photos by Tracy Allison

DOWNLOAD: Deer Tick - Long Time (MP3)

"On Friday at the Bowery Ballroom I saw a great show by the Providence band Deer Tick. During my stay in Providence for 4 years while attending RISD there was a Deer Tick show almost every weekend at AS220. For me Deer Tick and their War Elephant album was basically my soundtrack for school, and it gave me warm fuzzy feeling to see them in New York at such a great venue.

The only negative part of the evening was me dropping my camera from the balcony, but miraculously it didn't hurt anybody and managed to survive." [Adam Schmidt]

Continue reading "Deer Tick - Bowery Ballroom pics & updated 2009 Tour Dates"

Deer Tick @ SXSW 2007 (more by Ryan Muir)

Deer Tick helped ring in the New Year at Knitting Factory in NYC on December 31st. The performance was also part of what was the club's last show ever. Next up for Deer Tick in NYC is a headlining show at Bowery Ballroom on February 13th with the Thalia Zedek Band and The Weight. Tickets are on sale.

Jason Isbell @ All Points West (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)

Jason Isbell and The Unit (ex-Drive by Truckers) are playing Bowery Ballroom 13 days after Deer Tick. Tickets are on sale.

Right around that same time, Jason and the Tick will join up for a tour that includes shows in Boston, Philly, Toronto, Colubmus and many other places. They'll both also eventually make their way back to Austin to play SXSW where Deer Tick played the official BrooklynVegan showcase in 2007. All tour dates below...

Continue reading "Deer Tick & Jason Isbell - 2009 Tour Dates (shows separate and together, Bowery & SXSW)"

by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: The Weight - "A Day In The Sun" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: King Tuff - "Sun Medallion" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: TK Webb And The Visions - "Teen Is Still Shaking" (MP3)

The Weight

The Weight Are Men. I can't/won't literally vouch for that (no offense dudes), but I know that The Weight will drop an album of that name on August 5th via The Colonel Records, their first album and their first since playing our SXSW party in March. The classic rock/country-tinged "A Day In The Sun" (download above) is pretty representative of Are Men.

King Tuff is an offshoot of the mighty Witch (and Feathers for that matter), sharing member/frontman Kyle Thomas betwixt them. Whereas Witch is all Sabbath-ian brawn, the King Tuff song "Sun Medallion" takes its roots in lo-fi garage rock (from Was Dead, due in the "late summer/early fall").

TK Webb & The Visions is TK Webb (duh), with The Visions being comprised of past/present members of Love Is Laughter and a current member of The Comas & Blood On The Wall (Brian Hale & Nic Gonzales). The upcoming Ancestor (Kemado, Sept 2nd) retains alot of the blues of Phantom Parade, but heads in a heavier rock direction ("Teen Is Still Shaking" is above).

Tournament is one of those hardcore/punk bands that seems to be on every punk/heavy music bill in NYC. Their newest EP, the eclectic Swordswallower, is available for download (IN FULL) for the meager price of nada at their myspace. (TOTALLY worth it)

So.... what the hell do these bands have in common? They are all playing the inaugural Freedom Fest NYC this July 4th-6th!

To set it off right, here's how the press release ends:

Things to expect:
Total Fucking Mayhem.

Continue reading "Freedom Fest NYC is July 4-6 - The Weight, King Tuff, TK Webb & The Visions & much more..."

BrooklynVegan, Sean Carlson, Transmission Entertainment, Red 7 & Mike Litt present.....

It's this Wednesday in Austin. no RSVP necessary, and it's practically right next door from my official showcase that starts just a few hours later.

Sean Carlson and Transmission are also the people behind the huge Saturday Mess With Texas party, and for that they're offering a contest......

Continue reading "another during-SXSW day party & a Mess With Texas contest"