PARADE OF FLESH

Go for the openers

paradeofflesh — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:42:00 +0000

There are a slew of new high-profile acts coming through town as support (mysteriously all at Granada). Some of my recommendations for openers who are worth going to see over the headliner include:

WARPAINT, opening for Akron/Family on Feb 25th at Granada

JAVELIN, opening for Yeasayer on April 8th at Granada

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, opening for Big Pink on April 9th at Granada

WASHED OUT, opening for Beach House on April 21st at Granada

CHAOS In TEJAS 2010 lineup

paradeofflesh — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:51:05 +0000

Prank Records has the Day by Day lineup for this year’s CHAOS IN TEJAS in Austin May 27th to 30th:

THURSDAY: crow, talk is poison, X ( Australia), the Spits, wasted time, kyklooppein sukupuuto, ty segall, mind eraser, grass widow, mother of mercy

FRIDAY: bastard, subhumans, the marked men, world burns to death, walls, rival mob, kim phuc, vaaska

SATURDAY: poison idea, the pist, quintron and miss pussycat, inquisition, iron lung, bone awl, slang, masshysteri, leatherface, volahn, morpheme, waste management, la urss, acephalix, deskonocidos,viper, mind spiders, teenage cool kids, dead to me, ninja gun, shanghai river

Two Record Swaps Saturday, Three Day shows.

SUNDAY: rorschach, bastard noise, morne, yellow tears, young offenders, underground railroad to candyland, the hex dispensers

and Showlistaustin has it listed like this:

Chaos in Tejas with X (the Australian one), Bastard (Japan, one-time reunion), Subhumans, Inquisition, Crow (Japan), Poison Idea, Rorschach, The Pist, Bastard Noise, Leatherface, The Marked Men, The Spits, Quintron and Ms. Pussycat, The Ponys, A Frames, Kyklooppein Sukupuutto (Finland), Slang (Japan), Brilliant Colors, Toxic Holocaust, Ty Segall, Dead To Me, Iron Lung, Psychedelic Horseshit, Gehenna, Bone Awl, The Rival Mob, Grass Widow, Walls, Masshysteri, Wasted Time, Volahn, Jeff the Brotherhood, Morne, Waste Management, Yellow Tears, Acephalix, Arctic Flowers, Axeman, Deskonocidos, Fungi Girls, The Hex Dispensers, Iron Age, Kim Phuc, La Urss (Spain), Mammoth Grinder, Mind Eraser, Mother of Mercy, Nerveskade, Ninja Gun, Ratas Del Vaticano (Mexico), Shanghai River, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Vaaska, Wild Thing, World Burns to Death, Woven Bones, Young Offenders at Emo’s, Beerland, The Mohawk, Red 7 and the Broken Neck

On sale now through EMO’S.

Recently Acquired + mp3

paradeofflesh — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:15:20 +0000

An almost weekly assortment of musical oddities purchased by or given to POF.

BEST COAST - Something In The Way 7″ (ppm)

CHARLIE & The MOONHEARTS – Real Hot Breakers 7” (trouble in mind) – Colored swirl vinyl, limited to 500 copies and comes with digital download.

DIGNAN PORCH - On A Ride 7″ (captured tracks) - London act profiled by pitchfork back in July.

JACUZZI BOYS - Island Ave EP 7″ (hozac) - Three song EP with an alternative version of “Island Ave” than what appears on their full-length No Seasons. Simple garage pop with some fuzzy overtones. Translucent green vinyl and colored insert, limited to 300 copies.

MALEVELLER - CDEP (self) - Maleveller’s debut release highlights three of their strongest tracks thus far. Artwork by Von Dada and insert by Zachary Broadhurst.

The SPITS/DAN MELCHIOR - Split 7″ (av scion/vice) - The Spits play catchy, over-modulated punk and sing about sex, drugs and doing hood rat stuff. This is the first release by AV Scion Garage. and it’s FREE at selected independent record shops. It’s nice to see a 7″ released by a car company. The Spits are touring in May, playing Chaos in Tejas in Austin!

Download some The Spits tunes here.

TY SEGALL – My Sunshine 7” (trouble in mind) – Limited to 500 copies, comes with digital download. Unlisted cover of Echo & the Bunnymen’s “Do It Clean” plays after the B-Side “Fuzzy Cat”.

VERONICA FALLS - Found Love In A Graveyard 7″ (captured tracks) - B-side features a cover of Roxy Erickson’s “Starry Eyes”.

V/A - CASUAL VICTIM PILE: AUSTIN 2010 (matador) - Compilation that focuses on Austin bands and two Dentron acts. Features: Bad Sports, Dikes of Holland, Golden Boys, Harlem, Love Collector, Woven Bones and many more. Bad Sports are coming through in April, opening for King Khan & the Shrines; Woven Bones are playing Bro fest 2010.

The SPITS downloads and mp3s

paradeofflesh — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:49:50 +0000

Teenage Lobotomy was rad enough to post some albums from The SPITS catalog:

The SPITS - Spits (nickle & dime) reissue from 2007 post | download link

The SPITS - Pain 7″ (slovenly) post | download link

The SPITS - 2006 European Tour LP (p.trash) post | download link

POF Episode 13 playlist

paradeofflesh — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:29:42 +0000

fast:

generation - fucked up
faithman - the soft pack
skyling slip - naam
this is the first of your… - brian jonestown massacre
island ave - jacuzzi boys
my sunshine -ty segall
don’t cha want me back? - hunk & his punk
last cigarette - bad sports
beat you up - the spits
ben gurion - hot snakes
i hate it too - hum
love is the drug (roxy music cover) - the hot rats
hang on girl - favourite sons
stop breathin’ - pavement
trailer park - blur
dead womb - death from above 1979

Bro Fest 2010 Press

paradeofflesh — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:24:46 +0000

Here is some local press on this week’s announcement of BRO FEST 2010’s finalized lineup.

Gorilla Vs. Bear . net

BLISSED OUT added

paradeofflesh — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:26:42 +0000

NYC’s BLISSED OUT have been selected by NOT NOT FUN to open for Pocahaunted & Wet Hair. One more act will be added to the bill soon.

MONDAY, March 22nd, 2010 - 8PM
POCAHAUNTED
WET HAIR
Eyes, Wings & Many Other Things
BLISSED OUT
?
@ Lounge on Elm St
2810 Elm Street
Dallas
All Ages: $8 show for 21+/$10 for under 21

Vivian Girls poster

paradeofflesh — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:15:53 +0000

James Heimer created another great poster!! This one is for the VIVIAN GIRLS & ABE VIGODA show on March 16th… Male Bonding & Lovvers are opening.

Maleveller/Automorrow added

paradeofflesh — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:46:26 +0000

Locals, MAELVELLER & AUTOMORROW will open for “new wave heavy metal” act, WHITE WIZZARD from Los Angeles. WHITE WIZZARD’s new album, Over the Top will be available through Earache Records in late February or early March.

Saturday, March 6th - 9PM
WHITE WIZZARD
MALEVELLER (dallas)
AUTOMORROW (fort worth)
@ Lounge on Elm St
Dallas
$7 for 21+, $10 for under, all ages.

The SOFT PACK 2010 Tour

paradeofflesh — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:17:23 +0000

Here are the SOFT PACK 2010 Tour Dates:

3/21 - BRO FEST 2010 - Doublewide - Dallas, TX
3/23 - Proud Larry’s, Oxford MS
3/24 - Exit/In, Nashville TN
3/25 - The Earl, Atlanta GA
3/26 - Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro NC
3/27 - Black Cat, Washington DC
3/29 - Great Scott, Boston MA
3/30 - Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia PA
3/31 - Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ
4/1 - The Mercury Lounge, New York City
4/3 - Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/6 - La Tulipe, Montreal
4/7 - El Mocambo, Toronto
4/8 - Magic Stick, Detroit MI
4/9 - The Empty Bottle, Chicago IL
4/10 - Turf Club, St. Paul MN
4/13 - Chop Suey, Seattle WA
4/14 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland OR
4/16 - COACHELLA - Indio, CA