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Dikembe Joins Tiny Engines

By , 28 October, 2011, No Comment

DIKEMBE Joins TINY ENGINES

• Debut LP Broad Shoulders out early 2012
• Exclusive song stream @ Alternative Press
• Live Video: “Sorry I Can’t Stick Around”
• Limited-edition tape (Jeremy Records) available @ FEST

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Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico, Restorations) is stoked to welcome Gainesville, FL’s Dikembe to its growing family of bands. The label will release the quartet’s debut full-length, Broad Shoulders, on 12″ vinyl and digital formats in early 2012. Pre-orders will launch at the beginning of December.

Featuring front man Steven Gray and bassist Ryan Willems from fellow Tiny Engines roster mates Wavelets – as well as members of Senders (Kiss of Death) and The Young Hookers – Dikembe is putting the final touches on the 11-song LP, which is its first official physical release. Earlier this year the outfit released a free digital EP, Chicago Bowls, to a good amount of blogosphere and message board acclaim. You can download those four songs here.

To celebrate today’s announcement, the band and label have teamed up with the folks at Alternative Press to debut the song “Librarians Kill For That Kind Of Quiet” Swing by the site and listen to the exclusive stream of this brand new track here.

While we’re on the topic of new cuts from Broad Shoulders, Dikembe recently premiered a live video at Punknews.org for “Sorry I Can’t Stick Around.” Shot by Jeremy Silveira at Turkey Town in Gainesville, go here to watch the band kill it with a live version of what will be the album closer. Additionally, this past summer four piece contributed “That’s How What Works” to the Topshelf Records 2011 Label Sampler. This compilation features some of the very best of the underground emo / punk scenes, including CSTVT, Pianos Become The Teeth, Touché Amoré, Moving Mountains, Restorations, Balance And Composure, La Dispute, Grown Ups, Everyone Everywhere, Bars Of Gold and much much more. To download the track from Dikembe and 67 other amazing songs, go here.

In related news, Dikembe will be making a hometown appearance at The FEST this weekend. The boys play at Loosey’s on Sunday at 7:40 p.m. alongside fellow Tiny Engines outfit Restorations, as well as Nightlights, Junior Battles, Dig It Up, Failures Union and more. Dikembe will have copies of a “FEST-exclusive” cassette tape from Jeremy Records titled Every Time You See Me I Look Like I Hit The Lotto Twice. The tape is limited to 30 copies and includes two new songs from Broad Shoulders, the four tracks from Chicago Bowls as well as offerings from six other Florida bands you should be listening to.

Finally, it’s worth noting that a big chunk of the Tiny Engines’ roster (Tigers Jaw, Look Mexico, Annabel, Wavelets, the previously mentioned Restorations and of course, Dikembe) will be playing at FEST this weekend. For a quick recap and show details, go here. Check em out and say hi for us!

Be sure to follow Tiny Engines’ Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter pages for more exclusive streams, mp3s and videos from Dikembe over the next month!

Wavelets – Pre-Order Debut LP / Out Digitally Today

By , 12 October, 2011, No Comment

WAVELETS – Pre-Order Debut Full-Length from Tiny Engines

• Athaletics 12″ LP out Nov 29, 2011
• Digital release today via Bandcamp + iTunes
• Download free mp3s from RCRD LBL + PureGrainAudio
• Test pressing contest, limited-edition prints, FEST show + more!

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Athaletics, the debut full-length from Gainesville, FL’s Wavelets is now available for pre-order from Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico, Restorations). The 12″ LP will see a November 29, 2011 release date, while the digital version is out today via Bandcamp and iTunes. It’s also worth noting that all vinyl pre-orders come with an instant mp3 download for the 9-song album.

Pressed on 180 gram vinyl, Athaletics is limited to 500 on three colorways (75 clear / 150 transparent red / 275 black) and includes a hand-screened insert and an mp3 download code. The first 50 pre-orders will receive a limited-edition, hand-screened print with exclusive artwork by Wavelets’ drummer, Lee Kraft. Additionally, all pre-orders will be entered to win a test pressing of the record.

Tiny Engines and Wavelets recently teamed up with RCRD LBL and PureGrainAudio.com to give away two new tracks from Athaletics. Download free mp3s for “Cannonball” and “Cam Taylor Is So American Kushball” here and here.

Additionally, Wavelets was recently included on the Topshelf Records 2011 Label Sampler. This compilation features some of the very best of the underground emo / punk scenes, including Pianos Become The Teeth, Touché Amoré, Moving Mountains, Balance And Composure, La Dispute, Grown Ups, Bars Of Gold and much much more … not to mention most of the Tiny Engines Roster as well. To download “My Dad The Manatee” from Wavelets, plus 67 other amazing songs, go here.

Recorded by Matt Finch and Ryan Williams at Black Bear Studios (Hot Water Music, Chris Wollard, City Of Ships), Athaletics traverses nine tracks of somersaulting, emotionally charged indie rock (let’s just call it emo) that initially feels a little out of place in relation to the tuneful, gruff punk that Gainesville and its bearded denizens have become known for. Still, great music transcends scenes, genres and geographical limitations; in that sense Wavelets is thriving with its boundless energy and freewheeling, friends-first attitude … not to mention the outfit’s ability to create music that is both intricately complex and instantly catchy. It’s this unique blend of technicality and structural ingenuity that initially grabs our attention, but it’s Athaletics comforting nostalgia and sense of fun that really wins us over and begs for repeat spins. Recommended for fans of Algernon Cadwallader, Street Smart Cyclist and Weatherbox.

Since its 2009 inception, Wavelets has self-released a handful of digital EPs and singles, as well as a 7″ split with hometown brethren, Senders. To download the band’s full discography, go here. Also, if you have an extra minute, do yourself a favor and download the new EP from Dikembe, which features Wavelets front man Steven Gray as well as bassist Ryan Willems.

Finally, don’t forget to catch Wavelets at this year’s FEST 10 in Gainesville. The band will be playing on Friday (10/28) at Bar 1982 with Grown Ups, Spraynard, Go Rydell, Nightmares For A Week and more. For additional information, go here.

Wavelets Joins Tiny Engines

By , 5 September, 2011, No Comment

WAVELETS Joins TINY ENGINES
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• Debut LP ATHALETICS out late Fall
• Exclusive song stream @ Absolutepunk.net
• New Track recently featured on Topshelf Records mp3 comp

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Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico, Restorations) is stoked to welcome Gainesville, FL’s Wavelets to its growing family of bands. The label will release the quintet’s debut full-length, Athaletics, on 12″ vinyl and digital formats in late Fall. Pre-orders will come at the end of September.

To celebrate the great news, the band and label have teamed up with the folks at Absolutepunk.net to debut “We’re Really Jazzed About The Gig.” Swing by the site and listen to the exclusive stream of this brand new song here.

Additionally, Wavelets was recently included on the Topshelf Records 2011 Label Sampler. This compilation features some of the very best of the underground emo / punk scenes, including Pianos Become The Teeth, Touché Amoré, Moving Mountains, Balance And Composure, La Dispute, Grown Ups, Bars Of Gold and much much more … not to mention most of the Tiny Engines Roster as well. To download “My Dad The Manatee” from Wavelets, plus 67 other amazing songs, go here.

Recorded by Matt Finch and Ryan Williams at Black Bear Studios (Hot Water Music, Chris Wollard, City Of Ships), Athaletics traverses nine tracks of somersaulting, emotionally charged indie rock (let’s just call it emo) that initially feels a little out of place in relation to the tuneful, gruff punk that Gainesville and its bearded denizens have become known for. Still, great music transcends scenes, genres and geographical limitations; in that sense Wavelets is thriving with its boundless energy and freewheeling, friends-first attitude … not to mention the outfit’s ability to create music that is both intricately complex and instantly catchy. It’s this unique blend of technicality and structural ingenuity that initially grabs our attention, but it’s Athaletics comforting nostalgia and sense of fun that really wins us over and begs for repeat spins. Recommended for fans of Algernon Cadwallader, Street Smart Cyclist and Weatherbox.

Since its 2009 inception, Wavelets has self-released a handful of digital EPs and singles, as well as a 7″ split with hometown brethren, Senders. To download the band’s full discography, go here. Also, if you have an extra minute, do yourself a favor and download the new EP from Dikembe, which features Wavelets front man Steven Gray as well as bassist Ryan Willems.

Finally, be sure to follow Tiny Engines’ Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter pages for more exclusive streams and mp3 giveaways from Wavelets over the next few weeks!

Topshelf Records Release Debut LP from By Surprise

By , 6 April, 2011, No Comment

BY SURPRISE – Mountain Smashers Debut LP Available Now

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* Mountain Smashers vinyl out this week on Topshelf Records
* Download tracks exclusively at RCRD LBL and Rock Sound
* Y Rock Studio Session on WXPN’s The Key in Philly
* Full Album Stream on Punknews.org

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Topshelf Records (Grown Ups, My Heart To Joy, Pianos Become The Teeth) is excited to announce the debut 12″ from By Surprise (Haddon Heights, NJ), Mountain Smashers, is now available. First pressing of the vinyl will be limited to 500 (400 Black and 100 Smoke). Friend Of Mine in Japan will be releasing a CD version in early Summer.

To celebrate this week’s release, you can download two tracks from Mountain Smashers. Check out “Realometer on RCRD LBL and “$600 Exorcism” on Rock Sound. You can also stream the album in its entirety on Punknews.org.

Also, the band recently did a Y Rock Studio Session where they performed six songs. You can listen/download those songs at WXPN’s local music blog The Key.

Safely guarded behind four pairs of glasses and an arsenal of awkward tendencies, the members of By Surprise have spent an equal amount of time combing through the forgotten dust-filled grooves of 7-inch records released during the 90s indie label boom, as they have with the off-beat and inspirational works of Henry David Thoreau, Jack Kerouac, and Douglas Adams. Mountain Smashers, the band’s first full-length album, romanticizes with the feelings of reluctance we’ve all felt towards growing up, slowing down, losing touch, and selling out. Clocking in at thirty minutes, it combines both the influence of those dusty 7” records, often overlooked, with the lessons learned from the aforementioned authors. It admits defeat, while exuding reassurance. It questions the norms, while embracing the inevitable. The guitars are loud and the feedback bleeds, the vocals clash in uniformed motion, and the lyrics are kind of weird. It’s by far the band’s most focused effort to date, and in some ways, it’s their most adventurous.

Mountain Smashers was recorded in the band’s hometown of Haddon Heights, NJ at The Gradwell House with Dave Downham of Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, and was mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service. Weston, bassist of Shellac and an also elder statesman of the independent music scene, has also worked on records with such bands as Archers of Loaf, Boys Life, Polvo, The Get Up Kids, Vitreous Humor, Sebadoh, and LCD Soundsystem.

By Surprise – Pre-Order Mountain Smashers LP

By , 15 February, 2011, 1 Comment

TOPSHELF RECORDS Announce Pre-Order For Debut BY SURPRISE LP
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* Pre-Orders from Topshelf Records begin today (February 15th)
* Mountain Smashers vinyl out 4/5/11
* Download “Realometer” from RCRD LBL

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Beginning today, Topshelf Records (Grown Ups, My Heart To Joy, Pianos Become The Teeth) will host Pre-Orders for the debut 12″ from By Surprise (Haddon Heights, NJ). Entitled Mountain Smashers, the vinyl will see an official release on April 5, 2011 via Topshelf. First pressing of the vinyl will be limited to 500 (400 Black and 100 Smoke). Friend Of Mine in Japan will be releasing a CD version in early Summer.

To celebrate today’s pre-order, RCRD LBL is premiering the track “Realometer.” You can download a free mp3 of the song here.

Safely guarded behind four pairs of glasses and an arsenal of awkward tendencies, the members of By Surprise have spent an equal amount of time combing through the forgotten dust-filled grooves of 7-inch records released during the 90s indie label boom, as they have with the off-beat and inspirational works of Henry David Thoreau, Jack Kerouac, and Douglas Adams. Mountain Smashers, the band’s first full-length album, romanticizes with the feelings of reluctance we’ve all felt towards growing up, slowing down, losing touch, and selling out. Clocking in at thirty minutes, it combines both the influence of those dusty 7” records, often overlooked, with the lessons learned from the aforementioned authors. It admits defeat, while exuding reassurance. It questions the norms, while embracing the inevitable. The guitars are loud and the feedback bleeds, the vocals clash in uniformed motion, and the lyrics are kind of weird. It’s by far the band’s most focused effort to date, and in some ways, it’s their most adventurous.

Mountain Smashers was recorded in the band’s hometown of Haddon Heights, NJ at The Gradwell House with Dave Downham of Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, and was mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service. Weston, bassist of Shellac and an also elder statesman of the independent music scene, has also worked on records with such bands as Archers of Loaf, Boys Life, Polvo, The Get Up Kids, Vitreous Humor, Sebadoh, and LCD Soundsystem.

Topshelf Records to Release Debut LP from By Surprise

By , 11 January, 2011, 1 Comment

TOPSHELF RECORDS to Release Debut LP from BY SURPRISE
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* Mountain Smashers vinyl available mid-March
* Pre-order coming in February
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Topshelf Records (Grown Ups, My Heart To Joy, Pianos Become The Teeth) is proud to announce the addition of By Surprise (Haddon Heights, NJ ) to the label’s growing roster. Topshelf will be releasing the band’s debut full-length on vinyl. Entitled Mountain Smashers, the LP will see an official release in mid-March with pre-orders beginning in February. The first pressing will be limited to 500 copies. Friend Of Mine in Japan will be releasing a CD version in early Summer.

Safely guarded behind four pairs of glasses and an arsenal of awkward tendencies, the members of By Surprise have spent an equal amount of time combing through the forgotten dust-filled grooves of 7-inch records released during the 90s indie label boom, as they have with the off-beat and inspirational works of Henry David Thoreau, Jack Kerouac, and Douglas Adams. Mountain Smashers, the band’s first full-length album, romanticizes with the feelings of reluctance we’ve all felt towards growing up, slowing down, losing touch, and selling out. Clocking in at thirty minutes, it combines both the influence of those dusty 7” records, often overlooked, with the lessons learned from the aforementioned authors. It admits defeat, while exuding reassurance. It questions the norms, while embracing the inevitable. The guitars are loud and the feedback bleeds, the vocals clash in uniformed motion, and the lyrics are kind of weird. It’s by far the band’s most focused effort to date, and in some ways, it’s their most adventurous.

Mountain Smashers was recorded in the band’s hometown of Haddon Heights, NJ at The Gradwell House with Dave Downham of Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, and was mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service. Weston, bassist of Shellac and an also elder statesman of the independent music scene, has also worked on records with such bands as Archers of Loaf, Boys Life, Polvo, The Get Up Kids, Vitreous Humor, Sebadoh, and LCD Soundsystem.

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

Grown Ups – Pre-Order More Songs Now

By , 5 October, 2010, No Comment

GROWN UPS – Pre-Order More Songs from Topshelf Records
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* North American re-release of debut LP in stores on November 9th
* Enter test pressing contest @ Absolutepunk.net

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The North American re-release of More Songs, the critically-acclaimed full-length from Chicago’s Grown Ups, is now available for pre-order from Topshelf Records (My Heart To Joy, Pianos Become The Teeth, Defeater).

The Midwestern quartet’s debut will see an official Stateside street date of November 9th on both CD and LP formats. Originally issued in May of 2010 by Big Scary Monsters, the British imprint will continue to carry the record as part of its catalog in the UK and Europe

Limited to 500 12-inches on four colorways (100 Coke Bottle Clear / 100 Off White / 100 Clear Gold / 200 Black), Topshelf has several special package deals available and the label will be giving away a test pressing to one random pre-order. Moreover, anyone who ordered the first pressing of the BSM-released More Songs is eligible for a free, exclusive screen-printed poster. Go here for additional info.

To celebrate the pre-order launch and upcoming release, Grown Ups and Topshelf have partnered with Absolutepunk.net for a test pressing contest. To enter, go here.

A U.S. tour in support of the rerelease is currently being booked and Grown Ups will be playing this year’s Fest in Gainesville, FL as well. Stay tuned for show info in the coming weeks.

You can stream three tracks from More Songs at Grown Ups’ myspace page.

- One of the most tightest and most consistent records this year. 4/5 – Alter The Press
- Do not sleep on Grown Ups … an early contender for best release of 2010. – Exclaim
- A gloriously upbeat mix of throaty punk rock melodies and taut, complex riffs. – Rock Sound
- Grown Ups take Castevet’s post-hardcore noodling and wed it to Lifetime’s sweet hardcore jams. – Punknews.org
- More Songs delivers more jams, sing-a-longs, emotions, and creativity than some labels’ entire catalogs. – National Underground

Topshelf Records To Re-Release Debut LP From Grown Ups

By , 21 September, 2010, No Comment

TOPSHELF RECORDS to Re-Release Debut LP / CD from GROWN UPS in North America
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* More Songs in stores on November 9th
* Pre-Order / Tour Dates coming soon
* Record still available in UK / Europe from Big Scary Monsters

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More Songs, the critically-acclaimed debut full-length from Grown Ups (Chicago, IL / Furnessville, IN) will see an official North American re-release on November 9th from Topshelf Records ( My Heart To Joy, Pianos Become The Teeth, Defeater ).

Originally released worldwide on May 17, 2010 by British imprint Big Scary Monsters, More Songs saw limited distribution Stateside via the label’s web store, as well as from the band at shows. Topshelf’s re-issue of the album will ensure its inclusion in most major distribution channels in the U.S. and Canada, while the record will continue to be a part of BSM’s impressive, ever-growing catalog in the UK and Europe.

Topshelf will launch pre-orders for both CD and 12″ versions of More Songs in early October. The latter will be limited to 500 on four colorways. A U.S. tour in support of the rerelease is currently being booked and Grown Ups will be playing this year’s Fest in Gainesville, FL as well. Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks.

You can stream three tracks from the full-length at Grown Ups’ myspace page.

- One of the most tightest and most consistent records this year. 4/5 – Alter The Press
- Do not sleep on Grown Ups … an early contender for best release of 2010. – Exclaim
- A gloriously upbeat mix of throaty punk rock melodies and taut, complex riffs. – Rock Sound
- Grown Ups take Castevet’s post-hardcore noodling and wed it to Lifetime’s sweet hardcore jams. – Punknews.org
- More Songs delivers more jams, sing-a-longs, emotions, and creativity than some labels’ entire catalogs. – National Underground

Tiny Engines To Release Castevet LP

By , 30 April, 2010, No Comment

TINY ENGINES To Release CASTEVET LP
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* Pre-order The Echo & The Light 12″ (out 06/29/10)
* Album re-recorded + two brand new tracks
* Stream three new songs now

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Tiny Engines is pleased to announce that it will release The Echo & The Light, the newest eight-song LP from Chicago’s Castevet.

The album, which will be released on 12″ vinyl and digital formats on June 29, 2010, is now up for pre-order from the label.

Originally available as an ultra-limited six-song CDEP / tape for Castevet’s 09 Winter tour with Grown Ups, the six tracks – plus two brand new offerings – have been re-recorded and will be pressed by Tiny Engines on 180 gram black (200) and white (300) vinyl. Stiffslack Records will also be releasing a CD version of The Echo & The Light exclusive to Japan. To secure a copy of this awesome record, go here.

The band is currently streaming three songs from the LP on its Myspace page, including the never-heard-before “Six Parts Summer” and re-recorded versions of “Narrow Hallways” and “Midwest Values.”

Picking up where the Castevet’s acclaimed full-length, Summer Fences, left off, The Echo & The Light doesn’t miss a beat, honing in on the band’s most positive attributes. Leaning less on the sweeping atmospherics and lush soundscapes of its debut, the Chicago quartet kicks up the distortion and fuzz pedals that lace kinetic, intertwining guitars while placing a greater emphasis on gritty vocals and concise songs that wind tightly around propulsive, math-tinged instrumental passages. If Summer Fences was the result of a Castevet experimenting with an abundance of great ideas, The Echo & The Light is the band only using the very best of those.

- Every song immediately becomes the perfect soundtrack to whatever is going on in your life. – ReadJunk
- Haunting and melodic but at the same time rip-roaring, energetic, and heartfelt. – Fistfight At The Arthouse
- Geez, Castevet, why you gotta be so awesome all the time? Another kick-ass collection of post-hardcore charmers. – Picasso Blue
- Four insanely talented musicians channeling every last drop of musicianship and songwriting skill into crafting emotional behemoths. – When We Were Younger & Better

Grown Ups – UK / EU Tour Announced

By , 5 April, 2010, No Comment

GROWN UPS – Tour Updates, More
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* UK / EU Tour w/ Into It. Over It. announced (May 14 – Jun 13)
* US Tour begins on Wednesday (Apr 07 – 18)
* In Support of More Songs CD / LP on Big Scary Monsters (out May 18)
* New song streaming on myspace

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With the May 18th release date for More Songs (Big Scary Monsters) growing closer, GROWN UPS (Chicago, IL / Furnessville, IN) has announced a month-long tour of The UK and Europe in support of its upcoming debut full-length. The four piece begins its overseas adventures on May 14th and will be joined on all shows by Into It. Over It..

First though, Grown Ups will embark on a short ten-day tour of the East Coast starting this Wednesday. The band will share the stage with the likes of 1994!, Pianos Become The Teeth, Snowing and Algernon Cadwallader. As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with Grown Ups, drop me a line here.

Featuring six brand new songs and four re-recorded / reworked tracks from the 2009 EP, Songs, The aptly titled More Songs was produced by Matt Allison ( Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Rise Against ) and will be available from Big Scary Monsters on both vinyl and CD formats, the latter of which the band will have for sale at shows.

In related news, Grown Ups is streaming yet another new track from the record on its myspace page. Click here to listen to “Six More Weeks Of Winter,” as well as “Weed Science” and “Pears.” Additionally, the band has teamed up with If You Make It to give away a digital copy of the previously mentioned EP, Songs. To download free of charge, go here.

TOUR
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APR 07 – Buffalo, NY @ The Last Stand w/ 1994!
APR 08 – Syracuse, NY @ Noumenon House w/ 1994!
APR 09 – Cambridge, MA @ Record Hospital Fest w/ 1994!, US Girls, more
APR 10 – Windsor, CT @ Chris Z’s House w/ Pianos Become The Teeth, We Were Skeletons
APR 11 – Kingston, RI @ URI Coffee Shop w/ 1994!
APR 12 – Amherst, MA @ Dad City w/ 1994!, Chalk Talk
APR 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bushwick Music Studios w/ 1994!, Fellow Project
APR 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The OX w/ 1994!
APR 15 – Montclair, NJ @ The Meatlocker w/ 1994!, Algernon Cadwallader
APR 16 – Richmond, VA @ Charlie Mansion w/ 1994!, Snowing
APR 17 – Baltimore, MD @ Philly Invades Baltimore Fest @ CCAS w/ 1994!, Algernon Cadwallader, Snowing, Pyramids
APR 18 – Akron, OH @ It’s A Kling Thing
MAY 14 – Brighton, UK @ Great Escape Fesival @ Pav Tav w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 15 – Southampton, UK @ Goblets w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 16 – Guildford, UK @ Boileroom (matinee show) w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 16 – Kingston, UK @ The Fighting Cock (evening show) w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 17 – London, UK @ TBA Special Release Party w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 18 – Derby, UK @ Big Blue Coffee Shop w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 19 – Leeds, UK @ Royal Park Cellars w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 20 – Manchester, UK @ Tiger Lounge w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 21 – Nottingham, UK @ The Chameleon Arts Cafe w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 22 – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 23 – The Flapper – Birmingham, UK w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 24 – London, UK @ BSM Showcase @ The Social w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 01 – Krakow, Poland @ Imbir w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 03 – Vienna, Austria @ Fluc w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 06 – Wiesbaden, Germany @ Kreativfabrik w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 07 – Aachen, Germany @ AZ w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 10 – Marseille, France @ O’bundies w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 11 – Vidreres, Spain @ H – Titud Fest w/Into It Over It

We Were Skeletons Joins Topshelf Records

By , 30 March, 2010, No Comment

WE WERE SKELETONS joins TOPSHELF RECORDS
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* Self-Titled LP / CD out June 29, 2010
* MACRoCk / Shows with Pianos Become The Teeth
* Rooftops vinyl pre-order starts April 1st

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Topshelf Records (Defeater, My Heart To Joy, Pianos Become The Teeth) is stoked to announce the signing of We Were Skeletons from Lancaster, PA. The label will release the band’s newest Self-Titled album on June 29th on LP and CD format. Look for pre-orders to begin around the first of May.

We Were Skeleton’s brand of screamy, chaotic hardcore should appeal to long-time fans of the genre. The album was recorded with Will Killingsworth (Orchid, Ampere) at Dead Air Studios and is the band’s greatest accomplishment to date. Imagine City of Caterpillar, Kidcrash, Off Minor and Hot Cross, all rolled into one breathtaking statement. This is an record that must be heard!

The band will be playing MACRoCk this upcoming weekend and also has several April shows lined up with label mates Pianos Become The Teeth.

TOUR
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APR 03 – Harrisonburg, VA @ MACRoCk – The Artful Dodger w/ Algernon Cadwallader, Native, more
APR 09 – Reading, PA @ Roop Hall (Albright College) w/ Pianos Become The Teeth, Spraynard
APR 10 – Windsor, CT @ Chris Z’s House w/ Pianos Become The Teth, Grown Ups
APR 11 – Newton, NJ @ The Farm House w/ Pianos Become The Teeth, Black Kites
APR 16 – Bethlehem, PA @ Secret Art Space w/ Gods & Queens, Drowning With Our Anchors
APR 23 – Newark, DE @ University of Deleware w/ Paint It Black
APR 24 – Frederick, MD @ Fredrock Free Music Fest

In other Top Shelf news, the Vinyl Pre-Order for Rooftops’ debut album, A Forest Of Polarity, starts this Thursday (04/01/10). No April Fools joke here!

Rooftops takes its brand of intricate math pop and layers it generously with acoustic guitars, horns, strings and percussion. The resulting arrangements create an impressive sound uniting math rock and post rock into something bold, new and exciting. The band adds vocals to the mix only sparingly but at brilliantly timed intervals for maximum effect. It is the bold, unbridled enthusiasm of math rock harnessed only by the restraints and subtle nuances of post rock. A Forest Of Polarity is the sound of two becoming one. Can you hear it?

The band is streaming songs from A Forest Of Polarity on its Myspace page. Additionally, you can download an mp3 for the song “Raft Easily” here.

Grown Ups / Big Scary Monsters Detail Full-Length Info

By , 2 March, 2010, No Comment

BIG SCARY MONSTERS Reveals GROWN UPS LP / CD Details
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* Matt Allison-produced full-length, MORE SONGS, to be released on 05/18/10
* Band now streaming two brand new tracks
* Download 2009 EP for FREE @ If You Make It
* US Tour w/ 1994!, My Heart To Joy, more (April 07 – 18)

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Big Scary Monsters is pleased to announce that Grown Ups (Chicago, IL / Furnessville, IN) has finished recording its debut full-length, More Songs, with producer Matt Allison (Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Rise Against ). The ten track effort will see May 18th US / UK release date from the transcontinental label.

Featuring six brand new songs and four re-recorded / reworked tracks from the 2009 EP, Songs, The aptly titled More Songs will be available from Big Scary Monsters on both vinyl and CD formats. The 12″ pressing stats are still being sorted, but there will be 300 hand-screened CDs on three different colors, split evenly between US and UK territories and the band. Stay tuned for pre-order details in April.

Grown Ups is currently streaming two brand new songs, “Weed Science” and “Pears,” at their Myspace page. Additionally, the band has teamed up with If You Make It to give away a digital copy of the previously mentioned EP, Songs. To download free of charge, go here.

Finally, as a precursor to what will be a year of heavy touring, Grown Ups has booked a 10-day East Coast tour in April with 1994! and will be playing shows with My Heart To Joy, Snowing and Algernon Cadwallader as well. Also, details regarding the band’s Summer UK / European tour are forthcoming. As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with Grown Ups, drop me a line here.

TOUR
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APR 07 – Buffalo, NY @ The Last Stand w/ 1994!
APR 08 – Syracuse, NY @ Noumenon House w/ 1994!
APR 09 – 10 – Cambridge, MA @ Record Hospital Fest w/ 1994!, US Girls, more
APR 11 – Kingston, RI @ URI Coffee Shop w/ 1994!, My Heart To Joy
APR 12 – Amherst, MA @ Dad City w/ 1994!, My Heart To Joy
APR 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bushwick Music Studios w/ 1994!, My Heart To Joy
APR 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The OX w/ 1994!
APR 15 – New Brunswick, NJ @ TBA w/ 1994!
APR 16 – Richmond, VA @ Charlie Mansion w/ 1994!, Snowing
APR 17 – Baltimore, MD @ Philly Invades Baltimore Fest @ CCAS w/ 1994!, Algernon Cadwallader, Snowing, Pyramids
APR 18 – Akron, OH @ It’s A Kling Thing