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Mixtapes – On Tour

By , 4 March, 2011, No Comment

MIXTAPES – March Tour (03/12 – 03/30) + More!
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* Many upcoming shows in support of A Short Collection Of Short Songs
* 7-inch / digital now available from Animal Style Records
* New EP Castle Songs up for free download

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Beginning on March 12th MIXTAPES (Cincinnati, OH) will embark on a two week tour of the East Coast / Midwest in support of its latest EP, A Short Collection Of Short Songs.

Released in late 2010, the 6-song effort is now available on both 7″ vinyl and digital formats from Animal Style Records. The former is limited to a pressing of 500 on three colorways (orange / yellow mix, lime green, electric blue) and comes with a digital download, which includes a bonus cover of Hold Steady’s “Your Little Hoodrat Friend” available only to those who purchase the 7″. For more info go here or grab a copy from the band at a show.

In additional touring news, Mixtapes is currently booking dates for April and beyond, including a two week stint May with Dear Landlord and appearances at Stay Sweet Fest and Pouzza Fest. Confirmed shows are below although you can expect more to be added.

A Short Collection Of Short Songs is arguably Mixtapes’ strongest material to date, featuring six tracks of highly infectious, perfectly blended power pop and gritty punk rock. This tasty slab of plastic offers no shortage of dueling boy / girl vocals, buzzing guitars and sweet harmonies. You can stream all the songs at Bandcamp, or you can grab an mp3 for the song “I’m Like” here.

Finally, the band recently released Castle Songs, a two-track effort that can be downloaded for free from digital label Death To False Hope Records.

As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with the band, drop me a line here.

TOUR
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MAR 06 – Cincinnati, OH @ Fogartys w/ I Call Fives, Rust Belt Lights, Kid Liberty
MAR 12 – Altoona, PA @ Archway w/ Daytrader
MAR 13 – Columbus, OH @ Seven Venue w/ Daytrader
MAR 14 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Dojo w/ Daytrader
MAR 15 – St Louis, MO @ Rue13 w/ Banner Pilot, Humanoids, ShinSplints
MAR 21 – Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter w/ Light Years, All Out Best
MAR 22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ TBA w/ Light Years
MAR 23 – Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space w/ Light Years
MAR 24 – Lancaster, PA @ Plum Shack w/ Light Years
MAR 25 – Wakefield, MA @ The United Unitarian Church w/ Light Years, Late Nite Wars
MAR 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ Laura Stevenson and the Cans
MAR 27 – Albany, NY @ Valentines w/ Light Years, I Was A Hero, Galleries
MAR 28 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
MAR 30 – Newport, KY @ The Southgate House w/ The Challenged, Greenland Is Melting, Billy Wallace and the Virginia Blues
APR 10 – Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter w/ The Wonder Years, Fireworks, Such Gold, Make Do and Mend, Living with Lions
APR 15-17 – Richmond, VA @ Stay Sweet Fest / The Camel
APR 18 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Garage
MAY 06 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry w/ Dear Landlord, Banner Pilot, The Manix
MAY 07 – Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen w/ Dear Landlord
MAY 08 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class w/ Dear Landlord
MAY 09 – Newport, KY @ The Southgate House w/ Dear Landlord
MAY 10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks w/ Dear Landlord
MAY 14 – Toronto @ TBA
MAY 15 – St. Catherines @ The Mansion House w/ Beat Noire
MAY 16 – Peterborough @ TBA
MAY 17 – Ottawa @ TBA
MAY 18 – Quebec, QC @ Bar-Coop l’Agitée w/ Dear Landlord
MAY 19 – Rimouski @ Petit Pavillion Agricole w/ Dear Landlord, Maladroit, Inside Riot
MAY 20-22 – Montreal, Canada @ Pouzza Fest
MAY 28 – Indianapolis, IN @ The dojo w/ Dear Landlord, New Creases

- Near-perfect pop-punk … refreshing and really,really f_cking good. – CanYouSeeTheSunset.com
- It’s a safe bet that every one of these songs will end up stuck in your head at some point. – Buzzlegoose.com
- Shockingly polished, surprisingly mature and occasionally brilliant … from a band that literally came out of nowhere. – Punknews.org

Beartrap Bands @ FEST 9

By , 20 October, 2010, No Comment

BEARTRAP PR Bands Are FEST-ing!
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• Catch our bands as they tour to FEST 9 in Gainesville, FL (Oct 29 – 31)
• Real question remains, “How many soused, bearded punks can one city hold?”

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It’s that time of year again, where what feels like half the Beartrap Roster asks Will and I, “Can you send out a press release regarding our tour to the FEST?”

So instead of saying “yes” 18 separate times, we decided to compose one all-encompassing FEST 9 press release. It not only highlights when and where our bands are playing during the upcoming Halloween weekend, but all the shows surrounding these three debauched days in Gainesville, FL as well. It’s basically just a friendly heads up for anyone attending the No Idea-sponsored festival or living in towns through which the bands are touring.

Check out the relevant information below for these bands: After The Fall, Annabel, Banquets, Bars Of Gold, Billy Wallace, Campaign, Carpenter, Charles The Osprey, Franz Nicolay, Go Rydell, Grown Ups, imadethismistake, Junior Battles, One Win Choice, Pianos Become The Teeth, PJ Bond, Static Radio NJ and The Great Explainer.

If you’d like to speak with any of the bands or have any guest list requests, drop me a line here.

On a semi-related note, a handful of these outfits (Annabel, Banquets, Campaign, Junior Battles, One Win Choice, and PJ Bond) have contributed previously unreleased and rare material, demos and exclusive tracks for the the Pastepunk 12th Anniversary MP3 Compilation. Featuring 17 songs from the Beartrap PR roster, the comp is available for free download for the next month. Grab it here.

BEARTRAP FEST SCHEDULE

AFTER THE FALL (Albany, NY)
• New full-length Eradication out now from Mightier Than Sword
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OCT 22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Party Expo w/ Thieves & Assassins, Coughing Fit
OCT 23 – Albany, NY @ Valentine’s w/ Defeater, Make Do and Mend
OCT 30 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / The Venue (side stage), 10:20pm
NOV 12 – Montreal, QC @ Katacomes w/ The Saint Catherines
NOV 13 – Quebec City, QC @ Scanner w/ The Saint Catherines
DEC 08 – San Jose, Costa Rica @ Club Peppers w/ Unrestrained
DEC 12 – San Jose, Costa Rica @ Punk Fest w/ Millencollin, A Wilhelm Scream
DEC 17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Party Expo w/ The Saint Catherines
DEC 18 – Albany, NY @ TBA w/ The Saint Catherines

ANNABEL (Kent, OH)
• New 7″ out soon!
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OCT 22 – Kent, OH @ The Rathskellar
OCT 30 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Common Grounds, 3:30pm

BANQUETS (Jersey City, NJ)
• This Is Our Concern, Dude 7″ out now from Black Numbers
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OCT 29 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Bar 1982, 8pm
NOV 05 – Goshen, NY @ Cravings
NOV 06 – New Brunswick, NJ @ Little Richard’s

BARS OF GOLD (Detroit, MI)
• Debut full-length Of Gold out now on Friction Records
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OCT 28 – Durham, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse
OCT 29 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Bar 1982, 9:40pm

BILLY WALLACE (Roanoke, VA)
• Stream songs from The Road Spit Me Out
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OCT 31 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Boca Fiesta, 7:30pm

CAMPAIGN (Atlanta, GA)
• Download It Likes To Party EP
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OCT 15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl w/ Swingin Utters
OCT 28 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn w/ Smoke or Fire
OCT 30 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Rum Runners, 11:20pm

CARPENTER (Vancouver, BC)
• New CD Sea To Sky out now on Goldstock Records
• 12″ vinyl coming soon from Paper + Plastick
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OCT 19 – London, ON @ Call The Office w/ Cheap Girls
OCT 20 – Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah w/ Cheap Girls
OCT 21 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s w/ Cheap Girls
OCT 22 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place w/ Cheap Girls, Two Cow Garage
OCT 23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Europa Nightclub w/ Bomb the Music Industry, Cheap Girls, Laura Stevenson
OCT 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ Cheap Girls, Laura Stevenson, Everyone Everywhere
OCT 25 – Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Artspace w/ Cheap Girls, Laura Stevenson
OCT 26 – Richmond, VA @ The Tighthouse w/ Cheap Girls, Laura Stevenson
OCT 27 – Durham, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse w/ Cheap Girls, Laura Stevenson
OCT 29 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Jeff’s Deli, 8pm
NOV 01 – Baton Rouge, LA @ The Warehouse
NOV 02 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
NOV 04 – Midland, TX @ Pine Box Collective
NOV 05 – El Paso, TX @ The Percolator
NOV 06 – Phoenix, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room
NOV 07 – San Diego, CA @ The Ruby Room
NOV 10 – Sacramento, CA @ The Press Club
NOV 11 – Chico, CA @ Cafe Flo
NOV 13 – Seattle, WA @ The Fusion Cafe

CHARLES THE OSPREY (Grand Rapids, MI)
• New LP Consider out now on Friction Records
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OCT 31 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Bar 1982, 8:10pm

FRANZ NICOLAY (New York, NY)
• New full-length Luck And Courage out now on Team Science
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OCT 19 – New York, NY @ Pianos w/ Das Racist, Fenech-Soler
OCT 21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Coco 66, CMJ: InDigest Showcase
OCT 25 – Atlanta, GA @ The 529 w/ O Pioneers, Junior Battles
OCT 26 – Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
OCT 27 – Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery
OCT 28 – Gainesville, FL @ Wayward Council
OCT 31 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Boca Fiesta, 5:50pm
NOV 03 – Normal, IL @ Firehouse w/ Two Cow Garage
NOV 04 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency w/ Two Cow Garage
NOV 05 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club w/ Two Cow Garage
NOV 10 – Buffalo, NY @ House Show
NOV 26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center w/ Stornoway
NOV 27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall w/ Stornoway
NOV 28 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s w/ Stornoway
NOV 29 – Gambier, OH @ Horn Gallery at Kenyon College w/ Stornoway
NOV 30 – Toronto, OH @ El Mocambo w/ Stornoway
DEC 02 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Stornoway
DEC 03 – Boston, MA @ TT the Bear’s w/ Stornoway
DEC 04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas w/ Stornoway
DEC 05 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage w/ Stornoway
DEC 18 – New York, NY @ Postcrypt Coffeehouse at Columbia University

GO RYDELL (Orlando, FL)
• New LP / CD The Golden Age out now on Black Numbers
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OCT 28 – Orlando, FL @ Hoops Tavern
OCT 31 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Rum Runners, 4:20pm
NOV 01 – Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth

GROWN UPS (Chicago, IL)
• More Songs North American LP / CD re-release – Nov 09 from Topshelf Records
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OCT 28 – Birmingham, AL @ Magic City Wholesale w/ Dolarhyde
OCT 30 – Gainesville, FL @ FEST 9 / Run Runners, 2pm
NOV 01 – Augusta, GA @ 226 Richmond Ave w/ Boyfriends
NOV 03 – Charlotte, NC @ 433 Faison St w/ Boyfriends
NOV 04 – Richmond, VA @ TBA
NOV 05 – Bloomington, IN @ TBA
NOV 06 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Dojo

IMADETHISMISTAKE (Providence, RI)
• Bow & Quiver out now on Bermuda Mohawk Productions
• Discography available for Free Download
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OCT 29 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Spin Cycle, 7:20pm

JUNIOR BATTLES (Toronto, ON)
• Self-Titled 7″ out now on Square Up Records
• New Video for “Basements”
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OCT 20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Party Expo w/ O Pioneers, Fake Problems, My Heart to Joy
OCT 21 – Trenton, NJ @ Mill Hill Saloon w/ O Pioneers, Daytrader, The Great Explainer
OCT 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ O Pioneers, Tigers Jaw
OCT 23 – Richmond, VA @ Exit 76 w/ O Pioneers, the Riot Before, Red City Radio
OCT 24 – Charlotte, NC @ Lunchbox Records w/ O Pioneers
OCT 25 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 w/ O Pioneers, Franz Nicolay
OCT 26 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Shark Tank w/ O Pioneers, The Anchor, Captain We’re Sinking
OCT 27 – Gainesville, FL @ 1982 w/ O Pioneers
OCT 28 – Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery w/ O Pioneers
OCT 31 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Bar 1982, 7:20pm
NOV 01 – Orlando, FL @ Universal Studios w/ our girlfriends
NOV 03 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Mulligans
NOV 04 – Guelph, ON @ Jimmy Jazz w/ The Decay

ONE WIN CHOICE (Toms River, NJ)
• New full-length Conveyor coming soon from Jump Start Records
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OCT 23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Broad St Ministry
OCT 30 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / The Venue (side stage), 8pm
NOV 03 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire

PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH (Baltimore, MD)
• New LP / CD Old Pride out now on Topshelf Records
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OCT 24 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Former Thieves, Into It.Over It.
OCT 25 – Asheville, NC @ The Edge Frat w/ Former Thieves, Into It.Over It.
OCT 26 – Greenville, SC @ Suite 8 w/ Former Thieves, Into It.Over It.
OCT 27 – Summerville, SC @ The Legion w/ Former Thieves, Into It.Over It., Defeater, Make Do and Mend, All Teeth, Living With Lions
OCT 28 – Melbourne, FL @ The Cassettes House w/ Former Thieves, Into It.Over It.
OCT 31 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST 9 / Bar 1982, 4:50pm

PJ BOND (New Brunswick, NJ)
• You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical LP / CD out now from Black Numbers
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OCT 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Manhattan Room w/ Rocky Votolato
OCT 30 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST 9 / Big Lou’s Pizza, 6:30pm

STATIC RADIO NJ (New Brunswick, NJ)
• New 7″ split w/ The Arteries coming soon from Square Up Records
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OCT 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Dad’s Haus w/ The Arteries
OCT 23 – Baltimore, MD @ Golden West Cafe w/ The Arteries
OCT 24 – Richmond, VA @ The Tighthouse w/ The Arteries
OCT 25 – Chattanooga, TN @ JJ Bohemia’s w/ The Arteries
OCT 26 – Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse w/ The Arteries
OCT 27 – Orlando, FL @ Hoops Tavern w/ The Arteries
OCT 28 – Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery w/ The Arteries
OCT 29 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Common Grounds, 9:10pm
NOV 17 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ The Great Explainer

THE GREAT EXPLAINER (Trenton, NJ)
• New 10″ The Way Things Swell out now from Chunksaah Records
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OCT 20 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ The Riot Before, Red City Radio
OCT 21 – Trenton, NJ @ Mill Hill Saloon w/ Pacer, O Pioneers, Junior Battles, Daytrader
OCT 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Dad’s Haus w/ Pacer, Static Radio, The Arteries
OCT 23 – West Chester, PA @ House Show w/ Pacer, Spraynard, Iron Chic, Sister Kisser
OCT 24 – Wilmington, DE @ Bar Code w/ Pacer, Tit Patrol
OCT 25 – Herndon, VA @ So Addictive Lounge w/ Pacer
OCT 26 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall w/ Pacer
OCT 30 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST / Rum Runners, 1:20pm
NOV 17 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ Static Radio NJ
NOV 20 – Trenton, NJ @ Mill Hill Basement

Billy Wallace on If You Make It’s Pink Couch

By , 15 March, 2010, No Comment

Billy Wallace – Seen the Light from If You Make It on Vimeo.

Billy Wallace Tour Starts Today

By , 8 March, 2010, No Comment

Billy Wallace is back on the road in support of his solo debut, The Road Spit Me Out. Go check him out!

March 8th – Knoxville, TN @ Long Branch Saloon
March 9th – Springfield, OH @ McMurray’s
March 10th – Louisville, KY @ The Monkeywrench
March 11th – Louisville, KY @ Derby City Espresso
March 12th – Cincinnati, OH @ East End Cafe
March 14th – Youngstown, OH @ Lemon Grove
March 15th – Jamestown, NY @ Labyrinth Press Co. (early show)
March 15th- Jamestown, NY @ Mojo’s (late show)
March 16th – Rochester, NY @ The Shark Tank
March 17th – Ithaca, NY @ The Wildfire Lounge
March 19th – Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House
March 20th – Jamaica Plains, MA @ Hallway Gallery
March 21st – Providence, RI @ The 201
March 23rd – Brooklyn, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday
March 24th – New Hope, PA @ The Triumph Brewery
March 25th – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire
March 26th – Roanoke, VA @ TBA
March 27th – Richmond, VA @ The Triple
March 28th – Chapel Hill, NC @ The Cave
March 30th – Gainesville, FL @ 1982
March 31st – Gainesville, FL @ Flaco’s
April 1st – Tallahassee, FL @ House show
April 2nd – Decatur, GA @ Kavarna Cafe

PJ Bond & Billy Wallace On Tour

By , 4 February, 2010, No Comment

PJ Bond and Billy Wallace have joined forces to head out on the road starting today. Of course Billy Wallace is formerly of The Wading Girl and self-released The Road Spit Me Out on his own label, Uneasy Records last year. PJ Bond is formerly of Outsmarting Simon most notably as well as Marigold and Communipaw. He released You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical late last year as well on Black Numbers.

Feb. 4th – St. Louis, MO @ The Fubar w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 5th – Peoria, IL @ The Brass Rail w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 6th – Chicago, IL @ The Horseshoe w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 7th – Grand Rapids, MI @ Kelly’s Place w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 8th – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar w/ Dave Hause (The Loved Ones) and PJ Bond
Feb. 9th – Springfield, OH @ McMurray’s w/ PJ Bond, Seton Brown
Feb. 10th – Cincinnati, OH @ Baba Budan’s w/ PJ Bond, Moriah Haven Lawson
Feb. 11th – Cleveland, OH @ The Soggy Dog House w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 12th – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 13th – New Brunswick, NJ @ The Court Tavern w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 14th – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 15th, 16th – Taking a break; hanging with friends in Brooklyn.
Feb. 17th – Roanoke, VA @ The Bazaar w/ Extinctions, Just Marshall
Feb. 18th – Richmond, VA @ Six Burner w/ Nick Coward and the Last Battle