Sabo44: Terrible Feelings: Impending Doom 7"

Terrible Feelings’ date of birth was sometime during the fall of 2009, in

Malmö, Sweden. Anton and Manuela had been set on trying out new stuff that

was different from their previous band constellations, and recruited Andy and

Willy along the way. In April 2010 the band released a four-song demo, to some pretty rave

reviews. Since then, they’ve played all over Sweden and Germany, and shared stages with a variety of bands; Cheap Time, Cola Freaks, Screaming Females, and Tyvek, among others.

The spring of 2011 saw the release of two 7”s. Tied Up on Timmeheiehumme

Records from Germany, and Impending Doom, a co-release between Sabotage

Records and Manuela’s own Lack Of Sleep imprint.

Someone described the music as “Loud, dark, therapeutic, and rough around

the edges”, and Anton once said he played “black angst-ridden power pop.” Both quotes sum up Terrible Feelings pretty well. Place their sound somewhere in the wastelands between Wipers, Redd Kross, Ebba Grön and Murder City Devils.

In June they’ll embark on a three week European tour, which will take them through Germany, France, Spain and Switzerland. A Japanese release on the label Donuts Pop is scheduled for early fall 2011, and Scotch Tapes from Canada will release the demo tracks on tape and flexi disc sometime soon.

Terrible Feelings –

Impending Doom (b/w Death To Everyone)

Released in April 2011.

Vinyl 7-inch single (2 songs, 45 rpm).

Sabotage Records / Lack Of Sleep Records.

500 copies, 100 with green cover.

Contact:

terriblefeelings@gmail.com

http://terriblefeelings.blogspot.com

http://facebook.com/terriblefeelings

http://soundcloud.com/terrible-feelings

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Cat Party: S/T LP

Once again Flat Black is branching out from the so cal hardcore that they usually release. Cat Party’s first full length comes to us after an impressive debut EP and split 7” and displays a sound that reflects the gloomy hypnotism of bands like The Wipers or Joy Division. This also has some great guitar work that not only resonates with a Greg Sage influence but hints of early Christian Death can be found in the guitar playing. The vocals have that classically cool vibe of greats like Rik L. Rik with a solid rhythm section holding it all together and giving the tunes a nice backbeat. Whatever tags you want to put on it; post punk, new wave, punk, it doesn’t matter, they seamlessly bring together some of the best elements in music and bring a sound that is Cat Party. LP and CD differ a little bit in the track listing so check out both.

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RED DONS EUROPEAN TOUR!

4/4- M- Hamburg @ Hafenklang
7/4 – Th- Bremen @ Spedition
8/4 – F – The Revisions @ Green Hell Records
8/4 – F – Münster @ Gleis 22
9/4 – Sa – Hannover @ UJZ Korn
10/4 – Sun – The Revisions @ Static Shock Records
10/4 – Sun – Berlin @ Kopi
11/4 – M – Leipzig @ Zoro (w/ The Revisions)
12/4 – Tu – Prague @ 007
13/4 – W – Vienna @ Arena/3 Raum
14/4 – Th – Budapest @ Trafik Klub (w/ The Revisions)
15/4 – F – Brno @ Melodka (w/ The Revisions)
16/4 – Sa – Revisions on Szene M on m94.5 Radio 3pm
16/4 – Sa – Munich @ Kafe Kult
18/4 – M – Erlangen @ Jugendhaus Erlangen
19/4 – Tu – Tübingen @ Epplehaus
20/4 – W – Brussels @ DNA
21/4 – Th – St. Etienne @ Assammoir
22/4 – F – Barcelona @ La Fabriketa
23/4 – Sa – Madrid @ Wurlitzer Ball Room
24/4 – Su – Valencia @ La Residencia
25/4 – M – Zaragoza @ Alberque Juvenil
26/4 – Tu – San Sebastian @ Mogambo
27/4 – W – Bordeux @ Saint Ex
28/4 – Th – Paris @ Belushi’s
29/4 – F – London @ Garage
30/4 – Sa – London @ Lexington
1/5 – Su – Brighton @ The Hydrant
2/5 – M – Nijmengen @ Onderbroke
3/5 – Tu – Groningen @ Crowbar
4/5 – W – Aalborg @ 1000 Fryd
5/5 – Th – Oslo @ Blitz
6/5 – F – Gothenburg
7/5 – Sa – Stockholm
12/5 – Th – Copenhagen @ Bakken
13/5 – F – Malmö @ Punks Only
14/5 – Sa – Hamburg @ Storte
15/5 – Su – Hamburg @ MS Hedi

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The Altars: Demo 12''

The Altars formed in late 2007 after the demise of Storm The Tower with the lineup of Chris Pfeffer on guitar/vocals, Brett Bays on drums, Logan Worrell on bass, and Javi Guerra on guitar. We began playing shows in the spring of 2008 and recorded a demo later that year (eventually to be released as a 12" by Adelante Discos). Javi left the band in early 2009 and was replaced on guitar by Matt Badenhop (of Sacred Shock, Deskonocidos). We began playing more out of town shows and working on new material. In late 2009, both Matt and Logan moved out of state, so we recruited Jasmine Mayberry (ex Signal Lost) on bass and Kyle Edwards (The Young) on second guitar. 2010 saw us working on more new material and finally recording for a new Lp that should be out soon on Sabotage and Adelante. We hope to finally do some touring in 2011 and keep writing new songs!

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Sabo23 Polite Sleeper: Seens LP

Polite Sleeper is a folk punk mess and a story about starting over.

Jason and Tim met in San Francisco in 2002 and formed The Yellow Press, a Ye! Ye!

hardcore/punk quartet that also included Steven Chamberlain on bass. With releases on

X-Mist and Day After worldwide, they toured for over two years, opening for the likes of

Against Me!, Xiu Xiu, The Thermals and The Hold Steady before amicably disbanding in

2005 following one final European tour.

The downtime coupled with one messy break-up saw Jason leaving California for New

York, with Tim following soon thereafter. Together that winter they recorded a handful of

sparse, acoustic songs in Jason’s Clinton Hill loft space, dealing with friends, lovers,

substance abuse, and most notably not having a band anymore.

During that period the duo met Michael Curtes, who added piano to a few unfinished

ideas and the resulting session was quietly released as a five-song EP and 12” in June

2007. The trio immediately pickedup where The Yellow Press left off, touring Europe and

both US coasts in support, and despite few expectations found a surprising balance (and

noted buzz) between their punk pasts and the hushed, introspection of the new material.

Musically, however, Polite Sleeper is about doing more with less.

From three-piece trap kits to playing without a bass, the songs are as divergent as they

are raw. Each a story sounding as if John Darnielle was fronting the Microphones or a

working man’s Xiu Xiu. Keyboards, banjo and pedal steel might round out a few

programmed beats or a piano stomp, otherwise, very little is kept that

can’t be performed live. And what started as a bedroom project between friends finally

coalesced with a proper full length written and recorded throughout Brooklyn in 2007.

More self-assured and playful than previous efforts, the debut balances the whispered

lullabies with the screaming sing-a-longs – from country to folk to punk, it’s an authentic,

earnest document of where three friends ended up after landing on the East Coast with a

new plan.

But most important Polite Sleeper is still a punk band. They’re 100% DIY, choosing to

record in living rooms and kitchens exclusively. They keep traffic noise and dead notes as

reminders of that. They stay true by playing to anyone who asks, and while the songs

may be short, the sentiments heavy, their riotous live reputation is a spectacle no one

expects from an acoustic trio.

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SURPRISE 015 - SONIC AVENUES - S/T LP

SURPRISE 015 | SONIC AVENUES - S/T LP

Formed in 2006, they've been developing their craft over 4 years...preparing, and finally executing...this is the debut album from the Montreal power pop punk combo. This record originally came out limited to 300 pieces on the great Ottawa based label GOING GAGA and I am happy to repress this with different cover art, again co-released with SABOTAGE.
This album came out of left field and knocked me out of my boots when I heard it the first time... and still does. Powerpop and punk blended together just perfectly. Think of the UNDERTONES and MARKED MEN in one bed and you come very close to how great this record really is. Why can't music always be this great?
Bang on performance, slick punk rock, with a great reverence for pop music songwriting. A totally satisfying sound! A great Friday night solution for any tin-banger, house-spouse or desk jockey!!!
This record originally came out on GOING GAGA RECORDS from Canada in a press of 300. Now available again from both SABOTAGE RECORDS and TAKEN BY SURPRISE RECORDS. First press are 500, 400 on black and 100 on blue wax, available only from the band and labels.

SONIC AVENUES + STEVE ADAMYK BAND 2011 EURO TOUR:

21.03 - Mannheim, Germany - Juz
22.03 - Kassel, Germany - Das Haus**
23.03 - Berlin, Germany - Koma F
24.03 - Leipzig, Germany - Zoro
25.03 - Prague, Czech - 007
26.03 - Graz, Austria - Musichouse
27.03 - Munich, Germany - Kafe Kult
28.03 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Alte Hackerei
29.03 - Cologne, Germany - Sonic Ballroom
30.03 - Paris, France - Bouillon Belge
31.03 - Kortrijk, Belgium - The Pits
01.04 - Meppen, Germany - J@M Center
02.04 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Occii

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Sabo30: Digger Barnes: Time has come

DIGGER BARNES is a German singer/songwriter, performer and sideman of Chuck Ragan (HOT WATER MUSIC) and THE REVIVALTOUR, an annual traveling alliance of the North American folkpunk scene, where he shared stages with Tim Barry (AVAIL), Ben Nichols (LUCERO), Tom Gabel (AGAINST ME), Austin Lucas, Frank Turner, Jesse Malin and others. With his debut TIME HAS COME he recorded a modern americana-album of great diversity and with strong, dark vibes. Style, taste and musical understatement are the secret ingredients of his very own gumbo out of folk, indie, gospel, rockabilly, pop and country. Stories about loners, losers and shady characters of all kinds build the center of the Digger Barnes World which has a visual counterpart in the paintings of PENCIL QUINCY, Digger' s partner-in-crime for many years.

CD comes as digipack, vinyl with badass 350g cover.

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