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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: bands coming to sxsw?
« on: January 19, 2012, 09:38:23 AM »
Balaclavas will be in town. Not sure when their official showcase show is, but they are down to play any unofficial events.
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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Balaclavas midwest/east coast tour March 17-April 5
« on: January 10, 2012, 05:42:53 AM »
3/17 Dallas, TX at Pasttime Tavern w/ Darktown Strutters
*3/18 Oklahoma/Arkansas
*3/19 Lawrence, KS
*3/20 Nebraska
*3/21 South Dakota/Iowa City
*3/22 Minneapolis, MN
3/23 Chicago, IL at Burlington w/ZATH (members of Cave/Cacaw)
3/24 Madison, WI at Univeristy of Wisconsin w/ Population
*3/25 Detroit, MI
3/26 Cleveland, OH at Now That's Class w/Magnetix
*3/27 Upstate NY
3/28 Somerville, MA at Radio w/ Major Stars
3/29 Brooklyn details soon
3/30 Philadelphia, PA details son
3/31 Baltimore, MD details son
4/01 Pittsburgh, PA details soon
*4/02 Columbus, OH
4/03 Louisville, KY at Zanzibar
*4/04 Memphis, TN
4/05 New Orleans, LA at Siberia
we need help with any show with a * in front of the date
please get in touch if you can help out! dullknifeproject@gmail.com
*3/18 Oklahoma/Arkansas
*3/19 Lawrence, KS
*3/20 Nebraska
*3/21 South Dakota/Iowa City
*3/22 Minneapolis, MN
3/23 Chicago, IL at Burlington w/ZATH (members of Cave/Cacaw)
3/24 Madison, WI at Univeristy of Wisconsin w/ Population
*3/25 Detroit, MI
3/26 Cleveland, OH at Now That's Class w/Magnetix
*3/27 Upstate NY
3/28 Somerville, MA at Radio w/ Major Stars
3/29 Brooklyn details soon
3/30 Philadelphia, PA details son
3/31 Baltimore, MD details son
4/01 Pittsburgh, PA details soon
*4/02 Columbus, OH
4/03 Louisville, KY at Zanzibar
*4/04 Memphis, TN
4/05 New Orleans, LA at Siberia
we need help with any show with a * in front of the date
please get in touch if you can help out! dullknifeproject@gmail.com
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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: Balaclavas January West Coast Tour January 13-25
« on: January 10, 2012, 05:35:46 AM »
updated. band hits the road this weekend
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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Balaclavas - Snake People LP/CD OUT NOW
« on: December 06, 2011, 06:23:02 AM »
new review up from Still Single:
Houston?s dark riders return and remind the rest of the nation/world/cosmos that They Are Not Fucking Around. Snake People is the trio?s second full-length, and the eight songs within use the rest of Balaclavas? roomy, drunk/demented back catalog as a springboard to dive even deeper into the still, opaque waters of dread and mystery. It?s quite impressive how the group wrangles dub elements, like the thick bass that initially poked out here and there on previous efforts, beyond window dressing into heavy, ominous moods, worthy to stand at least next to first-gen miscegenators like PiL or the Slits. There is a real sense of invention all the way through the record, as the Bali Boys have their way with a humid, almost-oppressive mix of Gothic overtones, mid-to-late ?90s Sta-Prest/black hair dye creepin? vamp, trashy moves, and supple electronics work, which can range anywhere from smart-ass cage rattling (?Legs Control,? ?Down and Loose?) to something akin to long lost Crispy Ambulance sides (?Hard Pose,? ?Shit Meridian?) to out-and-out spaghetti Western-meets-razorblades sulk (?Wrong Side of the Bars?). The title track is nine minutes of feverish delirium, howling at a slow and liberating transformation, which can only be topped by the divebombing synths and industrial club menace of ?Standard Channels.? The venom buried within these tracks is non-fatal and slow-acting ? and closer ?Find Out For Yourself? certainly helps it to go down smooth ? but there is no cure, no resolution for what might happen if and when you fall under Balaclavas? sinister spell. Each song here could be the work of a slightly different band, with enough going for it to spin off an entire album?s worth of material. Outstanding work from an outfit that?s not content with its past.
http://still-single.tumblr.com/
Houston?s dark riders return and remind the rest of the nation/world/cosmos that They Are Not Fucking Around. Snake People is the trio?s second full-length, and the eight songs within use the rest of Balaclavas? roomy, drunk/demented back catalog as a springboard to dive even deeper into the still, opaque waters of dread and mystery. It?s quite impressive how the group wrangles dub elements, like the thick bass that initially poked out here and there on previous efforts, beyond window dressing into heavy, ominous moods, worthy to stand at least next to first-gen miscegenators like PiL or the Slits. There is a real sense of invention all the way through the record, as the Bali Boys have their way with a humid, almost-oppressive mix of Gothic overtones, mid-to-late ?90s Sta-Prest/black hair dye creepin? vamp, trashy moves, and supple electronics work, which can range anywhere from smart-ass cage rattling (?Legs Control,? ?Down and Loose?) to something akin to long lost Crispy Ambulance sides (?Hard Pose,? ?Shit Meridian?) to out-and-out spaghetti Western-meets-razorblades sulk (?Wrong Side of the Bars?). The title track is nine minutes of feverish delirium, howling at a slow and liberating transformation, which can only be topped by the divebombing synths and industrial club menace of ?Standard Channels.? The venom buried within these tracks is non-fatal and slow-acting ? and closer ?Find Out For Yourself? certainly helps it to go down smooth ? but there is no cure, no resolution for what might happen if and when you fall under Balaclavas? sinister spell. Each song here could be the work of a slightly different band, with enough going for it to spin off an entire album?s worth of material. Outstanding work from an outfit that?s not content with its past.
http://still-single.tumblr.com/
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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Dull Knife: 20% off Sale this week (Balaclavas, Household, Rusted Shut)
« on: November 28, 2011, 08:51:38 AM »
20% all dull knife releases through Sunday. Time to pick up holiday gifts.
Also got a small distro return of OOP Rusted Shut - Hot Sex 12" and the last 3 band copies of the //TENSE// - Escape 12" up on the dull knife site.
http://www.dullknifelabel.com
Also got a small distro return of OOP Rusted Shut - Hot Sex 12" and the last 3 band copies of the //TENSE// - Escape 12" up on the dull knife site.
http://www.dullknifelabel.com
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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Household LP pre-order (for fans of Young Marble Giants, Grass Widow, Slant 6)
« on: November 22, 2011, 09:44:54 AM »like it a lot.... can't afford the price to ship to UK right now though!
good news. this UK distro will have copies soon: http://sncl.collective-zine.co.uk/
this record is great and you should order it. listen to the entire thing at http://household.bandcamp.com if you don't believe me.
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Used Records For Sale/Auctions/Wantlists / WTB: Dolly Mixture - Demonstration Tapes 2xLP reissue
« on: November 21, 2011, 11:30:20 AM »
need it. missed out on it when it came out because i was between jobs.
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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Household LP pre-order (for fans of Young Marble Giants, Grass Widow, Slant 6)
« on: November 15, 2011, 02:12:41 PM »
officially out today, if you were waiting to buy in stores or digitally.
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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Household LP pre-order (for fans of Young Marble Giants, Grass Widow, Slant 6)
« on: November 04, 2011, 05:57:55 AM »
phew. all orders to date have shipped. hope everyone digs it.
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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Desperate Bicycles singles REPRESSED??!
« on: November 02, 2011, 05:13:56 AM »
I wonder if these are booted from mp3s like that 12".
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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Balaclavas - Snake People LP/CD OUT NOW
« on: November 01, 2011, 06:15:38 AM »
new review from Yellow Gree Red:
http://www.yellowgreenred.com/
Houston, TX hit some record high temps this year, but you?d never know it from listening to the music of Balaclavas, a post-punk trio with ice in their veins, as opposed to their hometown?s prerequisite rattlesnake spit and barbeque sauce. I liked their last album, Roman Holiday, a whole lot, but haven?t come back to it lately ? Balaclavas are understated and workmanlike enough that they can be easy to forget about. They?re also really good, though, as evidenced by Snake People. I?m hearing a mix of Public Image Ltd. and The VSS, if such an amalgam existed in today?s techno-accepting underground, and they wear their style well. Electronic programming and dubby bass collide into something a Nick Cave fan would enjoy, carving out a pretty unique little hole in a music scene filled with sub-sub-genres for every conceivable sound. Only eight songs, but there?s no superfluent material here; Balaclavas know better than to waste our time or theirs. Missed their last tour, and I plan on correcting that when they hit the road next.
http://www.yellowgreenred.com/
Houston, TX hit some record high temps this year, but you?d never know it from listening to the music of Balaclavas, a post-punk trio with ice in their veins, as opposed to their hometown?s prerequisite rattlesnake spit and barbeque sauce. I liked their last album, Roman Holiday, a whole lot, but haven?t come back to it lately ? Balaclavas are understated and workmanlike enough that they can be easy to forget about. They?re also really good, though, as evidenced by Snake People. I?m hearing a mix of Public Image Ltd. and The VSS, if such an amalgam existed in today?s techno-accepting underground, and they wear their style well. Electronic programming and dubby bass collide into something a Nick Cave fan would enjoy, carving out a pretty unique little hole in a music scene filled with sub-sub-genres for every conceivable sound. Only eight songs, but there?s no superfluent material here; Balaclavas know better than to waste our time or theirs. Missed their last tour, and I plan on correcting that when they hit the road next.
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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Household LP pre-order (for fans of Young Marble Giants, Grass Widow, Slant 6)
« on: October 31, 2011, 09:07:49 AM »
shipping this week.
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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Mattress Eldorado Ep out now!
« on: October 25, 2011, 08:18:58 AM »
finally had a chance to listen to this. what a weird record.
that said, I love it. it sounds like a cabaret singer in a david lynch film.
that said, I love it. it sounds like a cabaret singer in a david lynch film.
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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: MARK SULTAN North American TOUR + more goodies
« on: October 24, 2011, 02:42:49 PM »
Why no Houston show? Wanna play my living room?
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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Balaclavas January West Coast Tour January 13-25
« on: October 24, 2011, 04:36:10 AM »
updated
Jan 13 Houston, TX MANGOS with Psychic Palms and BLACK CONGRESS
Jan 14 Austin, TX The Mohawak w/ The Young
Jan 15 Marfa, TX TBA PADRE's
Jan 16 Phoenix, AZ THE TRIBE w/ ACID DAWGS, MANGLED MEN
Jan 17 San Diego, CA Tin Can Alehouse
Jan 18 OFF
Jan 19 San Francisco, CA Hemlock Tavern w/ Cat Party, La Corde
Jan 20 Los Angeles, CA La Cita at Punky Reggae Party
Jan 21 Oakland, CA 1234Go! Records w/ Yi, Rat Columns, Terry Malts
Jan 22 Los Angeles, CA Permanent Records w/ Lamps
Jan 23 Tuscon, AZ HELP!
Jan 24 Albuquerque, NM Winnings Cofee
Jan 25 Lubbock, TX Prairie Fire Theatre
could still use a show on January 18 between San Diego and San Francisco if someone has anything
Jan 13 Houston, TX MANGOS with Psychic Palms and BLACK CONGRESS
Jan 14 Austin, TX The Mohawak w/ The Young
Jan 15 Marfa, TX TBA PADRE's
Jan 16 Phoenix, AZ THE TRIBE w/ ACID DAWGS, MANGLED MEN
Jan 17 San Diego, CA Tin Can Alehouse
Jan 18 OFF
Jan 19 San Francisco, CA Hemlock Tavern w/ Cat Party, La Corde
Jan 20 Los Angeles, CA La Cita at Punky Reggae Party
Jan 21 Oakland, CA 1234Go! Records w/ Yi, Rat Columns, Terry Malts
Jan 22 Los Angeles, CA Permanent Records w/ Lamps
Jan 23 Tuscon, AZ HELP!
Jan 24 Albuquerque, NM Winnings Cofee
Jan 25 Lubbock, TX Prairie Fire Theatre
could still use a show on January 18 between San Diego and San Francisco if someone has anything
