Sometimes fests suck
Sometimes they don't.
Liskfest.Com for tickets
Tickets are $27.49
H2O. Pennywise. Strung Out. GORILLA BISCUITS. Bleeding Through. Ignite. Death By Stereo.
Lots of bands worth the ticket price.
Amidst children with "free hugs, I'm single!" written on their forehead and Juggalo tattoo's, there are in fact some things worth seeing on Warped Tour. We are currently in Fresno, CA getting into the last week of this years Warped Tour.
Here are some of the more interesting pictures I have taken in the last 7 weeks...
I will leave it at that. If you are from California and plan on going to Warped Tour, make sure to stop by the Bridge Nine tent, say hi, buy the new have heart and ceremony records.
-Jeff
Energy Posts New Song! "400" On Myspace.com/Thisenergy
Energy and Bridge Nine have unleashed a brand new song off of the Boston band's debut album Invasions of the Mind, which hits stores on September 30th. The song, titled "400", blends Energy's wide array of musical influences like The Misfits, Bad Religion, AFI, Dag Nasty, and 7 Seconds while creating a sound that's all Energy. Head over to www.myspace.com/thisenergy now to hear "400"!
Invasions of the Mind was recorded at Q Division Studios and mixed by Jay Maas (Verse, Shipwreck AD), mastered by Nick Zampiello, and is poised to be one of the best punk records of 2008.
In promotion of "Invasions of the Mind," Energy and Bridge Nine will be releasing a 7" EP titled "Race The Sun." Limited to 1000 copies, it features two songs from "Invasions" and will be available on tour and exclusively from the B9 webstore very soon. Additionally, Energy is on the road for a US tour with Know the Score and Meantime. Having been on the road since the beginning of August, the boys of Energy aren't due to return home until the middle of September. Be sure to check out the dates below and catch Energy live in a city near you-and be on the lookout for more dates around the world announcing soon!
Energy Tour Dates
08/13/2008 Wilmington, NC @ Lucky's Pub
08/14/2008 Hendersonville, NC @ Skater's Choice
08/15/2008 Clearwater, FL @ 688 Skatepark
08/16/2008 Greenacres, FL @ Delicias Colombianas
08/18/2008 Panama City, FL @ Beamer's
08/21/2008 Berea, KY @ Do Wah Ditty
08/22/2008 Cedar Falls, IA @ Gateway Park Shelter
08/23/2008 Lincoln, NE @ Box Awesome
08/24/2008 Kansas City, MO @ Club Mustache
08/25/2008 Shawnee, OK @ Fusion Affect Venue
08/26/2008 Denver, CO @ The Underground
08/27/2008 Salt Lake City, UT @ Why? Sound
08/28/2008 Sanger, CA @ Sanger Community Center
08/29/2008 Orangevale, CA @ Orangevale VFW
08/31/2008 Palmdale, CA @ Palmdale Veterans Hall
09/01/2008 Las Vegas, NV @ Hammer House (w/Know The Score, Folsom, Suffer The Loss)
09/03/2008 Lubbock, TX @ The Way
09/04/2008 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom
09/05/2008 Dallas, TX @ Reno's
09/06/2008 Baton Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom
09/07/2008 Tupelo, MS @ NLC
09/08/2008 St. Louis, MO @ 2 Cents Plan
09/09/2008 Franklin, IN @ The Rooftop
09/10/2008 Romeo, MI @ Static Age
09/11/2008 Erie, PA @ Forward Hall (w/Smoke And Mirrors, Where It ends, Taste The Steel)
09/12/2008 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place (w/ Dead Hearts Last Show)
Check out the new Energy shirts in our webstore!
Energy-Fancy Logo Shirt
Energy-Blue Live Pic Shirt
Energy Bat Explosion Shirt
and keep posted for Cruel Hand news....coming soon.
We got in a couple of LP re-pressings in this week, check them out!
TERROR "Lowest Of The Low" - Final pressing of an LP who's initial pressing of 1,000 copies sold out over 5 years ago, limited to 1,000 on clear vinyl:
TERROR LP on clear vinyl
and
H2O "Nothing To Prove" - 2nd pressing (1,000 on clear):
H2O LP on clear vinyl
we also decided that we wanted to make better stickers for our bands, so we tracked down the shop that prints crazy clear die-cut stickers for one of our favorite skateboard companies, and got these HAVE HEART and VERSE stickers printed! They'll look great on your car window or skate deck, check them out here:
New Clear Die-Cut Stickers!
August 15, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ Kuckucksnest - Berchtesgarden, Germany
August 16, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ Contrast - Konstanz, Germany
August 17, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ Ex-Haus - Trier, Germany
August 18, 2008 --- Outbreak with: As Friends Rust
@ Underworld - London, England
August 19, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ Queen Charlotte - Norwich, England
August 20, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ Rios - Leeds, England
August 21, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ The Park - Peterborough, England
August 22, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ The Stage - Arnheim, Netherlands
August 23, 2008 --- Outbreak with: Black Friday 29, Ruiner, more
@ Voice Of Art Festival - Hohenstein, Germany
August 24, 2008 --- Outbreak with: SSD, Parkway Drive, The Locust, As Friends Rust, lots more
@ Ieper Festival - Ieper, Belgium
August 25, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ Scheune - Ibbenbüren, Germany
August 26, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ Eamonn Doran's - Dublin, Ireland
August 27, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ Greystones Theatre - Greystones, Ireland
August 28, 2008 --- Outbreak with: locals
@ Sally Longs - Galway, Ireland
The tour that started the summer off with a bang in the USA is now heading over to Europe. with Shipwreck AD in tow, this is going to be a tour that's hard to top.
08/14/2008 Hasselt, Belgium @ Kiewit Pukkelpop
08/15/2008 Torgau, Germany @ Endless Summer
08/16/2008 Essen, Germany @ Rise or Die Festival
08/17/2008 Trier, Germany @ Ex-Haus
08/18/2008 Giessen, Germany @ muk
08/19/2008 Bielefeld, Germany @ Movie
08/20/2008 Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang
08/21/2008 Fredericia, Denmark @ Ungdomshuset
08/21/2008 Orebro, Sweden @ Kulturhuset
08/24/2008 Ieper, Belgium @ Ieper Festival
08/25/2008 London, United Kingdom @ Underworld
08/26/2008 Stoke, United Kingdom @ On Trent Sugarmill
08/27/2008 Leeds, United Kingdom @ Rios
08/28/2008 Norwich, United Kingdom @ Queen Charlotte
08/29/2008 Karisruhe, Germany @ Die Stadmitte
08/30/2008 Luzern, Germany @ Sedel
08/31/2008 Lichtenstein, Germany @ JZ Riot
There's a dude named Toast. He plays guitar or bass and maybe drums in Ceremony. He prints their t-shirts, too. Their CD came out on Tuesday and they're going on a world tour that makes Metallica jealous.
I also like to call him (Toast, that is) the Karl Kontent editor. Any typo. Any Freudian slip. Any error at all, this dude catches it. Even things on the surface that don't appear to be errors, he takes the parts five sentences back, makes a point that your tenses are mismatching, you have a dangling preposition, and you're pronouns aren't matching the subjects and then he shamingly laughs at me. It's really intimidating and he scares me and for some reason, my experience with him makes me glad I'm not his child. But he's a good dude. A gooder dude than me most of the time.
And he has some pictures of him jumping out of a plane. What a life this dude leads. He prints shirts. He travels the world. He hangs out with supermodels. He has perfect grammar. And he flies with so much strength that he can carry another person on his back. He's a model American.
Ceremony's Bridge Nine debut Still Nothing Moves You Is in stores NOW. Today. Yesterday as well. We sent out a bunch of bulletins and email blasts and forgot to post a news blog post about it, but here we are. It's still available. It's still everywhere you find B9 Records and even places you wouldn't expect.
We've heard feedback from people that our big store lists of states and where to find it are overkill, so we tell you this-you know where you can find our stuff. If you live in California, you can assume that Amoeba, Rasputin's, Dimple Best Buy, FYE, and every Hot Topic have this CD on the shelves. You live out east? Newbury, Bull Moose, Vintage Vinyl, Generation-etc. You get the idea. It's available. In a lot of places. It's awesome. If you can't find it for some reason, you can order it from Bridge Nine's Webstore along with a bunch of new shirt designs including the new Beatles shirt which is downright incredible.
And Ceremony likes to tour. Starting this friday going into the end of the year, they're going to be playing almost as many shows as there are left in the calendar. Starting FRIDAY:
Full US Still Nothing Moves You Tour
08/08/2008 Oakland, CA @ Temescal Art Center (w/Sabertooth Zombie, Wolves and Thieves, DcOi!, Mind)
08/09/2008 Portland, OR @ Exit Only (w/Wolves And Thieves)
08/10/2008 Seattle, WA @ West Seattle Legion Hall (w/wait In Vain, Wolves and Thieves, On, Vanguard)
08/11/2008 Vancouver, BC, Canada @ The Sweatshop (w/Wolves and Thieves, Wait In Vain,)
08/12/2008 Calgary, AB, Canada @ Banff Trail Community Association
08/13/2008 Edmonton, AB, Canada @ Glenwood Community Hall
08/14/2008 Regina, SK, Canada @ The Club
08/15/2008 Winnipeg, MB, Canada @ The Spot
08/17/2008 Toronto, ON, Canada @ Siesta Nouveaux (w/Urban Blight, Regiment)
08/18/2008 Montreal, QC, Canada @ LBH
08/19/2008 Quebec City, QC, Canada @ L\'Anti
08/20/2008 Burlington, VT @ The Monkey House (w/Another Breath, I Remember)
08/21/2008 Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Community Center
08/24/2008 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom (w/This Is Hardcore Festival)
08/26/2008 Milford, CT @ Point Beach Club House (w/Poverty Bay Saints)
08/28/2008 New York City, NY @ The Cake Shop (w/Poverty Bay Saints)
08/29/2008 Long Island, NY @ VPN (w/Poverty Bay Saints)
08/30/2008 Edison, NJ @ Stelton Baptist Church (w/Poverty Bay Saints, Mother Of Mercy, Pellinore, Troublemaker, Black Sails)
08/31/2008 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space (w/Poverty Bay Saints, Warpriest, Brick)
09/01/2008 London, KY @ American Legion (w/Poverty Bay Saints, Time To Die)
09/02/2008 Nashville, TN @ The Muse (w/Poverty Bay Saints, Time To Die)
09/03/2008 New Orleans, LA @ The Higherground (w/Poverty Bay Saints, Time To Die, Jabberjaw)
09/04/2008 Jonesboro, AR @ The Commonwealth (w/Poverty Bay Saints, Time To Die)
09/05/2008 Oklahoma City, OK @ OKC Infoshop (w/Poverty Bay Saints, Time To Die)
09/07/2008 Albuquerque, NM @ Telos Campus House (w/Poverty Bay Saints)
09/08/2008 Tuscon, AZ @ The Living Room (w/Poverty Bay Saints)
09/09/2008 La Jolla, CA @ Che Cafe (w/Poverty Bay Saints)
09/10/2008 Riverside, CA @ Pharaoh's Den (w/Poverty Bay Saints)
09/12/2008 Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman (w/Skin Like Iron, Poverty Bay Saints, Crucified, Foreign Nature, Over The Edge)
Ceremony AUSTRALIAN TOUR Announced-September 25-October 5!
Our friends at Resist are bringing the boys in Ceremony down to the land of kangaroos and didgeridoos.
Sept 25 Enigma, Adelaide w/ Infection, Snake Run & Sledgehammer
Sept 26 Arthouse, Melbourne w/ Straight Jacket Nation & Pigs Bail
Sept 27 Youth Centre, Tuggeranong Canberra AA
Sept 28 Hermanns, Sydney AA (day)
Sept 28 Hermanns, Sydneyw/ Homewrecker, White Male Dumbinance & Ill Brigade
Oct 1 Princess Theatre, Brisbane AA w/ Carpathian & Shipwreck AD
Oct 2 J Bar, Noosa AA w/ Carpathian & Shipwreck AD
Oct 3 Expressive Grounds, Gold Coast AA
w/ Carpathian & Shipwreck AD
Oct 4 High School, Byron Bay AA w/ Carpathian & Shipwreck AD
Oct 5- TBA
Full US Tour October-November with HAVE HEART, BLACKLISTED and LET DOWN
Yes. That lineup is serious. This is basically 2008's Hardcore version of Monsters of Rock or something, sans the leather tank tops.
10/20 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar w/ Ruiner
10/21 Richmond, VA @ Canal Club w/ Swamp Thing
10/22 Atlanta, GA @ MJQ w/ Swamp Thing
10/23 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth w/ Swamp Thing
10/24 Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Bar w/ Swamp Thing
10/25 Birmingham, AL @ Cave 9 w/ Swamp Things
10/26 Memphis, TN @ Singleton Community Center
10/27 Tulsa, OK @ Pinkeye
10/28 Austin, TX @ Red 7 w/ Bitter End
10/30 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified Arts
10/31 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction w/ Internal Affairs
11/1 Berkeley @ 924 Gilman w/ Sabertooth Zombie
11/2 Portland, OR @ Satyricon w/ Ill Intent
11/3 Tacoma, WA @ Viaduct
11/5 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
11/6 Mission, KS @ Mission Theatre
11/7 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
11/8 Madison, WI @ Club 770 w/ Convicted
11/10 Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter w/ Convicted
11/11 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Convicted
11/12 Cleveland, OH @ Peabodys w/Convicted
11/13 Pittsburgh, PA @ Roboto Project w/ Convicted
11/14 Syracuse, NY @ Klub Polski w/ Convicted
11/15 Boston, MA @ The ICC w/ New Lows
11/16 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
11/17 Manhattan, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ New Lows
11/18 Livingston, NJ @ Goodtimes w/ New Lows
11/19 Deer Park , NY @ Deer Park VFW w/ New Lows
European Tour w/ Never Healed November 21-December 14th
Dudes won't be home for Thanksgiving. more Info Soon.
...is the name of Ruiner's upcoming 14-song collection featuring the What Could Possibly Go Right EP (previously released in various forms on Grave Mistake and 1917 records), the band’s split 7” with Day Of The Dead (from Portugal) and the band’s original demos. With all of these songs being out of print for some time, Ruiner and Bridge Nine decided it was time to bring back the magic, via LP and CD which will be in record stores September 30th.
Ruiner has made a name for themselves in the hardcore scene with relentless touring worldwide and a DIY attitude that put these Baltimore upstarts on multiple national tours before releasing their proper debut album, last year’s Prepare To Be Let Down, which AbsolutePunk claims, "makes me view hardcore in a new way." The songs that comprise I Heard These Dudes Are Assholes have been remastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance (Converge, Have Heart, Hope Conspiracy) to give this phenomenal 14-song collection a sharper, louder, heavier sound and, for the first time, puts the songs all on one 12” LP vinyl and CD.
In support of I Heard These Dudes Are Assholes, Ruiner plans to spend the majority of their time on the road like always. Expect to see Ruiner touring Europe with Counting The Days starting August 22nd, following that up with an East Coast tour with FC5 in the fall that will take them to THE FEST in Gainesville in October. The band will be ending 2008 with their first tour ever to Australia this November.
European Tour Dates
Friday 22.08.2008 Belgium Ieper Ieperfest
Saturday 23.08.2008 Germany Hohenstein Voice Of Art Festival
Sunday 24.08.2008 TBA (GERMANY)
Monday 25.08.2008 TBA (HOLLAND)
Tuesday 26.08.2008 Switzerland Luzern Sedel
Wednesday 27.08.2008 France Toulouse Caravan Serail
Thursday 28.08.2008 Spain TBA ()
Friday 29.08.2008 Portugal Viana do Castelo Box Club
Saturday 30.08.2008 Portugal Albufeira Moonspell Bar
Sunday 31.08.2008 Portugal Linda-a-Velha Academia
Monday 01.09.2008 Spain TBA
Tuesday 02.09.2008 Spain TBA
Wednesday 03.09.2008 France Dijon Les Tanneries
Thursday 04.09.2008 Netherlands Eindhoven Kafee Aloys
Friday 05.09.2008 Germany Essen Cafe Nova
Saturday 06.09.2008 Belgium Olen Skatefest
Sunday 07.09.2008 Gemany Stuttgart Juha West
Monday 08.09.2008 Czech Republic Prag 0.0.7.
Tuesday 09.09.2008 Austria Wien Arena
Wednesday 10.09.2008 Germany München Sunny Red
Thursday 11.09.2008 Germany Hamburg Hafenklang
Friday 12.09.2008 Sweden Linköping Deadfest
Saturday 13.09.2008 Germany Bremen Spedition
Sunday 14.09.2008 UK Stoke on Trent The Glebe
Monday 15.09.2008 UK Barnsley The Arches
Tuesday 16.09.2008 UK London Underworld
Wednesday 17.09.2008 UK Newcastle Cooperage
Thursday 18.09.2008 UK Norwich Queen Charlotte
Friday 19.09.2008 Germany Giessen MUK
Saturday 20.09.2008 Germany Selb JUZ
Crime In Stereo Details Selective Wreckage and Troubled Stateside Vinyl Re-Release & THREE Months of Touring
Gearing up for their headlining run with Fake Problems starting August 30th before heading out to meet up with the Easycore tour (featuring New Found Glory, A Day To Remember, Four Year Strong and the International Superheroes of Hardcore), and then heading from THAT tour into another new tour TBA, Crime In Stereo has revealed more details about their recent blog pledge to release three LPs and two EPS over the next
twelve months.
Crime In Stereo and Bridge Nine Records are proud to announce the first new CD/LP, Selective Wreckage. Featuring ten previously unreleased songs, Selective Wreckage isn't a B-sides collection, but a showcase of how the band evolved from 2006's melodic punk outburst The Troubled Stateside to 2007's opus, CRIME IN STEREO IS DEAD. As guitarist Alex Dunne said, "Originally we planned on doing two separate 7" EP vinyl records because they were two separate sessions. The side of songs recorded after Troubled Stateside features the 3-songs from the never-released split 7"EP with Capital, another recording
of "When The Women Come Out To Dance" from our free EP on Nitro and "Love," a song that never made the STATESIDE album which I think is better than anything on that record." Discussing the flipside of the album, Dunne says that "DEAD was a difficult record to make and we had to leave off some songs
that were really strong - but we just didn't have enough time to finish them at the time before having to leave to tour, which was frustrating. Three of these songs are more energetic and upbeat and another is really slow and sad, but I love it." Selective Wreckage can also be seen as a document of a band evolving from growing up in the Long Island hardcore and punk scene, to
a band that has transcended genres without leaving their roots behind. The
album is set for release on September 30th.
Additionally, Crime In Stereo and Bridge Nine Records will be re-releasing the band's acclaimed 2006 album The Troubled Stateside on vinyl. Previously released on Nitro Records, The Troubled Stateside
displayed the band's considerable songwriting abilities, which were later
expanded upon on their 2007 album CRIME IN STEREO IS DEAD. Dunne recounts
that "The Troubled Stateside was our first full album recorded with Mike Sapone and it's always been an album that we've been incredibly proud of--but Nitro never put it out on vinyl. Bridge Nine has been a great home for us and has been supportive of everything we've ever done as a band. So we were definitely excited when they told us they felt it was time to give the album a proper vinyl treatment."
The Troubled Stateside vinyl edition will be available at all independent retailers and on vinyl racks nationally on September 16th.
Release Details: Selective Wreckage will be available on CD and LP and will be at primarily independent retailers. This will be the first Bridge Nine vinyl release to have a CD inside the vinyl package for Itunes and car audio purposes. All CD or vinyl purchases from our webstore will still include a free download. If you buy from Itunes, CRIME IN STEREO IS DEAD and Selective Wreckage will be sold as one package release for $12.99 OR as individual tracks for $.99 each. If you just want Selective Wreckage, it's $10. If you want both, it's $12.99.
TOUR w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
08/30/2008 Boston, MA @ ICC Church - Troubled Stateside Record Re-Release Show
08/31/2008 New York City, NY @ The Knitting Factory- NYC - Troubled Stateside Record Re-Release Show
09/02/2008 Doylestown, PA @ Moose Lodge
09/03/2008 Romeo, MI @ Static Age
09/04/2008 Muncie, IN @ The Launch Pad
09/05/2008 Chicago, IL @ Reggie\'s Rock Club
09/06/2008 Milwaukee, WI @ Borg Ward
09/07/2008 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
09/08/2008 Fargo, ND @ Aquarium
TOUR w/ NEW FOUND GLORY/ ISHC/ A DAY TO REMEMBER/ FOUR YEAR STRONG
09/11/2008 Bakersfield, CA @ Bakersfield Dome
09/12/2008 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
09/13/2008 Petaluma, CA @ Phoenix Theater
09/14/2008 Sparks, NV @ New Oasis
09/16/2008 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House
09/17/2008 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
09/19/2008 Sauget, IL @ Pop's
09/20/2008 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
09/21/2008 Toledo, OH @ Toledo Civic Theater
09/23/2008 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's Theater
09/24/2008 Allenstown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
09/25/2008 Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
09/26/2008 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
09/28/2008 Providence, RI @ Lupos
09/30/2008 Towson, MD @ Recher's Theater
10/01/2008 Richmond, VA @ Toad's Place
10/02/2008 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street
10/03/2008 Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
10/04/2008 Jacksonville, FL @ Fuel Coffeehouse
10/05/2008 Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Bar
10/07/2008 Atlanta, GE @ The Loft @ Center Stage
10/08/2008 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
10/09/2008 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
10/10/2008 Tulsa, OK @ The Otherside
10/12/2008 Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
Tour October 14th-
11/ember 4th To Be Announced Soon!
UK Tour w/ New Found Glory/Set Your Goals/Four Year Strong
11/ 19 2008 Academy Liverpool, Wales
11/ 20 2008 University of East Anglia Norwich, England
11/ 21 2008 Manchester Academy Manchester, England
11/ 22 2008 Carling Academy Birmingham, England
11/ 23 2008 Barrowlands Glasgow, Scotland
11/ 25 2008 Carling Academy Newcastle, England
11/ 26 2008 Guidhall Southampton, England
11/ 27 2008 Carling Academy Bristol, England
11/ 28 2008 Brixton Carling Academy London, England
11/ 29 2008 Rock City Nottingham, England
Ceremony's album Still Nothing Moves You is now up for sale at www.b9store.com/ceremony. It's noon wednesday when we said it'd be up, right?
We have three new shirt designs, a new hoodie, and plenty of vinyl and CD options for you to pick up.
Ceremony Still Nothing Moves You is a disturbing and challenging accomplishment and what's so great about it is that it is an impossible album to describe in comparison to other bands or previous artists. Following the release of Violence Violence in 2006, Ceremony forcefully defined what it is they do as a band and in the process, they catapulted themselves into the upper eschelon of hardcore and punk music. Punknews called Violence violence "a modern hardcore masterpiece" and Ceremony's recognition came all the way from Alternative Press, who lauded the band as one of their 22 Bands Who Won't Stay Underground for Long as well as giving the band a full-page feature in 2008's "Bands to Know" issue. 2007's Bridge Nine ep Scared People was hailed as 2007's EP of the Year by Punknews once again, but until now, the band had yet to record a full-length album for Bridge Nine until now.
Ceremony's Still Nothing Moves You was recorded with Dan Rathbun at Polymorph Studios (Tragedy, From Ashes Rise, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) and it's the perfect mix of clarity and quality of a professional recording without losing the dynamics and grit of a punk recording. Still Nothing Moves You takes what groundwork has been laid and adds new levels of dissonance, power, and even new tunings to the world of hardcore, further defining Ceremony as a band that can only be referred to as "for fans of Ceremony."
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Just in case you didn't know, or don't look at the "upcoming release" section, Energy's new album Invasions of the Mind is coming out September 30th. That's about ten weeks for you to get ready because trust us...it's going to blow you away.
You can view the art HERE because posting it would mess up the great and smooth layout of our blog and bum Chris out. We will be posting a new song shortly.
Cruel Hand's album Prying Eyes is in the finishing stages. We were lucky enough to stop by the growing Getaway Group recording studios in Wakefield, MA.
Walking into Getaway reminds me of what I've heard Salad Days used to be like "back in the day." Jay Maas will probably become the next big name like Brian McTernan of hardcore or punk. Here's hoping. Every recording he does, he gets better. He just gets it and one of the most impressive things about him is that he doesn't sound the same from one recording to the next. With a little time, I could see him becoming one of those dudes who throws shit at bands and says "this is my fucking studio, get out if you don't agree with me" all melodramatic Metallica style. And it's all from the basement of a small house in Wakefield so he's close and I can bring him Bagel World
But back to Cruel Hand. These dudes are creating a record that, I shit you not, sounds like Madball meets Early Metallica with the Cro-Mags overseeing the sessions. The guys are tight musicians, meaning this record is what you'll get live. October 14th-Prying Eyes.
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TOUR DATES
Sep 11 2008 Bakersfield Dome Bakersfield, California
Sep 12 2008 Catalyst Santa Cruz, California
Sep 13 2008 Phoenix Theater Petaluma, California
Sep 14 2008 New Oasis Sparks, Nevada
Sep 16 2008 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, Idaho
Sep 17 2008 Black Sheep Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sep 19 2008 Pop's Sauget, Illinois
Sep 20 2008 Intersection Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sep 21 2008 Headliners Toledo, Ohio
Sep 23 2008 Mr. Small's Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sep 24 2008 Crocodile Rock Café Allentown, Pennsylvania
Sep 25 2008 Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York
Sep 26 2008 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, New Jersey
Sep 28 2008 Lupo's Providence, Rhode Island
Sep 30 2008 Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland
Oct 1 2008 Toad's Place Richmond, Virginia
Oct 2 2008 Greene Street Greensboro, North Carolina
Oct 3 2008 Music Farm Charleston, South Carolina
Oct 4 2008 Fuel Coffeehouse Jacksonville, Florida
Oct 5 2008 Beta Bar Tallahassee, Florida
Oct 7 2008 Matthew's Bar & Grill Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 8 2008 Rocketown Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 9 2008 The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
Oct 10 2008 The Otherside Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 12 2008 House of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada
Thanks
1) The first picture is what a literal "ton" of vinyl looks like.
2) The 2nd picture is a complete mindbender. Guess which one is the "blue and white marble" and guess which one is the "blue." I realize this picture is blurry but if you guessed the one on the right as white, you're wrong. We got a shitload of the exact same records.
How are we solving this? We're returning 1000 blue copies to be recycled. Whether or not our supplier has replied is irrelevant at this point
If you ordered a blue...or a blue/white....you got one of these blue copies. If you ordered ALL THREE (package deal and both colors) or BOTH SEPARATE VINYL you will be contacted shortly for either TWO BLUE or ONE Blue and a copy of the 2nd press for free (which will be done soon).
Therefore, the 1st press of have heart is officially sold out regardless of color. If you're impacted somehow, you'll be emailed in about 15 minutes!
Picture 3 is a fucking ton of mail going out.
A huge congratulations are in order for Have Heart and their album Songs To Scream At The Sun debuting number #193 on the Top 200. Music industry people will probably not be too impressed with this as 2/3 of the sales were direct and non-traditional sales and by far the most immediate pre-order reaction we've had in Bridge Nine history. And when the album came out, our sales didn't drop off because why? Stores weren't taking this album as seriously as they should've. So in today's market, it's pretty gratifying to be able to fill the void that skeptical chains and record stores don't fill.
By offering the download with the album was something our distributor found intriguing to see the reaction. People were freaking out over it. While they weren't thrilled about it, they weren't all that bummed about it because in this day and age, the old model of holding your cards until release date is giving people an album for free for months while stores and bands and labels have to sit patiently when everyone is getting the album for free. The Hold Steady was recently strong-armed into releasing their album early on Itunes and putting out a deluxe edition of their new album on release date. We were stoked to control our fate and control the leak date and thanks to everyone at Caroline Distribution who at least let us get away with it and not punishing us for doing so.
While the vinyl itself was delayed (it's shipping-got pics to prove it), the CDs are all out in the world and we hope you're enjoying them. Soundscans are great measures of how records are selling-but it's not the be all end all of music and it's nice to crash a party that you weren't invited to from time to time
Independence rules.
So Warped Tour has been going pretty well... Make sure you stop by the B9 tent! It shouldn't be too hard to spot... Then buy something from Jeff!
Crime In Stereo has been laying a little low since returning from Australia with Against Me! and the UK headlining tour they did. The band recently posted a blog entry, confirming the news that they did in fact drop off the European tour with Comeback Kid. Additionally, the band goes on to address rumors of a break up, " We broke up. Then we got back together. It all happened rather quickly. I think I speak for everyone in the band when I say we're all excited to still be moving forward,"says guitarist, Alex Dunne.
And in fact, the band is doing just that. Crime In Stereo is preparing to hit the road in August for their headlining tour with Fake Problems. September marks the beginning of the Easycore Tour with New Found Glory, when Crime In Stereo will travel throughout the US and Europe! With plans of releasing a new album next year, the boys of Crime In Stereo are sure to keep busy!
More info HERE
These just showed up today - so any orders packed up between this afternoon and whenever they run out, will receive a FREE 12"x18" full color poster! It features 4 recent photos taken by long standing photographer Todd Pollock, of CEREMONY, VERSE, HAVE HEART & H2O. These are shipping out with all of the HH LP orders as well so look out for it!
From July 17th until September 14th, check out DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR on their full U.S. tour with TERROR, CDC, THE WARRIORS & TRAPPED UNDER ICE. That's almost two solid months of touring, so they should be hitting your town! This tour brings them out to CA for Sound & Fury and back to the East Coast for This Is Hardcore, and pretty much everywhere in between. Check out the dates HERE
So we're pretty busy packing CD pre-orders packs for HAVE HEART (vinyl later this week), but John can't seem to keep focused... Might have something to do with the 30 foot wide inflatable pizza blocking our loading dock...
H2O is the featured "Oral History Of" band in the current issue (August 2008) of Alternative Press... On newsstands now, grab a copy and check out a SIX page spread detailing the bands 14+ year history! Features accounts by Freddy Madball, Pete SOIA, Chad Gilbert, Roger Miret, Dicky Barrett, Brett Gurewitz & more!
Last Friday, Dan (Future-Breed.com) came up to the B9 / Liberated office and took a ton of photos... We collected a bunch and posted them in a gallery on the B9 myspace page as a little photo tour, so click this link to check them out!
Tour The B9 Office
Adding to their undisputed and growing roster, Bridge Nine Records is proud to add Cruel Hand to the B9 family! Coming out of Maine, Cruel Hand released their debut Without a Pulse last summer on 6131 Records. Originally intended to be a casual band, the tours started piling up and Cruel Hand quickly realized they wanted to tour full-time and did just that. Cruel Hand played shows around the US with Trash Talk and The Mongoloids, hitting the United States three times and the band recently completed their first full-European tour supporting Without A Pulse.
People began to take notice, positive press began to roll in with Scenepointblank saying “the songs don’t get stuck in your head; they get milled into your skull” and Cruel Hand decided to start looking around for labels. Bridge Nine owner Chris Wrenn said, "We couldn't be more stoked that Cruel Hand decided to go full-time. They're incredible musicians and they’re so tight and powerful live that it was a no-brainer that we [Bridge Nine] team up with them. We've been watching them for a while and harassing their guitarist Nate Manning shortly after we started seeing them play, so we're so happy to finally welcome them to the family. And the demos they sent us are insane. It’s a lesson in how metal-influenced hardcore should sound. We can’t wait for this fall.”
Cruel Hand enters God City and the Getaway Group with engineer Jay Maas Monday, July 6th to being tracking their as yet untitled LP that is unleashing this fall. Look for more news on Cruel Hand soon and expect to see their Bridge Nine Records debut in the fall of 2008.
Check out songs from Without a Pulse streaming now at Myspace.com/Cruelhand
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Bridge Nine Records needs you! We are currently looking for people to help with promotion in cities all over the world to help promote B9 bands! We here at B9 will send you the latest news updates concerning our bands and tours, as well as posters, stickers, samplers, and promotional materials for record stores, skate shops or telephone poles. If our records aren't being ordered by your local store, let us know so we can fix that. You never know when we might need help with one of our bands, one of our tours, so we're making sure we've got good people down to help us out worldwide.
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While we're fixing our tour dates, we wanted to let you know that some venues and cities were changed on the Verse/Have Heart tour and we were notified tonight.
Jun 27 2008 @ Che Cafe San Diego CA
Jun 28 2008 @ Chain Reaction Anaheim CA
Jun 29 2008 @ Balazo Gallery San Francisco CA
Jun 30 2008 @ The Studio Reno NV
Jul 2 2008 @ W. Seattle Am. Legion Seattle, WA *** New Show!
Jul 3 2008 @ Satyricon Portland, OR *** New Show!
Jul 4 2008 @ The Space Vancouver BC
Jul 5 2008 @ Black Lake Grange Olympia, WA *** New Show
Jul 6 2008 @ 4802 S. Rawhide Dr. Boise, ID
Jul 7 2008 @ Artopia, Salt Lake City
Jul 8 2008 @ Rejavanate Coffee Las Vegas NV
Jul 9 2008 @ Modified Arts Phoenix AZ
Jul 10 2008 @ The Warhol San Antonio, TX
Jul 11 2008 @ Junction Houston, TX
Jul 12 2008 @ Higher Ground Meterie LA
Jul 13 2008 @ 688 Skatepark Tampa FL
Jul 14 2008 @ Drunken Unicorn Atlanta GA
Jul 15 2008 @ The Anchor Nashville TN
Jul 16 2008 @ Championship Lemoyne PA
Jul 17 2008 @ Good Timez Livingston NJ
Jul 18 2008 @ 1st Uni. Church Philadelphia PA
Jul 19 2008 @ Deer Park VFW Deer Park NY
Jul 20 2008 @ Waterfront Tavern Holyoke MA
Hardcore tours rule.
"We're very excited to announce that we'll be headed back to Japan in July. We will be headlining most dates."
You can view the confirmed shows below:
Jul 11 @ Alive - Kashiwa, Japan
Jul 12 @ Club River St - Niigata, Japan
Jul 13 @ Wall - Tokyo, Japan
Jul 16 @ Missions - Tokyo, Japan
Jul 17 @ BBC - Ashikaga, Japan
Jul 18 @ Pumpkin - Yokosuka, Japan
Jul 19 @ Flat - Tokyo, Japan
Jul 21 @ Club Zion - Nagoya, Japan
It's not often that hardcore bands will make it to a third full-length, and it's even less common that the third full-length is a band's most desparate and angry album to date. Making their name well known simply by working harder than just about any band in hardcore over the last five years, Aggression is the culmination and intersection of that experience and a wide array of influences. "A New Fury" opens the album with frontman Sean Murphy screaming arrhythmically over the band, and the six and a half minute "Story Of A Free Man" is something very few bands could pull off-a three phase narrative spread over three tracks that play seamlessly together. This album proves that Verse is just getting started.
"While the genre has mutated into numerous sub-genres over the years, straight ahead/hard hitting hardcore is still very much alive and well, as evidenced throughout ‘Aggression.'"All Music Guide
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