This may be the shortest contest I will ever host on BHP but I have a pair of tickets to see Ours frontman Jimmy Gnecco on May 20th at the Cambridge Room at the House of Blues in Cleveland.
Jimmy Gnecco will be releasing his all new solo album titled The Heart on July 20th.
This contest is open to anyone 18+ and ends in 2 days. Contest ends on May 19th at 10pm EDT.
All you have to do is leave a comment on this post with a valid email and I will pick someone randomly.
Good luck!
Scottish indie rock five-some Frightened Rabbit is a band I should have heard about long ago. I should have all their albums in hand and I really should have checked out their show a couple weeks back when they graced Cleveland.
I should but I don’t and I did not.
The fact is until last week I had no interest in them. Why? I really do not know. Sometimes I just pass up bands even when friends and reviews try to point me towards something good. I can not say I have been in the indie rock mood recently either so I am sure that added to my neglect.
I admit, I missed out… Thankfully a friend played them for me last week rather than telling me how good he thought they were. I was intrigued and thanks to Kyle wanted some more.
I just finished checking out their latest release The Winter Of Mixed Drinks and I pretty much want to kick myself for turning my ear away from this amazing act. It was good and when I say good, I mean collected and start to finish good. Good as in the entire album could be on repeat for hours and during that recycled time not one song would become tiresome to listen to. That is how I felt after I finished listening to Frightened Rabbit’s latest release.
Where I am not familiar with their older material I have made plans to make sure that I change that in the near future. They may still be borderline underground at the moment but with a full US tour presently going on that will end at this year’s Lollapalooza it is probably safe to say that will not be lasting long.
I am sure most of you have already heard about them already but if you have not and you are looking for something new you should get your hands on a copy of The Winter Of Mixed Drinks. Why? Because it’s good.
Here is an older track…I dig this too!
Hey kids! There’s a new video by The Constellations‘ out there that I wish I could share on here. Due to a naked hottie in the video I can not post it on good ol’ BHP, but that does not mean you can not check it out for yourself!
It’s tasteful don’t worry…. but the video is explicit. You should be this tall to ride this ride. 18+ kiddos, not like anyone reads this blog but still… Check out the world premiere of the titilating (pun intended), uncensored video from The Constellations for “Perfect Day,” off their upcoming album Southern Gothic, out on June 22:
Pretty sweet news! Epitaph Records announced today their newest member of their family – punk rock legends Social Distortion! If that is not enough, the band is working on all new material! Read below for more info courtesy of Epitaph!
May 11, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA – Epitaph Records is proud to welcome Southern California’s iconic rock ‘n’ roll group Social Distortion to the label with plans to release their first studio album since 2004 in fall 2010. The signing pairs one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most renowned bands with one of the most respected independent labels for what could be the greatest match in decades.
“We feel that Epitaph has a natural understanding of Social Distortion; both the history of the band and the direction we want to go,” says frontman Mike Ness. “Combine that with their successful track record and it felt like a good next step for us. We’ve always been open to new ideas and pushing the envelope, but we have also been very conscientious about the decisions we’ve made. We considered a lot of options, but in the end, Epitaph feels like the right home for us. We’re looking forward to taking this step forward, opening some new doors with this upcoming album and this next chapter of Social Distortion.”
“My relationship with Mike goes way back to the beginnings of our careers in the LA music scene,” adds Epitaph owner and president Brett Gurewitz. “Through the years Social Distortion have been a matchless voice in American rock and roll and I couldn’t be more thrilled to play a part in the next chapter for this great band.”
In March the band entered a Burbank studio to record their yet to be titled seventh studio album, produced by Mike Ness, which is slated for release this fall.
“We went back to tape, old compressors and old microphones,” Ness recently told Spinner.com. “We’re just really trying to fight modern technology as much as possible.”
“The record reminds me very much of Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (the band’s 1992 release), but also I’m bringing elements of early New York ’70s punk,” said Ness.
Social Distortion also recently announced a U.S. summer tour with Dan Sartain and The Action Design. The tour kicks off July 27 in Poughkeepsie, NY and makes seven stops in the Northeast before the band heads to Chicago for an August 7 main stage performance at this year’s Lollapalooza. Dates with Dan Sartain and The Action Design resume in Green Bay, Wisconsin on August 8. A complete list of tour dates follows.
Formed in Fullerton, CA in 1979, Social Distortion have spent the last three decades performing their signature style of roots driven rock ‘n’ roll and hard luck stories for fans worldwide while recording six classic, critically heralded albums including Mommy’s Little Monster, Prison Bound, Social Distortion, Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, White Light, White Heat, White Trash and Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Social Distortion Tour Dates:
July 27 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
July 28 – Hampton Beach, NH – Casino Ballroom
July 30 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
July 31 – Hartford, CT – The Webster
Aug 1 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Aug 3 – Wantagh, NY – Mulcahy’s
Aug 4 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
Aug 5 – Rochester, NY – Nola’s BBQ
Aug 7 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
Aug 8 – Green Bay, WI – Oneida Casino
Aug 10 – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove @ Harrah’s
Aug 11 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
Aug 13 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Aug 14 – Medford, OR – Medford Armory
…and no Cleveland show…yet I hope.
This goes out to all you skateboarders and punk rockers out there…
There is a pretty interesting festival that is going to take place in Rutland, OH this June. The 2010 Interpunk American Skate Fest will be taking over the skateboarding mecca that is Skatopia on June 25th & 26th. Tickets are $55 for two days (camping not included) worth of punk rock, skateboarding demos, and endless enter-at-your-own-risk fun.
Interpunk stated the following on their website:
Music! Mayhem! Skateboarding! Anarchy! Interpunk American Skate Fest!!!
This summer marks the beginning of the Interpunk American Skate Fest at Skatopia! This is the first in what promises to be a long line of amazing bands, skateboarding demos, and entire weekends of chaotic fun.
Despite being the first link in the chain, an amazing lineup of bands are ready to blow you away and drench you in blood. Brace yourself before checking out the list of bands below or you risk snapping your wrist in half from clicking the buy tickets link.
The festival grabbed my attention not only at it’s location but also the line up that includes:
GWAR, Fishbone, Meat Puppets, 7 Seconds, Youth Brigade, DOA, Agent Orange, DI, CJ Ramone, Murphys Law, Nassau Chainsaw, Teenage Bottlerocket, El Destructo, Frontside Five, Machine 22, Downtown Brown, Mustard Plug, Greg Ginn & The Taylor Texas Corrugators, Sleeper Agent, Fast Piece Of Furniture, Agression, Dirty Filthy Mugs, Trusty, Pinstripes, McRad, Minus One, Shot Baker, Kirkwood Dellinger, Dirty South Revolutionaries, Rezzin & More…
That is a sick line up if you ask me… I am not sure if I am going to hit this festival up yet but at only $55 for a weekend of amazing bands including some classic artists it is worth it. What? You can’t make both days, well just fork over $30 and you will have yourself one full day of punk rock goodness.
All of the bands will perform on the recently built Amity Whitelight Amphitheatre located in the skate park. Don’t be too quick to judge the picture of the stage below, it is petty large in size (that’s what she said…) and I am sure it will be a little built up once all the equipment and bands take over.
Honestly looking at the above picture though remind me of something you would see at a campground It is not fancy and does not look like the kind of amphitheatre I would imagine to host such an event but I am sure that Skatopia and Interpunk are going to pull this off.
It’s about time something awesome in Ohio happened. If I do decide to hit up this festival I will be sure to share. I think I will be leaving my board at home though as I am not the skateboarder I used to be and I like my bones not broken.
Click HERE for information on purchasing tickets to the 2010 Interpunk American Skate Fest.
Click HERE for Skatopia information and directions.