Big Business Announce US Tour w/ Tweak Bird * Release Date for "Mind The Drift!"

Click to stream audio of "Mind The Drift" w/ band commentary!

Big Business US Tour w/ Tweak Bird!
Apr 22 2009 The Max Dallas, Texas
Apr 23 2009 Red Seven Austin, Texas
Apr 24 2009 Warehouse Live-Studio Houston, Texas
Apr 25 2009 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Apr 26 2009 Alabama Music Box Mobile, Alabama
Apr 29 2009 Common Grounds (formerly Covered Dish) Gainesville, Florida
Apr 30 2009 City Limits Delray Beach, Florida
May 1 2009 The Social Orlando, Florida
May 2 2009 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, Florida
May 3 2009 The Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia
May 5 2009 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina
May 6 2009 The Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
May 7 2009 Rock & Roll Hotel Washington DC, Washington DC
May 8 2009 The Note Westchester, Pennsylvania
May 9 2009 Union Pool Brooklyn, New York
May 10 2009 Mercury Lounge New York, New York
May 12 2009 Middle East Downstairs Boston, Massachusetts
May 13 2009 Grog Shop Cleaveland, Ohio
May 14 2009 The Basement Columbus, Ohio
May 15 2009 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, Kentucky
May 16 2009 Small's Detroit, Michigan
May 17 2009 The Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois
May 18 2009 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 20 2009 Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado
May 21 2009 Bar Deluxe Salt Lake City, Utah
May 22 2009 Neurolux Boise, Idaho
May 23 2009 Dante's Portland, Oregon
May 24 2009 Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading Room Seattle, Washington
May 25 2009 The Big Room Olympia, Washington
May 27 2009 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, California
May 28 2009 Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, California
Jun 1 2009 Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Jun 2 2009 Casbah San Diego

Cryptomnesia II!

* CLICK TO WATCH CRYPTOMNESIA II *

RCRD LBL Streams New Trash Talk Song "East of Eden!"

huge thanks to Samuel P Duke and the entire RCRD LBL staff for their support!



DOWNLOAD: Trash Talk - Dig + East Of Eden (Stream)



Arguably one of the most thrilling and talked-about hardcore bands out there, San Francisco's Trash Talk are bare bones, no bullshit brutal. Their thrown-in-the-gutter, D-beat sound owes as much to Entombed as it does to early Black Flag, and they seal the deal with what is apparently the most insane and chaotic live show around (see above and here). Following a number of appearances at SXSW, the band are releasing a new single called "East Of Eden" through their own Trash Talk Collective imprint, featuring none other than Circle Jerks singer and white dude dreads proponent Keith Morris. Stream the track below, grab "Dig" from their self-titled '08 album for free, and do whatever you can to go see them on tour right now with The Bronx. Dates up at their MySpace.

(((Click to read more and stream "East of Eden!")))

Stinking Lizaveta Announce US Tourdates w/ Darsombra!

Stinking Lizaveta Live!

European Tourdates!
Mar 27 2009 Dr. K Schwerin
Mar 28 2009 Red Rooster Berlin
Mar 29 2009 Kunstverein Nurnberg
Mar 30 2009 007 Club Prague
Mar 31 2009 Yacht Club Bnro
Apr 1 2009 Escape Vienna
Apr 2 2009 Orto Klub Ljubljana
Apr 3 2009 M.I.K.K. Murska Sobota
Apr 4 2009 Cafe Kult Munich
Apr 5 2009 Blues Bar Luzern
Apr 6 2009 Kap Tormentoso Stuttgart
Apr 7 2009 Exhaus Trier
Apr 8 2009 Sonic Ballroom Cologne
Apr 9 2009 Vortex Siegen
Apr 10 2009 Schokoladen Berlin

USA w/ Darsombra
May 4 2009 Talking Head Club @ Sonar Baltimore, Maryland
May 6 2009 Nara Sushi Richmond, Virginia
May 7 2009 Drips Coffee House Hickory, North Carolina
May 8 2009 The Hideaway Johnson City, Tennessee
May 9 2009 The Pilot Light Knoxville, Tennessee
May 10 2009 The End Nashville, Tennessee
May 11 2009 Caledonia Lounge Hot Breath Athens, Georgia
May 13 2009 Saturn Bar New Orleans, Louisiana
May 15 2009 Red 7 Austin, Texas
May 16 2009 Downtown Music Little Rock, Arkansas
May 18 2009 Firebird St. Louis, Missouri
May 19 2009 Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois also w/ Lone Wolf and Cub
May 20 2009 Macs Bar Lansing, Michigan
May 21 2009 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan also w/ Ganon
May 22 2009 Trumbullplex Detroit, Michigan
May 23 2009 Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio
May 24 2009 Smiling Moose Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

AOL Noisecreep Talks to Torche's Jonathan Nuñez!

huge thanks to the Noisecreep staff for their support!



Torche Are Feeling No Pressure
By: Matt Debenedictis



Jonathan Nuñez the bassist of Torche paused for a moment and let an, "uuuhh" preceded his actual words. "No," he told Noiscreep, "we're writing the same way we always have written." The question was whether the writing process has changed for Torche over the years, especially since the success of last years 'Meanderthal.'

(((Click to read the full article here!)))

Poison The Well Announce Details of New Album!

Now that the band has finished recording their latest album with famed producer Steve Evetts (Every Time I Die, Kid Dynamite, Dillinger Escape Plan), Florida's POISON THE WELL have begun releasing the details of their new album, which has been titled "THE TROPIC ROT." The band's new full-length will see a physical US street date of June 16th courtesy of Ferret Music and a June 15th release date throughout the rest of the world.

Stay tuned as the band prepares to unleash album art, tracklist, US tourdates and more coming soon!

* In other Poison The Well news, the band has just announced they will be releasing a CD version of their 7-inch series, "I/III / II/III / III/III" available for Record Store Day on April 18th. The CD format will see a very limited edition run of 2000 CDs, will contain all the tracks from all three 7-inches, and will be available at just over 700 select independent record stores in the US.

Poison The Well Live!
Mar 23 2009 Colos Saal Aschaffenburg, Bayern
Mar 24 2009 Matrix Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Mar 26 2009 Pumpehuset Copenhagen, Hovedstaden
Mar 27 2009 KB Malmo, Skåne län
Mar 28 2009 Brewhouse Gothenburg, Gotlands län
Mar 29 2009 John Dee Oslo, Oslo
Mar 30 2009 Debaser Medis Stokholm, Stockholms län
Apr 1 2009 TRYPITCHON MUNSTER
Apr 3 2009 New Age Ronecade
Apr 4 2009 Rockplanet Club Cervia
Apr 5 2009 Blackout Club Rome
Apr 7 2009 KONZERTHAUS SHUUR LUCERNE
Apr 8 2009 KULTURFABRIK LUXEMBOUG
Apr 10 2009 Barfly London
Apr 11 2009 Fibbers York
Apr 12 2009 Uncle Alberts MIDDLESBOROUGH
Apr 14 2009 Texas Necropolis Athens
Apr 17 2009 Groesrock Festival Gestel



For more information, visit:
www.myspace.com/poisonthewell
www.ferretstyle.com

NPR Talks Debut Clues Release for Constellation!

huge thanks to the NPR Music staff for their amazing support!



Second Stage »
Clues: 'Remember Severed Head'
By Rachel Kowal



When Montreal's The Unicorns broke up in 2004, indie rock kids mourned the death of a band known for its zany hooks and quirky lyrics. Of course, all was not lost, thanks to the emergence of Islands, which also featured Nick Thorburn and Jamie Thompson. But something was still missing. Enter Clues: the musical project founded by fellow ex-Unicorn, Alden Penner, and Arcade Fire's Brendan Reed. Haven't heard of them? Well that's not surprising. Clues' self-titled debut album doesn't drop until May, and the band made a conscious decision not to join any social networks — including Myspace. Instead, the group takes more of a grassroots approach by slowly building up its reputation largely through house shows in the Montreal area.

(((Click to read entire article and listen to the newest Clues song "Remember Severed Head" here!)))

Trash Talk Talk Announce New EP * Kickoff US Tour with The Bronx!

click below for various news posts and a link to stream East of Eden here!



Prefix * Punknews * Alternative Press

US Tour w/ The Bronx!
3/23/09 - Albuquerque, New Mexico @ Launch Pad
3/25/09 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
3/27/09 - Richmond, VA @ Alleykatz (United Blood Fest)*
3/28/09 - Richmond, VA @ Alleykatz (United Blood Fest)*
3/29/09 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Shop
3/31/09 - Portland, OR @ Dante’s
4/01/09 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard’s
4/02/09 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
4/05/09 - Irvine, CA @ Bamboozle Left
4/08/09 - Boulder, CO @ Club 156
4/09/09 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
4/10/09 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
4/11/09 - Iowa City, IA @ Picador
4/12/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
4/13/09 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
4/14/09 - Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick
4/15/09 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop
4/16/09 - Columbus, OH @ The Ravive Room
4/17/09 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
4/19/09 - West Chester, PA @ The Note
4/20/09 - New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom
4/22/09 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
4/23/09 - Boston, MA @ The Middle East
4/24/09 - Providence, RI @ Jerky’s
*no bronx on these dates

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:
4/27/09 - Gold Coast, AUS @ Nightlife - AA
4/30/09 - Sydney, AUS @ The Bald Faced Stag - Lic AA *
5/01/09 - Canberra, AUS @ Majura Community Centre - AA
5/02/09 - Melbourne, AUS @ The Arthouse - 18+ *
5/03/09 - Melbourne, AUS @ The Crib - AA *
5/05/09 - Auckland, NZ @ Transmission Room - Lic. AA
5/07/09 - Adelaide, AUS @ The Enigma Bar - 18+
5/08/09 - Perth, AUS @ YMCA HQ - AA *
5/09/09 - Perth, AUS @ The Hyde Park Hotel - 18+ *
*With Extortion

JAPAN:
5/12/09 - Yokohama, Kanagawa @ Club 24 West
5/13/09 - Nishisinsaibashi, Osaka @ Shinkagura
5/14/09 - Kamimaezu, Nagoya @Club Zion
5/15/09 - Shimada, Shizuoka @ Club Candle
5/16/09 - Nishiogikubo, Tokyo @ Flat
5/17/09 - Shinjuku, Tokyo @Wall

U.S. Shows:
05/21/09 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (Chaos In Tejas Fest)
05/24/09 - Tacoma, WA @ The Viaduct (Rain Fest)

www.trashtalkhc.com

Kaiju Big Battel Returns to The Warsaw!

April 3rd 2009 - Do not miss this!

The Chariot Tours w/ Gojira * Leaks Album Details

this is going to be nuts




Wars and Rumors of Wars Tracklist
1: Teach
2: Evolve
3: Need
4: Impress
5: Never I
6: Giveth
7: Abandon
8: Daggers
9: Oversea
10: Mrs. Montgomery Alabama iii


The Chariot Live!

Europe w/ Protest The Hero and The Human Abstract!
Mar 24 2009 Magnet Berlin, Germany
Mar 26 2009 Melna Piektdiena Riga, Latvia
Mar 27 2009 Tapper Tallinn, Estonia
Mar 29 2009 Semifinal Helsinki, Finland
Mar 30 2009 Orlandina St. Petersburg
Apr 1 2009 Tabula Rasa Moscow

US Tourdates
Apr 5 2009 New Brookland Tavern Columbia, South Carolina
Apr 6 2009 Sector 7G Augusta, Georgia
Apr 7 2009 New Daisy Theater Memphis, Tennessee
Apr 9 2009 Art Ambush Waco, Texas
Apr 8 2009 King of Clubs Claremore, Oklahoma
Apr 10 2009 The Bridge Longview, Texas
Apr 11 2009 Theater Seven Plano, Texas
Apr 12 2009 JS Stall Barn Wichita Falls, Texas
Apr 14 2009 Bricktown Live Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Apr 15 2009 Outland Ballroom Springfield, Missouri
Apr 16 2009 The Village Little Rock, Arkansas

w/ Gojira and Car Bomb!
May 1, 2009 Springfield, VA Jaxx
May 2, 2009 Worcester, MA Palladium
May 3, 2009 Philadelphia, PA The TLA
May 4, 2009 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
May 6, 2009 New York, NY Blender Theatre
May 7, 2009 Montreal, QC Club Soda
May 8, 2009 Toronto, ON Mod Club
May 9, 2009 Detroit, MI Harpo's
May 10, 2009 Chicago, IL Logan Square
May 11, 2009 St. Paul, MN Station 4
May 13, 2009 Denver, CO Marquis
May 14, 2009 Murray, UT Murray Theater
May 17, 2009 Vancouver, BC Richards On Richards
May 18, 2009 Seattle, WA El Corazon
May 19, 2009 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
May 21, 2009 San Francisco, CA Slims
May 22, 2009 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
May 24, 2009 Hollywood, CA The Key Club



For more information, visit:
www.myspace.com/thechariot
www.solidstaterecords.com

Solid PR SXSW 2009 Schedule

Announces 2009 SXSW Schedule!



Solid PR / Brooklyn Vegan Party
Wednesday March 18th @ Emo's 2pm - 6:30pm w/
THE BRONX (5:45pm)
YOUNG WIDOWS (5pm)
ANNIHILATION TIME (4:15pm)
TRASH TALK (3:30pm)
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT(2:45pm)
GAROTAS SUECAS (2pm)
* Free show featuring a Big Business "Mind The Drift" Listening Party @ 1:15pm!



complete schedule:

Wednesday, March 18th
GOES CUBE 3pm @ The Creekside Lounge (The End Records Showcase)
GOOD OLD WAR 9:25pm @ Threadgill's South (APA Showcase)
HOPEWELL 5pm @The Skoot Inn (Tee Pee Records Day Party)
THE PAPER CHASE 1pm @ Club De Ville (Kill Rock Stars Showcase)
TERA MELOS 9pm @ The Music Gym
THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES 9pm @ Red Eye Fly (Suicide Squeeze Showcase)
TRASH TALK 3:30pm @ Emo's Indoors (Solid PR / Brooklyn Vegan Party)
TRASH TALK 8pm @ Emo's Annex


Thursday, March 19th
DROIDS ATTACK 5pm @ Malaia (Texas Rock Fest)
EARLY MAN 1am @ The Ale House (The End Records Showcase)
GOES CUBE 11pm @ The Ale House (The End Records Showcase)
GOOD OLD WAR 11pm @ The Hilton Garden Inn on the 18th Floor
RED FANG 1am @ Spiro's
TERA MELOS 3:30pm @ The Long Branch Inn (Mt Fuji Party)
TERA MELOS 11pm @ A Fucking Parking Lot!
THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES 2:45pm @ Radio Room (Brooklyn Vegan Party)
THE WARLOCKS 4pm @ Threadgills World Headquarters (Roky Erickson Psychedelic Ice Cream Social Party)
THE WARLOCKS 8pm @ Levis & Fader Magazine Party (The Warlocks Play after Tricky)


Friday, March 20th
BLACK HOLLIES 12am @ The Independent (Ernest Jenning showcase)
DROIDS ATTACK 12pm @ Headhunters (Crustacean Records showcase)
DROIDS ATTACK 2pm @ Trophy's (Whoopsy! Magazine party)
GOOD OLD WAR 4:30pm @ The Troubadour Saloon (Give More Love Showcase)
HOPEWELL 3:15pm @ The Spiderhouse
HOPEWELL 6:45pm @ Guero's
MAPS AND ATLASES 3:45pm @ The Art House
MAPS AND ATLASES 10pm @ The Karma Lounge
THE PAPER CHASE 10pm @ The Parish (Constant Artists Showcase)
THE POISON ARROWS 8pm @ Barcelona
RED FANG 4:15pm @ Trophy's (Whoopsy! Magazine Party)
SISTER SUVI 8:45pm @ United States Art Authority
TAKKA TAKKA 11pm @ The Independent (Ernest Jenning Showcase)
TRASH TALK 3:00pm @ Club 1808 (FREE!) KYI/PPM/TeenageTearDrops Party
TRASH TALK 2:00am Secret Show(FREE!)(Late Friday Night/Early Saturday Morning)
THE WARLOCKS 1:30pm @ Maggie Mae’s


Saturday, March 21st
DROIDS ATTACK 8pm @ The Typewriter Museun (FXFU v2.0)
HOPEWELL 1:00pm @ Live Music Capitol Day Party
HOPEWELL 10:00pm @ The Beauty Bar
MACHINE DRUM 3:00pm @ The Fader Tent
MACHINE DRUM 8:00pm @ The Speakeasy
THE POISON ARROWS 8pm @ The Radio Room w/ Cursive, Milemarker, Young Widows, Frodus
RED FANG 6:45pm @ Typewriter Museum (FXFY v2.0)
SISTER SUVI 12pm @ Flipnotics Coffee
TRASH TALK 3:00pm @ Mess With Texas(waterloo park)(FREE!) w/ Circle Jerks, Black Lips
TRASH TALK 8:00pm @ Beerlands(21+) Chaos In Tejas Party!
THE WARLOCKS 3:30pm @ Club 1808 (Tee Pee Day Party)
THE WARLOCKS 9pm @ Viva Radio (American Apparel official showcase)

New Records We Announced This Week!

in the past week we announced some killer new albums from some amazing bands old and young alike, here's a quick rundown on what you may have missed:




Hopewell "Good Good Desperation" (May 5th / Tee Pee)




The Paper Chase "Someday This Could All Be Yours" (May 26th / Kill Rock Stars)




Goes Cube "Another Day Has Passed" (May 12 / The End)




The Poison Arrows "First Class, and Forever" (May 12th / File-13)




Moving Mountains "Foreward" (May 12th / Self Released)




Machinedrum "Want To 1 2?" (April 12th on Normrex)

Land of Kush is Blurt Magazine's Featured Artist!

huge thanks to Fred Mills, John Schacht, and the entire Blurt Magazine staff for their support!



JOURNEY INTO DELIRIUM Land of Kush



Sam Shalabi & Co. set their controls for the heart of the Nile.

BY JOHN SCHACHT

When West meets East (or Middle Eastern), too often the musical results read like timid travelogues of people too frightened to get off the tour bus. But in the right hands -- say, unflinching ones -- the culture clash of scales, instrumentation, cultural aesthetics, etc., can blend into a mix that feeds off the volatility of most East-West meetings. Only here, nobody gets kicked off their ancestral land, blown up, or beheaded.

(((Click to read the full story here!)))

Good Old War Tour Dates

Good Old War are hitting the road and staying on it. With 3 shows at SXSW and then tour with The Gaslight Anthem , Heartless Bastards and more



GOOD OLD WAR TOUR
Mar 12 Rock N Roll Hotel - Washington DC @@
Mar 13 The Boot -Norfolk, VI @@
Mar 14 - The Soapbox - Wilmington, NC @@
Mar 18 – SXSW at 9:20pm- Threadgill’s South -Austin, TX
Mar 19 – SXSW at 11pm -Hilton Garden Inn - Austin, TX
Mar 20 – SXSW at 4:30pm- Troubadour Saloon - Austin, TX
Mar 21- House of Blues Cambridge Room - Dallas, TX !!!
Mar 27 - Webster Hall - New York, NY *** SOLD OUT
Mar 28 - Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA*** SOLD OUT
Mar 29 - Mr.Smalls Funhouse - Millvale, PA***
Mar 30 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH ***
Mar 31 - Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH ***
Apr 1 - St.Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI ***
Apr 2 - Turner’s Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI ***
Apr 3 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL *** SOLD OUT
Apr 4 - The Varsity Theater -Minneapolis, MN ***
Apr 5 - House of Bricks Des Moines, Iowa #
Apr 6 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI #
Apr 8 - Mad Hatter Club - Covington, KY #
Apr 10 - The National Richmond, VI #
Apr 11 - Rhode Island School of Design - Providence, RI #
Apr 12 - SOZO Penn State University - State College, PA #
May 1 - Sheldon Hall Ballroom /SUNY - Oswego, New York #
May 5 - Masquerade - Atlanta, Georgia ***
May 6 - Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC +++
May 7 – Recher Theater - Towson, MD +++
May 8 - The Stone Pony - Asbury Park, NJ +++

# = Good Old War Headline
@@= w/ Hoots & Hellmouth
!!! = w/ As Tall As Lions
***= w/ The Gaslight Anthem & Heartless Bastards
+++= w/ The Gaslight Anthem & Pela

The Tripwire, Blurt and More Talk New Hopewell Album!

we are very excited to be working w/ this amazing band



Blurt * The Tripwire * The Deli Magazine

MetalSucks, The Tripwire and More Praise Red Fang!

click below to read reviews from Metal Sucks, The Tripwire, and Treble! thanks so much to everyone for their support!



Metal Sucks * The Tripwire * Treble

El Grupo Nuevo De Omar Rodriguez Lopez!

* CLICK TO WATCH CRYPTOMNESIA *

Cryptomnesia is the first release in a series of three albums recorded in 2006 by EL GRUPO NUEVO DE OMAR RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ. Despite the name of the group, Rodriguez Lopez is quick to point out that THE MARS VOLTA remains far and away his top priority. EL GRUPO NUEVO... is differentiated from the guitarist's other namesake projects by his selection of players, specifically Zach Hill (HELLA) on drums, Jonathan Hischke (HELLA) on synth bass, and Juan Alderete de la Peña (THE MARS VOLTA) on bass guitar. Additionally, Cryptomnesia features the vocals of guest frontman Cedric Bixler Zavala on eight of the album's eleven tracks.

Rodriguez Lopez completed the album in 2006, shortly after finishing THE MARS VOLTA's Amputechture. Cryptomnesia's tracks are a decidedly heavier affair than that album, a conscious decision on his part to switch gears from writing horn arrangements and complex instrumentation for an octet; it is, therefore, comparatively stripped-down and aggressive, with Hill's presence injecting a dose of chaos and inertia that are a keystone of the EL GRUPO NUEVO... sound. Bixler Zavala's vocals, tracked in 2008 after two years of his dwelling on the enormity of the recording, are certain to send even the most casual of listeners running for their lyric sheet. The ever-prolific Rodriguez Lopez continues to set the bar higher and higher for himself. EL GRUPO NUEVO DE OMAR RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ has been the stuff of rumors for three years; Cryptomnesia proves more than worth the wait.

* A special limited advance vinyl offering of only 3,000 copies will be made available exclusively to Indie Retail in honor of RECORD STORE DAY on April 18th. The album will see it’s official release on May 5, 2009.



Cryptomnesia Tracklist
1.TUBERCULOIDS
2.HALF KLEPTOS
3.CRYPTOMNESIA
4.THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU, BARBARA
5.PUNY HUMANS
6.SHAKE IS FOR 8TH GRADERS
7.NOIR
8.PAPER CUNTS
9.ELDERLY PAIR BEATEN WITH HAMMER
10.WARREN OATES
11.FUCK YOUR MOUTH



For more information, visit:
www.rodriguezlopez.com
www.elgruponuevo.com

For all inquiries contact contact Cathy // Sargent House



www.sargenthouse.com

BrooklynVegan Interviews Torche's Steve Brooks!

huge thanks to Black Bubblegum and the entire BrooklynVegan staff!



An interview w/ Steve Brooks of Torche



Torche emerged from the ashes of Floor, one of a number of notable bands that form the basis of the southern crew (Cavity, Shitstorm).

Robotic Empire did the honors of their first LP, as well as the critically acclaimed follow-up, the In Return EP which hinted at the "thunder-pop" direction to come.

(((Read the full interview here!)))

The World/Inferno Friendship Society Announces US Tourdates!

Announce Spring US Tourdates!



World/Inferno Friendship Society's countless members convene around Jack Terricloth, whose grinning, genial stage persona only amplifies what appears to be a sinister intent. It should be a mess, but it coalesces instead into a combination of Bruce Springsteen, The Pogues and the noise the devil makes as cities burn. - NPR

World/Inferno Friendship Society exists almost completely outside the mainstream but has a following that many bands would envy. - The NY Times

New York's own soul-punk orchestra, The WORLD/INFERNO Friendship Society, has just announced a series of Spring tourdates to perform their red-eyed showtunes to the swarming punk-rock masses.

Fresh off a stunning, sold-out performance of the band's theater-inspired Addicted To Bad Ideas: Peter Lorre's 20th Century at New York's Webster Hall, the band is ready to add the fuel to the fire and feed their starving fans around the country (and Canada!).

At eight pieces – wailing drums, three horns, two guitars, way too many teeth, a piano, and a singer soaked with wit, charisma, and humor – their songs so sweet and quicksilver beat promise to put you smack in the middle of the vaudeville circus you’ve always wished your life could be. Celebrating the addition of new drummer, Brian Viglione of Boston cabaret-punk heroes The Dresden Dolls, the band’s tight musicianship and penchant for brewing up high-energy dance numbers are rooted in punk, but manifest themselves with flashes of Count Basie, Wilson Pickett, The Pogues, and Little Richard all out on a night-long bender.

THE WORLD/INFERNO is coming to your town! Full-time fighting friends to the friendless, the most successful scourge to the oppressors since Willie Sutton, they're riding a wave of sumptuous red wine straight into your hearts. Even if they have to buy the drinks themselves, they'll do it. Come see the circus play the dirty rock club, one night only! Come and waltz with the one you love.

We think this extravaganza is one that should not be missed (and yes, from our experience everything about World/Inferno Friendship Society is an extravaganza, that’s not just fancy editorial). - TheTripwire.com

World/Inferno Live!
Apr 6 2009 Higher Ground So Burlington, Vermont
Apr 7 2009 Petit Campus Montreal, Quebec
Apr 8 2009 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, Ontario
Apr 9 2009 The Crofoot Pontiac, Michigan
Apr 10 2009 Reggies Rock Club Chicago, Illinois
Apr 11 2009 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 13 2009 Dionysus Nightclub at Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio
Apr 14 2009 Mr. Small’s Theatre Millvale, Pennsylvania
Apr 15 2009 The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York
Apr 16 2009 Pearl Street - Club Room Northampton, Massachusetts
Apr 17 2009 Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 18 2009 Harlow’s Pub Peterborough, New Hampshire
Apr 19 2009 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York
Apr 21 2009 Nara Richmond, Virginia
Apr 22 2009 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina
Apr 23 2009 The Lantern Blacksburg Blacksburg, Virginia
Apr 24 2009 Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 25 2009 Chubby’s Red Bank, New Jersey

* Read the NY Times interview with World/Inferno frontman Jack Terricloth here!



For more information, visit:
www.worldinferno.com
www.myspace.com/worldinferno