shockwave riderz - dearest b/w punisher 7in

SHOCKWAVE RIDERZ CONTINUE TO WARP AND FRY YER MIND WITH A SIZZLING NEW SINGLE OUT NOW ON VELOCITY OF SOUND RECORDS.... "DEAREST B/W PUNISHER" !!!!!!!!!!!!

formed outta the ashes of MODEY LEMON, SHOCKWAVE RIDERZ take the pummel of garagey psych, the cosmic haze of krautrock and the dinged up electronics of early post punk, smash all the parts together and RnR some of the most killer mesmerizing jams you'll likely to come across all year long.......   this new single has a wicked cover of Mickey & Sylvia's "DEAREST"blurred out, fuzzed up in extra melodic / post hangover style....and the flipside "PUNISHER" is a psych damaged ripper that pulsates, throbs like a lysergic dance floor slayer from the future!!!!!!!!!

SHOCKWAVE RIDERZ are on the cusp on the NEW SOUND of PSYCH BENT NOISE, incorporating the sonic adventures of the past while pushing their analog sound in new directions.....the girl/boy vocal harmonies, the layers of samples, drums and off kilter guitars, the stretched out yet concise song structures.......man stop reading cuz you guys just gotta check SHOCKWAVE RIDERZ out now........

this single is just teasing me for what i hope with be one of the best debut albums ever,
 and one that i hope we get soon............

RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!!!

listen to both sides of the single below -
   and grab one now!!!!!!!!





and as a bonus listen to SHOCKWAVE RIDERZ recent split single with BITCHIN BAJAS out on VOLCOM RECORDZZZZZZ  -

golden pelicans - burn everything 7in

florida's most unruly gang of RnR destroyers, GOLDEN PELICANS, have a brand new 7 inch out on PELICAN POW WOW, entitled BURN EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!  and this ain't no false advertising!!!!!!!!!!

stripped down / blown out PUNK ROCK of the thuggish, drunken and budget variety doesn't get much more riot inciting and fun then these two bangers.......   BURN EVERYTHING is that roll the car windows down and fuck the world shout-a-long you've needed since you were thirteen (and might i add will always need)......... and the b side ain't no slouch either, HELL'S BUCKET will leave you with that perfect level of agitation, catharsis and ear ringing that any good garage punk song should.......

so if yer into BUCK BILOXI, MANATEEES, FOSTER CARE, GINO & THE GOONS, LIFE STINKS, GARY WRONG, HANK WOOD & THE HAMMERHEADS and/or any of the classic SFTRI / CRYPT / RIP OFF records bands, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED.......

STREAM BURN EVERYTHING BELOW,
   and pick up a copy here or where ever good music is sold (which isn't very many spots now days)






and oh yeah this is the GOLDEN PELICANS live -

electric eels - jaguar ride 7in

HOLY FUCKING SHIT, HOZAC RECORDS HAS DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE AND PRESSED UP TWO KILLER LOST TRACKS FROM OHIO'S PROTO PUNK NOISE MONGERING LEGENDS,  ELECTRIC EELS, ONTO ONE BRAND NEW FUCKING EAR SPLITTING 7 INCH ENTITLED JAGUAR RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey man all caps doesn't convey how fucking exited i am that this day has finally come, you can go to yer local record shop and BUY A ELECTRIC EELS SINGLE!!!!!!!!!!   i never thought it would happen......  so forget all those boring ass punk bands that keep getting reissued and check out the REAL DEAL DAMAGED ROCK MADNESS OF THE ELECTRIC EELS NOW.......  (read on here for further details about the band and what i've said before about the eels).....

JUST KNOW THIS SINGLE COMES WITH THE HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION POSSIBLE AND IF YOU READ THIS BLOG, YOU FUCKING NEED TO HAVE IT ON YER TURNTABLE ASAP!!!!!!!!!!

LISTEN TO BOTH JAGUAR RIDE AND SPLITTERTY SPLAT BELOW!!!!!!
   and grab as many copies as you can from HOZAC RECORDS here !!!!!!

the yolks - two dollars out the door 7in

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   chicago RnR rabblerousers, THE YOLKS ARE BACK WITH A VENGEANCE..... AND A BRAND NEW GARAGE ROCKIN' DOUBLE SHOT ON RANDY RECORDS ENTITLED TWO DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE YOLKS have been gettin' the kids all worked up and sweaty in dive bars and at basement shows in chicago for years now, but they haven't released any new material since their self titled debut back in '09.....(though they did sneak out a killer set of cover tunes on tape last year).........and man oh man did i miss these guys!!!  NOBODY FUCKING TAKES LO-FI GARAGE ROCK BACK TO ITS RAW BLUESY CORE LIKE THE YOLKS DO.....   at least not anyone since since THE OBLIVIANS, THE MUMMIES, MAKERS AND THE SEXAREENOS made GARAGE ROCK HAPPENIN' AGAIN.....

THE A SIDE TWO DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR EXPLODES WITH A INFECTIOUS ENERGY AND JANGLE MOST BANDS KICKING AROUND THESE DAYS OUGHT TO BE JEALOUS OF.....and the B SIDE is a warped retake on BO DIDDLEY'S SEMINAL HIT PRETTY THING....and if you can take a song like that to a new level, yer band will always be alright be me.......

so stop settling with bands that just pretend to play garage rock and can't even cover the classics well, AND PICK UP THIS NEW YOLKS SINGLE NOW......  

listen to the A SIDE of new 7 inch below,
  and yeah hit up RANDY himself here!!!!



and watch THE YOLKS live at the empty bottle below -

energy gown - round house 7in

chicago's droned out psychedelic mind melters, ENERGY GOWN, are back with a brand new lathe cut 7 inch, ROUND HOUSE.....and you need to get yr hands on it now!!!!!!

part of the digital comp, ACTIVE LISTENER SAMPLER 15, this new blast of consciousness-expanding space bent RnR from ENERGY GOWN will certainly have the fuzz heads and psych junkies grappling for their newest fix....... continuing on with where their previous single I WATCH THE SUN left off, ROUND HOUSE drones and warps with the best of the lysergic rockers from the past, from LES RALLIZES DENUDES to PARSSON SOUND and back through the rabbit hole to YA HO WA 13, HAWKWIND and FAUST.......ENERGY GOWN distorts and re-mystifies psychedelic rock back to its founding burst of energy in the late 60s.....and doesn't just aim for the rigid genre signifiers so many IN bands use to define themselves as PSYCH....

so yeah if yer into the reverberation appreciation society, cardinal fuzz, trouble in mind and other like minded psych labels, this severely limited single is FOR YOU.

GET READY TO TUNE YERSELF IN TO THE COSMOS!!!!!

LISTEN TO ROUND HOUSE below and grab a copy this recommended jam here -



and watch energy gown at the empty bottle below -

video - (join the) hatewave 7in

TIME TO GET ROWDY cuz TOTAL PUNK RECORDS has a new single out....this time from austin's VIDEO, titled (JOIN THE) HATEWAVE!!!!!!!!!!!

after destroying minds with their debut album LEATHER LEATHER on PLAY PINBALL in 2011 (which i couldn't say enough nice things about) and subsequently terrorizing the nation on tour, VIDEO is back with another snotty punch in the face....and they are anthemic, addicting and nasty as ever.....  it doesn't get any better (or more RnR) than HATEWAVE.....  A THREE MINUTE BLAST OF LOUD UNRULY MEAN PUNK ROCK THAT'LL GET THE KIDS RIOTING INSTANTLY!!!!!!!   and you might not even get to the B SIDE, CAPTIVITY, after you REPEAT REPEAT REPEAT AND REPEAT AGAIN side one of this new single........  

holy shit if you haven't checked out VIDEO yet, NOW IS THE FUCKING TIME......  one of the best bands kicking around these days.......  

RECOMMENDED FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!

listen to the A SIDE of the new single below and GET IT NOW VIA TOTAL PUNK - 



and watch VIDEO live below -



and STAY TUNED FOR ANOTHER FINE VIDEO SINGLE OUT ON HOZAC RECORDS LATER THIS YEAR!!!!! YES I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THESE GUYS!!!!!!!!!

slushy - candy b/w pocket 7in

hey everyone, it's time to get yer SLUSHY fix!!!!!!!!!  

chicago's little known bubblegum trash pop outfit SLUSHY just unleashed a brand new 7 inch, CANDY B/W POCKET, on RANDY RECORDS and you best listen up!!!!!!!

SLUSHY plays some of the best stripped down, fuzz soaked, hook filled garage pop you music junkies can get yer dirty little hands on.....channelling the early garage punk unknowns, DIY RnR attitude, girl group am melodies, power pop moves and budget rock aesthetics, SLUSHY has jangled, shaked, rattled and rolled two PURE FUN NO-FI GARAGE POP ANTHEMS onto wax for yer listening enjoyment, and the emphasis is on ENJOYMENT..... this record is an innocent and highly addicting spin....  and shows that no one can add a bubblegum sugar rush to trashy garage quite like them.....

so do yerself a favor and introduce yerself to SLUSHY now !!!!!!

LISTEN TO THE NEW 7 INCH BELOW, and then buy one IMMEDIATELY from RANDY RECORDS, or yer local record shop!!!!!!!!



for further listen click here to stream their FIVE LITTLE LEAVES and ALL THE RAD DUDES tapes!!!!!!!  both fucking killer spins!!!!!!!!

gary wrong group / wizzard sleeve - halloween violence split 7in

just in time for everyone's favorite holiday, PELICAN POW WOW and JETH-ROW RECORDS have teamed up to unleash the HALLOWEEN VIOLENCE SPLIT 7 INCH EP by two of the south's scariest punk bands, GARY WRONG GROUP and WIZZARD SLEEVE !!!!!!!!!!

sharing members and a love for dirgy mud caked feral punk, WIZZARD SLEEVE and GARY WRONG GROUP's new single is the perfect evil swamp voodoo to blast out yer front door on the 31st to scare those prospective treat or treater brats away !!!!!!!   

this is the first taste of new WIZZARD SLEEVE debauchery since 2011's split 7 inch with TRUES SONS OF THUNDER, which was way too long ago..... and GARY WRONG GROUP's killer 12 inch ep KINIGHTS OF MISERY earlier this year on TOTAL PUNK just left me with a taste for MORE........  so yeah this is exactly the KINDA OF DEMENTED RAW DARK SYNTH BENT BLOWN OUT PUNK ROCK you and i BOTH FUCKING NEED NOW !!!!!!!  both these groups rank up there as some of the best garage punk mutants slinking around the country these days, so why haven't you bought their records yet!!!!!!!!

but don't take my word for it,
listen to the HALLOWEEN VIOLENCE SPLIT below....
  and grab a copy NOW !!!!!!  after all it comes with a free wolf mask for trick or treating!!!!!!!



watch WIZZARD SLEEVE play HOZAC's BLACKOUT FEST below -

endless bummer - ripper current 7in

YES!!!!!!!  time to listen up, IN THE RED just released the debut 7 inch by yer new favorite band, ENDLESS BUMMER !!!!!!!!!!  entitled RIPPER CURRENT and comprised of four blown out rowdy garage punk burners, ENDLESS BUMMER is for sure gonna put a smile on yer face!!!!!!!!

fans of the no-fi / budget rock spectrum of the garage/punk world need this 7 inch now, especially we you realize that ENDLESS BUMMER is related to THE SPITS, ROMAN MILK, HEAVY TIMES and PERMANENT RECORDS as well as being recorded by none other than TY SEGALL !!!!!!  these guys have been blowing up LA for the past year and now the whole rest of the world can finally get a taste of their GNARLY ANTI-SURF FEEDBACK PUNK !!!!!!!!! seriously RIPPER CURRENT IS ONE OF THE MOST REFRESHING / IN YER FACE NEW 7 INCHES OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!  (and there's stiff competition for that title)

recommended for those who like good music like the MUMMIES, RIP OFFS, LAMPS, COACHWHIPS, BLACKTOP, GERMS, CHEATER SLICKS and the whole laundry list of killer LA punk bands that came before them!!!!!!!!!!

so yeah stop reading and GRAB ONE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
and/or listen below!!!!!!!!!
     four tracks of this kinda riotous fuzz punk is just what you need!!!!!!!

buck biloxi and the fucks - holodeck survivor 7in

man oh man TOTAL PUNK is on a fucking HOT STREAK..... and if you don't just blindly pick up every 7 inch they put out, you FUCKING SHOULD..... especially their newest / MEANEST single, "HOLODECK SURVIVOR" by new orlean's most delinquent punks BUCK BILOXI AND THE FUCKS !!!!!!!

it's two scorching, in yer faces blasts of PUNK ROCK troublemaking, sure to make you think yer SPITS, PAGANS, MEATMEN and GERMS records are fucking TAME!!!!!!   not sure what's going on down south, but I LIKE EVERY SECOND OF THIS AGITATED UGLY AND HATEFUL PUNK 7 INCH......

but would someone please put out a full length from BUCK BILOXI AND THE FUCKS already?   (total punk? goner? in the red? seriously someone?)

if you're looking for yer new favorite band or looking to clear yer next party of the indie rock kids, LOOK NO FURTHER than "HOLODECK SURVIVOR"..... it's total punk and exactly what you need!!!!!!!!!!

LISTEN TO THE A SIDE OF THE NEW SINGLE BELOW AND GRAB A COPY OF YER OWN BEFORE THEY'RE LONG GONE !!!!!!!!!!!



what you haven't seen BUCK BILOXI AND THE FUCKS live yet?  come on !!!!!!!

gino and the goons - troubled 7in

GINO AND THE GOONS are fast becoming one of my favorite garage punk bands around.....and thanks to TOTAL PUNK we gotta a new single to add to our collection..... TROUBLED b/w I'M A BIG BOY NOW!!!!!!!!

two loud unkempt greasy tracks of the best kind of budget rockin' garage punk you can get yer dirty hands on......   stripped down to the snarling basics of RnR, and then amplified way up, this new GINO AND THE GOONS 7 inch is PERFECT for yer next night of bad decisions and half remembered debauchery!!!!!!!  just remember the band is not responsible for anything that happens after the needle hits the 7 inch!!!!!!!

here's crossing my fingers for a full length in the very near future......

just don't sleep on this one, cuz it's super limited and their PLAY LOUD EP sold out quicker than the time it'll take to read this post.......

LISTEN TO THE A SIDE BELOW -
  and grab the single from TOTAL PUNK now !!!!!!!



and watch GINO AND THE GOONS live below -

cheap time - goodbye age 7in

CHEAP TIME returns with a brand new single on TOTAL PUNK!!!!!!!!   FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!!

nobody plays glitter crusted power popped garage punk better than CHEAP TIME, so anytime there's a new release from this killer tennessee band, it's TIME TO LISTEN UP.......

their new 7 inch GOODBYE AGE finds CHEAP TIME dialed in, even more catchy and ready to take on yer band in a battle to the death!!!!!   last year's lp for IN THE RED "WALLPAPER MUSIC" was an insta-classic, and i might just say this TOTAL PUNK SINGLE IS TOO.......

this 7 inch rolls the best of JAY REATARD, THE SAINTS, THE NEW YORK DOLLS, RADIO BORDMAN, MODERN LOVERS and australia's X into one powder keg of a RnR single that'll for sure cause a FRENZY anytime it hits a turntable........

yes pretty much guaranteed to play GOODBYE AGE to death..........

so stop reading, and listen to the A-SIDE below -
    and grab yer copy from TOTAL PUNK now!!!!!!!!!!!!



watch an interview with CHEAP TIME below -

red hex - shoulda known 7 inch

tacoma, washington's blown out RnRollers, RED HEX, are ready to destroy yer stereo with a brand new 7 inch, SHOULDA KNOWN, out on NEGATIVE FUN RECORDS !!!!!!!!

this is their second single and if these two new songs are any indication of where the band's headed, you need to keep an eye on RED HEX..... cuz they might steal all yer beer, run away with yer girlfriend, and put out one helluva feedback laced garage punk album in the near future........

both of these songs are LOUD, SNARLING, RIPPING ROCK N ROLL BANGERS..... sure to cause a riot of bad decisions anytime this 7 inch hits yer turntable...... SHOULDA KNOWN and DOWN IN THE DIRT smash together '77 punk, a whole lotta love for their hometown heroes THE SONICS, some drunken CRYPT style RnR, a healthy wallop of that signature NW grungy angst, and a little bit of that west coast BUDGET no frills, high speed chaos that you know and love from RIP OFF RECORDS........

so yeah this is some INFECTIOUS FUN ROCK N ROLL you need to have now!!!!!!

turn off yer stupid itunes and
LISTEN TO THE NEW RED HEX 7 INCH BELOW -
    and grab one from NEGATIVE FUN RECORDS here !!!!!!!



watch 'em burn it up live -

steve adamyk band - monterrey 7 inch

punk rock was meant to be played one 7 inch at a time..... the smaller format seems appropriate for a RnR genre built on being loud, fast, short and to the point.....  so although i've loved all the STEVE ADAMYK BAND lps so far, their new 7 inch, MONTERREY, on HOSEHEAD RECORDS is a PERFECT shot of high energy, power popped, boisterous PUNK ROCK.....just the right length to keep you flipping this 7 inch over and over again.....

all four songs are fiery, infectious and sure to melt yer brain......all under three minutes, manic and succinct to the point of exploding......they've burned all the baggage that comes with the term pop punk and reclaimed the "genre" for the kids.... (yeah someone needed to....) and you know, catchy punk rock doesn't get any better this......  get ready to mosh around, get drunk and cause some trouble !!!!!!!

fans of MARKED MEN, SCARED OF CHAKA, NEW BOMB TURKS, RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS, MEAN JEANS, DILLINGER FOUR, DESCENDENTS and pretty much all fun, rowdy, no-fi melodic punk will need this new EP from STEVE ADAMYK BAND.....one of canada's finest punk exports......

if you haven't checked out STEVE ADAMYK BAND yet,
this MONTERREY 7 inch is the place to start.....

so do yerself a favor and listen to the 7 inch below...
   and then go pick up a copy from HOSEHEAD RECORDS !!!!!!



watch steve adamyk band live below....

the ar-kaics - she does those things to me 7in

you maybe haven't heard of the latest and greatest fuzzed up garage rockin' sensation, the AR-KAICS, yet....but you will.....!!!!!  this cavestompin' teenbeat three piece is from richmond, virginia and just released their debut 7 inch via SPEAKERTREE RECORDS....and um yeah it's a fucking budget rock ripper!!!!!!!!

housed in an old school generic white sleeve and labeled with a simple retro yellow label, this AR-KAICS single could be mistaken for some lost garage punk gem of '66........even after you spin it.......

those pebbles / back from the grave junkies like me will undoubtedly NEED this double shot of primal unwieldy garage rock now......SHE DOES THOSE THINGS TO ME and DON'T NEED YOUR LOVE channel the best blown out rock n roll moments of THE SEEDS, THE KEGGS, THE SONICS, LOLLIPOP SHOPPE and all those other late 60s garage punk unknowns!!!!!!  seriously, the AR-KAICS have THE GARAGE ROCK SOUND dialed the fuck in.......  this is not some pretend bullshit RnR, these guys are the real deal!!!

file this one next to the MUMMIES, THEE HEADCOATS, TY SEGALL, DRAGS, BLACK TIME and/or THE GREENHORNES..........cuz this single comes HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!  i'm crossing my fingers for full length, or at least a tour through chicago.......

LISTEN TO THE A SIDE OF THEIR NEW SINGLE BELOW -
   and don't forget to grab one from SPEAKERTREE!!!



and watch the AR-KAICS in action below!!!!!!!!

king blood - where is he? 7in

KING BLOOD has returned!!!!!!!  yes i'm always ready for another dose of BLOWN OUT STONER PSYCH ROCK from the enigmatic guitar slayer KING BLOOD!!!!!!!   after two excellent lps, EYEWASH SILVER and VENEGANCE, MAN, i figured KING BLOOD was gonna disappear into thin air, never to release another song, but i was dead wrong.  WHITE DENIM tracked him down and strong-armed TWO NEW SONGS outta KING BLOOD, which comprise the brand new WHERE IS HE? EP.......

supposedly stripped down, repurposed guns n roses riffs, BOTH SONGS ON THE NEW 7 INCH ARE IN THE RED, FUZZED TO THE MAX, MIND MELTING TASTES OF GUITAR DESTROYING PSYCHEDELIC ROCK.........  unlike much else you can soak yer ears in......  KING BLOOD will transport you to another dimension, where everyone loves japanese psych, where lps on RICHIE RECORDS are on the radio constantly, where AFFLICTED MAN is more famous than hendrix. and where sabbath and blue cheer are the start of rock n roll, not elvis or the beatles.........and god damn i wish that was the universe we live in...........

so let's just say everyone needs this 7 inch now. 
one spin and yer life will change.
never will you be seduced by overproduced / radio friendly music again!!!!!!

LISTEN TO "WELL WELL WELL" OFF THE WHERE IS HE? EP BELOW -

King Blood: "Well, Well, Well" from king blood on Vimeo.

and download the B SIDE, "WELL WELL WELL" here.....

and click here to buy the 7 inch!  do it now cuz, there are only 300 copies in existence!!!!!!!!!
and it's another highly recommended jam from the mysterious KING BLOOD!!!!!!!!

vacation club - daydream 7in

if you see a single by RANDY RECORDS sittin' on the shelf at yer local record shop, you need to
grab it, YES even if you don't know a damn thing about the band.....you won't go wrong, in fact just the opposite will occur..... PURE RIGHTEOUS ROCK N ROLL will soon be emanating from yer speakers.......such is the case with their latest 45 by indiana's VACATION CLUB....entitled DAYDREAM, it's super infectious dose of jangly primitive garage rock goodness !!!!!!!

similar to APACHE DROPOUT, UH BONES, DEMONS CLAWS, MAGIC MILK, BLACK LIPS and/or DEAD GHOSTS.....their warped analog, sixties pop in a blender, fuzzed over sound makes for some catchy melodies you can dance around to, and dance you will even if you're too cool for that kinda thing these days........   DAYDREAM gets you going with all sorts of reverbed harmony pinned to a insistent cavestomp beat.....and the flipside, FOREST BABE is nothing short of a rock n roll ripper......

apparently these indiana kids have been kicking around for a while, tearing up the heartland and keeping the tradition of the VELVETS, THE SEEDS and THE ELEVATORS alive and well, so here's hoping this won't be the last single that we can get own hands on from VACATION CLUB.......!!!!!!

totally recommended.
grab one from RANDY RECORDS
and listen below -  



and 'em live below -

wymyns prysyn - s/t ep and waste your life 7 inches

WYMYNS PRYSYN ain't no slackers, cuz they have two brand new 7 inches to throw at yer turntable......and that is exactly where they belong.....now.........

WASTE YOUR LIFE B/W KEEP IT SIMPLE was released via PYGMY RECORDS, last december......and their S/T EP just came out on NO BREAKS RECORDS........  both are supremely recommended slabs of hard hitting blown out rock n roll debauchery....the kind you always need more of.......

stab yer wipers records with a knife, or set your hot snakes records on fire and donate your action swingers or rip offs records to the thrift store, WYMYNS PRYSYN are taking hardcore bruised down-n-dirty rock n roll to new thrashy, warped levels.......  falling somewhere near their fellow atlanta scenesters (GG KING, PREDATOR, COPS, RALPH, MANIC), WYMYNS PRYSYN crank their trashy punk fury all the way up while mixing in the more aggressive and off kilter elements of 80s hardcore, am rep / touch & go guitar strangling and deranged KILLED BY DEATH punk...........

both 7 inches were culled from a severely limited / sold out tour only cassette ep,
so now you don't have to miss out on any of these six feedback dented, high octane bangers....
 which you can snag now thanks to NO BREAKS and PYGMY RECORDS.

LISTEN TO THE S/T EP BELOW -


AND LISTEN TO THE WASTE YOUR LIFE 7 INCH here -

and see WYMYNS PRYSYN on their JUNE TOUR,

seriously fuckin' don't miss out.

10th: Memphis @ The Lamplighter
11th: St. Louis w/ Doom Town
12th: Kansas City @ Badhaus with Dark Ages, Night Moves, and Dirty Work (tent.)
13th: Iowa City @ The Mill with Good Habits, and Dead In Bed
14th: Minneapolis
15th: Chicago Day show In Store @ Permanent with Jacuzzi Boys
Night show @ (possibly a generator show) Carbon Leak, Split Feet
16th: Cleveland
17th: Kalamazoo @ 411 Club w/ No Bails
18th: Columbus @ Bourbon St. w/ Fumes
19th: Detroit @ Lager Haus (tent) with SROS Lords, Inflatable Best Friends, Growwing Pains.
20th: Toronto w/ Valley Boys, Kremlin (tent)
21st: Buffalo @ Spiral Scratch Records w/ White Whale, Johns, Thaals
22nd: NYC @ The Acheron with Foster Care, Deformity, Heathen
23rd: NYC @ DBA w\ Shoxx, Degreaser, Modra
24th: Providence @ Munch House w/ white load, white pages, funeral cone
25th: Philly @ Kung Fu Necktie: with Abandos
26th: Baltimore or Pittsburgh
27th: Richmond @ Gallery Five
28th: Raleigh30th: Charlotte: @The Milestone w/ Joint Damage, Meat Group

proof it'll be worth yer while found below -

the hecks - trust and order 7 inch

Falling between genres can lead to the early death of a band, especially these days with the internet
hype machine's need for shorthand and brevity.  Though connected to the "garage" and "noise" scenes in Chicago, THE HECKS are out to prove that those / any "labels" are meaningless, even if they have to do it one 7 inch at a time.  Their debut single, TRUST AND ORDER released on MONIKER RECORDS earlier this year, is just the feedback-laced experimental guitar/drums dual attack all those stuck in the blog race to the bottom need to listen to right now.

Elements of Sonic Youth's art rock experiments in feedback and guitar tuning, Wire's discordant post punk minimalism from "Chairs Missing,"  and the Fall's irreverent pop structures all shine through on "Trust And Order."  Though to allude to those touchstones is besides the point; the Hecks are blazing a trail through the history of post punk all on their own, not just trying to cop a few guitar tricks from YouTube videos.  (They might even deny any of the musical references made here, but it's a review so some have to be included, right?)

On the title track, a casual minimalist drum beat starts the groove off before a simple repetitive guitar lick kicks in, and before long we're somewhere in the realm of "EVOL" or even Slint's "Spiderland" but mixed with plenty of Urinals' urgency and angular art weirdness of MX-80 Sound or DNA.  Short, precise and too the point, "Trust And Order" lingers like a daydream long after the tone arm returns to its place; those shimmering guitar riffs are earworms for sure.

Flip it over and "The Time I Played With My Puppy" begins like a shattered pop song from Guided By Voices and ends with a short experiment in droning noise.  It's almost two distinct songs trainwrecked into one catchy mess, the kind you might imagine Suicide playing if they were a drums / guitar duo.

So are the Hecks more of a shoegazing noise rock band, or a no wave obsessed garage outfit?  They have a knack for sculpting sheets of noise, yet both songs on the single have fragmented moments of pop beauty too.  One thing is for sure, they've collected some of the most interesting turns of post punk from the last thirty years and compiled them into one killer 7 inch.

Listen to TRUST AND ORDER below -
   and grab yer own copy from MONIKER RECORDS here !!!!!!!

WATCH THE HECKS LIVE here -

true sons of thunder - black astrologer 7 inch

memphis' most fierce and unruly gang of misanthropic garage punks, TRUE SONS OF THUNDER,
are back with heavy hitting double shot of pure mayhem via GONER RECORDS, entitled BLACK ASTROLOGERS.......  and this 7 inch is unadulterated, sweaty, drunken rock n roll mojo like you haven't heard yet and probably aren't ready for.......

the A SIDE, BLACK ASTROLOGERS, is a sludgy mess of garage punk chaos that the grooves are barely able to contain....... kinda like the MUMMIES covering the ELECTRIC EELS or the GIZMOS trying to cover a HAWKWIND song.........  yep barely rock n roll, yet undeniably loud, off kilter and awesome..........

flip to the B SIDE and you get a cover of the EQUALS' "i can see but you don't know" which is equally rambunctious, out of control and destructive, like any true rock n roll should be.......did they even practice this song more than once, who knows and who cares?  someone has to keep the outsider / weirdo punk tradition alive, and that's exactly what the TRUE SONS OF THUNDER are doing........

so look for either of these tracks to appear on KILLED BY DEATH 37 or 52, cuz down the road, future generations are gonna marvel at the crazed sonic debauchery that these memphis rock n roller were able to conjure.......

LISTEN TO BLACK ASTROLOGERS BELOW......
    and pick up yr copy from GONER now......if you dare.




and watch them tear it up at GONER FEST below -