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Early Man - Bowery Ballroom pics, an EP on The End

photos by Chris La Putt

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

This year did not exactly begin on a high note for Mike Conte. In January, his band, Early Man, split from Matador, their label of three years, following a somewhat disappointing run. The breakup, for those who pay attention to these types of things, shouldn’t come as much of a surprise: The pairing of a retrograde thrash-metal act with the imprint behind Cat Power and Belle & Sebastian was on its own enough to spark up the ol’ authenticity debate, riff unheard. [The Village Voice]

Black Bubblegum wrote, “Early Man have announced that they have signed with The End and will release a new EP this fall produced by Jack Endino! Early Man is currently on the road with Valient Thorr and [played] the Bowery with Monotonix on July 25th.” More pics from that Bowery show below…

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Early Man @ Bowery Ballroom

Jul 30 – Soapbox Laundro-Lounge Wilmington, North Carolina
Jul 31 – Milestone Barcade Charlotte, North Carolina
Aug 1 – Landshark Cafe Jacksonville, Florida
Aug 2 – The Backbooth Orlando, Florida
Aug 3 – Common Grounds Gainesville, Florida
Aug 4 – The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 5 – One Eyed Jack’s New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 6 – Rudyard’s Beer Bar Houston, Texas
Aug 7 – House of Rock Corpus Christi, Texas
Aug 8 – Club Dada Dallas, Texas
Aug 9 – Red 7 Austin, Texas
Aug 11 – Launchpad Albuquerque, New Mexico
Aug 13 – The Clubhouse Tempe, Arizona
Aug 14 – Karma Victorville, California
Aug 15 – Troubadour West Hollywood, California

PREVIOUSLY Monotonix played Bowery Ballroom (NSFW pics)