8/04/2011

DREAM LIFE

Dear Diary,

Last weekend the best thing happened. Look:



YES, it's THE Shirley Manson from GARBAGE.

When I was fourteen, Garbage was my favorite alternative rock band!!!
This is me when I was fourteen(ish):



I'M SO GRUNGE!!! I couldn't have done it without Garbage. Now that I've got Shirley on my side, maybe she can force Billy Corgan to tweet at me. I LOVE THE INTERNET!!!!

I leave you all with my favorite Garbage single (if I were forced to choose!):



Love,
Marissa P.

8/01/2011

US Fall Tour and Vinyl Reissues

Hello!!!

Cool stuff!

We announced the initial dates of our fall tour today! Most dates are with Underground Railroad to Candyland (San Pedro, CA - Recess Records). If you don't know about URTC or Todd C or Recess Records, you should!!! These guys are life long punk rockers and over the last few years have made some of our favorite albums with URTC and Stoned At Heart.

Check out this documentary to get caught up!

Recess Records from Mike Plante on Vimeo.





Fall Tour 2011

Oct 6 - Black Cat Backstage - Washington, DC*
Oct 7 - The Barbary - Philadelphia, PA*
Oct 8 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY*
Oct 11 - SPACE Gallery - Portland, ME*
Oct 12 - Middle East (Upstairs) - Cambridge, MA*
Oct 13 - Flywheel - Easthampton, MA*
Oct 14 - Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY*
Oct 16 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH*
Oct 18 - DAAC - Grand Rapids, MI*
Oct 19 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL*
Oct 20 - Linneman's Riverwest Inn - Milwaukee, WI*
Oct 21 - Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN*
Oct 24 - The Bishop - Bloomington, IN*
Oct 25 - Hangar 9 - Carbondale, IL*
Oct 26 - The End - Nashville, TN*
Oct 27 - JJ's Bohemia - Chattanooga, TN*
Oct 29 - The Fest 10 @ 8 Seconds - Gainesville, FL
Oct 31 - Nightlight - Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 2 - Blue Nile - Harrisonburg, VA
Nov 3 - Golden West - Baltimore, MD
Nov 6 - Court Tavern (early) - New Brunswick, NJ
Nov 6 - Court Tavern (late) - New Brunswick, NJ
* = w/ Underground Railroad to Candyland



ALSO!!! On Oct 4 Don Giovanni Records will be reissuing vinyl of our first 2 full lengths Baby Teeth and What If Someone Is Watching Their T.V.? These have been long out of print and I guess we just got tired of people asking us where they could find them. Here is the pro blurb about the reissues.

It's been 6 years since guitarist/vocalist Marissa Paternoster and bassist Michael Abbate crammed into drummer Jarrett Dougherty's attic to write and record their earliest collaborations as Screaming Females. The band was young (Michael was still in high school) yet already focused. Rather than placing those recordings on a CD-R demo or waiting for a label to approach them, Screaming Females opted to self-release a real album with real packaging. The record was Baby Teeth, their aptly titled debut. This was just the tip of the iceberg for the trio, who quickly discovered and jumped headfirst into a national DIY punk network. After numerous basement shows around their home state of New Jersey and a few short tours, Marissa, Michael and Jarrett decided their next effort needed a proper studio. The band decided not to utilize normal studio wizardry and instead opted to simply set up their gear and play. Many songs were recorded in a single take and the record saw few overdubs. Through these raw recordings the band attempted to capture a true representation of the louder and faster sound they had developed. Creating this new, deafening punk soon had its consequence. During one practice an irate police officer issued the band a noise violation and insisted they had to consider neighbors who could be trying to watch television. Befittingly, the next album was titled What If Someone Is Watching Their T.V.? To celebrate the release of this second album the trio embarked on a 70-day national tour, beginning their reputation as one of the hardest-working bands in North America.

Their dedication hasn't gone unnoticed. This past year has brought their television debut, sold out headlining shows and tour dates with legendary names such as Ted Leo and Against Me! As a way to thank the fans, Screaming Females are reissuing vinyl of their first two albums, which until now were only available at early shows.

Baby Teeth and What If Someone Is Watching Their T.V.? out October 4 on Don Giovanni Records.


And last, but not least, if you pre-order both vinyl reissues you will get a FREE live Screaming Females 7 inch. There will be a very limited number of these. More info on the pre-orders coming soon!

ALL TOUR DATES:

Aug 18 - The Bike Lot (Best Friends Day) - Richmond, VA w/ Zero Boys, Ceremony

Europe
Sep 8 - Suffragettes Not Dead - Brussels, BE
Sep 9 - The Lexington - London, UK
Sep 10 - Islington Mill - Manchester, UK
Sep 11 - The Croft - Bristol, UK
Sep 12 - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds, UK
Sep 13 - Norwich Arts Centre - Norwich, UK
Sep 15 - Incubate Festival - Tilburg, NL
Sep 16 - Leffingeleuren Festival - Oostende, BE
Sep 17 - Merleyn - Nijmegen, NL
Sep 18 - Tsunami - Koeln, DE
Sep 19 - Westgermany - Berlin, DE
Sep 20 - Cafe Kulturalna - Warsaw, PL
Sep 21 - Piekny Pies - Krakow, PL
Sep 22 - Arena - Vienna, AT
Sep 23 - Tvornica - Zagreb, HR
Sep 24 - Steirischer Herbst - Graz, AT

Fall US Tour
Oct 6 - Black Cat Backstage - Washington, DC*
Oct 7 - The Barbary - Philadelphia, PA*
Oct 8 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY*
Oct 11 - SPACE Gallery - Portland, ME*
Oct 12 - Middle East (Upstairs) - Cambridge, MA*
Oct 13 - Flywheel - Easthampton, MA*
Oct 14 - Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY*
Oct 16 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH*
Oct 18 - DAAC - Grand Rapids, MI*
Oct 19 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL*
Oct 20 - Linneman's Riverwest Inn - Milwaukee, WI*
Oct 21 - Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN*
Oct 24 - The Bishop - Bloomington, IN*
Oct 25 - Hangar 9 - Carbondale, IL*
Oct 26 - The End - Nashville, TN*
Oct 27 - JJ's Bohemia - Chattanooga, TN*
Oct 29 - The Fest 10 @ 8 Seconds - Gainesville, FL
Oct 31 - Nightlight - Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 2 - Blue Nile - Harrisonburg, VA
Nov 3 - Golden West - Baltimore, MD
Nov 6 - Court Tavern (early) - New Brunswick, NJ
Nov 6 - Court Tavern (late) - New Brunswick, NJ
* = w/ Underground Railroad to Candyland