Greetings to one and all.
sweetdisaster's Big Cheese moved successfully yesterday evening, in the face of darkness and wind and rain. We come to you now from Casa del Strydhorst, about a block away from our previous headquarters, Case del Campbell.
And now, the news.
Tonight is Rjd2's master of ceremonies night at the Ottawa DMC Championships; presumably it's not sold out, so get your ticket at a variety of downtown locations(twenty bucks) and come see all the DJs and b-boys and b-girls, and oh yeah, Rjd2's two-hour set that will destroy us all. I'm pretty excited.
Some info from the kids at Hand of Hope Records down in Florida; they've signed fellow Floridians DKLimb, and co-founder Chris Brown has quit as Evergreen Terrace's drummer. ET's new record Sincerity Is An Easy Disguise In This Business is still scheduled to come out June 21st. [punknews]
I'm sure they're not the entire itinerary, but the first confirmed dates for the big Sounds of Underground tour happening this summer(too many bands to list, but it's metal and hardcore pandemonium, kids) are out:
June 25 Lowell, MA Paul E Tsongas Arena
June 26 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier
June 28 Pontiac, MI Phoenix Plaza Amphitheatre
June 30 Winston-Salem, NC Dixie Classic Fairgrounds
July 1 Portsmouth, VA Harbor Center Pavilion
July 2 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom Parking Lot
July 3 Montreal, QC Stade Uniprix
July 4 Mississauga, ON Arrow Hall
July 5 Cleveland, OH The Scene Pavilion
July 8 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center Parking Lot
July 9 Sauget, IL Pop's Lot
July 10 Tulsa, OK Brady Village
July 13 Orlando, FL Tinker Field
Take note of the Montreal stop; same place as the Taste of Chaos tour last month. It'll be good times.
Another reason we all love Google.
Oh, booyah: there's a new Thrice song over here called 'Motion Isn't Meaning'. I'm already listening to it, and love it, as is automatic when discussing Thrice.
This is a neat little tour shaping up: Burlington bands Boys Night Out and The Fullblast are doing a Canadian tour from Montreal to Vancouver, along with As Tall As Lions opening. Hope it comes to Ottawa; we'll let you know if it does. [absolutepunk]
Hey, Samantha at amplify819 got around to updating her site, and she's also done hooked up a good show, April 11th, happening at Heritage College over in Gatineau featuring Toronto bands Farewell To Freeway and Wheels On The Bus with some Ottawa flavour to boot. Five bucks for Heritage students, seven if you're not, and the rock will be had.
Music discovery of the day - read: a purevolume.com find that didn't either bore me to tears, incite me to rage, or where I suddenly realize that I've had a particular band on for ten minutes and heard absolutely nothing. Between Home and Serenity impressed me.
Remember Showoff? I remember the name vaguely; they were on Maverick Records(Deftones, etc), went nowhere and soon broke up. Anyway, ringleader Daniel Castady is a born-again Christian now, and his new band The Fold has signed with Tooth and Nail, and things seem to be happening well for the lads. Keep an eye peeled. Oh, and ex-Juliana Theory bassist Neil Hebrank used to be in The Fold too, if that interests anyone. [indievisionmusic]
Posted by mike at April 1, 2005 05:07 PM