday, July 9th, ALL AGES venue TBA, Chico, CA w/ LA FIN DU MONDE, ÆQUOREA
05 April 2011
FIGHT AMP goes national
FIGHT AMP is hitting the road once again, after their successful run with titans Kylesa. This time, they're going national. Four weeks will be spent traversing the US starting with a hometown kickoff supporting Floor.
http://www.fightamp.com ||| http://fightamp.bandcamp.com
14-Apr : Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ FLOOR!, Magrudergrind and Hawks
15-Apr : Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone w/ Hawks
16-Apr : Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn w/ Sunglasses and American Heritage
17-Apr : Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse w/ D.O.C. and Legion
18-Apr : New Orleans, LA @ Siberia w/ Megaton Leviathan
19-Apr : Baton Rouge, LA @ Here Today Gone Tomorrow w/ Thou, Megaton Leviathan and Bhang Khang
20-Apr : Dallas, TX @ Club Dada w/ Titus Andronicus
21-Apr : Austin, TX @ Emo's
22-Apr : Odessa, TX @ The Pinebox
23-Apr : Albuquerque, NM @ tba
24-Apr : Phoenix, AZ @ The Rogue w/ Via Vengeance
25-Apr : Flagstaff, AZ @ tba
26-Apr : Tucson, AZ @ tba
27-Apr : San Diego, CA @ Tower Bar w/ Secret Fun Club
28-Apr : Los Angeles, CA @ Mountain Bar w/ Brothers Collateral, Pigeonwing and Panties
29-Apr : San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside w/ Kowloon Walled City and Tigon
30-Apr : Arcata, CA @ The Alibi w/ They Came At Dawn
1-May : Chico, CA @ tba
2-May : Portland, OR @ Tube w/ Wizard Rifle
5-May : Bellingham, WA @ JINX - STARBIRD SHOWCASE with Lesbian, Grayceon, Dog Shredder
6-May : Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey - STARBIRD SHOWCASE with Lesbian, Grayceon, Dog Shredder
7-May : Missoula, MT @ Zoo City Apparel
10-May : Fargo, ND @ The New Direction
11-May : Minneapolis, MN @ tba
12-May : Chicago, IL @ tba
13-May : Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room w/ Lo-Pan, Before the Eyewall
14-May : Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub w/ True Widow
http://www.fightamp.com ||| http://fightamp.bandcamp.com
14-Apr : Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ FLOOR!, Magrudergrind and Hawks
15-Apr : Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone w/ Hawks
16-Apr : Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn w/ Sunglasses and American Heritage
17-Apr : Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse w/ D.O.C. and Legion
18-Apr : New Orleans, LA @ Siberia w/ Megaton Leviathan
19-Apr : Baton Rouge, LA @ Here Today Gone Tomorrow w/ Thou, Megaton Leviathan and Bhang Khang
20-Apr : Dallas, TX @ Club Dada w/ Titus Andronicus
21-Apr : Austin, TX @ Emo's
22-Apr : Odessa, TX @ The Pinebox
23-Apr : Albuquerque, NM @ tba
24-Apr : Phoenix, AZ @ The Rogue w/ Via Vengeance
25-Apr : Flagstaff, AZ @ tba
26-Apr : Tucson, AZ @ tba
27-Apr : San Diego, CA @ Tower Bar w/ Secret Fun Club
28-Apr : Los Angeles, CA @ Mountain Bar w/ Brothers Collateral, Pigeonwing and Panties
29-Apr : San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside w/ Kowloon Walled City and Tigon
30-Apr : Arcata, CA @ The Alibi w/ They Came At Dawn
1-May : Chico, CA @ tba
2-May : Portland, OR @ Tube w/ Wizard Rifle
5-May : Bellingham, WA @ JINX - STARBIRD SHOWCASE with Lesbian, Grayceon, Dog Shredder
6-May : Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey - STARBIRD SHOWCASE with Lesbian, Grayceon, Dog Shredder
7-May : Missoula, MT @ Zoo City Apparel
10-May : Fargo, ND @ The New Direction
11-May : Minneapolis, MN @ tba
12-May : Chicago, IL @ tba
13-May : Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room w/ Lo-Pan, Before the Eyewall
14-May : Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub w/ True Widow
02 April 2011
GRAYCEON returns to the Northwest!!
Fresh off the release of their new album All We Destroy on Profound Lore, Grayceon is set to head to the Northwest for 3 days of aural assault. Welcome them with open arms!
Here are the dates:
5-May : Bellingham, WA @ Jinx w/ Lesbian, Dog Shredder & Fight Amp (A Starbird showcase!)
6-May : Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey w/ Lesbian, Fight Amp & Dog Shredder (A Starbird showase!)
7-May : Portland, OR @ Plan B w/ Diesto, Lesbian & Burials
In the meantime, get familiar with their new album here: http://grayceon.bandcamp.com
Here are the dates:
5-May : Bellingham, WA @ Jinx w/ Lesbian, Dog Shredder & Fight Amp (A Starbird showcase!)
6-May : Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey w/ Lesbian, Fight Amp & Dog Shredder (A Starbird showase!)
7-May : Portland, OR @ Plan B w/ Diesto, Lesbian & Burials
In the meantime, get familiar with their new album here: http://grayceon.bandcamp.com
25 January 2011
Let the Night Roar tour
Myself and Doomed To Suffer Promotions are teaming up to book a national tour for Atlanta's own LET THE NIGHT ROAR (ex-Malevolent Creation). Here are the dates:
31-Mar Birmingham, AL
1-Apr New Orleans, LA
2-Apr Baton Rouge, LA
3-Apr Austin, TX @ Emo's w/ Pack of Wolves, Lions of Tsavo
4-Apr Midland, TX @ The Pinebox
5-Apr Santa Fe/ABQ, NM
6-Apr Flagstaff, AZ
7-Apr Tucson, AZ
8-Apr San Diego, CA
9-Apr Los Angeles, CA
10-Apr San Francisco, CA
11-Apr Arcata, CA @ The Alibi
12-Apr Chico, CA @ Monstros
13-Apr Portland, OR
14-Apr Seattle, WA
15-Apr Spokane, WA
16-Apr Missoula, MT
17-Apr Billings/Bozeman, MT
18-Apr drive day
19-Apr off/open
20-Apr Fargo, ND
21-Apr Minneapolis, MN
22-Apr Milwaukee, WI
23-Apr Chicago, IL
24-Apr Bloomington, IN
25-Apr off/open
26-Apr Indianapolis, IN
27-Apr Columbus, OH
28-Apr Pittsburgh, PA
29-Apr Boston, MA
30-Apr Providence, RI
1-May Brooklyn, NY
2-May New York, NY
3-May Philadelphia, PA
4-May Baltimore/DC, MD
5-May Richmond, VA
6-May Raleigh, NC
31-Mar Birmingham, AL
1-Apr New Orleans, LA
2-Apr Baton Rouge, LA
3-Apr Austin, TX @ Emo's w/ Pack of Wolves, Lions of Tsavo
4-Apr Midland, TX @ The Pinebox
5-Apr Santa Fe/ABQ, NM
6-Apr Flagstaff, AZ
7-Apr Tucson, AZ
8-Apr San Diego, CA
9-Apr Los Angeles, CA
10-Apr San Francisco, CA
11-Apr Arcata, CA @ The Alibi
12-Apr Chico, CA @ Monstros
13-Apr Portland, OR
14-Apr Seattle, WA
15-Apr Spokane, WA
16-Apr Missoula, MT
17-Apr Billings/Bozeman, MT
18-Apr drive day
19-Apr off/open
20-Apr Fargo, ND
21-Apr Minneapolis, MN
22-Apr Milwaukee, WI
23-Apr Chicago, IL
24-Apr Bloomington, IN
25-Apr off/open
26-Apr Indianapolis, IN
27-Apr Columbus, OH
28-Apr Pittsburgh, PA
29-Apr Boston, MA
30-Apr Providence, RI
1-May Brooklyn, NY
2-May New York, NY
3-May Philadelphia, PA
4-May Baltimore/DC, MD
5-May Richmond, VA
6-May Raleigh, NC
12 January 2011
BLACK MATH HORSEMAN TAKE EUROPE!
Last year that damn volcano in Iceland prevented Black Math Horseman from playing Roadburn and the European tour they had planned. This year, nothing will stop them.
Check out their upcoming Euro tour dates:
1-April : Berlin, GER @ Comet
2-April : Furth, GER @ MUZ
3-April : Luzern, SUI @ Sedel
4-April : Munich, GER @ Feierwerk
5-April : Linz, AUT @ Kapu
6-April : CZ Brno, CZ @ tba
8-April : Chemnitz, GER @ Weltecho
9-April : Leipzig, GER @ UT Connewitz *
10-April : Dresden, GER @ Beatpol *
11-April : Jena, GER @ Rosenkeller*
13-April : Hamburg, GER @ Molotow*
14-April : Duisburg, GER @ Steinbruch*
15-April : Brussels, BEL @ Magasin 4
16-April : Tilburg, NL @ 013 [ROADBURN FESTIVAL]
* with Mamiffer
Check out their upcoming Euro tour dates:
1-April : Berlin, GER @ Comet
2-April : Furth, GER @ MUZ
3-April : Luzern, SUI @ Sedel
4-April : Munich, GER @ Feierwerk
5-April : Linz, AUT @ Kapu
6-April : CZ Brno, CZ @ tba
8-April : Chemnitz, GER @ Weltecho
9-April : Leipzig, GER @ UT Connewitz *
10-April : Dresden, GER @ Beatpol *
11-April : Jena, GER @ Rosenkeller*
13-April : Hamburg, GER @ Molotow*
14-April : Duisburg, GER @ Steinbruch*
15-April : Brussels, BEL @ Magasin 4
16-April : Tilburg, NL @ 013 [ROADBURN FESTIVAL]
* with Mamiffer
03 January 2011
New Grayceon album!!!
This has been one long-awaited album! It is my pleasure to share the announcement of Grayceon's new album, All We Destroy.
STRAIGHT FROM PROFOUND LORE'S MOUTH:
Bay Area atypical progressive rock/metal three-piece GRAYCEON have completed their new and strongest release to date, their third full-length album entitled “All We Destroy”. The band have also announced their record release show on Feb 11th (at Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco) to coincide with the release. And it will be at this event where the band will be giving away free copies of the new album for all those who attend (more news on this following said album announcement).
Since their formation in the mid-part of the last decade, GRAYCEON would immediately be recognized as one of the most creative and unique forces within the Bay Area underground metal scene, parallel to such contemporaries as LUDICRA, HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE, SLOUGH FEG, AMBER ASYLUM, ASUNDER, and WORM OUROBOROS, these bands representing a movement in a scene which many have claimed as America’s best and most artistically potent.
Always hard to classify, the eclectic nature of GRAYCEON has always worked to the band’s advantage when trying to pinpoint the unique and epic nature of their music. Featuring members of the VOIVOD-esque Bay Area forward-thinking thrash/punk metal band WALKEN and cellist/vocalist Jackie Perez Gratz (of GIANT SQUID, and who also has served as the recording cellist for bands like AGALLOCH, OM, ASUNDER, CATTLE DECAPITATION, AMBER ASYLUM, and NEUROSIS), GRAYCEON is solely comprised of cello, guitars, drums, and vocals (male and female respectively). By combining elements of progressive rock/metal, sludge/doom metal, neo-classical chamber music, and neo-folk, “All We Destroy” follows the band’s previous two releases (namely their self-titled debut and their sophomore release “This Grand Show”) and builds upon the sound they formulated into something heavier, and more moving, while at the same time, something much more frantic and devastating.
Overall, “All We Destroy” is an album that deploys a punishing seductive power. One of ferocity, beauty, and modern-day tragedy.
The album will be released officially March 1st and an MP3 of the track “Shellmounds” can be heard HERE.
Also on the live front, look for GRAYCEON to make their rounds at this year’s SXSW in March.
STRAIGHT FROM PROFOUND LORE'S MOUTH:
Bay Area atypical progressive rock/metal three-piece GRAYCEON have completed their new and strongest release to date, their third full-length album entitled “All We Destroy”. The band have also announced their record release show on Feb 11th (at Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco) to coincide with the release. And it will be at this event where the band will be giving away free copies of the new album for all those who attend (more news on this following said album announcement).
Since their formation in the mid-part of the last decade, GRAYCEON would immediately be recognized as one of the most creative and unique forces within the Bay Area underground metal scene, parallel to such contemporaries as LUDICRA, HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE, SLOUGH FEG, AMBER ASYLUM, ASUNDER, and WORM OUROBOROS, these bands representing a movement in a scene which many have claimed as America’s best and most artistically potent.
Always hard to classify, the eclectic nature of GRAYCEON has always worked to the band’s advantage when trying to pinpoint the unique and epic nature of their music. Featuring members of the VOIVOD-esque Bay Area forward-thinking thrash/punk metal band WALKEN and cellist/vocalist Jackie Perez Gratz (of GIANT SQUID, and who also has served as the recording cellist for bands like AGALLOCH, OM, ASUNDER, CATTLE DECAPITATION, AMBER ASYLUM, and NEUROSIS), GRAYCEON is solely comprised of cello, guitars, drums, and vocals (male and female respectively). By combining elements of progressive rock/metal, sludge/doom metal, neo-classical chamber music, and neo-folk, “All We Destroy” follows the band’s previous two releases (namely their self-titled debut and their sophomore release “This Grand Show”) and builds upon the sound they formulated into something heavier, and more moving, while at the same time, something much more frantic and devastating.
Overall, “All We Destroy” is an album that deploys a punishing seductive power. One of ferocity, beauty, and modern-day tragedy.
The album will be released officially March 1st and an MP3 of the track “Shellmounds” can be heard HERE.
Also on the live front, look for GRAYCEON to make their rounds at this year’s SXSW in March.
19 December 2010
Lesbian makes Top 10 Albums of 2010 in Redefine
Statospheria Cubensis makes Redefine's Top Ten Albums of 2010
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This album's title is a reference to the most potent psychedelic mushroom available to man, and I would be the first to suggest that it would be impossible to drop such a densely brilliant slab of prog- metal mindfuckery without the aid of such performance-enhancing chemicals. This disc is like a Gordian knot of riffs within riffs that I found myself compulsively listening to over and over and over again, determined to make sense of the overwhelming complexity. It just seems impossible. They're really redefining the word "labyrinthine" with this, their sophomore outing, which can seem kind of wanktastic to the casual observer. But what I found with repeat listens is that they're always building to something -- and when that wave finally breaks, it's a gloriously decadent euphoria. THE MOST EPIC METAL ALBUM IN HISTORY!
Link here: http://www.redefinemag.com/music/reviews_album_2.php?artist=Albums-Of-The-Year---2010&id=2139
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This album's title is a reference to the most potent psychedelic mushroom available to man, and I would be the first to suggest that it would be impossible to drop such a densely brilliant slab of prog- metal mindfuckery without the aid of such performance-enhancing chemicals. This disc is like a Gordian knot of riffs within riffs that I found myself compulsively listening to over and over and over again, determined to make sense of the overwhelming complexity. It just seems impossible. They're really redefining the word "labyrinthine" with this, their sophomore outing, which can seem kind of wanktastic to the casual observer. But what I found with repeat listens is that they're always building to something -- and when that wave finally breaks, it's a gloriously decadent euphoria. THE MOST EPIC METAL ALBUM IN HISTORY!
Link here: http://www.redefinemag.com/music/reviews_album_2.php?artist=Albums-Of-The-Year---2010&id=2139
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