Fat Wreck Chords News

Exclusive DEAD TO ME MYSPACE album premier and a free MP3!

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:29:00 GMT

MYSPACE.COM is currently premiering the new full length from DEAD TO ME titled AFRICAN ELEPHANTS out on November 10th. Click here to hear it and here to pre-order your very own copy! Since we love all this DTM activity, we decided to give away a free MP3 to coincide with the album premier. We are pleased to present “A Day Without A War”. Click here to get it now!

A few words from Chicken on DTM’s recent activities:

Dead To Me has been on tour for the last couple weeks, having a blast playing and partying all over the country. We played THE FEST 8 in Gainesville on Halloween and it was probably the funnest show we’ve ever played. I was playing bass while crowd surfing, Ian was getting bear hugs while trying to play drums and Nathan had to play while being outsung by sweaty girls that kept hogging his microphone. We’re super excited to be playing the songs off our new record “African Elephants” and we cant wait for the record release show in San Francisco with Grant Hart from the mighty Husker Du. Thanks to all the kids who have been coming out to sing along and jump around. Up the punx!

Check out DTM in INKED Magazine.

DEAD TO ME tour dates!

Read a DTM interview on Punknews.org by going here

Pre-order DEAD TO ME and THE FLATLINERS right now!

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:24:05 GMT

It’s a double whammy today with two pre-orders going live. DEAD TO ME and THE FLATLINERS share not only the November 10th release date but their love of limited edition color vinyl! THE FLATLINERS, 7” will be available on two different colors but you’ll have to go see them live with The Dropkick Murphys to get the yellow version. Otherwise, its maroon through our mail order and once supplies run out, its back to black. Click here to get it on vinyl or digitally.

Next up, DEAD TO ME’s, African Elephants! Their brand new full length is available for pre-order and can be procured for a limited time on blue vinyl! Click here to order it on CD, LP or digitally. Click here to hear the first MP3 titled “Modern Muse” and check back soon as we’ll be debuting the second MP3 titled “A Day Without A War” this week! Don’t miss DEAD TO ME live by going here.

The Lawrence Arms, _Buttsweat and Tears_ out today!

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:27:17 GMT

The Lawrence Arms, release Buttsweat and Tears today and you can order it on vinyl or digitally via ITUNES by clicking here! Currently, SPIN.COM is debuting “Demons” which you can download for free by going here. Check out The Lawrence Arms only tour of 2009 below with fellow label mates, Teenage Bottlerocket. Curious what Brendan Kelly would put on a mix tape? Click here to check it out.

See them live:

11/05/09 – Scottsdale, AZ Chasers W/ Teenage Bottlerocket
11/06/09 – San Diego, CA The Casbah W/ Teenage Bottlerocket
11/07/09 – West Hollywood, CA Troubadour W/ Teenage Bottlerocket
11/08/09 – Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction W/ Teenage Bottlerocket
11/09/09 – San Luis Obispo, CA Downtown Brew W/ Teenage Bottlerocket
11/10/09 – Stockton, CA The Plea For Peace Center W/ Teenage Bottlerocket
11/11/09 – San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill W/ Teenage Bottlerocket
11/12/09 – San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill W/ Teenage Bottlerocket

Check out this brand new review!

Alternative Press reviewed this fine EP, click here to read it!

New LAWRENCE ARMS MP3!

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:03:51 GMT

The Lawrence Arms, celebrated their 10 year anniversary with a hometown show at the Metro in Chicago this past Saturday. The sold out event came with limited edition posters, vinyl and a film crew. Check out what Brendan had to say by clicking here. SPIN is currently debuting a brand new MP3 from TLA which you can only hear right here! The song is titled “DEMONS” and will only be available to those who purchase the EP digitally. Brendan Kelly of TLA has written a very detailed blog about the release which you find in its entirety here but we’ve included a wee part of it below. Enjoy!

Okay, so usually I like Bad Sandwich to be a bit of a respite from punk rock…a place to come read about dick jokes and pussy farts and just kind of escape the mindless claptrap surrounding Taking Back Sunday, Dan Yemin and Justin Sane and Davy Havok and Tom Delonge and all that. Right? Sure. It’s never been about the music here, folks. It’s always been about the felching. That’s our motto, at least.

SO, today is where I break form completely. I’m in a band. Some of you probably know all about this. We’re called the Lawrence Arms, and while we’re not as popular as, say, Eric Clapton, we’re a lot more popular than, say, your band (unless you’re in the Alkaline Trio or Against Me! [and even then you’re still mondo gay]), AND we’re coming out with a record called Buttsweat and Tears on Fat Wreck Chords next week. In the spirit of promoting said release, SPIN.com is putting a free download of one of the songs on the internet. The song is called Demons and I think it’s pretty cool.

We made this the focus track because it’s the bonus song that’s not on the vinyl version and only available on itunes and we figured that we shouldn’t penalize the people who were cool enough to buy the 7” by giving them one less song. Everyone should be able to have the five songs if they want em, right? Right. So yeah. We decided to pass out the bonus track for free because we’re cooler than all other bands. That’s right, other bands, we’re talking about you. Nice haricuts. Sweet matching outfits. Nice sustainable careers. Bleh…

Stupid bands.

Alternative Press reviewed this fine EP, click here to read it!

Lastly, don’t miss THE LAWRENCE ARMS only tour of 2009, click here!

Pre-Order Buttsweat and Tears here

Fat Wreck Chords _WRECKTROSPECTIVE_ Out Nov. 24!!

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:12:32 GMT

After nearly 20 years of churning out nonstop hit records we figured it was high time to take on the daunting task of putting together a Fat Wreck Chords box set. Why? Well, besides the fact that we love a challenge, we realized that with over 280 releases and a roster that reads like a hall of fame list, it was probably long overdue. So, over the past few months we here at Fat engaged in many long discussions, heated debates, and, ultimately, an office mud wrestling match (which Floyd won, of course), in order to determine a track list that we thought was worthy of representing Fat. And we don’t mind saying that we did a damn good job. The box set is called Wrecktrospective (get it?) and it contains 3 discs. The first disc is a greatest hits of Fat, featuring 33 bands. The second disc features 28 previously unreleased demos. Finally, the third disc is the extremely limited Fat Club 7” series in it’s entirety, previously unavailable on cd. Just to sweeten the pot, there is a fold out poster included and a bevy of entertaining stories provided by the bands. All in all, you’d be crazy not to pick this thing up.

And if 88 songs aren’t enough for you, we will have Short Music For Short People on color vinyl available soon. 101 30 second songs never before on color vinyl.

NOFX EP/7" x2 out on November 24th!

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:01:16 GMT

We are pleased to announce NOFX are set to release Cokie the Clown on November 24th! This EP/7”x2 will be available on cd/vinyl and through ITUNES. Okay, wrap your brains around this release. Its five brand new songs by NOFX released on one CD and split up on two different 7”s. The CD EP is titled Cokie the Clown. The first 7” is also titled Cokie the Clown, go here for details! You may remember Fat Mike and his daughter performing “Straight Outta Massachusetts” for Pancake Mountain which you can watch here! The second 7” is titled My Orphan Year, click here for details. Each will have different covers and both will have different colored vinyl. Phew! Did you get all that? If not, read what Fat Mike has to say:

All right, Australia is a pretty cool place. I like it a whole bunch. It’s actually my favorite country/continent/island in the world, but Fuck them and their stupid time zone! Seriously, what the fuck? It takes us 18 hours to fly home (2 of which were in Hawaii cuz the toilets on the plane broke) and when we get back to Cali…….and it’s the same fucking day!

Fuck, like the shite(sp) plane ride wasn’t bad enough, now I gotta stay awake for another 10 hours. No can do. I fall asleep at 10:00 pm. Sounds reasonable? Until I wake up at 12:30 am. Yeah, cuz that’s 5:30 pm Aussie time. This isn’t really enough to bitch about, but fuck, I can’t fall asleep till 8:00 am and that’s with Ambien and whatever-pam. I woke up at 3 in the afternoon yesterday, only cuz I had to get my daughter from school.

So now it’s 6:15 am and I’m writing this many word thing to tell everyone about our new EP, but my brain is dumb now and I don’t write in a making sense manner so much. This is what I got:

Hey, BTWV (Vanessa), not 5 new song EP. 5 songs that were recorded during Coaster but didn’t make the record cuz they were too good! That’s right, they are so good that the stupid president of our record label made us leave them off the record cuz we could, “Make more money with an EP ” says him/he. NOFX think makes not sense, but he’s the guy with the fountain so we do what he says. Dudes crazy anyway. Talks about himself in the third person nonstop.

OK, Gotta go catch a flight to Riot Fest in 3 hours. I’m dressing like a fucking clown all weekend. Big stretch….later, Cokie

New 7" from The Flatliners, out on November 10th!

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:29:26 GMT

The Flatliners are set to release their second full length on Fat Wreck Chords in 2010 but to hold you over we are releasing a stellar 7” titled Cynics out on November 10th! THE FLATLINERS, always hungry for a new adventure, have recently confirmed a tour with The Dropkick Murphys. Read what Chris, singer of THE FLATLINERS had to say:

Hey guys, So we start a tour with Strung Out in a few days, and after that we hit The Fest in Gainesville. And if that wasn’t enough we just confirmed a tour with the one and only Dropkick Murphys in November! We are beyond stoked that we get to drink only the finest of Irish alcoholic treats whilst (booze) cruising up the West Coast of the USA and across Canada with those fine gentlemen. This will be our first time back in Western Canada in some time too, so come get stupid with us and the Murphys and enjoy yourself.

Check out THE FLATLINERS tour dates by clicking here!

STRUNG OUT, _Agents Of The Underground_ out today!

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:07:37 GMT

STRUNG OUT’s brand new record, Agents Of The Underground, comes out today! Agents Of The Underground was produced by Cameron Webb (Motorhead, Social Distortion, Ignite) and can be heard on AOL Spinner by clicking here ! Check out this new interview with Jason from STRUNG OUT and a stellar new review! Available for a free download, you can get two tracks off Agents Of The Underground titled “Black Crosses” and “Vanity” by clicking here. Strung Out embark on a huge tour this October which includes Japan and Costa Rica, dates are below but be sure to visit their website to get the scoop on last minute additions and news. Agents Of The Underground can be purchased via cd, vinyl or ITunes by clicking here!

Strung Out live dates:
Oct 1 – San Antonio, TX Rock Bottom
Oct 2 – Austin, TX Red Seven
Oct 3 – Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
Oct 4 – Houston, TX Meridian/Red Room
Oct 5 – New Orleans, LA Howlin Wolf
Oct 6 – Panama City Beach, FL Crazy Marlins
Oct 7 – Tallahasse, FL The Engine Room
Oct 8 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Oct 9 – St. Petersburg, FL The State Theatre
Oct 10 – Orlando, FL The Social
Oct 11 – Jacksonville, FL Freebird Cafe
Oct 12 – Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Oct 14 – Fayetteville, NC Jesters
Oct 15 – Raleigh, NC Volume 11 Tavern
Oct 16 – Virginia Beach, VA Peabody’s
Oct 17 – Jermyn, PA Eleanor Rigby’s
Oct 18 – Columbus, OH The Basement
Oct 19 – Toledo, OH Frankies
Oct 20 – Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
Oct 22 – Sauget, IL Pops
Oct 23 – Tulsa, OK The Marquee
Oct 24 – Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
Oct 25 – Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
Oct 27 – Fort Collins, CO The Aggie Theatre
Oct 28 – Casper, WI Downtown Grill
Oct 30 – Salt Lake City, UT V2
Oct 31 – Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
Nov 1 – Victorville, CA Karma
Nov 15 – San Jose, Costa Rica Club Vertigo
Nov 27 – Tokyo, Japan Shimokitazawa
Nov 29 – Yokohama, Japan F.A.D. Yokohama
Nov 30 – Tokyo, Japan Daikanyama UNIT
Dec 1 – Nagoya, Japan Club Quattro
Dec 2 – Osaka, Japan Club Quattro

New record from DEAD TO ME, out Nov 10th!

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:52:54 GMT

Three years after their widely acclaimed debut release, Cuban Ballerina, DEAD TO ME are back with the long-promised follow up full-length, African Elephants. The extra time spent crafting and honing the album, while agonizing for fans, proved to be well worth it. From the very first track, the dub inspired “X”, the maturation of DEAD TO ME’s sound is overtly apparent. What follows is a course of songs that both disarm and captivate the listener while seamlessly switching tempos and genres. African Elephants completely dismantles all preconceived notions that listeners may have formed about DTM.

1. X
2. Modern Muse
3. Nuthin Runnin Through My Brain
4. A Day Without a War
5. Bad Friends
6. Liebe Liese
7. Cruel World
8. Three Chord Strut
9. California Sun
10. Fell Right In
11. I Dare You
12. Tierra del Fuego
13. Blue

Download “Modern Muse” for free by clicking here !

Check out Dead To Me’s upcoming tour to fest and beyond!

Read a new Dead To Me interview by clicking here.

Strung Out pre-order, new MP3 and full album stream live right now!

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:16:34 GMT

Agents Of The Underground Streaming on MySpace
Revolver Premieres “Vanity” with FREE Download
Agents Of The Underground out September 29th via Fat Wreck Chords, PRE-ORDER NOW!

Los Angeles, CA – After recently debuting the first track (“Black Crosses”) off Agents Of The Underground on Spin.com, STRUNG OUT is proud to announce that fans can stream the long-awaited, seventh studio album exclusively on the band’s newly-redesigned MySpace today. Exempt from the page is the first single, “Vanity,” which can be streamed exclusively at Revolver Magazine’s website. Click here to pre-order your copy right now!

On the cusp of kicking off a headlining US tour on October 1st in San Antonio, TX, Strung Out are excited to bring Agents Of The Underground to fans across the country, as well as to fans in Costa Rica and Japan (see all tour dates below). “We are really pumped up about the release of this album and I think all our fans, old and new will be impressed,” says Strung Out drummer Jordan Burns. “We’re looking forward to playing these songs live and getting back into tour mode. It will be our second time playing Costa Rica and of course Japan is going to be amazing as well. Can’t wait!”

Agents Of The Underground was produced by Cameron Webb (Motorhead, Social Distortion, Ignite) and is “the culmination of everything we’ve done,” says vocalist Jason Cruz. Filled with the band’s signature sound which blends the technicality and musicianship of metal with punk’s fury, SPIN says “Agents of the Underground has all the double-time drums and big choruses and devil’s-horns-worthy guitar leads you could ask for from a bunch of fellas who’ve been at this longer than some of their contemporaries have been alive,” while ALTERNATIVE PRESS comments “blazing, guitar harmony-driven tracks like ‘Heart Attack’ sound like Bad Religion covering Iron Maiden, while breakdown-dominated tracks like ‘Dead Spaces’ finally see the band writing music that’s heavy without being heavy-handed.”

Strung Out live dates:
Sept 25 – Long Beach, CA The Shore Ultra Lounge
Oct 1 – San Antonio, TX Rock Bottom
Oct 2 – Austin, TX Red Seven
Oct 3 – Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
Oct 4 – Houston, TX Meridian/Red Room
Oct 5 – New Orleans, LA Howlin Wolf
Oct 6 – Panama City Beach, FL Crazy Marlins
Oct 7 – Tallahasse, FL The Engine Room
Oct 8 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Oct 9 – St. Petersburg, FL The State Theatre
Oct 10 – Orlando, FL The Social
Oct 11 – Jacksonville, FL Freebird Cafe
Oct 12 – Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Oct 14 – Fayetteville, NC Jesters
Oct 15 – Raleigh, NC Volume 11 Tavern
Oct 16 – Virginia Beach, VA Peabody’s
Oct 17 – Jermyn, PA Eleanor Rigby’s
Oct 18 – Columbus, OH The Basement
Oct 19 – Toledo, OH Frankies
Oct 20 – Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
Oct 22 – Sauget, IL Pops
Oct 23 – Tulsa, OK The Marquee
Oct 24 – Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
Oct 25 – Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
Oct 27 – Fort Collins, CO The Aggie Theatre
Oct 28 – Casper, WI Downtown Grill
Oct 30 – Salt Lake City, UT V2
Oct 31 – Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
Nov 1 – Victorville, CA Karma
Nov 15 – San Jose, Costa Rica Club Vertigo
Nov 27 – Tokyo, Japan Shimokitazawa
Nov 29 – Yokohama, Japan F.A.D. Yokohama
Nov 30 – Tokyo, Japan Daikanyama UNIT
Dec 1 – Nagoya, Japan Club Quattro
Dec 2 – Osaka, Japan Club Quattro

TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET, _They Came From The Shadows_ out today!

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:47:53 GMT

The new TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET full length is finally out! They Came From The Shadows can be purchased via cd, vinyl or iTunes by clicking here. While supplies last you can still procure the t-shirt combo by clicking here. Check out what TBR had to say:

Hey everyone! We have a lot of things going on right now! First, our new record “They Came From the Shadows” is out today on Fat Wreck Chords! We’ve also made a video for the first track off of that record, “Skate or Die!!” You can check out the video here! We shot the video over a weekend of good times in our hometown of Laramie Wyoming, hope you like it! Also we’ve uploaded an album of pictures from our recent trip to Japan, check those out here!! AOL Spinner is streaming the new record here!! We have a full US tour coming up next month with the Cobra Skulls!! That tour includes dates with Joey Cape, John Snodgrass, Head, Broadway Calls, Teen Idols, The Dead Milkmen and west coast dates with the Lawrence Arms!!! So check out the video, see some pics from Japan and come see us on the upcoming tour!!! Stokage! TBR

See them live:

10/08/09 Englewood, CO at Moe’s
10/09/09 Kansas City, MO at Record Bar
10/10/09 Chicago, IL at Metro Riot Fest
10/12/09 Louisville, KY at Skull Alley
10/13/09 Atlanta, GA at Masquerade- Hell (down)
10/14/09 Tampa, FL at Orpheum W/ Cobra Skulls
10/15/09 West Palm Beach, FL at Respectable St.
10/16/09 Orlando, FL at Back Booth
10/17/09 Gainesville, FL at The Atlantic Night Spot
10/19/09 Virginia Beach, VA at The Clubhouse
10/20/09 Richmond , VA at Nara Sushi
10/21/09 Baltimore, MD at Otto Bar
10/22/09 Philadelphia, PA at The Barbary
10/23/09 Brooklyn, NY at Europa Night Club CMJ
10/24/09 Long Branch, NJ at Brighton Bar
10/25/09 Cambridge, MA at Middle East Upstairs
10/26/09 Albany, NY at Valentines – Downstairs 120
10/27/09 Toronto, Canada at Kathedral
10/28/09 Pittsburgh, PA at Garfield Artworks
10/29/09 Cleveland, OH at Beachland Ballroom
10/30/09 Grand Rapids, MI at Mixtape
11/01/09 St. Louis, MO at Cicero’s
11/02/09 Oklahoma City, OK at The Conservatory
11/04/09 Las Cruces, NM at Code Red Cafe
11/05/09 Tempe, AZ at The Sets
11/06/09 San Diego, CA at The Casbah
11/07/09 West Hollywood, CA at Troubadour
11/08/09 Anaheim, CA at Chain Reaction
11/09/09 San Luis Obispo, CA at Downtown Brew
11/11/09 San Francisco, CA at Bottom of the Hill
11/12/09 San Francisco, CA at Bottom of the Hill
11/13/09 Portland, OR at Satyricon
11/14/09 Seattle, WA at El Corazon
11/15/09 Vancouver, Canada at Red Room
11/16/09 Spokane, WA at Cretin Hop
11/17/09 Missoula, MT at The Badlander
11/18/09 Sheridan, WY at Scotty’s Skate Castle

Download MP3s of “Skate or Die” and “Don’t Want To Go” here.

New Teenage Bottlerocket MP3!

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:09:06 GMT

With the long weekend around the corner we offer you a new smoking track from Teenage Bottlerocket titled “Don’t Want To Go” check it out by clicking here and read what Ray from TBR had to say:

What’s going down? We are stoked for everyone to check out our new tune entitled “Don’t Want To Go”. The song is the 2nd track off our new album “They Came From The Shadows”. “Don’t Want To Go” is about not going to certain places to avoid running into an ex-girlfriend or boyfriend. We’ve all been there, right? Check out the tune and we hope you like it.

TBR

Click here to download Teenage Bottlerocket’s first MP3 titled “Skate or Die”.

Visit the bands myspace page by clicking here.

TBR’s tour dates!

Banner Pilot's Collapser out today!

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:35:32 GMT

Minneapolis, MN is home to scads of wondrous and indispensable things: Dillinger Four, deep fried macaroni cheese balls, and our newest signee, Banner Pilot! We are pleased as punch to have them on our roster and with one listen to their brand new full-length Collapser you’ll know why. Collapser hits the streets today and you can order it via cd, vinyl or iTunes by clicking here. If you missed the full album stream on punknews, click here. Check out a review here and an interview here. Be sure to visit their myspace page for news and tour dates.

09/04/09 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue Record release show
09/05/09 Chicago, IL Ronny’s
09/06/09 Elgin, IL The Gasthaus
10/30/09 Gainesville, FL FEST!
10/31/09 Gainesville, FL FEST!

Pre-order TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET's _They Came From The Shadows_ full length right now!

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:26:12 GMT

The preorder for Teenage Bottlerocket’s first release on Fat, They Came From The Shadows, is now for sale! As previously posted, we are offering a Limited Edition T-shirt combo deal with both the cd and vinyl! Click here to order your combo!

Click here to download Teenage Bottlerocket’s first MP3 titled Skate or Die.

Teenage Bottlerocket head to Japan this weekend! Click here for all their dates.

Check out a recent interview with TBR on Spin.com.

New Strung Out MP3!

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:54:08 GMT

Los Angeles, CA – Having lost count of the number of shows played over two decades across five continents, punk veterans Strung Out have announced their first round of tour dates in support of the band’s seventh album, Agents Of The Underground, out September 29th via Fat Wreck Chords. See all tour dates below. In anticipation to the group’s new release, Spin.com is unveiling the first song off the album entitled “Black Crosses,” which can be downloaded here! Celebrating their 20th anniversary with this new album, Cruz recently said, “This album is truly the culmination of everything we’ve done.” Produced by Cameron Webb (Motorhead, Social Distortion, Ignite), _Agents Of The Underground flawlessly melds Strung Out’s signature sound of punk rock fury executed with metal precision and technicality.

Strung Out tour dates:

09/05/09 Santa Barbara, CA at Velvet Jones
09/06/09 Santa Barbara, CA at Velvet Jones
09/25/09 Long Beach, CA at The Shore
10/01/09 Tempe, AZ at The Clubhouse
10/01/09 San Antonio, TX at Rock Bottom
10/02/09 Austin, TX at Red Seven
10/03/09 Dallas, TX at The Granada Theater
10/04/09 Houston, TX at Meridian / Red Room
10/05/09 New Orleans, LA at Howlin’ Wolf
10/07/09 Tallahassee, FL at The Engine Room
10/08/09 Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Culture Room
10/09/09 St. Petersburg, FL at The State Theatre
10/10/09 Orlando, FL at The Social
10/11/09 Jacksonville Beach, FL at Freebird Cafe
10/12/09 Atlanta, GA at The Masquerade Downstairs
10/14/09 Fayetteville, NC at Jester’s
10/15/09 Raleigh, NC at Volume 11 Tavern
10/16/09 Virginia Beach, VA at Ohana’s Night Club
10/17/09 Jermin, PA at Eleanor Rigby’s
10/18/09 Columbus, OH at The Basement
10/19/09 Toledo, OH at Frankies
10/20/09 Milwaukee, WI at Turner Hall
10/22/09 Sauget, IL at Pop’s / Small Room
10/23/09 Tulsa, OK at The Marquee
10/24/09 Albuquerque, NM at Launchpad
10/25/09 Colorado Springs, CO at Black Sheep
10/27/09 Fort Collins, CO at Aggie Theatre
10/30/09 Layton, UT at V2

New EP from The Lawrence Arms, out on October 27th!

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:21:30 GMT

Hot Dog! The Lawrence Arms have wiped their blurry eyes and have recorded a brand new EP titled Buttsweat and Tears to be released on vinyl and digitally via ITUNES on October 27th. Check back soon on how and when you can get your limited edition color vinyl. In the mean time, check out what Brendan Kelly had to say about the EP:

When my band, the Lawrence Arms, first started, we had this idea for a seven inch. We had the title picked out and we even knew what the cover was gonna be. We promised ourselves that our first seven inch would have this name and this cover. Well, we never did a seven inch (except for one that was part of a label series, which meant that the cover and the title were sort of more beholden to the big picture rather than our dumb ideas) and the whole thing kind of languished, and now, ten years later, in conjunction with our ten year anniversary show and subsequent west coast run (the first run in over 2 years), we’ve got our first real seven inch on our hands. And guess what? We fucking named it the name that we thought up ten years ago. That’s right, assholes. When we decided what our first seven inch was gonna be called, ‘a digital release’ sounded like some sort of futuristic way to blow your load using your computer, and yet this fucking record is gonna be released digitally with an extra song. That’s, again, right, asshats. You guys wanna know what it’s called? Do you? It’s called Buttsweat and Tears. Why? Well, for one thing, they’re the two most secreted liquids from the three of us over the last decade, but of course we didn’t know that would be the case when we thought up the title. We just thought it sounded tough, you know?

Check out The Lawrence Arms tour dates and Brendan’s blog on his band and oh so much more.

Chris Rest joins No Use For A Name!

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:59:43 GMT

As reported earlier in the week, Chris Rest of Lagwagon fame has joined No Use For A Name! To celebrate the occasion the band is doing a one off show in San Francisco at Thee Parkside on October 7th before heading to Japan. Tony Sly had this to say:

We are totally stoked to have Chris in the band. I have always thought he was a shredder, so when I found out he was available I called him right away. It’s also kind of cool to get someone from one of our peer bands because we all sort of grew up doing the same things. He’s very easy to get along with and I think he will add to our sound.

10/07/09 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside

10/23/09 Niigata, Japan Lots

10/24/09 Koriyama, Japan Sharp 9

10/25/09 Sendai, Japan Club Junk Box

10/27/09 Mito, Japan Light House

10/29/09 Tokyo, Japan Blitz

10/30/09 Tokyo, Japan Blitz

11/02/09 Nagoya, Japan Club Quattro

11/03/09 Osaka, Japan Big Cat

11/05/09 Fukuoka, Japan DRUM

11/06/09 Hiroshima, Japan Namiki Junction

Paint It Black's Surrender out today!

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:18:18 GMT

The wait is over, Paint It Black’s debut EP on Fat Surrender is out today on vinyl and digitally via ITUNES! Though we sold out of the red vinyl within minutes, rest assured you can procure a green copy by attending a Paint It Black show while supplies last. If you are like Ron Burgundy, stay classy with black vinyl by clicking here. Click here to read what Dan Yemin had to say about the first track “Sacred” which you can hear streaming right now!

Paint It Black tour dates:

09/10/09 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church

09/11/09 Baltimore, MD The Ottobar

09/12/09 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg

09/13/09 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s

09/18/09 Kingston, UK The Peel

09/19/09 Leeds, UK Joseph’s Well

09/20/09 Glasgow, Scotland Ivory Blacks

09/21/09 Manchester, UK The Star & Garter

09/22/09 Birmingham, UK The Swinging Sporran

09/23/09 Brighton, UK The Freebutt

09/24/09 Plymouth, UK White Rabbit

09/25/09 Southampton, UK Hamptons

09/26/09 London, UK The Fly

09/27/09 Newport, Wales Le Pub

Banner Pilot MP3 and Pre-Order Posted!

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:28:34 GMT

Banner Pilot’s debut record on Fat Wreck Chords is out Sept. 1st! You can download the second track “Skeleton Key” by clicking here, and then pre-order your copy of Collapser:

Stay tuned for additional Banner Pilot dates as they are gearing up to head down to the fest! If you missed the first MP3 “Greenwood” click here to download it.

09/04/09 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue Record release show

09/05/09 Chicago, IL Ronny’s

New Paint It Black MP3!

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:24:03 GMT

True to their roots, Paint It Black once again deliver a memorable and thoughtful hardcore performance on their Fat debut EP titled Surrender. You can hear the first track “Sacred” right here, right now! For an in-depth look at “Sacred’s” lyrics, read what Dan Yemin had to say below. Enjoy!

What’s up punks? Thanks for taking a couple of minutes out of your busy day to check out this song. It’s about getting older and feeling more vulnerable, physically and emotionally, and about the self-imposed delusions people sometimes create to keep from experiencing that vulnerability. I feel like we’ve written at least 20 songs about how hard it is for us humans to learn from our mistakes. This is yet another one. I guess we should get over it already.

Sacred
I used to feel safe, oblivious to the mess I left in my wake. Now I try to give more than I take. But there’s more at stake than the nights I spent awake. It turns out I’ve got a selfish streak, and I repeat the same mistakes.

Seconds, hours, minutes, days. I feel it slipping away.

Did I mention that I’m fucking scared? I can feel the decay, but I can’t say it caught me unawares. New bruises, new pills. Fate will not fight fair; the clock will not stand still. “Ask me why & I’ll spit in your eye.” We’re all still ill. Today I felt the time slipping away. We’ll push the fear out of the way.

Paint It Black embark on an East Coast run and head overseas, be sure not to miss them.

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:16:07 GMT

Alternative Press is hosting a pretty sweet contest for our Wrecktrospective, click here to enter!

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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:40:24 GMT

In case you missed downloading “Demons” off The Lawrence Arms EP, click here to get it!

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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:26:21 GMT

The Lawrence Arms, head out on tour tomorrow with TBR! Click here for the dates and here for a new review of their EP.

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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:18:34 GMT

BANNER PILOT’s, Collapser is reviewed by Absolutepunk and click here for their tour dates with DEAD TO ME.

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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:11:10 GMT

Don’t forget to bid on the NOFX Cokie The Clown 7” Test Pressing ending tomorrow. Bid here to help out Ian Macdougall.

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:03:06 GMT

Two brand new reviews compliments of Wonka Vision. Check out the review of Banner Pilot’s new one and American Steel!

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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:18:16 GMT

STRUNG OUT are currently on tour supporting Agents of the Underground. Click here to check out a recent interview with punknews.org.

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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:31:28 GMT

Be afraid, be very afraid…witness, Cokie The Clown! Click here for details on the EP.

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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:12 GMT

TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET name their three least favorite Ramones songs, click here to read it!

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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:57:29 GMT

The Lawrence Arms, are celebrating their10 year anniversary with a hometown show at the Metro in Chicago this Saturday, Oct 24th. Click here to listen to an interview with Chris at Chicago’s finest radio station, Q101.

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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:20:15 GMT

Check out this new interview with The Loved Ones by clicking here!

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:05:33 GMT

Dillinger Four are just cool. Don’t believe us? Watch them perform at this kids house by clicking here!

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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:10:00 GMT

We are having a CMJ showcase this Friday, Oct 23rd in Brooklyn at Europa with Teenage Bottlerocket, Banner Pilot, Joey Cape and more. Click here for the details!

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Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:32:39 GMT

NO USE FOR A NAME are currently touring Asia, click here to check the dates!

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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:42:08 GMT

STRUNG OUT is currently on tour, click here to view their dates and here to read a brand new review!

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Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:48:04 GMT

NOFX head to Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica this December, click here to view the dates! Looks like fellow atheist PZ Myers has given NOFX a nod, click here to check it out.

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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:17:19 GMT

Dead To Me are gearing up for their release of African Elephants with a tour in the U.S, Europe and Japan! Check their new tour dates here.

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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:45:49 GMT

TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET are on the move! Click here to see their tour dates and here to read a show review.

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Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:18:47 GMT

Check out this show review of NOFX in Sydney, Australia by clicking here!

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Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:50:00 GMT

We have slipmats back in stock! Go get yours here!

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Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:30:46 GMT

American Steel head to Europe and the UK this month with The All American Rejects. Click here to view the dates! Be sure not to miss their October 19th show as its their only headlining gig. Check out this interview in Distorted Magazine.

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Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:26:28 GMT

The Loved Ones, who are currently on tour with The Gaslight Anthem, made a stop in Canada where Dave sat down for a wee chat with ThePunkSite.com, click here to check it out.

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Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:35:47 GMT

SNUFF are heading stateside to perform on Halloween at the Fest in Gainesville, FL! I wouldn’t miss this show as its been over a decade since they played America. Click here for all Fest details.

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Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:32:03 GMT

THE LAWRENCE ARMS celebrate their 10 year anniversary with a special show in their hometown of Chicago at the Metro on Saturday, October 24th and there are gifts to be had to the first 100 people that show up. Buttsweat and Tears comes out on October 27th and you can view the artwork and track listing by clicking here. Be sure to tune into DOPE SICK RADIO on Tuesday, Oct 6th at 7PM (CST) to catch the tell all interview with Brendan Kelly and hear how to win a limited edition colored vinyl.

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Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:58:40 GMT

The Swingin Utters have announced some dates with The Pogues, click here to check it out!

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Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:15:24 GMT

THE FLATLINERS have just announced their tour with The Dropkick Murphys! Click here to check the dates.

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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:31:26 GMT

Check out this new interview with BANNER PILOT by clicking here !

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Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:59:02 GMT

TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET live the simple life, or do they? Click here to read a brand new interview!

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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:31:45 GMT

Check out Strung Out’s Chalkboard Confessional feature on AltPress.com by clicking here !

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Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:21:01 GMT

Click here to check out a new interview with American Steel and here to see their upcoming tour dates!

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Exclusive *DEAD TO ME* MYSPACE album premier and a free MP3!

Pre-order *DEAD TO ME* and *THE FLATLINERS* right now!

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New 7" from *The Flatliners*, out on November 10th!

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*TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET*, _They Came From The Shadows_ out today!

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*Banner Pilot*'s Collapser out today!

Pre-order *TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET*'s _They Came From The Shadows_ full length right now!

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New EP from *The Lawrence Arms*, out on October 27th!

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*Paint It Black*'s Surrender out today!

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Exclusive DEAD TO ME MYSPACE album premier and a free MP3!

Pre-order DEAD TO ME and THE FLATLINERS right now!

The Lawrence Arms, _Buttsweat and Tears_ out today!

New LAWRENCE ARMS MP3!

Fat Wreck Chords _WRECKTROSPECTIVE_ Out Nov. 24!!

NOFX EP/7" x2 out on November 24th!

New 7" from The Flatliners, out on November 10th!

STRUNG OUT, _Agents Of The Underground_ out today!

New record from DEAD TO ME, out Nov 10th!

Strung Out pre-order, new MP3 and full album stream live right now!

TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET, _They Came From The Shadows_ out today!

New Teenage Bottlerocket MP3!

Banner Pilot's Collapser out today!

Pre-order TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET's _They Came From The Shadows_ full length right now!

New Strung Out MP3!

New EP from The Lawrence Arms, out on October 27th!

Chris Rest joins No Use For A Name!

Paint It Black's Surrender out today!

Banner Pilot MP3 and Pre-Order Posted!

New Paint It Black MP3!