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Jets vs Sharks

 

DOG PARTY
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Dog Party are two teenage sisters called Gwendolyn (guitars, vocals - 17 years old) and Lucy (drums, vocals - 14 years old). Their record, Lost Control, is coming out August 13th on Asian Man Records.

Hear "Jet Pack" now on Soundcloud.

You can check them out on their summer tour:

June 20 - Huntsville, AL @ Lowe Mill
June 21 - Murray, KY @ Terrapin Station
June 22 - Akron, OH @ Old Haunts Tavern
June 23 - Long Branch, NJ @ Brighton Bar
June 24 - Ridgewood, NJ @ TBA
June 28 - Baltimore, MD @ Insub. Fest
June 29 - Baltimore, MD @ Insub. Fest
June 30 - Erie, PA @ Basement Transmissions
July 1 - Ft Wayne, IN @ Art Studio
July 2 - Chicago, IL @ Township
July 3 - Appleton, WI @ Fox River House
July 4 - Annondale, MN @ The Roadhouse
July 6 - Great Falls, MT @ Machinery Row
July 7 - Spokane, WA @ Time Bomb
July 8 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
July 9 - Bremerton, WA @ Charleston
July 10 - Portland, OR @ Katie O'Briens

THE JET AGE OF TOMORROW
www.oddfuture.com

When I first saw their name, I thought it was The Jet Age, when, in fact, this is The Jet Age of Tomorrow (also known as The Super 3) from Atlanta, Georgia. The odd thing about the "Super 3" name is that there's actually just two people in the group.

Anyway, The Jet Age of Tomorrow's third album, JellyFish Mentality, was released last month as a free download on oddfuture.com.

Check out "Warping Walls":

AMERICAN SHARKS
sharkspartyhard.com

Austin's American Sharks recently just signed with The End Records and they've also announced a double massive tour with The Sword & Castle and Clutch and The Sword. Expect to find American Shark's singer/bassist Mike Hardin, drummer Nick Cornetti, and guitarist Will Ellis as they hold up with their stoner* punk fuzz.

* I would like to add also they seem to be heavily influenced by seventies rock and metallic 90s (think Supersuckers and Glenn Danzig).

Look for their album this September.

Tour dates below. Left column indicates touring with The Sword and Castle. Right column indicate touring with Clutch and the Sword.

07/25 - Dallas, TX @ Granada 07/26 - Austin, TX @Red 7 07/27-07/29 - TBA 07/30 - Farmington, NM @ Top Deck 07/31 - Tempe,AZ @ Club Red 08/01- Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory 08/02 - San Francisco, CA @ Slims 08/03 - San Francisco, CA @ Slims 08/05 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne 08/06 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos 08/08 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore 08/10 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite 08/11 - Calgary, AB @ Republik 08/12 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange 08/13 - Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid 08/14 - Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks 08/16 - Toronto,ON @ Lees Palace 08/17 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore 08/18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of WB 08/19 - West Chester, PA @ The Note 08/20 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar 08/21 - Roanoke, VA @ Martins Downtown 08/23 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon

10/27 - Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm 10/28 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre 10/29 - Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29 10/31 - Louisville, KY @ Expo Five 11/01 - Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall 11/02 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom 11/04 - Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock 11/05 - Austin, TX @ Emo's 11/07 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater 11/08 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre 11/09 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues 11/10 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues 11/11 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades 11/13 - Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater 11/14 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre 11/15 - Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion 11/16 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note 11/17 - Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theatre 11/19 - Joliet, IL @ Mojoes 11/20 - Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre 11/21 - Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere's 11/22 - Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavilion 11/23 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit

SHARKS
facebook.com/sharksuk

We previously mentioned the brit-punk band Sharks. Since we last mentioned them, the band released their debut album, Selfhood, in late May, via Rise Records.

Regarding the lyrics, singer James Mattock said, "I wrote most of the lyrics in a room above a morgue in which I lived with my fiancée for about five months. The place was an old Victorian building with no heat, running water, or bathroom. It wasn't even legally residential. A lot of what I was going through around this period is channeled in the lyrics. These are the most intimate and personal songs I've written - thus Selfhood is the most fitting title."

Stay tuned for announcements on U.S. touring plans.

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SHARKS
facebook.com/sharksuk

Sharks are from the UK, with a debut album, No Gods, coming out on March 20th, via Rise Records. Fans of punk indie rock should check out their new single, "Arcane Effigies", via youtube . The video shows some youth getting a haircut, eating chips, hanging out with mates, playing football (soccer); it's all very British.

Although a pretty young band (described as "barely old enough to drive"), Sharks already been featured in such magazines like KERRANG!, The Guardian, NME (of course!), and America's Alternative Press magazine (calling the band "Most Anticipated Music of 2012").

Be on the lookout for their arch nemesis band, The Jets.

TOADIES
thetoadies.com

I actually saw Toadies a few years ago. The band recently announced some new EPs for 2012, the first one is called PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC. and will be out May 8th; also they'll be starting a tour with Social Distortion in April.

Do you know what's funny? Social D was one of the first bands I saw when I was living in Fresno, California. They were huge back then just coming off their big hit single "Bad Luck". It's good to see Toadies in good company.

3/23 Tyler, TX - Clicks* 3/24 San Antonio, TX - Josabi's* 4/4 Beaumont, TX - The Gig* 4/5 Denton, TX - Rockin' Rodeo* 4/6 Abilene, TX - Lucky Mule* 4/7 Austin, TX - Stubbs* 4/10 Portland, OR - Roseland 4/12 Portland, OR - Roseland 4/13 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater 4/14 Kennewick, WA - Paramount Theater 4/16 Vancouver - Commodore 4/17 Vancouver - Commodore 4/19 Calgary - MacEwan Hall 4/20 Edmonton - Events Centre 4/23 Winnipeg- Burton Cummings

4/26 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave 4/27 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave 4/28 St. Louis, MO - Pop's 5/1 Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall 5/2 Little Rock, AR - Juanita's (Headline Date) 5/5 Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street 5/8 Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom 5/10 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater 5/11 Salt Lake City - The Depot 5/14 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory 5/15 Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory 5/16 Bend, OR - Midtown 5/18 Reno - Knitting Factory 5/20 Pozo, CA - Pozo Saloon All dates with Social D, except * where noted

PS, I wasn't given Toadies' album artwork, so I'm using an old "Best Of" live album they released in 2002.

DINOWALRUS
dinowalrus.com

I actually like the band name, Dinowalrus. It just sounds like a really big confused animal (who likes to wear a smoking jacket). Dinowalrus' new album is called Best Behavior and promises to be more "listenable" than their experimental and "cryptic" debut 2010 album %. From my understanding, the band is influenced by krautrock, post-punk, psychedelic rock, and house music.

I did preview the album somewhat, it's loud, but it does have a melody to it. There are definitely some "jam" moments in their songs. The best song on the new album is "RICO", which sounds like it belong in the 80s with all that synth and disco.

Look for Best Behavior, out on March 6th, 2012, via Old Flame Records. If you live in the UK, look for it on Heist or Hit Records.

TOAD
facebook.com/TOADmusic

This is actually a metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, but I couldn't help but place them here because The Sleeping Shaman called their music as "a mash up of punk, black metal, crazy treble picking, utterly abrasive and yet catchy." Plus, I thought it was funny, having them next to Toadies.

In case you were wondering "TOAD" actually is an acronym for "Take Over And Destroy".

2012 Tour Dates below:

3/02/2012 Palo Verde - Tempe, AZ 3/03/2012 Lyzards - Prescott, AZ 3/04/2012 Burt’s Tiki Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT 3/05/2012 Curtis Street Pub - Denver, CO 3/06/2012 Kelly’s Irish Pub - Wichita, KS 3/07/2012 JR’s Lightbulb Club - Fayetteville, AR 3/08/2012 Downtown Music - Little Rock, AR 3/09/2012 Buccanneer - Memphis, TN

3/10/2012 WonderRoot - Atlanta, GA 3/11/2012 TBA 3/12/2012 The Tiki Bar - Shreveport, LA 3/13/2012 Tsunami - Monroe, LA 3/14/2012 TBA 3/15/2012 TBA - New Orleans, LA 3/16/2012 The Saturn Bar - New Orleans, LA 3/17/2012 TBA - Austin, TX

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