Somos Joins Tigers Jaw and Lemuria on Spring Tour

Snag ticket information over at Ground Control Touring.

Keeping up with Somos. Back on tour! But not the old tour they dropped off of. It's a new and improved tour.

Less than a week after Somos announced their decision to drop off the Dads / Roger Harvey Tour in February due to personal issues that would render a tour "daunting and unmanageable" at this time, the band came back on a high note by revealing they will join Tigers Jaw and Lemuria on tour this spring. The whopping 33-stop tour will begin with a two-night kickoff at The Sinclair in Harvard Square. Tickets go on sale Friday, 1/16 at 10am. Information can be found here.

So emo.


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Pulitzer Prize Fighter Releases New Single "Lies" Off Upcoming EP

Download your free copy of "Lies" via Bandcamp.

The smooth operators in indie rock band Pulitzer Prize Fighter have released a new single “Lies” off their upcoming EP, The End of the World, the follow up to 2012’s debut EP All Sweetness and Light. “Lies” is available for free (at a name your price download) on Bandcamp.

See Pulitzer Prize Fighter during their record release show at TT the Bear’s on Sunday, January 25th with Some Assembly Required (first show in 5 years), Jack Romanov and special guest The Whammy Bars. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Full show details can be found on the official event Facebook page.

Follow Pulitzer Prize Fighter on Facebook and Twitter for additional release and show information.

The DRAX Record Pre-Sale Is On

Pledge now, get an advanced copy of the new DRAX record, see the show in February.

2014 Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble champions and all around nice dudes, Goddamn Draculas, have partnered with crowd sourcing platform Pledge Music (dot com) to pre-sell their upcoming debut record.

Pre-order the physical album for $20 now and snag an advanced digital copy. Merch is also available including apparel, posters and package deals. All items are in limited quantities so hop on it and get new music in your hand-ears.

Catch The Drax during their highly anticipated record release show on February 7th at Middle East Downstairs with special guests. Buy your tickets in advance and save $3. See the official Facebook event page for complete details.

Watch a video of Duggan telling you how you can pre-order and score some sweet DRAX stuff now.

'Going van Gogh' - Terrible Has an Ear for Music

Download the second record from local mashup artist, Terrible.

In-between school and his part-time gig as a radio DJ for The Record Hospital on WHRB 95.3 FM (Harvard Radio Broadcasting), Max Schaffer makes Terrible Music.

The New York mashup artist, now residing in Cambridge, has followed up the 2014 Terrible debut record, Bike. Barista. Bullshit, with Going van Gogh.

The roughly 46 minute concoction that took four months to create features over 200 samples of retro, rap, indie, pop and rock songs (increasing his reach from last year’s 166 samples). “I’m super excited to release it,” Terrible says. “I think it’s exponentially better than the last album.”

Thoroughly entertaining and something for everyone; if you ever wanted to know how Foster the People, Gorillaz and Fat Boy Slim synch up, you should listen to Going van Gogh. Download your free copy on Bandcamp or Soundcloud today.

Terrible is always looking for new to sample. Submit your music and band contact information to musicterrible@gmail.com. And follow Terrible on Facebook for additional information.

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Somos Drops Off February Dads Tour

Somos takes some personal time (image credit)

Somos frontman, Michael Fiorentino, took to Facebook this afternoon to announce the band's decision to drop off the 12-stop February Dads / Roger Harvey tour, citing personal matters.

Per Facebook:

"We have some unfortunate news to share: we are no longer on the February tour with Dads and Roger Harvey. Dropping a tour is a tough thing to do, and I want to be very open about why we came to this decision. I have struggled with anxiety and depression, and it eventually built up to the point where touring in February was daunting and unmanageable. I recently started to get serious about treatment, but we want to have a few months off while I pursue the goal of dramatically improving my mental health.

We plan on continuing to tour and make music, once I take the proper time to address my health. We sincerely apologize to Dads and Roger Harvey, as well as to anyone who bought advance tickets.

-Michael"

Choke Up's Debut LP Leaves Us Speechless - Pre-order 'Black Coffee, Bad Habits'

Pre-order your copy of Black Coffee, Bad Habits today.

This band. This goddamn band. I need a moment to compose myself.

The production and orchestration of a Choke Up record never ceases to amaze. 

Black Coffee, Bad Habits (Black Numbers) is well-polished hardcore at its most sophisticated level. The type of punk you listen to with a cigar and a brandy snifter. Each incarnation of this band is an elaboration of the previous record. And each record is like a dramatic composition; Characters, plots, story lines, heroes, villains, damsels, foreshadowing, reflection and conclusions. In an effort to articulate the grandeur and intelligence of the debut LP from Boston's Choke Up, we can only muster, "Buy this fucking amazing record."

Pre-orders of the LP are available now in Forest Green (100), Clear with Blue Smoke (150) and White vinyl (250) for $12. CDs for $8. Test Press Pack for $50 and Three Pack for $30 are also available. Pre-orders ship on or around February 2nd.

Listen to "KC" below (courtesy of punknews.org) and "Thicket And Vine" currently streaming over at Brooklyn Vegan. And see Choke Up during their record release show with Pile, Raw Blow, Loom and Banquets (NJ) at O'Brien's Pub in Allston on January 24th, guaranteed to sell out so get there early.

Follow Choke Up on Facebook for additional release and show information. And find additional releases on Bandcamp.

Tour Dates

• January 23rd – Philadelphia – Golden Tea House
• January 24th – Boston – O’Brien’s Pub
• January 29th – Portsmouth, NH – The Red Door
• January 30th – Brooklyn, NY – Legion
• January 31st – Atlantic City, NJ – The Boneyard