Sat, September 4th: weeklytapedeck.com presnts: Mind Spiders/ Sunnybrook/ Melting Season/ Land Mammals
Tue Sep 7 (Doors open at 10pm; free) Singles Going Steady!!! 75 cent wells!
Free for 21 and up and $5 for under 21
Wed Sep 8 (Doors open at 10pm; free) Cheddyoke with Dj BEERJAR $3 White Trash Special! $2 Double Whiskey Drinks!
Free for 21 and up and $5 for under 21
Thu Sep 9 (Doors open at 10pm; free) BC Tha Dinosaur!!! Playing the hits all night! $1 Wells and $1.50 PBR and Miller High Life Special guest Sheps' IPOD
Free for 21 and up and $5 for under 21
Fri Sep 10 (Doors open at 10pm; free) DJG More Info to come... $2 double whiskey drinks
Free for 21 and up and $5 for under 21 DJG
Sat Sep 11 (Doors open at 2pm; $6) CATS & DOGS: A Benefit for the Denton Humane Society CATS & DOGS: A Benefit for the Denton Humane Society
It's our annual CATS & DOGS: A Benefit for the Denton Humane Society to be held @ RGRS on September 11, 2010. Featuring live music, artist's auction, BBQing and lots of fun! All proceeds benefit the Denton Humane Society's spay and neuter program.
appearing live (in no particular order):
Greg Ginn & The Taylor Texas Corrugators Shiny Around the Edges Dust Congress Brent Best CS Flemmons Dim Locator Dear Human RTB2 Spooky Folk Record Hop VIDEO New Science Projects Delmore Pilcrow Sabra Laval
Artist's auction will be held at La Meme Gallery during the show.
Tue Sep 14 (Doors open at 8pm; $8) Coliseum Burning Love Broadcast Sea Coliseum Coliseum formed in November of 2003 and has since toured and recorded with relentless abandon for the better part of a decade. They issued a self-titled debut album on Level Plane in 2004, followed by the Goddamage EP on Auxiliary Records in 2005, before joining the Relapse Records roster in 2007 for the release of their second album, No Salvation. Following the release of No Salvation, the band embarked on countless tours in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, with Converge, High On Fire, Mono, Napalm Death, Baroness, Russian Circles, Torche, Integrity, and many others. In 2009, Coliseum released the “True Quiet / Last Wave” 7” single via Deathwish Inc before disappearing from public view to work on their third long-player, House With A Curse, released June 22, 2010 on Temporary Residence.
PLEASE NOTE: Please do not attempt to contact the band via MySpace, due to the amount of spam we are no longer checking messages. All direct band contact can be made via ryan(at)auxiliaryrecords.com and all booking questions should be directed to the folks at the left. Thanks.
TV Buddhas are the self proclaimed kings of geek bubblegum, the kids who prefer to stay at home and watch lord of the rings than go out and get drunk. They consist of brothers Uri and Mickey Triest, and Juval Harring. The band is originaly from a small suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel, but is currently based out of Berlin, Germany.
Their music is heavily influenced by The Ramones, The Replacements and Richard Hell, while their lyrics lean more towards the outsider approach of Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers, directing their own anti-social heat against current day hipsters, polaroid-glory and loud outgoing fun girls.
Their new self titled EP was recorded in one hour using one microphone and a field tape machine. They have completed over 400 shows in the past 3 years, mainly in Europe, and will be touring the US for the first time in autumn 2010.
Tue Sep 21 (Doors open at 10pm; free) Singles going steady!!! 75 cent wells!
Free for 21 and up and $5 for under 21
Wed Sep 22 (Doors open at 10pm; free) Cheddyoke with Dj BEERJAR and Cheddy Tedderson $3 White Trash Special! $2 Double Whiskey Drinks!
Free for 21 and up and $5 for under 21
Thu Sep 23 (Doors open at 9pm; $8) Hellbastard Dissent Scavenger Hellbastard he driving force of HELLBASTARD was Hackneys (London) very own art-terrorists THE APOSTLES ex - member (Vocals/Guitars) Malcolm "Scruff" Lewty. Completed by current members Danny "BOO BOO BEAR" Guy (Guitars), Michael Jordan Brush (Drums/Percussion) and Paul o' Shea (Bass). Bored to death with the scarce availabilty of "Heavy" music, (Esp "heavy" music with decent lyrics) Hellbastard formed in 1984/5 and succeeded in bringing SOCIALLY AWARE lyrics and a crossover form of punk/metal music (which the band called "CRUST") to the international underground. Twenty-four years later the band is still firing on all four cylinders, tighter, more powerful and angrier than ever. The last album "The Need to kill..." received rave reviews in the worldwide press and having completed a full headlining european tour in 2009 the band are set to headline an extensive tour of the USA (2009) and they are on the verge of the latest release "ECO-WAR" (Selfmadegod Records) which heralds the bands original "dirtier" style and "Crustiness...". Be careful, and make sure you stand at the back.....Hellbastard are back with a vengeance, Older, Wiser, Angrier. Hellbastard UK. 2009
HELLBASTARD is ANTI-INSTITUTIONALISED REPRESSION. Neo Avante-Garde, if you will. Semiotic vandalism in the current climate. An abyss of existencilism, moulded from experience and transformed into a "rock group" (arguably) to further the decaying mangled and disembodied screams of the underdog. Neither "Heavy Metal" nor "Punk Rock",....somewhere inbetween lies the neatly classified, cross-referenced label. (Let's face it,...people NEED a "label" otherwise they get SCARED of what they dont understand) It has been screamed before and we proudly scream it again,.... "NO GODS, NO MASTERS".
Tue Sep 28 (Doors open at 10pm; free) Singles Going Steady!!! 75 cent wells
Free for 21 and up and $5 for under 21
Wed Sep 29 (Doors open at 10pm; free) BS Art Fusion: More info to come...
Free for 21 and up and $5 for under 21
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Thu Sep 30 (Doors open at 9pm; $8) The Riverboat Gamblers AM Taxi
$8 advance tickets $10 Day of Show http://www.mydentonmusic.com/event.php?id=325 Riverboat Gamblers In 1997, former Blanks member Pat Lillard ("Spider Stewart") (Bass), formed The Riverboat Gamblers with Fadi el-Assad ("Freddy Castro") (Lead Guitar), and Mike Weibe ("Rookie Sensation") (vocals). Lillard's original intention was to emulate Virginia rockers The Candy Snatchers. In direct contrast to the popular emo music at the time, The Riverboat Gamblers' premiere show featured over-the-top songs relating to drinking and of course, gambling. Tongue planted firmly in cheek, The Riverboat Gamblers continued to play house parties and shows throughout Denton and the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The Gamblers burst out of the Denton college scene in September 2001 on the back of their self-released 7" single "Jenna Is A No Show." Both 2001's self-titled release and 2003's Something to Crow About were produced by Texas punk rocker Tim Kerr (Big Boys, Lord High Fixers). After the warm reception of Something to Crow About, the band soon relocated from Denton, Texas to Austin, Texas. The band first received attention from major record labels after their energetic and rowdy showcase at the 2003 South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas, but the band ultimately signed with indie label Gearhead Records. In 2005 they were signed to Volcom Entertainment and performed a stint on the 2005 Warped Tour, where the band was often noticed for its deranged live shows. The silliness of some of the earlier material has given way to a more complex breadth of material about America's maligned. They opened for Rancid and Rise Against in the summer of 2009. They have also appeared on the soundtracks to the videogames Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Madden 07 and Skate 2. In 2010 they began to perform on the Vans Warped Tour in the United States.
Fri Oct 8 (Doors open at 9pm; $6) Amplified Heat Amplified Heat
This trio have been hitting the Austin, Tx music scene since 2003 with their own brand of psychedelic-blues driven rock and roll. Signed to Austin-based label Arclight records in 2004, they have since made consecutive appearances at the annual South by Southwest Festival in Austin, two appearances at the Ohio based Emissions from the Monolith Festival (2005 and 2007) , The Texas Roller Derby, and not to mention the Republic of Texas Bike Rally (2007). Having shared the stage with such acts as Blue Cheer, Roky Erickson, Nashville Pussy, Young Heart Attack, Atomic Bitchwax, Lions, Alabama Thunderpussy, Dresden 45, Bible of the Devil, Honky, The Ugly Beats, Kylesa, Dirty Sweet and The Last Vegas, amongst many others, Amplified Heat have been catching the attention of fans running the gamut from rock, to blues, to punk, to jazz, and country enthusiasts across the country. Their electrifying sound and relentless stage act even caught the eyes and ears of Rolling Stone music editor David Fricke at 2007's South by Southwest Festival, where he states they destroyed the crowd with a 'boogie- war vengeance.' With 3 releases under their belt, Amplified Heat are currently performing regularly in Texas and abroad and writing new songs for their next full legth LP.
Not gonna lie: The Hideout, a venue tucked away behind a coffeeshop, is one of Austin's more curious spots, but North Texas-based singer-songwriter Jessie Frye make the funkiness work in her favor. Showing off tunes from her forthcoming, John Congleton-produced EP, Frye displayed a far harder edge than last year's showcase. Propulsive, immersive and compelling, these fresh works bode well for Frye's future." -Preston Jones, Star Telegram SXSW 2010 Review
It has been a whirlwind for Jessie Frye for the past year and a half. She released her debut EP titled The Delve in late 2008, and soon after received an invitation for her band to showcase at the 2009 South By Southwest music festival in Austin, TX. Which would result in the band getting invited back for another showcase in 2010. 2009 was spent in the studio recording Frye's second EP titled Fireworks Child, due out in the Fall 2010. It was produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Polyphonic Spree) and mixed by Joe McGrath (Ryan Adams, Morrissey, Green Day). The sound is more electric and edgier- but still contains a level of initmacy that had listener's of The Delve so intrigued. Frye's brightest moment came when she was offered to be the opening support for Pat Benatar at the House of Blues Dallas in August 2010. With rave reviews to follow, the whirlwind of Frye's musical journey seems to just keep on going. Jessie Frye was nominated for Best Female Vocalist in the 2010 Dallas Observer Awards and the 2009 Ft. Worth Weekly Awards
"She is one of the area's most promising young talents and for very good reason. Her voice is both soulful and incredibly bright and has been the topic of discussion for many ever since her outstanding performance at South by Southwest." MyDentonMusic.com
"Frye fairly exploded the conventions of penning and crooning your own tunes, alternating between sassy defiance, wide-eyed vulnerability and sultry beckoning during her tight, eclectic set." SXSW 2009 performance review- Preston Jones, www.dfw.com
"It's a stirring moment from an effort that balances professionalism with passion, slick production and performances that cannot mask the inherent emotion of a half-dozen songs perfectly suited for the National Public Radio set. If Frye ever chooses to venture further from the safety net of her undeniable talent, she might prove to be dangerous in alarming ways." The Delve EP -Darryl Smyers, Dallas Observer
Nominated for Best Female Vocalist in the Ft. Worth Weekly 2009 Music Awards.
Mon Oct 25 (Doors open at 8pm; $10) Envy (Japan) La Dispute Touche Amore And So I Watch You From Afar (Ireland) Envy The year is 1991. The line between alternative and mainstream culture in America is irreparably blurred, just as a group of Japanese teenagers form an uncompromising thrash band half a world away, spitting 2-minute blasts of indecipherable terror for anyone that can stand the physical and emotional damage it willfully inflicts.
Fast-forward fifteen years: Punk¹s corpse has been cannibalized to the bone and Envy has irreparably blurred the lines dividing the various factions of hardcore. Still terrifyingly sincere, their songs are now life-affirming, triumphant portraits for anyone strong-willed enough to withstand the emotional epiphanies they inspire.
Following 2003¹s A Dead Sinking Story, Envy made their first-ever trip to the US for a brief tour of the east coast and midwest. Fourteen years after forming, they finally had the opportunity to see just how far their story had traveled. Without the services of a manager, booking agent or publicist, this seemingly anonymous band sold out every show, drawing crowds in cities like New York and Washington DC as large as 500+.
Returning to America this year with a new album, a new label, and the same eternally-youthful spirit that has kept them pushing forward, Envy are poised to break the silence that has kept them one of the world¹s best kept secrets for so long. We¹ll see you on the other side.
Fri Oct 29 (Doors open at 9pm; $5) Mondo Drag Lazy Native Mondo Drag From deep in the cosmos of Iowa comes a force known as Mondo Drag! With a wall of sound all their own, an arsenal of guitars, and a head full of clouds, they are on a rock n roll mission all their own.
In early 2010, the band released their album 'New Rituals' on Alive Records and have been flying head first into the future ever since. Within the span of the last few months, the band has completed multiple tours, played a handful of showcases at SXSW, and performed at Austin Psych Fest 3.
Since their start Mondo Drag has had the privilege of playing with such artists as: Sleepy Sun, Dead Meadow, Witchcraft, Black Diamond Heavies, Radio Moscow, Jennifer Gentle, Black Mountain, La Otracina, Silver Apples, Cass McCombs, Cave, Awesome Color, Monotonix, Pentagram, The Black Angels, High On Fire, and The Black Keys just to name a few.
Sat Nov 6 (Doors open at 9pm; $10) Rocky Votolato Ha Ha Tonka Rocky Votolato Seattle musician Rocky Votolato is a soft-spoken, very kind, very hard-working father of two, born in rural Texas and raised in the Pacific Northwest indie scene (where he fronted the acclaimed rock band Waxwing). In his decade-plus life as a songwriter and musician he has sought to articulate something essential about life, writing songs that seem to have been scratched into a boxcar wall by a worn-out and lonesome ghost. His gravelly, sandpaper smooth voice and introspective lyrics mark him as that most rare of punk-rocker-turned-acoustic-troubadours: Votolato writes graceful, understated, human, unpretentious songs, demonstrating that simplicity is still a viable option for accomplished songwriters.
His last two releases, Makers (2006, Barsuk) and The Brag & Cuss (2007, Barsuk), found him exploring and paying homage to the folk and country music that shaped his early life in Texas (Alternative Press described the former as “the disc Ryan Adams keeps threatening to make but never quite delivers,” and Harp praised his “harmonies that would make Gram and Emmylou proud” on the latter). True Devotion, his new album, is a passionate, stripped down, and mostly acoustic reflection on moments from his current life; showing us where he is, where he has just come from, and where he’s going.
Where he’s going has to be better than where he’s coming from: In the years following the release of The Brag & Cuss, Votolato’s private lifelong battle with depression and anxiety started showing up in ways he could no longer hide from or disguise. Unable to write music or keep up the busy touring schedule that he’s been known for, he cut himself off from almost all outside contact (at one point barely leaving his apartment for over a year). Spending his time reading, studying existential philosophy, history, physics, and theology, he gradually overcame his demons. He began writing again, and through the making of the new album (recorded almost entirely on his own, and then mixed with the help of longtime production collaborator Casey Foubert [Sufjan Stevens, David Bazan] and old friend John Goodmanson [The Blood Brothers, Sleater-Kinney]) found some long sought-after understanding and peace of mind.
Walking the line between autobiographical fact and fiction, True Devotion is deceptively simple, peppering impressionistic narratives with moments of lyrical wisdom that can knock the wind out of you. The first half of the album is full of dark psychology and social-critique themes that feel similar in approach to Votolato’s 2003 release “Suicide Medicine”.
“Sparklers” caps side A of the album by shifting away from darker themes as what seems like another bleak song of death reveals itself as a song of appreciation and acceptance of the transient nature of this existence; “Letting go is the best way to hold on / So watch the light dance in the dark until it’s gone / Sparklers only burn / For so long.”
The rest of the record shifts toward new ground, exploring a sense of enlightenment and a hopeful search for innocence and eternal truths, unexpectedly reminiscent of early Cat Stevens. On “Sun Devil,” Votolato sings, “True devotion and true virtue / Will hold you at the center / As the waves crash over,” lines that point to a turning point for him and a recognition of new priorities and a focus on what matters most in his life. The Gandhi-referential album-closer “Where We Started” drives this point home again with a philosophical upshot echoed by the sonic space that ends the track and also opens the album.
And if the future, creating its own echoes, waits with more bouts of inner torment for him or for his listeners, then Rocky Votolato has delivered on True Devotion a batch of intensely honest songs that may also act as a reminder and shadowy roadmap back toward peace.
Strike Anywhere is more than a band; Strike Anywhere is a movement, a sound and a force. The band’s incredibly solid career has spanned ten years across the globe, releasing four critically acclaimed albums while remaining a staple in the underground music scene since their inception. Comprised of Thomas Barnett (vocals), Eric Kane (drums), Matt Smith (guitar), Mark Miller (guitar), and Garth Petrie (bass), Strike Anywhere is undoubtedly one of the most influential melodic hardcore bands of our time. With release of their Bridge Nine Records debut, Iron Front, the momentum in Strike Anywhere’s career is just as strong as ever. Formed in 1999 in Richmond, VA, Strike Anywhere has defied categorization and broken down walls of what it is to be punk. After their debut EP, Chorus of One, was released, Strike Anywhere teamed up with Jade Tree who issued Change Is a Sound in August 2001. The release of Exit English followed in 2003 and the rarities collection To Live in Discontent was released in January 2005. Strike Anywhere joined up with Fat Wreck Chords for their next full-length, the critically acclaimed Dead FM, which was released in June 2006 and saw the band touring the around world numerous times in support of the record. Fast forward to 2009 and Strike Anywhere had fragments of song ideas, melodies, guitar progressions, rhythms, and lyrics that they’d put together over the course of the three years ready to assemble an album. These ideas were put together while the band was spending time overseas living and working in a rehearsal built by the Prague Nomads, in Czech, outside of the city. There, the band did a lot of crucial writing and fine-tuning of their collection of new songs. Upon their return, Strike got together a few more times in Richmond, VA in basements and warehouses to finish building what would become Iron Front. Vocalist Thomas Barnett said, “It’s interesting that we would have a lot of our writing time for the record done in Europe, because the LP title is a tribute and a homecoming of the Antifascist Circle's creators and original activists and creators of an international antifascist movement. They were Europeans who were trying to combat the rise of fascism in Central Europe in the early decades of the last century.” Strike Anywhere teamed up with Bridge Nine Records for the release of their most emotionally and politically charged album yet, Iron Front, which will hit stores on October 6th, 2009. Recorded by Brian McTernan at Salad Days in Baltimore, Iron Front packs the intensity and ferocity that Strike Anywhere had in their heads and hearts throughout the writing process. Barnett went on to say, “Brian was adamant that we retain the emotion and the impact of each song's potential - with soaring and organic anthemic highs and crunching, floor-shaking lows. The production aesthetic was relentless and magnetic and the songs were organized to build a narrative of impressions - the aggressive coupled with the hopeful. None of the cleaner, more translucent, sonic moments that were present on Dead FM seemed relevant to the trajectory of this record. It was the quickest and easiest recording we've ever done.” While slightly heavier and noisier than their previous releases, Iron Front features accessible songs that address global and personal issues like human rights, war, politics, and police brutality. Iron Front has more “roots” – more hardcore breakdowns and rhythms, darker melodic textures and fast-paced punk songs that dominate the album. Strike Anywhere has pushed the boundaries of their sound on this album, with soaring choruses coupled with dissonant and angular guitars and percussion. Drums were poured over and guitars were powered up on this recording for a more visceral and physical approach. With the momentum of recording still on the forefront, Strike Anywhere set out on the road upon leaving the studio in Summer of 2009 for a US/Canadian jaunt with Propagandhi. For the remainder of this year, the band will headline the first official Bridge Nine Records Tour featuring labelmates Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, and Ruiner throughout October and November. Following the B9 Tour, Strike will head overseas for a month-long excursion through Europe. 2010 will see Strike Anywhere doing what they do best: touring, touring touring. Canvassing every corner of planet Earth thus far in their career, including Latvia, Belarus, Japan, Brazil, Taiwan, Australia, and more, next year will be no different. With plans to bring SA's new music to fans all over the world Barnett notes, "…the songs of Iron Front will only truly evolve once they are played and sung and brought into people's lives, adapting to the listener's personal truths and perceptions." Iron Front will reach listeners everywhere October 6th, 2009 via Bridge Nine Records. Collapse!
