Louisville Hardcore

Rattletooth - New vocalist

2009-03-23T15:32:48Z

For anyone that wasn't at the show last Monday, Rattletooth has parted ways with Brendan and signed on Tyler Short (Python). He debuted at the Keswick show on a new song in the midst of a water and beer slip-n-slide. It didn't take long for blood to get flowing as both singers hit the floor hard at several points and microphone mesh was cutting face flesh.
Duncan owes half the crowd $10 a piece for all of the groin punches that Brendan received.

Frontier(s) Records!

2009-03-14T21:34:47Z

According to Matt Weider, Frontier(s) has quite a bit going on here in 2009. This summer will see a debut 7" on No Sleep Records. There will also be "a couple of" releases coming out thanks to the Area Rock Recording Co.
So keep your eyes open and pick this stuff up when it comes out. More info will surely be posted up when it becomes available.

Coliseum/Auxiliary News

2009-03-09T17:44:08Z

from Deathwish. The first 1000 copies of the 7" will have awesome limited edition packaging - an outer vellum cover featuring artwork by our pal John Baizley of Baroness with a metallic spot color that lays over a full color printed sleeve. The two layers work together to create the entire image on the front and back. It's then all inserted in a polysleeve with a fold-over flap and sealed with a silver foil sticker. There are two different colors of vinyl for this edition as well.

]]> Deathwish is also offering a 7" + t-shirt pre-order combo, featuring an exclusive version of the Coliseum shirt featuring Baizley's artwork, all for only $15, which is pretty damn cheap!

Pre-order the 7" here:
http://www.deathwishinc.com/estore/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=D&Product_Code=DW91&Category_Code=PRE

Pre-order the 7" + shirt combo here:
http://www.deathwishinc.com/estore/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=D&Product_Code=DW91b&Category_Code=PRE

- COLISEUM on tour with NAPALM DEATH: Some exciting news... We have been added to the upcoming NAPALM DEATH North American tour, also featuring our friends Toxic Holocaust and Trap Them. Needless to say we are extremely psyched to be a part of this tour. We'll be rampaging across North America for two months so I'm sure we'll see you all at the shows.

- YOUNG WIDOWS on tour + SDC LP repress: Young Widows just returned from Europe and are about to hit the road throughout the Midwest and East Coast. They’ll have Australian post-punkers MY DISCO along with them, so be sure to catch a show near you. We’re also about to do a deluxe repress their first LP, Settle Down City, which has been out of print for quite some time. We’ll keep you posted on that.

COLISEUM on tour:
03/20/09 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean w/ Get Rad
03/21/09 - Toronto, ON @ Adrift Clubhouse w/ Mature Situations
03/22/09 - Montreal, QC @ Underworld w/ Have Heart
With CONVERGE, CEREMONY, RISE AND FALL, PULLING TEETH:
03/23/09 - Allston, MA @ ICC Church
03/24/09 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
03/25/09 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
03/26/09 - Lemoyne, PA @ Championship
03/27/09 - Brooklyn, NY @ Europa
03/28/09 - Richmond, VA @ United Blood Festival
03/29/09 - Philadelphia, PA @ The First Unitarian Church
With YOUNG LIVERS:
03/30/09 - Wilmington, NC @ Luckys
03/31/09 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
04/01/09 - Orlando, FL @ Black Box Collective
04/02/09 - Miami, Fl @ Churchills
04/03/09 - Lake Worth, FL @ Klein Dance
04/04/09 - Tampa, FL @ Transitions
04/05/09 - Gainesville, FL @ Atlantic
04/07/09 - Birmingham, AL @ Cave 9
04/08/09 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
With: NAPALM DEATH, KATAKLYSM, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, TRAP THEM:
04/10/09 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
04/11/09 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
04/12/09 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
04/13/09 - Covington, KY @ The Madhatter
04/15/09 - Sudbury, ON @ Serbian Center
04/17/09 - Worcester, MA @ New England Metalfest
04/18/09 - Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
04/19/09 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
04/20/09 - Virginia Beach, VA
04/21/09 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox
04/22/09 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
04/23/09 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
04/24/09 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
04/26/09 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
04/27/09 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
04/28/09 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
04/29/09 - Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
04/30/09 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
05/02/09 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
05/03/09 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
05/04/09 - San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom
05/05/09 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
05/06/09 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
05/08/09 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
05/09/09 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
05/10/09 - Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Jungle
05/11/09 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Marquee
05/12/09 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
05/13/09 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
05/14/09 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
05/15/09 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
05/16/09 - Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
05/17/09 - Montreal, QC @ Foufounes
05/18/09 - Quebec City, QC @ Imperial

YOUNG WIDOWS on tour:
Mar 13 @ Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA w/ My Disco
Mar 14 @ Common Grounds, Gainesville, FL w/ My Disco
Mar 15 @ The Social, Orlando, FL w/ My Disco
Mar 17 @ Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LA w/ My Disco
Mar 18 @ The Mohawk, Austin, TX (The Austinist SXSW Party)
Mar 19-21 @ SXSW, Austin, TX
Mar 22 @ The Lounge on Elm Street, Dallas, TX w/ My Disco
Mar 23 @ The Bottle Tree, Birmingham, AL w/ My Disco
Mar 24 @ Halloween House, Indianapolis, IN w/ My Disco
Mar 25 @ The Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL w/ My Disco
Mar 26 @ PJ's Lager House, Detroit, MI w/ My Disco
Mar 27 @ Casbah, Hamilton, ON w/ My Disco
Mar 28 @ Sneaky Dee's, Toronto, ON w/ My Disco
Mar 29 @ Soundlab, Buffalo, NY w/ My Disco
Mar 30 @ Great Scott, Boston, MA w/ My Disco
Mar 31 @ VFW, Wallingford, CT w/ My Disco
Apr 1 @ Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY w/ My Disco
Apr 2 @ Talking Head, Baltimore, MD w/ My Disco
Apr 3 @ MAC ROCK Festival, Harrisburg, VA w/ My Disco
Apr 4 @ Kung Fu Neck Tie, Philadelphia, PA
Apr 5 @ Cafe Metropolis, Wilkes-Barre, PA w/ My Disco
Apr 6 @ DC9, Washington, DC
Apr 7 @ Gallery 5, Richmond, VA

Thanks!
Ryan

Guilt/Split Lip

2009-03-09T17:34:55Z

I'm sure you've all heard (and likely bought your tickets already), but May 1st, 2009 (Derby Eve) will see Guilt & Split Lip reuniting at Headliner's on Lexington Rd. Also playing will be Young Widows and Frontier(s) - who many of us are hoping will bust out a Falling Forward song or three. Thank you Production Simple.

Tickets are still available (as far as I know) from Ticketweb & Ear X-Tacy, get on it before they sell out!

Lucky Pineapple, new Noise Pollution releases

2009-01-16T15:55:12Z

LUCKY PINEAPPLE - SPIN Emerging Artist

Lucky Pineapple has been selected as a "SPIN Emerging Artist"; and there will be a show on 92.1 FM WFNX-fm Boston to feature the band along with others. It will be the first of such shows, tentatively airing at 12 A.M. on Friday night, Jan. 16 (technically Saturday morning). Besides going out over the airwaves, the show will stream worldwide on wfnx.com

Other Noise Pollution news for 2009

The following releases will see their national release date on January 27th and will be available through Stick Figure, Baker & Taylor, Edge Distro, Sonic Unyon (Canada) and Cargo UK. They can also be ordered direct through our website www.louisvillenoise.com.

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Lucky Pineapple "The Bubble Has Burst in Sky City"
“Their freewheeling eclecticism, fearless genre-jumping and loose-limbed compositional approach invite comparisons with King Crimson and Eno-era Talking Heads, with a little Hot Rats thrown in for good measure…one of the year’s wildest, most rewarding albums” -LEO weekly

Minnow "Thirteen Wrongs"
“Maybe I was just in the right mood for this or maybe it’s just that damn good but I am clearly

pretty feckin’ impressed… definitely one of my top discs of 2008.” - Joe Stumble (Last Days of

Man on Earth)

Venus Trap "The Key"
“a rock-n-roll blender... sass, twang, punk, prog, pouty, giddy, screamy, pretty, awkward and lovely.” - Absolutepunk.net

Other Upcoming Releases in the Works

Straight A's - self titled 7" EP - February 28th
The Teeth - "Clatter & Jive" 7" - TBA
Evergreen - as yet untitled CD - TBA
There's an podcast interview with Noise Pollution now online at http://leomusiccast.podbean.com/ with previews of these upcoming projects. Please check it out.

New Metroschifter record - "Carbonistas"

2009-01-16T15:51:22Z

Metroschifter to Release First New Music in Eight Years
Recording will be personalized for buyers and home-delivered

Pat McClimans, Chris Reinstatler, and Scott Ritcher have teamed up again as The Metroschifter to record their sixth long-playing release and the group's first since 2000. Louisville label Noise Pollution will be issuing the recording.

Like the group's first album in 1994, the band will accept reservations for the new recording several months prior to its release date so that each copy of the record can be personalized with the buyer's name. "Carbonistas" will be available in compact disc format or as a set of high-quality digital files.

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Unique Compact Disc Packaging
The innovative eco-friendly design of the compact disc package allows the discs to be postmarked for home delivery directly on the front cover. As a result, in addition to being personalized, each CD will have unique, stamped and dated artwork.

Digital Audio Files
Buyers also have the option of ordering a near-zero carbon footprint version of the record, delivered electronically as a set of high-quality digital audio files. These DRM-free files will display the buyer's name in personalized artwork when played on an iPod, iPhone, or other compatible device.

Inside "Carbonistas"
Metroschifter will be finalizing the recording in early February. "Carbonistas" contains over 30 minutes of new music. Track titles include "Murder," "It's All Fucked Up In Dixie," "America Is a Prison" and "Goodbye Narragansett." The new material should please Metroschifter fans who have enjoyed the group's distorted, thunderous, sometimes mathematical music, laden with personal and emotional lyrics.

Reservation Process
Beginning Thursday, January 22 at noon Eastern Time, on the group's website www.metroschifter.com, fans will be able to reserve their own personalized copies of the release which will be home-delivered in May 2009.

Cost for the CD is $8.00 including delivery in the US, $12.00 elsewhere. Downloadable files are $8.00 regardless of location and will be delivered via the internet several weeks earlier than the CD.

Special discounted pricing is available when multiple copies are reserved bearing the same name. Retail stores, music distributors, groups of friends, street gangs, couples, baseball teams, et cetera, are encouraged to order copies personalized with their group name.

The reservation period for the personalized editions will run until April 9 at noon Eastern or until an undisclosed but predetermined limited number of units have been sold, whichever comes first. Because of this, fans are encouraged to reserve their copies as early as possible.

Contact:
Noise Pollution
Brandon Skipworth
502-432-7936

Metroschifter
Scott Ritcher
502-876-1405

young Widows split 7" series

2009-01-12T01:06:12Z

From Temporary Residence: "Following on the heels of their breakthrough Old Wounds album, Young Widows have assembled the all-killer-no-filler split single series, featuring four new, unreleased Young Widows jams, split up over four separate 7" singles

]]> , accompanied by a handful of their favorite friends and artists on the opposite sides of each single. Those artists include Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Melt-Banana, Pelican, and a final mystery artist to be named at a later date. All songs by all artists are brand new and exclusive to this series. Each single is strictly limited to a one-time pressing of 2,000 copies. The artwork for the four singles fits together to form one large, beautiful puzzled image. We will only be making enough colored vinyl for those who order the entire set directly from us. We will not sell the colored vinyl separately, and the colored vinyl will not be available in stores. Each single will be shipped to you the month before it is officially released, beginning with the Young Widows/Bonnie 'Prince' Billy single in February. The cost of the entire set is $25 (additional shipping costs for International orders). Full set orders are only available through the end of January, so order now, donkey!

http://www.temporaryresidence.com/

Lords - Fuck All Y'all..., Young Widows Old Wounds reviews

2009-01-06T16:24:03Z

Since I really hate doing reviews, and feel wrong getting free records, here's some links to recent reviews by people that presumably don't have the same problems... and yeah, yeah, I know the records came out a while ago, I just hadn't read any reviews of either until this morning. shut up.

Lords - Fuck All Y'all Motherfuckers
Lambgoat.com
http://www.punknews.org/review/7796

Young Widows - Old Wounds
http://tinymixtapes.com/Young-Widows
http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/2153

Noise Pollution New Years

2008-12-24T16:33:14Z

For anyone out there without plans on New Year's Eve, Noise Pollution has put together an event for you:
Lucky Pineapple
The Teeth
Minnow
Venus Trap
(and possibly more)
@ The Rudyard Kipling (422 W. Oak St.); $5, music at 10pm.

Wino - A Bottle of Pills... CD

2008-12-03T18:24:44Z

I may be late to the party on this one, but people are still dancing. And Benton told me to post this.

At two hours in length, A Bottle Of Pills With A Bullet Chaser compiles every song ever recorded by Wino. In addition to the many singles and lone album, the set includes six previously unreleased tracks, plus the live track "Dogs," recorded during one of their final live performances. Largely inspired by Swans, Crain and the Amphetamine Reptile roster, Wino were one of the loudest, darkest and most eclectic bands in Louisville during the 1990s, and their influence can be heard today in loads of Louisville bands. Expertly digitally remastered from all of the original master tapes by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Converge, High On Fire), A Bottle Of Pills With A Bullet Chaser is the perfect commemoration to the band that inspired dozens of later Louisville bands and helped launch Temporary Residence a dozen years ago.
Buy this 2x CD at Temporary Residence's site or presumably Ear X-Tacy.

Slithering Beast - Midnight Royalty

2008-12-02T19:10:40Z

Slithering Beast is almost ready to release their 3rd CD. Entitled Midnight Royalty, the disk will see the light of... night... at Keswick Democratic on December 13th. Also performing will be Mansions, Ribbon Pigeon, and State Champion. The show starts at 7pm and is $5 before hand, $7 at the door. Hit "read more" for links to get your tickets now.

]]> Hello everyone!

Now that your stomach is done processing all that turkey, I'm going to go ahead fuckin' kick you in it by telling you that RIGHT NOW you can log on to etix.com or head over to Ear X-Tacy records on Bardstown Road in Louisville to pick up your tickets for two bucks cheaper than you'll be able to at the door.
That's right. 5 bucks. 7 if ya wait. 4 bands. 2 good 2 believe.
Rest up and we'll see ya next Saturday!

Love,

Slithering Beast,
Mansions,
Ribbonpigeon,
State Champ.

Rattletooth signs to Chicago's Organized Crime Records

2008-10-30T04:01:21Z

"We have officially signed to Organized Crime Records. This has been in the works for what seems like forever and we're beyond excited to make it official and announce the news. Our debut 7" record entitled "Curses" will be released in January 2009. It was recorded with Chris Owens at Headbanging Kill Your Mama Music in Louisville, KY in August 2008.

With the start of our weekends we're planning, in November we will be putting up a new song just in time for our trip to Tennessee and Alabama. We have some more weekends planned in December and January that will see us visiting the Mid-west.

For now, you can enjoy our demo we recorded almost a year ago. There's a link to download it free on our myspace http://www.myspace.com/rattletooth

Thanks!

-Nate/Rattletooth"

Coliseum/Young Widows/Auxiliary News

2008-10-23T15:34:46Z

Hello everyone, COLISEUM are about to head out for a pretty wild tour, crossing the US with Torche and Clouds, then heading to Japan for a week with Torche, then immediately returning for an Eastern US tour with Baroness and Minsk. We'd love to see your familiar faces at these shows!

This will wrap up 2008 for us, it's been pretty insane since No Salvation came out last year... We will have toured four different continents, countless cities and countries, and been tour mates with some of our favorite bands, greatest old friends, and incredible new friends.

]]> My brother Evan's band YOUNG WIDOWS are currently on tour, out supporting their absolutely inspiring new album Old Wounds. Young Widows are among the greatest and most consistent live bands I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot of them) so I strongly urge you to catch them in your area.

In an attempt to keep up with the Auxiliary Records and Design sites, I've
combined them into a handy little blog which will cover both outlets as well
as other occasional derailments. http://theauxblog.blogspot.com/

That's all for now... Here's hoping that as we leave for Japan on Nov 5th, Obama is the president elect and there’s a glimmer of hope for the future of our country.

Ryan / Coliseum

COLISEUM Tour Dates
Oct 23 - Knoxville, TN @ Patrick Sullivan's w/ I Need Closure
Oct 24 - Athens, GA @ Caladonia w/ Torche, Clouds
Oct 25 - Memphis, TN @ The Hi-Tone w/ Torche, Clouds
Oct 26 - St Louis, MO @ The Bluebird w/ Torche, Clouds
Oct 27 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot w/ Torche, Clouds
Oct 28 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounger w/ Torche, Clouds
Oct 29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge w/ Torche, Clouds
Oct 30 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux w/ Torche, Clouds
Oct 31 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon w/ Torche, Clouds
Nov 01 - Portland, OR @ Satyricon w/ Torche, Clouds
Nov 03 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's w/ Torche, Clouds
Nov 04 - Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory w/ Clouds
Nov 07 - Tokyo, Japan @ Earthdom w/ Torche
Nov 08 - Osaka, Japan @ Fandango w/ Torche
Nov 09 - Nagoya, Japan @ Upset w/ Torche
Nov 10 - Yokohama, Japan @ F.A.D. w/ Torche
Nov 11 - Tokyo, Japan @ Shibuya O-Nest w/ Torche, Melt Banana
Nov 13 - Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room w/ Baroness, Minsk
Nov 14 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Baroness, Minsk
Nov 15 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's w/ Baroness, Minsk
Nov 16 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop w/ Baroness, Minsk
Nov 17 - Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo w/ Minsk, Burning Love
Nov 18 - Rochester, NY @ Club at Water Street w/ Baroness, Minsk
Nov 19 - Albany, NY @ Valentine's w/ Baroness, Minsk
Nov 20 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's w/ Baroness, Minsk
Nov 21 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ Baroness, Minsk
Nov 22 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Baroness, Minsk
Nov 23 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East w/ Baroness, Minsk
Nov 24 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Charleston w/ Violent Bullshit
Nov 25 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Caverns

YOUNG WIDOWS Tour Dates
Oct 15 - Toronto, Ontario @ Sneaky Dee’s w/ Metz
Oct 16 - Hamilton, Ontario @ The Casbah w/ Metz
Oct 17 - Ottawa, Ontario @ Mavericks w/ Metz
Oct 18 - Montreal, Quebec @ Club Lambi w/ Metz
Oct 19 - Quebec City, Quebec @ L’Agitée w/ Metz
Oct 20 - Truro, Nova Scotia @ Truro TAAC Grounds w/ Metz
Oct 21 - New Glasgow, Nova Scotia @ Pictou Youth Centre w/ Metz
Oct 22 - Halifax, Nova Scotia @ POP EXPLOSION FEST @ Gus’ Pub w/ Metz
Oct 25 - Boston, Massachusetts @ Church w/ Tombs
Oct 26 - Brooklyn, New York @ Club Europa w/ Tombs, Gods & Queens
Oct 27 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ The Barbary w/ Gods & Queens
Oct 28 - Baltimore, Maryland @ Talking Head w/ Gods & Queens
Oct 29 - Richmond, Virginia @ Nara Sushi w/ Gods & Queens
Oct 30 - Greenville, South Carolina @ Snapshot Cafe
Nov 01 - Gainesville, Florida @ THE FEST 7 @ The Atlantic
Nov 02 - Athens, Georgia @ Transmetropolitan
Nov 03 - Charlotte, North Carolina @ Milestone
Nov 04 - Knoxville, Tennessee @ Pilot Light
Nov 05 - Atlanta, Georgia @ The Drunken Unicorn
Nov 06 - Birmingham, Alabama @ The Bottletree
Nov 07 - Fort Worth, Texas @ Lola’s
Nov 08 - Austin, Texas @ FUN FUN FUN FEST!!!
Nov 09 - Dallas, Texas @ Prophet Bar
Nov 10 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma @ The Conservatory
Nov 11 - St. Louis, Missouri @ The Bluebird
Nov 13 - Louisville, Kentucky @ Cahoots w/ Suicide Note
Nov 15 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ Borg Ward w/ Suicide Note
Nov 16 - Chicago, Illinois @ Beat Kitchen w/ Suicide Note

Lucky Pineapple - The Bubble Has Burst...

2008-09-25T15:06:25Z

I definitely should have posted this before, but when you only update 2-3 times a month, things get lost in the shuffle. Anyway, THIS FRIDAY (9.26.08) will see the record release shows for Lucky Pineapple's "The Bubble Has Burst in Sky City" CD. What? Shows? Yeah, a free show at Ear X-Tacy and then a show at Glassworks all in the same night.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

First: In-store performance at Ear X-Tacy Records (1534 Bardstown Rd.) at 8pm SHARP. This is all ages and free!

Then: Record Release Party at the Glassworks Building (815 W. Market, on the first floor)
Our friends Push-Pull (from Bloomington) will be opening the show, then we'll play a set, and then the OK DeeJays (Dj's Narwhal and A. Bell) will be doing their thing until like 2am. Other weirdness includes (but is definitely not limited to) fire spinning by the Phoenix Collective and hopefully the blowing of a glass pineapple...
Beer from Cumberland Brews will be on hand, the sales from which go to benefit Ohio Valley Creative Energy.
Doors open at 9pm.
This show is also all ages, beer/other alcohol with ID.
Admission is $3 or free with receipt of purchase of our CD.

Minnow/Venus Trap

2008-09-25T02:03:45Z

Attention! Noise Pollution has released Minnow's debut record entitled "13 Wrongs". You will go and pick this up. You will put it into your CD listening device. You will press play. You have been told.

Noise Pollution has also released "The Key" by Venus Trap. The same commands above apply to this as well. Hop to it grasshopper.

http://www.louisvillenoise.com/v2/releases/noise30.htm
http://www.louisvillenoise.com/v2/releases/noise29.htm