I am very excited to announce that FIGHT AMP is now part of the Starbird Booking family!
Hailing from New Jersey, FIGHT AMP is a trio that channels a sound and presence that harkens the days of old and is reminiscent of the AMREP/dirty dingy side of extreme music. They've spent nearly six years toiling over their sound, traveling the country, self-releasing records, self-booking their own tours, sweating in basements and sleeping in vans crafting what is best described as a more punk-influenced Unsane or Jesus Lizard. Fight Amp has shared the stage with such bands as Baroness, Helmet, Coliseum and Intronaut, in addition to performing at a few of Scion's metal showcases.
Their most recent full-length release, Manners and Praise, was recorded by Philip Cope (Kylesa, Baroness) and was released by Brutal Panda (vinyl) and Translation Loss (CD) in Oct '09. A 12" split with Kowloon Walled City and Ladder Devils was released this past September and they'll be recording a new EP in Summer 2011.
Immediate plans include a 2 week tour of the East coast with Kylesa to be followed by a full US tour in April and May.
TOUR DATES WITH KYLESA:
13-Jan : Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
14-Jan : Savannah, GA @ The Jinx
15-Jan : Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
16-Jan : Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug
19-Jan : Raleigh, NC @ Kings
20-Jan : Washington, CD @ Black Cat
21-Jan : Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub
22-Jan : Toronto, ONT @ Wreck Room
23-Jan : Kingston, ONT @ Time To Laugh
24-Jan : Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
25-Jan : Boston, MA @ Great Scott
26-Jan : New York, NY @ Santos Party House
27-Jan : Philadelphia, PA @ North Star
28-Jan : Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile
29-Jan : Charleston, SC @ Oasis
Find them here:
www.myspace.com/fightamp | | www.facebook.com/fightamp
"Fight Amp’s live show is akin to a sonic tornado. Fast, furious, and noisy! This band is flying the tattered noise rock flag high and doing it right!! Maybe even better than the glory days of Amrep! Prepare for your pummeling.” – Decibel
".....accumulations of slightly tricky grooves and biting, dissonant rock riffage." - Metalreview.com
"When you look up 'tight' in the dictionary you should see a picture of Fight Amp. Monstrously, perfectly, lockbox, virgin tight." - Metalsucks.net
".....angularity is masked only by the girth of distortion." - Dead Sparrow
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08 December 2010
23 June 2010
VIA VENGEANCE joins Starbird Booking roster!
I am thrilled to announce that VIA VENGEANCE has joined the Starbird Booking roster!!
Arizona-based Via Vengeance is a one man band - but not your typical one man band. No. There is no makeshift suitcase kick drum, there are no loop pedals; it's just a man, his drums and his guitar. The days of clangy knee cymbals have made way for hard melodic guitar chords. Slow irrevocable lyrics and precision drumming. This is sludgy stoner rock fueled by pain, anger and amplified electricity.
Having played with such bands as Mastodon, Pelican, Jesu, Melt Banana and Black Cobra in addition to a national tour this past Spring with A Storm of Light, this September will see Via Vengeance venturing out on a 2 week West coast tour. He will be showcasing new songs from his forthcoming sophomore album entitled Dead In the Snow, which features album art and a musical appearance by Josh Graham (ex-Neurosis, Red Sparowes, Battle of Mice).
"Musically, the album is reminiscent of early Godflesh, with Ocell's guttural growl and crushing riffs laid over bare-bones drumming." stonerrock.com
"The chromatic-scaled Black Sabbath-y riffs are simple, stripped down and covered in barbed wire." SLUG Magazine
"The rhythms are snappy and solid, with seamless, simple timing changes that often lead into even simpler guitar interludes, but show attention to composition nonetheless. This is raw, hard stuff, oozing with slow, booming backbeats, and bludgeoned by stoner rock power chords." - Phoenix New Times
"....feeds fat, gritty guitar sounds through effects pedals and Sunn amps with one hand while drumming with the other hand and stomping out steady, stalking rhythms with his feet. It's stoner doom-metal with the structural ambitions of prog-metal bands such as Isis and the raw, analog ambiance of garage-punk terrorists Drunk With Guns." - New Times
Visual idea of VV performance: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1518803676672070467
http://viavengeance.com | | www.myspace.com/shadesofbloood
Arizona-based Via Vengeance is a one man band - but not your typical one man band. No. There is no makeshift suitcase kick drum, there are no loop pedals; it's just a man, his drums and his guitar. The days of clangy knee cymbals have made way for hard melodic guitar chords. Slow irrevocable lyrics and precision drumming. This is sludgy stoner rock fueled by pain, anger and amplified electricity.
Having played with such bands as Mastodon, Pelican, Jesu, Melt Banana and Black Cobra in addition to a national tour this past Spring with A Storm of Light, this September will see Via Vengeance venturing out on a 2 week West coast tour. He will be showcasing new songs from his forthcoming sophomore album entitled Dead In the Snow, which features album art and a musical appearance by Josh Graham (ex-Neurosis, Red Sparowes, Battle of Mice).
"Musically, the album is reminiscent of early Godflesh, with Ocell's guttural growl and crushing riffs laid over bare-bones drumming." stonerrock.com
"The chromatic-scaled Black Sabbath-y riffs are simple, stripped down and covered in barbed wire." SLUG Magazine
"The rhythms are snappy and solid, with seamless, simple timing changes that often lead into even simpler guitar interludes, but show attention to composition nonetheless. This is raw, hard stuff, oozing with slow, booming backbeats, and bludgeoned by stoner rock power chords." - Phoenix New Times
"....feeds fat, gritty guitar sounds through effects pedals and Sunn amps with one hand while drumming with the other hand and stomping out steady, stalking rhythms with his feet. It's stoner doom-metal with the structural ambitions of prog-metal bands such as Isis and the raw, analog ambiance of garage-punk terrorists Drunk With Guns." - New Times
Visual idea of VV performance: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1518803676672070467
http://viavengeance.com | | www.myspace.com/shadesofbloood
24 July 2009
Hair of the Dog
:: STARBIRD & DOG SHREDDER JOIN FORCES ::
Tis true folks, I've had another child.
DOG SHREDDER is something old and something new. Formed in the wake of dead Cicadas after losing their bass player Benny (and after having a several months long funeral and breather), Josh Holland (Black Eyes & Neckties, Fed X) and Noah Burns (Piano Mover) decided to continue down the righteous path and birth a new baby - Dog Shredder. Jeff Johnson (The Russians) has been cast in the roll of bass player, being the calm in their storm.
What to expect? Ear punishment. A dash of prog, a sprinkling of angularity and a smidge of thrash all while being heavy on the ears.
Would you believe it if I told you that they've already graced the stage with Lesbian, Grayceon, Red Fang and Helms Alee? Yep.
Slaying the NW is most immediate and plans are being made for a late Fall recording session.
I direct you to a place where you can feast your ears:
www.myspace.com/dogshredder
And read a bit about them HERE.
So yes, please help me in welcoming these boys to the fam.
Tis true folks, I've had another child.
DOG SHREDDER is something old and something new. Formed in the wake of dead Cicadas after losing their bass player Benny (and after having a several months long funeral and breather), Josh Holland (Black Eyes & Neckties, Fed X) and Noah Burns (Piano Mover) decided to continue down the righteous path and birth a new baby - Dog Shredder. Jeff Johnson (The Russians) has been cast in the roll of bass player, being the calm in their storm.
What to expect? Ear punishment. A dash of prog, a sprinkling of angularity and a smidge of thrash all while being heavy on the ears.
Would you believe it if I told you that they've already graced the stage with Lesbian, Grayceon, Red Fang and Helms Alee? Yep.
Slaying the NW is most immediate and plans are being made for a late Fall recording session.
I direct you to a place where you can feast your ears:
www.myspace.com/dogshredder
And read a bit about them HERE.
So yes, please help me in welcoming these boys to the fam.
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