Cartoon Violence

Brand New Mobile Website

Cartoon Violence — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:47:37 +0000

This cartoon-violence.com website is as old as our band — going on 15 years soon. It was designed for desktop computers — which literally don’t exist anymore, and we just haven’t done the work to make the content mobile-friendly. So, especially since nobody reads the content anyway, we have set up a brand new mobile-friendly website for 2023!

Please update your bookmarks (hah!)

https://www.CartoonViolenceUSA.com

2023 West Coast Tour

Cartoon Violence — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:20:51 +0000

Cartoon Violence is on tour September 2023 to support Decaying Tigers and Trivial Menace.

Please stay in touch! Find all news and updates, plus all our social links, on our new mobile-friendly web portal: https://CartoonViolenceUSA.com

Biggest in Japan 2019 Tour

Cartoon Violence — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 05:57:51 +0000

Super Best Friends Tour 2019

Cartoon Violence — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:33:04 +0000

Come see us on tour across the west coast this year! Don’t see us in your city? DEMAND US!

New EP, March Tour, $4 Music Sale

Cartoon Violence — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:24:51 +0000

$4 Music Sale! – 2018 Tour Dates – Pre-Order New EP

Greetings and salutations, fans of Cartoon Violence! After taking some time to rock the cosmos beyond Earth’s reach, we are back for a few very special announcements. Not only are we announcing right here and now our upcoming EP “Cartoon Violence Has Got You Covered”, we’re also possibly coming to your town (if you live in Portland, California, or Vegas!) Our new EP is chock full of nothing but covers and tributes, so you’re bound to like it more than those scary new, original songs you’re used to hearing us play. You’ll hear tunes from David Bowie, They Might Be Giants, Oingo Boingo, Depeche Mode and Steven Universe!!!

But we’re not done blowing your minds yet! Not even close! Since this month marks the four year anniversary of the release of our epic full-length studio album “Robots and Dinosaurs”, we’re making all our albums available for just FOUR FUCKING DOLLARS!!! It’s a limited time offer unless of course, we forget to switch it back to its regular price, so go and give us your hard-earned money!

So there you go: a new EP is coming soon, we tour at the start of March, and our entire catalog is on sale for $4. It doesn’t get much better than this! Oh wait, IT TOTALLY FUCKING DOES! Here’s a sneak peek track off Cartoon Violence Has Got You Covered! Each time you listen or share the news on your social media we take another bite out of musical crime!

$4 Music Sale! – 2018 Tour Dates – Pre-Order New EP

NEW ALBUM – 2 PHAT II FAIL

Cartoon Violence — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 17:43:25 +0000

2 Phat II Fail is a 7-song EP album of original songs released in 2017. These songs all started with drum and synth sounds produced in the LSDJ software on a Nintendo GameBoy, representing the studio version of the live sound that the band has been cultivating over the past few years.

Buy on BandCamp | Amazon (CD) | iTunes | Apple Music | Spotify

2 Phat II Fail by Cartoon Violence

Cartoon Violence West Coast Tour

Cartoon Violence — Mon, 15 May 2017 22:39:49 +0000

Cartoon Violence is ON TOUR this May and June in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona. Cartoon Violence is embarking on a West Coast Tour to support their new 7-song EP, “2 Phat II Fail“. Please check back, and Follow Our Events on Facebook as we add dates to this tour. If you’d like us to play your town, email booking@cartoon-violence.com.

Date	City	Venue	Links		Tickets
5/27	Sonoma CA	El Verano Inn	FB
5/28	San Jose CA	Corinthian Event Center	FB	SK	Buy
6/4	Portland OR	Adventureland Ballroom	FB	SK	Buy
6/5	Portland OR	Cider Riot	FB	SK
6/10	Las Vegas NV	Double Down Saloon	FB	SK
6/14	Santa Ana CA	Beatnik Bandito	FB	SK
6/16	Oakland CA	Stork Club	FB	SK

Preorder our New EP and Help the ACLU and Planned Parenthood

Cartoon Violence — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:26:48 +0000

This week BandCamp announced they will donate all their proceeds from sales today to the ACLU. We support this whole-heartedly. Not only is all our music available on BandCamp, but if you buy any of our music there today, we will donate half of our profits to Planned Parenthood.

All of our back catalog is available at cartoonviolins.bandcamp.com where you can also pre-order our brand new 7-song EP, 2 Phat II Fail, out later this month.

Life On Mars (chiptune David Bowie cover)

Cartoon Violence — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:53:54 +0000

This track was sequenced immediately following Bowie’s death in January of 2016. We performed it live with Mike Ackman (Together We Are Robots) at Freq.Fest.5 in downtown LA the following weekend, and then we recorded this version for a chiptune Bowie tribute album which you can buy for a minimum $5 donation to MacMillan Cancer Support, a UK cancer charity.

Live in Los Angeles at Freq Fest 5 Sunday January 17 doors at 7pm

Cartoon Violence — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:39:08 +0000

See Cartoon Violence live in LA on day three of Freq.Fest.v.5.0, 8bitLA’s yearly chiptune festival, Jan 15-17 2016. We are the first band Sunday night. $10. Doors at 7pm.
3-day pass: $25 – RSVP on Facebook

Cartoon Violence will be at 8bitLA’s yearly chiptune festival, Freq.Fest.v.5.0 in LA on January 17th. Festival starts on Jan. 15.

Halloween in San Francisco 2015

Cartoon Violence — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:16:55 +0000

Come see us on Halloween in San Francisco. Epilepsy guaranteed.

See Cartoon Violence on Halloween 2015 at the Showdown at 6th and Market in San Francisco

Top 5 Bird Songs with Curious Quail

Cartoon Violence — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 22:28:34 +0000

For episode 6 of Cartoon Violence Has A Podcast, we talk to Curious Quail about, among other things, our favorite bird songs. Listen to our combined playlist here, and tweet your own favorite #cv5 #birdsongs.

Fall 2015 California Live Shows

Cartoon Violence — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 22:23:44 +0000

We have three exciting shows to announce this fall.

RSVP on Facebook: freq.fest.norcal 9/11, Showdown 10/10, Showdown 10/31

2015 California Fall Live Shows

First, September 11-12 is Freq.Fest.Norcal, the first Northern California chiptune festival from the 8BitLA crew. Over two days, this event will feature 13 bands including Cartoon Violence, every one of which uses a GameBoy or other video game system as an instrument. Tickets are $10 per night and this is an all ages show starting at 6pm. Cartoon Violence plays at 7:30pm on Friday, 9/11.

Second and Third, we are playing two shows at Showdown, a bar at 10 6th Street in San Francisco. Our first show is October 10th, and our second is Halloween, October 31st, both on a Saturday. Shows are $8, 21 and over, and start at 8pm. Cartoon Violence plays both nights at 11pm.

Silicon Valley Roller Girls House Band August 22

Cartoon Violence — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 02:00:23 +0000

On Saturday, August 22nd, we will be the house band for the Silicon Valley Roller Girls double header bout. We will play at 5:30pm before the first bout, between the two bouts, and during half-time of each bout.

Use the coupon code CARTOON to get a special $12 price on advance tickets ($18 at the door).

http://svrgaugust22.brownpapertickets.com/

San Jose Convention Center – SOUTH HALL
435 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113

Top 5 Disease Songs with Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits

Cartoon Violence — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:00:29 +0000

Here is the combined list of all our favorite songs about disease, as collected on our third episode of Cartoon Violence Has A Podcast with friends and tastemakers Bobby Joe Ebola and The Children MacNuggits.