Less Artists More Condos Show at DBA TONIGHT!

I can't think of a better way to spend this Friday night than the Less Artists More Condos show at Death By Audio. 7 bands for $10? That's less than $2 per band. Plus, it's Edan's birthday.

Both Grooms and Sisters are on the bill from DBA Records, as well as Snakes Say Hisss, Darlings, Tough Knuckles, Regal Degal, and DJ Mr. A*OK.

So unless you hate music and birthdays, you have no reason to miss this show.

Coin Under Tongue Slays Eddy Current

This past weekend at Death By Audio, we got a chance to see Eddy Current Suppression Ring play to a sold-out crowd of dirty, sweaty garage rockers. The four-piece from Melbourne, Australia plays a Stooges-inspired brand of punk that incorporates a few killer riffs and loud drums. It was a fun show to see live. Since we're only weeks away from the new Coin Under Tongue release "Reception," here's their tribute to Eddy Current from a recent show at Cake Shop:

STARRING - RELEASE PARTY SHOW!

One hundred and fifteen vinyl records have been pressed of the STARRING debut, Wife of God, and then inserted in sleeves that were produced by the best screeners in town, KAYROCK. There are so few of these we can't even give them to our friends because were dicks! But, they will be for sale on June 10th at Death By Audio because Starring will be raising money for their upcoming tour, which has been listed on the right side of this blog. It should also be noted that Michael from Starring's other band, Skeletons, will be playing that night. And if that's not enough, we're going to throw Grooms on top of the dogpile which should amount to one crazy mountain of a night. Also, here's a video that appeared today on Tiny Mix Tapes for the non-album track "I Met a Looky-Likey".

I met a Looky-Likey from Starring Band on Vimeo.

SLAYING ZZ ON DRUMZ

I think this guy just invented like 20 new moves in this one song.

STARRING

Founded in 2008 by Pterodactyl drummer Matt Marlin and Skeleton$ keyboardist Mike Gallope, STARRING revisits the terrain of progressive rock by distilling it to its essence. Starring plays “prog rock” because they are in love with a sense of unscripted fun, looking to spit beer, exhilarate and electrify rather than be like "dude, check my chops.". Starring combines the forces of farfisa, viola, guitar and bass to sculpt driving, heavy, high-speed sound guns aimed at stealth bomber choruses. Beneath it all, Matt Marlin’s notoriously frenzied drumming, which is as furious here as on any Pterodactyl record, propels this distortion-addicted quintet from one transfixing riff to the next.

All five members contribute vocals over the course of the record, experimenting with figures of authority, blissed-out psychedelic narratives, or simple primal scream therapy. And each song is no less diverse in its ambitions: “July” is a monstrosity about a horrific encounter at a holiday barbeque, with a mathy, scattershot verse turning on a dime into an anthemic, Stooges-inspired chorus. “Get Over Here, Disco!” sets fire to a catchy two-note riff, and twists it into a shout-your-brains-out headbanger. And the album's final track threatens to cannibalize everything that’s preceded it, churning along for minutes in a brutal, spellbinding jam, only to be interrupted by dreamy voices that eerily plead: “Won’t you be my body double?”

Their genre-pretzeling debut, Wife Of God, will be available June 8th on Death By Audio Records. Thank you.

Inside Edition - Pics from the Loft

Here is the film to be used to make screens for the new Sisters tee shirt.

This is what 50% of the walls inside the pedal area look like. It's how we clean screens.

This is how we make sure everything gets put back in its place.

This is a show poster made out of a record.

This is the old piano that found it's way in to the practice space. It sounds like it looks.

Imagine you're about to land on the planet Trixanium, 14,000 light years from Earth in the Alpha Pentari galaxy. You decide to aim for a clearing near what appears to be an alien Stonehenge.

Now turn your flash on and imagine that you taking pictures in the closet where all the spray painting is done.

This is some shit hanging in the practice room.

These are lab coats that DBA got for some of its employees. Pictured here are Travis' from Grooms, Matt's from Sisters, and Willie's.

This is some art project that George from Coin Under Tongue is working on that involves a lot of foam circles being made from decoys?

Here are some random custom pedals that can always be found lying around on the floor of the practice room.

One time Ollie got back from tour, opened his suitcase in the kitchen area and took some clothes to his room. When he got back 30 seconds later, this cat had shit in it. A couple of weeks ago, I was going to work and noticed that this cat had peed right in a pocket of my manbag. This cat has also been known to pee in Travis' guitar pedal bag. It has no name.

Old Grungy Coins

From the mighty Shiny Grey Monotone / Colostomy Grab Bag community comes this nice, declaratory review:--------------------------------

"Reception / Hussies At Bay

And so it begins. The transistion out of Post-Post-Post-Punk into Re Grunge (that being groups emulating the Sub-Pop / Am Rep pre-Nevermind era - not to be confused with 'Post-Grunge', that's, like, Creed or some shit). And you really couldn't ask for a better spearhead. Tickling the new wavers with occasional drum machines and moments ofCure-ish pop before slamming into the full on Nirvana - Bleach / Cherubs - Icing sludge rock, they remind the kids of what their parents were likely blasting while they were shitting a diaper, and send their parents (us) into nodding approval - yes, this is how you do it. Memorable and catchy, noisy and edgy. The main difference here is instead of using Black Sabbath, Void and Pixies as their main starting points of reference, it's Nirvana, Melvins and Joy Division ---------------------------------------------------------- Currently signed to Death By Audio Records (who also make the most fucked effect pedals on earth and are headed up by Oliver Ackermann of A Place To Bury Strangers) they've actually been releasing their new album, 'Hussies At Bay' as it's being recorded, as well as their first EP Reception (aka So Far) - so this is totally legit. --------------------------------------------------------- What I'm finding highly amusing is how everyone seems terrified to use the term 'Grunge' to describe CUT, dancing all about without saying it when that is undoubtedly the largest element in their sound. Grow some fucking balls, limpwrists - you're rock critics - no one thinks you're cool anyway, whatta ya got to lose by being honest? --------------------------------------------------------- Anyway, these guys are the opening salvo, let's see how far it goes!