Mothers, keep your children indoors cos these southern boys are about to blow shit up with some real furious punk-garage-psych rock ‘n’ roll!!!!!! Bad Cop is about to WRECK YOUR TOWN!
BAD COP FALL TOUR:
Sat 9.4 – Woodchuck’s, Toledo, OH
Sun 9.5 – Now That’s Class, Cleveland, OH
Mon 9.6 – Lemon Grove Cafe, Youngstown, OH
Tue 9.7 – Howler’s Coyote Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Thomas Function)
Wed 9.8 – Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA (w/ Thomas Function)
Thurs 9.9 – Lit Lounge, New York, NY
(w/ Thomas Function, Liquor Store & Devil Eyes)
Sat 9.11 – Cousin Larry’s, Danbury, CT (w/ Devil Eyes)
Tues 9.14 – Sidebar Tavern, Baltimore, MD (w/ Devil Eyes)
Wed 9.15 – Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, Charlottesville, VA (w/ Turbo Fruits)
Thurs 9.16 – Tipsy, Greenville, NC
Sat 9.18 – Go Bar, Athens, GA
Sat 9.25 – Don Pedro, Brooklyn, NY
Sun 9. 26 – The Space, Hamden, CT
Thurs 9.30 – Bar St. Laurent, Montreal, QC
(POP MONTREAL w/ Turbogeist & Devil Eyes)
Fri 10.1 – Silver Dollar Room, Toronto, ON
Fri 10.8 – The Nightlight, Chapel Hill, NC
Sat 10.9 – The Tin Roof, Charleston, SC
Thurs 10.14 – The Whistler, Chicago, IL
Fri 10. 15 – Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA
Sat 10.16 – Plaines Project, Chicago, IL
Sat 10. 23 – Spike Hill, Brooklyn, NY (Deli Magazine CMJ Showcase)
Alex of Bad Cop does the Pants Off Dance Off
Bad Cop’s debut album “Harvest the Beast” will be out on CD on Sept. 14, but you can pre-order it here for a low-low price of only $9.99 (reg. $13).
Dudes, you gotta check this album…. Impose says “it’s one of the albums of the year, mos def” and dig what Corazine had to say:
“Harvest the Beast” pulls off a mesmerizing balancing act. Bad Cop manages to be loud and heavy and ear-crashing while still being bright and poppy. Bad Cop is psychedelic. Bad Cop has the energy of punk in the vehicle of garage rock… Boisterous and punchy but pretty yet heavy but speaker-blowing yet powered by pop but trippy yet raw and direct and with the energy of metal but not the sound, more punkish … going in circles …. ARGH! You get the point. Bad Cop’s Harvest the Beast is a brilliant slab of noise pop garage psyche delirium!!!!!!!!!”
There have been a few changes to the ‘Pink Dots Fall N. American tour dates… just changes (SLC, DC, PDX), and a few additions (Philly, Pittsburgh, Chapel Hill, Orlando, Hermosa Beach & Costa Mesa) . No subtractions.
Legendary Pink Dots Live in Berlin by In.Circles Magazine
Legendary Pink Dots Fall 2010 Tour
Fri Oct 15 – Biltmore, Vancouver, BC
Sat Oct 16 – El Corazon, Seattle, WA
Mon Oct 18 – Club Sound, Salt Lake City, UT %
Tue Oct 19 – Gothic Theater, Englewood, CO
Thur Oct 21 – Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN
Fri Oct 22 – Double Door, Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 23 – Rumba Café, Columbus, OH
Sun Oct 24 – Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
Mon Oct 25 – Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
Tue Oct 26 – The Mod Club, Toronto, ON
Thur Oct 28 – Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
Fri Oct 29 – Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
Sat Oct 30 – DC9, Washington, DC *
Mon Nov 1 – M Room, Philadelphia, PA ^
Tue Nov 2 – Thunderbird Café, Pittsburgh, PA ^
Wed Nov 3 – Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC ^
Thur Nov 4 – The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
Fri Nov 5 – The Plaza Theatre, Orlando, FL ^
Sat Nov 6 – Orpheum, Tampa, FL
Tue Nov 9 – House of Blues Dallas, Dallas, TX
Wed Nov 10 – Elyslum, Austin, TX
Sun Nov 14 – The Rhythm Room, Scottsdale, AZ
Mon Nov 15 – The Casbah, San Diego, CA
Tue Nov 16 – Echoplex, Echo Park, CA
Wed Nov 17 – Sainte Rocke, Hermosa Beach, CA ^
Thur Nov 18 – The Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA ^
Fri Nov 19 – Café Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
Sat Nov 20 – Café Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
Mon Nov 22 – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR *
Can you believe that America’s favorite indie/punk zine “Big Takeover” is already 30 years old! Very many congrats to Mr. Jack Rabid & crew… They’ve got a bangin’ celebration extravaganza over at the Bell House on July 30 & 31st.
Tickets are either already on sale or will be on sale by the end of the week! East coasters, don’t forget they’re also playing the Afro Punk Festival on Saturday June 26 at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn!
Hear Fang Island talk about the crazy night in Greenville where they first met Univox in an interview with 402 Productions! Keg parties, grizzly looking moms, furniture bonfires?
Then check both bands out on May 27 at The Barbary in Philly. We caught them last month at Maxwell’s in Hoboken (no jokin’) and let’s just say that you cannot afford to miss this show, Philadelphia! Duuuuuuuuude.
We’ve been telling you about these boys for months. The blogsters are loving their unique vocal harmonies, post-punk construction and garage-punk skronk. Following the digital release a few weeks back, ROIR is proud to release the debut CD album from Philadelphia’s Univox!
Univox are playing two shows in Philly this month:
May 27 @ The Barbary, Philadelphia, PA with Fang Island
May 29 @ Danger Danger Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Terre T is honored to welcome Cleveland legends The Styrenes to the Cherry Blossom Clinic on Saturday May 1st from 3-6 PM. It’s not hyperbole to call the Styrenes – whose members have also been in the equally legendary Electric Eels and the Mirrors – one of the greatest bands in rock history. Rolling Stone called the Styrenes ‘post-punk before punk ever happened,’ but that only scratches the surface of their genius and influence. They’ll be playing at Death By Audio in Brooklyn on April 30th and Manhattan’s Cake Shop on May 1st, but tune into the Cherry Blossom Clinic to hear them lay it down live on WFMU!
The Styrenes on Tour
Apr 26 – The Summit, Columbus, OH
Apr 28 – M Room, Philadelphia, PA
Apr 29 – The Church, Boston, MA
Apr 30 – Death by Audio, Brooklyn, NY
May 1 – Cake Shop, New York, NY
“If Lou Reed is the grandfather of punk, then Paul Marotta is its cool uncle” – Nashville’s Dead
Also, The Styrenes Twitter account, updated by John Morton is probably the best reason to join Twitter ever. @Styrenes
James Chance in France just rhymes too well, doesn’t it ? Anyhooooo four shows this May from the king of funky punk free jazz. All over the globe, babies.
May 5 @ L’Ubu, Rennes, FRANCE
May 6 @ Sunset, Paris, FRANCE
May 7 @ The Victoria, London, UK
May 8 @ All Tomorrow’s Parties, Butlins Minehead, UK
May 9 @ The Harley, Sheffield, UK
May 19 @ Liquid Room, Tokyo, JAPAN
May 21 @ Shinsaibashi Club Drop, Osaka, JAPAN
Also playing at the Matt Groening curated ATP UK are The Raincoats.
Great vid of James Chance at PS1′s Warm Up 2008 after the jump. Also check out Pat Place of the Bush Tetras on geee-tar. (more…)
Philly City Paper says: Univox's crusty power-driven pop, which incorporates the noisily melodic elements of Sonic Youth with the frenetic splintered pace of The Stooges and a touch of Motown swing, is easily imaginable coming from car windows on a summer's night. Read more...
Christian Marclay’s Graffiti Composition is the live recording of a one-time performance at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 2006. Led by Elliott Sharp, it features five world-renowned guitar players-Melvin Gibbs, Mary Halvorson, Lee Ranaldo, Vernon Reid, and Sharp. Read more...
“In Monstrous Attitude” is Dufus’ third album with ROIR, is mixed by Shimmy Disc's Kramer and barely contained in a colossal 12 panel Digipak with comic book art by anti-folk hero, Jeffrey Lewis (Rough Trade) Read more...
Frontman Edward Ka-Spel and his crew capture the listener’s imagination with lush and haunting songs. Plutonium Blonde is more than just an album; it’s an aural and visual treat, a collection of stories that could have very well been written by a modern day Brothers Grimm. Read more...
IMPOSE MAGAZINE says: This wigged-out, cleverly-named Nashville trio must have been on some kind of collective bender when they recorded this zinger of an album, because they got some kind of “lightning in a bottle” shit going on here the likes of which you don’t roll into all that often.
It’s a soulful, greasy, howlin’ whiteboy kind of rant-rock that’s even greater than the sum of all its crazy parts, a frantic, no-holds-barred, “fuck the rules” kind of album that we desperately need right now. Read more...
A long awaited re-issue on vinyl & CD of the celebrated ROIR cassette, this is more than just a record; it’s a piece of NYC punk history. “Loud Fast Rules!” captures the band doing what they do best, playing a sharp, fast, energetic live set of catchy, feisty songs that mix punk with metal, reggae and good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll. A perfect soundtrack to a slam dancing, pit slamming, pogo party! Read more...
After more than 25 years, the Legendary Pink Dots continue to make compelling new music that is demanded by fans and maintains the high level of quality that set their careers in motion. Their new album finds the band in familiar territory; pulsing Krautrock, dark and sinister pop and epic post-industrial soundscapes. The album invites the listener to put on head phones, close their eyes and embark on a technicolor journey. US/Canada tour in October. Read more...
Darryl Jenifer returns to ROIR, home to the Bad Brains’ legendary debut album, to release his solo debut. “In Search of Black Judas” blasts off with hardcore riffs and monstrous grooves, delivered with classic Bad Brains fire and fury and the quickness to shift into downtempo reggae passages. It’s a heady and intoxicating mix of sounds that continues a quest for innovation and soulful vibes, anchored by Jenifer’s rock steady lines. Read more...
The Styrenes
